Reborn as a Happy Wife in a Rural Family
Chapter 205: The Emperor Star Arrives

Chapter 205: Chapter 205: The Emperor Star Arrives

The triangular arrowhead glowed with a green light, clearly indicating it was highly poisonous.

On the tail of the arrow, there were two ancient characters: Beixia.

Xiao Yunjing’s eyes narrowed. Just as I thought.

"Young Master, shall we still go in?" Wuqing asked.

"You all wait outside the cave. The three of us will go inside and take a look."

"Yunjing, can we not go? Let’s just go out and find a detour," Gu Qingli pleaded, tugging on Xiao Yunjing’s sleeve. This place was clearly not simple.

Even without much experience, she could tell this must be some ancient tomb. There could be unknown dangers inside, and I don’t want him to risk it. He’s my man; what would I do if something happened to him?

Xiao Yunjing patted her hand and said gently, "Don’t worry, Li’er. This place seems to have some connection with the Daqian Imperial Family. I’ll just have a look inside. If there’s danger, we’ll come out immediately."

"Then we’ll go inside too," Gu Qingli insisted, holding on to him tightly.

"Li’er, be good and listen. I promise we won’t take any unnecessary risks," Xiao Yunjing coaxed her. An inner voice urged him that he absolutely had to go inside, or he would regret it for the rest of his life.

"Madam, we’ll protect the Young Master. Please rest assured. If there’s any danger, we’ll retreat immediately," Yun No. 20 quickly assured her.

"Madam, we’ll just go in for a look. If there’s no danger, we’ll come out and get you," Yun No. 18, who rarely spoke, added.

"Alright! But if you lie to me, I’ll die right here to prove my point!" Gu Qingli reluctantly let go, saying resentfully, We just escaped danger, and now they want to go right back into it!

"Don’t worry." Xiao Yunjing kissed her cheek, then, along with Yun No. 20 and Yun No. 18, quickly slipped inside the stone gate.

Gu Qingli pouted, feeling very unhappy. This is the first time Xiao Yunjing hasn’t listened to my advice and insisted on going.

I really want to follow them, she thought, but I’m afraid I’ll just be a burden and cause trouble. Thus, she could only wait anxiously outside.

Inside, after Xiao Yunjing and the other two had advanced some distance, another volley of hidden arrows shot out. If the three of them hadn’t been highly skilled in martial arts, they would have been riddled with holes like sieves.

"Young Master, there’s a light ahead!" After countless turns, they saw a faint light at the end of the passage. It didn’t look like sunlight, nor was it lamplight.

"A Night Pearl," Xiao Yunjing uttered.

He felt an inexplicable excitement. There seems to be something I desire here, he thought.

「One hour later.」

The three of them finally arrived at the source of the light.

"Wow, it really is a Night Pearl! And it’s so big!" Yun No. 20 exclaimed, reaching out to try and pry it from the wall.

"Don’t touch it!" Xiao Yunjing slapped Yun No. 20’s hand away.

This was another passage. The one they had just traversed was a side path; this was the main one.

Besides this Night Pearl, there was nothing else in the passage. If I touch this, Xiao Yunjing was sure, some hidden weapon will surely be triggered.

Yun No. 20 withdrew his hand and looked towards both ends of the passage. Both were blocked by stone doors. I don’t know which way to go, he thought.

"Both of you, step back."

Xiao Yunjing also couldn’t tell which way to go. I’ll have to take the Night Pearl and see which side has hidden weapons, he decided. The path with hidden weapons must be the correct one.

Yun No. 20 and Yun No. 18 immediately retreated.

Xiao Yunjing grasped his sword in one hand, exhaled softly, and then suddenly snatched at the Night Pearl with his other hand.

The Night Pearl, about the size of a small bowl, came loose with a bit of force from Xiao Yunjing and settled into his palm.

BOOM!

With a deafening roar, the section of floor where Xiao Yunjing stood suddenly plummeted. He tossed the Night Pearl upwards and quickly grabbed onto the edge of the stable ground with his hands.

