Hidden Blade

Chapter 3 In Order to Live a Better Life

That night.

The expression on Liu Sheng 's face remained like a nightmare, lingering in Xu Han's mind.

What exactly did he mean? Xu Han's words were not true, but in the following days, intentionally or unintentionally, Xu Han could not help but secretly observe Liu Sheng .

He vaguely sensed that Liu Sheng must know something about everything in the dark room.

And he did discover something strange.

Because in training, it was always unsatisfactory, Liu Sheng was punished every day as usual, and missed dinner because of the punishment.

Even so, he ate very little breakfast and lunch.

Although they were trapped in this dark room all day long, their training did not stop. For these teenagers, the daily consumption was extremely high, so when it came to the meal time, almost everyone was eager to eat.

For this reason, it was even more inevitable for them to secretly engage in intrigue.

Xu Han was not clear about the situation of the girl, but the twelve boys, excluding him and Liu Sheng , were divided into three factions in order to seize more food.

Normally, they were dissatisfied with each other, and when it came time to eat, they would occasionally fight with each other.

However, the men who were in charge of watching over them never stopped them. Instead, they were somewhat happy to see them succeed.

On this day.

As usual, Xu Han was cultivating that set of fists and feet in the room by himself. Liu Sheng dragged his tired body into the room after suffering a meal of flesh and skin as usual.

After Xu Han sat down, he stepped forward and handed him a pancake that he had already left behind.

In the ten days after that night, Xu Han was always like this.

Liu Sheng glanced at Xu Han. Because of Xu Han's kindness these days, Liu Sheng's attitude towards him had improved a little.

He took the pancake as usual and tore off a small piece to swallow.

However, he did not return the remaining blooming pancakes to Xu Han's hand as usual, but casually threw them aside.

Xu Han was stunned. Although there weren't many pancakes, it was for this small piece of pancake that the ten boys put in all their effort every day. Liu Sheng didn't eat it, so why did he throw it away?

Xu Han was puzzled, but he didn't wait for him to ask.

The children who were already lying quietly on the bed saw the pancake fly out and rush towards the place where the pancake landed like a vicious dog pouncing on food. Curses and roars filled the entire room.

"Hurry up and eat, fat pigs to be slaughtered." Liu Sheng did not turn around to look at the boys, but said coldly in a voice that only he and Xu Han could hear.

After saying this, he did not look at the shock on Xu Han's face. He closed his clothes and fell asleep as usual.

…

Another five days passed.

On this day, Xu Han finally understood what Liu Sheng meant.

A boy suddenly let out a howl as he was eating dinner. His face instantly turned purple, and veins popped up on his forehead. Then, he fell to the ground, and the food in his hand that he had tried his best to fight for was scattered all over the ground. His body twitched, and after a few breaths, under the astonished gazes of the crowd, his aura disappeared.

All of this happened so suddenly that Xu Han did not expect it at all.

When he regained consciousness, the boy's corpse was taken away by someone sent by Lu Daniu. Afterwards, he acted as if nothing had happened and continued to instruct everyone to return to their rooms to rest.

The dead boy was one of the leaders of the three forces. His death had undoubtedly dealt a great blow to his group. At this moment, several people were in a small room. The two living leaders wanted to seize this opportunity to snatch the manpower of that side, but the one who had lost the leader was at a loss.

Xu Han naturally didn't have the time to care about those people. He was even more certain of his guess. Liu Sheng must know something!

When Liu Sheng walked into the room, Xu Han welcomed him.

He didn't say anything, but the urgency in his eyes had already exposed all the thoughts in his heart.

Liu Sheng seemed to have anticipated this long ago. He nodded at Xu Han, signaling him not to make any noise.

"What exactly is going on?" Such behavior undoubtedly created a favorable environment for Xu Han and Liu Sheng. At that time, Xu Han hurriedly approached Liu Sheng and asked.

Liu Sheng also took a deep look at Xu Han, as if he was measuring whether the boy in front of him was trustworthy or not, but after a few breaths, he came to a decision.

"I've been here for eight months," he whispered to Xu Han's ear. "By now, three batches of people in this room have been changed."

"They're all dead?" Xu Han was stunned and asked in surprise.

Liu Sheng shook his head and continued, "Not all of them, but most of them are dead, just like that person today. A small portion of them were taken away and never returned."

"But how did they die? Could it really be related to those dishes?" Hearing this, Xu Han felt a chill in his heart. After all, he had eaten a lot of those meals these past few days.

Liu Sheng shook his head again.

"I don't know, but the person who eats the most is always the first to die, or the first to be taken away."

At this moment, Xu Han finally understood why Liu Sheng would rather be whipped than eat more food and practice his fists and feet.

His expression also became serious at that time, but he soon realized that something was wrong. He asked again, "But why did you do this?"

This made no sense. If Lu Daniu and the others had bought them back just to kill them, then they had many ways to do so much faster and more effectively. Similarly, apart from spending their money, doing so would not be beneficial to Lu Daniu and the others.

"But what about those dead children?" Liu Sheng was stunned. He had to admit that Xu Han's words were reasonable, but he was still unable to feel at ease about the food.

Liu Sheng frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

"There are also a lot of children who have been taken away, but their fists and feet are much better than those of the dead …" He said in a low voice.

He realized that he seemed to have missed a crucial clue.

"Anyone who doesn't practice well will be punished. Obviously, that fist technique is extremely important!"

"It might even be their main purpose in buying us!" Xu Han analyzed in a low voice.

He continued: "I don't know what caused those people to die, but if I want to leave this place, I have to practice the set of fists and kicks they taught me." "I don't know what caused them to die, but if I want to leave this place, I have to practice the set of fists and kicks they taught me.

At this point, he looked at Liu Sheng again, and his voice suddenly lowered, "And I want to practice my fists and legs…"

"At the very least, we have to eat our fill."

"But … who knows what they will do to us …" Liu Sheng hesitated.

"No matter what, it's better than staying here forever." Xu Han interrupted Liu Sheng . At that moment, his eyes reflected the candlelight that shot in from outside the room, flashing with a heart-shaking cold light, that was his determination.

"I want to live better." Xu Han murmured.

"Better to live" Seemingly infected by Xu Han, Liu Sheng repeated Xu Han's words and his eyes gradually lit up.