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After performing the Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers, Zhang Shan Ni leaned against the cave wall to catch her breath. She reluctantly scanned the entirety of the cave within a three hundred meter radius for one last time, ensuring that aside from the iron lock outside the door, there were no other dangers left. Only then did she, breathing unevenly, slowly sit down.
This place could be considered the only spot in the entire cave barely suitable for sitting.
Although still damp, at least it was free of water stains.
Fortunately, she was only putting on an act, and her husband would soon find her.
She wasn’t really ’torturing’ herself; upon checking her clothes, she felt they were a bit too dry, which is why she forced herself despite feeling filthy to sit down.
There was no need to fake a dirty face, it was messy enough, with her pale complexion highlighting the slight scratches and her disheveled hair, which was a cause for concern.
However, it was silly to have dry and comfortable clothing in such a damp cave, an obvious discrepancy if it came to attention.
Feeling that familiar and comforting aura rapidly approaching, Zhang Shan Ni finally felt at ease. She slightly tugged at the corner of her mouth, trying to appear more disheveled; this was the last time she used her spiritual power without drinking the Spirit Core Water.
Naturally, this was under the condition that the fetus in her womb was safe.
"Wife! Are you alright?" Xie Jingchen saw his wife leaning by the door, exhausted and pale, from the window. He called out to her with a hoarse and restrained voice.
"Mm..." Zhang Shan Ni hummed softly.
She wanted to show him a smile, but thinking of her current dirty and unsightly appearance, she decided against it.
"Don’t worry, wife, I’ll open the door right now!" Seeing his wife’s weary and pale appearance, Xie Jingchen felt a surge of heartache and tried to maintain his composure as he spoke.
His actions were swift; seeing the lock on the iron door, he burst it open. Just as he was about to pull the door, he paused his movement and then circled around the iron door to inspect!
Though the mountain air was fresh, his sensitive nose still caught a hint of gunpowder!
Alarmed, he dared not open the door but instead explored the rocks above the iron door.
Upon seeing no movement outside the door, Zhang Shan Ni somewhat hesitantly released her spiritual power again. Seeing her husband cautiously inspecting around the iron door, her heart skipped a beat. To her surprise, he quickly found the fuse; she hadn’t expected her husband to be so meticulous.
Instantly, Zhang Shan Ni dared not delay, her spiritual power gently touched his cold, hard face, and she said, "Husband, don’t worry, I’ve secured all the explosives."
XE Jingchen paused, pulling out the connected fuse and spoke in a very soft voice, "Wife, gather this too."
Upon hearing that, Zhang Shan Ni obediently stored the mentioned item in her Space.
Seeing no further obstacles, Xie Jingchen immediately leaped down and arrived at the iron door.
When he forcefully opened the heavy iron door, the sky had darkened, and with Xie Jingchen’s arrival, came the cold mountain winds.
In Xie Jingchen’s eyes, his usually clean wife was sitting dirtily on the ground, her tiny hands resting on her abdomen, gently stroking it from time to time, as if soothing their child—
"Uh, cold!" This sentence from Zhang Shan Ni finally snapped Xie Jingchen out of it.
"Wife—" The emotional impact was immense for Xie Jingchen, and he maintained his composure as he softly called out.
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