Chapter 538: Can You Escape?

"Shen Yu, I am right here. If you have the ability, then come over!"

Standing at the doorway, Mu Shang kept provoking him, calculating that he would be held back by his fear of damaging the things she held hostage.

On the other side, she carefully peeled off the disguise on her body, stripping away the skin draped over her face to reveal the hideous visage beneath.

A nauseating, rotting stench wafted over, and the terrifying appearance of her face made one's heart tremble.

Comparing it to the peerless, soul-stirring face from just a moment ago, the difference was like heaven and earth—and even calling it that was giving this current face too much credit.

It was the kind of sight that would make one lose their appetite after seeing it, and make one fear having nightmares at night if they looked at it twice.

Seeing such a face, Wu Si'an, standing to the side, felt like he was about to vomit up his meal from the night before.

That Tingfeng Pavilion had been able to stand tall while maneuvering between so many great powers was entirely due to their Pavilion Master, Mu Shang.

This woman possessed beauty that could topple nations, as well as the social grace to dance among many high-ranking officials and nobles, making them devoted to her.

Subjects like He Yuan who knelt beneath her skirt were certainly not just one or two; this woman had utilized her beauty to the extreme.

Even he himself had once been intoxicated by it and had nearly lost his virtue. Fortunately, he had held his ground back then; otherwise, he would be vomiting all day today.

If those high-ranking officials and nobles knew that the beauty they were so obsessed with—to the point of being willing to betray everything—was actually like this, he truly wondered what kind of expressions they would have.

How was this any different from eating excrement? He really wanted to see those people's expressions!

"To have such a face just disappear like this, what a pity!" After peeling off the mask, Mu Shang carefully stroked the scarred skin, her face filled with heartache.

This was her life's work, and it had been ruined just like that. Abominable, truly abominable!

At the same time, she took a small porcelain bottle from her bosom—a very small one. She poured a little into her hand and then smeared it onto her face.

Soon, a faint fragrance wafted over, seemingly rich and sweet, completely masking that nauseating, foul stench.

For a moment, under the influence of this faint fragrance, it seemed as if even this ugly face before them was not so repulsive.

"What is this scent?" It was not a hallucinogenic drug that could confuse one's mind, nor was it any kind of poison, yet it could make one feel an inexplicable, surging carnal desire.

This scent was very unique, yet it gave Shen Yu a sense of familiarity, though he did not know where he had encountered it before.

"Shen Yu, this is a specially crafted spice. It is the faint fragrance of a maiden's virginity, which is best at inciting endless desire in people!"

"A maiden's virginity? You all couldn't possibly..."

"That's right, it is refined from the bodies of young girls!"

Carefully tucking the small porcelain bottle into her bosom, Mu Shang revealed a hint of shyness on her face. "Just this little bit requires the consumption of at least a hundred beautiful young girls; it is truly precious!"

"By the way, most of these girls were sent over by Lord He Yuan. Lord He has been very attentive to this little woman for so many years!"

"You bastard!" The killing intent on Shen Yu's face flashed and vanished; he truly wished he could go over right now and hack this scoundrel into ten thousand pieces.

Waving to the Black-Clad Guards beside him, Shen Yu ordered, "Tell Liang Ruyue to interrogate him ruthlessly. Use every torture device you Black-Clad Guards have at the bottom of your chests!"

"This official wants to know what else this bastard has done!"

"Yes, My Lord!"

After giving the order, Shen Yu turned to look at the other party and asked coldly, "Who exactly are you? You surely aren't a nobody!"

"Shen Yu, you may not have heard of my name. I am called Wumian. I belong to no sect or faction; I merely obtained the inheritance of my master, Mo Sanniang. I suppose you don't know who that is either."

"But it doesn't matter. It won't be long before my name and my master's name resound throughout the world. Hahaha, that day is not far off!"

"Mo Sanniang? The Pink Skeleton, Mo Sanniang, who kills all who see her!" Among the list of experts from the time of the Spiritual Qi Surge left behind by the Shadowless Sect, there was indeed Mo Sanniang.

Records stated that her charm was irresistible, capable of making people willingly become slaves and servants, offering up everything.

The Shadowless Sect's records had only one evaluation for her: Pink Skeleton, see her and you die!

If you encounter her, remember never to look directly into her eyes, otherwise, even a heart of iron and stone will not be able to restrain itself, and you will willingly become a Cauldron!

Moreover, this person practiced the method of Harvesting Yang to Replenish Yin and was only interested in top-tier experts. Her standards were much higher than the one before him.

This one before him was far inferior in both charm and ability; she would drag anyone under her skirt. She truly had no bottom line.

"You actually know my master's name?" Hearing Shen Yu call out her lineage, although she was somewhat shocked, she was not overly panicked.

"I have only heard of her. I heard that Mo Sanniang was a peerless beauty, and she relied on genuine skill. Unlike some people, who can only rely on base, low-class methods to seduce others!"

"Bullshit!" Seeming to be provoked, Wumian roared loudly, "If she really relied on her own skill, where would I have gotten this technique for fusing the exquisite faces of young girls?"

"And how could I have pieced together and outlined such a face that topples nations? What a pity, these were all ruined by you!"

Clenching the mask in her hand tightly, Wumian wanted to throw it on the ground but couldn't bear to, her face filled with anger.

"I have one last question: what exactly are you? I cannot sense a shred of vitality from you!"

"Isn't Lord Shen very clever? Why don't you guess!"

"The current you is not the real you, right? You are either controlling this shell with a remnant soul, or you have refined this shell into a Puppet."

Staring intently at the other party, Shen Yu seemed to want to see a definitive answer in their eyes.

"If I am not mistaken, you must be nearby. The reason you are wasting your breath with me is actually to stall me so that you can escape! You are afraid!"

"Clever. I must say, Shen Yu, you are truly clever. Unfortunately, one cannot be too clever; people who are too clever usually don't live long!"

As she spoke, Wumian untied her outer garment, revealing the delicate, fair skin beneath. Such skin seemed to shimmer under the sunlight, crystalline like jade.

It formed a stark contrast with that ugly face.

Stroking her own face, Wumian said softly, "This skin was once that of a great beauty who could topple nations, but as time passed, it eventually began to rot."

"I am a person who clings to old feelings; I could never bear to discard it! And there was no other way; filthy men like He Yuan love such perfect bodies the most."

"I have searched for so long and never found a replacement. What a pity; beauties who gather the essence of heaven and earth are simply too rare in this world!"

"Shen Yu, do you think I am beautiful now?" A light sentence fell, and in an instant, it seemed to seize one's soul, as if the Wumian before him had once again become that beauty who could bewitch the masses.

And the people beside him, without exception, revealed expressions of obsession, as if they had turned into walking corpses in an instant, completely abandoning all struggle and resistance.

"Charm Art!" Spitting out these two words, Shen Yu let out a cold snort, and a terrifying aura directly knocked everyone around unconscious.

Then, a sword suddenly came from behind, piercing Wumian directly. An expression of disbelief immediately appeared on her face.

"You, how is this possible? My Tingfeng Pavilion clearly has a Great Array protecting it!"

"Forgot to tell you, besides being able to fight, this official is also somewhat learned in the way of the Array. Your method of setting up the array is too crude. If I hadn't wanted to probe your bottom line, who the hell would be wasting their breath with you!"

The sword was drawn along with the momentum, and one of Shen Yu's hands pressed directly onto the opponent's body, "Do you think you can get away!"

"You shouldn't have, you really shouldn't have, left behind such a Puppet body that has a connection to you. Even if there is only a slight connection, it is easy for me to find you!"