Chapter 41

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"Defensive skill?" A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Qing's eyes. "No wonder I slashed his throat twice, and he still managed to survive."

He checked the spatial attribute panel.

Everyone had six skill slots. Normally, these skills were very precious.

But Lin Qing knew it would be unlikely for him to quickly gather six skills.

When you're hungry, you can't be choosy.

This "Cross Training Kung Fu," although it was the lowest E-grade skill, was a rare defensive skill that could be very useful for survival.

He learned it.

Since it was an E-grade skill, it didn't even require a chance check and he automatically mastered the first level.

Lin Qing's skill slot glowed, and next to the iron eagle claw symbol of "White Eyebrow Eagle Claw Kung Fu," a new icon appeared: a muscular man roaring with his chest muscles bulging, labeled "Cross Training Kung Fu."

The "Broken Gate Saber Technique" didn't drop a manual. Getting all items didn't mean that all possible weapon skills from the opponent would drop; there was still a drop chance. Once dropped, all items would be given to you.

The captain had nothing else, just a few dozen silver taels and a firework. It was probably used to alert on Bright Peak.

Lin Qing kept the firework.

He buried the four bodies, then changed into the captain's clothes and walked towards the village.

Li Meilin waited anxiously in the cold wind.

She was afraid Lin Qing wouldn't come back.

If he didn't, she had no other choice but to commit suicide.

In the darkness, Lin Qing's figure appeared.

Li Meilin rushed into Lin Qing's arms.

Strangely, in the real world, as a bank executive, she and her husband were never so affectionate. This harsh adventure world had shattered all her reserve.

Lin Qing was her only hope.

"Are you hurt?"

Lin Qing chuckled, caressed Li Meilin's smooth face, and said, "Don't be so sentimental! Hurry up and search for the secret passage entrance. We need to act before dawn."

Li Meilin let Lin Qing be affectionate, gave him a playful glare, and immediately started searching.

Yanran was still on the mountain. She wondered if the Hong Gang would harm her.

As a mother, she had to act quickly.

At this moment, Yanran was tied up.

Gouzi played with a dagger in front of her with ill intent.

Yanran's face turned pale with fear, but she still stubbornly held her chest high.

"Nice little girl," Gouzi said with a wicked smile. "Do you know why they call me Gouzi? Hehe."

"This is Bright Peak! If I, Yang Buhui, go missing, dare you touch me?" Yanran's eyes darted around, and she said firmly.

"You're Yang Buhui? Humph!" Gouzi squatted down and looked at Yanran lecherously. "So what? Can you escape? The six major sects are about to attack. Can Yang Xiao spare a thought for you?"

Yanran struggled hard, then suddenly had an idea. She moved silently towards the bed.

"Ha ha ha! That's the spirit!" Gouzi laughed. "You're so proactive? I like high school girls."

Yanran pulled a thin rope with all her might.

Gouzi smiled coldly and was about to rape Yanran when he suddenly heard a soft voice from outside: "Miss, what do you need from Xiaozhao?"

Gouzi was startled.

The thin rope was actually a signal for the maid Xiaozhao to come, set by the young lady Yang Buhui!

After becoming the character Yang Buhui, Yanran was not as cruel to Xiaozhao as the original Yang Buhui. Instead, she was very kind and had a good relationship with Xiaozhao. Xiaozhao no longer guarded against the young lady and even showed her real face to Yanran.

They were as close as sisters.

At this critical moment, Yanran thought of using Xiaozhao to escape.

She rolled over and kicked a board by the bed, making a loud noise.

At the same time, Yanran shouted, "Xiaozhao! There's a bandit in my room! Quickly find my father!"

Before she finished shouting, Gouzi turned around.

Yanran was terrified.

She had never seen such a terrifying look in a man's eyes.

Gouzi must be a pervert.

Behind his glasses, his eyes glowed with a wolf-like blue light!

Yanran was so scared she forgot to shout again.

Gouzi realized he had underestimated the girl.

He picked up the dagger and walked towards Yanran, "I only wanted to play with you. You're still useful to our Hong Gang, so you could have lived for at least a month. But now that you're shouting, I have to kill you to cover up."

Outside, Xiaozhao, being the clever heroine, had already gone to find Yang Xiao.

Yanran kept moving towards the bed, like a frightened deer.

Gouzi sneered, "Don't dream. We've already searched this bed thoroughly. There's no secret passage entrance. It's strange, the map clearly shows it, but we can't find it. There must be a hidden mechanism. Only Zhang Wujie has been inside, but he won't say."

As he spoke, he heard a series of mechanical sounds.

Gouzi's face changed.

At that moment, the door was kicked open.

Gang Laoda and his men burst in, their faces cold. "Gouzi, we saw Xiaozhao run out. What's going on?"

They were on lookout outside, waiting for Gouzi to succeed. They didn't expect him to mess up.

