A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 93 Dry Well
Xie Lei stood at the entrance of the main hall, staring at the sycamore tree for a while, and suddenly he walked towards Duan Rong, getting closer and closer! It seemed that there was only a wall between them!
At this moment, Jie Lei leaped forward, using the force of the wall to swing his sword directly at Duan Rong who was hiding in the tree.

Duan Rong's heart was in his throat and his eyes were fixed on Jie Lei.

Once the two of them fight, if he cannot kill Jie Lei in the first time, once Jie Lei escapes or sends out some signal that alarms the constables and runners, he will be in great danger!
Because, once that happens, he will immediately become a scapegoat and the one who takes the blame for Jie Lei.

Whether he admits it or not, he will become the person who kidnapped Xu Ruhu from the prison and become the target of pursuit by all parties!

This is definitely the worst situation!
Duan Rong's hand was not on the handle of the oxtail knife, but in his trouser pocket, which contained the poison needle he had just prepared this afternoon!
His eyes were fixed on Jie Lei. If Jie Lei made the slightest movement, he would be ready to strike first!

But Jie Lei was actually very relaxed, his hands hung naturally at both sides of his body, and he didn't even try to grab the knife at his waist!

Duan Rong’s mind was in turmoil. He really couldn’t understand how Jie Lei could have discovered him so quickly!

At this moment, Jie Lei suddenly leaped up. Duan Rong's eyes flashed, and he was about to take action, but suddenly he saw Jie Lei supporting himself with his hands and jumping into a well in the corner of the wall.

The well was separated from the sycamore tree where Duan Rong was hiding by a wall!
When Jie Lei walked out of the main room, the first place he looked at was also the well, not the sycamore tree where Duan Rong was hiding!

It’s just that the well and the sycamore tree are in the same direction!
"Damn it! It almost caused a huge mistake!" Duan Rong cursed in his heart.

He almost exposed himself just now!

If he hadn't thought about it and couldn't figure out any reason why Jie Lei could discover him, he would have almost taken action in advance!

Duan Rong calmed down a little. Jie Lei's figure had disappeared at the mouth of the well and sank down.

Duan Rong's brows were furrowed under the mask. "What is this guy doing in the middle of the night, holding his hands up, going to the well? He can't be exercising by going up and down in the well, can he?"

Jie Lei not only went down into the well, but also stayed in the well for a full incense stick of time.

After Xie Lei jumped out of the well, he turned back and stared fiercely at the well mouth. His cheeks bulged from gnashing his teeth...

Although it was dark at night, but through the dim light shining through the window paper in the inner room, Duan Rong could sense Lei's hidden anger!
"Who angered him?"

Jie Lei turned around and walked back into the room. After a few breaths, the lights in the inner room went out!

Xie Lei had hardly slept for the past two days and one night, and his spirit was already exhausted. As soon as he touched the bed, he began to snore softly!

At this time, the night was dark in the courtyard!

Duan Rong hid in the paulownia tree, without moving, his eyes fixed on the well across the wall!

"That well..." Duan Rong's eyes flashed in the night.

After Xie Lei fell asleep, he not only snored slightly, but also kept grinding his teeth...

At this time, it was late at night and quiet. Duan Rong was on the tree, and although he was far away, he could still hear it faintly.

Although Duan Rong drank a large pot of strong tea, he still felt a little sleepy, especially when he heard the grinding of teeth, which made him even more annoyed...

According to some superficial knowledge from previous lives, teeth grinding is usually a sign that a person is under great mental stress.

The night watchman walked on the empty street, and the sound of the bell could be heard from afar...

Duan Rong stood on the tree, yawning, and carefully counted the time, and found that it was already the morning hour!

Duan Rong shifted the center of gravity of his body from his left leg to his right leg...

At this moment, Xie Lei seemed to have heard the time of the night watch. There was a rustling sound in the room! Then, a dim light appeared on the window paper in the inner room.

Duan Rong's spirits suddenly perked up. He calculated that Jie Lei had only slept for two hours.

Jie Lei had indeed gotten up, and he still had to go to the yamen to report for duty. It was a special period, a major case had not been solved, and he was one of the main parties involved. How could he be allowed to sleep well?

