Chapter 1835: Not Owning Up

It turned out that only the front tomb passages were blocked by a collapse. After clearing them, the space beyond was extremely wide.

The women's faces were flushed, and a fine sweat beaded on their temples. It was clear that clearing the path required immense concentration, as they couldn't risk making too much noise and completely destroying the place. Everyone's nerves were on edge. As a result, performing the same task was far more exhausting than usual.

"Chuyan, what do you think Azu is doing right now?" Pei Mianman asked the blue-robed woman beside her, lightly fanning herself with her hand.

"I don't know, perhaps he's engaged in a difficult battle." Chu Chuyan's delicate brows furrowed slightly, a clear sign of her worry.

"Don't worry, that guy is extremely cunning; he'll be fine," Yan Xuehen comforted her apprentice, though she herself lacked much confidence.

The tomb had just shaken violently, clearly indicating a significant change below. Terrifying auras now permeated the air, making the entire tomb increasingly perilous. Yet, no one was willing to leave. Zu An had gone down, and his fate remained unknown; how could they possibly abandon him?

"Not only is he fine, he's probably enjoying himself so much in a 'tender embrace' that he's forgotten everything else," Yun Jianyue snorted. "That brat is a walking aphrodisiac; every few days he disappears, he comes back with a woman. And this time, Jing Teng is down there too."

Yan Xuehen glared at her irritably, seemingly annoyed. "How could that be? The Ghost King is hunting them right now."

"That's true," Yun Jianyue conceded, not taking offense. She, too, began to feel a tinge of worry.

"If only that Ghost King were a woman, I'd never worry about Azu being at a disadvantage against a female enemy," Pei Mianman suddenly remarked.

Many among them had varied expressions. They had all, to varying degrees, once been Zu An's adversaries, and far from him suffering any disadvantage, it was always clearly *them* who had been at a loss.

"Azu wouldn't possibly take that Ghost King to bed, would he?" Qiu Honglei couldn't help but spit, and the others chuckled in unison. Clearly, such a notion was far too absurd to imagine. One must at least not...

Meanwhile, deep within the tomb, the Ghost King they spoke of was struggling desperately, her voice tinged with a whimper: "It hurts so much, I can't do this anymore."

Zu An looked bewildered. "What's going on?" It seemed as though some barrier had just been broken, yet he had only recently been intimate with Jing Teng. Could such "wounds" truly heal?

"How dare you ask!" Black Jing Teng bit his shoulder fiercely. "I can't be the only one hurting."

Only then, through her fragmented explanations, did Zu An understand what had happened: to avoid being controlled by the Lord of Black Mist, she had chosen to completely merge with her elder sister. The two were sisters, their bodies naturally originating from the same source, so they merged into one smoothly. Effectively, Jing Teng's body at this moment was a fusion combining all the advantages of both sisters, naturally repairing some physical injuries...

Zu An was utterly mortified. He had assumed he was simply being intimate with his girlfriend, and since they had just been intimate, it should have been familiar territory. Yet, who knew her body had now become her younger sister's? No, that wasn't right. It couldn't be called her younger sister's body; it was their shared new body... Oh, what a tangled mess! Zu An had never imagined such an unbelievable thing could exist in the world.

"I'm truly sorry." Zu An instinctively tried to withdraw. He hadn't minded before, thinking it was Jing Teng's body, but now, how could he possibly continue?

To his surprise, Black Jing Teng wrapped her legs around him, blocking his escape. "If you leave now, won't my pain have been for nothing?"

Zu An's face darkened. "We need to cut our losses."

"My life is almost gone, what's the point of cutting losses? Continue! Save me and my sister. Am I, this King, afraid of you?" Black Jing Teng said through gritted teeth.

Zu An considered it and agreed. He quickly discarded distracting thoughts and circulated the Primordial Qi within both their bodies to repair and stabilize her rapidly collapsing form. Black Jing Teng couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

"Are you really not a donkey spirit?" Black Jing Teng stared at him with ill intent, tears glistening in her eyes.

Zu An's face darkened. "Of course I'm human!"

Black Jing Teng snorted. "I wonder how my sister endured you just now. Did she cry?"

"Uh... no."

Black Jing Teng's face registered suspicion and shock. She quickly wiped away her tears without a trace, then gritted her teeth and declared, "If she can, there's no reason I can't. Continue!"

"Are you gentler with my sister and fiercer with me?"

"No."

"You definitely are! It must be because I've been beating you like a dog this whole time, and you're holding a grudge, so you're taking this chance to get revenge."

"Do you want to see what it would be like if I really wanted to get revenge?"

