Seeing that I hadn't died, everyone was very happy. Jiang Yongguang was even more excited and said, "That's great, really great, Xiao Chen. If something had really happened to you, I reckon Third Brother would have fought me to the death!"

Uncle Mei immediately glared and said, "Of course! If Rongsheng suffers any mishap, I'm not letting you bunch of Xiaoling Guards off the hook!"

Xiao Liang, however, couldn't say a word. She held me tightly, crying incessantly. No matter how I comforted her, it was no use.

No wonder everyone says women are made of water; this girl Xiao Liang was practically a water sprite. My clothes had already dried, but Xiao Liang's crying had soaked my lapels again.

I gently put my arm around her. Although I felt it wasn't quite appropriate, I had no other choice.

Fortunately, everyone understood that Xiao Liang and I were close, and we had just experienced a life-or-death situation. It was understandable that she was acting so emotional.

While gently patting Xiao Liang's back, I looked up and saw that Lao Wei and Jiang Yongguang had only brought back those four rats. I couldn't help but frown and ask, "What? Didn't you catch Yang Guo?"

Jiang Yongguang probably felt a little embarrassed. He said sheepishly, "We didn't catch him. That old rat got away. Damn it, the layout of this ancient Shu tomb is already very complex, and then Yao Guangxiao modified it, making it like a maze. Lao Wei and I split up and searched several times, but we still couldn't find Yang Guo."

Lao Wei then asked me, "By the way, Xiao Chen, who was that guy you went into the river to chase? It definitely wasn't Yang Guo, right? I only realized it after you went into the water. Yang Guo is a one-armed man; how could he go into the water?"

I said, between laughter and tears, "It's funny, I only figured that out after I jumped into the water, but by then I was already chasing after him, so I just went along with it and went underwater to take a look."

"Who exactly was that person?" Lao Wei asked.

I said, "It was that White-Clad Immortal Maiden."

"It was her?"

Lao Wei, Jiang Yongguang, Uncle Mei, and the others all said in surprise.

"I didn't expect it to be her either." I smiled and added, "But thankfully, I chased after her. The adventure wasn't for nothing. Guess what I saw underwater? It was a real eye-opener!"

Jiang Yongguang couldn't help but say, "Xiao Chen, you've gone bad. Why are you starting to create suspense when you talk?"

Lao Wei also urged, "That's right, why did you learn to whet our appetites? Tell us quickly!"

I quickly said with a smile, "Don't rush me, don't rush me, I'll tell you now. I followed the White-Clad Immortal Maiden to the bottom of the underground river, and I saw a crystal coffin down there! This crystal coffin was wrapped in a circle of iron chains, the same chains from the Dragon Suppressing Well in the pit of corpses above!"

"So, the underground river really connects to the Dragon Suppressing Well!" Jiang Yongguang said.

"Did you figure out whose coffin it was?" Lao Wei asked.

I shook my head and said, "The crystal coffin was translucent. I could only see a dark skeleton inside. I don't know exactly who the owner of the coffin was, but I guess it was a certain ancient Shu king."

"What was the White-Clad Immortal Maiden doing in the water? She wasn't planning to dig up the zongzi (derogatory term for corpses), was she?" Uncle Mei asked.

I said, "At the time, the White-Clad Immortal Maiden was holding a key, and this key could just open the iron chains binding the crystal coffin. I only saw her unlock the iron chains, and then a surge of undercurrents rose in the underground river. After that, I don't know what happened..."

"When you woke up, you were swept from the Dragon Suppressing Well to the pit of corpses?" Jiang Yongguang asked.

I said, "Yes, when I woke up, someone had already fished me out of the pit of corpses. Actually, it was the White-Clad Immortal Maiden who saved me. She pulled me ashore and woke me up."

"What?!"

Jiang Yongguang, Lao Wei, Uncle Mei, and the others were surprised again.

"This is already the second time the White-Clad Immortal Maiden has saved you," Lao Wei said.

"I also find it strange why she has saved me so many times," I said doubtfully.

Jiang Yongguang then asked, "Xiao Chen, logically speaking, since the White-Clad Immortal Maiden saved you, you should have seen what she looks like, right?"

I shook my head helplessly and said, "The White-Clad Immortal Maiden left as soon as I woke up. I was all muddle-headed at the time and didn't see anything. In the end, I only saw her back and smelled a faint floral fragrance on her."

Jiang Yongguang persistently asked, "Even a back view is fine; sometimes a back view can provide some clues. Xiao Chen, think carefully. Besides the floral fragrance, what other characteristics did the White-Clad Immortal Maiden have? You can say anything you can remember. Don't let go of even the smallest detail!"

I carefully recalled and said, "Her hands were very strong. When she pressed on my stomach, she pressed me until I threw up in two moves..."

Jiang Yongguang nodded and said, "Yes, martial artists usually have a lot of strength. What else? Think again!"

I thought again and said, "That's right, I also have a feeling that the White-Clad Immortal Maiden isn't as old as we previously guessed. I feel like she should be a woman in her thirties, about the same age as Sister Hong, definitely no more than forty."

"Why?" Jiang Yongguang asked, "Is it because she has a floral fragrance?"

I shook my head and said, "No, her hair is thick and black, without a single white hair."

Jiang Yongguang said, "Then maybe she dyed it."

I said, "The way she walked was also very light and graceful, like a young woman."

Jiang Yongguang said, "Martial artists usually walk very lightly. Don't say she's forty, even if she's fifty, she can still walk like the wind."

I was rendered speechless by his rebuttals, but I still firmly believed in my heart that the White-Clad Immortal Maiden was no more than forty years old.

Because when she gave me mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, I felt her lips.

Those were definitely the lips of a young woman.

It was just that this matter was too private, and I was too thin-skinned at the time to say it in front of everyone.

Jiang Yongguang didn't ask any further questions.

Finally, he asked me about the specific details of my injury, saying that I had hit my head and it was best to go to the hospital to check for the risk of concussion. I didn't want to go at first, but I couldn't resist his repeated insistence.

He asked a local colleague to drive me and asked Xiao Liang to accompany me. I temporarily left the scene to go to a nearby hospital to get my injuries checked.

At this time, Xiao Liang finally stopped crying. Her big eyes were swollen from crying, looking pitiful and a bit cute.

She supported my arm as if supporting an old man, afraid that I would bump into something.

I said to her, between laughter and tears, "There's no need to be so exaggerated. I just choked on some water and bumped my head. They're not serious injuries. Don't make it seem like I'm about to die of weakness."

Xiao Liang quickly glared and said, "Tsk, tsk, tsk! Chen Rongsheng, quickly say tsk, tsk, tsk! Don't say such unlucky things!"

Seeing that she was crying so sadly, I had no choice but to say tsk, tsk, tsk three times, and smiled and said, "How did you become so superstitious? This doesn't seem like you."

Xiao Liang had a serious look on her face and didn't joke with me. She held me tightly and suddenly said very seriously, "Chen Rongsheng, promise me, if you encounter such dangerous situations in the future, you must never go on your own again, okay?"