Although that guy was indeed a bit useless, since he could help her clear the aphrodisiac, then the ropes on her body shouldn't be a problem, right?
"System, System, are you there?"
"Host, what is it?"
"Um, can you help me untie the ropes?"
"Unless external danger is detected, the system cannot intervene..."
Qin Jiujiu rolled her eyes, as if she wasn't in danger when he would intervene. Xie Jing was the biggest danger! Every time she was with Xie Jing, the system would act like it was asleep, not making a sound.
Since it could only be used in times of danger, she had no choice but to fight for it!
Qin Jiujiu's hands and feet were bound. If she wanted to harm herself, the only way was to bite her tongue. So, Qin Jiujiu gently bit her tongue and threatened, "If you don't untie me, I'll bite my tongue and commit suicide. Completing the mission is a dead end anyway, so it's better to die now..."
Qin Jiujiu frowned, looking like she was ready to die.
"Host, don't be rash!"
Soon, she felt her hands and feet loosen, and the knots were easily untied.
The first thing Qin Jiujiu, who had regained her freedom, did was get out of bed to check on the woman called Qing'er. The woman's features did indeed bear some resemblance to Su Guqiu, and the flowers placed around her body were also the kind she had seen in Su Guqiu's courtyard.
This body looked lifeless, truly like a corpse. Qin Jiujiu guessed that it was because of the ice bed that she had maintained her original appearance for so long. As soon as she left the ice bed, she would probably revert to a skeleton.
Qin Jiujiu sighed. She was truly a beauty with a tragic fate. Born so beautiful, yet died so young.
But why would Jiu Ying treat her like this?
Although Qin Jiujiu dared not think of love, she still felt in her heart that this was probably the case.
She moved a little further away and began to examine the room. The doorway seemed to be blocked by a barrier, and it looked even more solid than the barrier at Tian Wu that day.
Qin Jiujiu took out a teleportation talisman to try it, but she was still in the same place. Unless the barrier was broken, she couldn't get out.
Did she really have to wait to die?
"Host, don't worry. I informed you before that this body cannot be separated from you unless your mission fails or this body is killed by external force..."
Hearing the system's words, Qin Jiujiu also felt relieved. From Jiu Ying's words, it seemed he wanted to seize her body. If this body was damaged, it would be useless, so he probably wouldn't get his way tonight.
But then again, why did these demons covet her body?
"Why do that fox demon and Jiu Ying both want to take this body?"
"Perhaps he is doing it for me..."
Qin Jiujiu expected silence in response, but to her surprise, a female voice reached her ears. This answer indeed startled Qin Jiujiu. There was no one else in this secret chamber, only herself and the cold corpse of the woman lying on the ice bed.
She turned her head to look at the woman, and after confirming that she hadn't come back to life, she felt at ease and explained this phenomenon as a hallucination.
"Host, would you like to activate the X-ray vision function? It has been detected that there is a soul present in this room, and she seems to be trying to communicate with the Host."
Qin Jiujiu hesitated but finally agreed to let the system activate her X-ray vision. After the system reported success, a woman appeared before her eyes.
It seemed to be the woman lying on the ice bed!
The woman looked at Qin Jiujiu with surprise first, then looked back at her own corpse, and instantly understood something. Qin Jiujiu had discovered her existence.
She was merely a wisp of residual soul, a wisp of residual soul that was forcibly kept before her soul dissipated. She had been trapped in the necklace she wore in life for years, trying every means to escape, but she could never leave this necklace. For the years she had been trapped in this stone cave, only Jiu Ying would guard her corpse every day.
She could see the emotions in his eyes. That gaze seemed familiar, as if it had followed her for a very, very long time.
All the fog hidden in her heart seemed to clear up instantly.
"Miss, can you see me?" Qin Jiujiu's voice was full of surprise. She glanced at Li Muqing again and, confirming that the soul before her had no ill intentions, her taut nerves instantly relaxed.
Just as Qin Jiujiu was filled with questions and didn't know where to start, the woman spoke first.
"Miss, are you willing to listen to a story?"
