Chapter 12: The Invisible Needle of God

  "Mission content: Persuade Little Dragon Girl to agree to an additional wager on the martial arts match, and after winning the match, you will receive an extra mysterious reward."

  "Excuse me, would you like to accept the 'Dragon Girl's Gamble' quest?"

  This task is super simple for Wu Ming, almost like delivering goods, of course, on the premise that he must win the martial arts competition.

  "Accepted." Wu Ming almost without hesitation accepted the task issued by the Book Spirit System in his mind.

  "Ding Dong!"

  "Book Immortal System Prompt: You have accepted the [Dragon Girl's Gamble] task, please complete it within the time limit."

  ……

  Accepting the task of the Book Immortal System in his mind was just a fleeting thought, but at this moment, Wu Ming heard Xiaolongnu say faintly: "Mother-in-law, you also heard that he agreed to this himself. Let's settle it like this: if this child can win, we'll make an exception and allow him to enter our Ancient Tomb Sect; if he loses, then he must leave the Ancient Tomb."

  In Xiaolongnü's view, although Wu Ming had previously defeated Yin Zhiping, it was due to luck and cleverness. This time, his opponent Zhao Zhi Jing's martial arts skills were no lower than Yin Zhiping's, and it was a fair match, so Wu Ming couldn't rely on luck again. The probability of winning was zero, so what harm would agreeing to the match cause?

  Grandma Sun looked slightly helpless and was about to say something again when Wu Ming suddenly spoke up, "Long sister, do you think I'm definitely going to lose?"

  "You win or lose, what's it to me? I'm only giving you a chance because of your mother-in-law's face."

  Xiaolongnv's personality is too indifferent, not entering the set at all. Wu Ming was a bit speechless and could only continue to persuade: "Sister Long, your words are wrong. If I win, then from now on, I will be a disciple of the ancient tomb sect, and we will be fellow disciples, how can there be no relationship between us?"

  "What if you lose?" Little Dragon Girl was indifferent, but after all, she had a girlish heart. Now that there was suddenly a child arguing with her, her heart couldn't help but stir up a ripple of childhood memories.

  "Even if I lose, I am still the godson of my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law raised you with her own hands and regards you as a daughter in her heart. We are one son and one daughter of our mother-in-law, we are family, how can there be no relationship between us?"

  "You're really good at talking, it seems I'm no match for you." Little Dragon Girl's face was calm on the surface, but in her heart, she was secretly speechless. This kid's mouth was truly formidable, and he could probably talk a square into being round.

  "It's not that you didn't say it, but rather that you never believed in your heart that I could win, did you?"

  "Alright, I admit that's what I was thinking." Little Dragon Girl was not good at speaking and didn't understand worldly affairs. Moreover, she wouldn't lie, so under Wu Ming's pressure, she quickly spoke out her mind.

  "Since you've already thought of it that way, it's like I've been sentenced to death. Giving a death row prisoner one last request shouldn't be too much to ask for, right? My request isn't high either, just want to make a bet with Long sister."

  Xiao Long Nu was not stupid to begin with, and after hearing Wu Ming's last words that circled back to the bet, she understood his thoughts. She couldn't help but feel a little amused in her heart, but on the surface, she coldly hummed: "Talking so much is tiring, aren't you just trying to get me to make a bet with you? Say it, what's the bet?"

  What to bet on? Wu Ming hadn't really thought about it, but what to bet on wasn't important. What was important was the task of "Dragon Girl's Bet". So he said without hesitation: "How about the loser agrees to do one thing for the winner?"

  The little dragon girl nodded and said: "Alright, I'll bet with you once."

  As soon as Xiao Longnu's words fell, Wu Ming heard the familiar prompt tone of the Book Immortal System in his mind.

  "Ding Dong!"

  "You have completed the Book Immortal System task [Dragon Girl's Gamble]. After completing the [Challenge the Master] task, the extra mysterious reward will be issued at that time."

  After hearing the reminder from the Book Immortal System in his mind, Wu Ming finally let out a sigh of relief.

