My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 72: I Told You, Use Your Wits

The committee meeting was about to start, but Huo Yingjun and Hee Qiunian seemed a bit distracted. However, they quickly composed themselves. The meeting had been ongoing for several days, and now they were deciding on the final and most important issues. Even though they were worried about what was happening in the Secret Realm, they knew they had to wait until the official matters were concluded.

Clack, clack.

Fast footsteps were heard outside the meeting room. Huo Yingjun’s secretary walked in and whispered a few words in his ear, causing the old man’s eyes to widen suddenly.

Hee Qiunian glanced sideways. From his long acquaintance with Huo Yingjun, he could tell that the look in his eyes held surprise and doubt, with a hint of joy.

"Old Huo, what’s up?"

Huo Yingjun didn’t keep him in suspense and answered directly, "Someone has woken up. No, to be precise, everyone who died in the Secret Realm has woken up."

Hee Qiunian felt a moment of relief, "Everyone’s awake?"

Huo Yingjun shook his head again, "No, four of them are still in the Secret Realm and haven’t come out yet."

"Could it be Li Rui and his group who did this? What exactly happened? How could they rescue those souls from Zuo Qiutian?"

As an active NPC in the Secret Realm World, Zuo Qiutian was a name well known among veteran agents exploring the realm.

This person was cunning, powerful, and no one wanted to encounter him.

When they found out such a person appeared in an 11-15 level Secret Realm, everyone thought the outcome was inevitable.

This was why both committee members were on edge, as they had anticipated the worst outcome for the situation.

But now, the outcome had changed, and in a way they could not predict.

What exactly was going on?

To know everything, they could only wait for those still inside the Secret Realm to come out.

.....

Li Rui could already leave the Secret Realm, but he didn’t leave because the main quest was still locked.

After all, there were over thirty thousand experience points and a rare piece of equipment at stake.

However, Daoist Zhenyue could transcend the souls but couldn’t resurrect the dead, and the general who issued the quest was dead, so he couldn’t report back.

So now, he crouched in front of the general’s body, weeping bitterly.

"General! General! You died so tragically."

The three others around him stared in surprise.

How come they didn’t notice he was so close to the general before?

Seeing this, Wei Xun was also perplexed. He stepped forward and patted Li Rui’s shoulder, "Were you close to Qian Xiuming?"

So his name was Qian Xiuming.

Li Rui also just realized what the general’s full name was, but he lamented sorrowfully, "Yes! General Qian and I hit it off immediately, as if we were brothers. Though we haven’t known each other long, it feels like we’ve been spiritually connected for years."

"Brother Wei, you should know that I came here to eliminate the demon, not for the reward, but to help the general remove this major threat."

"Alas, the demon is gone, but General Qian is already..."

Li Rui shook his head continuously, "Truly, it’s like...but no, anyway, it’s a regret! A regret that I can’t let the general personally see the demon’s downfall. Even in death, I won’t be at peace!"

Wei Xun was deeply moved and said seriously, "No, you have done well. If General Qian is aware from the afterlife, he will surely feel comforted."

Comforted, but not just that.

Li Rui could only intensify his hinting, "Ah! But I promised him to bring back the demon’s head. Now that it’s back, I don’t know whom to give it to! This is the regret of my life!"

At this moment, Wu Sun also understood his intent. He carried the ridiculous spore demon’s head over, lamenting, "If we can’t hand over this thing, our promise is broken. Ah."

Wei Xun silently marveled that there still existed people who kept their promises so diligently, and he couldn’t help but be greatly impressed.

"Brother Wei knew Qian Xiuming from a young age. If you both do not mind, let me take it and burn it in front of his grave in the future. Surely that would bring him some comfort."

[Main quest unlocked, task process updated, deliver demon head to Wei Xun.]

Li Rui coughed, "Then I’ll trouble you, Brother Wei."

Perhaps feeling something or due to corrections by the Secret Realm World, Wei Xun specially asked, "Was this demon slain together by the two of you?"

Li Rui glanced around; technically, Silent Forest only allowed a party of three, but there were four of them now.

Huo Yun was about to explain that he didn’t contribute, but Li Rui, who wasn’t bound by rules, thought that the quest NPC had changed, and what if there’s a bug?

So he proactively said, "The four of us fought together."

This statement was true, though the opponent wasn’t the foolish deer.

Wei Xun said, "Alright then, at his grave, I’ll certainly mention it to General Qian."

And so....

[Main quest of demon-slaying complete.]

[Level up.]

[You have new attribute points.]

[You have new items.]

[You have new equipment.]

Huo Yun felt deeply moved; if Li Rui hadn’t included him, he would still count as having failed to clear the quest, and upon exiting the Secret Realm, he’d remain at level 14, losing experience and items.

"He really is a good person," he thought to himself silently.

But Li Rui didn’t think much of it; anyway, he was exploiting the Secret Realm, and getting an extra reward didn’t hurt.

"Got it easy."

He took a deep breath.

After finishing the ritual, Daoist Zhenyue came over and said, "Zuo Qiutian has become increasingly reckless in recent years; he must have ulterior motives. I need to find Brother Chongxu and inform him."

Wei Xun hurriedly said, "Please go ahead, Daoist. You don’t need to mind me; there will be people taking over here."

"Then I bid farewell."

Daoist Zhenyue smiled at Li Rui before suddenly vanishing, leaving behind a few golden arcs of lightning jumping in the distance.

Li Rui noticed that this was something related to the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture. Perhaps when he enhanced this skill, he could also possess similar abilities.

"Brother Wei, we also have things to attend to and won’t stay longer."

"Very well. If bystanders from the Ministry of War come to investigate, it might be troublesome for you to extricate yourselves. Once this is settled, you must come to the Capital City."

"Certainly, certainly."

Li Rui cupped his fists in farewell.

With Wei Xun as the anchor point, they each stepped forward to bid farewell, which became the cue for leaving the Secret Realm.

After a bout of dizziness, the ceiling of the awakening room appeared once more.

Wang Ba: "You’re awake!"

Wen Yan: "Do you feel unwell?"

Wu Bing: "What happened inside?"

Hearing these familiar questions, Li Rui felt something was missing.

He shook his head slightly, and after gathering his thoughts, he immediately said, "Quick, notify Chairman Wu, I have important matters to report!"

Wang Ba replied, "She’s already on her way here. Your Silent Forest system notification was received by everyone."

Without waiting for Li Rui to respond, Wu Bing asked, "You should tell us first; did the quest point disappear because you did something? Wait, did you kill the quest NPC?"

Li Rui sighed, "It had nothing to do with me at all, you guys are just biased."

Wang Ba sneered, "Prejudice? Every time there’s an anti-vice raid, you’re there, claiming you were just getting a footbath, who believes that?"

Wen Yan glared at him, "Ignore them, but can you first tell me, sister, what happened inside?"

Li Rui pondered for a few seconds and then said, "In short, a world NPC ambushed the quest point, killed everyone, and sealed his soul. However, through my unyielding efforts, the NPC’s conspiracy ultimately failed. By the way, have the others woken up?"

No one answered him because the trio’s minds started buzzing again.

"What the heck? You thwarted a world NPC’s scheme? You? With what?"

Li Rui smirked evilly, "With wisdom."