C27

"Plop —"

Jiang Shuo was engulfed by the freezing cold water. After drinking a few mouthfuls of muddy sewage, he struggled to move his limbs, holding onto the wall to stabilize his body.

He stuck his head out of the water. His throat was throbbing so badly that he kept coughing. There was some water on his face that blocked his sight. He quickly raised his head and looked up.

About fifteen meters above his head, there was a small, narrow, square doorway, from which a faint light could be seen. A small round black dot poked out of the doorway, turned around as if in search of something, and withdrew a moment later. Soon after, the stone door closed, and the room instantly sank into darkness.

Without any light source, Jiang Shuo became blind and could only use his hands to feel around, looking at his surroundings.

He suppressed his nervousness and swam forward while sticking close to the wall. Soon, he arrived at a corner. He turned a corner and continued to swim forward. After swimming for a full circle, he eventually returned to his original spot.

The length and width are all over 100 feet. What a big place. But what exactly is the purpose of such a secret room built in the Wild Blade Sect's forbidden area?" After some investigation, Jiang Shuo had a general idea of his situation, this was a square room, "It doesn't matter, the most important thing is to find a way out as soon as possible.

The simplest way was to go back the way he came, and to go out from where he came. There was no sunlight, no moss to survive, no plants to climb. The walls were bare and wet from the water vapor, further increasing the difficulty. Even when Jiang Shuo was at the Nine Tripod Commerce mountain range, he still couldn't climb the wall.

"The stones are so tightly sewn that there isn't even a crack on the finger. This method doesn't work at all." Jiang Shuo thought hard for a moment and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "Since it's not possible to go up there, what about next?"

Jiang Shuo took a deep breath, dipping his head into the water. The water was even darker, and he couldn't see anything. Jiang Shuo closed his eyes and felt his way along the wall.

The rotting and stinking leaves, the fine soil impurities, kept touching Jiang Shuo's face and arms. Jiang Shuo was extremely good at swimming, and after diving for a long time, there were still no signs of him going down to the bottom. The water pressure was getting bigger, and Jiang Shuo could only feel his chest expanding, unable to bear the pressure.

At this moment, Jiang Shuo's hand suddenly felt something hard.

Jiang Shuo turned his wrist, holding the item in his hand. After soaking his fingers for a long time, his perception was greatly weakened. Jiang Shuo only knew the long and narrow shape of his opponent, but couldn't figure out what it was.

"This is definitely not wood or steel. What could it be?" Jiang Shuo kept touching up, feeling the top of the stuff, the two sides sticking out and the middle part caving in.

"This shape …" Jiang Shuo's heart skipped a beat. Ever since he was young, he had touched and memorized the bones of the human body. There was no mistake, "Human leg bones!"

Shocked, Jiang Shuo opened his mouth and let out a series of bubbling sounds as cold water gushed into his nose and mouth.

Jiang Shuo could no longer hold it in and quickly swam upstream. Finally, just when his body was unable to take it anymore, he broke the surface of the water.

He gasped for breath, the bone still clutched in his hand. Carefully fumbling around, he was 100% sure that it was a human's bone.

"Who left this? Could it be the person who was previously locked up here?" Jiang Shuo secretly guessed that in the depths of his heart, he was desperate to survive. Could this bone be his end?

Up or not, there was no way down. Jiang Shuo could only sit and wait, quietly waiting for the opportunity to change.

There was no sign that could record the time, and it was unknown how much time had passed. Half of Jiang Shuo's body had been soaked in cold water for a long time, and he lost all feeling of numbness, almost instinctively paddling to prevent his body from sinking. His face turned blue, and he shivered from the cold. If this went on, it would not take long before he was frozen to death or drowned to death.

"Hualala ~ ~ ~"

Just as despair filled Jiang Shuo's heart, suddenly, the sound of two stones rubbing against each other rang out, and a circular crack appeared far above his head.

The light seeped in and Jiang Shuo looked up. It wasn't a strong light, it almost blinded him. He could not help but squint his eyes.

Then he saw the square iron cage hanging above his head.

It was a huge and sturdy iron cage. The thick iron rod wrapped around six faces, and the surface was smeared with some unknown material. In this wet environment, it did not rust, but instead had a clear luster.

The eight chains were connected to the four corners of the cage, while the other end hung on the wedges on the wall like a spider baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.

"This …" Jiang Shuo's heart was in shock. This kind of cage could only be entered but not exited. Just how much sin did the people inside commit to be treated so cruelly by the Raging Blade Sect?

Through the gap between the bars, Jiang Shuo could vaguely see a figure seated inside, his body densely packed with iron chains. As the distance was too far, not to mention men and women, they didn't even know if the other party was still alive or not.

At this time, something was thrown down from the window.

