Death by Greed, Crushing

"My husband, this humble woman has nowhere to go. Might you grant me a place to stay?"

"Wuwuwu!"

Hearing her words, Li Lao Jiu was momentarily at a loss.

He hurriedly said, "Don't panic, miss. Come, come home with me."

"You can stay at my place."

By now, Li Lao Jiu had long been blinded by lust, and with the alcohol in him, he had completely forgotten himself.

He raised both hands and walked step by step into the alley.

Greed gleamed on his face as he licked his lips, like a starving wolf.

Very soon, he arrived before the woman and grabbed the hands she held against her chest.

An icy chill spread from her hands.

Li Lao Jiu shuddered involuntarily.

Just then, a breeze swept past, stirring the veil draped over the woman's head.

The next instant, a shriveled, twisted face emerged beneath the hazy moonlight.

Li Lao Jiu saw the face beneath the veil as well.

His mouth fell open and his pupils constricted. He seemed on the verge of letting out an earth-shaking scream.

But a chill surged through his entire body and pierced straight into his heart. Cold sweat poured out in an instant.

He could do nothing. An inexplicable force silently enveloped him.

His body seemed to have gone rigid, unable to move in the slightest.

All he could do was watch as that face swelled larger and larger, transforming into an enormous mouth that swallowed him whole from head to toe.

Crack... crack... crack.

Gulp, gulp, gulp.

Terrifying, eerie sounds rang out, as though flesh, blood, and bones were being twisted and snapped.

Before long, tranquility returned. The beautiful woman stood quietly, waiting for her next prey.

Within the grim darkness, a vague figure appeared out of thin air.

It seemed humanoid, crawling