“…”

Zuo Yang exchanged his eyes with Shui Hanqiu, because he was concerned about the possibility that Qiao Beiming might be hidden in it, and did not speak without authorization, but instead carefully circled the stele forest to investigate the situation.

Looking around, these stone tablets are arranged in a radial shape.

A large small stone tablet that is only half a person tall is like stars arching the moon, surrounding a large stone tablet about 2 meters high in the center of the stele forest for no reason gives people a solemn feeling as if it has entered a magnificent underground mausoleum.

Zuo Yang and Shui Hanqiu did not rashly enter the stele forest, but first investigated the periphery of the stele forest. Soon they found that these small stone tablets were all steles without words, and there was no useful information on them. Only on the large stone tablet in the middle of the stele forest, you could vaguely see some handwriting from a distance, but what was engraved on it could not be seen clearly.

However, Zuo Yang and Shui Hanqiu still insisted on walking around the stele forest. After initially confirming that there should be no Tibetans in the stele forest through the gap between the small steles, they finally felt a little relieved and walked through the stele forest toward the large stele.

When they arrived near the big stone tablet, their hearts sank to the bottom.

"There were some handwritings on this stone tablet, but unfortunately someone has destroyed it..."

Shui Hanqiu turned around and looked at Zuo Yang, sighing in disappointment.

"Um."

Zuo Yang nodded and responded, but his eyes remained on the stone tablet that was beyond recognition by the sharp weapon. After carefully looking at it for a long time, he said softly, "Although the handwriting on it can no longer be seen clearly, it can still be distinguished. The column on the far left of the stone tablet is slightly larger than other fonts, and there are exactly 5 independent characters. In other words, the original engraved on it is likely to be the original work of [Shura Yinsha Gong]."

In fact, no matter whether the above-mentioned "Shura Yinsha Gong" was written, Zuo Yang was mentally prepared for this situation. Therefore, although he felt a little regretful when he saw this situation at this moment, he insisted on saying that he was uncomfortable, but he was not that uncomfortable.

"It should be."

Shui Hanqiu affirmed Zuo Yang's guess, but cursed with some resentment, "This old demon Qiao is really hateful. He can even take advantage of such precious secrets."

"Um……"

Zuo Yang looked at his eyes and his nose and his heart, but he only made an ambiguous nasal sound because he knew that if it were him, he would have done the same thing.

"It seems that this time it's been in vain. Since that's the case, let's leave as soon as possible, so as not to really run into Old Demon Qiao. It will take some effort to leave if you want to leave."

As the lord of a sect, Shui Hanqiu was also a very decisive person. Seeing that the purpose could not be achieved this time, he gave up quickly and turned his head and wanted to take Zuo Yang away on the same road.

"Wait a moment!"

Zuo Yang suddenly called her again, still thinking, "Is the one engraved on it really the [Shura Yinsha Gong]? No one of us can be completely sure that everything is just our guess. Whether Qiao Beiming is really in this secret passage at this moment? You have said before that it is actually just your speculation. No one of them is used as a basis for speculation. Not to mention that there is still a stone gate that has not entered? We have already entered the two stone gates in the front, and only the last stone gate is left and I don't go in and see if I leave like this, don't you feel regretful? What if there is something we are really looking for?"

After playing the game for a long time, Zuo Yang became more and more aware of the game and gradually developed his own ideas.

In this game, although Zuo Yang has never just regarded NPC as a simple NPC, he cannot change the essence of Shui Hanqiu being an NPC.

NPC is classified according to its functions, and is actually divided into three categories: enemies, plots, and services.

Although these three categories of NPCs have different functions, they all give some necessary explanations and guidance in the process of interacting with players. Just like Zuo Yang's previous interaction with Shui Hanqiu. After meeting some favorable conditions, Shui Hanqiu was very responsible to convey all the information about this secret passage to Zuo Yang. At the same time, he also helped Zuo Yang open the second stone gate to assist him in the subsequent plot. This is actually the real reason why she appeared here. Otherwise, the game designer could not let Shui Hanqiu appear here, so that she could have [Shura Yinsha Achievement], and she could also design Nianluoba as an equal sect in the game from the beginning.

