Yu Linglong's scalp instantly prickled.
Scalding hot soup, and spicy at that, poured into an open wound…
Just a mere thought sent a chill through her entire body, making it feel as if it were burning.
Yes, it was that feeling of her whole body heating up even before the hot soup touched her.
Unspeakably terrifying!
But she still tried her best to appear calm.
"Chu Qianli."
This was the first time Yu Linglong, after switching to Chu Qianli's face, had directly called out that name to her.
Chu Qianli ate a piece of rolled lamb, then casually glanced at her sideways.
"I thought you would cling to my identity even in death, refusing to admit you weren't Chu Qianli."
Yu Linglong glared at her.
In fact, if she could, she truly didn't want to utter that name.
Chu Qianli, this identity, she had thought she could hold onto it securely for a lifetime.
"Why aren't you dead yet?" She was certain she had taken her life with that stab back then.
How did she come back to life?
"I have nine lives, didn't you know? You've only taken one of them. You might have to kill me eight more times to truly finish me off."
Chu Qianli picked up another piece of rolled lamb and ate it with relish.
The fragrant and spicy aroma wafted through the cave, coming in waves, making Yu Linglong feel both hungry and panicked.
She also wanted to eat; her whole body was in agony, and she was freezing.
But she was truly afraid that the fragrant hot soup would soon be poured into her wounds.
"How about it? How do you refine the Gu essence? What do you use as a medicinal catalyst?"
Chu Qianli stirred the prepared dipping sauce, not even lifting her eyes, as if she were talking to the air.
But she knew that every word she spoke, Yu Linglong heard clearly, and listened to with bated breath.
"Still don't want to talk? Guess what, if I were to slice off your flesh piece by piece, like this meat..."
She picked up a piece of rolled lamb, dangled it in Yu Linglong's line of sight, and then tossed it into the spicy soup pot.
"Guess if I can slice it this thin? Once in, it'll be edible in five seconds… Hmm, just like you often say, in the blink of an eye!"
She lifted the rolled lamb, which was indeed already cooked by the heat, ready to eat.
Yu Linglong immediately felt nauseous.
Imagining that she was now holding her own flesh… the thought alone made her scalp tingle.
Chu Qianli threw the piece of meat away and looked at her coldly, "It's too unappetizing to even think about. I'll talk to you after I've finished eating, at most, in the time it takes for one incense stick to burn."
She was truly hungry, and eating was a serious matter.
Yu Linglong sat to the side, watching her eat with great enjoyment.
Her mind raced, but she still couldn't think of a way to escape.
Other people were easy to deal with, but this damned woman in front of her, she truly had no way to cope.
This damned woman was too cunning! No plan was enough when faced with her.
Finally, Chu Qianli finished eating and drinking, and stood up.
Yu Linglong's heart constricted violently.
To say she wasn't afraid would be a lie; this woman had a venomous heart, she could do anything!
"Don't come any closer!" Yu Linglong tried to appear calm, but her trembling voice betrayed her.
"If you… if you come any closer, I'll… I'll ruin your face…"
"Heh, do you really think I'd care?"
Chu Qianli walked up to her, a gleaming knife held in her hand at some point.
The blade, illuminated by the firelight, emitted a chilling gleam.
"How about we start with your face?"