Chapter 94: Womb Treasury Sutra

This well had no idea how long it had been dried up; the stones of the well wall were parched through. Duan Rong was at the wellhead, supporting himself with both hands, and fine sand and stone chips slid down from the dry well wall.

Duan Rong executed the Cloud Snake Step, his figure sliding down like a gecko...

Duan Rong's figure landed lightly at the bottom of the well!

It was pitch black all around. Duan Rong stood at the bottom of the well for a while before he adapted to the environment where one could not see one's own fingers.

The starlight and moonlight, which were originally very dim, looked like they were illuminating the wellhead as if it were glowing slightly when viewed from the bottom of the well.

In the inner pocket of Duan Rong's lapel, there was a Fire Folder!

But in an environment where such crises lurked, how could he dare to use it?

Duan Rong adapted to the pitch-black environment and immediately discovered that at the bottom of the well behind him, there was a black hole slightly larger than a dog hole.

Duan Rong bent over and probed, testing it, and discovered that he could barely squeeze inside...

Duan Rong stood there, steadied his mind, and pondered over the action plan he had determined beforehand once more...

Duan Rong knew that Xu Ruhu was very likely hiding inside...

Entering like this carried a certain amount of risk; if things went wrong, he might end up dead inside...

But this action plan was the best one after his repeated deductions, and for this plan, his final conclusion was that there was a great chance of victory!

Duan Rong pondered for a moment, his doubts cleared away, took a light breath, and squeezed into that black hole.

After crawling only a short distance, the space gradually widened. Duan Rong stood up, and in the dark environment, he immediately smelled a strong, rust-like scent of blood...

Before his eyes was a very short tunnel... At the end of the tunnel, a patch of faint light shone in from the side...

Duan Rong reached out and touched it lightly; the walls of the tunnel were dry, rammed earth walls...

It seemed this was not newly dug... Perhaps this place had already existed before Xu Ruhu was caught...

It was just unknown what Xie Lei had originally used this underground cavern for?

Duan Rong's gaze was cold and stern. Staring at the patch of light not far away, he moved his feet slowly. His footsteps were as light as a cat's, and his right hand hung naturally by the side of his trouser pocket...

"Click... click..."

Suddenly, a series of painful and hoarse coughing sounds echoed within the cavern...

Duan Rong suddenly stood still there, and his heart immediately rose to his throat...

"Is it Xu Ruhu?"

After the coughing, there was a rustling sound and some labored wheezing...

That labored wheezing only slowly calmed down after several breaths...

Only then did Duan Rong move his feet again...

It was only a distance of about ten steps, yet he had taken several breaths of time to walk it...

Duan Rong was now standing at the edge of that dim yellow patch of light; he only needed to move his feet one more time to walk into the light patch...

Duan Rong took a deep breath, and suddenly both feet stepped into the light patch!

Duan Rong's cloth tube boots appeared abruptly in that faint yellow halo of light, but the greater part of his body remained in the black shadow...

Duan Rong narrowed his eyes and looked. Before him was a space that was not very large, with earth ground and earth walls, and an oil lamp in the corner emitting a faint light.

The walls were cracked in many places, and some dry, hard adobe had peeled off...

Inside, it was empty, with no objects whatsoever...

Only, in front of one earth wall, sat a thin person with disheveled, graying hair. He leaned his back against the earth wall behind him, his breathing seemed somewhat difficult, and his two shoulders had been simply bandaged, but the injury was clearly serious, and blood was seeping out from the bandages...

This person's face was covered in stubble, his eyes were listless and weary, and beside him were placed some leftover scraps of food...

When a pair of cloth tube boots appeared in the light patch at the exit, his eyelids lifted slightly, a flash of disgust crossed his face, and his voice was weak and stiff as he said, "Why have you come again?"

"I only have eight levels of the 'Womb Treasury Sutra' in my hands. I have already given you the first four levels! If you want the latter four levels, you must heal this old man's wounds! And find another opportunity to send me out of the city!"

