Chapter 198: Double the Joy

“Chuuyan!” Zu An cried out in alarm. He was severely injured, and even though the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture had granted him a burst of power, his body was too damaged and weak to match her strength.

The sword point went directly into her heart, and a trace of crimson blood quickly seeped out.

Just as Zu An was falling into despair, he suddenly noticed the long sword in his hand had stopped.

It turned out Chu Chuyan’s other hand was desperately gripping the blade!

No, this hand was clearly controlled by Mi Li.

The scene was incredibly bizarre: one person holding a sword with both hands, one hand trying to commit suicide, while the other fought to stop it. First the left hand gained the upper hand, then the right.

Zu An’s mind was in turmoil. He knew this stalemate wouldn’t last long. Either he killed her immediately, or Mi Li would quickly recover, and Chu Chuyan would still die.

But he truly couldn’t bring himself to kill her like that.

“Is there any way to save her?” Zu An quickly racked his brain for solutions. Unfortunately, he hadn’t been in this world for long, and his abilities were few. He had already used everything he could think of against Mi Li.

Wait, there seemed to be one more thing he hadn’t used.

“Glare and Get Pregnant!”

He still had one more use.

He had almost forgotten about that skill!

However, his joy quickly dissipated because the skill still couldn’t save Chu Chuyan. What good would it do to make Mi Li experience the pain of childbirth? At most, he could seize the opportunity to kill her.

But if he was going to kill her, he could do it now. If he could have killed her earlier, he would have.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. He remembered what the man in the dragon robe had told him back in the seal—something about being able to deal with Mi Li, about the purification of the Primordial Chaos Scripture.

But how was he supposed to purify her?

He had no idea!

So far, he only knew how to use it to guide Primordial Qi to heal injuries; it had nothing to do with purification.

Then he recalled how he had previously reconnected Chu Chuyan’s elemental meridians, wondering if the purification also required them to be in a state of spiritual and physical union.

But he immediately dismissed that thought. The man in the dragon robe was likely a wisp of Qin Shi Huang’s lingering soul, and Mi Li was his empress. How magnanimous would Qin Shi Huang have to be to let another man purify his wife in that manner?

At least from what was known, a figure as arrogant and unparalleled as him would never have a cuckoldry fetish.

So, how exactly was he supposed to purify her?

Just then, he felt the pushing force on the sword growing stronger. Clearly, Mi Li was gradually gaining the upper hand. If he didn't decide soon, it would be too late.

“Alright, I’ll take a gamble!”

Zu An’s mind raced, and he spoke, “Empress Sister, I’ve been lenient with you until now, but things have come to this, and I must make a choice.”

“You’ve been lenient with me?” Mi Li scoffed, as if she had heard the biggest joke.

Even Chu Chuyan and Qiao Xueying in the distance stared, completely bewildered as to why he was spouting such grand words at this moment.

Zu An sighed, “Since you know I’ve learned the Primordial Chaos Scripture, you should know who taught it to me, right?”

“Qin Shi Huang!” Mi Li’s expression changed.

“Exactly. He not only taught me the Primordial Chaos Scripture but also told me I could use it to purify you.” Zu An said, staring at Mi Li.

Sure enough, Mi Li’s face instantly changed, and along with it, Chu Chuyan gained a little more control over her body.

Feeling the long sword in his hand pierce deeper into her heart, Zu An was startled. He quickly reached out and pulled the sword back, helping Mi Li retrieve it.

Rage from Chu Chuyan +250!

That bastard! She had finally found an opportunity, and he ruined it for her.

“No, that’s not right. If you could purify me, why didn’t you do it sooner? And why were you injured so badly by me?” Mi Li reacted quickly.

Zu An was quick to respond: “What can I say? I have no other hobbies, just a bit of a weakness for beauty. Empress Sister, you’re so gorgeous, how could I possibly bear to kill you?”

Mi Li: “...”

Rage from Chu Chuyan +333!Rage from Mi Li +333!Rage from Qiao Xueying +256!

Seeing that Chu Chuyan and Mi Li’s rage values were identical, Zu An wondered if it was because they shared a body.

It was a pity that Chu Chuyan had been unconscious when Mi Li took over her body. Otherwise, if both their consciousnesses were present, wouldn’t it be double the fun?

Zu An felt a little contempt for himself, to still have time to think about such frivolous things at such a critical juncture.

But Qiao Xueying, why are you getting involved?

Zu An finally managed to shake off these wild thoughts and quickly continued, “What’s more, we were ‘a couple for a day, gracious for a hundred.’ I’m not as heartless as you, who just... *ahem*... forgets people after using them.”

Mi Li: “...”Qiao Xueying: “...”

Rage from Chu Chuyan +1024!Rage from Mi Li +1024!Rage from Qiao Xueying +1024!

Seeing this string of exaggerated rage values, Zu An was greatly startled. What was going on? Why were these women all so incredibly and uniformly enraged?

But this should mean that the excuse I made up is very effective, right?

Just then, a loud bang echoed from afar.

They all turned around abruptly and saw that the water in the pond seemed to be boiling. The massive green lotus leaves that had been everywhere on the water surface had completely vanished. The entire underground palace began to shake, and many stones started falling, as if an earthquake had struck.

“What the hell?” Zu An asked instinctively.

“You’re right, the ghosts are here,” Mi Li said with a frown.

Zu An: “???”

Mi Li quickly explained, “Back then, Zhang Han surrendered, leading to the slaughter of his 200,000 elite Qin soldiers. Fearing that the vengeful spirits of these soldiers would seek him out for revenge, he allied with the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, Xiang Yu. They used the residual power of the Soul-Suppressing Grand Array in my mausoleum, along with the seeds of the Traceless Illusionary Lotus, to set up a small Soul-Suppressing Seal to suppress those 200,000 vengeful spirits.”

Zu An couldn’t help but exclaim, “The residual power from sealing just *you* can suppress 200,000 vengeful spirits? You really are more terrifying than a ghost.”

Mi Li: “...”

Rage from Mi Li +378!

“You just undid the Grand Soul-Suppressing Seal, so Zhang Han’s arrangements lost their foundation and naturally began to fail,” Mi Li said resentfully. “It’s all your fault, you made me forget about this. I should have left this place a long time ago. Why would I need to face this mess with you all?”

Zu An rolled his eyes. “Are you really afraid of 200,000 vengeful spirits? Saying something like that really lowers your prestige. After all, the leftover scraps from suppressing *you* were enough to suppress all of them!”

Mi Li snorted, “Of course, I wouldn’t be afraid when I was whole, but I was hit by the ‘Xiang Concubine’s Red Tears,’ causing my physical body to perish. Now this body is so weak, facing them would be a death sentence.”

From childhood, she had been a favored daughter of heaven, considered a cultivation prodigy, always looking down on others. This was the first time she had been described as “weak,” and what was worse, she couldn’t even refute it.

How infuriating!

“Why are you telling me all this?” Zu An found it strange; Mi Li was uncharacteristically talkative this time.

Just then, the terracotta warriors, who had been standing in formation like stone statues, also seemed to sense the disturbance. They all turned and ran towards the pond.

Suddenly, a large mass of blue specters surged out of the pond, instantly engulfing the first row of terracotta soldiers.

As Zu An watched, dumbfounded, Mi Li’s voice sounded in his ear: “How about we make a deal?”