"This is a Mind-Concentrating Grass! It can increase mental strength!" Huang Yuqi said excitedly, looking at the lush green herb in the box.
Needless to say, Qin Mu knew she needed it, so he simply shrugged and remained silent.
The remaining three boxes contained a dagger that looked like white jade, a piece of soft armor, and a pair of shoulder guards.
The soft nails were small and delicate, clearly only suitable for Xiangli Yanran to wear, so she simply took them.
“I have chainmail now, Brother Qin, you can use these shoulder pads,” Li Chongyi said.
Seeing a hint of tension in his eyes, Qin Mu guessed that he really wanted that dagger. However, Qin Mu had no intention of competing with him. After all, his ideal was to use ranged attacks and sweep through enemy lines with his battle poems.
"Okay!" Qin Mu replied casually, then picked up the shoulder pad, fastened it to his shoulder, and tried it on. Finding it to fit perfectly, he nodded in satisfaction.
It must be said that the equipment in this world is very well made. Whether it is a bracer or a shoulder guard, there are several animal skin straps, which not only make the size more suitable, but also make it easy for one person to wear.
Once tightened, it stays there without getting in the way at all, and the protective effect is excellent. Qin Mu has already tested it; the claws of the corpse wolf can only leave a mark on it, which disappears after a while.
As for Li Chongyi, he played with the dagger very happily for a while before finally tucking it into his waistband.
“This should be a wolf fang dagger made from the fangs of the wolf king,” Xiangli Yanran said, blinking her eyes.
"Wolf King's Dagger? The king of werewolves? It has such long fangs?" Qin Mu asked in surprise.
"Children born to beastmen have a certain chance of reverting to their ancestral form, that is, taking on a wild animal form. Although these blood relatives of beastmen cannot cultivate, they are quite intelligent and cooperate very well with their siblings. This kind of beastman blood relative, the wolf king, is extremely ferocious; these are its fangs," Qin Yue explained.
"Oh! I see!"
“We’ve been here for two days and two nights, let’s all get some sleep!” Qin Yue suggested.
All five had slightly bloodshot eyes and were indeed exhausted, so no one objected. After dividing the spoils, they nodded, found a place to lie down, and went to sleep.
When Qin Mu woke up again, he found that the wounds on his body had already formed calluses, and he was secretly pleased, which meant that after being cleansed by the righteous energy, the healing speed of his body had increased significantly.
She stretched, feeling refreshed, just as the others woke up. True to their nature as women, the three of them immediately huddled together, fixing each other's clothes and hair as soon as they woke up.
"Has everyone rested well?" After a while, Qin Yue asked calmly.
"Yes!" Qin Mu and Li Chongyi nodded.
"Let's go, let's see what the next level is like." After saying that, Qin Yue led the way towards the passage.
After entering the passage, he looked around and visibly relaxed, saying, "This is a trap passage. Although there are corpse wolves, there aren't many."
This passage is wider and higher than the previous two major checkpoints! There are pillars and piles of rubble in the passage, making it look much more complex.
“I’ll do it!” Huang Yuqi stepped forward naturally.
"I will protect Sister Huang!" Xiangli Yanran said, carrying her greatsword.
"Thank you for your trouble, Yuqi."
Huang Yuqi stepped forward, observed for a while, and then turned around and said, "Everyone, please be careful, we'll be walking through the places I've been."
Knowing that this was a passageway, the group nodded to show they understood, and then watched intently as she walked.
The journey was uneventful, and they easily reached the end of the passage. Several zombie wolves that attacked them were easily dealt with by Xiangli Yanran.
"Sister Huang is indeed a descendant of Zhuge Liang; her ingenuity in mechanics far surpasses mine," Xiangli Yanran said somewhat dejectedly.
"It's because you don't like any of the Mohist arts at all, and you only practice swordsmanship," Huang Yuqi said, patting her head.
"Is Miss Huang a descendant of Marquis Wu?" Qin Mu asked in surprise.
"Our ancestor adopted a child into the Huang family back then. Later, in order to protect the Liu family bloodline, the Huang family ancestor came out of seclusion again." Huang Yuqi saw Qin Mu's doubt and explained with a smile. This matter was not a secret to their family. Many people outside knew about it.
"So that's how it is!" Although Huang Yuqi explained it simply, Qin Mu understood. After all, Zhuge Liang's wife, Huang Yueying, was a member of the Huang family.
The ancients believed that of the three unfilial acts, the greatest was having no descendants. Therefore, many people without descendants would take in one or adopt someone from relatives or friends.
Adopting someone from the son-in-law is obviously the best option, since it only turns a grandson into a grandchild, and the child still has the blood of the main family.
The passage that followed allowed Qin Mu to witness Huang Yuqi's formidable skills once again. No matter how well-hidden the traps and mechanisms were, they couldn't escape her notice. As for the attacking corpse wolves, that was even less of a problem. The only thing to be careful about was to kill them quickly when they appeared to avoid triggering the traps.
They easily passed all ten levels, taking only half a day – arguably the easiest trip since entering the secret realm, at least compared to Qin Mu and his group of four. Huang Yuqi, who had been using her brain and eyesight the entire way, was exhausted. She collapsed into bed before even dividing the treasures.
"Let's take a look first, and we'll keep the one that suits Yuqi," Qin Yue said softly.
The three nodded and remained silent, afraid of disturbing Huang Yuqi's sleep.
The same bottle contained five Bigu Pills, one bottle contained Five Elements Pills, a wolf-tooth dagger, a scroll of vertical and horizontal scrolls, a scroll of Lu Gong's Secret Records, and a pair of leg guards.
Qin Yue wanted the Five Elements Pill, and the Wolf Fang Dagger was clearly a pair with the one Li Chongyi had taken first, so he definitely wouldn't give it up.
“Both volumes are incomplete, but Sister Huang and I need them. We’ll see which one she wants when she wakes up!” Xiangli Yanran said.
This kind of ancient book is something that anyone in the team can read if they want to. However, since it is someone else's spoils of war, they must first pay a certain price to obtain it.
Xiangli Yanran only glanced at them briefly and didn't examine them all. In other words, if she wanted to see Huang Yuqi's selection after Huang Yuqi had made her choice, she would have to pay an equivalent price.
However, Qin Mu had no interest in either the "Strategic Strategies" or the "Secret Records of Duke Lu," so he didn't bother to look at them. Instead, he enthusiastically put on his leg guards.
After only half a day, Huang Yuqi was exhausted, but the four of them were still in good spirits. So, after taking the fasting pills, they sat in a corner away from Huang Yuqi and started chatting.
"Do these things always come into this secret realm every time we enter? Won't we encounter passages we've taken before?" Xiangli Yanran asked curiously.
"No one can answer this question, but so far, no one has entered the empty passage," Qin Yue replied, shaking her head. Clearly, even the Qin family didn't understand this problem.
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