The duration of the Phoenix God's grand inspection was unpredictable, sometimes as brief as a flick of a finger, other times spanning thousands of years.
Should she happen to inspect the cultivation world during that time, by the time she returned, Huo Sijun and Leng Muran would have been completely annihilated.
Thinking that it was better to act now than later, Su Muqing agreed to the Phoenix God's proposal to proceed with the exchange as soon as possible.
Little did she know that "as soon as possible" meant immediately. Before Su Muqing could make any preparations, her divine soul was already being squeezed in.
Unconsciously recalling the nightmarish experience just moments ago, Su Muqing's soul trembled. It was as if it was protesting her thoughts, why must she recall such pain!
Hearing Huo Qiyuan's footsteps, Su Muqing suppressed the discomfort in her body. Her tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and her face regained its usual serene expression.
Everything she was experiencing was her own willing choice. Brother Huo was already feeling guilty enough, and Su Muqing didn't want him to see her in so much pain, as it would only make him more self-reproachful.
To allow Su Muqing more time to rest, the time within the space was adjusted once more. The original ratio was 1:5, and it was directly changed to 1:24. With this change, only one more opportunity remained to alter the time within the space.
For the next period, the two of them remained in the space. Huo Qiyuan forbade Su Muqing from getting out of bed. He personally fed her, and even carried her to the bathroom, which caused Su Muqing much embarrassment for a long time.
Huo Qiyuan wished he could force-feed Su Muqing the pills in his hand as if they were her daily meals. It was only when he saw that Su Muqing had been replenished to the point of nosebleeds that he finally ceased.
After being pampered like a cripple for two days, Su Muqing had mostly recovered once the pure energy remaining in her body was redistributed and she had slowly adapted.
At this time, it was almost five in the morning outside the space. Su Muqing then remembered that there were two other people inside the space. For the past two days, she had completely forgotten about them and hadn't sent them any food.
Su Muqing used her consciousness to check her sea of consciousness, and as expected, Rui Di was already on the verge of death from hunger.
Huo Qixiao was even worse off! He had been seriously injured by Rui Di earlier, then knocked unconscious, and after waking up from his coma, he had nothing to eat. He couldn't die if he wanted to, and he couldn't live if he wanted to!
Su Muqing quickly prepared some food for them. She hadn't intended to heal their injuries, but seeing Huo Qixiao in his current half-dead state, the chances of him beating Rui Di into a pulp were slim.
Therefore, to help Huo Qixiao recover quickly, the kind-hearted Su Muqing mixed some diluted spiritual spring water into his food.
(Rui Di: Should I thank you?)
(Su Muqing: You're welcome!)
Seeing the food reappear, Huo Qixiao did not hesitate. He struggled to crawl over, grabbed it, and shoved it into his mouth. Rui Di, on the other hand, only showed a moment of confusion when he first saw it before he too began to gobble it down.
The two quickly finished their food, and their strength gradually returned. Especially Huo Qixiao, who had consumed the spiritual spring water, felt that the pain in his body had lessened considerably.
Su Muqing checked the time outside the space and used her consciousness to reassemble the separated misty sea. The newly full and belching Rui Di then saw the dense fog dissipate, and the previously disappeared Huo Qixiao reappeared.
Having experienced the terrifying events before, Rui Di no longer intended to beat Huo Qixiao this time. He didn't notice the specific condition of the person opposite him.
Rui Di only knew that he never wanted to experience that feeling of hunger, fear, and loneliness again!
With that thought, Rui Di got up and walked over to Huo Qixiao to check on his injuries.
Who would have thought that as soon as Rui Di walked over, a fist would come flying towards his eye? He was hit and sent to sit on the ground, tumbling over...
After being beaten by Rui Di for no apparent reason, Huo Qixiao later figured it out.
Since Huo Qiyuan was able to capture Rui Di and bring him in, Rui Di must already know about the things he had done in the past. That was why he had been so ruthless earlier.
Thinking about how this idiot had been fooled by him in the past, and now Rui Di himself was a prisoner, Huo Qixiao felt there was no need to hold back anymore.
Recalling the beating that felt like iron blocks hitting his body, Huo Qixiao clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with malice, and he walked step by step towards the still dazed Rui Di.
When Huo Qiyuan returned from the bathroom, he saw Su Muqing leaning against a chaise lounge, staring blankly into the distance.
He thought she might be feeling unwell again, but the next moment, Su Muqing suddenly grinned.
However, why did this smile look somewhat terrifying?
Huo Qiyuan walked over with a sense of urgency, tightly gripping her hand and asking, "Qingqing, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere again? If you're not feeling well, you must tell me, don't keep it from me like last time."
When she first woke up, Su Muqing had been very good at concealing it, and Huo Qiyuan thought she wasn't feeling that bad.
Who would have thought that after they had talked for a while, Su Muqing would start vomiting, with such intensity as if she wanted to expel her internal organs, nearly terrifying Huo Qiyuan, who had just started to relax.
Later, under Huo Qiyuan's "coercion and enticement," Su Muqing told him that she was feeling very unwell, suffering from nausea and vomiting, and was in a state of dizziness.
Thus, she was ordered not to get out of bed.
Su Muqing was brought back to her senses by Huo Qiyuan's call. Seeing the worry on his face, she quickly reached out and smoothed his furrowed brows. "Brother Huo, don't worry, my body is really fine. I was just watching something fun."
Seeing that she was truly fine, Huo Qiyuan felt a little more at ease. "What fun thing?"
"Two chicks pecking at each other!" Su Muqing said with a smile, then intertwined her fingers with Huo Qiyuan's.
Soon, Huo Qiyuan understood what Su Muqing was talking about. A dense fog suddenly appeared before him, and he knew it was the misty sea used to confine Huo Qixiao and Rui Di.
Immediately, the sounds of two people fighting began.
"Huo Qixiao, you insolent cur! I am the current Emperor, how dare you assault your sovereign! Do you believe I won't tear you limb from limb!" Rui Di's enraged voice rang out. He truly hadn't expected Huo Qixiao to lay hands on him.
"Heh~" Huo Qixiao let out a contemptuous snort, his gaze full of disdain as he looked at Rui Di.
Having fallen to such a state, he still dared to put on airs of an emperor in front of him!
Truly unaware of his own doom!