SHOCK Chapter 16

The woman also looked surprised.

“Usually, there are instructors who teach literacy. How can you not understand?”

Zhou Wu scratched his head.

“I injured my head during the trials, and I can’t remember anything from before.”

The woman looked incredulous, wanting to step forward to examine Zhou Wu’s injury, but feeling it was inappropriate, she hesitated from a distance.

Zhou Wu looked calm and said, “Wang Jing, who came with me, knows about this, but unfortunately, I don’t know where he is now.”

“So, you passed these two trials without knowing the rules?”

“I guess so.”

The woman was silent for a long while.

“Luck is also a part of strength, the master was right.”

“What are you muttering about?”

“Can I get some sleep?”

“Of course, if I have time.”

Zhou Wu pondered her tone, feeling it wasn’t very kind.

“Am I being examined or going through a trial?”

“A trial taker.”

“How many trial takers are there?”

“Five.”

Zhou Wu sighed, packed up his bundle, and carried it on his back.

“Let’s go. It seems like I have to pass the trial to sleep.”

The man didn’t speak, turning and walking out of the door.

The sky had already brightened.

After turning a few corners, they entered a dark doorway.

Zhou Wu grimaced inwardly, another blind battle? Can’t we just have a fair fight in broad daylight?

The woman stopped at the entrance of the dark cave, and after thinking for a moment, she turned around.

“This is the third trial, testing our intelligence. I need to prepare.”

Zhou Wu frowned and asked, “What were the previous two trials testing?”

“The first trial tested endurance, the second tested martial strength.”

“Are there any fourth or fifth trials?”

“Can I ask about the benefits of being an assassin?”

“What are benefits?”

“How much money do you get?”

The woman smiled disdainfully, “That depends on the difficulty of the mission you undertake, but at least it will be easy to afford a few houses and keep a few concubines.”

Zhou Wu’s heart stirred a little. His failed relationship was due to a lack of a house. He worked hard for two years and couldn’t even afford a bathroom.

He cautiously asked again, “Who will we be killing?”

The woman coldly glanced at him, “You don’t get to choose.”

She was also curious as to why she was being so patient with this guy. Usually, she wouldn’t even spare these apprentices a glance.

Thinking of this, she waved her hand, “Let’s go, there’s no choice whether to retreat or not.”

After speaking, she took the lead and entered the dark doorway.

Zhou Wu also knew that since he had been forced down this path, he really had no choice.

He followed the woman inside.

It was an upward staircase, narrow and steep.

Before them was a tall stone door. With the help of the faint light, Zhou Wu saw some intricate patterns carved on the stone door.

Three people were already standing in front of the stone door, wearing the same gray clothes and trousers, cloth shoes, and carrying bundles on their backs.

When they saw the man in white, although they showed strange expressions on their faces, they didn’t say anything.

The five of them were silent for a moment, then the woman spoke.

“It seems that the five of us have passed the trial. No need to wait any longer, close the door.”

Hearing this, everyone took out a wood talisman from their pockets and reached out to press it into the groove on the stone door.

Zhou Wu also took out his wood talisman, found a groove, and pressed the wood talisman in.

The size and shape were just right.

Then the five of them worked together, and with a creaking, grating sound, the stone door was pushed open a crack.

They squeezed through the gap one by one.

After Zhou Wu squeezed through the stone door, the stone door behind him suddenly sprang back on its own, tightly sealing the five of them inside.

No one spoke, only Zhou Wu reached out and pulled on the stone door, but it didn’t budge.

Zhou Wu scratched his head awkwardly, surely the rules were explained in the booklet, but unfortunately, I can’t understand them.

He could only follow behind the others, step by step.

The five of them walked blindly in a passage for about half an hour, then another stone door appeared ahead.

Zhou Wu glanced at it. This time, there were six stone doors side by side, and the stone doors were very smooth. In the grooves beside the stone doors, there were long-burning lamps, emitting a dim yellow light.

The five of them stood in front of the stone doors, no one speaking, no one knowing what they were thinking.

Zhou Wu looked at them blankly, looking around everywhere.

Seeing this, the woman in white leaned slightly closer to him.

“Among these six stone doors, one is a dead end. The five of us will each choose a stone door to enter, relying on luck.”

Zhou Wu frowned and asked, “What if I choose a live door?”

The woman ignored him.

Zhou Wu was unwilling and continued to ask, “If eight or ten people entered, how would they choose?”

The woman coldly spat out a few words: “There are only six doors.”

Suddenly, one of the other three spoke.

“Hehe, since we don’t have to fight over the doors, then it’s all up to fate.”

Another person spoke, “Shouldn’t we all get to know each other before entering?”

Judging by the voice, it was a woman.

No one spoke, and the scene fell silent.

“Riverview Pavilion, Group A, Lai Zhengying.”

“Mountain and Sea Tower, Group A, Zheng Xiaowei.”

After the few finished speaking, they almost all turned to look at Zhou Wu.

Zhou Wu hesitated, “Group C, Zhou Wu.”

Everyone stared at him, and there was silence again.

Zhou Wu could feel the surprise and confusion in their gazes.

Finally, the female voice asked, “From the Mountain and Sea Tower?”

“Uh, I guess so.”

“Just a little bit of luck.”

Zhou Wu said modestly.

Immediately, everyone looked serious and turned to the six stone doors.

Zheng Xiaowei suddenly shouted, “Life is destined, wealth lies in location, I’ll go first!”

As he spoke, he rushed to a stone door and kicked it.

The stone door opened with a bang, and he didn’t hesitate, flashing inside.

The stone door closed behind him with a thud.

The crowd waited for a moment, seeing no further movement, they looked at each other.

Duan Youmian was the second to walk to the stone door, pushed it with her hand, and the stone door opened easily. She walked in with composure.

Lai Zhengying was the third to walk into the stone door.

The scene became silent.

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