[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-162":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1543547,2006,"Chapter 162 - 162 161 Finding the Entrance","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-162",162,"\u003Cp>162: Chapter 161: Finding the Entrance 162: Chapter 161: Finding the Entrance Jin Zijin rapidly darted through the woods, gripping a sachet in his hand identical to the one given to Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sachet trembled violently, signaling to him that he was getting ever closer to that place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was this very place he had visited countless times over the year, turning over every stone without finding what he was searching for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin stopped and stood still, looking down at the sachet in his hand, then taking in the terrain around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no different from any other part of the mountain, ordinary rocks and trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not been certain that she was here, he probably wouldn’t have lingered at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled wryly, “The dubious tombs set by the hermit Xuanzong, how could they be so easily found?”At the foot of the mountain, a tree shook violently, startling the birds perched above and catching Jin Zijin’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze darkened as he raced toward that direction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the hollow of the giant tree emerged a small wolf cub, covered in green moss and looking utterly bedraggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin felt a tinge of disappointment, but in the next moment, his eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloth around the wolf cub’s leg…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the blue fabric with the tiny floral pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t that the very same clothes Gu Youyou was wearing the day she was taken?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the tomb entrance was beneath this tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite its impressive size, the tree appeared to be no more than a hundred years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined that this tree, as if planned hundreds of years ago, would grow right at the mouth of the tomb, conveniently concealing the entrance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little wolf cub struggled to run off into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin paid no mind to it and approached the tomb entrance instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rusted Feather Arrow shot out from the opening, causing Jin Zijin’s face to register shock as he swiftly dodged to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow struck the tree branch, dislodging one as thick as an arm that crashed down behind Jin Zijin with a thunderous fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cool as ever, Jin Zijin’s eyes, eagle-like, stared intently at the tree hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew a palm-sized dagger from behind his leg, its blade not the usual glaring white but a fiery red color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Feather Arrow shot from the hollow, but with a swift flick of his dagger, Jin Zijin sliced the arrow in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze fixed and intense, Jin Zijin gripped the dagger tightly and jumped into the tree hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath was another world, the exact tomb passage he had been searching for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he spotted a figure flashing past at the end of the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he pursued where the shadow had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then realized that what had seemed to be the end of the tomb passage was actually a three-way fork, with paths diverging to the left and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin had seen the figure flee down the left path, but he didn’t chase after it immediately, instead carefully scanning the area ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passage was narrow, wide enough for only one person to move through with outstretched arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nowhere to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiny particles of dust drifted from above, gently landing on the tip of his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin’s expression darkened, and as he suddenly looked up, he caught sight of a dark silhouette swiftly making its way toward the direction of the tree hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been outmaneuvered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tightening his grip on the dagger, Jin Zijin immediately went after the shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sounds of clashing weapons echoed through the tomb passage, their shrillness amplified in the confined space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild man, wielding a rusty knife, fought while retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Struggling against Jin Zijin’s rapid and accurate strikes, he was ultimately overpowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, the exit was just above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mouth split in a grotesque, silent laugh, the wild man, who lacked a tongue, appeared frightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Jin Zijin had seen the man’s face clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was nearly unrecognizable beneath the grime, he still made out a striking resemblance to the other 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