My Apprentice Is Too Diligent

Chapter 28: Tough Nut (Seeking to Continue Reading)

"Splurt~ Urgh..."

Wang Wu didn't respond, blood continuously spewing from the corners of his mouth, his body trembling slightly.

"I said, I'll give you a quick death."

Chen Wuji's expression was emotionless. "If you don't talk, we'll play slowly."

Wang Wu trembled.

Resigned, he closed his eyes and weakly said, "It's... it's just like I said earlier."

"Wang Lian is just a target. Wang Liancheng is the true genius of the Wang family, the next family head nurtured with all available resources."

"And where is he?" Chen Wuji's deep voice lowered. "Where is Wang Liancheng hiding?"

"I... I don't know," Wang Wu vomited blood. "Wang Liancheng left White Water before he turned ten, but I heard by chance that he appeared in the capital city last time."

"So, for the past ten years, Wang Liancheng has been secretly nurtured by the Wang family in the capital city or its surroundings?" Chen Wuji narrowed his eyes.

"Probably... probably so," Wang Wu replied.

"Very well." Chen Wuji nodded. "After coming out of the underground cave, where do you plan to go next?"

"I... I don't know," Wang Wu weakly answered. "Our... our next steps are determined by Lord Sheng. In terms of actions, Lord Sheng's word is law."

"You mean the old man you ambushed and killed together?" Chen Wuji pointed at the dead body lying on the ground.

"...Yes."

Wang Wu gasped for breath. "We don't plan to stick with the Wang family until death. The Wang family is finished, even if Wang Liancheng is still alive!"

"I see." Chen Wuji nodded in understanding, then reached out and snapped the other man's neck.

Searching the corpse, he found a dozen or so taels of silver.

"Spare... spare my life."

The other injured man, seeing this, his pupils contracted, pleaded for mercy. "Big brother, spare my life. I have money..."

Swish!

Chen Wuji's figure flashed.

"Splurt~!"

Blood splattered.

A bloodline appeared on the man's neck, his widened eyes quickly dimmed, and he died.

Checking the corpse, he obtained a hundred taels of silver notes and a dozen or so taels of silver.

Is this considered having money?

Well, it barely counts.

Chen Wuji put away the silver, turned back to Wang Liancheng's side, checked the body, and obtained over two hundred taels of silver notes and two jade pendants engraved with the character "Wang."

He abandoned the jade pendants and opened the package.

Fifty taels of silver, five one-hundred-tael silver notes, and three secret manuals.

"Rolling Stone Fist," "Fierce Wind Thirteen Blades," "Autumn Water Sword Technique."

All three martial arts were decent, not High Level, but their quality was not low.

However, what about the Wang family's ultimate skill, "Throwing Knife Technique"?

What about "Gold Jade Art"?

Especially "Gold Jade Art," which was the core technique passed down by the Wang family for over a hundred years.

"It seems that the Wang family didn't really place their hopes on Wang Liancheng."

After repackaging the package, holding it in his hand, Chen Wuji walked to the side of the old man's corpse.

After searching the body, he obtained a short knife and several dozen taels of silver.

Nothing else.

Oh, wait, there was a small bamboo tube.

This small bamboo tube was almost hidden in the inner pocket of his pants.

Chen Wuji almost didn't notice it.

After obtaining it, he observed it for a moment, opened one end of the tube, and took out a small piece of paper.

He walked to the window and looked at it under the moonlight.

"An address? In the Changkang District?"

Chen Wuji's gaze flickered.

The next moment, he picked up the long sword that fell to the side after the old man died, packed the package on his back, and took advantage of the night to head straight for the Changkang District.

...

Similar to the Changshou District, the Changkang District also belonged to the outskirts and was inhabited by the poor.

The address written on the piece of paper was near the end of the Changkang District.

A poor and dilapidated small courtyard.

After Chen Wuji arrived, he didn't rush in but released his five senses, using his enhanced hearing to listen to the movements inside the thatched house.

There's someone inside!

And it's a powerful expert!

Long and steady breaths, strong heartbeat, although the vitality was somewhat weakened, it was still strong.

A skilled expert planted by the Wang family here?

His thoughts turned quickly, Chen Wuji swung the long sword in his hand, releasing his energy to transform it into sword qi, and split open the wooden door.

"Bang~"

Wood splinters scattered.

An old figure appeared, holding his head and cowering, tremblingly saying, "Spare... spare me, spare me, noble hero, all of this old man's money is under the bed's wall corner tiles, where is it?"

Chen Wuji wanted to laugh but held it back.

"Do the people from the Wang family know what a pathetic appearance you have?"

