"The Queen is absolutely right, we are heading towards Lake Liao."

Even if there is night pearl illumination in the cave, the visibility is extremely low. Su Mumu found it strange that none of the twenty shadow guards, including the leader Ji Ying, did not need lighting facilities. They all traveled lightly. Even

You can also avoid the potholes on the ground one by one, and it won't be because there is no light.

And fell down.

"Queen, be careful."

Just observing the movement of the shadow guard, Su Mumu did not guard her feet and tripped on a protruding stone. She almost fell over and was beaten by someone beside her.

The quick-eyed shadow guard supported him. After Su Mumu thanked him, he stood firm and then noticed that the shadow guard supporting him was actually Qiao Shuo.

"why you?"

Curious that Qiao Shuo was so outstanding that he was selected by Ji Ying to participate in this rescue activity, Su Mumu smiled and said hello.

Qiao Shuo stepped aside politely and naturally, but seemed to be very shy and refused to look at Su Mumu again.

"Qiao Shuo, you have served as the Queen's bodyguard before, so from now on, you will be directly responsible for the Queen's safety. If any problems arise,

Let me ask you first."

After bowing his head and saying yes, Qiao Shuo stood beside Su Mumu, looking like he would swear allegiance to him, which made Su Mumu feel very embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, Qiao Shuo, for causing you trouble."

Realizing that she was about to drag down Qiao Shuo, Su Mumu apologized to Qiao Shuo first.

"The Queen has spoken harshly."

Qiao Shuo returned the gift respectfully, stayed by Su Mumu's side, and never left her.

The group of people walked forward for about two more hours before they came to a stop in front of a huge black shadow.

Looking vaguely, the huge black shadow reached the top. Su Mumu raised her eyes and felt that the shadows were extremely scary.

"Reached?"

Su Mumu asked Qiao Shuo beside her in a low voice, and received an affirmative answer immediately.

There was a faint sound of wind coming from the black shadow. Looking at it, Su Mumu couldn't tell what the black shadow was. But what was certain was that it was absolutely

Not a living creature.

Holding up the sword inlaid with luminous pearls, Su Mumu could barely see clearly that the black shadow stretched for miles, with the end almost invisible.

In silence, Jiying sent four shadow guards to the black shadow. They fumbled around for a while, then returned to Jiying and reported the situation.

"Open now."

After hearing the responses from the four shadow guards, Jiying immediately issued the order.

Four more shadow guards came up and stood at the same place as the previous four shadow guards. Whoosh, whoosh, they jumped up one after another and flew straight to the heights close to the black shadow.

The top of the mountain could not be seen even with the light of the luminous pearl. Su Mumu had to stand there and wait for any movement.

After less than half an hour, a roar was suddenly heard from the side of the black shadow, like the sound of a mechanism being turned on.

Su Mumu looked around and saw that on the left side of the black shadow, there was a huge door that was opened from the inside.

After waiting for a while, the roar gradually faded away, and Jiying took the lead and walked over.

The shadow guards guarding Su Mumu did not follow immediately. Instead, they waited until Ji Ying entered the door and gave the order, then signaled Su Mumu to follow.

Together they entered the open door.

Walking into the huge door, Su Mumu discovered that the black shadow she had seen before was actually something like a city wall, and the eight shadow guards before

, he jumped over this terrifyingly high city wall and touched the mechanism from the inside to open the huge city gate.

"So, this is the underground ancient city I heard about before?"

After entering the door, Su Mumu held up the luminous pearl and looked towards the city. She saw a series of dark buildings like houses and pavilions standing among them.

The sound of flapping wings was approaching quickly. Before Su Mumu could react, Qiao Shuo beside him swung his sword into the air. A dark owl was pierced by the sword, and hung on the sword and fluttered.

Then he stopped moving.

"Queen, please don't use luminous pearls for lighting anymore."

After that, Qiao Shuo threw the owl on the sword to the ground, sheathed the sword, and bent down in front of Su Mumu.

"what are you up to?"

Although Su Mumu understood what Qiao Shuo meant, Su Mumu felt embarrassed when such a big man had to be carried on his back.

Ji Ying, who was leading the team, discovered the situation and advised him with support.

"The Queen, although it is said that men and women are not intimately related to each other, but these are extraordinary times, so I would like to ask the Queen to bear the grievances."

Thinking that the backpack behind her was too heavy, Su Mumu took off her backpack and let the shadow guard next to her carry it. She blushed and climbed to Qiao Shuo's bed.

on the back.

"Queen, hurry up."

After Qiao Shuo in front of him finished speaking, he grabbed Su Mumu's calves with both hands, lifted them up, supported Su Mumu's knees with his hands, and stood up straight.

Because of the angle problem, Su Mumu quickly wrapped her arms around Qiao Shuo's neck, which reduced a lot of gravity.

This time, the team's speed was significantly improved, and they reached the center of the ancient city in just a few seconds.

Sensing that Qiao Shuo had stopped, Su Mumu asked.

"Where are we?"

Hearing a hint of nervousness in Su Mumu's voice, Qiao Shuo comforted her quietly.

"We have arrived at the center of the ancient city. If Commander Jiying checks and there are no problems, the Queen can temporarily take out the luminous pearl for lighting."

Su Mumu, whose vision was pitch dark, heard that she could take out the night pearl to illuminate it immediately, and she was so happy that she said yes again and again.

After waiting for a while, Ji Ying really spoke loudly.

"Please bring out the luminous pearls for illumination, Queen Mother."

Su Mumu, who had already held the sword in her arms, heard this and immediately pulled out the sword. The luminous pearl on the handle instantly illuminated her surroundings.

An ancient building similar to the style of the Western Regions suddenly appeared in front of Su Mumu. In front of the building, the one-story-high door panel was open. It was dark inside, and the internal structure was completely unclear.

After listening to Ji Ying's order to rest where he was, Qiao Shuo knelt down and put down Su Mumu who was carrying him on his back.

After standing on the ground and stretching her hands and feet, Su Mumu took the backpack and put it on the ground. She took out dry food from the backpack and distributed it to the shadow guards.

Unexpectedly, Su Mumu would be so well-prepared, so Ji Ying hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

"If the Queen is hungry, just eat something. When these shadow guards are performing tasks, they can often survive for seven days with only a small amount of water. In order to move quickly, they will not eat for the time being."

Su Mumu, who had just taken out the sesame cakes to eat, listened to Ji Ying's words and looked at the surrounding shadow guards who were resting on the ground. She looked at the sesame cakes in her hand regretfully and stuffed them back into her backpack.

"How could I be so cruel? The Shadow Guards were willing to risk their lives to rescue me in order to find my husband. How could I bear it, but I had to live alone?
Chapter completed!