The window was above the iron cage, and most of the things had fallen into it. Some of the things had escaped the cage, and Jiang Shuo found out that they were food. It seemed like the people in the iron cage were alive. Otherwise, no one would have specially sent them food.

The food smelled awful in the water, but Jiang Shuo, who had been hungry all day, felt a bit better as he stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it.

Before he could finish eating, the window closed behind him, and the people above walked away as if they were afraid of something.

The entire prison was once again in darkness, but Jiang Shuo found a glimmer of hope.

Taking advantage of the short moment of light, Jiang Shuo discovered that there was a metal ring hanging on the wall about a meter above his head. The chain was connected to a corner of the cage. If he could climb up then he would be able to climb to the iron cage. Although there was no guarantee that he would be able to escape but at least he would be able to escape the soaking in water.

After making up his mind, Jiang Shuo immediately began implementing his plan. He took off his clothes, leaving only his close-fitting clothes. The cloth was tightly twisted into a fried dough twist. It was strong enough to withstand a person's weight. At the other end, the bones were tied together, making it easy to throw heavy objects.

Because his line of sight was blocked, Jiang Shuo could only throw the bone according to his memory where the iron ring was. After countless attempts, the bone clashed with the chain, producing a "Hua La" sound.

Jiang Shuo was overjoyed, imagining the chain drawing in his mind, and continued to work hard.

Finally, after an unknown number of times, the bone pulled the cloth rope twice around the chain, firmly holding it in place.

Jiang Shuo tested the waters and found that there was no problem. With both hands on the rope, he slowly climbed up the wall.

Although his thigh was injured and his strength exhausted, this level of climbing was nothing to Jiang Shuo.

After climbing to the top of the iron ring, he finally found a place to rest. After resting for a while, Jiang Shuo continued to climb along the chain.

After a while, Jiang Shuo successfully climbed up the iron cage. When he placed his feet on the edge of the cage, the eight chains were shaking non-stop, and the friction of steel grinding against metal made a slight sound.

There was some light on the cage. Angele looked through the bars and saw a person sitting cross-legged in the middle of the cage. The food was scattered all over the place, but he did not touch it.

Jiang Shuo could only vaguely see that he was a man, his face buried in the dense fur that he hadn't taken care of for a long time, and his age couldn't be seen.

"Senior, senior …" Jiang Shuo pounded on the iron fence, gently calling out to him, trying to get his attention.

The other person didn't move, Jiang Shuo raised his voice a little, but still didn't get any response.

"He's so close to me, and yet I can't hear any breathing. Could he be dead?" Seeing the untouched food scattered on the ground, Jiang Shuo further confirmed his thoughts.

He observed the iron cage for a while. Finally, he saw a window on top of the cage for people to enter. It must be to make it easier for food to fall in.

Jiang Shuo climbed onto the iron cage and entered it through the window. Beneath his feet were still bars of soldering iron. Although they were more concentrated, they were still uneven. Jiang Shuo's script was injured, and he had been soaked in the water for such a long time, so when he landed he was weak. Jiang Shuo's whole body fell to the ground, making a "bang" sound.

The first thing Jiang Shuo did was to look up at the prisoner, who was like a statue. Even such a big commotion couldn't disturb him.

"Phew — looks like he's really dead. The people up there didn't know it, but they still kept bringing him food!" Jiang Shuo had always regarded him as a dangerous person, and only now was he able to relax a little.

He simply took care of the injury on his thigh to prevent it from getting infected, and then fell into a state of boredom.

The reason he snuck into the Raging Blade Sect was to investigate the matter of Meng Hong Lou, but he felt like he was caught in another important secret of the Raging Blade Sect.

Whether it had anything to do with Dream Red Tower was not certain, at least for the time being, there was no relationship between the two.

The murder case at the Dream Red Chamber had all sorts of clues, making Jiang Shuo very upset.

Jiang Shuo shook his head as he couldn't come up with a solution. Even going out was a problem, so now he didn't have the time to think about it.

Then his eyes fell on the only 'thing' — the prisoner.

"I wonder what exactly you did to actually be treated like this by the Raging Blade Sect, ending up with such a miserable ending!" Jiang Shuo sighed and walked forward slowly. He stretched out his hand to pick up the hair on the man's face. He thought to himself that if there was a chance, he would ask him about it.

The moment Jiang Shuo's fingers touched his opponent's body, she suddenly lifted her head, her eyes blood-red and filled with a fierce light.

Jiang Shuo was surrounded by a strong killing intent. He wanted to retreat, but he felt an irresistible suction from the opposite side, pulling his body away.

Jiang Shuo jumped into the man's arms, and in the next second, the man lowered his head and bit into the side of Jiang Shuo's neck, sucking hard.