"And also, pretending to be a lonely old man, it's best to have a hand or foot severed, and don't make your face so plump. Skin and bones, that's not how you should look!"

The old man cowering in the corner remained silent.

The next moment, he stopped pretending, slowly stood up from the ground, his vitality surging, transforming into energy that revolved around him.

An invisible mental pressure swept through the inside and outside of the house.

Body Refining Eighth Layer!

Nurturing Spirit was nearing completion!

"Who are you?"

A deep and powerful voice resounded through the thatched cottage, as Wang Shipan's cold and stern gaze pierced Chen Wuji.

"How did you find this place!?"

Swoosh~

As the last word fell, Wang Shipan's figure suddenly swayed, and a handleless and sheathless curved blade flew out from the corner, rushing towards Chen Wuji, whirling and roaring as it struck.

Swish!

Chen Wuji raised the long sword in his hand and unleashed the Rainstorm Sword Technique to its fullest.

"Clang clang clang~!"

Sparks flew and the clash of swords continued without end.

Wang Shipan controlled the curved blade, attacking Chen Wuji frantically, circling around him.

But all of his attacks were easily blocked by the continuous and unending sword shadows.

And in turn, wave after wave of sword shadows covered and overwhelmed Wang Shipan without pause.

Sizzle~ Sizzle~ Sizzle!

The sword energy raged, and blood splattered.

After three rounds of fighting, Chen Wuji let out a low shout, and his sword technique, in a perfect state, his condensed Sword Intent, burst forth and struck Wang Shipan.

Buzz!

Wang Shipan's head spun, and his body swayed.

The curved blade he controlled fell to the ground with a "clang".

"Splurt!" "Splurt!" "Splurt~"

The sound of blades cutting through flesh was incessant, blood lines were thrown into the air, splattering all over the ground.

Two arms, two severed legs, with a muffled sound of "thud, thud", fell onto the blood-soaked ground.

Swoosh swoosh!

Chen Wuji reached out and lightly tapped Wang Shipan's chest, stopping the bleeding, while at the same time twisting bones and shifting joints with his other hand.

"Ugh!!"

Intense pain suddenly stimulated Wang Shipan, his face turned red, sweat poured down like rain, his eyeballs bulged, his mouth opened as if he wanted to scream, but all that came out was a hoarse gasp.

A whole cup of tea's time passed before Chen Wuji relieved the pain.

"Tell me, what did the Wang family send you here for?"

"To wait for someone?"

"Or to guard something?"

Chen Wuji spoke calmly.

"Heh~ Heh~"

Wang Shipan breathed heavily, not responding.

"Fine."

Chen Wuji waited for a while, seeing that Wang Shipan still had no intention of answering.

He continued his methods, increasing Wang Shipan's pain.

Unable to die, unable to live comfortably.

However, Wang Shipan's willpower was unexpectedly tenacious.

Dislocated bones, twisted tendons, blood flowing backward...

He endured several torturous moments of unbearable pain!

He remained silent.

The usually effective interrogation methods had unexpectedly lost their effectiveness this time.

Seeing this, Chen Wuji stopped his methods.

He paced slowly in the small room, wandering around.

His powerful five senses were firmly locked onto Wang Shipan, sensing his breathing, heartbeat, and emotional fluctuations...

A big family like the Wang family would naturally have many hiding places, nothing out of the ordinary.

But to have a master at the Body Refining Eighth Layer stationed here as a guard.

This place was definitely not simple!

...

"Tap~"

"Tap!"

Footsteps echoed in the room.

Chen Wuji paced back and forth, measuring every inch.

His powerful five senses, locked onto Wang Shipan, could sense his breathing gradually slowing down, but his attention was focused on Chen Wuji.

Chen Wuji remained calm, using an even stronger mental state to monitor Wang Shipan.

Tap tap~

Walking, walking, suddenly stopped.

After a while, he continued walking.

Not even a moment later, he stopped again.

This repeated several times.

Finally, when Chen Wuji stopped near the entrance, Wang Shipan's heartbeat suddenly accelerated!

He found it, there was a secret underground!

Without hesitation, Chen Wuji took two steps back, swung his sword, and struck the spot where he had stopped.

Splurt, splurt~

He dug quickly, dirt flying.

As the depth increased, Wang Shipan's heartbeat accelerated incessantly in his ears.

This made Chen Wuji even more certain, and he continued to dig.

"Clang~"

When he dug nearly three feet deep, the long sword hit an iron obstruction, sparking.

A glimmer of joy appeared in Chen Wuji's eyes.

He swung his sword around the surrounding area, widening the excavation.

After a moment, a square iron box, the size of a basin, was exposed to the air.

"Finally found it!"

(End of this chapter)