Chapter 749 - Guardian of the Blood Hall (2/2)

In fact, she had pretended to be polite and compliant to these people on the off chance that even if she were to successfully neutralize the poison in her body, they would not benefit from it.

However now, from the moment she came to the quiet and desolate village and met this copper-masked man, she realized that she turned out to be the one trapped.

She silently walked past the copper-masked man, who stepped aside, into the room.

Before she entered the room, she felt warmth and smelled a strange fragrance.

The room was very spacious. Apart from the table, chairs and stools, she did not see anything else.

There were four bonfires in the corners, each with two copper-masked men watching.

She looked away from them and fixed her eyes on the person sitting in front of her.

The man was dressed in steel grey clothes and also wore a mask that was silvery grey, revealing half of his face.

She could only tell that it was a man who was looking her up and down with his eyes behind his mask in the way that a leopard stared at a rabbit, which made her a little uneasy.

This man was probably the head of those men, because only he wore a real mask.

“Princess Yu, daughter of the eldest princess of the Nation of Lintian, you deserve your reputation. The Lin Family has cultivated a good daughter. Miss Mengya, compared with those women who keep crying, I really admire your courage.” The man pointed out her identity as soon as he spoke.

Lin Mengya was not surprised. She had never hidden her real identity, so they could certainly find out about it if they wanted to.

Nevertheless, from the very beginning, this man gave out extremely dangerous air.

Although he was supposed to be dangerous as a member of the Candle Dragon Cult, very few among the numerous people Lin Mengya had seen could make her so oppressed.

This man was probably not a nobody.

“Sir, what’s your name?” Lin Mengya asked, forcing herself to put on a polite and calm look.

At this moment, even if she wanted to curse, she had to put on such a look.

The man sitting in the chair smiled, and fixed his gray eyes on Lin Mengya like a poisonous snake.

“I’m Canying, one of the four guardians of the Blood Hall. Qinghu, your companion, used to be my favorite toy. It’s a pity that he became less obedient as he grew old. I won’t let my next toy live that long,” Canying said casually, but his words made Lin Mengya’s heart tremble.

It turned out that he was the culprit who had almost kept Qinghu young forever.

Lin Mengya only felt a sudden surge of rage and a strong urge to rush over and strangle this pervert.

Nevertheless, she managed to suppress the urge, forced a smile and said with joined hands, “You turn out to be guardian Canying. I’ve been curious about who has such great magic power to keep people young forever. Unexpectedly, it turns out to be you. But I’m wondering if the reason why you are so good at this magical skill is that you are too old to recollect your youth.”

Despite her respectful look, she talked in an undisguised mocking tone.

Lin Mengya was never an obedient puppy.

Although she knew that they were trying to intimidate her by presenting such a scene, it was her nature to put up a little resistance.

“Humph, what a sharp tongue you got. In normal times, I would have caught you and peeled off your beautiful skin. However, your skin is too old to interest me,” Canying said.

He described her as old? Lin Mengya was stunned for a moment, and then glanced at him with a strange look.

She, less than twenty years old in this life, was in her prime.

Thinking back, when she first met Qinghu, he seemed to be much younger than her.

Could it be that this pervert in front of her was fond of youngsters?

Instantly, she got goosebumps all over and involuntarily looked at Canying with a disdainful look in her eyes.

“Humph! How dare you look at me like this! Come on! Dig out her eyes!” Canying shouted.

As she expected, Canying, who was bad-tempered, flew into a rage after having a short conversation with her.

However, before the copper-masked men around him took action, Lin Mengya sat elegantly down in front of him and said, “Take it easy, Canying. It doesn’t matter if you dig out my eyes, but if you kill me by accident, you will take great responsibility. I forgot to remind you that although you are proficient in medicine, you are unaware of the property of the poison in my body. You had better not trigger the fatal poison in my body before I reach the top of the mountain. If I really die, who can you take back to report on the completion of your task? Your toys, these clumsy guys, or yourself?”

By now, Lin Mengya had suppressed the last bit of fear in her heart, as she realized one thing.

Both Canying and the Candle Dragon Cult wanted to capture her alive.

In other words, no one dared to kill her, but she was a seriously sick person on the verge of death.

Otherwise, how could Canying, a guardian of high status, condescend to come here and climb the Qijue Peak with her?

The more she was aware of this, the bolder she became.

She sat there leisurely and reached out to pour herself a cup of warm tea, casting an unbridled glance at Canying with tremendous disdain in her clear eyes.

“Good, I appreciate your unruly personality. But Miss Lin, let me give you a piece of advice. In our Blood Hall, I have thousands of ways to torture you so that you will beg for a quick death. I’m not a broad-minded person!” Canying said.