The Story of the Swordsman

Mysterious Creature

"What is this place?" Yun Lintian looked around in confusion. He found himself appearing in a large cave after a wave of sand swallowed him. It was as if he had been teleported here.

The cave is dark and damp. Yun Lintian made a torch and tried to observe the surroundings. He found two tunnels in front of him.

"Senior brother Chan, can you hear me? Sister Hua? Which Ping?" Yun Lintian said to the modified transmission jade. In the past two days, he had modified everyone's transmission jade and linked it together.

A moment later, Yun Chan was the first to respond. "Lintians? Where are you?"

Yun Lintian replied, "Right now I am in the cave alone. Are you the same?"

"Yes. But our sister is here with me." Yun Chan replied.

Yun Lintian was stunned and smiled bitterly while thinking ... Ah... How can I be here alone? He sighed and said to the transmission jade, "Be careful, Senior Brother Chan. I think we'll see each other soon."

"You must also be careful." Yun Chan replied back with worry.

Yun Lintian put away the transmission jade, looking at the tunnel in front of him while contemplating.

After thinking for a while he finally chose the left tunnel. Yun Lintian stepped into the tunnel carefully.

The energy inside the cave was denser compared to the desert regions. This made Yun Lintian begin to think this place might be the true core secret of the mythical realm.

According to the novel he once read, when the protagonist goes to a secret realm and 'accidentally' goes into the unknown. There was a high possibility that the place was hiding treasures or inheritances from great figures in the past. Thinking of this, Yun Lintian became elated and hoped to uncover the secrets of this place.

Buzz-do

The transmission jade on Yun Lintian's sleeve suddenly shook. He quickly picked it up and heard Hua Litong's voice, "Yun Lintian, are you also in the cave?"

"Yes. I think everyone has been transported here." Yun Lintian replied.

"I found a river here. I'm not sure which way I should go. You got any advice?" Hua Litong asked.

"just simple. If you want to get out of here, just follow the river. If you want to know the origin of this place, you can try walking to the origin of that stream." Yun Lintian replied.

"alright. I'm gonna walk to the origin of that stream. Be careful." Hua Litong said.

Yun Lintian stored the transmission jade and continued on his way again. He walked for a very long time, but he found nothing.

An hour later, Yun Lintian arrived at the intersection with a small open space and decided to rest and eat. Practitioners under the Origin Realm still needed to eat to maintain their physical strength. Yun Lintian was worried because his elder sister did not have a space ring, and this place did not have any edible creatures or plants. He could only pray that he would meet them within a week.

Yun Lintian placed a few torches around the place, prepared a simple fireplace, and took out his wok and ingredients. Every time he made food, he would sometimes rethink his time on Earth. Another hobby she enjoys besides reading novels is cooking. His cooking skills can be considered as a professional chef in a three-star hotel.

He skillfully cuts out some of the meat, seasoning it with salt and pepper, and cooks it with hot oil. After the meat was browned, he crushed the garlic and threw it into a frying pan along with the spices.

When it was finished, Yun Lintian slowly cut into small pieces and enjoyed it one by one.

"Mhm. Very delicious." Yun Lintian said with a joyful expression.

ll-cit!

At this moment, a red rat stuck its head behind the tunnel wall, staring at Yun Lintian — more precisely, staring at that piece of meat.

Yun Lintian was shocked when he saw this little creature. Looking for information about this rat in his mind, but he did not recognize this creature at all. Its appearance was similar to that of a normal mouse, but it was three times larger in size.

Yun Lintian did not feel any hostility or hatred from the rat. He sat down, put a spear on the side, and took out one of the meat. He said, "Do you want this?"

The rat's eyes sparkled and began to drool.

Yun Lintian chuckled as he looked at this scene. He threw the meat at the rat and he picked it up and hid behind the wall.

Ten seconds later, the rat stuck its head out again, staring at Yun Lintian with its huge golden eyes, as if it was begging for another piece.

"Want more? Come here." Come here." Yun Lintian teased him by putting meat into his mouth, slowly chewing with a happy smile.

Yun Lintian took out another plate and gave the mouse a serving of meat. A strange scene followed. One human and one mouse, happily eating together.

"Have you heard this saying before? Nothing is free in this world. It's time for you to give something in return." Yun Lintian poured water onto the rat and himself as he asked. He was sure this rat had intelligence and could understand his words.

"cit?" The rat tilted its head when it heard Yun Lintian's question. A moment later, he turned around and picked up something on his body. When he turned around, a piece of Profound stone could be seen in his hand.

"Middle-class Profound Stone?" Yun Lintian had not expected this rat to give away any treasures in return, but when he saw this Middle Class Profound Stone, he was shocked.

The rat placed the Profound Stone in front of Yun Lintian and squeaked softly as if telling him to take it.

Yun Lintian did not take it. He asked, "Where did you get it? Also, have you ever met anyone around here besides me?"

The rat tilted its head once again in confusion and pointed to the right tunnel with a squeak.

"You mean, did you get this stone from there?" Yun Lintian asked for confirmation.

The mouse nodded his head in response. Yun Lintian quickly cooked the meat again and gave it to the rats. "Can you show me the way? I'll give you this."

The rat drooled once more, he agreed with Yun Lintian's request.

Yun Lintian packed everything up and followed the rat into the intended tunnel.

An hour later, the rat brought Yun Lintian to a large area that resembled a passageway. Different from other places he had visited before. The walls were made of solid stone, and there were countless strange runes engraved everywhere.

Yun Lintian directed his gaze towards the center of the passageway and saw a large human-shaped statue built by limestone, and it was coated by something to protect the statue from aging. The statue was a man wearing extremely beautiful armor and holding a long sword in his hand.

Yun Lintian turned to the rat, "Is this the place?"

The mouse pointed his little finger at the foot of the statue. Yun Lintian did not see anything special there. After that, the rat ran to the statue and knocked on the statue's leg. Instantly the statue trembled and slowly moved away from the place, revealing a hidden passageway underneath.

Yun Lintian was shocked once again. This time, he was getting curious about the identity of this rat and why he was so lucky to meet him ... Is this the protagonist's luck? Wait, am I the protagonist now? Yun Lintian made a funny thought in his mind as he followed the mouse into the hallway carefully.