CRACK!

Just as he grabbed hold, that section of ground couldn’t bear his weight and broke off.

Xiao Yunjing tried to circulate his internal energy again to lighten himself, but he couldn’t gather it. A thick, acrid smoke instantly billowed up from below, enveloping him.

His body went limp, and he fell along with the dislodged stones.

"Young Master!"

Yun No. 20 caught the Night Pearl that Xiao Yunjing had thrown up. Without a second thought, he and Yun No. 18 leaped down after him.

They jumped down, landing in a stone chamber below. Rocks were scattered across the floor, but Xiao Yunjing was nowhere to be seen.

Yun No. 20 and Yun No. 18 immediately got down and began searching the stone chamber for a Secret Sect.

It must be some kind of chain mechanism, they thought. We don’t know where it took the Young Master.

Xiao Yunjing was in another stone chamber beneath them; it was indeed a linked trap system. When he removed the Night Pearl, the floor of the chamber *below him* had simultaneously opened. As he fell through, that opening sealed itself, returning to its original state.

The mechanism was destructive; replacing the Night Pearl would not reset it.

Thus, no matter how Yun No. 20 and Yun No. 18 searched for the trigger or a way to operate the mechanism, it was useless unless they could break through the floor.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yunjing, in the chamber below, felt groggy. I can’t pass out, he thought, struggling to remain conscious. He put down the bag on his back, fumbled for a medicine bottle, and after several attempts, finally managed to remove the stopper. He quickly swallowed a pill.

Only then did he lean against the stone wall and sit down.

This stone chamber was only about the size of an ordinary room and had no ventilation. After a short while, Xiao Yunjing found it difficult to breathe.

He quickly got up and checked the stone room all over, but he found no mechanisms or anything of the sort.

After nearly a minute, having carefully tapped every inch of the floor, he still hadn’t found any switches or hidden devices.

By this time, the air in the stone chamber was almost depleted.

Xiao Yunjing had no choice but to sit down again, gasping for breath.

Am I really trapped here forever? he wondered. I made a promise to Li’er. I can’t break it.

He took another sip of Spiritual spring water from his bag, which made him feel slightly better.

Then he resumed his search, even trying to smash the ceiling with brute force. I fell from there, he reasoned, so the stone should be thinner.

After a few punches, Xiao Yunjing gave up.

The more force he used, the harder it became to breathe. He slumped weakly against the stone wall, his mouth open, gasping for air.

Time passed, breath by agonizing breath. Xiao Yunjing felt increasingly suffocated. I’m going to die.

In his heart, he whispered countless apologies to Gu Qingli. I’ve broken my promise. I shouldn’t have ignored Li’er’s words. If there’s a next time, I’ll definitely listen to her. But alas, there won’t be a next time.

Xiao Yunjing, his mouth agape, gasped for what felt like his last breath, and his hands fell limp.

Just as his hands touched the ground, the stone floor he was sitting on miraculously began to sink.

If anyone had been there, they would have noticed that Xiao Yunjing’s hands had, by sheer coincidence, landed precisely on two barely visible circular patterns.

As the stone slab Xiao Yunjing was sitting on sank, his back lost its support, and he tumbled downwards with a thud.

Below was a vast space, like a grand palace, as bright as day. In the center of this palatial chamber, a ball of white, mist-like substance coiled in place.

Xiao Yunjing fell and landed right on that white mist.

The instant he made contact with the white mist, a strange thing happened: the entire cloud of mist surged and completely vanished into his body.

「At the same time.」

Outside, the daytime sky suddenly darkened. A previously dim star in the southwestern sky suddenly flared, becoming exceptionally bright and dazzling.

Master Wuliao, who was meditating, abruptly looked up. Seeing the star, his face filled with shock and awe.

"The Emperor Star has descended upon the world!"

This was the Emperor Star that ruled the entire continent, not merely the Emperor Star of the Daqian Kingdom.

Master Wuliao immediately stood up. I know what I must do.