The only difference is that while performing duties, NPCs in this game also have some independent personalities of their own, which will not make players feel that they are too patterned.

After all, npc is always npc. In the game process of players, npc can only play an auxiliary role. Players are the real protagonists of the game. All choices still have to be made by the players themselves, and different choices will naturally be different.

If you use this idea to reverse the plot, Zuo Yang suddenly felt even more that he could not leave this secret passage so casually no matter what.

Now he is obviously in an adventure mission.

According to the official website, the final reward of the adventure mission is completely random. Whether it is good or bad or nothing depends on the player's own choice and luck. Although Zuo Yang knew all of these, he always felt that the adventure mission he was experiencing was extraordinary. He could accept it whether it is good or bad, but he could not accept such a dull result.

In other words, he would rather be slapped to death by Qiao Beiming in the end. After all, he had a head-on contact with Qiao Beiming, and he would not want to leave like this "nothing happened".

What's more, the NPCs in this game are not all guiding players to make the most correct choices in the process of the player's plot. Sometimes they will stand up and give some misleading that is not in line with the interests of the player, thereby indirectly controlling the player's choices and affecting the player's final rewards.

Of course, all this depends on how the player chooses.

Just like now, Shui Hanqiu suggested taking him away, but the decision to decide whether to leave is in Zuo Yang's own hands, and he has to bear the consequences after the decision.

"this……"

After hearing Zuo Yang's words, Shui Hanqiu was a little hesitant, and his two willow eyebrows became bumps...

It was at this time.

"You two little thieves dare to trespass on the place where I practice cultivation. I really don't know how to live or die!!!"

A deafening old voice suddenly sounded, and it felt like a person roaring loudly in his ear, so that the sound had ended, and Zuo Yang's ears were still buzzing.

“!?”

Zuo Yang was shocked and quickly looked around, but he did not see anyone's shadow.

"Oops!"

Shui Hanqiu naturally heard this sound, and although her expression was even more panicked than Zuo Yang, she did not look for people like him. Instead, she quickly turned her head and said to him, "No need to find it. This is the legendary [Tian Dun Sound Transmission] that can only be mastered by the "shocking world and shocking" state. This sound transmission technique is different from [Tian Dun Sound Transmission]. [Tian Dun Sound Transmission] can only convey information to one person, while [Tian Dun Sound Transmission] can make everyone nearby hear it. Sometimes, it can even be used as a musical technique, which can directly shock people with weaker skills until they lose their hearing or even dizzy!"

"It seems that Qiao Beiming is indeed in this secret passage, and his skill has at least reached the level of "shocking world". I didn't expect that I had underestimated him before. I could not take a few moves under him, and the possibility of escaping was extremely low. After hearing my advice, if you don't want to die, it's best to escape with me immediately. Otherwise, if Qiao Beiming comes, it's not so easy for you and me to join forces to leave!"

"Shocking?"

After hearing Shui Hanqiu's words, Zuo Yang was shocked again.

He naturally knew what the skill level of "shocking the world" means, which is higher than the current "grand master" of Shui Hanqiu, "the world's best" and "unparalleled in the world".

Thinking about Zuo Yang could not even take a serious move in Shui Hanqiu's hands, wouldn't he even be able to defeat Qiao Beiming's hands?

This task is too difficult, right?

Thinking about it, I still have to find a way to let Qiao Beiming give guidance to [Shura Yinsha Gong]. Zuo Yang suddenly felt that his head was a little big. Facing such a big boss, it was absolutely impossible to use brute force to achieve his goal. Even if he didn't even have a chance to win, he could only find a way to get smart, but how easy was it to get smart?

"Young hero, I don't have time to think about it anymore. Let's go quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late!"

When Shui Hanqiu saw that Zuo Yang was still there, he couldn't care much, so he grabbed Zuo Yang's arm and left the same way. I have to say that she was really interested in Zuo Yang.

“…”

Zuo Yang also felt that meeting Qiao Beiming would be of great luck under this situation, so Shui Hanqiu pulled him, but he did not resist, but just followed him and walked out quickly.

However, while walking, he still looked thoughtful, always thinking that something was wrong with this matter, but for a while, he couldn't say what was wrong with it...

