There were four Cards in all: two blue [Three-Treasure Vitality Pill] Cards, one purple [Mountain Lord Thunder Spirit Herb] Card, and a golden... sword!
[Tiger-Soul Sword] Type: Weapon. Quality: Gold. Description: A shadowless blade; a tiger's roar that shatters souls!
"Just as the [Omen Blood Blade] broke, along comes a [Tiger-Soul Sword]!"
Wu Yu's gaze flickered. He put away the other Cards and used the [Tiger-Soul Sword] Card.
The Card dissolved into motes of light, and a three-foot sword appeared in his hand!
The sword came with a sheath painted with a tiger roaring over mountain forests. The mighty Mountain Lord looked lifelike, radiating fierce authority.
Wu Yu gripped the hilt and gave it a slight tug!
Shing-!
A crisp ring sounded, and cold light flashed as the blade first revealed its edge.
The blade was smooth, but wisps of black mist wound around it, sometimes forming a little roaring tiger, sometimes dissolving back into mist.
"Transcendent materials? Why isn't it Transcendent-grade?"
A thought stirred in Wu Yu's mind, and he put the sword into his Inventory.
Yu Tiezhu had seen it too, but he stood meekly to one side, not daring to ask any questions.
Wu Yu gathered his thoughts and looked at him.
"While you were in this Dungeon, did you see any unusual rooms or locked areas?"
"No."
Yu Tiezhu shook his head decisively. "Some of the cages had locks, but I could break free with a little effort."
"It's just that those huge tiger wraiths were too strong. I couldn't beat them."
"Hmm."
Wu Yu frowned slightly.
It seemed the [Dungeon Key] really was useless.
"Forget it. Let's go!"
Wu Yu took out the [Bronze Token], opened it, and checked the countdown.
"Go? To the Evacuation Point?"
Yu Tiezhu's eyes lit up.
"Yes."
Wu Yu nodded.
"Great!"
Yu Tiezhu was thrilled. "This way, young man! Come this way!"
He was desperate to get home. Earlier, he had been afraid Wu Yu might strike him down, but that worry was gone now. Smiling, he got up and headed outside.
Wu Yu put away the [Bronze Token] and followed with long strides.
Watching the man's back, he pondered.
Yu Tiezhu was badly injured, but on his heel, where he couldn't see it, a [Bi Fang Sigil] gleamed like gilded gold.
Wu Yu had imprinted it there earlier...
He's an honest enough fellow. Am I going too far?
Wu Yu considered it, then decided to leave things as they were.
A little later, the two reached the cave entrance.
Wu Yu instinctively glanced at the pebbles on the ground, wondering whether to retrieve them.
Suddenly, he noticed something wrong!
The footprints on the ground... had vanished again!
"Chen Lingling!"
Wu Yu suddenly spoke, looking outside.
"Huh!?"
Yu Tiezhu jumped and hurriedly looked around.
"What Chen Lingling?"
"I know you're there."
Wu Yu continued, "You spent all that time watching the show. Now that you're back, why keep hiding?"
His words faded, but no response came from the darkness.
Yu Tiezhu swallowed, not daring to make a sound.
Wu Yu frowned and said coolly, "If you're not coming out, I'm leaving!"
With that, he strode forward, making as if to leave.
Just then,
a figure suddenly appeared a short distance away!
Under the hazy moonlight, her long, glossy black hair remained smooth and free of dust.
Her JK Outfit was clean and neat, and her slender, pale legs seemed to glow in the dark night.
"Uncle~! You're too clever."
The girl smiled sweetly, her large eyes full of mischief.
"Oh my god!!"
Yu Tiezhu jumped in fright and almost fell to the ground.
He looked at the girl in terror. "She isn't dead!?"
"All I killed was a flesh puppet."
Wu Yu offered a casual explanation, then walked a few steps forward. "Say what you need to say. The Mist is coming!"
"I know, Uncle!"
The girl smiled, but stepped back a few paces, refusing to let him get too close.
"I'd like to make a deal with you."
"What kind of deal?"
Wu Yu watched her intently.
The girl said, "Did you get a Card called [Bloodstained Rope] from the treasure chest, Uncle? It's a quest item!"
"Oh?"
Wu Yu's gaze shifted. "You triggered a quest?"
"Looks like I guessed right."
Chen Lingling smiled. "Uncle, could you trade it to me?"
"No."
Wu Yu refused without hesitation.
"I can pay."
Chen Lingling added, "Or give you other Cards! Like [Vitality Pill], [Three-Treasure Vitality Pill], [Bloodboil Herb], and [Spirit-Clearing Pill]!"
"I don't need any of those."
Wu Yu spoke.
The girl froze, giving Wu Yu a puzzled look.
"Uncle, you're not planning to keep it all for yourself, are you? The Mist is almost here..."
"I want half the quest rewards!"
Wu Yu spoke slowly.
With the Mist about to descend, he couldn't be bothered to haggle over a little profit.
A fifty-fifty split was undoubtedly the fairest arrangement.
Sure enough, the girl was persuaded!
After hesitating for a while, she sighed. "You really are a shrewd one, Uncle."
"Fine!"
"I agree!"
She walked over with a smile and held out her small, pale hand.
Wu Yu didn't give her the Card. He merely tilted his head in a gesture.
"Lead the way."
"...Stingy!"
The girl pursed her lips and strode into Lostway Cave.
Seeing this,
Yu Tiezhu whispered, "Young man, what do we do?"
"Follow her."
Wu Yu strode after her, drawing closer and closer.
Once he came within ten meters, his eyes flashed as he looked at the girl's back.
Suddenly!
The girl's body blurred and twisted, and she instantly appeared over ten meters away!
"Hmm?"
Wu Yu was taken aback.
The girl tilted her head to look at him, mischief flashing in her beautiful different-colored eyes. Her pleasant voice drifted over. "Uncle, you're being naughty!"
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry inside."
Wu Yu urged her on, his expression unchanged.
The girl sighed helplessly and could only lead the way.
As they went, Wu Yu made no further attempts to test her.
She had been watching him for a long time, so some things were clearly difficult to hide from her.
Fortunately, once they entered Lostway Cave, its many traps made it something of Wu Yu's home ground.
Before long, the three returned to the Dungeon in the Central Passage.
Inside a cell deep within it, the girl approached a stone wall.
She clearly knew something. She gently pushed against the wall. With a soft click, the stone wall before her actually slid open!
An enormous space lay beyond it, with large numbers of Blood-Red Cocoons piled together.
Many flesh puppets lay on the floor as well, already lifeless.
"Once that fatty died, all the flesh puppets were finished."
The girl strode inside.
Wherever she passed, all the dust, blood, and filth "willingly" retreated, as though her entire being were sacred and could not be defiled.
"Here!"
Chen Lingling stopped before an enormous cocoon and pointed at it.
Wu Yu walked over and saw the corpse of an ancient Martial Artist inside the cocoon. Its flesh and bones had not decayed, and its skin had a dark golden sheen.
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