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Chapter 562 Leaving
Li Dachui turned his head and looked at the screens on the wall.

Some of those trapped in the cabin were still frantically banging on the walls, while others sat cross-legged, deep in thought, trying to regain their strength.

"Now that we've reached an agreement, can we leave? Can my subordinates be released as well?" Jiang Qian asked.

“Going out like this is obviously not an option!” Li Dachui refused decisively.

"why?"

"Who knows what other tricks the Empress Dowager has up her sleeve outside?" Li Dachui laughed. "What if the Empress Dowager is hiding a master of innate cultivation outside? If I go out, wouldn't I be like a lamb entering a tiger's den? We finally managed to keep the Empress Dowager here, and then we'd have to hand her over obediently? All the things we were just imagining here will soon become nothing but a mirage!"

"Where are there any innate masters left?" Jiang Qian sighed. "You're being far too cautious."

“When facing the Empress Dowager, it’s only right to be a little more careful! Even without any innate masters, those people are enough to give me a hard time. The key is that as soon as I make a move, those thousands of people below swarm me, which will exhaust me to death.” Li Dachui said solemnly, “When a person is at their most triumphant, that is also when they should be the most careful.”

“But we can’t stay here forever, can we? As long as they’re still outside, this accident you mentioned will continue to exist, right?” Jiang Qian said.

"I naturally have a way out!" Li Dachui smiled and said, "But for now, let me release the Empress Dowager's subordinates first!"

These people are not only martial arts experts, but also masters in their respective fields. For Li Dachui, they are all rare talents. If he can recruit them, they will be of great use in the future.

However, it's best not to meet for the time being.

Walk to the control panel, put down the nameplate, verify your identity, and press the button.

The hatch, which those people had tried so hard to open, suddenly opened silently.

These demonic sect experts darted out like rabbits.

Even on the screen, you could see the fear on these people's faces.

Everything they are experiencing today is beyond their comprehension.

Humans always have an inexplicable fear of the unknown.

Inside the control room, Li Dachui smiled as he typed a message on the screen, then pressed a button, and a pleasant female voice immediately rang out from the outer corridor.

"Self-destruct program initiated, countdown begins now, 60!"

"59!"

"58!"

Regardless of how much these people knew about this huge thing in front of them, they could still understand what the woman, who was hiding somewhere, was saying.

Self-destruction!

Countdown!
And then there were those counting sounds, as if they were a death knell.

When the numbers are all counted, that's when this thing in front of you will be destroyed.

Having understood this, the demonic experts outside the passage no longer hesitated and turned to run outside.

Only that old woman was running while shouting, "Empress Dowager, where are you? Hurry up!"

Watching the men flee in disarray, Li Dachui laughed heartily. Looking back at Jiang Qian, whose face was grim, he said, "Looks like their loyalty to you has its limits. Look, you're still missing, and they've already run off to save their own lives! When they see you again, give them a good beating. Abandoning their leader at the slightest disturbance won't do."

After a moment of silence, Jiang Qian said, "No, I will pretend I don't know anything about what happened today."

Li Dachui's smile faded. He looked at Jiang Qian, nodded, and said, "That's how it is. If you pretend you don't know, they naturally won't say anything, and everyone can still get along as before. If you really expose them, it will only make things awkward for everyone. I know of a case like this. Do you know what the outcome was?"

“It’s probably those people who feel guilty who killed the other person, right?” Jiang Qian said. Li Dachui gave a thumbs up, “As expected of the Empress Dowager, you hit the nail on the head. That’s absolutely right. So, never test human nature.”

"Don't call me Empress Dowager anymore!" Jiang Qian sighed and said, "I'm afraid I'm no longer Empress Dowager, Li Dachui. From now on, my surname is Jiang and my given name is Ping. You can still call me Jiang Jiang!"

"You're truly capable of taking it and letting it go!" Li Dachui praised. "I was worried you wouldn't be able to give up the Empress Dowager position!"

“Of course I’m reluctant to give it up. You should be able to understand the feeling of having the power to control things. For people like us who have experienced the benefits of power, what we’re reluctant to give up is power itself!” At this point, Jiang Qian suddenly laughed: “So now I have to fight for the future position of Empress. Xiao Changche is a formidable opponent! Hmm, what will you name the country you will establish in the future? By the way, you are a prince of Great Qin, and a direct descendant, so naturally it will still be called Great Qin!”

Li Dachui was immediately defeated. He turned to look at the screen on the wall. There were no more demonic masters in the cabin. He switched the monitor to the door and could see a few people peeking around. The axe that was originally lying across the door had been taken away by the woodcutter.

With a snap, Li Dachui pressed the button, and the last hatch closed, completely isolating everyone outside.

"They will definitely go down the mountain to tell Wang Pu at this time!"

"With your methods, even Wang Pu couldn't open this door. Do you think you can dig the hospital ship out?"

"Impossible!" Jiang Qian shook her head and said, "Puning calculated that our current location is below Yunwu Mountain, which means we should be in the river right now. This thing of yours isn't really going to self-destruct, is it?"

"Of course not, I was just trying to scare them."

“Then they’ll definitely guard the entrance to the death.” Jiang Qian looked at Li Dachui and said, “I’m curious, if we don’t go through the main gate, how will we get out?”

"Of course there's a way!" Li Dachui turned off all the surveillance cameras, turned around and said to Jiang Qian, "Jiang Jiang, come with me!"

Watching Li Dachui stride away, Jiang Qian sighed and obediently followed. Judging from her expression, she looked like a wronged little wife.

Descending from the top floor to the third floor, and arriving at the stern of the medical ship, Li Dachui forcefully pulled up a red wrench from a groove.

Almost all the equipment on the ship is touch-screen or button-operated, but this one is the only one that is mechanical.

As the wrench was pulled up, Jiang Qian saw the hatch in front of her open with a creaking sound, revealing a hidden compartment. Inside, a cylindrical object was embedded in a slot.

Li Dachui entered the cabin, reached out and pressed somewhere, and the upper part of the cylinder suddenly opened, with a portion of it retracting downwards to reveal the interior space.

"what is this?"

"It's for escaping!" Li Dachui laughed. "Although it wasn't originally designed for use in water, it doesn't matter. With its sturdiness and power, escaping from here won't be a problem!"

As he spoke, Li Dachui jumped inside. The cylindrical space was very small, and Li Dachui lay down inside. After fiddling around for a while, a panel next to him lit up. After glancing at the contents, Li Dachui cried out in distress.

After all, it's something from hundreds of years ago. Even the hospital ship's energy is almost exhausted, so this thing is naturally no good either. Looking at the red light flashing on its power source, Li Dachui estimated that after being ejected from the hospital ship, it wouldn't go far before losing power and sinking to the bottom.

But once I'm out of there, so be it. As long as I'm away from Cloud Mist Mountain, Ke Wuji is waiting for me outside!

"Come on up!" Li Dachui said, looking at Jiang Qian who was standing outside.

"Where am I supposed to stay?" Jiang Qian looked at Li Dachui, who was lying there with hardly any space left.

"This is a one-person vehicle! Now that there are two of us, you'll have to make do!" Li Dachui shrank to the side: "Let's squeeze in!"

Jiang Qian's face immediately turned red.

Li Dachui looked at her and sneered, "Didn't you just say you wanted me to marry you? And that you wanted to compete for the Empress's position? What's wrong? You don't want to anymore!"

Jiang Qian took a few deep breaths, lowered her head and muttered something under her breath, then suddenly grabbed the edge of the tube and jumped in.

(End of this chapter)