Chapter 935: Lady Wang’s Portrait

As he began practicing the “Yijin Jing,” Kai Xin gradually stretched the silkworm silk a little, took a deep breath, and pushed downward with force. With a “whoosh,” he bounced in the opposite direction like a zongzi, using his internal energy to grip the ceiling.
Without the support of weight, the silkworm silk became much softer, and its binding force diminished…
At that moment, he strained hard and broke free from the trap. The silkworm silk also loosened with a “snap” from all sides, like a useless net, floating gently to the ground.
“Well, it’s still considered a demonic artifact.”
Kai Xin had good eyesight and quickly grabbed the silkworm silk.
Silkworm Silk Net:
A trap device, of mid-tier demonic artifact quality. Exceptionally tough and soft, difficult to destroy, and reusable. After binding a target, it restricts their mobility and weakens their protective barriers, causing damage. (It can fetch a large sum of silver if sold in a shop.)
Good luck!
Although trapped, he gained an advantage by advancing his “Yijin Jing” level earlier, greatly enhancing his innate foundation. Now, he even got a demonic artifact—his gains were substantial.
Of course…
This silkworm silk net was just an unexpected bonus. The real treasures in the room hadn’t been touched yet.
After storing the net, Kai Xin carefully scanned the surroundings, looking for any possible hiding places of treasures—although many traps had already been triggered, he wasn’t sure if there were any other dangers.
After checking around, he went over to the two boxes that had already been opened in the room…
One was a jewelry box that had sprayed red powder; it should be safe now.
A surge of internal energy was sent out.
“Snap!”
The box opened again.
Inside was a golden hairpin, extremely gorgeous and intricate, with a sharp end that shone brightly. It didn’t look like an ordinary jewelry piece.
Tang Xiaodie’s Hairpin (Unique Hidden Weapon, Demonic Artifact):
The hairpin contained a deadly poison. Once launched, it targeted its mark, splitting into pieces to deliver a covering attack. It had the effects of breaking through defenses and causing severe poisoning, with astonishing lethality.
“A hairpin…”
“A covering attack?”
Kai Xin held it in his hand for a while before understanding its intricacies.
One end of the hairpin featured an exquisitely crafted phoenix tail, clearly made up of countless tiny, perfect arc-shaped gold leaves. What puzzled him was the principle behind such a combination…
The second demonic artifact.
Not bad either!

He packed up his things and glanced happily at another slightly larger box. Since it was open, its contents were clearly visible—a rather ordinary Leopard Essence Pill. Without giving it another look, he put it away. By now, there seemed to be nothing in the hall that could hide treasures… Although he felt an urge to dig deep into the ground, he thought that too much noise might lead to uncontrollable consequences, so he held back and went into the adjacent room. In the other room, the flames had died out, but the doors and windows were tightly closed; there was likely nothing inside. Not wanting to waste his time, he headed straight to the last room that appeared unexplored. … He entered a study. Seeing the dozens of books on the shelves, he felt both excited and cautious—such a strong temptation clearly indicated a trap. Moreover, the names of the books were enough to trigger an adrenaline rush… “The Nine Swords of Dugu,” “The Great Sun Thunder Sword Technique,” “The Nine Yin Manual,” “The Dharma Staff Technique.” “That’s too fake! How could a merchant have the audacity to leave the Nine Yin Manual and The Nine Swords of Dugu for the masters of the Central Plains?” This bookshelf was either a joke by the merchant or a glaring death trap, just like the room next door. After taking a quick look, he decided to ignore everything on the shelf and scanned the room, his gaze falling on the bed and a rather interesting painting… His gaze paused: “Madam Wang?” He looked surprised. He had seen the woman in the painting before! The moment he saw it, he even felt as though he was seeing Madam Wang again. The owner of Manduo Villa, Madam Wang, the mother of Wang Yuyan. Though she looked exactly like Wang Yuyan, he would never think the woman in the painting was Wang Yuyan—a married woman who had already been abducted by the young man Duan Yu… Compared to the countless secret techniques on the shelves, this painting hanging on the wall seemed very unassuming, yet it successfully piqued his interest. After all, it was just a painting, without a white jade statue to make it seem so ordinary… Those who had never seen Madam Wang might even think of lifting the painting to check if there was a trap behind it. He carefully walked over and grabbed the painting in his hands. There was nothing behind the wall—just emptiness. As expected. His mind stirred, and his gaze returned to the painting…

