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Shifu declared this quest impossible for lone pilgrims: "Myriad false places!"

Ha! Illusions mislead fools—not I!

Solved the Beggar's riddle to pass Serpent's Maw Gorge.

Outsmarted the enforcers of the Falling Phoenix Sect.

Finally... Onyx Mountain Temple looms.

Curses! A corridor of numbered paths.
Remember Shifu's words: "Follow the sound of demise."
That's it! '4' in Chinese sounds like death... the fourth path!

The hall leads to a dais with an ornate Manchurian chest,
its face etched with ethereal dragons.

The Trick Suppressing Eye Manual must be inside.

A deep voice calls: "Leave... now!" 

The Guardian!

I've failed.

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