Mo Chen was captured by the experts of the Shadow Hall and, through the teleportation array at the city's border, arrived directly at the Shadow Hall in the imperial city.
"Wow, this place is really big! But it's a bit eerie! There's an unpleasant smell in the air!" Mo Chen couldn't help but complain as he looked at the buildings surrounding the Shadow Hall.
Walking through the hall and down an even darker corridor, Mo Chen subconsciously frowned, immediately realizing what this corridor was—the torture chamber filled with the strong smell of blood!
Suddenly, he stopped and looked at the candle on the table in the light and shadow, asking curiously, "Is this a candle? It's so special! Why is it so thin?"
"Huh? Is this also a handcuff? Why does it have barbs?" Mo Chen asked, looking at the ring-shaped handcuffs next to the candle.
Walking in was Anle, a member of the tenth team of the Shadow Hall's thirteen teams. At twenty-three years old, she was not particularly outstanding in appearance and would definitely be the most inconspicuous one in a crowd.
She was dressed in a tight-fitting black combat suit, with a curved knife at her waist. She turned around and glanced coldly at Mo Chen, who was curiously examining the torture instruments, and said coldly, "Shut up! If you keep babbling, I'll use all those torture instruments on you!"
His voice was hoarse and had a cold tone, which made people very uncomfortable.
"Torture instruments?! These, these are all torture instruments?!" Mo Chen was truly shocked, never expecting that these bizarre things were actually torture instruments!
If that sharp candle were to be pointed at you...
The barbed handcuffs pierced my wrists...
"Hiss..." Mo Chen couldn't help but gasp. Just thinking about it made his whole body ache terribly!
Mo Chen thought to himself: This is not the territory of assassins at all, but hell for the living!
Seeing that Mo Chen had quieted down, An Le teased, "If you're curious, I can show you around the other torture instruments in my Shadow Hall! Collarbone nails, heart-piercing nails, and ten-finger rings—you can see them all!"
Mo Chen chuckled, "No, don't be so polite!"
Anle curled her lip and snorted coldly, feeling a surge of contempt in her heart: What a coward!
Without saying anything more, Anle led Mo Chen through the hall and interrogation room with a cold face, directly to the residential area in the backyard of the Shadow Hall.
The residential area is surrounded by dense forests, which provide easy hiding places but also harbor unknown dangers, including traps and poisons.
As soon as he entered the forest, Mo Chen heard the howls of different monsters coming from the depths of the forest.
"This, this can't be some kind of wild animal you're raising, can it?" Mo Chen couldn't help but swallow hard and ask.
Anle chuckled, "You guessed right! How could a powerful organization function without a guardian beast?"
Anle squinted at Mo Chen and grinned sinisterly: "By the way, to keep them obedient, we send them fresh meat every day!"
Mo Chen secretly wiped away a cold sweat. "I... I remember I haven't taken a bath in almost half a year. I guess the divine beast probably doesn't like to eat dirty meat?"
Anle couldn't help but giggle, a sinister laugh that was truly terrifying.
Not daring to say anything more, Mo Chen quickened his pace. He was really afraid that this woman would suddenly go crazy and devour him!
The real residential areas are all filled with square houses, all exactly the same, arranged in an orderly fashion one after another.
At first glance, you can't even tell the windows from the doors. If you hadn't lived here for a long time, you probably wouldn't be able to tell which room is yours at all!
After leading Mo Chen for a while, An Le opened one of the doors and gestured for them to "go in!"
Mo Chen glanced nervously at the room. It was pitch black inside, and he couldn't see anything at all. In addition, the tall trees blocked most of the light, making the room feel like a closed box with a hole poked in it for ventilation.
Mo Chen immediately turned around and looked at An Le with a reluctant expression, then said in a coquettish tone, "Beautiful lady, I... can I not go in? I'm a little afraid of the dark—"
"Hmph, stop talking nonsense! Get in here!" An Le snorted coldly and kicked Mo Chen in the butt without any politeness, sending Mo Chen flying inside.
Mo Chen was kicked to the ground. Before he could say anything, An Le slammed the door shut, plunging the room into darkness except for the faint light from the window.
"Oh my, what a violent tomboy! Locking me in such a dark place, what is she trying to do?" Mo Chen sat up, rubbing his butt, looking puzzled.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the corner:
"Are you the little demon beside him?"
Mo Chen was startled, not expecting there to be another person in the room. Judging from the voice, it seemed to be—
Mo Chen remained silent for a long while. An Qianbai stood up from the darkness and went to the window on the side. The soft light shone on her beautiful face. She looked coldly at Mo Chen and asked again, "Are you the little vixen that Xiao Li is keeping?"
An Qianbai squinted, her vision unrestricted in the darkness. She sized up Mo Chen, whose angular face was completely different from Gu Liyan's gentle, gentlemanly appearance. He had a pair of carefree, playful eyes, with a touch of spoiled arrogance and domineering, yet he was still a handsome young man.
“An Qianbai…” Mo Chen frowned slightly, not expecting that he had ended up locked up with her.
"Such a handsome face. It seems you are quite strong, being able to transform into human form. I wonder if you can transform into a woman?"
Mo Chen's lips twitched involuntarily. He understood what this girl was talking about. So she already knew that he existed in Gu Liyan's mental space and even classified him as a demon kept by Gu Liyan!
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