Top-secret demon cave: three-player loadout run, knife runners welcome

Although Qin Siyu's acting skills were still somewhat inferior to Lin Yu's, her performance and acting talent had, after all, been recognized by Lin Yu.

The acting talent that Lin Yu recognized was, of course, a level of superiority over others.

In particular, Qin Siyu herself often used her acting skills to deceive people—many times, when she stole things, she didn't just find a high wall and climb over to steal them; instead, she would scout the place first.

Her method of scouting was to use her fairly attractive face and the feigned gentleness to infiltrate the homes of wealthy families or businesses, working as servants or day laborers to gather information.

For Qin Siyu, it would only take a few days to find out what valuables were in her area and where the valuables were stored, and she could also plan a clear escape route.

Whether it was "performing" or "stealing," Qin Siyu had never failed before.

This is why her first reaction when she met Lin Yu and Jian Cunyi was to subconsciously put on an act—because for Qin Siyu, "acting" was indeed a habitual way of solving problems.

She didn't use it along the way; it was simply... unnecessary.

With Lin Yu not around right now, it's the perfect opportunity for him to showcase his acting skills once again!

In particular, this Master Wei Jian in front of her was someone Qin Siyu could tell at a glance was extremely easy to fool.

Although this master has white hair and is clearly an old man... a long life and rich experience do not necessarily equate to rich life experience and excellent anti-fraud awareness.

Even without ever having met Master Wei Jian, Qin Siyu could easily deduce Master Wei Jian's life experiences from those rumors.

His talent in Forging and smelting, along with his excellent mentorship, destined him to encounter mostly people who needed his help and fawned over him.

Furthermore, given that Master Wei Jian himself appears to be the kind of "master in a specific field" who revels in honing his skills and enjoying the crafting process, Qin Siyu is even better able to further depict...

Master Wei Jian is probably not good at interpersonal communication, let alone at recognizing and judging people.

Therefore, Qin Siyu has now started imitation performances, playing the role of a righteous martial arts practitioner, a rising star, and a person from a prestigious family in the martial arts world.

The effects were immediate.

After landing and sizing up Qin Siyu, Master Wei Jian clearly developed a more favorable impression of Qin Siyu.

"I say, young lady," Master Wei Jian said, "Though you are young, your skills are quite impressive. Who is your master? You saved my life today. If we can escape from this Yaomo's lair, I will definitely pay you a visit and thank you in person for saving my life!"

"When the time comes, whether it's you, your elders, or your master who need anything, I can craft an item to give to you."

Master Wei Jian spoke generously.

Qin Siyu was also deeply moved by Master Wei Jian's words, as she knew all too well the value of an artifact personally crafted by Master Wei Jian.

However, Qin Siyu remained calm, shook his head, and said very uprightly, "How can that be, senior? We martial artists are just going out to travel. If we encounter someone captured by Yaomo, it is only right to help... We don't need any reward."

She said it with righteous indignation.

Master Wei Jian, being an old-school member of the Prison Mountain Realm, was indeed swayed by this kind of talk. Upon hearing Qin Siyu's words, his expression softened with even more admiration. "Indeed, you are from a prestigious family. I was right... It seems your cautious actions just now were a testament to your family's excellent traditions."

"However, let's keep things separate. Although you don't want my repayment, I'm not an ungrateful person... Since you saved my life, it's only right that I repay you!"

"You practice martial arts to slay demons and save the world, while I have devoted my life to Artifact Forging, also to create top-tier Magical Artifacts to help you Martial Artists and Daoists kill Yaomo and restore peace and prosperity to the Two Mountains and Six Hells!"

"Now that you aspire to this path and possess such a warm heart, you truly embody the spirit of a chivalrous hero, and your future is limitless— Precious Sword is given to a chivalrous knight, and I shall give you a weapon that suits your needs!"

With that, Master Wei Jian waved his hand and said, "Just tell me your name, and I will naturally be able to forge a weapon that suits you."

Upon hearing Master Wei Jian's words, Qin Siyu cupped his hands in clasps and gave a wry smile, "Master, it's not that I don't trust you... it's just that I cannot reveal my lineage yet."

Qin Siyu said mysteriously.

Although she could easily make up a famous and respectable sect she had ever met, just like she did just now.

However... Firstly, Qin Siyu had already been exposed by Lin Yu once, leaving her with a lingering shadow in her heart—even though she knew that Master Wei Jian had absolutely no chance of seeing through her like Lin Yu, after all, the insight and discernment of a senior like him were truly rare in the world, Qin Siyu really didn't want to do it again.

Secondly... Master Wei Jian couldn't possibly have started crafting tools right here in this Yaomo Cave Dwelling, so Qin Siyu really planned to find Master Wei Jian after she left—which meant she couldn't just make up an excuse about it being unrelated to any particular sect.

What Master Wei Jian actually goes to verify it?

