Going Further and Further Down the Path of Seeking Death

Chapter 33: Further Down the Path of Seeking Death

Seeing Nuwa's frosty gaze, her expression clearly stating that if his answer wasn't satisfactory, she'd kill him, Shen Gui broke out in a cold sweat.

What do I do if Nuwa's going to silence me? Online now, need help urgently.

"Uh, to Empress Nuwa, Fellow Daoist Qing Luan just gave me a tour of your dojo's scenery. It truly is a divine land, truly enviable."

Upon hearing this, Qing Luan's eyes widened as she looked at Shen Gui.

You can pull that off?

When did I ever take you on a tour of the scenery here?

There has to be a limit to how shamelessly you can lie!

I've never met anyone so thick-skinned!

However, regardless of what Qing Luan thought, Nuwa wasn't particularly satisfied with Shen Gui's answer, but she deemed it passable.

Her expression softened slightly. Nuwa looked at Shen Gui and said, "Are you here to join your older brother?"

Shen Gui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing the greatest danger had passed.

"To Empress, yes."

Then he heard Nuwa say, "Your brother isn't here. Conveniently, besides Qing'er and Xiao Jin, I don't have many people to boss around under me. You can stay and work for me for now. You don't have any objections, do you?"

Shen Gui opened his mouth.

I really want to say I have objections, but if I did, I'd probably die a horrible death, right?

"To Empress, it is my fortune to be able to work for you."

After Shen Gui said this with tears in his eyes and against his conscience, Nuwa's expression improved considerably.

She glanced at Shen Gui dismissively and said, "My brother handles matters in Heavenly Demon City. Now that you're under me, there's no need for you to live in Heavenly Demon City like those under my brother. Later, just pick a spot in this valley and build your own cave dwelling. Qing'er, come inside with me!"

After instructing Shen Gui, Nuwa glared at Qing Luan and then turned to walk into the cave dwelling.

Hearing this, Qing Luan followed Nuwa with a bitter smile. However, upon seeing Shen Gui standing to the side with a similarly bitter expression, Qing Luan couldn't help but laugh.

Shen Gui's reaction: ******

Once Nuwa and Qing Luan entered the cave dwelling, Shen Gui was left alone outside.

He sat down on a stone stool with a look of utter despair. So, after all that, I ended up walking right into a trap?

With a thud, he dropped his head onto the stone table.

I might as well just smash my head and die.

However, Shen Gui then sniffed. Why does it smell so fragrant?

Then Shen Gui realized that Nuwa had seemed to be leaning right here just now...

His heart skipped a beat, and Shen Gui quickly stood up.

He glanced guiltily towards the cave dwelling. Seeing that no one came out, Shen Gui finally relaxed.

Scared me to death. If she had seen that just now, I would have definitely been beaten, right?

He quickly took a sip of tea to calm his nerves.

Hm? Why is there only half a cup of tea?

The doubt flashed through his mind for only a moment.

The next second, Shen Gui placed the teacup back on the stone table.

Carefully, and in self-deception, he refilled the cup to its original level.

Time to scram.

Inside the cave dwelling, black energy could be seen swirling above Nuwa's head.

Qing Luan hugged Nuwa tightly from behind, chuckling and saying repeatedly, "Empress, please calm your anger, Empress, please calm your anger."

Seriously, why is this little turtle so bent on seeking death?

Sensing Shen Gui's somewhat panicked retreat outside, Nuwa said coldly, "Qing'er, let go. I'm going to chop that guy up and make soup!"

Fortunately, Qing Luan understood her Empress. She knew Nuwa was just saying that, otherwise, how could she possibly hold back Nuwa, who was at the peak of Grand Unity?

Therefore, Qing Luan held Nuwa tightly and refused to let go.

With this way out, Nuwa snorted and didn't continue to rage.

"Alright, Qing'er, you can let go now. For your sake, I'll spare that fellow this time. By the way, where did you find such a gem? You're really infuriating me."

Awkwardly releasing Nuwa, Qing Luan began to recount how she had met Shen Gui, the misunderstandings in between, and finally how she brought Shen Gui to Mount Buzhou.

While Qing Luan was reporting to Nuwa, Shen Gui had already slipped away to a secluded spot in the valley.

He glanced back and saw no one chasing him, and Shen Gui finally felt relieved.

Thinking about what he had just done, Shen Gui grew more and more fearful.

That cup of tea, it must have been drunk by Nuwa before, right?

Why did I suddenly feel like I was courting death?

But thankfully, it seems I wasn't discovered. Otherwise, I'd probably be a dead turtle right now.

Still, no matter what, I probably can't leave here for now.

Since that's the case, I'll just take it one step at a time. First, I'll build myself a cave dwelling.

No matter what, I still need to eat and sleep, right?

As he thought this, Shen Gui looked around.

This place seems quite secluded, and the surrounding environment is not bad.

There's also a small pond by the stone wall over there; the scenery is quite nice too.

After thinking about it, Shen Gui decided to create his cave dwelling here.

No sooner said than done. Speaking of which, cultivating the Law of Earth is quite convenient when creating a cave dwelling.

Therefore, before long, a brand-new cave dwelling appeared beneath the stone wall.