Chapter 201: Rainstorm Pear Blossom Pins

“Phew!”
Yao Shi, Lei Zhan, and Xiao Bei, following Kai Xin’s instructions, ran into another cave. Seeing no one chasing after them from the passage, they all breathed a sigh of relief—though they also found it very strange.
Why had it suddenly become so quiet? And why did there seem to be something odd about that silence?
At first, the three thought the members of the two factions were merely worried that they might use the terrain to ambush them. But as time passed, they gradually realized something was wrong.
Xiao Bei was the fastest to react. Recalling the metal objects Kai Xin had thrown behind them as he chased after them, along with Kai Xin’s carefree expression, his eyes lit up with surprise:
“Rainstorm Pear Blossom Pins!”
“What?”
Yao Shi and Lei Zhan were stunned, looking at the two in confusion.
Kai Xin smiled slightly:
“They’re top-tier secret weapons from the Tang Sect. The Rainstorm Pear Blossom Pins can easily break through the protective qi of martial artists below the Life and Death realm. Their range is fifty meters. In a place like this, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal can’t save them!”
As he spoke, he stepped out from behind the wall and walked back under the shocked gazes of the three.
Following behind with expressions of disbelief, they were stunned to find that there were indeed only over twenty corpses left, frozen in their original poses, with blood flowing everywhere on the ground. The four walls of the cave were covered in dense clusters of black hair-thin pins, emitting a dark glow that made the surroundings look eerily sinister.
Their faces showed utter disbelief and horror: A group of elite experts at the peak of the Creation Realm, including several masters from the Dragon Ranking’s Mysterious Realm, had been silently killed by just one secret weapon…
“Are Tang Sect’s secret weapons really that powerful?”
Realizing they were safe now, Yao Shi reverted to his usual carefree attitude. He exaggeratedly touched the hair-thin pins on the wall before pulling his hand back nervously:
“These things… they’re not poisonous, right?”
“You can give it a try.” Smiling, Kai Xin crouched down near a corpse, rummaged through his Qiankun Bag, and took out a handful of gold coins, his smile growing wider…
The corpse belonged to Gu Dulu Chang Le. As the leader of a famous gang, he had quite a sum of gold coins on him. Although only 50% of his wealth remained after death, that still amounted to forty thousand taels of gold and four hundred thousand taels of silver—quite a profit.
“Tsk tsk, what a rich guy.”

Seeing the gold and silver coins that Happy retrieved from the corpses, Yao Shi Wan Neng drooled with greed. But when Happy asked him to help collect the loot, he immediately showed a look of disdain and said proudly, “Don’t think of me as someone who’s obsessed with money. As a descendant of the first generation of players from Miao Shou Men, I only take from the living, never from the dead. I still have some pride.” “…” Xiao Bei looked at Yao Shi Wan Neng with admiration. Lei Zhan, however, claimed that it was all thanks to the “Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle” that he was able to defeat those experts from the two major gangs, and he wouldn’t share in their loot. Happy didn’t insist either. To be honest… the reason he was prepared to use the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle from the start was because he saw the leader of Luoyu Men and the head of Changle Sect present in person, along with a group of highly skilled elites. With just those four of them in a difficult situation, they could only rely on external help… Besides! Although the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle was extremely rare and precious, the money obtained from killing the two leaders alone exceeded one million taels. Adding up the wealth of those elite experts, the total amount of money gathered was well over two million taels, and a few decent pieces of equipment were also found. Overall, it was a pretty good deal. But still, what satisfied Happy the most was killing Su Tu Luoyu, the leader of Luoyu Men. With this defeat, Luoyu Men would likely be at a disadvantage in future battles against the Xiyi Men. The main goal of coming to Fox Cave this time had been achieved! “By killing the leaders of Luoyu Men and Changle Sect this time, we’ll probably face trouble in the future, Brother Lei…” Sensing the apology in Happy’s eyes, Lei Zhan waved his hand dismissively and said, “Stop talking nonsense! We came here to take risks together. If we don’t fight a few battles, I won’t be satisfied. Let the rest go to hell. As for Luoyu Men and Changle Sect, we can just avoid them in the future.” “Brother Lei, that’s kind of undermining your own prestige. Where’s your fierce momentum from earlier?” Xiao Bei retorted, “Do we even need to avoid those brats from Luoyu Men?” Hearing this, Lei Zhan awkwardly wiped his nose and chuckled in agreement. But everyone knew that for a single player, challenging a guild was basically a fool’s dream. Xiao Bei’s words reflected more of the youth’s defiance. Lei Zhan then pondered and analyzed, “Brother Lei, actually, your strength is quite good. Whether it’s the lethality and speed of your swordsmanship or your defensive skills, you can hold your own against experts below the Xuanmiao level—maybe even gain the upper hand against one or two of them. It’s just that your lightness skills are a bit weak.” “Exactly.”

Yao Shi took over the conversation, staring at Lei Zhan’s face: “Without advanced light skills, it won’t work. The slower you are, the easier it is to get attacked. Especially when facing guilds, they’re essential. Like me, if I can’t win, I can run away, but you can’t. Once you’re targeted, it’s easy to be completely destroyed.”
Lei Zhan nodded with regret:
“I want that too, but it’s hard to get advanced light skills. And on the first floor, ‘Fox Spirit Shadow’ hasn’t appeared yet.”
“It’s okay. There’s a greater chance of ‘Fox Spirit Shadow’ appearing on the second floor of Fox Cave. Maybe it’ll appear anytime now,” Kai Xin said to comfort him.
Hearing this, Lei Zhan quickly shook his head:
“No! I don’t need it yet. If it appears, you guys take it first. Kai Xin, Xiao Bei—don’t you both lack advanced light skills? Besides, Xiao Bei doesn’t even have advanced protection skills, while I at least have some.”
“Don’t worry. Everyone will get what they deserve.”
Kai Xin smiled:
“The Death Wolf Woman in the secret room can produce ‘Fox Spirit Shadow’ and ‘Spiritual Void Body’—one for protection and one for light skills. One each for you two, just right.”
“What about you?”
Lei Zhan and Xiao Bei protested. They knew that Kai Xin had only mastered the master-level basic light skill, “Cloud Ascending Steps.”
“I? Don’t worry about me. I’ve already prepared the secret manual for advanced light skills. It’s stored in the warehouse. You need to reach the Mysterious Realm to learn it…”
Hearing this, the three relaxed.
However, when it came to dealing with the Death Wolf Woman, they grew slightly nervous again.
“Just the four of us? To take on the Death Wolf Woman?” Yao Shi frowned, looking uneasy and hesitant. “The Death Wolf Woman isn’t an ordinary monster. I heard she’s a human-shaped werewolf with the strength of a master at the Life and Death Realm! Under the effects of illusion spells, she’s invisible to the naked eye. The four of us might not even know how we die.”
“…”
Kai Xin naturally knew all this. But if he weren’t fully confident in dealing with the Death Wolf Woman, he wouldn’t have come here. He smiled immediately, ready to reveal his plan.
At that moment, a voice familiar to the four of them came from the entrance of the secret room:
“If it’s to deal with the Death Wolf Woman, I can lend you a hand.”
Only then did the four realize there was an extra person. They immediately grew alert, their gazes shooting over. They saw Hong Chen, covered in blood and wrapped in bandages, appearing at the entrance of the secret room in a state of shock and disarray. His gaze swept over the corpses on the ground before he said again, “I won’t take the items. Consider it my thanks for you all avenging my brother by killing these people…”