Chương 84: _【+】(84)

_【+】(84)

The three of them stood on three sides of the sarcophagus, simultaneously pushing down with all their might. The sarcophagus was on top of the ivory bed. What on earth was this supposed to do?

"Push harder!"

The sarcophagus didn't budge an inch. Qu Wei, mustering his last ounce of strength, roared. Qi Mo's brow furrowed tightly. He pressed down on the middle of the sarcophagus with all his might. With a series of creaks and groans, the sluggish sound of a pulley suddenly echoed. Under the combined force of the three, the sarcophagus slowly began to sink.

In the northeast corner of the room, a stone wall decorated to look like the palace's starry sky slowly descended. In sync with the downward force Qi Mo and the others were applying, the rusty sound of the pulley brought the three of them absolute hope.

"There's not enough time," Li Xin said, glancing at the white sand that had already crept past her thighs, her head covered in sweat.

Whether it was intentional or just due to its age, the pulley that drove this mechanism was exceptionally heavy, slow, and cumbersome. The three of them were pushing with all their might, yet the stone wall had only opened enough for one person to squeeze through. Meanwhile, the white sand below seemed to be getting faster, more fluid, pouring in frantically.

Qi Mo glanced at the height of the opening, then scooped Li Xin up in his arms. At the same time, he reached out and grabbed Qu Wei, taking difficult steps towards the stone wall.

There was a lot of white sand, piling up layer by layer, and the suction force was growing stronger. Even someone as powerful as Qi Mo couldn't move quickly while carrying two people. Seeing this, Li Xin pushed away Qi Mo's hand and said, "I have a way. You just go ahead." She then lay down diagonally on the sand and rolled towards the base of the stone wall. Her weight was not significant to begin with, and by spreading it out like this, she didn't sink. She rolled all the way to the corner of the wall.

Seeing that this worked, Qi Mo put more force into his hands, lifted Qu Wei, and threw him horizontally towards Li Xin. He then quickened his pace and rushed towards the wall. Without Li Xin and Qu Wei, the resistance of the sand was no match for Qi Mo.

Qu Wei was thrown by Qi Mo with great speed and force, reaching Li Xin in an instant. However, the consequence of too much force was that he plunged headfirst into the sand where Li Xin was. Li Xin quickly reached out and grabbed the back of Qu Wei's collar. She didn't have the strength to pull him out, but she kept him from sinking too deep.

"Climb up," Qi Mo strode over in a few steps, lifting Qu Wei with one hand while saying to Li Xin in a deep voice. Without a second word, Li Xin grabbed Qi Mo's arm and started climbing up towards his neck. The stone wall was too high for any of them to reach alone; they had to form a human ladder to get over.

Stepping onto Qi Mo's neck, Li Xin quickly bent down and grabbed Qu Wei, who was being lifted up by Qi Mo. Qu Wei knew he was in no position to struggle, so he remained silent, grabbing Li Xin's hand. Supported by Li Xin at his waist and his legs held up by Qi Mo, his body was lifted high enough to grab the descending stone wall. He used all his strength to pull himself up.

"Quick, give me your hand." Qu Wei climbed onto the stone wall and sat on it. He reached down and bent over to grab Li Xin's hand. Li Xin quickly reached out and grabbed Qu Wei's. With a push from Qi Mo's legs, she was flipped right over.

Flipping over and sitting down on the wall, Li Xin saw that the height was still not enough. She quickly lay down on it, hanging her body down towards Qi Mo and said, "Hurry up." Qi Mo didn't hesitate and gripped her hand tightly.

She pulled with all her might. No movement. She pulled again. Still no movement. Li Xin saw that the sand below was almost at Qi Mo's waist. If a person was submerged up to their waist, it would be very difficult to get out of sand or rocks. Li Xin knew this basic fact.

"Qi Mo, push the sand around you away, get free of it!" Li Xin was truly frantic now, her eyes red as she hung upside down from the stone wall, tightly gripping both of Qi Mo's hands.

Qi Mo's brows were tightly knitted. It wasn't that he didn't want to get free, but how could he? He looked up and met Li Xin's red eyes, subconsciously tightening his grip. The coldness and dominance in his gaze were unmistakable.

