The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
Chapter 1138 - Chapter 1138 1138 is stuck

Chapter 1138: 1138 is stuck Chapter 1138: 1138 is stuck He wrapped his arms around her body and said with a grin, “Wife, I want you again.”

Looking at his playful grin, she glared at him, “What are you thinking about at a time like this, getting all hot and bothered?

Let’s talk outside.”

He lowered his head to nibble at her neck, but she couldn’t see the intense reluctance and deep sorrow hidden behind his dark eyelids.

Su Qingyue grabbed his hands, finding them scarred with cuts from when he had accidentally sliced himself while chiseling away at the cave wall with a knife; the wounds had long since turned pale from soaking.

His hands were also covered in blood blisters.

They would burst and form again, over and over.

In the past few days, this sight particularly pained her heart.

But he always just smiled.

“Dear,” he had so much he wanted to tell her, but fearing she would notice something, he merely said softly, “The pond water is very cold, very cold, you must prepare yourself mentally.

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Once we get out, you have to be happy every day.”

“Mm,” she said, “You hurry up and take off your clothes too.

We’ll leave immediately.”

How he wished he could go with her.

If only…

He slowly took off his clothes, wrapping them up like she did, securing them with his waist belt, and holding one end in his hand.

“Alright, screw this damn pool, goodbye!” Su Qingyue excitedly leaped into the water.

Damn it!

The moment she plunged into the pool, she felt as if her entire skeleton froze.

She couldn’t imagine how the third brother had endured these past days, especially with an injury.

She didn’t dare to waste time, took a deep breath, and swam down towards the two meters deep.

The pool was bottomless.

But the cave was two meters under the water.

When she reached the edge of the cave wall, she grabbed and clung to the wall stone, pushed hard, and her entire body dived into the underwater cave.

Swimming forward in the water cave, she still held onto the waist belt, with a bundle of clothes tied to it following at her feet, dragging through the water.

The reason for not wearing clothes while swimming was that winter clothes were too heavy and might impede movement.

Carrying them this way meant she could let go of the clothes if they became too difficult to pull.

Holding her breath deeply, Su Qingyue cautiously swam through the cave.

The cave was filled with water, stretching on as though it had no end.

The farther she swam, the more fearful she became; the cave was only wide enough for one person, very tight and narrow.

Moreover, the cave was pitch-dark; she couldn’t see any light and had to swim blindly forward in the bone-chilling water, almost hitting the wall stone several times.

Luckily, the third brother had told her to swim with her hands first, to keep from hitting her head.

If someone were any less mentally strong, the scare alone could be deadly.

After what felt like almost five minutes, she finally could faintly see some light ahead.

Indeed, it was the exit of the cave, and she swam even harder towards it.

As there was a bit of light, she looked back and saw the third brother closely following behind her.

Swimming forcefully, she approached the exit and saw man-made chiseled marks, as well as fragments of stone that had fallen off the bottom of the cave.

Reaching this point, she was almost out of breath; yet, the third brother had held his breath in this water-filled cave for three days, digging away, coming up to the surface countless times for air before going back down to continue the work.

The job was incredibly difficult.

The third brother managed it; his endurance was truly greater than that of ordinary people.

Nearing the exit by a meter, she discovered that swimming horizontally was not an option; the narrow slit wasn’t even as wide as her shoulders, so she couldn’t get through.

She had no choice but to…

Turn sideways…

It wasn’t swimming, but rather turning sideways, clinging and shuffling out of the cave.

Turning sideways made it easy to swallow water, so she tried her best to hold her breath as long as possible.