Following the direction of her finger, Xiaotao saw two large holes. She was puzzled, "When eyes rot, don't they just leave behind holes in the eye sockets? What's so strange about that?"

"No, feel around your eye sockets. Aren't there some marks that look like they've been rubbed by saw teeth? These definitely didn't grow naturally. They must have been gouged out while the person was still alive using some kind of tool."

"Huh?!!" Xiaotao couldn't help but take a step back; she simply couldn't accept this discovery.

“Sigh—” Yan Qing didn’t know how to comfort her. “This tool was considered very cruel in ancient times. I saw it once in a museum. It was a small bowl, like a small wine cup, with a ring of fine, dense serrations around the edges. It was very short.”

"When using it, you just need to put it into a person's eye, then twist it, and the entire eyeball will be removed. And because it is cut by hand, the serrations will leave friction marks on the skeleton of the mesh frame, that's it."

Xiao Tao trembled as she reached out her small hand and slowly touched the inside of the skull's eye socket. The tears that had just stopped flowed again. However, compared to the intense hatred she had felt moments before, she seemed much calmer now.

"Big sister, I know that Uncle must have suffered a lot. Don't worry, I will definitely find the murderer. As long as I live, I will make the murderer taste the bitterness of revenge!"

Yan Qing was terrified; Xiao Tao's words didn't sound like those of a six or seven-year-old child at all. However, she couldn't say anything to comfort her, so she could only pat Xiao Tao's head.

Why--!

Yan Qing crouched down, preparing to cover the skeleton with the blanket once more; it was at least the only thing she could do for now. As she stood up, she accidentally stepped on a piece of broken bone, lost her balance, and her hand touched the skeleton.

"Huh?! What's this?!"

The skeleton slowly fell to one side, and right behind him, on the wall of the cave, was a piece of parchment that was very similar in color to the cave itself; you wouldn't notice it unless you looked closely.

Yan Qing picked up the parchment, opened it, and found it contained the "Rules for Passing the Level"!

Rules for passing the level:

S-rank: Obtained the ultimate evolution potion and successfully awakened superpowers.

The contents of this guide to clearing the level really surprised her. It turns out that there really are people with superpowers in this world.

But Yue Qi, who came from a major Xuanmen sect, had already said that in this Dharma-ending Age, even their Tai Xuan Sect hadn't seen any superhumans for hundreds of years. How could there possibly be any elsewhere?

However, the rules are clearly stated: as long as you obtain the ultimate evolution potion, there is a high probability that you will awaken superpowers.

Yan Qing was tempted by this, but she knew very well that the S-level clearing rules for a five-star dungeon must be comparable to hell in difficulty.

However, she wouldn't give up without taking a gamble! And most importantly, she seemed to know where the so-called "ultimate evolution potion" was.

While she was reviewing the "Rules for Passing the Level," Xiao Tao wasn't idle either. She somehow managed to break off two of Xiao Boqian's ribs and stuff them into her bosom.

Yan Qing's eyelids twitched. "Xiao Tao, what do you mean by this?"

"It's alright, big sister, I have my own use." Xiao Tao clapped her hands and took the lead in pulling her outside. "There's nothing else here, let's go."

Yan Qing, with Xiao Tao in tow, ran back to the elevator entrance like a thief. They swiped their card and went straight to the first floor.

Fortunately, there were no people on the first floor, so they quickly switched to a regular elevator and returned to the ophthalmology department on the eighth floor.

At the door of office 816, she encountered Mu Yang, who was leaning against the door.

Mu Yang seemed to have been waiting for her for a long time. He looked very tired, completely different from the calm and smiling image she remembered.

Seeing her come down from the elevator, Mu Yang raised an eyebrow at her. "Dr. Yan, I've been waiting for you for ages. Why aren't you in your office?"

Yan Qing raised an eyebrow as well, "What, do I need to report to you where I go?"

"No need for that." Mu Yang remained remarkably good-natured. "Dr. Yan, may I simply call you Yan Qing?"

"Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious!" Yan Qing thought to herself, but she readily agreed, thinking it was just a form of address.

"Do whatever you like."

"Alright, Yan Qing—" Mu Yang straightened up, his expression becoming serious. "I want to ask you a question: do you still have any Golden Water on you?"

"Golden Water?" So that's why Mu Yang had been staring at him so intently? How did he know he had Golden Water?

Yan Qing thought of Director Xu. It seemed that he also had an ambiguous relationship with this Mu Yang!

Moreover, Mu Yang does not look well right now. As for the effects of the Golden Water, she only knows that it can remove pollution, but Mu Yang doesn't look like he has been polluted at all.

Although he looked unwell, having dealt with the supernatural for so long, she could still distinguish the supernatural contamination.

"I wonder what you need the Golden Water for, Dr. Mu?" Yan Qing knew she couldn't deny it; Mu Yang must have already gotten the news from Director Xu. Now she could only play it by ear.

"Although I have Golden Water, it's only sold on the 'Lingling' app, and you probably know the price. I gave all of my Golden Water to Director Xu to save my life."

Mu Yang laughed, "I see. So that's why Director Xu's attitude towards you suddenly changed 180 degrees. Oh, so that's why. But, I'm different from him—"

He stared intently into Yan Qing's eyes and said, word by word, "I already know how to leave the instance. If you're willing to cooperate with me, I'll take you out."

Yan Qing never expected that Mu Yang would suddenly say this to her. But since this person has been here for at least a few months, why did he leave as soon as she arrived?

She couldn't trust this person no matter what.

Seeing that Yan Qing remained silent, Mu Yang guessed what she was thinking. It seemed that trying to reason with this stubborn woman was useless.

So he thought for a moment, then took a torn piece of parchment from his pocket and held it in his hand.

"Here are the secrets to passing the level that I've found. All you need to do is give me a bottle of golden water, and it's yours."

Tch, this guy is really pragmatic. When the emotional appeal failed, he immediately switched to a transactional approach.

Yan Qing wasn't stupid. "Who knows if your pass rules are real or fake? What if you're lying to me?"

As she said this, the voice of the Netherworld Brocade Fox suddenly echoed in her mind, "Master, that pass rule is real. Master doesn't need to exchange with him, I can see the contents inside."