Xie Lei scooped a few scoops of water from the kitchen vat, washed his face with cold water in the wooden basin, then brushed his teeth with a toothpaste dipped in salt, straightened his official uniform, and prepared to go out.

Xie Lei walked to the gate of the courtyard, looked at the well at the corner of the wall, stepped out with a deep look in his eyes, locked the gate and left!

Duan Rong hid in the sycamore tree, watching Xie Lei's back disappear at the alley entrance, sighed, and thought to himself: It's not easy to work in the government office! Sleep later than the chickens, get up earlier than the chickens!
It’s just the beginning of the Mao hour and even the roosters haven’t crowed yet!

Duan Rong's figure disappeared at the entrance of the alley, and he waited for about a quarter of an hour before he suddenly landed quietly from the sycamore tree! His figure landed as lightly as a falling leaf, and his two feet landed on the large bluestone, like a cat's paw stepping on it, without any sound!
Duan Rong stood on the large bluestone and glanced around cautiously!

Make sure there is no one around!

Duan Rong stepped on the large bluestone, and his body suddenly jumped up and landed steadily on the top of the wall. He was dressed in green and had a black mask on his face, looking like a real evil ghost!
Duan Rong stood on the top of the wall and glanced at the well beside the wall. He suddenly jumped up and flew up in the night like a big bird. When he was exhausted, his body landed lightly in the center of the courtyard. He stepped on the tiptoes and rose again. When he landed again, he was already standing lightly at the door of the main room!

The door of the main room was tightly closed and locked with a copper lock!

For Duan Rong, breaking the lock and entering the door was naturally a piece of cake, but now was not the time!
Duan Rong walked slowly to the window of the inner room, pulled out an oxtail knife, inserted it into the window gap, deftly used the tip of the knife to pry open the inner buckle of the wooden lattice window, and then pulled open the two wooden lattice windows that were facing each other.

Duan Rong was just about to leap in, but suddenly he froze there.

In the dark room, the windowsill, the ground under the windowsill, and the ground near the door were all covered with a layer of fluorescent powder!

In the darkness, it emits a faint fluorescence!
Duan Rong frowned. Fortunately, it was still dark at this time. If he came during the day, he would leave shoe prints. Although his cloth boots were newly bought, they would be destroyed when he returned, and it might not be possible to track him down. But once Jie Lei came back and saw the footprints on the ground, wouldn't it alert the enemy?

Xie Lei's gloomy face flashed through Duan Rong's mind again. "This man is indeed a man with deep thoughts!"

Duan Rong sighed. Be it Jie Lei or Xu Ruhu, they were both difficult guys to deal with. He had to be careful!
Although with Duan Rong's Cloud Snake Steps, it is not difficult for him to jump into the inner room without stepping on the fluorescent powder.

But he still gave up the plan to search Jie Lei's room. After all, he couldn't be sure whether Jie Lei had left any other arrangements in the room.

What if you accidentally touch something, wouldn't Jie Lei be on guard?
Duan Rong had made up his mind, so he closed the two lattice windows again and used the deft tip of his oxtail knife to pick out the inner buttons from the window gaps!

At this time, Duan Rong turned his head and looked at the well by the wall through the dark night!
Compared to Jie Lei's room, what he was more curious about was actually this well!
His original idea was to start with the easy ones and then move on to the difficult ones, because the room was easy to explore, but the well...

But now, since we can’t enter the room, the only thing we have is this well!

Duan Rong walked slowly towards the well, feeling a little nervous.

That well might be the hiding place of Xu Ruhu, and Xu Ruhu is a martial artist in the Qi realm!
Even a seriously injured True Qi Realm warrior is still a dangerous existence!
He must be extremely careful!

Duan Rong stood beside the well. The well was dark, like the entrance to hell, without a trace of light.

Duan Rong lay at the mouth of the well and looked down, only to find that there was no water vapor at the mouth of a normal well.

"It's... a dry well!"

Duan Rong's eyes lit up, and he imitated the way of defusing thunder, holding on to the wall of the well with both hands, and using his hands and feet to fall towards the well mouth. His movements were very light, and his figure was soon submerged in the darkness of the well...

(End of this chapter)