A genius girl with her own space

Chapter 235 Return to the Dark River

Qiqi and the others set off quickly. To save time, Ling Xuzi asked Zhou Jingze for the address of the coal mine. Once outside the imperial city, he rolled up the three of them and quickly reached the top of the coal mine. He found a deserted area and lowered the three of them safely.

Liu Junyang arrived here in an instant and didn't react. Qiqi and Zhou Jingze were used to it.

Qiqi led the master and the others into the coal mine. The mine manager soon came to them.

"Greetings to the prince, owner of this building. I wonder what instructions you have for coming here?" said the steward.

"We are here to see what else is in the mine. We didn't finish exploring it last time." Zhou Jingze said to the manager.

"Manager, you guys can dig your coal mines and there's no need to lock us up. We'll do the exploration ourselves. Thank you, Manager." Qiqi said.

At this time, the captain of the guards who managed the sealed mine came over and said, "Greetings to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. There is nothing unusual in the mine."

"Okay, we want to go into the mine and take a look. You should push away the enclosing soil first. Open the first door first. Then open the second door. After we go in, you should lock it and guard it closely." Zhou Jingze ordered.

"Yes, Prince. I'll go right away." The captain of the guards said this and went to the mine.

Soon the captain of the guards came to report that the mine was opened.

Qiqi, Zhou Jingze, Master, and Liu Junyang entered the mine. Qiqi prepared flashlights, grenades, and pistols to prevent any danger. She distributed the flashlights to Master, Zhou Jingze, and Liu Junyang. They followed the mine to the second iron gate. The captain of the guards led all the guards to guard it.

Zhou Jingze instructed the captain of the guards to lock the iron gate after they went in and open it again when they came back.

"Don't worry, Prince. We will defend the mine to the death." All the guards saluted and said.

The four of them entered the underground river and locked it with a lock to prevent any monsters from appearing inside and escaping to threaten the guards' lives.

They turned on their flashlights as they entered, and the light instantly illuminated the naturally formed underground river. They didn't have time to look upstream, so they simply followed the river downstream. Along the way, they saw traces of their struggle, proving that no one had been here before.

Qiqi and Zhou Jingze were familiar with the route, frequently reminding their master and Liu Junyang to watch their step. When they passed an ant colony, Qiqi had to pull out a firebomb to get through. The ant colony was now covered in ants, both on the ground and at the top of the underground river. After passing through, Qiqi remembered and released the pangolin and the iron-eating beast. Both of them feed on ants. Let them graze here. This time, let them eat their fill. Then, they'd return and take them away.

Qiqi also left the python here to take care of the two beasts, so that they would not run away.

Qiqi and the others quickly came out of the underground river and came to a stone arch bridge. Qiqi remembered that the barrier was here.

Zhou Jingze carefully touched it with his hand, and the barrier was still there. Liu Junyang and Ling Xuzi also touched it with their hands. None of them touched it, but the barrier didn't react.

Qiqi stepped forward and placed her hand on the barrier. Just like last time, it quickly melted, creating a large hole wide enough for one person to pass through. Zhou Jingze, Ling Xuzi, and Liu Junyang quickly passed through. Qiqi followed suit. Soon, the barrier automatically returned to its original state.

They quickly arrived at the stone arch bridge. There was fog on the bridge, so they slowly walked up, with Zhou Jingze walking in front. There was no danger last time, but Zhou Jingze didn't dare to let his guard down. They walked across safely.

They saw a very thick Optimus Prime standing in front of them. They raised their heads to look up, but it was covered by fog and they couldn't see how tall it was.

They circled around Optimus Prime, which was located on a large platform surrounded by cliffs. They couldn't see the bottom at all, and it was foggy below, so they didn't know what was underneath.

Zhou Jingze felt a familiar feeling when he looked at Optimus Prime. He didn't know why. Liu Junyang was also surprised to see the thick Optimus Prime, and he didn't know what to say.

Ling Xuzi saw the Optimus Prime, the passage to the Celestial Realm. But reaching it wasn't easy. This was the passage left for Qiqi by someone from the Celestial Realm. Wasn't that a trap for her? Don't you know how dangerous it is to go up there? "Once I get there, I'll find you. You've left me alone in Linglong Tower for thousands of years. See how I'll avenge you."

At this moment, the one from the Immortal Realm was also looking into a mirror. They went to Optimus Prime again, taking Ling Xuzi with them. They wouldn't follow Optimus Prime up, would they? If they did, they'd be no match for certain people. Wouldn't that be courting death? Ling Xuzi, you bastard! You've been stuck in the Linglong Tower for thousands of years in vain. Why don't you have a brain?

No, he glanced forward to see what was happening in the mirror. He saw the old emperor's ferocious behavior, and also saw Qiqi and the others' consciousness go to a cave and see a woman. He was also stunned.

This is his beloved woman, why is she being tortured in the cave? Didn't he say he would treat her well? Seeing this, he squatted down in pain. Why, why did my father do this to me? Putting my beloved here to torture. It must be you guys who came up with this bad idea.

I haven't fully grasped power yet. I hate it, having my wife and daughter suffer. It seems Qiqi is here to rescue her, so I'll lend you a hand. I'll help you successfully rescue her and return you to the human world. The old emperor is also a part of my soul. Let him take care of her.

It seems the old emperor's soul, driven by my yearning for her, so persistently entered that place. I searched for thousands of years, but couldn't find her. You found her. I also want to thank this part of my soul for coming to the human world and bringing you to life. You didn't let me down; you found my daughter's reincarnation. You took good care of her, and then found my beloved in my dreams. I've waited a hundred years for you. I'll take you back and make you my clone. Well, your son is here too. He's a good kid, and he has my style. I'll take care of him, too.

Qiqi, Zhou Jingze, don't let me down, you two. Pass through Optimus Prime and reach the Immortal Realm. Go to Youmi Island and rescue the people for me. Lingxuzi, don't let me down either. Protect them well, and I'll give you a commendation when you return.

Ling Xuzi felt a pair of eyes looking at him with expectation. He also felt that he was having an illusion.

Qiqi and Zhou Jingze also looked up and felt that a pair of eyes were watching them.

The person from the fairy world waved his hand instantly, and the image in the mirror disappeared.

The feeling of the three of them disappeared in an instant. They were a little confused and felt a little unreal.

They looked back at Optimus Prime, still before their eyes. He hadn't vanished. The feeling they had just had was real. Someone was watching them, and they couldn't tell if it was friend or foe.

Ling Xuzi thought that it must be the person in the fairy world who had deceived him.