Chapter 933: A Surprise in Trouble!

Just opening the door already led to four layers of interconnected traps, making the hunters outside the house secretly relieved.
The traps came from four different directions—left, right, above, and straight ahead.
Even the most skilled experts would find it extremely difficult to instantly dodge all four waves of hidden weapons with such precision and composure.
This made them very glad they had never thought of exploring the house in the Myriad Beasts Villa before.
If opening the door was already so tricky and dangerous, the dangers inside were even worse!
The group stared at the now silent house with uncertain expressions, reluctant to leave…
…
“Such ingenious traps.”
Kai Xin’s fighting spirit was also stirred by what happened outside the door.
But as soon as he stepped inside, he quickly sensed a strange, dangerous scent filling the room—a somewhat fragrant smell that made one dazed.
This scent disrupted his focus and slowed his movements for a moment.
“Damn!”
It’s poisonous!!
Realizing the strange smell in the room, Kai Xin tried to take out an antidote pill when suddenly a strong pulling force came from the ground.
His feet slipped.
The patterns on the floor seemed to come alive, forming a giant maw that snapped shut with a whoosh, trapping Kai Xin inside.
“Silk from the celestial silkworm?”
Caught off guard, Kai Xin was immediately trapped, his body bound tightly like a zongzi and suspended in midair.
Puh! Puh! Puh!!
As soon as the trap made of celestial silkworm silk was activated, springs in all four directions of the hall sprang into action, opening dark holes from which arrows were fired.
Dozens of arrows shot at Kai Xin from all sides the moment he was lifted off the ground and trapped, unable to escape…
In an instant, a dead end was created!
“Loyal Protection of the Nation!”
Under the pressure of life and death, Kai Xin finally snapped out of his daze caused by the strange scent in the room. With a cold gaze, just as the arrows were about to strike him, a golden ancient bell appeared, deflecting all the arrows at just the right moment.
The arrows crashed to the ground with a clatter.
All kinds of traps were activated!
Another wave of chaotic shooting erupted in the room.
Fine needles thinner than hair shot out from gaps in adjacent doors; crossbow arrows nailed to the walls from boxes; red mist sprayed from jewelry boxes; even a steel barrier fell from a neighboring room, sealing the doors and windows tightly as a fierce fire broke out inside…
Seeing this…

Even though Kaixin was brave and fearless, she was still thoroughly scared to the point of sweating profusely! Looking down at the chaotic and dangerous room, as well as the adjacent room filled with scorching heat, she paused for a few seconds before struggling to swallow. “Who the hell designed so many damned traps?” Kaixin cursed in horror, “No wonder even top experts don’t want to take the risk. This isn’t adventuring—it’s pure suicide…” Thankfully she had fallen into it earlier; otherwise, dealing with all those strange traps in the room might have driven her crazy. As for the other room, although there were two large boxes inside, once the steel bars dropped and the doors and windows were sealed, it turned into a highly airtight steel prison, now burning fiercely… If anyone entered, they would never be able to get out. Half a minute passed… The strange scent still lingered in her nose. Kaixin felt drowsy and confused. “Damn… they even used poison.” She felt an urge to kill someone… She hadn’t found any treasures by barging in, but she had encountered three deadly traps. One was a poisonous scent that could paralyze nerves and slow movements; another was a sealed flame-metal cage; and the third was the silkworm silk trap that was now binding her! At the thought of the silkworm silk restraining her, Kaixin wished she could curse that merchant to death. Such a precious and noble material was being used for murder. Even worse, ordinary swords couldn’t damage it at all, and even the best weapons found it hard to cut through… Once trapped, the more one struggled, the tighter it became! Eventually, it could even strangle a person to death! “No, I must find a way to get rid of this damned silkworm silk…” “Chen Kaixin on the other side can directly read my thoughts. If that brat finds out that the once-legendary Kaixin no longer has her extraordinary martial skills and ends up dying trapped by silkworm silk, who knows how he’ll mock me…” With a cold gaze, Kaixin began trying various methods! Shrink! It didn’t work… The silkworm silk was extremely flexible; the moment she shrank, it tightened immediately—useless. Golden Bell Shield!! She activated her protective barrier. An immediate sensation of being pierced by countless sharp objects rushed in. Damn it, the silkworm silk also affected her protective barrier, completely nullifying it. But strangely, the moment her body was injured, Kaixin suddenly felt the “Yijin Jing” in her body activating automatically. A weak stream of energy began to flow slowly through her meridians.

