The people locked inside were barely recognizable as human, let alone men and women.

Dong Huimiao sat on the ground making leather bags, listening intently as Xia Chuhe searched for clues, when he inadvertently glanced at the funnel hanging under the workbench.

The funnel was covered by an unknown substance, turning almost completely black, making its original color unrecognizable.

It is unknown how long this person has been detained.

The person was breathing very weakly, giving the impression that they were about to die.

However, after Xia Chuhe and Dong Huimiao stayed in the insect room for a while, the man's breathing remained unchanged, making them feel that he might not die anytime soon.

Xia Chuhe took out a mini blueberry and held it to the man's lips.

The person opened their eyes; they were bright and spirited, not the eyes of a dying person. She bit down on Blue and spat it onto Xia Chuhe's face with a thud, a wicked smile spreading across her skeletal face: "Get lost!"

Although her attitude was rude, judging from her voice, she was most likely a woman.

Dong Huimiao clicked his tongue and couldn't help but grin. Sigh, seeing Lord Xia suffer just makes me happy.

Xia Chuhe picked up Blue from the ground, opened the gate of the fence next to him, and fed Blue to another person who was locked up, right in front of the woman. Before Xia Chuhe could even put his hand inside the fence, the person inside quickly looked up to take it, afraid that Xia Chuhe would refuse him.

The person being fed let out a comfortable sigh, their pain greatly reduced, and even their spirits improved significantly.

"Is there anything else?" the man asked.

"Shut up."

Xia Chuhe returned to the innermost human-insect chamber, closed the fence again, and faced the woman, saying, "I mean no harm, I just want to ask you a few questions."

"Oh, what a kind soul." The woman's smile grew even more ugly and wicked, and she said in a flippant tone, "Then save me!"

Her tone was malicious and provocative, as if she meant not "Save me" but "Then kill me."

Xia Chuhe crouched down, her gaze level with the woman's. Looking into the woman's eyes, she said calmly and earnestly, "Alright, I'll save you. Teach me how to open this lock."

The woman froze, her previously provocative and malicious smile turning stiff. She turned her face away, avoiding Xia Chuhe's gaze, and said, "When you can see the truth, you can naturally unlock this lock."

It happened again... Seeing the truth...

The shadowy figure who ate Blue said so, and so did the woman locked in the fence. What did they mean?

"How can we see the truth?" Xia Chuhe asked.

“Losing your mind, becoming a shadow, allows you to see the truth.” The woman turned her face, still wearing a malicious smile.

"And what about you? Can you see the truth?"

"Yes, I am part of reality."

The two exchanged a few words, speaking discreetly and evasively. The woman slightly lowered her sharp edges and asked, "Who are you?"

“My name is Lu Lei. I’m an outsider from Taotie City. I came here to work at the Heavenly God Temple, but I almost died here because of some things, and ended up here by accident. What about you?”

Winter destroyed seedlings: "..."

Lord Xia, a liar, is absolutely not to be trusted!

He spoke so sincerely about saving her that she believed him, but she never expected he had given a fake name.

The woman couldn't hear Dong Huimiao's inner thoughts. She was trying to remember; her origins were already blurred, and she couldn't even recall how long she had been imprisoned. At first, she could rely on the patrolmen feeding her to keep track of time, but later the feeding frequency increased, and the time spent was becoming too long…

"I've never heard of Taotie City. I used to be an outsider, and I came here seeking medical treatment."

"Taotie City is a new city established this year. It is powerful, pursues fairness, justice and harmony, and its city lord is a good person. Most of the city's citizens are very kind."

Winter destroyed the seedlings rolled its eyes.

The woman said, "You probably can't save me, but do me another favor."

Xia Chuhe: "Please speak."

"My name is Wei Yinuo. Do you know someone named Wei Qianjin? She's my sister. She's easy to recognize; she has fair skin, white hair and eyebrows, and pink pupils. Have you seen her before?"

When she talked about her younger sister, Wei Yinuo's skeletal face softened a bit.

"No," Xia Chuhe called out to Dong Huimiao, who was sitting down. "What about you?"

Taking a break from his busy schedule, he replied, "No."

Wei Yinuo said, "If you can leave here, please keep an eye out for me. My sister is very smart; she will definitely survive. If you see her, and if she is looking for me, please tell her that I am already dead."

Wei Yinuo's hands fidgeted nervously beside her thigh, as if trying to find something to repay Lu Lei.

But she had been trapped for who knows how long and had long since lost everything, even the clothes she was wearing... were more like rags than clothes.

"I have nothing to offer you, so it's up to you whether you help me or not." Wei Yinuo smiled, her eyes full of mockery, it was unclear whether she was mocking Lu Lei or herself.

“I’ll help you,” Xia Chuhe asked. “How did you get separated from your sister? And how did you end up locked up here?”

After patiently listening to Wei Yinuo for so long, Xia Chuhe finally revealed the purpose of their conversation.

Wei Yinuo showed no sign of unease: "The people here are conducting experiments. I brought my sister here for medical treatment, and they discovered that I have something they need inside me. In order to get me to cooperate with the experiment, they used my sister to blackmail me. So, I stayed to become a test subject, and my sister was released."

Although Wei Yinuo's experience was tragic, Dong Huimiao couldn't help but ask, in order to rule out the possibility of something even more tragic, "Is it possible that your sister wasn't released and that the people from the Heavenly Holy Temple are lying to you?"

"Impossible! I saw it with my own eyes as she was handed over to someone I trusted!"

"Then why are you locked up in the human-insect chamber? Is this part of an experiment?"

Wei Yinuo gave a bitter smile: "Of course not, the experiment is over, I'm useless to them now. They wanted to wear me down, but I'm not going to let them have their way!"

Xia Chuhe stood up, his eyes calm.

There are probably two reasons why Wei Yinuo is alive. First, she has a special constitution; second, she has a strong will to keep her going. Although she verbally refutes Dong Huimiao's guess, she also doubts whether the Heavenly God Temple really let her sister go, and she is waiting for news of her sister.

Xia Chuhe said, "I will keep an eye on Wei Qianjin for you, and I will also help you get out."

Wei Yinuo didn't believe it. She said so much only because it was rare to have an outsider to listen to her.

Before meeting Lu Lei, she almost wondered if she had gone crazy.

Even Dong Huimiao didn't believe it. City Lord Xia had already gotten all the information out of them, so why would he still lie?

"How can you save me? The moment you see the truth, you'll become a monster devoid of reason. How can you save me then?"

Xia Chuhe said, "Seeing the truth doesn't only involve getting involved yourself."

It can also expose falsehoods, revealing the truth to the light of day so that everyone can see it.