The bald man pondered for a moment, not expecting Leng Ruo Li to discover his location so quickly. Suddenly, a slender figure flashed from the corner. The woman quickly spotted the bald man's hiding place, nimbly raised her sniper rifle, and fired a shot, killing the bald man on the spot.
Afterward, Leng Ruo Li found the hall of the underground palace alone. She searched for a long time but couldn't find the whereabouts of that demonic being.
She was determined to kill that demonic being today. Otherwise, after she and Jun Mo Han left, he would surely come out to harm others again.
Just as she was getting frustrated searching for the demonic being, she saw Jun Mo Han coming to find her.
“Why did you come here too? Have all those people been rescued?” Leng Ruo Li asked, full of confusion.
“I’ve already sent them away. They should be heading down the mountain now,” Jun Mo Han replied.
Hearing this, Leng Ruo Li nodded slightly.
“How’s it going on your end? Are you alright?” Jun Mo Han asked with concern.
As he spoke, his gaze meticulously scanned her, and after confirming she was unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“I’m fine. And you? Are you injured?” Leng Ruo Li also asked him with concern.
Jun Mo Han felt like he was floating when Leng Ruo Li expressed concern for him again. He curved his lips slightly and said, “I’m fine too.”
However, Leng Ruo Li didn’t notice Jun Mo Han’s expression. Her attention was solely focused on the gender-ambiguous demonic being.
“Jun Mo Han, where do you think that demonic being is hiding?” Leng Ruo Li suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, Jun Mo Han smiled mysteriously. “Li’er, if you kiss me, I can find him right away.”
Leng Ruo Li: “……”
She was in such a hurry, and this man was still joking with her.
Seeing Leng Ruo Li about to get angry, Jun Mo Han immediately changed his tune, “Never mind if you don’t kiss me.”
Jun Mo Han said this with a wronged expression.
This immediately left Leng Ruo Li speechless.
However, she still took the opportunity to quickly kiss him while Jun Mo Han wasn’t paying attention.
This sudden action instantly stunned Jun Mo Han.
Leng Ruo Li’s little face turned as red as a tomato.
Good heavens! Her first kiss, preserved for two lifetimes, was taken by Jun Mo Han like this.
After snapping back to reality, Jun Mo Han glanced sideways and saw the flushed Leng Ruo Li. Knowing she was shy, he didn’t tease her further.
Instead, he asked her, “Li’er, haven’t you forgotten about my nose…”
Before Jun Mo Han could finish his sentence, Leng Ruo Li suddenly recalled Jun Mo Han’s keen sense of smell, and perhaps he could find the demonic being using his nose.
However, Leng Ruo Li was also so exasperated with Jun Mo Han that her teeth itched. She glared at Jun Mo Han with eyes as sharp as knives, wishing she could devour him.
This man was too hateful. If it weren't for the important matter at hand, Leng Ruo Li would have loved to beat him up soundly.
Meanwhile, Jun Mo Han, full of smugness, dared not show it.
Subsequently, Jun Mo Han said, “Li’er, let’s hurry and find that demonic being.”
“Let’s go!” Leng Ruo Li replied faintly.
Then, following the demonic being’s scent, Jun Mo Han led them from behind the throne in the demonic being’s hall to the very bottom of the underground palace.
As soon as they descended the stairs, they saw two maids walking from the other side of the corridor. Jun Mo Han quickly pulled Leng Ruo Li to hide.
After they passed, the two of them cautiously emerged and walked in the direction where the guards had appeared.
The passages in the underground palace were very spacious, and there were many corridors. If they saw someone approaching, they could easily find a place to hide. However, finding a specific person was difficult, like playing a maze.
Fortunately, Jun Mo Han had a keen sense of smell. He followed the demonic being’s scent and quickly arrived at the room where the demonic being was staying.
“Jun Mo Han, are you sure that demonic being is here now?” Leng Ruo Li asked incredulously.
As she spoke, Jun Mo Han replied affirmatively.
“But this place stinks so much. Would that demonic being stay in such a place?” Leng Ruo Li said, her brows furrowed.
“We’ll know once we go in and look,” Jun Mo Han said.
Leng Ruo Li nodded in agreement, immediately put away her assault rifle, and switched to a miniature pistol, hiding it in her hand.
Then, the two of them gently pushed open the room door and walked in.
Instantly, the stench inside was even worse than outside. Leng Ruo Li quickly took out two masks from her system space and put one on each of them with Jun Mo Han, then cautiously walked into the room.
The room was brightly lit, with an oil lamp lit every meter along the walls.
“Ah——”
A piercing scream came from the depths of the room.
Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han quickly ran in that direction. Afterward, they heard the demonic being’s voice.
“Don’t be afraid. To be favored by ‘Madame Puppet’ with your skin is a blessing cultivated over three lifetimes! Because as long as you give me this face, you will gain eternal life and live in the place you love most in this life.”
“Madame Puppet” said with a leering smile.
She extended her palm and slowly opened it. A black worm instantly flew to the woman’s face, bit through her skin, and rapidly entered her flesh to peel it.
“No! Madame Puppet, please don’t let it peel my face. Wuwu… It hurts so much! It hurts so much!”
Subsequently, the woman’s breath gradually weakened, and she slowly died of pain.
When Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han witnessed the woman being skinned alive, they were filled with regret. If they had arrived a moment sooner and stopped this demonic being’s actions, perhaps this woman wouldn’t have had to die such a tragic death by being skinned.
After the woman died, her face skin fell into Madame Puppet’s hands. The woman’s originally delicate face was now a bloody mess. In a moment, a bloody black worm, as large as a cockroach, flew out of the face and landed on “Madame Puppet’s” hand.
In the corner, another woman, restrained by guards, had already fainted from the sight.
“Go and fetch two basins of cold water and splash her awake. This madam doesn’t like to peel the skin of those who have fainted.” This was because she felt it was more stimulating to peel the skin of conscious individuals.
Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han, hiding in the dark, found this statement chilling.
After Madame Puppet gave the order, she immediately placed the worm in a basin, then washed the face skin in her hand in a basin of clean water, took it out, and used a wooden clip to hold it, hanging it together with the previously peeled face skins.
Subsequently, she took down a man’s face skin, pasted it onto her face in front of the mirror, and then applied thick rouge and powder, making the hidden Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han feel utterly disgusted.