Therefore, Qin Siyu also came up with an excellent excuse.

Really...

Upon hearing Qin Siyu's words, Master Wei Jian couldn't help but ask, "Why can't you reveal your sect?"

After all, in the Prison Mountain Realm, whether Martial Artists, Daoist Mage, or Daoist Sect, it is a matter of etiquette to introduce yourself before meeting someone, as long as you are sure that the other party has no hostility.

Although there are some rifts between some sects and factions, under the great threat of Yaomo, overall... the Great Martial Halls Daoist Sect and sects are still united.

Registering your lineage and mentorship beforehand can also improve communication efficiency.

Faced with Wei Jian's curiosity, Qin Siyu bowed again, revealing a somewhat reminiscent and sorrowful expression.

"Master, you are unaware of this, but my teacher... has already died a violent death, at the hands of Yaomo."

"And before he died, he hadn't actually accepted me as a formal disciple... I was still just a Named Disciples."

"Therefore, I swore an oath then and there that I could not call myself a disciple of my master until I was able to avenge him."

I hope the master will forgive me!

As Qin Siyu spoke, Master Wei Jian became even more respectful.

Such people and such things... are numerous in the Prison Mountain Realm, and are not surprising.

Therefore, Master Wei Jian had no doubts and simply bowed to the younger man with clasped hands in respect.

"Little girl, what ambition!"

Qin Siyu smiled and said, "Master, there's no time to lose... Let's leave this kitchen quickly—I've killed two Yaomo, and when the other Yaomo see the food isn't coming out, they'll naturally come to check."

Master Wei Jian naturally had no objections. "Very well... it would be best if we left this lair as soon as possible."

But after hearing Master Wei Jian's words, Qin Siyu pondered for a moment and then spoke again, "There's no rush... Master, the master here, that Great Demon, is currently celebrating his birthday. All the Yaomo in this Cave Dwelling are drinking, eating, and enjoying the feast. The ones on guard are just very small demons—who knows, before we leave, we might be able to steal... uh, take some of the Yaomo's treasures!"

"This Yaomo has been entrenched in Nine Cold Mountain for so long, it must have quite a few valuable treasures in its collection... Maybe it even has some Forging materials that you might need!"

As Qin Siyu spoke, Master Wei Jian listened and did not object to the suggestion.

Although it's a suggestion to steal, but... stealing from Yaomo, how can that be called stealing?

They stole the Yaomo's treasures, Yaomo have fewer resources to use, while the Human Race have more... From the perspective of the Human Race in the Prison Mountain Realm, the gains are even greater than finding rare and precious materials for cultivation!

As for the danger...

If he were truly too afraid or concerned about danger, then this old man wouldn't have entered Nine Cold Mountain just because he hired one Martial Artists, only to be captured and imprisoned in the Yaomo's Cave Dwelling by some twist of fate.

If Lin Yu hadn't happened to be passing by with Qin Siyu today, Master Wei Jian would have been enjoying his good fortune for at most another half hour.

At that time, this master Forging expert, renowned throughout the Prison Mountain Realm, even considered the best in the world, whose name has been heard by many "Player," will quietly perish in the mouths of Yaomo.

Even though he had just been on the verge of death, Master Wei Jian, who was completely unaware that there was actually a master in the Cave Dwelling to protect him, immediately agreed to Qin Siyu's suggestion.

"That's exactly right—this Yaomo is being careless and letting his guard down, so we should seize the opportunity to give him a good beating and let him know that we're not to be trifled with!"

Qin Siyu nodded, about to say something, when she heard Old Zheng speak.

"Alright, let's take this old man and go... the time is just right."

Qin Siyu was taken aback. Although she didn't know what Old Zheng was referring to, she decided to trust Old Zheng and immediately led Master Wei Jian out of the kitchen quietly.

"The treasure vault is just ahead..."

Guided by Old Zheng in her mind, Qin Siyu was able to proceed in the right direction even without scouting the area beforehand.

However, as Qin Siyu moved forward, some doubts inevitably arose in her heart.

"Why has this Cave Dwelling suddenly become so quiet?"

Everything was quiet, and I didn't see any patrolling or guarding demons.

Even if today is the birthday of the master of this Yaomo's lair... the defenses inside this Cave Dwelling should not be so weak.

Could it be that this "Mr. Zheng" just happened to seize a gap during the patrol change?

So that's why he urged me to leave quickly?

Qin Siyu couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up thinking about it.

After all, she had already followed Old Zheng's instructions and stood in front of a warehouse.

The rows of shelves and the stone compartments carved into the walls were neatly arranged with various metal and wooden boxes, like treasure chests waiting to be opened.

This made Qin Siyu's hands itch uncontrollably, and her fingers started moving restlessly.

"It's a pity, if only A Nian were here... I could have a speed contest with her!"

"But it's better that A Nian isn't here, at least I got to enjoy the whole process of collecting and opening the boxes all by myself!"