"Such powerful sword intent, such a beautiful woman!" Just as the Taoist priest collapsed, a figure darted out from the nearby woods.
"Hahaha," the guy laughed as he looked at Xie Zhou, "Such a beautiful woman, if she were made into human skin and hung up, it would be a pretty good thing."
"What? Human skin? Did I hear that right?" Xie Zhou muttered to himself. How could this guy have such thoughts in his head?
"Just surrender obediently, or I might accidentally cut you, which would be a real shame." Seeing that Xie Zhou remained silent, the man became even more arrogant.
"Hmph!" Xie Zhou replied disdainfully, "Speaking loudly doesn't mean you're strong. If you want to take my skin, beat me first."
"Alright, then I'll show you what real strength is!" The guy got serious, drew his sword, gathered his strength, and the next second, he pounced on Xie Zhou.
"Butcher Ding dissects an ox!" the man shouted, as if afraid others wouldn't know his moves.
Ugh~
Xie Zhou was speechless for a moment. This guy must have been a cook before...
Just as the man's sword was about to strike Xie Zhou, Xie Zhou took a small step back, turned around, and dodged the man's full-force attack.
Looking at that guy, Xie Zhou's eyes were full of disdain, "This is all... It doesn't seem like anything special, does it?"
The man wasn't angry. He said, "That was just an appetizer, just teasing you. In fact, countless guys have been scared out of their wits after seeing this move. Besides skinning people alive, my greatest pleasure is scaring others, especially women. The way they tremble in fear... tsk tsk, it's hard to describe..."
"Ugh~" Xie Zhou almost vomited on the spot. How could there be such a disgusting person in the world?
“Tremble before me,” the man continued, “and you will end up like them.”
After saying that, the man emitted a cloud of green mist from his body, and his body became several times taller than before.
"You stink!" Xie Zhou covered his mouth and nose, and drew his longsword with his other hand. "I didn't want to kill you, but you really disgust me."
Enraged, Xie Zhou shifted from a passive defense to an active attack. With a light leap, she charged towards the green mist.
clang!
Xie Zhou was taken aback; the green mist had actually withstood his sword strike.
"Hahaha!" The man laughed loudly, letting out a terrifying roar, "Accept your fate, you've fallen into my hands. You're not wronged. I've skinned countless women and made them into ornaments. You can die in peace. I'll hang your skin in the most conspicuous place."
After saying that, the man let out another long roar.
Whew~
A gust of wind swept across the land, and the green mist scattered in all directions with the gale.
"Hmph, that's just a petty trick. Is this your true strength?" Xie Zhou asked.
The man said, “You call this a trivial skill? Fine, I admit you’re good at comforting yourself. Since you’re about to die, I’ll tell you. This is a Soul Devouring Technique that I’ve only recently mastered. No one has ever forced me to use this move before. You’re the first. So, I’ll take good care of you and soak you in the medicinal potion for a few more days.”
Medicine? Xie Zhou was stunned. Only now did she begin to believe what this person had just said.
The man kept talking about skinning people alive, and Xie Zhou initially thought he was just trying to scare or disgust him. But now it seemed that the man was indeed depraved enough to do such a thing.
However, you're still too green to catch me! Xie Zhou showed no fear in her eyes. She had already seen through this man's moves. Hmph, such a big show, he just wanted to use the strong wind to blow the poisonous gas in that green mist over! I know the true art of holding my breath.
Thinking of this, Xie Zhou simply pretended to be poisoned, his body swayed, and he floated down.
Upon seeing this, the man immediately withdrew the green mist and returned to his normal size. After all, this was his ultimate move, and using it for too long would consume a lot of spiritual energy, so he naturally dared not use it for too long.
"How about that? I told you, this is my true strength." The man approached the fallen Xie Zhou and said with a smug look on his face.
Xie Zhou rubbed his head, feigning extreme pain, and said, "What...what kind of poison did you use? Why am I...so dizzy?"
"Haha," the man laughed smugly, "You're feeling dizzy, that's for sure. This is called Soul-Devouring Smoke, which can dissipate a person's power and reduce their senses. Don't worry, you won't die anytime soon after being poisoned by this. I'll put you in a vat of magical water and let you watch yourself die day by day. No one else gets this treatment."
After the man finished speaking, he untied the rope from his waist and tied Xie Zhou up tightly.
Then, the man whistled, and out of nowhere appeared a wild horse, without reins or a saddle.
Looking back at Xie Zhou, the man casually lifted Xie Yimu onto the horse's back and then slumped onto it himself.
drive!
The man held Xie Zhou down with one hand and used the other hand as a whip to pat the horse's rump. Even so, he was still able to maintain his balance!
Without a saddle, riding a horse is a completely different experience. It's like riding a bicycle through a store that sells speed bumps—it's all bumpy and jolting. What's worse, Xie Zhou was lying on the horse's back.
If she had really been poisoned by that person's Soul-Devouring Smoke, at least she wouldn't have felt so bad. Xie Zhou lay on the horse's back, her stomach churning all the way, and she almost vomited countless times, but she managed to suppress it with her strong willpower.
Finally, the horse stopped, and the man picked up Xie Zhou and casually threw him off.
Why am I doing this? Xie Zhou was almost in tears. If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have defeated him first and forced him to bring me here. At least I wouldn't be in so much pain. Isn't this just torturing myself?
However, having said that, he had to act out the play he had chosen, even if he was crying. Although Xie Zhou was in great pain, he still didn't show any flaws and pretended to be poisoned, lying motionless on the ground.
The man dismounted and carried Xie Zhou to a dilapidated house. This house was far from the city center, located on a hillside outside Jianwai, and no one usually came here.
"Take a shower first," the man said sinisterly to Xie Zhou. "The skinning will be done in three days."
The so-called bath was actually just soaking Xie Zhou in a medicinal vat. The room was not big, but it was filled with large vats. Before Xie Zhou could speak, the man had already thrown Xie Zhou into one of the large vats.
Only then did Xie Zhou realize that what this guy had said earlier was true, because these large vats were full of human skin. Human skin, and more importantly, these human skins were almost exactly the same as when the person was alive, just as smooth and white.
The more this happened, the more uneasy Xie Zhou felt.
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