Chapter 276: 『Strange Scorpion』 Du Wuyao

After hearing the explanation of "Cross-Gate Money," Zhou You felt both astonished and disgusted; were these bastards even fit to be City Gate Guards?

"Of course not. Hanging the title of City Gate Guard is just being a watchdog for the prison."

After Zhang Huaimin finished speaking, he cautioned him, "No matter what he says, don't believe a word of it. Never touch the Zhenxiong Yu in this lifetime."

Zhou You didn't say anything after hearing this, but he had already begun to think internally.

"Trial Project (Three-Star Level): Enter Zhenxiong Yu and seek instruction from Du Wuyao on the martial master-level experience of Poison Martial Arts."

This task could be done or ignored; the difficulty was reasonable. After all, it was easy to enter Zhenxiong Yu but hard to leave! That was for others, though; Zhou You was currently in the identity of Lu Zhigang, and with the panel's projection, there was plenty of room to maneuver.

In the second half of the night, Zhang Huaimin hugged four or five girls and returned to his room to rest; before leaving, he had also arranged one for Zhou You.

Zhou You declined the girl's attentive service and walked to the garden corridor to get some air.

The sound of voices gradually faded, the red light of the lanterns became sparse one after another, and the night color and starlight replaced the position of the lights.

Suddenly, a faint voice sounded, "Brother Lu."

The voice came from behind a rockery to the side.

It turned out to be Prison Officer Guo; he had actually not left the whole time, hiding behind the rockery waiting for him to come out.

"Prison Officer Guo, do you have something to find me for?"

Zhou You showed a look of surprise; this guy was persistent enough, insisting on squeezing profits out of him.

Prison Officer Guo called him to a shadow and whispered, "You and I hit it off at first sight; I have a great opportunity to send your way."

"I am on duty tomorrow and can take you into Zhenxiong Yu to visit the 'Strange Scorpion' Du Wuyao. He is a martial master and possesses the secret to breaking through to martial master in Poison Martial Arts; it is a rare opportunity for you."

"Brother Lu, just nod your head, and I will go back and arrange it for you right now."

Zhou You had just heard the explanation of Cross-Gate Money, so how could he be easily deceived? He asked in return, "How much money?"

"We are good brothers; it costs no money. Just keep me in mind if you have good things in the future."

On Prison Officer Guo's gloomy face, a glimmer of human nature called loyalty appeared, making Zhou You sigh at how good his acting skills were.

As the saying goes, if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger's cub! The other party invited him so sincerely and even hid behind the rockery for a long time; clearly, he would not stop until he achieved his goal.

"Then I will trouble Prison Officer Guo."

The time when the first half of the next day and the second half of the night alternated was also the time for the Zhenxiong Yu guards to change shifts.

Prison Officer Guo brought Zhou You to the location of Zhenxiong Yu, the southeast corner of Fucheng.

The establishment of Zhenxiong Yu here was very particular, using the gathering of evil spirits in the southeast direction to suppress vicious monsters and villains.

This place was shrouded in dark clouds all year round and never saw the sun; even in the sweltering summer, there was an inexplicable chill.

If an ordinary person stayed for less than an hour, their hands and feet would become numb from the cold, and they would inevitably fall into a serious illness after returning.

The entrance to the prison was on the ground, but the main body was dug deep into the underground, leading straight to a bottomless abyss.

"Chief Guo, you've brought someone again."

The two Jailers guarding the gate didn't say a word; they pushed open the two-fist-thick iron gate and let Prison Officer Guo and Zhou You in.

Their expressions were relaxed, without the slightest tension or anything amiss; clearly, this was not the first time they had done such a thing.

Zhou You noticed that the way the other party looked at him was like a butcher looking at a fat sheep, thinking about where to strike the knife! He stared at the pitch-black entrance, which was like an ancient giant beast hiding underground with its mouth wide open.

Stepping inside was falling into the trap set by the other party.

The area Prison Officer Guo was responsible for was the outermost area of Zhenxiong Yu, near the entrance area.

