After seeing this "Rules of the Zhang Family Old House", even someone as intelligent as Sun Ning could not help but fall silent.

"Has this rule been corrupted?" Sun Ning immediately looked at Su Su, and after receiving her denial, he was even more confused.

As clever as he was, he could already see that the rules were blatantly malicious towards adventurers.

The first two rules emphasize the importance of the only girl among the three, which goes without saying, as Su Su was originally the person they cherished most.

The third point clearly tells them why those adventurers died. Perhaps it lies on this so-called "Dark Cloud Mountain".

Sun Ning remembered clearly that when he arrived, the guide "Chu Jiang" told them that their Zhang family's old house was not in Wuyun Mountain at all, but in a place called "Cangyun Mountain".

Considering point four, he has reason to suspect that they never actually reached their destination. The key to Su Su being able to open the instance lies with this adventurer named Yan Qing.

Thinking of this, he looked directly into Yan Qing's eyes and smiled.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should have been to the real Zhang family ancestral home, right? Or perhaps, Wuyun Mountain?"

Yan Qing clapped her hands approvingly. She loved dealing with smart people; it made things so much easier!

"That's right, I did come from the Zhang family's old residence, but as for how I got here, I'm sorry, I haven't completely figured it out yet. But—"

She changed the subject, looking in Guo Hu's direction, "Regarding Guo Hu, I actually have a bold guess."

"Apart from those of us who entered the girls' dormitory in the first instance, the Zhang Nana that others entered later should all see should look like me—this is just my guess, you can verify it when the adventurers come in later."

Sun Ning was not surprised by her words at all, but asked, "Why is that?"

Yan Qing smiled, a hint of bitterness in her voice, "If I said I didn't know either, would you believe me?"

She currently only has a preliminary guess about Zhang Nana's purpose. The secret of the Zhang family's old house has only been partially revealed; the truth is still hidden in the darkness, and that is her next target.

"How about we make a deal?" Yan Qing said, pointing to the parchment in his hand.

"Rules five, six, and seven are written very clearly. Combined with rule eight, you'll find that you don't actually have a real rule for clearing the dungeon—this dungeon was never intended to kill you in the first place. With your intelligence, I'm sure you figured that out long ago, right?"

Sun Ning's face was pale, and his lips were tightly pursed. However, he did not voice any objection. On the other hand, Su Su and the other person beside him were so frightened that they were almost sweating profusely.

Su Su gripped his hand tightly, with incredible strength.

"Sun Ning, is what Sister Yan said true?"

Although Guo Hu didn't say anything, his eyes never left him for a moment.

Sun Ning sighed. "Yes, logically speaking, that's true. But I still think the dungeon might give us a glimmer of hope—"

As he spoke, his eyes remained fixed on Yan Qing's face. Yan Qing naturally understood this obvious hint.

"You mean, your livelihood is related to me, right?" Yan Qing didn't waste any time and directly stated his plan.

“Therefore, cooperation is the best way out.” Sun Ning did not deny it.

Yan Qing smiled. "Don't worry, I have no intention of scheming against anyone. In fact, your deaths actually increase the difficulty for my instance. Therefore, the more adventurers like you who survive, the more helpful you will be to me—"

Sun Ning was even more confused. "Yan Qing, what exactly is your method for passing the level?"

"Kill the Flower Cave Maiden!"

Upon hearing her words, Sun Ning and the other two turned ashen-faced. If he remembered correctly, the "Rules of the Zhang Family Old House" clearly stated that the Flower Cave Maiden was the one who truly protected them.

Now that Yan Qing is going to kill the other party, doesn't that mean that the two sides are inherently opposed?

Seeing the sudden change in the expressions of the three men, Yan Qing naturally understood what they were thinking. If it weren't for the fact that they had saved her life, these three men would probably have killed her on the spot.

It seems she still has to say a little more.

So Yan Qing spread her hands, saying helplessly, "What are you thinking? If I wanted to kill you, would I waste such precious antidote? Besides, I didn't even ask how you were poisoned. Everyone has secrets, that's normal—"

"However—" she changed the subject, her expression becoming serious, "I can tell you a secret in exchange for you promising me one thing, how about it?"

Su Su was still hesitating, but Sun Ning made the decision without even thinking.

"Okay, we agree."

Yan Qing continued to smile. This Sun Ning has some guts!

"Since that's the case, then I won't keep you in suspense any longer—Zhang Xinxin, the girl from Luohua Cave at the Zhang family's old residence, is a fake. How about that, is that exciting enough!"

"Fake?" The three of them simultaneously thought of the stunningly beautiful, somewhat dazed woman they had seen yesterday. Suddenly, a thought struck Sun Ning.

"Could it be that you mean the Fallen Flower Cave Girl's idiocy is an act?" He was naturally familiar with the legend of the Fallen Flower Cave Girl, one of the three great evil arts of western Hunan.

He had initially felt sorry for the woman from Luohua Cave when he saw her at the Zhang family's old house, but he never imagined that they were the most ridiculous people.

“That’s right.” Yan Qing’s expression became much more serious. “As far as I know, it seems that the corpses of you adventurers are what they really want. This is related to a curse that has been passed down for thousands of years at the Zhang family’s old mansion. What exactly it is, that’s what I hope you can help me find out.”

Sun Ning nodded. From Yan Qing's words, he could tell that an ancient, long-buried secret was hidden within. All the secrets seemed to be inextricably linked to this so-called curse.

Moreover, since it concerned their lives, Sun Ning naturally wouldn't refuse.

Seeing how cooperative the other party was, Yan Qing's attitude softened considerably. She rubbed her aching forehead, revealing her exhaustion.

"Don't worry, this dungeon should be a normal five-star dungeon. As long as you survive the Holy Fire Festival on the 15th, you can leave. Until then, don't trust anyone except the real Falling Flower Cave Girl. This should make things much easier for you."

Sun Ning nodded. Yan Qing was telling her that the Zhang family's old house was full of traps and that they should not go any further.

"Don't worry, we'll stay in the underground cave for the next two days and we definitely won't go back to the Zhang family's old house."

Their back-and-forth conversation completely baffled Su Su and Guo Hu. After hesitating for a long time, she finally couldn't help but ask.

"What kind of riddle are you two playing? I don't understand—"