Chapter 170: Cold Sweat Dripping

Zu An finally came to his senses: "What decision?"

"Help me lift the seal. Only I can help you deal with Zhang Han," Mi Li's voice held an air of disdain.

"Oh," Zu An finally realized. "You just guided me to pick the Trace-less Phantom Lotus because you wanted those undead legions to escape and distract Zhang Han, and then take the opportunity to lift your own seal, right?"

"Is there a problem with that? Utilizing everything at one's disposal is the mark of a superior being," Mi Li said indifferently.

"If you're so powerful, why don't you break the seal yourself and fight Zhang Han? Why go through such a huge detour?" Zu An couldn't help but retort.

"Nonsense! This seal was set by Ying Zheng with the strength of the entire nation; it's not that easy to break."

Mi Li's rage value: 233!

"But I don't know if what you just said is true or false. And from your description, you sound even more terrifying than Zhang Han. In my experience, anyone who needs to be suppressed by a seal is nothing short of a great villain. If we save you, won't we be even worse off?" Although Zu An said this, he had already believed eighty percent of it in his heart.

After all, what the other party said almost completely aligned with the history he knew.

Mi Li snorted coldly: "The pond below seals 200,000 innocent Qin soldiers who were massacred. Do you think they were great villains?"

Zu An was momentarily speechless. Indeed, those were 200,000 wronged souls.

Mi Li continued: "Moreover, you have no choice. Once Zhang Han is free, this woman will surely die."

Initially, Chu Chuyan and Qiao Xueying were perplexed by Zu An talking to himself. Now, a mysterious woman's voice suddenly echoed in their ears, startling them greatly.

"Who, who's talking?" Qiao Xueying asked, looking around warily.

Chu Chuyan's expression also subtly changed, but she vaguely felt the voice was familiar, as if she had heard it while semi-conscious earlier.

"Don't look, you can't see her. She should be considered the mistress of this ancient tomb," Zu An explained after some thought.

"Tomb mistress..." Qiao Xueying's face changed. A guarding general alone was strong enough to inspire despair, so how powerful must the owner of this place be?

"Ah Zu, don't promise her anything for my sake. In my current state, there's no point in living anyway. You and Xue'er should leave this place quickly." Chu Chuyan, being exceptionally intelligent, deduced from that short sentence that the mysterious woman was likely using her to threaten Zu An into something.

At the same time, she knew her words would probably be useless on Zu An, as she had already said them countless times. So, she immediately looked at Qiao Xueying and added, "Xue'er, if you value how I've treated you all these years, quickly take Ah Zu away, or it will be too late once that black-armored general is free!"

Qiao Xueying showed hesitation. Emotionally, she couldn't bear to abandon Chu Chuyan; but reason told her there was no point in staying, as they couldn't even break the restraints on Chu Chuyan.

"Hurry up and go!" Chu Chuyan urged, agitated.

Qiao Xueying bit her lip, just about to respect her mistress's wishes and take Zu An away, when the mysterious woman's voice rang out again: "The reason you feel life is meaningless is because your meridians were severed and you became crippled due to the forbidden art, right? I have a way to restore you completely, and even raise your cultivation by a major realm beyond what it was before."

Chu Chuyan was stunned. She had been a cultivation genius since childhood, so the temptation of recovery was immense. However, she still refused: "No need, Xue'er, quickly take Ah Zu away."

Zu An said in a deep voice: "Do you really have a way to restore her completely?"

"Of course!" Mi Li's voice was filled with pride.

"What method?" Zu An pressed.

"Are you an idiot? How could I tell you now?" Mi Li retorted impolitely.

"Alright then, I agree to your terms. I'll help you lift the seal, and you help me save her," Zu An said in a deep voice. At this point, he decided to take a gamble.

Chu Chuyan immediately became anxious: "Ah Zu, don't be impulsive! Xue'er, what are you doing? Why aren't you taking him away yet?"

Qiao Xueying shook her head: "Miss, although I've never liked him, I have to admit he's very responsible this time. Since there's a chance to completely heal your injuries, what's the big deal about taking a risk? At worst, we all die together."

She secretly added, 'I don't want to live anyway. As for Zu An, he's annoying to have around, so if he dies, it's one less menace in the world, hmph!'

Seeing their resolute tones, Chu Chuyan knew she couldn't persuade them. Her eyes were slightly red, but her nature was always reserved, so she couldn't utter any words of thanks.

"How exactly can I lift your seal? Do I need to remove something?" Zu An asked quickly.

"It's not that simple," a sneer flickered in Mi Li's voice. "Back then, Ying Zheng established this Soul-Suppressing Grand Seal to seal me and prevent me from reincarnating forever. Zhang Han, as the overseer of the mausoleum, knew the power of this formation, so he and Xiang Yu, using the strength of the grand formation and combined with the Trace-less Phantom Lotus, created another false Soul-Suppressing Grand Seal. Only then were those 200,000 undead suppressed."

"The false Soul-Suppressing Grand Seal wasn't real after all, so by picking the Trace-less Phantom Lotus, you partially broke that seal. But the formation sealing me is different. To lift this seal, you must successively break the Human Seal, Earth Seal, and Heaven Seal of the Soul-Suppressing Grand Seal."

Zu An clicked his tongue in amazement: "Sealed by Heaven, Earth, and Human together? You're truly miserable. After all, you were once husband and wife; what kind of hatred or resentment could it be?"

"Shut up. No one will mistake you for a mute if you don't speak," Mi Li's tone was not pleasant, clearly indicating that Zu An's words had stirred up some unpleasant memories for her.

Mi Li's rage value: 250!

"If you don't speak, do you still want my help?" Zu An snorted. Such an attitude when asking for help needed to be corrected. "What are these seals, and how should they be broken?"

Mi Li suddenly fell silent, only speaking after a long pause, her voice tinged with awkwardness: "I... don't know."

Zu An: "???"

"Big sister, you don't even know what's in the seal or how to break it. Are you messing with me?" Zu An immediately grew annoyed.

Mi Li also became somewhat exasperated: "Nonsense. If you were to seal someone, would you let them know how to break it?"

Mi Li's rage value: 66!

Seeing the meager rage value, Zu An immediately found it amusing. It seemed this woman was feeling guilty herself.

"If I were to deal with an enemy, I would never choose something as troublesome as sealing them; I'd just kill them directly. By the way, it's really strange, why did Qin Shi Huang go to so much trouble to seal you instead of just killing you once and for all?" Zu An couldn't help but ask.

"Who said he didn't kill me?" Mi Li's faint voice drifted over.

A cold sweat broke out on Zu An's back, and his tone instantly became much more polite: "Then what... what's your current situation?"