When Lin Yu heard the noise outside, his heart suddenly shrank, as if being gripped by an invisible hand. "System, you are really my 'lucky star'. You always give me some 'surprises' at the critical moment." He complained in his heart, his tone full of helplessness and anxiety.
The system responded emotionlessly: "The host has been detected to be in trouble. It is recommended to hide and wait for the opportunity."
Lin Yu rolled his eyes and whispered to his companions, "Hide first and see what happens." Everyone quickly found a secluded corner to hide, not daring to breathe.
"Boss, there seems to be some movement in this cave. Maybe the treasure is inside!" The thin man with a pointed mouth spoke from the cave entrance, revealing his uncontrollable excitement.
"Hmph, no matter what it is, it belongs to me!" The burly man responded in a muffled voice, and the footsteps were getting closer and closer.
Lin Yu clenched his fists tightly, his palms full of cold sweat. He thought silently in his heart: "It's not a solution to hide like this. I have to think of a way to lead them away, otherwise it will be troublesome when they find the orb."
Suddenly, an idea struck him. He pulled out the "Illusion Maker" he'd won in a lottery from his system space. It was a gadget that could create lifelike illusions. He pressed a button, and an illusion of the four of them fleeing instantly appeared not far away.
"Look, they are there!" The thin man had sharp eyes and saw the phantom at once, shouting excitedly.
"Chase! Don't let them run away!" The big man roared and took the thin man to chase in the direction where the phantom disappeared.
Lin Yu and the others breathed a sigh of relief and came out of their hiding place. "It was a close call, we were almost discovered." Su Yao patted her chest and said with lingering fear, with fear still in her eyes.
"This phantom maker is quite useful. It saved our lives at a critical moment." Xiao Yi said with a smile, his face full of relief.
"Don't be too happy too soon. We have to leave here quickly and find a safe place to continue looking for the remaining pearls." Lin Yu said, and led everyone out of the cave quickly.
They wandered around in the valley for a while, but still had no clue. Lin Yu was so tired that he was out of breath. He couldn't help but ask the system in his heart: "Master System, can't you give me another clue? This valley is so big, where are the remaining two gems hidden?"
The system was silent for a moment, and then the mechanical voice sounded again: "Posting a side quest: Help the old hunter who got lost in the valley find his way home. Reward: Clue to the Lingyun Orb."
Lin Yu was at a loss for words: "What the hell is going on? Looking for beads has become a good deed. Okay, let's go find a hunter."
Following the system's guidance, they found the old hunter, who was pacing anxiously in the woods.
"Old man, what's wrong with you?" Su Yao walked forward and asked gently.
"Oh, I'm lost. I'm very familiar with this valley, but I don't know what happened today. I can't get out." The old hunter sighed, his face full of helplessness.
Lu Ming pushed up his glasses and said, "Let me try." He took out the "positioning compass" he invented from his bag, fiddled with it for a while, then pointed in a direction and said, "Go this way, you should be able to get out."
Under Lu Ming's guidance, the old hunter successfully found his way home. He was very grateful and took out a worn-out brocade bag from his arms and handed it to Lin Yu: "Young man, thanks to you, this brocade bag contains something I picked up in the valley when I was young. Maybe it will be useful to you."
Lin Yu opened the brocade bag, revealing a stone with strange symbols engraved on it. The system prompt sounded at the right time: "A special item has been detected. It can be used to crack the hidden mechanism in the valley and obtain the Lingyun Orb."
"Great, it seems we are not far from finding the pearl!" Lin Yu said excitedly.
Following the system's prompts, they arrived at the edge of a cliff in a valley. There was a huge stone wall here, engraved with strange symbols. Lin Yu took out a stone and placed it in a groove. In an instant, the symbols on the stone wall glowed and slowly moved.
"Be careful, I don't know what will happen." Lin Yu stared at the stone wall nervously, his heart beating rapidly.
As the symbols moved, the stone wall slowly opened, revealing a cave. The cave was filled with colorful light, and on the stone platform in the middle, two spiritual orbs lay quietly.
"Found it!" Xiao Yi rushed in excitedly. Just as he was about to reach out to grab the orb, suddenly, a group of guardian beasts rushed out of the cave and pounced on them with their fangs and claws bared.
"System, are you kidding me? Every time I find a treasure, there are a lot of troubles!" Lin Yu complained in his heart while mobilizing his supernatural powers to resist the guardian beast.
The system remained cold: "Host, please remain calm and respond. You can use the newly added 'Group Stun Potion' from the system store to temporarily repel the guardian beast."
Without saying anything, Lin Yu exchanged a potion from the system mall and threw it at the guardian beasts. The potion exploded, and the guardian beasts fell to the ground and fell into a coma.
Lin Yu and others took the opportunity to get the Lingyun Orb. As soon as they walked out of the cave, they heard the voices of the big man and the thin man in the distance: "Humph, let's see where you can run this time!"
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