Bai Xi frowned. She felt no pity for Xue Yi, who had reaped the consequences of his own greed. However, leaving him unattended might lead to him committing more dangerous acts that could implicate others.
The next second, she made a decisive move, reaching out and severing both of Xue Yi's arms. The severed arms fell, instantly igniting the ground.
Xue Yi felt no immediate pain as his arms were severed in an instant. But a second later, bright red blood erupted like an opened faucet, accompanied by piercing agony: "Ahhhhhhh..."
Seeing this, the bald man immediately rushed forward, risking danger to pull Xue Yi out of the fiery pit beneath his feet, preventing the flames from spreading further and becoming uncontrollable. He then swiftly wrapped Xue Yi's upper body with his clothes, applying pressure to the wounds to stop the bleeding and prevent him from dying.
In excruciating pain, Xue Yi looked at his arms in the fire, the flames still spreading and burning the ground, showing no sign of extinguishing. He resentfully raised his head, "Bai Xi, you actually chopped off my arms."
He glared at Bai Xi with bloodshot eyes, like a vengeful spirit from hell.
Bai Xi frowned and looked at the man before her. "You're right, I shouldn't have just chopped off your arms. I should have shot through your heart directly."
She had initially thought he was merely greedy and a little malicious, but she hadn't expected him to be so ungrateful.
She should have pierced his heart with a dagger earlier, which would have prevented him from setting fires everywhere.
Upon hearing this, Xue Yi's resentment did not diminish, but he did fall silent.
The bald man immediately pleaded for Xue Yi, "Miss Bai, Master Seven has lost his arms and will likely be crippled from now on. That's why his emotions are a bit agitated. I implore you, Eldest Miss, to spare his life."
Bai Xi's actions just now were not wrong. If she hadn't severed Master Seven's hands, the flames would have already spread to his shoulders, and if his internal organs were injured, it would have been impossible to save him. He had been startled just now and momentarily forgotten this solution. Fortunately, this Miss Bai was both wise and brave, with swift and decisive movements.
Bai Xi merely glanced at him indifferently, saying no more.
For someone like Xue Yi, cleaning him up was a waste of her time.
Compared to such a lowly existence, resolving the immediate situation was more important.
Bai Xi looked at the flames surrounding them, ignited by Xue Yi, and saw them spreading. She frowned slightly and said to Xuan Feng, "Let's go!"
Xuan Feng nodded and pulled Han Rui, who was standing behind him, towards the exit.
Han Mo glanced at the female corpse in the coffin.
Bai Xi also keenly noticed his expression and frowned.
What was his connection to that female corpse? He was still scrutinizing it.
This feeling inexplicably made her uncomfortable.
However, this was not the time to discuss such matters. Ever since coming to the Han family's tomb, more and more mysteries surrounding Han Mo had surfaced. She was determined to question him clearly once they left this accursed place.
Bai Xi raised her eyebrows slightly, finally saying, "Aren't you leaving?"
Han Mo immediately turned around and attempted to take Bai Xi's hand to leave together.
Bai Xi, however, directly moved her hand away and was the first to walk out of the tomb chamber.
The bald man also quickly picked up Xue Yi and stepped out of the tomb chamber.
But Xue Yi shouted loudly, "The luminous pearls, at least take the largest one!"
The bald man was stunned and looked at the tomb chamber, now a sea of flames, and said to Xue Yi, "Master Seven, if we don't leave now, it will be too late."
Xue Yi roared, "I came all this way and lost both my arms. You expect me to return empty-handed? I am not reconciled, not reconciled! Don't forget, I gave you the opportunity to know me, and you promised to be loyal to me for life and protect me with your life. Go now, go and retrieve that luminous pearl for me!"
The bald man was stunned, then finally put down Xue Yi, "Then Master Seven, quickly go out with Miss Bai and the others. I'll go get the luminous pearl for you. If I get it, I'll come out and catch up to you with it."
Xue Yi, whether from pain or impatience, contorted his face in extreme agony, "Why are you babbling? Go quickly!"
The bald man immediately rushed into the tomb chamber.
Xue Yi, seeing the bald man enter, also wanted to go in. But as he got within two steps, he saw that the bald man, due to his large stature, accidentally brushed the hem of his clothes against a rising flame, instantly igniting his clothes.
He immediately took off his upper garment, avoiding this disaster. But tragedy strikes in an instant. A strand of molten gold from the burning ceiling fell with a flame onto his shoulder and quickly began to burn.
His shoulder was near his head, and the scorching heat made him feel suffocated. He wanted to take off his clothes, but it was clearly impossible now, as he was already surrounded by flames.
He saw a stream of golden liquid fall onto the tomb chamber's main gate, but the gate showed no signs of burning. He instantly understood. Only the ground within the tomb chamber, humans, and the room full of gold and treasures could be burned by this colorful liquid. This tomb chamber itself was likely wrapped in a layer of the material that had contained the colorful liquids, so that if someone tried to take the precious pearls, this immense wealth would be destroyed.
Then, using his own body to push the heavy tomb chamber door, he blocked the fiery light within the room.
As he pushed the door to the last crack, he was engulfed in flames. The pain was intense yet continuous. He finally cried out in despair to Xue Yi at the tomb chamber entrance, "Master Seven, take care!"
With that, the tomb was sealed shut, not allowing even a sliver of light to penetrate.
Xue Yi, watching the bald man engulfed in fire with despair in his eyes and no chance of survival, cursed softly, "Idiot, idiot, idiot! You can't even handle such a small matter. Why did I ever help you, you idiot!"
With that, he immediately turned and walked into the dark corridor, chasing in the direction Bai Xi and the others had left.
After exiting the corridor, Bai Xi began to survey their surroundings, preparing to find a way out.
Xuan Feng took out a map and pointed to it for Bai Xi, "This tomb is located at the foot of the mountain. If we want to exit from the side, it will likely be very difficult."
Above them was the mountain, and to the side was the land at the foot of the mountain. Forcing a path out from these areas would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Han Rui looked up at the darkness above, "Although there doesn't seem to be an exit here, wasn't there an exit in the first tomb with the dried corpses? Can we find a way to climb up and exit through that opening?"
Xuan Feng considered his suggestion and nodded, "Compared to carving out a new path from the side, climbing up to find that door is relatively easier. The stone wall beside the door is relatively thin, and I can use my fists to create a path, though it will take some time."
Bai Xi nodded, "Then let's search together."
Han Mo looked at Bai Xi before him, hesitated for a second, and stepped forward, "Xi'er, my rock climbing is also very good. I can accompany you both to search."
Xuan Feng had just witnessed Han Mo's agility in severing the Ghost Entwining Branches with a surgical knife and was about to agree when Bai Xi directly refused, "Dr. Han should probably just wait here."