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Chapter 75 Mysterious Cave

"Sumoi...!!" he shouted again aloud when the passage ended in a dungeon or in a mountain that was quite wide.
In response, there was a sudden whistling sound, and from the front, right and left flashed black rays. Sin Liong's keen eye could see that those shining objects were arrows released from a secret place. Quickly he spun the short stick which turned into a coil of light that covered his entire body. Until some time he fought back and finally the dark attacker stopped. The room was now filled with black arrows that seemed to be poisoned. he shuddered. How will his sumoi fare in this dangerous place?
"Sumoi...!!"
With a scream he immediately turned around because the room was a dead end, then ran back through the two li long tunnel, until he arrived at the four-way intersection earlier. Now he saw the second tunnel while screaming his sumoi's name. "Swat Hong...! Han Swat Hong...!!"
This call he made with such forceful khikang exertion that the walls of the tunnel trembled with it. But there was no answer but the echo of his own long shrill voice. Sin Liong panicked, his eyes widened and his face pale. It was the first time he had felt so uneasy and he regretted himself why he had not forbade his sumoi from entering these secret caves full of traps, forbidding it by force if necessary!
He ran on with a restless heart, but with full vigilance because he knew that this place was a very dangerous secret place, a combination of the forces of nature and humans. It is impossible for human hands to make caves and stone passages in this mountain, but the results of this natural creation are used by humans, repaired and even set evil traps!
"Haiitttt!" Sin Liong quickly jumped up, then slid back backwards while somersaulting and falling back on his feet on the path he had traversed.
He stared at the front. Presumably all of a sudden, of course driven by a secret tool that was stepped on by him earlier while running, in front of him a hole that was three meters long opened, opened suddenly. If he had not managed to jump and run on, he would have fallen into the abyss. There was a hissing sound from within the dark black hole, but the hiss and the fishy smell made Sin Liong shudder. He knew that there were many venomous snakes in the hole! What a heinous trap!
"Damn...!" he hissed angrily at the cruelty of the dwarf who did not hesitate to use a very disgusting way to defeat his opponent.
He jumped over the hole and continued his run. When he walked a li more, the passage also stopped at a dead end which was a large room as well. Even in this room the weather is quite bright, I don't know where to get the light from, it seems there are holes from which sunlight can enter.
Suddenly, as if emerging from within a rock wall, appeared an extraordinary dwarf. He was short and straight like the dwarfs before, but his face indicated that he was old and his eyes were like the morning stars, shining brightly. His mustache and beard are long, while his form of clothing is more extravagant than the others. This pygmy grandpa holds a sword that glows as a sign that the sword is a powerful heirloom.
While Sin Liong was looking intently and understood that of course on the left wall there was his secret door which had opened quickly for this grandfather to pass through, suddenly a voice was heard from the left and again suddenly another dwarf appeared whose body was very sturdy and large. imagine power. Also this second dwarf was richly dressed, had a manly demeanor and his face was full of thick, black beards.
Both of these people were the size of a normal human being from the top to the waist, but from the waist down they were so short that they looked strange and funny. The second person is bearded and