So in this way, the two of them soon arrived in the stone chamber before.

The stone door on the left and middle has been opened, and only the stone door on the right is still tightly closed. At this moment, the only stone door that has never been in is still quite attractive to Zuo Yang, but at this moment he didn't know whether he should enter, because there are only three forks in this secret passage, and the two in the front are dead. No trace of Qiao Beiming was found, so Qiao Beiming must be hidden behind this door...

"Stop looking, have you forgotten your ambitions? If a person dies, he will have nothing!"

Feeling a trace of resistance transmitted from Zuo Yang's arm, Shui Hanqiu pulled him again and persuaded him with great sincerity.

It was at this time.

"Wait, I thought of it..."

A sudden light of inspiration flashed in Zuo Yang's head. He finally thought something was wrong, so he immediately broke free from Shui Hanqiu's hand and said with surprise, "Have you ever thought that since Qiao Beiming has already noticed us, why don't he come and get rid of us immediately? This kind of thing is absolutely easy for him, but he has to use [Sky Dun Voice Transmission] first to shock us and give us a chance to escape. Wouldn't he be afraid that we will spread the secret passage after we go out?"

"Oh? You mean..."

Hearing Zuo Yang's words, Shui Hanqiu's steps slowed down for a moment, turned his head and looked at him in surprise.

“There are two possibilities.”

Zuo Yang continued, "The first type is that he wants to play a cat and mouse game with us. Let us run away first, and then suddenly appear when we think we are about to escape from the birth day and take us down. If so, it is actually no difference whether we run or not. Anyway, our every move is under his control. With his skills, it should not be difficult to keep us here, right?"

"It shouldn't be. Qiao Beiming is arrogant. People like us are not in his eyes. He is not too lazy to touch our thoughts."

Hearing this, Shui Hanqiu immediately shook his head and lost his mouth to deny Zuo Yang's first guess.

"That's the second possibility."

Zuo Yang smiled and said, "Qiao Beiming is unable to get rid of himself now, so in order to prevent us from continuing to break through here and interfering with what he is doing, I remember Guan Shenlong said before that Qiao Beiming has realized something recently and is practicing in seclusion. Maybe he has now reached the most critical moment, so he cannot use this method to scare us temporarily."

"This...this is very likely!"

Shui Hanqiu frowned, then suddenly realized, "This [Shura Yinsha Achievement] is extremely cold. It is said that not only will the opponent bear the indescribable cold poison when he is attacked, but even the practitioners will be backfired by the cold poison. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to practice. If you are not careful, you will become possessed by the demon. People like Qiao Beiming who have already practiced this evil skill to the seventh level are self-evident. It will only be more difficult to practice upwards, and the risks they have to bear will naturally be greater."

"so……"

Zuo Yang blinked and smiled.

"so……"

Shui Hanqiu is still concentrating on thinking.

"So, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you can't get a tiger's son. We've all come here. Why not take a risk in and take a look? Maybe you will get unexpected gains!"

Zuo Yang grinned and directly expressed his thoughts.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that this stone gate had to use the power of Shui Hanqiu to push it open, Zuo Yang really didn't want to say so much to Shui Hanqiu, it wasn't that he couldn't bear to share it with Shui Hanqiu, but it was just that it was too difficult to change a person's thoughts, and the same was true for changing NPC's thoughts.

"Well... what you said is indeed a bit reasonable, but my life involves many people. If I knew in advance that Qiao Beiming's skill was so powerful, I might not have taken this risk, so..."

Shui Hanqiu was still a little hesitant. After all, she was different from Zuo Yang. Zuo Yang was a player who was able to resurrect countless times, and she was not, so naturally she could not be as free and easy as Zuo Yang.

"I understand, then please help me open the last stone door and I can go in alone."

Zuo Yang nodded, but said with a smile, "If I die in it, I won't talk about everything. If I luckily don't die, what's the benefit? When I meet again in the future, I will definitely not forget you. How about it?"

"Since you have decided to leave, I will not stop you..."

Shui Hanqiu finally agreed, "After opening the door for you, I will leave immediately. Whether you are alive or dead can only depend on your own fortune. I wish you good luck."
Chapter completed!