Transmigrated into a Waste Who Married the Villain.

Chapter 24: Embrace ✨

Luo JinXiao exhaled a breath of relief and quickly caught up.

"It seems there’s no path that avoids the demonic traps," Qu WeiYin said, squinting as she looked at the untraveled fork ahead.

Luo JinXiao felt a surge of tension. She quietly took a few steps forward, getting closer to Qu WeiYin, and peered over her shoulder into the dark passageway. "Little Martial Aunt, what exactly are these demonic traps?"

"They're large and powerful," Qu WeiYin replied, shaking her head.

"Stay close behind me. If you stick your head out and get bitten, I won’t save you," Qu WeiYin warned, half-jokingly, as she confidently stepped forward.

Upon entering the new fork, the danger became apparent. The path was narrow and carried a damp, foul odor that was nauseating. The walls were sticky, seemingly covered with some kind of slime left by passing creatures.

Luo JinXiao tried her best to walk in the middle of the path, attempting to stay away from the slime.

Both of them held their breath, concealing their presence to avoid attracting the attention of anything lurking within. Luo JinXiao stepped on something round several times and couldn’t resist looking down, only to see a gleaming skull with clear bite marks on the cranium.

"Be careful, it's coming," Qu WeiYin suddenly said. She grabbed Luo JinXiao by the collar and pressed her against the wall. At the same time, a massive creature swiftly passed by Qu WeiYin, barely missing them.

Qu WeiYin remained calm, pressing against the wall with Luo JinXiao until the creature moved on. Fortunately, it didn’t notice them; its long body slithered away, leaving a thin trail of slime in its wake.

Luo JinXiao felt her stomach churn.

"What was that?" Luo JinXiao asked, still shaken, glancing at Qu WeiYin. The dim light in the cave made it hard to see anything except the glint in Qu WeiYin's eyes.

"A giant python," Qu WeiYin replied softly. "There are many more in here, but they’re not a problem."

Luo JinXiao felt a bit relieved hearing it was just a python. However, before she could fully relax, Qu WeiYin added, "At the end of this cave, there's also a Zhulong."

No big deal, just a Zhulong... Luo JinXiao nodded, then suddenly realized and almost cried out, "Zhulong?"

Zhulong, according to legend, is an ancient divine dragon, entirely red, with no legs and a human face, spanning a thousand miles. It is said, "When it closes its eyes, darkness falls; when it opens them, light returns. It does not eat, sleep, or rest, and commands wind and rain."

"How do you know about it, Little Martial Aunt?" Luo JinXiao asked.

"I’ve been here before," Qu WeiYin replied briefly.

"If you've been here, can we not find a way out?" Luo JinXiao asked hopefully.

Qu WeiYin shook her head. She remembered now—she had indeed been here in a previous life, searching for something. Although she had not found the artifact, her demonic power at the time allowed her to easily kill the Zhulong. Now, with her cultivation weakened, she struggled even against the small QiongQi, let alone a Zhulong that had lived for countless years.