his face imagined the hardness and courage of holding a stick that was longer than his own body. Also this stick is shining as a sign of a good weapon.
Sin Liong, who was always patient and did not want hostility, even though he was worried, was still able to suppress his feelings and defended him with great respect, "Hope Jiwi-lo-cianpwe will forgive me if I presumptuously enter Jiwi's territory without being invited. However, I will lose Sumoi is here and if Jiwi will be so kind enough to return Sumoi to me, I promise I will leave this place with Sumoi and will not dare to disturb her again."
The two old men looked at each other. They then laughed at how Sin Liong was observing the wall which had now been closed again and there was absolutely no sign that there was a secret door there. The bearded grandfather whose hair was starting to turn gray said, "Young people, you are hostile to The-lihiap and say that you have no enmity with us? Ha-ha, young people, who are you? And who is your Sumoi anyway?"
"My name is Kwa Sin Liong and... actually we have no enmity with Cuwi in this place."
"Then why look for The Kwat Lin Lihiap?"
"We have personal business with him, only business that doesn't concern anyone else at all."
Again the two old men laughed. "Ha-ha-ha, I'm Ji Bhong and all my men, we pygmy nation really have nothing to do with you, but once you are enemies with The-see, it means you are our enemies too. Give up, young people, if you don't want to experience misery like your Sumoi."
Sin Liong was very surprised, not only because he heard that they were actually The Kwat Lin's accomplices, especially when he heard about his sumoi. "Where's Sumoi? What did you guys do with him?!" he snapped.
"Ha-ha-ha, give up and then we'll talk!" Ji Bhong, the grandfather who became the head of the dwarf nation answered.
Of course Sin Liong became very agitated. He then lunged forward with his short staff.
"Sing... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...trang-trang... !!" The two grandfathers had moved their swords and sticks, their movements were fast and powerful.
But now the two of them are facing Kwa Sin Liong, the main disciple of the King of Ice Island who has inherited great knowledge. In that state of worry, Sin Liong had already moved his short staff in such a way that when parried, the two old men screamed loudly because they felt how cold had penetrated their arms through the weapons, making their arms almost freeze! But both are shrewd. Quickly they moved the weapon in their left hand and sent a barrage of attacks.
Even though he was in a state of anxiety and anger, Sin Liong still didn't have the heart to kill people. So he let out a loud shrill sound, his staff was thrown down and with two bare hands he stepped on the sword and stick that grabbed him from either side, then he bravely caught the two weapons with his bare hands!
The two grandfathers were wide-eyed. If people catch sticks with their bare hands, this is still normal. But catching the heirloom sword with bare hands? Truly dare to die because no matter how strong the hand will certainly cut! Ji Bhong screamed and mustered his strength to retract his sword to slash the hand of the opponent holding it. However, no matter how much he exerted his strength, the sword still did not move from Sin Liong's grip. The same goes for the bearded grandfather who hates his stick, it's useless.

Sin Liong screamed loudly again, his hands moved slightly and... the bodies of the two old men were thrown against the walls right and left! A cold and powerful punch escaped from both weapons, then struck through their respective arms and hit their chests, making their chests ache and their breaths short. The two of them leaned against the wall, gasping and wide-eyed at the extraordinary young man. Suddenly they disappeared through a small door that opened strangely.
"Where are you guys running to?" Sin Liong jumped and chased to the left, but the wall had closed again and the old man with the long beard and the old beard had disappeared from the walls on either side.
Sin Liong stabbed his sword into the floor, then used his stolen stick to hit the left wall, but only the surface stones were crushed, while the thick wall remained intact. Finally Sin Liong threw away his stick, wiped his sweat and furrowed his brows. This place is very dangerous and impassable, how will he be able to help Swat Hong?
Remembering this sumoi of his, he panicked again. If his sumoi had been by his side at that time, of course this young man would not have become flustered and would have remained calm. However, imagining how dangerous his sumoi would be, really unsettled his heart. He felt responsible for the safety of his sumoi, and he felt as if hearing the voices of the matrons reproaching him, why would he put the wench in such danger.
Sin Liong approached the left wall, then examined it, his hand fumbled. He spent more than an hour investigating, finally his hand accidentally touched one of the dozens of protruding stones on the wall! Quickly he grabbed the loot sword and once moved, his body had already slipped through the secret hole and... he was confused again because it seemed that on the other side of the stone wall was just another passage! And there was no trace of the snicker who was the leader of the dwarf nation earlier.
Again he walked recklessly, not knowing where the passage he was going would lead him to. I don't know how many passages he went through and now he doesn't even know which way out anymore. He doesn't even want to leave before he can help Swat Hong! And the weather was getting darker, he also remembered that maybe now in the 'outside world' it was getting dusk. After all, he wouldn't get out until he found Swat Hong.
Sin Liong walked on, wherever he moved. He began to pay attention to the aisle he passed so as not to go through an aisle a second time. It grew darker and in the end he could only grope forward. Suddenly there appeared a ray of light ahead, breaking through the terrible darkness. Sin Liong stepped forward towards the bright light earlier. But suddenly he stopped his steps. There was no mistake, that bright light must have been a fire that the dwarf deliberately set up to lure and trap him. After all, he is not afraid!
Cautiously he moved again and stepped forward towards the light which now appeared to him to be a torch with its handle stuck in the wall. And oddly enough, his careful steps didn't encounter any traps until he arrived at the torchlight. What does this mean? Why did they give me that torch? Sin Liong didn't care, then took the torch and secretly thanked him because the weather was so dark that he really needed a torch. Now he can continue his search for Swat Hong.
As he walked forward cautiously, he heard a buzzing sound from behind. Sin Liong quickly turned around but saw nothing. The torchlight only brought light a limited distance and over there it was pitch black. But the sound grew louder and louder and at last appeared to be sliding into the torchlight little black objects making a buzzing sound. Bee! Lots of black bees that come flying, as if racing to reach that bright light. The torchlight is what attracts the bees.
Sin Liong now understood why they had given him a torch. To attract the bees, of course, and if the bees are worth enough to lure them, they must be dangerous bees, bees whose stings contain deadly venom. He already knew of poisonous bees like this. Sin Liong quickly took a handkerchief, slipped the sword at his waist, and used the handkerchief twirled to chase away the bees. However, attracted by the blazing torchlight amidst the overwhelming darkness, the bees seemed to go mad and were not at all afraid of being chased away by these handkerchiefs. Even if they couldn't attack Sin Liong because

