The woman's lips were bloodless white and seemed unable to close properly.
The skin of the entire chin is light red, and part of the tissue has turned white.
Moreover, it looks uneven, with faint traces of fire visible.
There was something indescribably weird about the whole face.
This is obviously the sequelae left after a burn, and it can basically be judged as a deep second-degree burn.
Seeing Mao Sandao's surprise, the woman quickly put on her mask again and burst into tears: "Five years ago, a fire turned me into this..."
Mao Sandao sighed slightly, unable to find the right words to comfort the woman in front of him.
Appearance is undoubtedly important to a woman, and some people even value it more than their wealth and life.
What was once an almost perfect face has now been destroyed by a fire and can only be covered with a mask all year round.
As you can imagine, this pain is unbearable.
Inadvertently, Mao Sandao felt pity.
He could completely understand the woman's mood at the moment. Not to mention the woman opposite, even if it were anyone else, he didn't think anyone would choose to give up if there was even the slightest possibility of restoring their appearance.
Even if you shorten your life for the sake of appearance, you may not hesitate.
"Then...come with me." Mao Sandao picked up the pen on the ground, stood up and took the soul bottle.
Squeak...
Mao Sandao opened the passage door and walked in slowly.
He felt that the scars on the woman's face and the trauma in her heart could only be healed by taking her to the secret room.
The woman wiped away her tears and followed Mao Sandao slowly down the aisle.
"Are you sure my face can recover?" the woman asked behind Mao Sandao.
Mao Sandao suddenly stamped his feet, this question was like a bolt from the blue.
Can...recover?
This question made Mao Sandao's heart suddenly thump.
From the time he took office until now, he has never thought about whether all the guests will get their due rewards after their souls are ingested, let alone pay attention to it.
That's right, after ingesting the soul, have all the guests' requirements been met?
He felt increasingly uneasy. The "Visitor Book" only recorded the guest's name, age and other general information, but the guest's residence was not registered.
Could this mean that the person in the secret room is deliberately hiding something?
Looking at the iron gate at the end of the passage, Mao Sandao didn't know whether to go ahead and ask for details, or to advise the woman to go back.
If he persuades the woman to return, he will definitely be beaten severely.
If the person in the secret room is completely angered by this incident, the lives of Jiao Qiu'er and Zhang Shuyan may also be threatened.
If you ask rashly, according to the habits of the person in the secret room, you will definitely not tell him. Maybe Jiao Qiu'er and Zhang Shuyan will be affected.
In a dilemma, Mao Sandao felt that no matter which choice he chose, it would be a fucked up situation.
"Is...is there any problem?" Seeing Mao Sandao stagnant, the woman began to worry.
"It should be... ok." Mao Sandao answered this question without any confidence.
"Forget it. Now that you've got it, make peace with it. You'll know the result only after you try it." For the sake of appearance, the woman seemed to have risked her life.
Mao Sandao took a deep breath and exhaled heavily: "Then continue to follow me."
Thumb thump...!
Bang...!
Open the iron door.
He walked right in.
"It's so cold here." The woman's clothes were a little thin and she couldn't help but fold her arms.
Mao Sandao placed the candles and replied: "Because this place... is unfathomable."
"Unfathomable?" The woman frowned.
She didn't know why Mao Sandao answered like this. There was just a secret room here. The depth from the steps down was no more than 10 meters. How could it be said that it was unfathomable?
"Okay, stand between the three candles and make small movements so that the candles cannot be extinguished." Mao Sandao had no time to explain to the woman the true meaning of the unfathomable. He just wanted to absorb the woman's soul as quickly as possible.
Because for a while, he had more important things to do.
The woman hesitated for a moment, then gently picked up the edge of her coat that was hanging down from her knees, and walked in carefully.
"Please close your eyes."
After the woman closed her eyes, Mao Sandao raised his hand and placed it on her head.
"If, I mean, if, I regain my appearance, would you... be my boyfriend?" the woman asked with her eyes closed.
At the sudden question, Mao Sandao withdrew his hand and felt at a loss: "This..."
"I want you to be my boyfriend." The woman slowly opened her eyes and looked at Mao Sandao's handsome face.
"Remember, the owner of the house must not have a romantic relationship with the guest, otherwise it will harm yourself!"
Mao Sandao heard the voice of the man in the secret room.
He raised the corner of his mouth and looked at the woman with a smile: "I'm sorry, I have someone I like."
The woman was a little embarrassed, but also a little disappointed: "In that case, let's get started."
After saying that, he closed his eyes again.
Mao Sandao put his hand on the woman's head again, and then closed his eyes.
A few minutes later, Mao Sandao finished absorbing the woman's soul, put the soul into the soul bottle, and put away the candles on the ground.
"Get out of the way."
The man in the secret room suddenly said a few words.
Mao Sandao didn't know why and quickly stepped aside.
After a short while, the woman's mask turned from black to dark red, and white smoke emitted from the inside out.
And you can still clearly hear the sound of "chi...chi...chi", like a red-hot iron attached to it.
"What are you doing!" Mao Sandao stared at the woman's face, feeling very worried.
"You'll know in a minute."
In less than a minute, the mask automatically came off, and the woman's face was fully revealed in front of Mao Sandao.
At this moment, the scars on the woman's face have completely disappeared; at this moment, her skin is like gelatin, like a fairy descending into the mortal world, and her beauty is without a single flaw.
Mao Sandao couldn't help but open his mouth wide, his face full of admiration.
"Why can't I be with her?" Thinking of the woman's pursuit just now, Mao Sandao felt unwilling.
"Anyway, it's for your own good."
Mao Sandao curled his lips and sighed: "Oh... what a loss."
After a while, the woman opened her eyes.
"Why don't you leave a contact person..."
Before Mao Sandao finished speaking, the woman turned around and walked towards the passage with an expressionless face.
It wasn't until the woman entered the passage that Mao Sandao spit out the last "Shibai".
He shrugged and complained: "What bullshit rules do you set!"
"Beauty is a disaster. If you can't control it now, you will regret it sooner or later."
Mao Sandao rolled his eyes: "In the final analysis, you are just worried that I will talk about a girlfriend and delay the business of the bookstore."
"You can understand it however you want!"
"I don't have time to argue with you now." Mao Sandao walked towards the door.
After struggling for so long, Mao Sandao didn't know whether Banyun had come to the bookstore.
"Wait, you don't have time to argue with me now? Do you have other things to do?"
Mao Sandao was suddenly startled.
He won't find anything, right?
"No...nothing else." Mao Sandao pretended to be calm, "I work the night shift. I'm sleepy. I want to go up and sleep."
After that, he quickly escaped from the secret room.
Peng!
close the door.
But when he arrived at the study room, he did not see Banyun and Lianfeng.
He walked toward the door of the store with suspicion, and saw Banyun and Lianfeng at the end of the alley walking slowly towards the bookstore.