Qin Jiujiu had a premonition that this story would unravel Jiu Ying's predicament. Without thinking, she nodded several times, "Of course, I'm willing!"
"..."
"..."
Qin Jiujiu carefully took off the necklace from Li Muqing's neck. She was afraid of damaging this body, so her movements were extremely cautious.
She then walked around the room again. Finding no exit, she quietly lay back down on the stone bed, closed her eyes to rest, and sorted through everything that had happened.
Lying on the stone bed, she looked at the necklace in her hand. The craftsmanship of the necklace was not excellent, even a bit crude, but perhaps this was the key to subduing Jiu Ying and rescuing the girl!
After resting enough and stretching her limbs one last time, she resigned herself to taking out a talisman, chanting an incantation, and tying herself back up, obediently closing her eyes.
No matter how potent the aphrodisiac was, the main characters should have recovered by now. She had also used a communication talisman to send information to Xie Yun. Communication talismans could not only transmit information but also the user's location. It was likely that as soon as Xie Yun received it, he would come looking for her.
She hoped that the farce of bringing the dead back to life tonight would end smoothly. Speaking of which, they had already been delayed here for too long. The original story did not mention this matter in Li Family Town. It was probably her participation that caused the unexpected twists and turns. She still needed to get back on track as soon as possible, otherwise, unforeseen situations were inevitable.
As Qin Jiujiu was thinking, she heard a noise from the barrier. The barrier was broken. She didn't know if it was Jiu Ying or Xie Yun and the others. She continued to feign unconsciousness.
Unfortunately, the person who came was neither Jiu Ying nor Xie Yun and Bai Qianluo, but Xie Jing.
And those few people were not with him, it was really just Xie Jing!
Qin Jiujiu's mind raced, regretting tying herself back up. The barrier was broken, and if she hadn't been tied up, it would have been a good time to escape.
She couldn't believe that Xie Jing had come specifically to save her!
Although she thought so, she still had to try her best.
"Yan Xing gege, did you come to save me?"
When Xie Jing first entered, the first glance she gave him was one of surprise. Her eyes were wide and round, shining, but they quickly dimmed.
He suddenly felt that he shouldn't have come here to find her.
So he intended to pretend not to see her tied up here and leave. Before he could take a step, he heard Qin Jiujiu's words. His heart trembled. This address seemed very familiar to her, and she said it very smoothly.
Compared to "Xie ge," this address seemed more intimate. Perhaps it was because Qin Jiujiu called him this that he stopped his steps as if possessed and turned to walk towards her.
Her wrists and ankles were bound tightly. Her already fair skin had turned red from the friction of the thick ropes.
The emotions in Xie Jing's eyes were unclear. Qin Jiujiu didn't know what he was thinking. At this moment, she was most afraid of him abandoning her to her fate.
After all, he was perfectly capable of doing such a thing!
"Yan Xing gege, can you help me untie this?"
Qin Jiujiu held up her bound hands and brought them to him. Qin Jiujiu felt like she was going to vomit from acting. Being a damsel in distress was truly not easy!
Xie Jing looked up at her. She looked very wronged, her eyebrows tightly furrowed, her almond-shaped eyes still wide open, staring at him without blinking. He had never been looked at like this before, with such pure eyes, devoid of contempt or disdain for him, nor the envy of his appearance like other women. She seemed to be merely worried that he would leave her here, abandoning her.
As if possessed, Xie Jing untied the ropes on her hands. He wanted to continue untying the ropes on her feet, but glancing at her small feet, his ears turned slightly red, and he turned away somewhat uncomfortably.
Qin Jiujiu decided to untie them herself. Regaining her freedom, Qin Jiujiu said to Xie Jing, "Yan Xing gege, thank you!" She was genuinely thanking him, after all, it was rare for a great villain like him to save her. She suddenly felt that this villain might be redeemable, and with this joy and gratitude, her eyes brightened even more.
Xie Jing felt a subtle change in his heart at her gaze, but he merely nodded slightly, accepting it.
She felt the necklace in her embrace become slightly hot and soon remembered more important matters.