The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

"The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack"

Chapter 16: Entering the secret passage and moving forward in a thrilling manner

Yun Yao and Xiao Cui carefully stepped into the dark cave entrance, as if they were stepping into an unknown mysterious realm. Xiao Cui held the small oil lamp tightly, and the weak light swayed in the dark and damp passage, barely illuminating a small area in front.

As soon as they entered, a foul smell hit them in the face. The smell was so strong that Yun Yao could not help but frown, and Xiao Cui almost vomited. The ground under their feet was wet, and they could feel small puddles from time to time. Every step they took would make a slight "puff" sound. The walls were covered with moss, and some places were dripping with water, as if this secret passage had existed for countless years.

The two walked in silence, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of each other's breathing and footsteps could be heard. Suddenly, a strange sound broke the silence, and it sounded like something was crawling slowly in the dark, accompanied by a slight "hissing" sound. Yun Yao and Xiao Cui's hearts suddenly rose to their throats. Xiao Cui's hands unconsciously grasped the corner of Yun Yao's clothes, and her body trembled slightly.

Yun Yao took a deep breath, she knew she had to stay calm at this time. She whispered to Xiao Cui: "Xiao Cui, don't be afraid, we just need to be careful." Although she said so, she was actually very scared in her heart. After all, in this world of cultivation, no one knows what kind of danger they will encounter.

As they continued to walk forward, the sound became clearer and clearer, and it seemed to be not far away. Suddenly, a huge rat-like monster appeared in their sight. The monster was half a person's height, covered with gray-black hair, shiny, with eyes flashing green light, and sharp fangs in its mouth, roaring at them.

Xiao Cui was so frightened that her face turned pale and she almost cried out, but she managed to hold it back. She knew that if she alerted the monster, the consequences would be disastrous. Yun Yao was also startled by the sudden appearance of the monster, but she quickly calmed down. Some self-defense skills she had learned in modern times flashed through her mind. Although she knew that these skills might not be very effective against such a monster in this world of cultivation, they were the only things she could rely on at the moment.

Yun Yao slowly squatted down and picked up a wooden stick from the ground. The stick was a little damp and felt slippery in her hand, but she held it tightly and stared at the monster. She knew she had to take the initiative to attract the monster's attention, so that Xiao Cui would have a chance to find the monster's weakness or a chance to escape.

Yun Yao took a deep breath, then shouted and rushed towards the monster. The monster seemed to be angered by Yun Yao's actions, it opened its bloody mouth and pounced towards Yun Yao. Yun Yao dodged to the side and cleverly avoided the monster's attack, while the wooden stick in her hand stabbed the monster's eyes fiercely. The monster reacted quickly, it turned its head and avoided Yun Yao's attack, then swept towards Yun Yao with its thick claws.

Yun Yao felt a powerful force rushing towards her. She had no time to dodge and was hit by the monster's claws on her arm. She felt a sharp pain and was swept away and fell heavily to the ground. Xiao Cui was anxious when she saw Yun Yao injured, but she knew she couldn't panic. She began to carefully observe the monster's movements, hoping to find its weakness.

Yun Yao gritted her teeth and climbed up from the ground. She felt a piercing pain in her arm, but she didn't care about it. She clenched the stick again and stared at the monster, looking for the next opportunity to attack. The monster pounced on Yun Yao again. Yun Yao did not dodge this time, but rushed towards the monster. Just when the monster was about to pounce on her, she suddenly turned sideways and stabbed the monster's abdomen with the stick.

The monster's abdomen is a relatively soft area, and the stab made the monster roar in pain. But this also completely enraged it, and it twisted its body frantically, trying to throw Yun Yao away. Yun Yao held the stick tightly, knowing that if she let go, she would be in a desperate situation. Xiao Cui saw that Yun Yao successfully attacked the monster, and her eyes lit up. She found that when the monster attacked, the left hind leg would pause for a moment, which might be its weakness.

Xiao Cui quickly shouted to Yun Yao, "Sister Yun Yao, there is something wrong with its left hind leg, you attack there!" Yun Yao was delighted when she heard Xiao Cui's words. While the monster was still struggling, she pulled the stick out of its abdomen and then pounced on its left hind leg. The monster saw Yun Yao pounce on its hind leg and wanted to turn around to avoid it, but Yun Yao was too fast.

Yun Yao jumped high and smashed the monster's left hind leg with the stick in her hand. This time, she used all her strength. With a "crack", the monster's left hind leg was broken by Yun Yao. The monster let out a miserable cry, and its body lost balance and fell heavily to the ground.

Yun Yao did not relax her vigilance, as she knew that the monster had not completely lost its fighting power. She held the stick tightly and walked towards the monster's head. The monster lay on the ground, staring at Yun Yao fiercely, and roaring continuously. Yun Yao walked up to the monster, raised the stick, and smashed it hard on the monster's head. Once, twice, three times... until the monster stopped moving and was completely dead.

Yun Yao and Xiao Cui finally breathed a sigh of relief, and they collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath. The battle just now had consumed too much of their physical strength and energy, especially Yun Yao, whose arm was still injured and the wound was still aching.

Xiao Cui looked at Yun Yao's injured arm and said with concern: "Sister Yun Yao, you are injured, let's bandage it first." Yun Yao shook her head and said: "Xiao Cui, we haven't found the key yet. We can't stay here too long. It will be troublesome if there is any other danger." Xiao Cui knew that what Yun Yao said made sense. She tore off a piece of cloth from her clothes and simply bandaged Yun Yao's wound.

After resting for a while, the two stood up again and continued to walk towards the depths of the secret passage. Although they had just experienced a life-and-death struggle, they knew that they could not give up, because the ancient book and the possible path of cultivation were waiting for them ahead.

