When Darkness Falls, Light the Lamp
Chapter 154

Mo Qian!

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"": 200, "": "", "": "There were too many corpses. The Underground Room was cramped to begin with, with dozens packed tightly together, and these bodies made him deeply uneasy.

If he really examined each one closely, he felt as though every corpse was watching him.

That was why Luo Bin had only given them a cursory glance from the start.

Only the corpse directly in front of him had received his careful attention.

Now, when he raised his head, he saw a face.

A tear-streaked face, lovely even in its sorrow.

It was far too pale and bloodless, and perhaps because of malnutrition, far too gaunt.

The tear mole at the corner of her eye was unmistakable.

Gu Yiren!

Gu Yiren was actually standing among these corpses!

In an instant, Luo Bin used Rewind!

When he had first entered the Lower Underground Room, he had glanced briefly over these bodies.

He quickly found that same spot in his memory.

Gu Yiren had not been there before!

She had entered this place after he left!

Luo Bin said nothing, merely fixing his gaze on Gu Yiren's face.

Why was she here?

Why... had she come down the mountain!?

"It's so empty here. Can you feel it? They're empty. They're dead."

Her voice trembled, thickening with sobs.

Gu Yiren looked at Luo Bin too. She pressed her thin lips together slightly, then raised a hand to wipe away her tears.

"I can hide here," Gu Yiren said again, utterly earnest.

Luo Bin's heart jolted once more.

Could this place hide her from the Hunter's gaze?

Gu Yiren had never clearly explained anything about the Hunter.

Luo Bin had pieced it all together himself.

Now, without question, he breathed a much deeper sigh of relief.

"Why are you here?" Luo

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