Transmigrating into the world of Jade Dynasty, I was targeted by the female lead in a reverse romanc

Inside the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury.

There was no grand hall as I had imagined, nor mountains of rare treasures. Instead, what greeted my eyes was a soft, iridescent halo of light, with the light source coming from the center.

The air was filled with that strange fragrance, which was richer and purer than what could be smelled outside. Taking a breath, one felt clear-headed, and the fatigue and hidden injuries in the body seemed to be soothed.

Biyao staggered a step, regained her balance, and Lu Xueqi released her hands from around her waist, took two steps back, and stood to the side. Tianya and Moxue were not sheathed, but still hung beside her, their tips pointing towards the ground.

She tilted her head slightly, as if listening to the muffled thunderous impact and faint phoenix cries coming from outside.

"Why?" Biyao's voice broke the silence, carrying the slight panting of someone who had survived a disaster, and a deep, unyielding doubt and scrutiny.

She looked at Lu Xueqi, the woman who had just pulled her out of the jaws of death, the woman she had hated for ten years and considered her lifelong enemy.

Why did you save me?

Lu Xueqi turned her head, her gaze calmly landing on her face. After looking at her for two seconds, she looked away and gazed at the interior of the treasure vault, saying indifferently, "Just something."

"smoothly?"

Biyao seemed to have heard a joke, and twitched the corners of her mouth, but there was no smile in her eyes, only a deeper sneer.

"Lu Xueqi, is it necessary to exchange such empty words between us? You owe me nothing. If you wanted to kill me just now, you could have done it. What does it mean to save me now? Pity? Or do you think letting me die in that beast's mouth is too easy for me?"

Lu Xueqi's gaze finally settled on Biyao's face. Her gaze was clear and calm, like the water of a deep pool, reflecting the undisguised hostility and stubbornness on Biyao's face, as well as a trace of lingering fear from her near-death experience.

"He doesn't want you to die." Lu Xueqi spoke, her voice not loud, but each word clear, echoing with a unique meaning in the quiet space bathed in iridescent light.

Biyao was stunned.

It felt like my chest had been hit hard by a blunt object, a dull ache followed by a sour, astringent, and countless complex and indescribable emotions churning up inside me.

He...doesn't want me to die?

His panicked cries and the genuine worry in his eyes flashed through my mind again.

She suddenly chuckled softly, the sound sounding somewhat thin in the empty treasure vault, making it impossible to discern whether it was joy or sorrow.

"Really? Then he really is... as always, an overly kind person."

She raised her eyes, her sharp gaze piercing Lu Xueqi, and said, "And what about you? Aren't you afraid that he'll get hurt by Ping'er while he's out there right now? You're more at ease being trapped in this godforsaken place with me."

"That's one of your people, they probably wouldn't."

"Probably not," four words, light and airy, yet conveying a certainty that made Biyao's heart ache.

Are they certain that Jin Ping'er, out of consideration for their friendship, wouldn't actually kill Jiang Xiaochuan?

I'm still certain... Jiang Xiaochuan is safe from immediate danger in Jin Ping'er's hands.

Is she really that careless?

Locking yourself up with your "love rival" and gambling on the bottom line of that "enemy" outside?

Biyao wanted to say something, but Lu Xueqi stopped looking at her, turned around, and walked towards the center of the treasure vault, where the seven-colored halo was the most intense. Her steps were steady, and her white dress brushed across the dusty ground, leaving faint traces.

Biyao pursed her lips and followed. At this moment, worrying about these things was meaningless. They were trapped here. Outside were the furious Blackwater Serpent and its natural enemy, the Yellow Bird, whose fate was unknown. And what exactly was hidden in this Heavenly Emperor's Treasury?

As you get closer, the glowing thing becomes clearer.

It was a wooden platform about half a person's height. Judging from the material, it was from the same source as the giant tree underfoot, as if it were a thick branch that had grown naturally from the trunk, with the top flattened to form a platform about a foot square.

In the center of the platform, there is a wooden cup, also carved from the same wood, simple and unadorned. The cup is filled with a clear and transparent liquid, which emits a rich and unique fragrance that is refreshing and pleasant.

Above the liquid floated a small pebble, about the size of a thumbnail. Its shape was irregular, roughly five-sided, and crystal clear, with what appeared to be a continuous flow of iridescent rainbow light inside.

The soft, seven-colored halo that enveloped the wooden platform and illuminated the space emanated from this strange stone. The light, about a foot above the stone, seemed to be gathered and refracted by an invisible force, forming a semi-circular, ever-changing light curtain, which was beautiful and magnificent.

Biyao and Lu Xueqi's gazes were drawn to the wooden table, the wooden cup, especially the liquid in the cup and the strange stone. The source of the omnipresent strange fragrance in the air seemed to be here. Just standing nearby and breathing in the fragrance, they felt their spiritual energy flow faster, and even the consumption and minor injuries from the previous battle were slowly recovering.

Neither of them were ignorant, but what they saw before them was beyond their comprehension. The transparent liquid in the wooden cup was no ordinary spring water, and the floating strange stone was even more extraordinary.

Just as the two were observing intently and pondering in their hearts.

"BOOM!!!"

Another unprecedentedly violent impact came from outside, causing the entire Heavenly Emperor's Treasury to shake violently, with dust and fine wood chips falling from above.

At the same time, the ferocious roars of the Blackwater Serpent and the angry shrieks of the Yellow Bird pierced through the heavy stone door, clearly indicating that the battle outside had reached a fever pitch.

Although the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury is wondrous, after countless years and today being repeatedly struck by ancient demonic beasts like the Blackwater Serpent, it seems to have reached its limit.

From the solid wooden walls all around, a chilling groaning sound began to emanate—the sound of the incredibly hard wood breaking under immense external force!

Biyao and Lu Xueqi both paled at the same time. In the midst of the earth-shaking tremors, they could barely stand. They could only use their internal energy to stabilize themselves and cautiously look around to guard against any falling debris.

Logically speaking, with such violent shaking, the wooden cup on the wooden platform should have overturned long ago, and the elixir inside should have spilled.

However, just as the wooden platform was violently shaking along with the treasure vault, a straight golden beam of light suddenly shot up from the floating strange stone in the cup!

The beam of light was only as thick as a finger, yet incredibly solid. It shot upwards in an instant and disappeared into the seven-colored light curtain that enveloped the wooden platform.

The entire light screen was suddenly dyed a pure and dazzling gold!

Golden light spread out, seemingly carrying a power to calm the world. The violently shaking wooden platform, under the golden light, strangely came to a standstill. No matter how the entire treasure vault shook, it remained unmoved, and even the shaking in a small area around the wooden platform subsided considerably.

As the impact from the outside world and the shaking of the treasure vault gradually subsided, the golden light emitted by the strange stone slowly receded, and the light screen returned to its colorful, flowing appearance.

Biyao and Lu Xueqi exchanged a glance, both seeing amazement in each other's eyes. The wooden platform, the strange stone, and the spiritual medicine in the cup were clearly a whole, and possessed an incredible protective power.