Apart from a slight reduction in the pain outside the body, the meridians seemed to be gradually widening, and even the strange, dizzying scent filling the room was greatly reduced, lifting his spirits significantly.
“Huh?”
This anomaly filled him with inexplicable joy and excitement!
He quickly checked internally.
As expected…
Indeed.
As the Tiancan Silk tightened, the Yi Jin Jing began to operate automatically, and its level started to fluctuate slowly again.
In addition, the fluctuations in his bone strength progressed faster than the usual three major cycles per day.
It seemed that the pain and injuries, while activating the Yi Jin Jing, were also tempering his bone strength and physique…
This astonishing discovery left him stunned. He quickly calmed down from his tension and stopped rushing to escape his current predicament.
He tried to remove the Golden Bell Shield and rely solely on his physical strength to endure the binding of the Tiancan Silk…
The pain lessened, but it was still very uncomfortable.
The Yi Jin Jing also stopped functioning, and that drowsy scent once again filled his chest, causing him to feel dizzy.
He activated the Golden Bell Shield again.
As his body hardened, he immediately felt the tough Tiancan Silk sinking deeply into his body, sending pain throughout his body.
The Yi Jin Jing activated automatically once more, widening the meridians and causing internal energy to circulate wildly within his body, reducing the pain and boosting his spirits.
“Indeed, I need to combine it with the Golden Bell Shield to restart the Yi Jin Jing.”
He was now certain that the changes in the Yi Jin Jing were related to the Golden Bell Shield, as well as the damage caused by the Tiancan Silk binding him.
“Great! Since I can’t get away now, I won’t leave. After all, the toxins in my body have already been expelled by the Yi Jin Jing. This is a perfect opportunity to practice it and reach the third level!”
He quickly came up with a plan.
He quickly noted down his current attributes.
…
Happy:
Bone Strength: 268 points;
Arm Strength: 263 points;
Movement Skills: 258 points;
Comprehension: 277 points.
Internal Energy: 626 points…
…
Closing his eyes, Happy began to focus on the wonderful improvements his body was experiencing as the Yi Jin Jing, combined with the Golden Bell Shield, resisted the force of the Tiancan Silk.
Under the effect of the Golden Bell Shield, his body surface became exceptionally strong and resilient. Yet, the greater this strength, the deeper the Tiancan Silk dug into his body under the pull of gravity, causing continuous damage…
However, since Happy remained motionless, the damage slowed down after reaching a certain level.

But with each cycle of the Yi Jin Jing, as it expanded the meridians and stimulated the flesh and blood, it quickly restored any damage to the body, as if filling in deep grooves that had been pulled apart. Yet soon, the silk from the celestial silkworm would sink back in again… only to be filled in once more. This cycle repeated, causing the level of the Yi Jin Jing to fluctuate back to 12.01; the innate bone attribute also shifted from time to time as time passed. Meanwhile, internal energy slowly rose at an imperceptible pace… Back and forth. It took Happy nearly half an hour to complete one full cycle. His body, suspended and bound in mid-air by the silk, remained motionless; however, the poisonous gas in the room did not affect him at all. His body expanded and contracted, gradually stirring the air around him. Inside the room, the sounds of breathing became increasingly clear… as if some giant monster was breathing rhythmically inside. Happy was completely immersed in it! … Outside the room, a group of members from a hunter family had waited at the door for over half an hour and finally lost patience. “Why isn’t there any movement after all this time?” “Could it be that…” “Maybe they’re trying to figure out how to bypass the traps. We’ve never been inside before, so who knows what’s going on.” “Should we keep waiting?” Some grew impatient. Though they were curious about Happy, this tedious waiting was utterly boring. “It’s a shame the room is full of traps, and the structure is made of metal—hard to destroy, so we can’t get in again. Otherwise, we could go in and take a look. At the very least, hearing what’s inside would help. Damn it, the soundproofing is so good.” Others were itching to act. Suddenly, someone spoke up: “Actually, it’s simple to find out if he’s okay—just ask someone to investigate.” “The cost of investigation keeps rising. Will you pay?” “Let’s all chip in together. Those who are curious can contribute,” suggested the witch girl with bright eyes. The group exchanged glances and nodded. Investigating one person now cost a fortune—tens of thousands of silver taels—but with over a dozen people here, each contributing a thousand taels, the burden wasn’t heavy. After discussing it, they made a decision. At that time, many people in the martial world were engaged in such business, specializing in gathering and spreading information, and even forming specialized organizations. After the team leader assigned the task to the “headhunter,” he quickly received a reply:

“Haha, you’re lucky today. Just now, someone kept asking for Happy’s location. According to the rules, we’ll charge you half price this time… The person you’re looking for is at Wanshou Villa now. The coordinates are…”
Seeing the information in the pigeon message, the group finally felt relieved.
The coordinates were quite close to them, which meant Happy was still inside the house and unharmed…
“Wait, he said in the message that someone kept trying to find Happy’s location?” The witch suddenly noticed another piece of information in the letter.
No sooner had she spoken than footsteps and the sound of clothes rustling in the wind came from the courtyard outside!