Qu Wei, also straddling the stone wall, saw that Li Xin couldn't pull Qi Mo up and grew anxious. He pressed down on Li Xin's waist and shouted, "Hold on!" Then he grabbed Li Xin's legs and jumped down, using his own weight and strength to pull on Qi Mo from behind Li Xin.

No movement. Tightly enveloped by the sand, Qi Mo couldn't budge at all. Li Xin let out a muffled groan; she felt like she was being pulled apart. But there was no reaction from Qi Mo's end. Li Xin ignored the pain, frantically gripping Qi Mo and pulling upwards with all her might.

Qi Mo felt Li Xin and Qu Wei pulling him with all their strength, but the sand around him was increasing, pressing down on him so he couldn't move. It wasn't that he didn't want to move, but he simply couldn't. He looked up at Li Xin's eyes, which were so anxious they were about to shed tears, and said in a deep voice, "You can only be with me."

"I know, I know, don't let go, don't let go! You said I could only die by your hand. If you let go, I won't be able to!" Li Xin of course understood what Qi Mo meant, but she tightened her grip on him and said in a panicked and urgent voice.

In contrast, Qi Mo was not flustered at all. That calmness and bloodthirsty feeling, along with the cold smile that slowly bloomed on his lips, he said word by word, "I won't let go." He didn't understand the principle of letting others have their way. He only knew that if they were to die, they would die together. People who were special to him could only be with him. They could never escape his control.

Stealing Love, Main Text, Chapter 87: A Warm Feeling

Word Count: 7484 Update Time: 08-12-03 13:52

Qu Wei, hanging below, heard the exchange between Qi Mo and Li Xin. Along with his shock, a stinging pain spread from the bottom of his heart. He didn't know where the strength came from, but he bit down hard, kicked against the stone wall, and his entire body became parallel to it. He wrapped his arms around Li Xin's legs, and with all his might, he let out a roar and pulled down with ferocious force.

It moved. With the sudden, powerful tug from Qu Wei, Qi Mo felt a slight loosening at his feet. His entire body was pulled up a step. A light flashed in his eyes. He gripped Li Xin tightly and said in a deep voice, "Hold on."

Li Xin watched the white sand spreading out rapidly. She was so anxious she couldn't even speak. Feeling the slight movement, she nodded fiercely, her gaze absolutely resolute and fearless.

Feeling the sand beneath him being stirred away, Qi Mo pressed one hand against the stone wall and, at the same time, gave Li Xin a hard pull, using Qu Wei's force to leap upwards.

The three forces combined. Qi Mo used all his strength to grab the edge of the stone wall. Once he had a foothold, the rest was no longer a problem for him. Qi Mo grabbed the edge of the wall and shot upwards with a fierce pull. His body, which had already been halfway out, shot out completely with this powerful force.

Qi Mo quickly flipped over and straddled the stone wall. At the same time, he gripped Li Xin tightly. Qu Wei, below Li Xin, felt Qi Mo being pulled out. The tremendous force sent him tumbling to the ground. He let go and was thrown so hard he couldn't even breathe.

Qi Mo grabbed Li Xin and leaped down from the stone wall. Li Xin, held in Qi Mo's hands, saw that he was out. Her heart relaxed, and she threw her arms around him, saying, "It's okay, it's okay."

Qi Mo held Li Xin, feeling her hug him tightly. The strength from her slender arms, though pitifully small to him, felt very comfortable. It wasn't the comfort of escaping danger, but a kind of comfort he couldn't describe.

He felt Li Xin's body trembling continuously. It was an involuntary fear that caused such an uncontrollable shaking. Under the influence of some unknown emotion, he couldn't help but hug Li Xin back tightly. What a strange emotion. He had experienced countless situations like this, walked the line between life and death countless times. For him, life and death were separated by a single sheet of paper. One side was life, the other was death, so thin it wasn't even a millimeter. It no longer stirred any other emotions in him.

But now, this warm embrace, this body trembling with fear and worry, made him feel a wave of warmth. Warmth, yes, a warmth he had never felt before, a comfort he had never known.