obstructed by the handkerchief, but they still flew around Sin Liong, waiting for the right moment to attack!
“Woe,” thought Sin Liong.
There was no way he would have to stand there all night just to fight these bees. What's the point of having a torch if it only causes this hassle? While still protecting his body with a rotating handkerchief, Sin Liong stuck the handle of the torch into the cracks in the stone wall, then walked away. It turned out that the bees no longer cared about him now that he was not holding the torch. Now the little animals fly grabbing towards the torch.
Sin Liong sat against the wall, watching from afar. He saw that many bees had died from attacking the fire, more and more. His heart does not have the heart. The animals are innocent. Somehow they can be made angry and rush into the fire like crazy. He had to stop those horrific mass suicides. He crumpled the stones from the wall and knocked them towards the torch while screaming, "Ouch...! Ouch, I'm dead...!"
This was his ploy that occurred before extinguishing the torch. They deliberately gave the torch to lure the bees. Alright, he'll pretend to be the victim of a poison bee sting. Presumably only in this way would he be able to lure out the dwarfs. If they use fishing and trapping tactics, let it be for the sake of Swat Hong's safety that he also uses that tactic!
All night Sin Liong was in the dark. No one came stalking or visiting him. This is when he uses it to rest, even though he can't sleep at all. How could he sleep when his heart was restless at the thought of Swat Hong like that? However, he was able to unwind and recover, and he had a conversation with Swat Hong in the forest.
He took a deep breath. Even though he pretended not to understand in front of the girl, in fact he only knew that the girl who was arrogant and hard-hearted now seemed to be beginning to express her love for him. He could also guess that the love in the girl's heart blossomed because she got the fertilizer of jealousy, jealousy of her with Soan Cu and Xiangkoan Hui! This made his heart feel like it was stabbed, sore and sad. Of course he couldn't possibly hurt Swat Hong by declaring that he didn't love the girl, didn't love the way she hoped. There was no way he would want to involve himself in love like that, which has so many examples only bring misery.
Just look at the life of Swat Hong's father, King Han Ti Ong, who became damaged and devastated because the wise and mighty King succumbed to such lustful love. Just look at the livelihood of Soan Cu's father, who went mad because of the death of his beloved wife, also a love of possession that will only end in misery. There are many more examples.
This love which is driven by lust and misery will surely be followed by the desire to possess, control and bind. It is this self-binding that will harm, which will cause sorrow because of loss, separation or disappointment because of jealousy and so on. Binding oneself to something indeed gives rise to worldly pleasures, gives birth to pleasure that is only temporary in nature, then ends with various sorrows and tribulations.
What grieved the most in Sin Liong's heart was the fact that his rejection of the girls' love would certainly bring disappointment to them. However, he was sure that the disappointment would only be temporary. If they, including Swat Hong, were attracted to another man, the disappointment would vanish without a trace.
The weather was not as dark as earlier, a sign that it seemed that night had been replaced by morning. To continue his strategy, Sin Liong then lay down under the torches that had been extinguished, collapsed among the charred carcasses of bees. Soon his heart was pounding as his ears against the floor heard the sounds of moving feet. There were people coming towards him!
Exactly as he expected, the two grandfathers appeared along with six other dwarfs. They immediately approached and surrounded him, some even touched his chest and wrists. Quickly Sin Liong used his knowledge, stopping his heartbeat and breathing.

