Starting from the imperial palace guards, his clones spread all over the world

A new candle was lit.

The dark room once again had light.

At this moment, Cao Xian had changed his appearance.

He no longer looked as sinister and evil as before, but his eyes were full of approval:

"I didn't expect that you could actually last through the time of one candle."

"Not bad, not bad at all."

"Now, you can live."

As Cao Xian spoke, he removed all the torture instruments from Zhao Bao's body.

Moreover, he took out a medicine bottle and began to apply medicine to Zhao Bao:

"These medicines of mine are specially made for injuries from torture, and their effects are very strong."

This seemed to trigger a mechanism, and the iron hoops that held Zhao Bao automatically retracted into the wooden chair.

Zhao Bao was freed, but he shrank back in terror.

However, he was sitting on the chair, so where could he shrink to?

He looked at Cao Xian as if he were looking at a demon.

Cao Xian smiled and said:

"Li Dafu wants to kill you, I shouldn't interfere."

"But you, kid, know how to handle things. Since you were able to get the medicinal soup to cure my lung disease of more than ten years, then I can only be lenient because I took something from you."

"So I gave you a chance, giving you the time of one candle."

"If you can endure it without giving in, then you are a somewhat valuable talent, and you pass the test."

"If you can't endure it, then you are a useless piece of trash, and I will kill you for Li Dafu."

Zhao Bao was still in shock, his whole body trembling non-stop.

Obviously, he had not yet recovered from the feeling of being in hell just now.

Cao Xian was not surprised by this. After helping Zhao Bao apply the medicine, he helped him up from the chair:

"I'll give you five days to rest. After five days of recovering from your injuries, come back to me."

As he spoke, Cao Xian began to pack up his torture instruments and medicine bottles.

After a long while, Zhao Bao finally recovered, and the trembling on his body gradually subsided.

"Eunuch Cao, aren't you going to ask… about the martial arts manual?"

Zhao Bao asked with suspicion.

Cao Xian chuckled:

"I have seen countless martial arts manuals in my life."

"But life is only a few decades long, so how can one practice so many martial arts? Being able to fully master two or three that are suitable for oneself is already a very difficult thing."

"That Li Dafu's manual may be good, but it may not be suitable for me, and I don't care about it."

Now, Zhao Bao was puzzled.

He even felt a little angry in his heart.

If you don't want the martial arts manual, then why torture me?

Under the torture just now, Zhao Bao really had the heart to die.

But in the next moment, Zhao Bao seemed to understand:

"Does Eunuch just want to see if my mouth is tight?"

Cao Xian looked back at Zhao Bao, seemingly not expecting Zhao Bao to be so quick-witted.

He first put the leather bag back into the wooden box and put it away, then turned around and smiled approvingly at Zhao Bao:

"Not bad, it doesn't matter what secret I want you to tell. Even if I don't ask about this secret, I will ask about other secrets that you don't want to tell."

"Zongwu Mansion is Li Dafu's territory, I can't protect you here."

"Although I can't protect you, the Embroidered Uniform Guard can."

"And if you want to enter the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the most important thing is whether you can keep a secret."

Hearing this, Zhao Bao's heart was shaken.

He knew that the talisman water given to him by Brother Jin was delivered correctly. This Cao Xian really found a way out for himself—

The Embroidered Uniform Guard!

The Embroidered Uniform Guard is a special secret service organization belonging exclusively to the emperor. Outsiders can hardly enter, and the people of the Embroidered Uniform Guard are all trained internally.

Therefore, the Embroidered Uniform Guard generally does not want people trained by the Zongwu Mansion.

The talents trained by the Zongwu Mansion are mainly sent to various departments in the imperial palace.

The affairs of the Embroidered Uniform Guard are mainly outside the imperial palace.

Zhao Bao had never thought that he would be able to enter the Embroidered Uniform Guard one day.

Once you can be promoted in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, you will be in charge of real power.

Especially the Director of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who is even more respected by the world, and even the common people and some officials call him "Nine Thousand Years Old".

It can be said that he is second only to the emperor and above everyone else.

His future is boundless.

Immediately, Zhao Bao ignored the pain all over his body and hurriedly knelt down and saluted:

"Thank you, Eunuch, for your compassion and pity!"

"The grace of saving my life is a great grace. From now on, I will follow Eunuch's lead! I am even willing to serve Eunuch for life!"

Zhao Bao kept kowtowing.

But his heart was filled with ecstasy.

It seems that Cao Xian's background is indeed in the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

If he can get his support in the future, then Zhao Bao can leap into the sky.

The suffering he had just suffered now seemed completely worthwhile.

Cao Xian chuckled twice and helped Zhao Bao up from the ground:

"This is because you are striving for success."

"No one who has not been trained can last through the time of one candle in my hands."

"You are the first, and the only one."

Zhao Bao thanked him again and again, flattering him endlessly.

He no longer cared about his dignity, and knew the truth that flattery always works.

Finally, he cautiously asked:

"Eunuch, then will I… be transferred to the Embroidered Uniform Guard to work?"

Cao Xian shook his head:

"The time is not yet ripe."

"You are now a secret agent of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the Zongwu Mansion. Do not reveal your identity, and only be responsible to me."

