Yan Qing's eyes crinkled into crescent moons with a smile, making Yue Qi feel dizzy again. A sly smile played on her lips as she turned to Sun Qiang and asked,
"Sun Qiang, I presume your initial destination was this 'Azure Dragon Carrying the Coffin' instance? How about that, was I right?"
Sun Qiang's expression was not good. Now that things had come to this, since Yan Qing dared to speak out, she must have evidence. It was even possible that she had the map in her possession.
He needed someone's help right now, so he had no choice but to confess.
Sun Qiang was quite adaptable; he first bowed solemnly to everyone, then raised his head, his face showing a hint of sorrow.
"My brother and I organized this tomb raiding activity out of sheer desperation. As you all have probably heard, our Sun clan has been cursed with extinction for over two thousand years. No one in the Sun clan can live past the age of thirty-five."
At this point, he gave a bitter laugh, "Now, my cousin and I are both thirty-four years old, and we only have a few months left to live. We've finally seen a chance to break the curse, so even if this 'Azure Dragon Carries the Coffin' instance is a den of dragons and tigers, we absolutely have to come."
"But why resort to deceiving people? And why lie to us that it's just a four-star dungeon?" Yan Qing really couldn't understand it; the Sun brothers weren't exactly sincere to begin with.
Sun Qiang tried to explain, but Yan Qing immediately retorted, "As far as I know, there are nine hells here, all used to suppress King Jinzhu Yelang. The nine hells are what we call the nine levels of hell in legend, so it's obviously not a low-level dungeon! Besides, we still don't know what level the dungeon is even after we've been here."
Yuan Hui's expression changed instantly, and even Mu Xiao, who had always been indifferent, sat up straight, which was unusual.
Indeed, from the moment they entered until now, they have always thought that this is just a four-star dungeon, but what if it isn't?
Yan Qing's words implied a possibility they couldn't ignore: this place might very well be a high-level instance.
Moreover, the Sun brothers must know the secret of this instance.
The two men stared at the Sun brothers, their gazes making the brothers' faces turn ashen.
"Alright, since that's the case, then I'll explain."
Sun Qiang spoke, dropping a bombshell with his first words, "That's right, we knew about this dungeon from the very beginning. We also knew it wasn't a four-star dungeon at all."
Just as I expected!
"However, my brother and I don't know the specific level of the dungeon. All I can say is that it's an incomplete dungeon. Moreover, it will only be open once, allowing twelve people to enter. We don't know anything else."
As Sun Gui's friend, Yuan Hui, having already become suspicious, would not be dismissed by these two sentences.
"This explanation is simply unacceptable to this humble monk. What does 'incomplete copy' even mean?"
Sun Qiang gave another bitter smile. He took out a torn piece of parchment from his pocket and placed it in front of everyone.
Yuanhui was the first to pick it up, and after reading it word by word, she put it back with a livid face.
Mu Xiao picked it up again, and after reading it, his reaction was exactly the same.
Now Yan Qing was even more curious, so she picked up the parchment, unfolded it, and looked at it:
It turns out to be a dungeon description. Moreover, the dungeon listed above isn't just "Azure Dragon Carrying the Coffin," but several others similar.
However, without exception, all of these instances were completed in one go.
In other words, all of these instances require specific conditions to enter, and regardless of success or failure, there is only one chance to open the instance.
Moreover, the conditions for opening it are extremely harsh. The most terrifying one, known as the "Crimson Prison," requires the sacrifice of more than one hundred people related to the entrant in order to open it.
The "Azure Dragon Carrying the Coffin" ritual is similar, but the conditions are not as outrageous.
The parchment clearly states that at least four of the five elemental abilities are required, along with at least two direct descendants who offer their heart's blood for seven days before the true portal to the dungeon can be seen.
The instance is also a one-time instance; regardless of whether you complete it or not, it can never be opened again after the first time.
Seeing this, she finally understood. The two men's expressions were so unpleasant because they must have realized that their journey would definitely not be smooth sailing from here on out.
If things go wrong, I could lose my life.
Yue Qi had somehow gotten close to her and had already finished reading. Yan Qing could tell from his breathing that he was truly angry this time.
"Sun Gui, so this is what you went to such lengths to get close to me for?" His voice remained as flat as ever, but only Yan Qing knew that this was the prelude to his fury.
Sun Gui, having given up all hope, said, "Yue Qi, we're just looking for something. It's time for our family's two thousand years of suffering to end."
"Besides, if I were to be frank, would any of you really come in with me? You should know how precious the Five Elements Yuan Pill is. I'm willing to pay such a high price to send you to a place that is definitely not easy or pleasant."
Well, this guy actually has a point. Anyway, they're already on this mess, so settling scores now would be unwise.
"Fine, if that's how it is, let's accept it." Yan Qing placed her hand on Yue Qi's arm to comfort him. "These people won't turn on you until they achieve their goal."
"Yan Qing, you are truly wise and understanding!" Sun Gui sincerely praised her.
Yan Qing wasn't buying it. "Save that for someone else. What should we do next?"
The two Sun brothers both turned to look at her.
Yan Qing's hair stood on end. "Why are you looking at me? I don't know anything."
Sun Qiang smiled gently at her, radiating his handsome charm. Unfortunately, Yan Qing wasn't buying it.
"Stop it! Just say what you want to say!"
Seeing that his usually invincible charm offensive had failed, Sun Qiang was somewhat surprised, but became even more interested in Yan Qing.
"Miss Yan, I wonder if you obtained a map at the place where the White Tiger was beating his chest?"
"A map?" Yan Qing pretended to be clueless. "What map?"
Then, Wen Jiajia, who had "fainted" beside her, slowly woke up and said weakly,
"The map is on her."
Yan Qing was practically about to unleash her inner wuxia master. Was this Wen Jiajia deliberately trying to make things difficult for her? Why did she have to wake up now and then? Was she waiting for her here?
Sun Qiang's smile deepened. "So you actually got the map! That's great! Let me see it right away!"
As he spoke, he reached out his hand to Yan Qing, his expectation in his expression undisguised.
However, he was disappointed this time. Who was Yan Qing? Why should someone else benefit from what was his?
"No way!" What can you do about it?
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