Huang Fugui laughed at himself. "I believe you when you say you regret it. But if you say you'll change after getting out, I don't believe that. When I was caught robbing tombs, I regretted it more than anything. I begged gods and prayed to Buddha, secretly swearing I'd never dare do it again. But when the constables let me go, didn't I just return to my old trade?"
Wang Mingren sighed. "Perhaps! I truly did many things wrong in the past and neglected many things. If I can get out, I'll definitely make amends."
A dazzling white light suddenly flared in the void ahead, accompanied by a humming sound. A long crack appeared in the ground and rapidly widened.
Wang Mingren and Huang Fugui were startled. Before they could flee, the fissure had already spread beneath their feet. The ground vanished beneath them, and their bodies plummeted.
"Hubby!"
A familiar voice suddenly rang out.
Wang Mingren was caught by a White Cloud. Turning toward the source of the voice, he saw Ximen Feng and the other three.
"Madam, Qingqing, how did you get here?"
Wang Mingren vaguely guessed what had happened.
At the sight of Wang Mingren, Ximen Feng choked back tears. "We came to save you. When you were trapped in Violet Fire Abyss, I searched everywhere for people to rescue you. The moment your friends heard it was Violet Fire Abyss, they all refused. But Qingqing and the others rushed from the South Sea to the Northern Frontier as soon as they received the news. Hubby, are you all right?"
Wang Mingren's heart was a tumult of emotions. He was delighted to have escaped his plight, yet guilty before his beloved Dao companion. When the crucial moment came, only his family had refused to abandon him.
"Daoist