An ordinary portrait of a beautiful woman:
But you find the person in the painting extremely familiar. Selling it in a shop might earn you a large sum of silver. If you can find someone who knows this woman, you might get even more reward.
“Sellers in shops are fools.”
Someone laughed happily.
They continued toward the bed.
Bang!!!
Just as they approached the edge of the bed, it suddenly flipped over, revealing a large hole from which a foul-smelling wind blew out…
Sss!
Sssss…
Amidst those faint sounds, a terrifying python emerged from a hidden passage beneath the bed. Its massive body sliding down from the bed’s edge was enough to chill one’s heart.
“Who would be so silly as to keep a snake under the bed? Are you Xu Xian??” Happy tried to suppress his fear, quickly retreating, intending to leave this cramped room first.
The python was about five meters long. It was difficult to deal with in such a small space, especially since there were also unactivated traps nearby. If those traps were triggered or if they bumped into an inappropriate bookshelf, they might die without even knowing how.
Happy retreated quickly.
But the python seemed to have been hungry and thirsty for a long time. Smelling the scent of a stranger, it chased after them rapidly, its S-shaped body moving swiftly across the floor. Its long, red body and the nauseating stench made Happy almost suffocate.
Although the hall was spacious, a six-meter-long python made it feel extremely tight!
Moreover!
Compared to a lion, the python was more resilient and agile, with no weak points to exploit.
Bang bang!!!
Happy’s skills were quite good. Though he quickly dodged the snake’s attacks and struck it twice at its vital spots, its thick skin was almost impenetrable. Acting as if nothing had happened, it turned and swung its tail.
A fierce wind hit him.
Boom!!!
The table in the center of the hall was shattered into pieces.
Avoiding the deadly tail strike, Happy tapped against the wall, activating his Golden Bell Shield, which pushed aside the flying debris as he faced the temporarily immobilized python.
Elbow!
He struck the python’s body sharply, releasing hidden energy to deal double damage.
But for such a physically powerful python, this hidden energy could barely penetrate its slippery skin, only causing it pain and making it even angrier.
In an instant, the python thrashed wildly.
Happy found himself in danger, constantly dodging, even activating his dragon form to avoid harm.

The entire hall seemed to have turned into a world where the monstrous python was raging wildly, its body and tail serving as its most terrifying weapons, sweeping everything around into fragments. The fierce winds carried those broken pieces everywhere and even triggered several traps.

Traps?

Seeing several crossbows arrows deeply embedded in the wall, Kai Xin’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Fighting bare-handed, he certainly couldn’t deal much damage to the python. Even with his internal energy, it was difficult to use his sword skills inside the room. These things might work.

Avoiding the python’s fierce attacks, Kai Xin rushed toward the special crossbows arrows and swiftly slammed his palm against the wall. His internal energy pushed through the wall, forcing all the arrows out.

The python’s tail swept through the air.

In the form of a little dragon.

While dodging the attack, he formed a claw with one hand in the air.

The Dragon Seizing Hand!

The arrows forced away from the wall were immediately grabbed by Kai Xin, who ruthlessly thrust them into the python’s vital spot…

Thud!!

Under the power of his internal energy, the arrows pierced through the python’s skin and penetrated its body.

But sadly, only a little blood seeped out when the arrows entered. Its body compressed to stop the bleeding, and the python swatted Kai Xin away with its tail.

Crash!!!

At this critical moment, the Golden Bell Shield activated, preventing further serious damage. Kai Xin flipped onto the wall, braced himself against the corners, and hovered in mid-air, staring down at the increasingly frenzied python, which showed no signs of fatigue.

“Incomprehensibly tough.”

“I refuse to believe it! I still can’t subdue you.”

Kai Xin grabbed another crossbow arrow and charged at the python.

Still in the form of a little dragon.

But this time, the python had clearly learned its lesson.

As the attack was dodged, its tail coiled around Kai Xin, wrapping him tightly, while the other half of its body quickly wrapped around him like a spiral.

Head and tail connected!

An astonishing restraining force nearly crushed Kai Xin’s bones.

At the same time, the python opened its massive mouth and bit at him.

“Get away!!”

Kai Xin’s hands weren’t trapped. Unfazed by the danger, he quickly fired the arrow, which pierced straight into the python’s throat from close range.

The fierce python instantly closed its mouth! Then, with a pained scream, it released itself as if shocked, flinging Kai Xin away as its huge body rolled wildly around the room.

After escaping danger, Kai Xin retreated to a corner and examined his own condition in surprise.

The moment he was attacked by the giant python, the Internal Muscle Strengthening Art reacted once again, causing his vital energy to expand rapidly—much faster than when he was bound by the sky silkworm silk before. His level also jumped by 0.03 suddenly. “As expected, the faster the damage from a stronger attack, the quicker the level rises.” This discovery filled him with joy, and he planned to find a suitable place to practice the Internal Muscle Strengthening Art as soon as he left here. But he needed to get out of here quickly.