Gourmet Hunter - Chapter 490 (Patreon)

Chapter 490: Meeting Xiaoyu X Unlocking X Incompatibility

Undoubtedly, the person hiding behind the rock was the woman who had just used the "Treasury of the Twelve Thieves."

She had been intimidated by Luo earlier and fled, but after a while, she returned secretly, unwilling to give up.

To her surprise, the relief stone door that even the "Treasury of the Twelve Thieves" couldn't open had been opened by someone. She guessed it must have been those two young men and women.

Astonished, she stood beside the relief stone door for a long time, but eventually, she dared not go down rashly and hid behind the rock to watch.

After patiently waiting for about an hour, she finally saw the man and woman come out from below, accompanied by a strange black cat.

"Did they not bring anything out? Could it be that there's nothing inside?"

The woman thought she was hiding well, not realizing she had been discovered immediately.

She saw Luo and Biscuit come out empty-handed and found it hard to believe.

This was the legendary Stajy's Tomb, the burial site of a kingdom from a glorious era. Even if the royal power had fallen and the country was in ruins, the royal burial would never be shabby. At the very least, there should be many burial items, and even moving the entire corpse out would be worth a lot.

But these two brought nothing. Could it be they didn't need money?

The woman's brain cells were boiling. She peeked out from behind the rock and glanced at the relief stone door.

"Huh?"

The man, the woman, and the cat had been standing beside the relief stone door, but now, only the woman and the cat were left.

The woman was momentarily stunned when a calm voice suddenly came from behind her.

"Hey, why are you hiding?"

"Ah!"

The woman was startled, her body trembling violently. She took several steps forward, quickly turning around with a kitchen knife in hand.

"Do you enjoy scaring people?!"

The woman angrily waved the kitchen knife.

Luo calmly stared at the woman and said, "If you had any intent to kill us, even a hint, you wouldn't have the chance to stand here and talk now. Understand?"

As he spoke, Luo slowly released his aura. The words, enhanced by his aura, made the woman feel like she was in the midst of winter, her heart freezing.

Luo's meaning was clear: if she had harbored any ill intentions, he would have attacked her from behind.

There was a difference between humans and ants.

The woman immediately put away the kitchen knife. This time, she didn't run or pretend; she stood still like a well-behaved child.

Seeing the woman suddenly become so obedient, Luo shook his head slightly, retracted his aura, and asked, "What's your name?"

"Light rain," the woman replied.

A very Chinese name, Luo's first reaction.

"Your Nen ability is the Treasury of the Twelve Thieves?" Luo asked.

Xiaoyu's eyes flickered. Nen abilities were not something to be shown easily, but the fierce man in front of her had already asked, so should she try to fool him?

Her thoughts spun like lightning, and Xiaoyu made the right choice.

Although she hadn't tasted all the flavors of life and hadn't met many people, she could see that Luo was a principled person. That's why he only scared her earlier without restraining her.

"Yes, a Nen ability specialized in unlocking."

Xiaoyu replied, thinking of revealing more information, but then heard Luo ask, "Is it inspired by the book 'Treasury of the Twelve Thieves'?"

"Huh? You know that book too?" Xiaoyu looked surprised.

"I had the fortune to read it," Luo replied lightly.

'Treasury of the Twelve Thieves' was actually a fairy tale book published 120 years ago, very popular at the time. But its popularity only lasted five years before it was replaced by other popular fairy tale books, gradually fading away.

Nowadays, many old books still exist. If one is determined to find them, they can, but the decrease in popularity means fewer people are willing to look for them.

Seeing such a young Luo having read that book surprised Xiaoyu.

Her great-grandfather was a great thief and loved telling her stories from that book when she was little. Influenced by those stories, her life path changed, and even her Nen ability was created based on the book.

"My Nen ability is indeed inspired by that book," Xiaoyu replied.

"The twelve keyholes represent the highest difficulty?" Luo asked.

"Yes," Xiaoyu nodded.

"And you can't unlock the highest difficulty?" Luo lightly touched Xiaoyu's sore spot.

Xiaoyu's body swayed slightly. If this guy wasn't so tough, she would have used her mouth to fire back like a machine gun, retaliating fiercely.

"Yes!"

She replied unwillingly.

"So what use is this Nen ability?" Luo muttered to himself.

"Hey, even if you're talking to yourself, can you respect me and use a voice I can't hear?" Xiaoyu complained.

Luo pursed his lips and said, "Leave your phone number."

"Huh?" Xiaoyu was stunned, then instinctively replied, "Are you trying to flirt with me?"

As soon as she said this, not only Luo but even Xiaoyu herself wanted to slap herself.

Luo didn't speak, just silently glanced at Xiaoyu's distinctive thick eyebrows.

Noticing Luo's gaze, Xiaoyu gritted her teeth. Her thick eyebrows had always been a sore spot, but she couldn't act out, only suppressing her anger.

"I have a question I'd like to understand," Luo didn't continue about the phone number, changing the subject.

Xiaoyu took a deep breath and said forcefully, "Go ahead!"

"How do you unlock the keyholes? Can others help?" Luo asked.

Xiaoyu hesitated, then replied, "The method is an intelligence ring. As for whether others can help, I haven't tried."

Luo understood slightly and said, "If convenient, please demonstrate."

Xiaoyu gritted her teeth and said, "There's no suitable test target here. I haven't tried setting keyholes on a person. Are you willing to let me try?"

Luo smiled and seriously said, "Definitely not."

"..." Xiaoyu's face stiffened, seeing Luo's somewhat mischievous smile, realizing something was wrong.

"Since it's your Nen ability, you should have some idea, right? Just set it on yourself, using the lowest difficulty keyhole," Luo smiled.

The situation forced her hand!

Xiaoyu cried out in her heart, then obediently set a keyhole on her own clothes, an ordinary keyhole, appearing as a dark hole on her clothes.

At the same time, an easy-level intelligence ring materialized in her hand.

"Basic unlocking methods are intelligence rings, but sometimes, more exaggerated things appear that I can't unlock," Xiaoyu handed the intelligence ring over.

Luo took it, examining the bronze ring with interest.

Then, he unlocked it in a few moves.

With a pleasant jingle, the two rings separated.

Meanwhile, Xiaoyu's clothes made a tearing sound as the keyhole on her clothes rapidly expanded, causing her clothes to disappear instantly.

"Purple, red."

Luo, seeing Xiaoyu's sudden exposure, instinctively noted the colors of her bra and panties, then muttered, "Seems mismatched."

Xiaoyu felt a chill, looked down, then slowly raised her head to look at Luo, her whole body stiffening.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to have such a good figure."

Biscuit clicked her tongue, praising from the side.

For a moment, Xiaoyu opened her mouth, then screamed!

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