Dragon's Origin

The assassins of Shenwei Prison are not like those of Worry-Free City, where everyone has a badge. Basically, Shenwei Prison operates with single-line contact between superiors and subordinates. Apart from these direct connections, outsiders rarely know the identities of Shenwei Prison assassins.

However, Shenwei Prison assassins always leave a secret mark in a hidden place to identify themselves to their own people.

Unfortunately, the female proprietor, who oversees the vast commercial empire of Baoqing Surplus Hall, has seen all sorts of underworld figures and happens to know a bit about Shenwei Prison's inner workings. Something on the black snake carried a secret mark, which the female proprietor recognized.

"How could a Shenwei Prison assassin be in Baoqing Surplus Hall's group?" Wang Sheng looked at the female proprietor, who immediately shook her head.

"I didn't hire them," the female proprietor quickly denied. "I want people who are loyal and stand by my side in all circumstances. Shenwei Prison assassins are definitely not among them."

That made sense, and Wang Sheng agreed. In the female proprietor's situation, the loyalty of an assassin could never match that of her subordinates, who would fight to the death to create opportunities for her.

If it wasn't the female proprietor, then it could only be someone from Baoqing Surplus Hall. Since Baoqing Surplus Hall had already made their intentions to kill the female proprietor so blatant, there was no need to hire an assassin to deal with her. So, who was this assassin targeting?

Wang Sheng didn't hesitate and immediately decided that the assassin's target was himself. As for who hired the assassin, that remained unknown. However, since they could infiltrate Baoqing Surplus Hall's group, Baoqing Surplus Hall was definitely involved, and he would have to investigate thoroughly after getting out.

The two continued forward, the female proprietor hurrying because she was concerned about the shopkeepers. Thankfully, Wang Sheng's flashlight was bright enough, unlike a torch that would be dim and unclear. The journey that took five or six hours to explore on the way in only took them less than two hours on the way back, and they reached the stone door.

Upon reaching the stone door, the female proprietor suddenly realized a problem. When they came in, Flying Fox had ordered eight experts at the sixth and seventh level of Qi Refinement to work together to lift one of the stone doors. Now, the stone door was tightly closed, and they only had Wang Sheng and the female proprietor. How were they going to open this stone door?

The female proprietor felt a sense of despair at the thought of this problem. How could they open a stone door that took eight experts at the sixth and seventh level to lift? What was the point of traveling so far and struggling to kill that hidden assassin? If they couldn't get out, what could they do with any ambition or talent?

Now, the female proprietor understood why the three members of the Song family had told Wang Sheng to "take care." She had long heard of the irreconcilable conflict between the Song family and Wang Sheng, so how could they not attack him upon meeting? It turned out they were waiting for this. As long as Wang Sheng couldn't get out, it wouldn't take long for him to either starve to death, die of thirst, or be suffocated by the gas overflowing from the underground fire veins.

Death, which had seemed so distant, now seemed so close. The female proprietor suddenly felt her arms and legs go weak. If she weren't holding onto Wang Sheng's arm, she probably would have collapsed to the ground. In the end, the female proprietor was still just a young girl, and she couldn't help but be afraid when facing the issue of life and death directly.

"Don't be afraid!" Wang Sheng felt the female proprietor's fear and gently patted her small hand that was holding his arm.

This gave the female proprietor a lot of courage. At least, knowing that she wasn't alone made her feel a little better.

Standing below the stone door, Wang Sheng looked up at it. There was a series of stone steps that Wang Sheng could use to climb. As long as he pushed open the heavy stone door, the two of them could get out and return to Wang Sheng's advantageous Thousand Severities Ground.

"Think about how you plan to regroup and make a comeback after getting out!" Wang Sheng smiled and asked the female proprietor to step back a little as he stood below the stone door, supporting one of the doors with both hands.

The female proprietor's eyes widened. Wang Sheng was planning to open that stone door, which weighed at least tens of thousands of pounds, by himself? The way Wang Sheng smiled looked like futile comfort to her.

Even though Wang Sheng had created many miracles, they were all based on the unusual ideas in his head. Was it possible for one person to lift tens of thousands of pounds?

At this moment, the female proprietor suddenly remembered a rumor about Wang Sheng. It was said that after Wang Sheng advanced to the Qi Refining realm, he became incredibly strong, and it took him a long time to adjust to even eating and walking. Could it be because of this that Wang Sheng thought he could challenge lifting a stone door weighing tens of thousands of pounds?

The female proprietor wanted to laugh, but she couldn't. Some things, no matter how weak your cultivation is, common sense is common sense and cannot be changed at will. A person who can lift ten thousand pounds is already a remarkable strongman. Any more than that is just nonsense, fabricating stories to deceive ignorant children.

Seeing that Wang Sheng was preparing to gather strength, the female proprietor wanted to stop him, but she felt it was not good to discourage his enthusiasm. Perhaps it would be better to wait until he had tried a couple of times and realized that his attempts were futile before saying anything.

The reason the female proprietor could see all this was that Wang Sheng had fixed the individual combat terminal to his left arm. Wang Sheng wouldn't give such an important item to just anyone, even the female proprietor. Of course, even if he gave it to her, she wouldn't be able to use it. The fingerprint authentication alone would stop the female proprietor from accessing it for hundreds of years.

Taking a few deep breaths, Wang Sheng tried hard to listen to the movements outside. Noticing nothing unusual, he squatted slightly, then exerted force with his waist, legs, and arms simultaneously.

A series of harsh stone grinding sounds slowly rang out, a sound that was extremely unpleasant to hear. However, this unpleasant sound was more pleasant to the female proprietor's ears than any elegant and melodious music.

Seeing that the huge, heavy, half-meter-thick stone door was slowly rising under Wang Sheng's effort alone, the female proprietor's heart was instantly filled with indescribable joy. It was a feeling of happiness comparable to escaping death, and the harsh grinding sound seemed to be the accompaniment to this moment of joy, so fresh and refined.

For a moment, the female proprietor almost burst into tears of joy. What she thought was a hopeless situation was actually resolved by Wang Sheng lifting a stone door weighing tens of thousands of pounds with a single strike. If this hadn't happened right before her eyes, the female proprietor wouldn't have believed it was true.

As the stone door slowly lifted, a ray of light appeared above, a light that seemed like the holy light of heaven, making the female proprietor want to throw herself into it instantly.