The prisoners held here were all those with lighter crimes, such as the 'Strange Scorpion' Du Wuyao, whose crime was colluding with phantom creatures.

Du Wuyao's signature skill, the Phantom Needle Fist, had the word "phantom" in its name; it is rumored that in order to increase the power of his movement and Lightness Skill, he colluded with phantom creatures, captured living people to feed them, and exchanged for the secret of a ghostly Lightness Skill.

He himself was still a human martial artist and had not been contaminated by the evil energy of the phantom creatures, so he was able to survive.

Zhou You walked in the dark tunnel, and water vapor seeping from the ceiling dripped down from time to time, feeling icy and bone-chilling when it touched his skin. He noticed that the cells were in a typical "Feng" character distribution, with a main road in the middle and symmetrically arranged cells on both sides, each holding prisoners.

The main road was winding; if viewed from above, the structure of the prison looked like the curved body of a centipede.

"Yo, a newcomer has arrived; let me see your face."

A prisoner in a cell couldn't stand the loneliness; after seeing Zhou You, he stared at him with lewd eyes and teased him.

Zhou You coughed up a mouthful of phlegm and spat it onto the other party's face.

Sizzle—white smoke rose; that prisoner clutched his melting face and wailed in pain, a sound that simply didn't sound like it could be made by a human.

A moment later, the corpse fell softly to the ground, already more than half melted.

The prisoners in the other cells were struck dumb with fear at the sight!

Prison Officer Guo looked back and shook his head indifferently, "Brother Lu, don't delay time; we still need to walk further in."

Whispers came from behind, "It must be for the Strange Scorpion."

"That's right, he's a Poison Martial Artist and at the late stage of Qi and Blood; how did he get tricked into coming here too?"

"These heinous Prison Officers and Jailers, if I could get out, I would be the first to slice them alive and eat them with sauce."

Walking to the innermost part of this area, Zhou You finally saw that Poison Martial Artist, the martial master Du Wuyao.

"Du Wuyao, a friend has come to see you."

Prison Officer Guo shouted a couple of times, and in the dim cell, a mass of shadows squirmed a few times, and a person stood up.

The other party's footsteps were slow as he walked from the shadows to a position with some light, revealing his appearance.

Zhou You gasped at the sight...

The Du Wuyao standing in front of the two was shockingly a middle-aged man with half his face covered in poisonous tumors.

The poisonous tumors on his face were of all sizes, squeezed together densely, causing his face to be twisted beyond recognition.

An ordinary person could imagine an entire horror movie just by looking at him once, and would have to have nightmares for two months afterward, with no two nights the same.

Was this the price of practicing Poison Martial Arts?

"Practicing Poison Martial Arts, palm or fist?"

Du Wuyao didn't look at Prison Officer Guo; his first glance landed on Zhou You.

Before Zhou You could answer, he asked him again, "Did you not inquire before coming? It is easy to enter this Zhenxiong Yu, but can you get out?"

"Ahem, Du Wuyao, don't talk nonsense. This Brother Lu is here to visit a prisoner, he is not a prisoner, he is different from you all."

Prison Officer Guo cupped his hands toward Zhou You, "Brother Lu, I won't disturb you any longer, I'll go attend to other matters first."

After he finished speaking, he left as if fleeing.

Du Wuyao glanced at his retreating back and spat, "Scoundrel, coward!"

His saliva hissed as it hit the ground, the toxin was extremely weak, yet it did not match the status of a Martial Master of Poison Martial Arts.

"Kid, it's rare to see someone who also practices Poison Martial Arts. Come over here and chat with me, stop looking around, you have plenty of time here in the future."

Although Du Wuyao looked fierce, his personality was not bad, and his speech was not as malicious as the other prisoners.

"You risked danger to come in, are you asking me for the secret to breaking through to Martial Master?"

Zhou You nodded in silent acknowledgment; there was nothing to hide about this.

"However, why should I give it to you?"

Du Wuyao crossed his arms, looking at him with a smile that was not quite a smile.

(End of this chapter)