As they went deeper, the atmosphere in the dark passage became more oppressive. From time to time, some strange symbols and patterns appeared on the wall. Yun Yao looked at these symbols with curiosity in her heart. She felt that these symbols might hide some secrets, but now was not the time to study them.

Suddenly, Xiao Cui slipped and almost fell. Yun Yao quickly supported her. It turned out that there was a piece of moss on the ground that was very slippery. Xiao Cui said with lingering fear: "Sister Yun Yao, this secret passage is full of dangers. We must be careful." Yun Yao nodded, she held Xiao Cui's hand tightly, and the two walked forward more carefully.

As they walked, they found a fork in the road. The passage on the left seemed narrower and filled with a stronger stench; the passage on the right seemed slightly wider, but there seemed to be some weak air flowing inside, which made people feel a little eerie.

Yunyao and Xiaocui stood at the fork in the road, somewhat hesitant. Xiaocui said, "Sister Yunyao, which way should we go? The left side looks dangerous, but the right side feels a bit eerie and seems unsafe." Yunyao thought for a while and said, "Xiaocui, let's go to the right side. There is airflow on the right side, which means there may be a ventilated place, which may be closer to the place we are looking for." Xiaocui nodded, and the two walked towards the passage on the right.

After entering the right passage, the eerie feeling became stronger. Yun Yao felt a chill on her back, as if countless pairs of eyes were staring at them in the darkness. Xiao Cui also leaned against Yun Yao tightly, her body trembling slightly.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew, and the small oil lamp in Xiaocui's hand was almost blown out. Xiaocui quickly protected the oil lamp with her hands. At this moment, they saw a white shadow flashing in front of them. Xiaocui screamed in fright, and Yunyao was also startled, but she quickly calmed down and said, "Xiaocui, don't be afraid, maybe we saw it wrong, it's too dark here."

Although Yun Yao said so, she was also a little scared. They continued to move forward, and the white shadow appeared several times, each time just flashing by. Yun Yao felt that something was a little strange, and she began to be alert.

As they walked cautiously, a stone door suddenly appeared in front of them. The stone door was engraved with various strange patterns. Yun Yao looked at these patterns carefully and found that they seemed to be telling a story, but she couldn't understand it for a while.

Xiao Cui walked forward and pushed the stone door, but it didn't move at all. Yun Yao also came to help, and the two pushed hard together, but the stone door still didn't respond. Yun Yao carefully observed the surroundings of the stone door and found a small groove on the left side of the stone door. The shape of this groove was very strange, and it looked like something needed to be inserted to open the stone door.

Yun Yao's mind moved, and she thought of the lock on the box found at the entrance of the secret passage. She thought that this groove might be related to the special key. She said to Xiao Cui: "Xiao Cui, I think this stone door may need that key to open. Let's look around to see if there are any other clues."

So, the two began to search carefully around the stone door. Xiao Cui found some strange words on the right side of the stone door, which Yun Yao had never seen before. Yun Yao wrote them down, thinking that these words might help to open the stone door.

Just as they were looking for clues, the white shadow appeared again. This time, it did not flash by, but stopped not far from them. Yun Yao and Xiao Cui could see clearly that it was a white humanoid object, its body was somewhat transparent, its face had no expression, and its eyes were filled with a cold breath.

Xiao Cui hid behind Yun Yao in fear, and Yun Yao also became nervous. She clenched the stick in her hand and looked at the white humanoid object vigilantly. The white humanoid object slowly floated towards them, and a cold breath emanated from its body.

Yun Yao summoned up her courage and shouted at the white humanoid: "Who are you? Why are you blocking our way?" The white humanoid did not answer her, but continued to float towards them. Yun Yao knew that she could not just sit there and wait for death, so she raised her stick and rushed towards the white humanoid.

When the stick hit the white humanoid object, Yun Yao felt a strong chill spread through her body along the stick. Her body was instantly frozen and she couldn't move. Xiao Cui was very anxious when she saw Yun Yao was frozen. She wanted to rush over to save Yun Yao, but she was afraid of the white humanoid object.

The white humanoid slowly approached Yun Yao, and it stretched out its hand, as if it wanted to touch Yun Yao. Just as its hand was about to touch Yun Yao, Yun Yao suddenly felt a warm current flowing through her body. This warm current was the spiritual energy that she had stored in her meridians during her previous training. She concentrated her mind and guided this spiritual energy to circulate quickly in her body, trying to break through the shackles of the cold.

After some effort, Yun Yao finally succeeded in getting the spiritual energy to circulate in her body. Her body gradually regained consciousness, and just as the white humanoid's hand touched her, she suddenly jumped back and avoided the attack of the white humanoid.

Yun Yao knew that the white humanoid object was very powerful and she could no longer fight it with force. She began to think of countermeasures, and suddenly, she thought of the strange words she found on the right side of the stone gate. She felt that these words might be the key to cracking the white humanoid object.

Yun Yao began to recall the words, and she found that the words seemed to have a special rhythm. She tried to read the words according to this rhythm, and when she read the first word, the white humanoid suddenly stopped. Yun Yao was delighted, and she continued to read the words. As she continued to read the words, the white humanoid began to tremble, and the chill on it gradually weakened.

When Yun Yao finished reading the last word, the white humanoid object screamed and disappeared without a trace. Yun Yao and Xiao Cui breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that they had overcome another difficult time.

Yun Yao came to the stone door again. She took out the special key and inserted it into the small groove on the left side of the stone door. With a "boom", the stone door slowly opened. Yun Yao and Xiao Cui walked into the stone door excitedly. They knew that they were one step closer to finding the ancient book and changing their fate.

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