The thick smoke did not seem poisonous. At least, it had yet to hamper their movements.
Liaochen and Yu Xingmian swiftly stripped off their outer robes and stuffed them into the gaps around the stone door. Then each scooped up a Little Princess, turned to pull the two Imperial Princes along, and raced toward the farthest corner.
They set the two Little Princesses on the ground and began watching the doorway.
Smoke kept pouring in. Wisps of white smoke, like strands of fine gauze gently stirred by someone in midair, crept toward them.
Both Liaochen's and Yu Xingmian's gazes darkened.
Whoever was outside had made up their mind to choke every last one of them to death in here!
"Damn it, we didn't even notice someone following us!"
"I'd better not catch the bastard outside, or I'll-mmph!"
Yu Xingmian clapped a hand over Liaochen's mouth and said irritably, "There are children here."
Liaochen spat out a low curse and lowered his gaze to the little ones.
Sheng Shixu had already stretched out both little hands and firmly covered Jiang Yingcheng's ears. His face was tense, but he kept quietly soothing her.
Luo Fuying received no such treatment. She could only clutch Jiang Xingran's arm, hot tears rolling down her cheeks. "W-we're not going to die here, are we? Boohoo-"
When Jiang Xingran did not answer, she kept shaking his arm. "Y-you, say something!"
They were all as frantic as grasshoppers on a hot griddle.
Jiang Xingran had just stopped Luo Fuying's wailing when the little girl's tearful thoughts rang out right after it-
[Boohoo, System Bro, what do we do now? Boohoo-]
She did not ask why System Bro had failed to warn them beforehand.
Ever since they entered this underground labyrinth, she had constantly asked System Bro to look