After walking a distance, Jiang Chen faintly spotted the end of the chains, and at the end, there was also a stone platform.

"Help!"

Suddenly, a child's cry for help rang out, raising Jiang Chen's eyebrows as he looked down.

A few meters below, a child around seven or eight years old was hanging from the cliff, desperately clinging onto a protruding rock with one arm.

"Big brother, please save me, I accidentally fell down!"

The child saw Jiang Chen and a hopeful expression appeared in his eyes as he called out loudly.

Whoosh!

Without hesitation, Jiang Chen leaped down.

Clang!

Blood Saber unsheathed, Jiang Chen extended his hand as he was about to pass by the child.

Swoosh!

The Blood Saber plunged straight into the cliff wall, halting Jiang Chen's falling body.

"Little brother, how did you end up here by yourself?" As Jiang Chen spoke, he reached out to grab the back of the child's collar and lifted him up.

The child's eyes brimmed with tears, and timidly said, "I heard my family say they were testing someone here, and I thought it sounded fun, so I secretly came to watch. But then I accidentally fell down. Big brother, can you help me back up?"

"Sure!"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, exerted strength, and embraced the child in his arms. He pushed off the cliff with one foot, pulling out the Blood Saber, and leapt toward the end of the chains above.

Swipe!

A flash of cold light appeared, and the child in Jiang Chen's arms suddenly pulled out a small dagger from his sleeve, stabbing toward Jiang Chen's neck.

The distance was so close, the dagger instantly reached Jiang Chen's neck, and a smile had already appeared in the child's eyes.

Swipe!

Clang!

A streak of blood light flashed by, and a blood-colored saber tip appeared between the dagger and Jiang Chen's neck. The child's expression subtly changed, and he reversed his grip, redirecting the dagger toward Jiang Chen's jaw.

Whoosh!

Jiang Chen grabbed the child's collar and threw him out.

"Ah! Save..."

The child panicked, shouting loudly.

Thump!

Before the child could finish his cry, a dull sound rang out as he landed on the stone platform at the end of the chains.

Plop!

At the same time, Jiang Chen also landed next to the child.

"You... you're a bully, waaah..." The child got up, sat on the ground, and started to cry, pointing at Jiang Chen.

Shaking his head helplessly, Jiang Chen looked around and called out softly, "I've already passed the first trial, what's the second?"

"I won't tell you!"

The childish voice rang out, and Jiang Chen looked down dumbfoundedly at the child.

Fuming with anger, the child glared at Jiang Chen: "You're a bad person, picking on the weak. Shameless, I'm not telling you!"

"Not telling me, huh? Well then, I'm leaving, and once I'm gone, there will be no one to help you!" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow, turned around, and pretended to walk back.

"No, you can't go!"

The child stood up and blocked the chains, his face filled with panic as he looked at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly: "Then can you tell me what the second test is?"

"No way, great-grandpa said that I shouldn't tell you so easily!" the child said defiantly, holding his head high.

Jiang Chen's eyes flickered as he chuckled: "I think you don't know, do you?"

"I do know!" the child insisted, not willing to admit defeat.

"You don't know; your great-grandpa never told you what the second test is, he only let you play here." Jiang Chen said disbelievingly.

The child got angry, hopping as he retorted: "I know, I definitely know."

"You don't know, you're lying, and children who lie are not good children!" Jiang Chen looked down on the child disdainfully: "I won't deal with you anymore."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Chen turned away, showing an attitude of ignoring the child.

"I'm not lying, I really do know, the second test is for you to find a way down the mountain by yourself, to find and open the passage down the mountain on your own, if you can't open it, then it proves you are not the one we've been waiting for!" the child shouted angrily.

"Oh, really? It seems you are indeed a good child, thank you!"

Jiang Chen smiled faintly and patted the child's head.

The child was stunned for a moment, then became furious, exclaiming: "You, you, you tricked me?"

"Ha ha..."

Laughter rang out as Spirit You and the others arrived on the platform.

"Great-grandpa, he's not a good person, he tricked me!" the child rushed into You Bitong's embrace, pointing at Jiang Chen with an indignant face.

You Bitong patted the child's head gently and scolded: "Who asked you to give Mr Jiang a hard time, did I tell you not to tell him?"

"I...it's because he tricked me."

The child argued with a lack of confidence.

Jiang Chen smiled faintly, looking up at You Bitong, his words laden with deep meaning: "He's still young, still just a child."

You Bitong was slightly taken aback, instantly understanding the implication of Jiang Chen's words, and he sighed softly: "Nobody knows when you would appear, nor does anybody know how long our clan will wait here. And the ancestor, really can't wait much longer!"

"This…"

Jiang Chen was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at the child in You Bitong's arms, his eyes showing a hint of compassion.

"Big brother, can you really help us? If you can't, in one more year, great-great-grandpa, great-grandpa, grandpa - they will all have to be sacrificed, I don't want them to leave! Wuu wuu..." The child cried pitifully.

"Don't worry, brother will definitely help you break free from this bondage!" Jiang Chen patted the child's head and then started to tap on the cliff wall.

Spirit You and the others watched Jiang Chen anxiously, hope apparent in their eyes.

Ting-ting-tang-tang!

As Jiang Chen's tapping area expanded, anxious looks appeared in Spirit You's, You Ye's, and Luo Sha's eyes as they turned to look at You Bitong.

A faint disappointment surfaced on You Bitong's face.

"Great-grandpa, are there no traps here? If there were, the chief instructor couldn't possibly fail to find them!" Spirit You couldn't help but speak in a solemn voice.

You Bitong shook his head slightly: "There must be a trap here. It was personally laid by the ancestor. When news of Mr Jiang reached us, the ancestor broke the seal to check the trap's arrangement himself, and there was nothing wrong!"

"Laid out by the ancestor personally?"

Spirit You spoke in amazement: "No wonder I've never walked this path. Was it specially created for the chief instructor?"

"Yes, it is specifically designed to test the heir of Lord Xue. This path can only be traversed by him. Without the heir of Lord Xue to lead, others cannot pass through it at all!" You Bitong said softly.

You Ye frowned, glanced at Jiang Chen who was still searching for the trap, and said quietly: "Great-grandpa, Mr Jiang is indeed Lord Xue, this is now certain. Should we not..."

"I can't help him. No one knows how to activate this trap except the ancestor!" You Bitong shook his head gently.

You Ye and the rest were all taken aback, a hint of desolation appearing in their eyes.

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