"Would this King be afraid of your revenge?"

"Oh, oh, I was wrong, I was wrong, I misjudged a noble man with a petty mind. Please don't..."

After an unknown amount of time, Black Jing Teng was flushed, her entire body clinging to Zu An like a puddle of mud. "No wonder my sister likes you so much. This kind of thing is truly wonderful and captivating."

Zu An retorted irritably, "She doesn't like me *just* because of this."

"Is there a difference?" Black Jing Teng retorted, annoyed. "Didn't she enjoy it before?"

Thinking of White Jing Teng's gentle, flowing expression earlier, Zu An found it hard to deny.

Just then, White Jing Teng's startled voice suddenly rang out: "What are you two doing?"

"Of course, I'm enjoying your man," Black Jing Teng said, raising an eyebrow as if to stir up trouble. "This guy is truly a pervert. Knowing I'm your sister, he didn't stop; instead, he became even more intense."

Zu An was speechless.

Knowing that White Jing Teng's spirit had awakened, he hurriedly stopped Black Jing Teng from adding fuel to the fire and spouting nonsense. "I was just saving you both."

White Jing Teng temporarily gained control of the body. "Saving us like this?"

Seeing her strange gaze, Zu An could only briefly explain the situation that had just transpired.

White Jing Teng listened, her face flushing crimson, but Black Jing Teng's voice suddenly chimed in: "Hmph hmph, I'm just curious: what if we were men? How would you save us then? Would it also be in this manner?"

Zu An's face darkened. "I would properly bury you."

"Hmph," Black Jing Teng snorted. "Ultimately, you're just lustful. To actually learn such a double-standard method of saving people, I despise you."

Zu An felt a headache coming on. This girl was completely different from her sister; she chattered incessantly, even during the intense situation they had just faced. She had only quieted down a little later, but as soon as she caught her breath, she reverted to her old ways.

"That's enough, Brother Zu was also trying to save us," White Jing Teng's voice interjected.

"What 'us'?" Black Jing Teng retorted irritably. "He was clearly only trying to save *you*."

"Weren't you saved? And who was enjoying themselves quite a lot just now, making shameless noises?" White Jing Teng snorted. In truth, as the Primordial Qi nourished and repaired her, she had gradually regained consciousness. However, her injuries were more severe, so she had to let her sister control the body.

"What 'shameless noises'? I was clearly 'honoring' your man; I was toying with him!" Black Jing Teng quickly retorted.

Zu An couldn't be bothered to argue this sensitive topic with them and hurriedly asked, "How are your injuries now? How much have you recovered?"

At his words, both women fell silent. After a while, White Jing Teng replied, "That being's attack was too powerful. Thanks to your recent... treatment, our injuries are now temporarily stable and won't worsen to a life-threatening degree in the short term. However, to fully recover, we would need power comparable to that being's to remove the destructive force within us. So, it's difficult to say how much we've truly recovered."

Zu An understood: they were temporarily out of life-threatening danger, but their injuries had not recovered at all.

"But where in the world can one find power comparable to that being's?" Zu An's expression was grim. Although his strength had improved rapidly, compared to that entity, he was many orders of magnitude weaker.

White Jing Teng suddenly replied, "Actually, there's another way: we can return to the Demon Suppressing Divine Talisman. Now that our injuries are stable, if we reacquaint ourselves with the talisman here, we should be able to re-enter it. Then, we can slowly recover our injuries using the talisman's power."

Zu An brightened, but noticing her expression, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. "How long will it take?"

White Jing Teng said nothing, but Black Jing Teng's voice spoke up again. "At least tens of thousands of years, I'd say."

Zu An was speechless. Tens of thousands of years... his grave grass would probably have been replaced countless times over by then.

At this point, White Jing Teng spoke, "Rather than being alone for tens of thousands of years, I'd rather be with you. Sister, you go back by yourself."

Black Jing Teng's voice immediately rang out, "What kind of joke is that? We can only withstand that destructive power when we're merged. Once our bodies separate, we'll immediately be destroyed by that force."

White Jing Teng's expression changed, and she became somewhat troubled.

At this point, Black Jing Teng said, "Actually, there's no need to worry. Having gotten used to the colorful world outside, I also don't like staying alone here for tens of thousands of years. Otherwise, I wouldn't have run away back then."

"You mean?" White Jing Teng was startled.

"Of course, it's to be with big sister and brother-in-law. Besides, brother-in-law just 'bullied' me, so he has to take responsibility."

"That was *my* body."

"Isn't it also *my* body? Brother-in-law, say something! You're not going to pull up your pants and deny everything, are you?"

Zu An was speechless.