"After completing the task, you will naturally be transferred back."

Zhao Bao's heart sank.

He knew very well that these big shots loved to draw cakes.

He cannot be transferred from the Zongwu Mansion at this time, and it may be difficult to formally enter the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the future.

The so-called secret agent identity is even an identity that no one will care about even if he dies.

If this Cao Xian is deceiving him, then Zhao Bao doesn't even know how he will die.

But he was still fighting for the last chance.

He gambled that if Cao Xian really wanted him to die, he would not waste time and energy to torture him.

Zhao Bao's face was full of surprise, and he thanked him again:

"Thank you, Eunuch, for your cultivation!"

"I don't know where I can serve Eunuch?"

Cao Xian stretched out his hand and patted Zhao Bao on the shoulder:

"Humble yourself and keep your place, waiting for the right time."

"When you reach the seventh rank, there will be opportunities."

Zhao Bao roughly understood what Cao Xian meant.

The Zongwu Mansion sends martial arts talents to various public departments every year.

The seventh rank is often a watershed.

Only martial arts eunuchs of the seventh rank and above are qualified to serve the concubines in the harem or enter important departments.

Those below the seventh rank who find it difficult to improve are at most serving noblemen, and the departments they enter are also non-real power departments.

This gave Zhao Bao some speculation.

Could it be that the Embroidered Uniform Guard has also placed many spies and secret agents in the imperial palace?

Even in many real power departments, there are people from the Embroidered Uniform Guard?

Then the Embroidered Uniform Guard is not only powerful outside the palace, but also has a great influence in the palace.

At this time.

Cao Xian had already raised his hand and extinguished the candle:

"Go."

"In the future, in front of outsiders, do not get too close to me."

"I will even reprimand you and remove you from the position of Zhaizhang."

As the light disappeared, the entire room instantly fell into thick darkness.

This made Zhao Bao instantly frightened and his hair stood on end.

This black house has become a shadow nightmare in his heart, like a hellish existence.

Recalling everything he had just suffered here, his whole body stood on end and he broke out in cold sweat.

This made him eager to leave here.

Cao Xian's gradually receding voice was still faintly heard:

"Don't forget to come back here in five days to continue the torture training."

"I will teach you some methods of keeping secrets and conduct some secret agent training."

Hearing this, Zhao Bao trembled even more, and goosebumps appeared all over his body.

Could it be… that he had to suffer the torture just now again?

Zhao Bao didn't want to face it at all, and just wanted to run away immediately.

But he still gritted his teeth and stood for a moment.

He wanted to face this dense darkness and hell.

This place made his heart fear.

But he knew that this was not the thing he should fear the most.

There is nothing more hopeless than a humble life.

Zhao Bao took a deep breath, and his mouth and nose were filled with coldness.

But the goosebumps on his body were gradually receding, and the erected hairs were gradually lying flat.

Afterwards, Zhao Bao took a step and left the room.

When he walked out of Cao Xian's room, everything became bright, and the warm sunlight shone on his body.

It also made him feel a little dazzling.

He also knew that after becoming a secret agent, that darkness might be more suitable for him…

But Zhao Bao didn't know.

In that dark room.

Cao Xian's voice sounded again faintly:

"What do you think of this child?"

In the darkness, another voice followed.

Who would have thought that there was another person in this room.

He had been hiding in the darkness, silently watching Zhao Bao suffer torture.

It was not until Cao Xian asked that he began to answer:

"An orphan, with no relatives or attachments, and still a eunuch, this background is quite good."

"He is naturally tolerant and firm, has suffered hardships, has a tight mouth, and most rare of all, he has outstanding martial arts talent, especially ambition. He is a piece of uncut jade."

Cao Xian nodded slightly.

The reason why he was willing to bring Zhao Bao here was precisely because he felt that Zhao Bao could be used.

Immediately, Cao Xian asked again:

"What position do you plan to arrange him in?"

In the darkness, the voice replied:

"Consort Han is short of a nail, and it is most suitable for him to go."

Cao Xian was not surprised by this answer, he seemed to have expected it.

But immediately, Cao Xian frowned slightly:

"However… can he live until his martial arts reach the seventh rank?"

"Li Dafu is kind-hearted on the surface but evil in his heart. If he insists on killing this kid, I can't protect him hard."

In the darkness, the voice laughed.

The laughter was wanton and arrogant, as if he did not take the head of the Zongwu Mansion seriously.

Finally, the laughter stopped.

The voice replied gloomily:

"Only valuable chess pieces are worth protecting."

"If that kid can be promoted to the seventh rank within a month, then I guarantee that Li Dafu can't touch him."

"If that kid doesn't have this ability, he will die when he dies. Our Embroidered Uniform Guard doesn't have such a waste."

Afterwards, the voice completely disappeared, as if it had never sounded in this room.

The owner of this voice had obviously left the room silently.

In the darkness, only Cao Xian's tone was obviously a little helpless:

"One month, seventh rank?"

"Isn't that too demanding?"

"In this world, only those geniuses can do it."

"Alas… Zhao Bao, Zhao Bao, I have tried my best."

"What your fate will be in the future depends on your own good fortune."

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