As Xu Ruhu spoke, he moved his body, seemingly tugging at his wounds, and a look of pain appeared on his face.

Duan Rong stood in the black shadow; when he heard the three words "Womb Treasury Sutra," his breathing stalled slightly!

Although this was the first time he had heard this name, he could be certain that this Womb Treasury Sutra was the Soul Technique of the Taiyi Sect!

This secret method was regarded as a supreme treasure by the Taiyi Sect; the general public not only lacked the qualifications to come into contact with it, but even those who had heard the name of this secret method were pitifully few.

"His deduction was not wrong; Xu Ruhu really does have the Soul Technique!"

Duan Rong stood in the black shadow; he made no movements and did not speak.

This was a step he had already considered when he was deducing his action plan; Xu Ruhu must be hidden in some Secret Chamber in Xie Lei's home.

And a Secret Chamber was usually cramped and dimly lit; his sudden appearance had a high probability of being mistaken for Xie Lei by Xu Ruhu.

And he had to try his best to utilize this step to dig for more information.

That was why he had bought a pair of cloth tube boots that were similar in style to the official boots of a Constable, and bought a set of loose clothing instead of the tight-fitting martial attire that would have been more convenient for action!

Xu Ruhu leaned against the wall, feeling somewhat strange; why was Xie Lei so quiet today?

He mumbled his lips, just about to say something, when his heart suddenly trembled; he had already seen that the blurry figure in the black shadow was not Xie Lei!

Although at a glance it was similar to Xie Lei's figure, it was slightly taller than Xie Lei.

Xu Ruhu felt a surge of anger in his heart, staring straight at the figure in the black shadow, and said, "Who are you?"

Duan Rong sighed; he had not expected this old fellow to be so treacherous and cunning, becoming alert immediately upon seeing his reaction was slightly abnormal.

He had only dug out one sentence, but the amount of information was already sufficient; his pair of cloth tube boots had not been bought in vain!

Duan Rong did not answer Xu Ruhu's question. Just as Xu Ruhu's question left his mouth, while he was staring straight at the person in the black shadow, two Poison Needles shot out from the black shadow, almost silently!

The Poison Needles flew out of the black shadow, and Xu Ruhu's gaze had already caught that flash of cold light, but his body was already too late to move, not only because his collarbones were pierced and he was seriously injured, but because his dantian had been destroyed, making him a cripple!

How could he dodge Duan Rong's sudden strike?

The two Poison Needles, infused with Duan Rong's Internal Breath, stuck straight into Xu Ruhu's two eyeballs!

Xu Ruhu's dantian was destroyed, his True Qi was dissipated, and he had no internal martial arts to protect his body!

The Poison Needles, infused with Internal Breath, directly exploded his two eyeballs!

Before the eyes of Xu Ruhu, two bloody mists the size of an infant's fist exploded!

As the bloody mist dissipated, two Poison Needles were stuck in Xu Ruhu's two empty eye sockets, the white cotton thread at the tail of the Poison Needles having soaked up fresh blood to become crimson...

Xu Ruhu suddenly lost his vision, his sight turning completely black; he rolled on the ground, shouting: "It was that little thief Xie Lei who sent you, wasn't it! Do you think you can manipulate this old man just by setting up this trap?"

The moment the two Poison Needles blinded Xu Ruhu, Duan Rong felt a slight sense of relief in his heart.

When Duan Rong had performed his deductions earlier, he had already anticipated to some extent that Xu Ruhu's dantian would be crippled.

In order to capture him, Xie Daohan had been beaten until he vomited blood.

And this Xu Ruhu had been locked inside the Xiangu County Dungeon for nearly two months!

After Xie Daohan recovered from his injuries, how could he not have tortured him?

Destroying his dantian was meant to turn him into an old dog! Feeding him spoiled swill every single day!

(End of this chapter)