Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 379 - 215: Qu Hongling: I Am the Matchmaker (Two in One)_4

Chapter 379: Chapter 215: Qu Hongling: I Am the Matchmaker (Two in One)_4

The ground below seemed to be collapsing as well, threatening to drag the two women in.

"Keep running forward!" Qu Hongling shouted.

Ran Qingchen clenbutched her silver teeth and swiftly made for the exit ahead.

Qu Hongling followed closely behind.

Suddenly, bizarre-looking tentacles made of fine sand rose from the sea of sand, twisting in the air with a strange rhythm, and violently swung towards the two women.

Luckily, the two women had considerable cultivation and dodged with agility.

Just as they were about to reach the exit, something unexpected happened.

Dense holes appeared on the seemingly ordinary reliefs on the walls, and hundreds of poisonous arrows shot out at high speed, forming an impenetrable rain of arrows, each carrying a trace of spiritual energy.

Ran Qingchen quickly swung her sword to defend.

Qu Hongling threw out the Phoenix Slaying Sword, shattering the arrows in front of her.

Most of the arrows were aimed at Ran Qingchen at the forefront, causing her to hesitate involuntarily, which allowed Qu Hongling to overtake her and approach the exit first.

In theory, Ran Qingchen should have been able to get out in time as well, but the overwhelming rain of arrows poured down like heavy rain, and even she struggled to maintain her calm.

In a daze, her ankle was unwittingly entangled by a tentacle of sand that had quietly stretched out.

The tentacle made of sand was extremely difficult to break free from, dragging her toward the vortex.

Qu Hongling, upon reaching the exit, looked back and saw the woman in crisis, hesitating for a moment.

At this point, she could have completely abandoned her.

Qu Hongling bit her lip, glanced at the exit, then turned and shot to Ran Qingchen’s side! She grabbed the other’s arm, with the Phoenix Slaying Sword trailing light, blocking the relentless arrows.

A powerful force surged from Qu Hongling.

"Go!"

She dragged Ran Qingchen, breaking free from the sand tentacles, and successfully made it out of the passage.

After exiting the passage, Qu Hongling stumbled, and her face turned slightly pale.

Ran Qingchen quickly supported her, "Are you okay?"

Qu Hongling waved her hand, "I used some secret techniques, I’ll be fine after resting a bit."

Ran Qingchen’s eyes were complex.

"Why... why did you save me?"

Qu Hongling took out an elixir and swallowed it, smiling, "You saved me before, now it’s my turn to save you, the debt of gratitude is repaid."

She winked, "If Danai is moved, you could repay me with your body."

Ran Qingchen smiled and said no more.

The two continued onward, and waves of cold, damp air hit their faces, the air filled with a smell similar to that of rust and decay, involuntarily making one feel a chill and nausea.

However, soon the two were dumbfounded.

They were facing a dead-end.

The end of the road was entirely a mountain wall, while below were some wooden boxes, obviously ransacked.

It turned out to be a secret chamber...

Qu Hongling and Ran Qingchen looked at each other, each revealing a bitter smile.

All that effort for nothing.

Even if they wanted to return, it was now impossible.

Unwilling to give up, the two searched for a mechanism to leave, but after a long time, they found nothing.

"We... we’re not going to be trapped here forever, are we?"

Qu Hongling asked nervously.

After the battle, Ran Qingchen, exhausted in body and mind, leaned back against the stone wall and said sarcastically, "Who knows? Maybe we’re really going to die here."

Qu Hongling sat in silence beside her for a long time.

After a while, the young girl seemed to come to terms with her fate, sighing, "If death comes, so be it. At worst, I’ll go down and accompany Jiang."

"Who is Jiang?" Ran Qingchen asked curiously.

"My husband," Qu Hongling casually said.

Recalling the dream she had while unconscious, Qu Hongling thought that perhaps this was retribution and sadly said, "He’s already dead."

Never thought she’d be a widow so young...

Ran Qingchen was stunned, feeling an increase of sympathy for the young girl.

"What about you? You must not be married yet." Qu Hongling asked curiously.

Ran Qingchen was about to shake her head, but after a moment of silence, she softly said, "I am married, but... but we haven’t taken the final step to be true husband and wife, and it’s unlikely there will be a chance."

"Why?"

Qu Hongling looked at her in surprise.

Married, yet not truly husband and wife... Could it be that her husband was a eunuch?

Ran Qingchen was someone who kept everything inside, but perhaps because she felt a bit downcast in this hopeless situation, compounded by the fact that the other had saved her, she wanted to release some repressed emotions and thus confessed, "I’m afraid of hurting him, so... I don’t dare to accept it."

"Hurt him?"

Qu Hongling unknowingly thought of herself. "Are you going to leave him?"

"Probably."

Ran Qingchen nodded, her voice faint, "The path I pursue is one that is destined to be lonely."

"I don’t quite understand..." Qu Hongling continued to ask, "Do you have feelings for him? Or... what’s he like? Is he worth entrusting yourself to?"

Thinking back on all their interactions, Ran Qingchen couldn’t help but smile, "Of course, he’s a good person, and very excellent. There must be some feelings, it’s just... I’ve suppressed them again."

Hearing the confusion and sorrow in the woman’s words, Qu Hongling suddenly felt a twinge of heartache.

"Sister, although I don’t quite understand what you’re aiming for, I think that since you have some feelings, you should try to accept them, otherwise you’ll truly regret it for life. I was like you once, thinking that leaving him was the best thing to do, but... but in the end, I regretted it for the rest of my life."

Qu Hongling’s heart overflowed with melancholy, her beautiful eyes intently on Ran Qingchen, persuading,

"Sister, listen to me, if there’s a chance to get out, you should try to maintain your marriage. Really, I speak from experience, I know the taste of loss the best..."

What Qu Hongling couldn’t stand the most now was the loss and missed opportunities in a man and woman’s relationship.

She felt it was her duty to play matchmaker this time.