  "Grandma, I'll go back and practice my skills first. Let's leave the kid in the ancient tomb for now." After agreeing, Little Dragon Maiden suddenly felt that her current state was quite strange, as if she were happier than before.

  Happiness is what most people yearn for, but for the little dragon girl who cultivates the Jade Maiden's Skill, it's not a good thing. Her master had warned her to keep her heart as still water, cut off the seven emotions and six desires, or else she would easily go astray and fall into madness.

  "Girl, you go ahead, I'll take care of the child."

  "Goodbye, Dragon Sister."

  As Little Dragon Girl's figure disappeared into the tomb passage, Old Lady Sun hastily asked: "Child, tell me, do you really have confidence that you can win?"

  Where's the confidence?

  Wu Ming sighed inwardly and forced a smile, but didn't want Old Lady Sun to worry about him, so he could only nod his head and lie: "Don't worry, Mom, although I'm not entirely sure, I've got at least 70 or 80% confidence."

  "Child, mom believes in you, come on." For some reason, although Grandma Sun felt that this seemed unlikely, she still chose to trust, perhaps this is what they call the deep affection between a mother and child.

  ……

  With the temporary permission of Little Dragon Girl, Old Lady Sun took Wu Ming back to the ancient tomb and served him a breakfast that had been prepared long ago.

  Breakfast was very simple, porridge and steamed buns, with some pickled vegetables.

  This was Wu Ming's first meal in this strange world, and it smelled pretty good.

  After dinner, Granny Sun took Wu Ming to a stone room next door and let him cultivate well to meet the challenge that would come in the evening.

  Sitting cross-legged on a stone bed, Wu Ming racked his brains for a solution, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't come up with a good plan.

  Wu Ming had originally intended to go find the Nine Yin Manual, but this idea has now been completely abandoned.

  Not to mention whether it can be found within half a day, even if it is found, according to the original narrative of The Legend of the Condor Hero, the ultimate skills in the Nine Yin Manual are extremely abstruse and difficult to understand. His comprehension ability is inferior to that of Yang Guo in the original Legend of the Condor Hero, and since Yang Guo couldn't comprehend it within a short period of time, let alone him now.

  Of course, compared to Yang Guo, Wu Ming's advantages are his inner sight ability and his understanding of the world of Shen Diao, which also helps him with his excellent cultivation.

  What's wrong?

  What's wrong?

  Isn't there any other good way?

  Just as Wu Ming was racking his brains and couldn't think of a good solution, a sudden flash of inspiration appeared in his mind, making him suddenly remember that he seemed to have forgotten to check the mysterious tool reward for 【Trial of War】.

  As it was his first time receiving a treasure reward, Wu Ming didn't know where the mysterious treasure was placed, so he quickly contacted the Book Spirit System in his mind.

  "Book Immortal System, where is the reward item I obtained from completing the previous task?"

  "The prop is placed in the Book Immortal system space, which is the same hall you first entered."

  Under the reminder of the Book Spirit System, Wu Ming indeed found a perfectly packaged, shining and mysterious box in the Book Spirit System space.

  "How am I supposed to open it?"

  "It's very simple, just use your thoughts to do it."

  Wu Ming felt very curious and immediately tried to open the box with his mind.

  "Ding Dong!"

  "You open [Mysterious Tool Gift Box] and obtain [Invisible Divine Needle]."

  Shadowless divine needle? What is this thing? Could it be a hidden weapon?

  Wu Ming was first surprised, then thought of the various hidden weapons in the martial arts world, and soon understood that this should be a kind of hidden weapon, but didn't know its power.

  Wu Ming once again used his consciousness to explore the Book Spirit System space in his mind, and discovered that there was an additional needle-like object as thin as a hair, which should be the so-called 【Invisible Divine Needle】.

  When Wu Ming's consciousness came into contact with the "Invisible Divine Needle", a lot of information about the Invisible Divine Needle immediately appeared on it, some of which were similar to equipment in games.