Xiaozhao, being the clever heroine, they didn't dare to intercept her easily. Besides, there were many people coming and going outside the young lady's residence, so they didn't dare to act.

They rushed in to see what happened.

Gouzi pointed to the bed and shouted, "Gang Laoda! We found the entrance to the secret passage on Bright Peak!"

In her panic, Yanran had accidentally kicked the right mechanism.

Under the bed, an entrance appeared.

Yanran, being extremely quick-witted, rolled into the entrance.

Below was a passage.

Yanran, bruised and battered, finally reached the underground. Without a word, she struggled to her feet and fled forward.

She was still tied up, making movement difficult, but she couldn't stay and die.

Gang Laoda looked at the dark entrance, speechless.

Gouzi sneered, "Gang Laoda, I admit it was wrong to have ulterior motives with this girl. But it's too late to regret now."

Outside, footsteps could be heard.

The Ming Sect had been alerted.

Gang Laoda's cold eyes scanned the entrance.

If the Ming Sect discovered they had harmed Miss Yang Buhui, even if they had high reputation with the Ming Sect and became sect leaders, they would still face Yang Xiao's wrath and certain death.

They couldn't let anyone find out it was them.

Gang Laoda took out the "Bright Peak Secret Passage" map, snorted, and leaped down first.

These people were well-prepared to enter the instance, and they leaped down one by one without panic.

Gouzi was the last to leap down and closed the secret passage door.

The leader, who was dignified and handsome, was none other than the Left Envoy of the Bright Sect, Yang Xiao.

But the bed was in disarray, and Yang Buhui was nowhere to be found.

"Where is the young lady?" Yang Xiao asked sternly.

Xiaozhao was also very anxious, "I... I only heard the young lady calling for help, saying there was a bandit, so I quickly came to find you. I don't know where she went."

"Who came to see the young lady just now?"

"Since it was a bandit, they definitely didn't let us servants see them."

"Search quickly!" Yang Xiao's eyes were blazing with anger.

Gang Laoda, in the underground cave, heard the conversation above and turned to Gouzi.

Gouzi sneered, "Gang Laoda, it was just a mistake. I'll definitely catch that little girl!"

"Forget it," Gang Laoda said solemnly. "Since we're here, let's complete this hidden instance. Everyone, be careful, the difficulty is very high."

Everyone agreed.

They were the Red Flower Squad of the Hong Gang, well-trained, and immediately formed tactical formations based on their class abilities: thief scouting, tank defending, melee support, and ranged attack, moving forward.

Fortunately, they had the "Bright Peak Secret Passage" map, giving them a significant advantage.

Lin Qing and Li Meilin had no idea about the dramatic changes on Bright Peak.

The two searched the village for half the night, until the sky began to lighten. Finally, the meticulous Li Meilin found a small entrance under a stove, just large enough for a person to enter.

Lin Qing was overjoyed, picked up Li Meilin, and kissed her passionately.

Li Meilin had resigned herself. This young, vigorous man would kiss her whenever he was happy, sad, or excited. In the future, who knew what more intimate things might happen. She had resigned herself.

Let him do as he pleased.

Lin Qing leaped into the entrance and immediately received a prompt.

"You have entered the hidden world of the 'Bright Peak Secret Passage' in the 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber' world."

"This world is a hidden instance, with a difficulty level one higher than the main world, reaching C-."

"Since you are a beginner, the difficulty is reduced by one level."

"The difficulty of this instance is D+."

"Hidden instance world, do you want to unlock it?"

"1000 silver taels to unlock!"

"Hidden instance world: In every grand world, there are 20 hidden inner worlds. If you can enter these hidden instances first and complete the corresponding tasks, you will receive unimaginable rewards."

"Challenge task of the 'Bright Peak Secret Passage' world: Find the remains of Yang Dingtian's secret chamber!"

"Note: The Bright Peak Secret Passage, as a holy site of the Ming Sect, is not the unguarded, freely accessible passage shown in the plot. In fact, the Ming Sect leader dared to leave such a secret passage under Bright Peak because the various traps in the passage are sufficient to defend against any expert. Therefore, the Ming Sect leader has always trusted this secret passage."

"Unexpectedly, Yang's wife revealed the existence and access method of this secret passage to Cheng Kun. Thus, Cheng Kun could secretly meet her here."

"Due to Cheng Kun's surprise attack on Bright Peak, he was severely injured by the Ming Sect experts and fled in a panic. To block any possible pursuers, he triggered the switch of the Bright Peak Secret Passage!"

"The traps in the Bright Peak Secret Passage are now activated. You must be cautious to explore and survive. Additionally, this place is the resting place of the Ming Sect leaders. The next leader brings the previous leader's remains here for burial and veneration. Therefore, unexpected powerful enemies may appear in this instance."

"Damn!"

Lin Qing was stunned.

He thought it was just an underground maze, but it turned out to be a high-difficulty instance with numerous traps and dangers.