"Find a way to get inside this body."
Lu Lei's hand was hidden under the workbench, holding a thin human skin, the very skin he had unexpectedly obtained when he ambushed Dong Huimiao but she escaped.
Dong Huimiao recognized her things at a glance, slammed her hand on the workbench, and said angrily, "Are you making things difficult for your mother here! I told you I couldn't do it, and if you don't want to tell me, just say so. Don't make up some lame excuse to make things difficult for me."
Lu Lei: "..."
Heaven knows perfectly well that it truly had no intention of making things difficult for her.
Lu Lei wiped his face, feeling utterly exhausted. Not wanting to get entangled with Dong Huimiao any longer, he said, "If you can't do it, then forget it. You slowly figure out the truth, and I'll find a way to start over."
"What does that mean? What does it mean?" Dong Huimiao was even more puzzled.
Lu Lei raised her hand, which still bore the corrosive marks from the viscous substance that hadn't fully healed: "I can't avoid tomorrow's physical exam."
His hands were injured, but his face was unharmed. If someone carefully examined him, his disguise would be exposed. Lu Lei, having lost his disguise, needed to escape quickly and find another way to get back in if he wanted to save his life.
Dong Huimiao said, "Don't say I can't change my appearance immediately. Even if I could, what use would it be for me to be inside 'Xia Chuhe's' skin? If you want me to help you get away with this, you'll have to make a 'Lu Lei's' appearance first."
Dong Huimiao explained in detail the raw materials for the skin, adding that the human skin Lu Lei possessed was the lowest grade, devoid of a soul and easily recognizable. However, the skins entering the Heavenly God Temple were all of high quality, preserving the original heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, and even in death, they wouldn't be easily detected as fakes. Making such skins required high standards for both the leather and the filling.
For example, the skin used for Dong Er was made from a fresh, whole rabbit and the latest straw. For an even better effect, the freshest animal skin, the closest to human skin, would be needed.
“There are some materials I haven’t tried, but so far, the best results have been with pigs, monkeys, and very large fish,” Dong Huimiao said.
Lu Lei led a small black pig out of the farm: "How about this?"
Dong Huimiao asked sincerely, "If you want white-skinned pigs, why do you carry pigs with you?"
Lu Lei thought for a moment, realizing she couldn't bear to use the little monkey as a skin: "How about a sheep?"
Dong Huimiao nodded: "Okay."
In ancient times, during famine years, people were often referred to as "two-legged sheep." Today, it's time for sheep to be called people for once.
After a discussion, Dong Huimiao realized, "Your materials are useless anyway. I told you I can't change my appearance."
"Then practice until you can switch."
Just like Li Qiusheng's Earth Escape Technique, which could only turn into soil in large areas at first, now she can turn her entire body into soil with just a small handful of soil.
Unfortunately, the Heavenly God Temple was already prepared for this kind of superpower. Xia Chuhe had already tried using the Earth Escape technique, and the entire city was wrapped in a special material, making it impossible to move freely inside or outside the city.
Dong Huimiao sighed, "Fine, give me a sheep and some straw, and I'll make a 'Lu Lei' skin first."
“Don’t be like Lu Lei, be like Xia Chuhe,” Lu Lei said softly.
...
The City of Gluttony, the Hall of Delicacies.
Since the restaurant added the cold-cooked rabbit dish, the daily queue for reservations stretches from inside the city to outside.
Unfortunately, due to insufficient forage supply, the scale of rabbit farming has been unable to expand, and the number of cold-cooked rabbits is limited daily.
Fan Fan, who was drawn in by the bizarre food videos, waited for several days before finally getting to eat the cold-cooked rabbit she had been longing for. The spicy and smooth taste was even more exciting than she had imagined.
After finishing half a rabbit, Fan wiped his mouth with lingering satisfaction and exclaimed, "Oh my god, it was so delicious!"
After Fan finished speaking, he thought of City Lord Xia and couldn't help but chuckle, muttering, "If only I could meet City Lord Xia and chat with her about food."
Li Qiusheng, who was caught by the store manager for eating and drinking for free (but actually paying for the food), passed by and secretly grinned.
To be honest, she hadn't seen her beloved boss for quite some time.
The city has been peaceful these past few days. Apart from eating and drinking and being forced to work by the store manager, Li Qiusheng is so bored he's practically growing weeds.
Hey bro, what have you been up to lately? When are you going to run some dungeons? Take me with you.
Li Qiusheng sent the message but received no reply for a long time.
Sensing something amiss, Li Qiusheng ran to the city lord's office, but was stopped by Bu Yi, only managing to see City Lord Xia in the room from afar.
"What has the boss been busy with lately?"
"There have been some unusual movements at the Cape Base recently. The city lord is preparing to strengthen defenses and reorganize the patrol and shift changes."
Although Bu Yi was just giving Li Qiusheng the runaround, he was telling the truth: double agent Wang Mei had caught wind of the activity at the Cape Base and had already relayed it to Taotie City.
Is there anything I can help with?
"You should take care of your soldiers when you have time, don't leave them all to Boss Xin. I think she's lost weight from exhaustion these past few days."
Li Qiusheng gave a salute: "Understood. I'll pack some delicious food from the delicacies restaurant and feed it to Boss Xin!"
Bu Yi: "..."
...
The winter destruction of seedlings has created the facade for "summer weeding," a sophisticated and lifelike facade that is indistinguishable from the real thing.
"I've taken it. I'll practice hard tonight."
Just as Dong Huimiao was about to put the leather bag into her combat pack, Lu Lei stopped her, took away the high-grade leather bag, and gave her the old, low-grade one instead: "Use this to practice."
Dong Huimiao pinched his index finger and thumb together, squinting at Lu Lei through the small hole between his fingers: "Tsk, the lord of a city, you're so picky you can't even see the gap in your palm with a microscope. It must be hard for your citizens to get anything from you, right?"
Lu Lei smiled slightly: "My citizens work eight hours a day, have weekends off, insurance, a base salary and commission, are well-fed, warmly dressed, live safely and comfortably. If Miss Dong is interested, you are welcome to join us."
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