"He died...!!" came a voice above him. He didn't see who was talking because he was lying on his side. "We report to Lihiap!" came the sound of a long bearded snicker.
At that moment, Sin Liong turned his body. His hand grabbed and he had caught a dwarf's arm, then knocked him down. The other seven dwarfs were taken aback, jumped and disappeared behind the wall through secret doors, leaving the dwarf who had collapsed face down. Indeed, Sin Liong only needed one person.
Sin Liong then lifted the man up, freed his totokan and scolded, "Come on, show me where my girlfriend is being held captive!"
The dwarf turned pale and shook his head. "I... I don't know"
"Lies! Come on, tell me, I just want to help and set him free. If you confess frankly, I will set you free."
“I… I don't dare,” the person said then, his voice filled with fear and he turned to look
right and left as if afraid his words would be heard by the walls on either side.
"Hmm, I know. If you confess, you are afraid of being punished by your superiors. However, you showed me the place because I forced you and they certainly know about it."
"I... I'm afraid... afraid of being tortured," the man said half crying.
Sin Liong became exasperated. This cowardly person forces him to harden his heart. Can't help it, for Swat Hong's safety! He then used his finger to massage the person's nape, squeezing the blood stream while saying, "You're only afraid of them and not afraid of me? Well, you show me or I let you suffer like this for the rest of your life!"
The man grinned, getting wider and wider. His body was writhing against the pain that attacked his body. However, the pain was unbearable and he collapsed onto his back, writhing and twitching like a dying man, his mouth groaning, "Release me... or just kill me."
Sin Liong felt very sorry, but he hardened his heart. "I won't kill you nor will I heal you. If you don't show me where my friend is, you will suffer like this for the rest of your life!"
"Please... ouch.... Fine, I'll show you the place... but... but let me go first"
Excited is not playing Sin Liong's heart. With a few strokes he freed the man who was immediately writhing and massaging his chest, then looked at Sin Liong full of fear and horror.
"I'll show you the place, but you should know that if that girl is dead, then
I'm not the killer."
Of course these words made Sin Liong very surprised. He didn't want to say much anymore, but instead said in a breathless voice, "Quickly...show me!" and he grabbed the wrist
that person not to escape through secret places.
The dwarf asked Sin Liong to run through the halls. It turned out that the alleys were very complicated buildings, convoluted and lots of intersections.
"No wonder I didn't succeed," thought Sin Liong in awe.
This secret passage is indeed very great. Finally after traveling a distance of about five li away, they arrived at an uneven passage. The walls are wide and narrow, on the floor there are many

mounds of stone swords, and from above hung sharp stones. They were in large caves which were very different from the caves from which Sin Liong and Swat Hong entered.

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