"Wow!"
You were frightened and quickly sat up, but the person across from you copied your movement and sat up as well.
"Uh?"
You cocked your head, and she did the same, her cascading black hair falling smoothly, making you feel even more terrified because she had opened her eyes!
"Are you... resurrected? Or were you never dead? Could it be that you are immortal?"
You thought to yourself that this couldn't be like in the movies where someone consumes an Elixir of Immortality.
You pointed at her, and she made the same gesture, except she didn't speak. Although her eyes were clear as spring water, her pupils lacked any spiritual energy, making her look very dull.
Afterward, you made several movements, and she mimicked each one, even walking exactly like you.
"We're in big trouble now."
You sat on the pedestal, and she sat beside you, both adopting a troubled posture.
To be honest, before you left, you had never imagined that something like this would happen to you, and you regarded the "Star Stealing Life-changing Talisman" your mother mentioned as nothing more than superstitious nonsense.
But now, the reality was right in front of your eyes, and you couldn't help but believe it.
Having watched zombie movies, you knew she must have absorbed your yang energy, which was why she was imitating your actions.
You scratched your head, and she scratched hers, the sight of her two round breasts making your heart flutter and surge.
Suddenly, you felt hot air rush to your nose and almost bleed, quickly turning your head away.
Next, you took off your T-shirt, which was a bit muddy, and comically acted out putting on clothes, helping her slip into your long T-shirt.
You were about six feet tall and fairly well-built, so the long T-shirt looked somewhat oversized on her and covered her legs, though the garment still couldn't hide her impressive chest, let alone the subtly visible parts of her thighs.
Oh, that was a captivating sight indeed!
"Should I brush against it?"
"It wouldn't be right without her permission."
"It's okay, just a gentle touch."
"No, I must be a gentleman!"
"Ah, such trouble, so pretentious."
...
Alright, you admitted you were foolish.
In the end, reason dealt with whatever it was. This place was simply too dangerous, and you started looking for a way out.
As you were searching, your hand absent-mindedly touched the floor beneath the coffin, and your whole hand sank into it.
Then a "click" sound came from beneath you, and the pedestal you were sitting on began to float upward. As the pedestal rose, the stone wall above your head slowly opened, revealing a sloping passage in front of you.
The passage was narrow, only wide enough for one person. After you took a few steps forward, you noticed that she hadn't moved; she just stood dumbly on the pedestal, looking foolishly at you.
Her exquisitely beautiful appearance, combined with a dazed expression, melted your heart in an instant.
But ultimately, she wasn't a living being, and keeping her by your side might pose a danger.
But, but for such a stunning beauty, passing up this one time might mean never encountering her again in your life, or perhaps for many lifetimes.
After hesitating for a moment, you asked her, "Do you want to leave with me?"
...
She still just stared dumbly at you, almost melting your heart with that expression.
"If you don't answer, I'll take it as a yes, hehe, let's elope!"
It seemed you were afraid she would refuse you spoke hurriedly, walked up to her, grabbed her slightly cold tender hand, and led her into the passage, ascending the steps.
Hand in hand, her soft little hand, oh, the feeling, it was as if you were walking on piano keys, your emotions soared, Obis Rachi!
The passage didn't extend straight; it twisted and turned, and after that, you encountered nine stone doors. When you went through the ninth stone door, you found yourself in a sealed room!
Each stone door closed behind you, sealing without leaving any trace; the room was empty except for a stone staircase extending upwards.
At the top of the staircase was an upward-facing iron door; seeing the iron door, you finally felt somewhat relieved.
When you pushed open the iron door, looked up, and saw a bright moon overhead!
We made it out!
You hurriedly crawled out and found yourself next to the Wordless Monument.
Looking up at the moonlit Wordless Monument, you then turned to gaze at her beside you and couldn't help but murmur softly, "Who exactly are you?"
She just looked at you, gently cocking her head, silver hair shimmering like Chang'e from the Moon Palace, serene and graceful.
She watched you, and you stared back at her, uh, your gaze drifting slightly downward.
You couldn't help it; her appearance and figure were simply too enchanting.
Even though you knew she was just an empty shell without any signs of life, you couldn't help wanting to be close to her, to know her better. You thought, you must be in love with her.
Right then, your phone rang. Pressing the answer key, you heard your mom's booming voice: "You little rascal, where have you been!? Why has the phone been unreachable for so long!"
You sighed softly and complained to your mom on the phone: "Oh, mom, my dear mom! You're really pushing your own son into a pit of fire here!"
After that, you relayed everything that had happened, from being chased by the Hanging corpse, falling into the Underground palace, encountering a Heavenly Immortal-like female corpse, and finally standing under the Wordless Monument with her.
After a long silence, she finally spoke: "Son, don't panic, listen to me. You need to find a way to bring her back."
"Seriously, bring her back?"
"Don't get worked up, just listen!" Your mom also lost her temper a bit, obviously nervous, "I'm telling you, the one you activated has been asleep for a thousand years! She is not a mere female corpse; she is a person who has lived for a thousand years!"
"The Underground palace is not just the Extreme Yin Land, simple as that. Lighting up the Star-stealing Fate-changing Talisman in such a place is tantamount to suicide."
"But I'm still alive."
"That's because she took on a great part of it for you! You not only changed your own fate but hers as well." Your mom paused, then continued, "That means, now you and she are bound together by fortune and soul, you've become one."
Upon hearing this, you scratched your head, unsure whether this was good or bad news.
"Mom, what should I do next?"
"What else can you do? Bring her back. Let me have a look-see, check her out. If she's good-looking, with a nice bust and hips, I'll find an auspicious day and have you marry her."
Marry her?
You looked at her stunning figure, heh~(▔▽▔)/
But then quickly, you faced a problem: She didn't have an ID, how could she go back?
"Hey, hey, didn't think you had such a taste, I can see your drool through the phone."
"Not at all, I'm thinking about how to take her back."
"Take a long-distance bus, the day after tomorrow."
Then, your mom instructed you on several crucial points, like she shouldn't be exposed to sunlight or touch Willow Branches, etc.
You agreed to each point, turned your head to look at her, and gave a silly smile.