The little one's purse connects the two worlds, turning a desolate village into a paradise.

The blade's cold gleam was reflected in Xiong Bo's dilated pupils, and a chilling death surged from his spine to the top of his head.

His legs felt weak, and his back pressed against the stone wall.

No, he can't die yet. He's the only one who can open the mechanisms in the entire passageway. If he dies, everyone here will be buried alive in this cave, including those three juniors.

He shuddered and rolled to the side, his old legs as weak as overcooked noodles, as he hurriedly crawled sideways along the ground.

The narrow passageway didn't allow Xiong Bo to completely avoid it. The longsword slashed down, grazing his shoulder and tearing his clothes, leaving a gash in his skin. Warm blood flowed down his arm.

The guard, enraged by his missed strike, kicked Xiong Bo hard again.

"Open the mechanism, or I'll kill you!"

Xiong Bo clutched his stomach, gritting his teeth: "My life is here, take it if you want, open the door, don't even think about it."

The guards exchanged fierce glances. Hearing the approaching footsteps behind them, they knew they were doomed. They glared at Xiong Bo, who was lying on the ground, and vowed to take him down with them even in death.

The sharp blade gleamed directly at his heart. Xiong Bo slumped to the ground, feeling utterly defeated. He didn't regret his actions, but he felt a little guilty towards those young men...

At the critical moment, rapid breathing came from the passage, and Gou Ya rushed over, tumbling and scrambling. She gripped the electric fork tightly in her hand. It was too far away to block her head-on, so she simply lunged forward, falling to the ground. With a burst of strength, she thrust the fork forward, the cold, electric tip sweeping across several calves in front of her.

Although it was only a brief contact, the numbing sensation from the electric current still caused the group to take a step back, their swords nearly slipping from their hands.

Xinghua quickly followed, raised her hand and used her small fork to stab the remaining people one after another.

Someone hurriedly used a knife to block the attacking fork. The moment the metal blade touched the fork, an electric current was instantly generated, and a powerful current surged out, flowing into the bodies of the people along the cold weapon.

The group of people suddenly stiffened, their limbs convulsed uncontrollably, and they fell to the ground one after another, lying haphazardly all over the narrow passageway floor.

Da Niu, carrying an entrenching tool in one hand and a long knife he'd apparently taken from one of the guards in the other, peered out from behind Gou Ya.

It wasn't that he didn't want to try, it was just that the place was too narrow and he couldn't squeeze through at all.

"Brother Bear, are you still alive?"

The passageway was completely quiet.

Xinghua and Gouya hadn't slept all night and were exhausted from running all the way. They slowly moved to the wall and slumped down, panting heavily.

The two looked at each other, their lips curving into smiles. It was safe; it was about to end.

Gou Ya stretched out a hand to Xing Hua, who understood and slowly raised her palm in return, the crisp sound of clapping echoing through the passageway.

Da Niu looked around at the guards at the end of the circle, carefully walked through the people lying haphazardly on the ground, and finally managed to see Xiong Bo huddled in a corner against the stone wall, covered in blood.

The other person barely managed to support himself, his face as pale as paper, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Seeing Da Niu approach, Xiong Bo, supporting himself, spoke in a weak, hoarse voice: "What's the name of your weapon? It's so strange yet incredibly powerful. One strike can knock someone down without leaving a wound. It's truly amazing. If it were before, I would have bought such an ingenious object for a hefty sum to study it carefully..."

Da Niu scratched his head. "I... I don't know either."

Xiong Bo looked into the cave: "Those people look unharmed, but they may not be completely dead. You youngsters aren't very shrewd, so you must carefully check each one. Under no circumstances should you leave any survivors. After you've finished checking, I... I'll activate the mechanism and let you out."

"Da Niu, he...?"

Xinghua looked at Da Niu, wondering who this person was. He seemed to be on their side, but...

Da Niu shook his head. He hadn't spoken more than a few words to anyone, and they didn't even know each other's names.

Their village has a unique situation, and they don't know how to deal with the Xiong brothers.

Xiong Bo saw through their suspicion and wariness at a glance, and reluctantly raised his hand to wave it off. "Don't worry about it. There are still people left at the camp outside. If these people don't return soon, they will definitely send a signal for help. You should deal with the situation inside the cave quickly before going to the camp. Don't delay, or your village will..."

You must be from a nearby village, otherwise you wouldn't be able to live in peace.

Da Niu didn't say anything more, quickly picked up his knife and went back to the cave to check.

Except for the leader, everyone else was still breathing. Da Niu broke out in a cold sweat, but luckily Brother Xiong reminded him...

He finished them off one by one, and even the fifth brother, who usually took the "care" of him the most, was given a few extra blows.

"We need to get out of here quickly, Sister Xinghua. Your little devils can't kill anyone, they can only knock people unconscious. I remember there are still three people outside!"

Da Niu walked quickly back to the stone gate of the passageway.

Xiong Bo gritted his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain all over his body, and laboriously moved his body to feel for the mechanism patterns on the stone wall. After some fiddling, the heavy stone door slowly rose upwards with a rumbling sound.

"I've modified the mechanism of this door. It can only be operated from the inside. Unless someone outside chisels through the entire mountain wall, there's absolutely no way to open it." Xiong Bo panted a few times. "You should hurry up and leave. I will make sure that what's buried here never sees the light of day again, which will bring some peace to your village. After you get out, remember to clean up any traces around you properly."

Gou Ya gave Xiong Bo a deep look, then helped Xing Hua to her feet and walked toward the open stone gate.

They have too many secrets, and these secrets are related to the fate of the entire village.

Da Niu lifted his foot to follow, stepping over the ditch that the stone gate in the middle of the passage had smashed down, but his steps stopped in place.

He thought of the Xiong brothers' help and cover for him all the way, but then he thought of the secrets in the village, and his heart was torn back and forth.

Just as he hesitated, the stone door behind him began to slowly sink and close. As the gap narrowed and was about to close completely, Da Niu stomped his foot hard, quickly bent down, and forcefully dragged Xiong Bo, who was leaning against the stone wall, out.

With a muffled thud, the heavy stone door slammed down.

Da Niu struggled to carry Xiong Bo on his back. "Let's get out of here first. You hold on."

Xiong Bo buried his face in the boy's not-so-broad shoulder and silently let out a long sigh in his heart.

The group of four walked out of the cave.

Of the three guards who had been knocked unconscious by the electric shock, two had woken up. One sat there with a dazed look in his eyes, while the other walked unsteadily, feeling dizzy and disoriented, like a headless fly.

Upon seeing the group emerge, the headless fly paused, realizing something was wrong but his body wouldn't obey him.

Da Niu gripped the large knife he had brought from the cave, and with swift strokes, he eliminated the enemy one by one.