Learning to play games, a 40-year-old woman achieves a remarkable turnaround.

Yuan Bao and his group had just left the Yaksha Queen's underground palace and were preparing to head to the banks of the River of Oblivion to find Xiaoqian when they unexpectedly encountered an "obstacle"—no, to be precise, a "roadblock turtle."

With a loud "boom," the ground suddenly shook, and then a huge turtle spirit emerged from the ground.

Its shell is covered with ancient patterns, and it looks to be at least a thousand years old.

The turtle spirit slowly raised its head, squinted at Yuan Bao and his group, and then said in a lazy tone, "Hey, kids, where are you headed?"

Yuan Bao was taken aback for a moment, then gripped his weapon more tightly: "Excuse me... Mr. Turtle, we're just passing by and need to take care of some business at the Wangchuan River. Could you please make way for us?"

The turtle spirit shook its head and said slowly, "No, no, it's been a long time since the entrance to my underground palace has been this lively. You have to play with me for a while, or I won't let you leave."

Qingfeng couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Grandpa Wangba, what do you want us to play with you? Hide and seek or drop the handkerchief?"

Upon hearing this, the turtle spirit's eyes lit up immediately: "Hide and seek? Great idea! But you'll have to find my hidden shell first!"

After saying that, it suddenly flipped over and actually took off its thousand-year-old tortoise shell. Then, with a "thud," it threw the shell to the exit of the underground palace, blocking the only way out.

Yuan Bao and his group stared in disbelief at the scene, with only one thought in their minds: This is no ordinary turtle, this is clearly a thousand-year-old baby!

Yuan Bao sighed helplessly and turned to Ning Caichen, saying, "It seems we have to play with this 'baby' for a while, otherwise we might not be able to leave today."

Ning Caichen nodded with a wry smile: "That's all we can do. Hopefully, it'll let us go once it's had enough fun."

After shedding its shell, the turtle spirit became incredibly agile. As it ran, it shouted, "If you can find the other shell I've hidden, I'll let you go! But don't even think about slacking off; I'll be keeping a close eye on you!"

After saying that, its figure disappeared into the shadows of the underground palace.

Yuan Bao glanced at the enormous tortoise shell blocking the exit, then at the complex underground palace environment around him, and couldn't help but facepalm: "This turtle spirit is too much of a troublemaker! The other tortoise shell must be quite large too, where could it possibly hide?"

Qingfeng shook his fan and laughed, "Don't rush, let's split up and search. Yuan Bao, aren't your spirit pets supposed to have a keen sense of smell? Let them help us search."

Yuan Bao nodded and immediately summoned the Purple Flame Spirit Fox: "Little fox, it's up to you! Use your nose to sniff and see where that tortoise shell is hiding."

The Purple Flame Fox flicked its tail, its nose twitched slightly, and then it ran deeper into the underground palace. Yuan Bao and his group quickly followed.

However, the underground palace was a complex maze, full of branching paths and hidden doors. Although the Purple Flame Fox had a keen sense of smell, it couldn't find the tortoise shell for the time being.

Just as everyone was getting a little anxious, the Glowing Butterfly suddenly flew onto Yuan Bao's shoulder, its wings fluttering gently and scattering a shower of starlight.

Yuan Bao's eyes lit up: "That's it! The starlight of the Glimmering Butterfly can illuminate dark places, maybe it can help us find clues!"

She immediately directed the Glowing Butterfly to fly forward, and as starlight shone down, they indeed discovered some strange traces on a hidden side path.

Yuan Bao squatted down and took a closer look, and found several small fragments of tortoise shell on the ground.

"Looks like we've found the right direction!" Yuan Bao said excitedly.

The group continued along the trail and finally found the turtle shell of the tortoise spirit in a hidden stone chamber.

However, just as they were about to move the tortoise shell, the turtle spirit suddenly jumped out from the corner and said triumphantly, "Haha, you've found my tortoise shell! But this is only the first hurdle; there's a second one to come!"

Yuan Bao almost rolled his eyes: "You old bastard, are you addicted to this?"

The turtle spirit waved its hand and said with a smile, "Don't be in such a hurry. The second test is very simple. As long as you can answer one of my questions, I will let you go."

The turtle spirit slowly sat on its shell, cleared its throat, and then asked, "Listen carefully, my question is—what gets dirtier the more you wash it?"

Yuan Bao and his group looked at each other, somewhat bewildered.

Qingfeng frowned and said in a low voice, "Why is this turtle spirit posing riddles? He's really becoming more and more like a child."

Lingyu calmly analyzed, "Since it's a riddle, the answer must not be the literal meaning. We need to think about it from a different angle."

Yuan Bao thought for a moment, then suddenly his eyes lit up: "I know! The answer is 'water'! Because the more water washes things, the dirtier it gets."

Upon hearing this, the turtle spirit clapped its hands and laughed loudly: "Haha, you guessed right! I didn't expect you guys to be so smart!"

Yuan Bao breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Now can you let us go?"

The turtle spirit nodded and slowly stood up: "Alright, seeing how cooperative you are, I'll let you go. But next time you come to the underground palace, remember to bring me lots of fun things!"

Yuan Bao nodded, both amused and exasperated: "Definitely, definitely. I'll bring you a teddy bear next time."

The group finally moved the tortoise shell blocking the exit and walked out of the underground palace.

Yuan Bao glanced back and couldn't help but sigh, "That bastard is really something else. He messed with us for ages, only to end up playing a game."

Qingfeng shook his fan and laughed, "But it's quite interesting, at least much easier than a direct fight."

Ning Caichen said with some concern, "Let's hurry to the River of Oblivion. I'm really worried about Xiaoqian being there alone."

Yuan Bao nodded and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, with us here, we'll definitely find her."

The group followed the mountain path outside the underground palace, heading towards the banks of the River of Oblivion.

On the way, Yuan Bao walked while thinking about his experience and couldn't help but laugh: "Speaking of which, although this turtle spirit is troublesome, it's actually quite cute. If I could tame it into a spirit pet, it might be of great help in the future."

Upon hearing this, Qingfeng couldn't help but tease, "Yuan Bao, are you planning to collect all the spirits and monsters in the world as your pets?"

Yuan Bao blinked and laughed, "Yes! My battle spirit army is only in its initial stages right now. Once I gather five of them, I'm sure I won't be afraid of any missions in the future!"

Ling Yu casually interjected, "The premise is that you need to have enough Spirit Feeding Pills."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Bao's face fell: "Oh! Don't even mention it. A bottle of Spirit Feeding Pill costs one million, but fortunately I can still afford it for now. I shouldn't be completely drained by the cost of feeding my five spirit pets."

Everyone couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

After walking for a long time, the group finally arrived at the banks of the River of Oblivion.

The river was deep and calm, with its banks covered in alluring spider lilies, and an eerie atmosphere permeated the air.