In that instant just now, what he saw in Li Xin's eyes was fear, panic, and disbelief. But mostly, it was an emotion he couldn't name. What was it? He didn't know, and he didn't want to know. He only knew that this woman in front of him could calm his heart, and at this moment, there was an added touch of warmth. It was the warmth of the heart, a small warm place in a cold world.

Lowering his head to look at the top of her head, Qi Mo couldn't help but stroke Li Xin's hair and said faintly, "It's okay. What are you afraid of?" Still domineering, but with a little less of the coldness and indifference. However, neither of them noticed.

Li Xin hugged Qi Mo tightly. This was the first time she had seen Qi Mo in a state of helplessness. Qi Mo was the strongest, the most arrogant and domineering. There was nothing in this world Qi Mo couldn't do. Not because of his power, but because he himself was powerful to an unparalleled degree.

But that trace of failure and helplessness just now, although Qi Mo didn't show it, Li Xin felt it. To say she wasn't shocked, wasn't surprised, would be a lie. In Li Xin's eyes, Qi Mo wasn't just a man; he was almost comparable to a god, so powerful that people knew that as long as it was Qi Mo, nothing could stump him. And in that moment, Li Xin finally understood that the person in front of her was still a person. And as long as one was human, there would be times of helplessness, times when one had to face death.

So, besides anxiety and fear, there was more worry. Worry for Qi Mo. Worrying about him as if he were an ordinary person. Although she had never worried about anyone other than Sui Xin in her life, when faced with the incredibly perceptive Qi Mo, unspoken emotions were the most direct exposure of feelings.

Hearing Qi Mo's words, Li Xin steadied her emotions slightly, looked up, and took a step back. Standing on the ground, she scanned Qi Mo up and down to make sure he was fine, no missing limbs. Her spirit finally relaxed, and she suddenly felt as if her whole body was being torn apart with pain, especially her abdomen. Being pulled by two opposing forces, she now didn't even have the strength to stand up.

Clutching her abdomen, Li Xin bent over and began to pant heavily. Pain. Her soft abdomen had been scraped against the stone. After being pulled like that, it hurt so much it felt like her internal organs had been displaced.

Sensing Li Xin's emotions calm down, he took a step back, which allowed him to see Qu Wei behind her. He saw Qu Wei lying on the ground, his face deathly pale. His complexion had gone from flushed to pale in an instant. Large beads of sweat covered his entire face. On his arm, where the gunshot wound should be, the scab had either formed or the bleeding had stopped, but now fresh red blood was slowly seeping out again. On his clothes, which were so tattered their original appearance was unrecognizable, the blood looked particularly striking. Accompanied by his weak gasps, Qi Mo couldn't help but frown slightly.

After glancing at Qu Wei, he suddenly saw Li Xin beside him clutching her abdomen and bending over. Qi Mo's eyes sharpened. He scooped Li Xin up, turned his back to Qu Wei, and swiftly lifted her clothes, so fast that Li Xin didn't even have time to react.

A mix of purple and blue with a reddish hue. The skin on her entire abdomen was seeping a reddish color. It wasn't much, but it was a shocking sight. Qi Mo's hand tightened, gripping Li Xin's shoulder.

Only then did Li Xin react. She grabbed Qi Mo's hand and gritted her teeth, "I'm fine, I won't die. Let's go, let's get out of here first." As she spoke, she tried to stand up straight. This was not the time to lament their narrow escape. The real escape was just beginning. They could talk about everything else after they got out of this mysterious pyramid.

"We have to leave. Once this mechanism is activated, it will flood the entire pyramid before it stops. We have to leave." Qu Wei, with only half a life left, struggled to get up but collapsed back down, unable to support himself. He had already lost too much blood, and now, in this crisis, he had exhausted all his potential. Now, let alone walking, he probably couldn't even stand up.

Hearing the gravity in Qu Wei's words and feeling the ground still seem to be shaking, Qi Mo knew they were still setting off explosions. He couldn't hear what Lan Bang and Hong Ying's men were doing, but this feeling definitely meant it was still ongoing. How could such an ancient and precise place withstand such modern things? It would surely accelerate its own demise. Qi Mo couldn't afford to be tender with Li Xin anymore. He picked her up and headed for the revealed corridor, saying with a cold face, "Keep up."

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