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Chapter 54 Carnivorous
It felt like only a blink of an eye, but that intense hunger surged back into my heart. My brain felt too heavy to think, and my teeth were chattering slightly.

This body is desperately craving something to eat—

Whatever that is.

"Due to the effects of hunger, your sanity has decreased to 96."

"Due to the effects of hunger, your sanity has decreased to 94."

"Due to the effects of hunger, your sanity has decreased to 90."

System notifications sounded one after another.

The hunger and thirst grew stronger, and he wanted to devour everything in sight, even his own arms.

But Zhou You did not succumb to this desire.

He simply picked up the bloodstained knife and slashed his arm hard—

As blood gushed out, the pain from his nerves temporarily suppressed his hunger, but the bloodshot look in his eyes did not fade; in fact, it became even more intense.

However, Zhou You suppressed his discomfort, frowned, and muttered to himself.

"Now I think I understand. The biggest limitation in this instance is not any demons or monsters, but the body's own hunger—no wonder the system emphasized this at the beginning, so that's the root of the problem!"

Zhou You took a deep breath and then looked around with bloodshot eyes.

There were still some leftovers on the plate. Even if the person who had been turned into an animal couldn't eat them, at least the meatballs were made up of ordinary human corpses, without any Tai Sui meat mixed in. It should be enough to make do for now.

But Zhou You only glanced at it before immediately looking away.

This was never part of his initial considerations.

He doesn't have the surname Han, so he has no interest in cannibalism.

The rest was basically a pile of wooden furniture. Unless he could evolve the digestive organs of a longhorn beetle larva on the spot, he wouldn't be able to eat these things raw. In the end, only the old Taoist's head was left, and
Zhou You suddenly turned his gaze to the pig's carcass.

The corpse was covered with those Gu worms, but the red spots only extended to the neck; there was nothing unusual on the head.

Zhou You closed his eyes, calmed himself down, and then spoke to the old Taoist's head.

"Master, you just said that we can't eat the flesh of animals or humans that have been contaminated by the Tai Sui. So, can I eat the flesh of a demon that has eaten the Tai Sui?"

The old Taoist priest seemed a little puzzled by this sudden question.

"Demons don't matter, as long as you don't directly eat the Tai Sui, or anything that has been ripened and created by the Tai Sui, then it's fine. Why are you asking this?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt like having some food."

Zhou You took a meat-chopping cleaver from the cupboard, aimed it at the pig-headed monster's neck, and chopped it down!
With a few slashes, the pig's head was severed!

Zhou You lifted the head, glanced at the old Taoist priest, and seeing that the other party did not intend to stop him, he used a knife to cut off a piece of meat, opened his mouth, and immediately took a bite.

The sensation of raw meat, fat, and blood flooded his mouth, and his stomach immediately churned instinctively. But Zhou You remained calm and chewed carefully, then swallowed it all with a 'glug'.

Then, with another swift stroke, another slash fell.

About ten minutes later, nearly half of the pig's head had been removed, leaving only bare bones.

Normally, this would be far beyond the stomach capacity of an average person, but for some reason, Zhou You's ordinary body was able to accommodate it all without feeling any abdominal bloating or discomfort.

This is clearly very abnormal, extremely abnormal.

But Zhou You couldn't tell what had happened to this body, so he could only tear off a rag and wipe the blood and grease from his mouth.

Fortunately, after filling their stomachs, the system warning disappeared, and their sanity stopped dropping. Everything seemed to have returned to normal.

Only the old Taoist priest's head remained, watching him with great interest.

“My disciple, you’re really going to eat anything you can get by. I know you might be hungry, but people should have some manners. What’s wrong with eating raw pork? At least take it to the kitchen and grill it before you eat it.”

Zhou You's response was to retort directly.

"My dear master, if we really drag this to the kitchen, then I'm afraid I won't be eating a pig's head, but you, master."

Then, before the old Taoist could say anything more, Zhou You picked up the blood-stained knife and carefully cut off the remaining bits of meat from the pig's head. Now, whatever they might encounter after leaving was unknown.

Therefore, it's best to prepare some reserve grain as soon as possible.

The old Taoist priest watched Zhou You bustling around without uttering a word until Zhou You cut off all the pieces of meat and rummaged through the cupboard to find some salt to marinate it, at which point he finally spoke again.

But unlike the previous confrontation, this time the tone was slightly more peaceful.

"It seems you have some hidden story. But don't worry, our Yun Jing Sect won't care about those things. Even if you were a notorious bandit who committed murder and arson before, once you've joined our sect, you're my disciple."

At this point, the old Taoist priest seemed to remember something and said with a smile.

"—Perfect timing. Now that this matter is settled, I mentioned before that I would teach you some magic. I can teach you before you set off."

"Come here, I'll teach you properly."

Zhou You glanced at the old Taoist priest.

The face looked perfectly normal; it seemed he simply wanted to teach a couple of moves and had no other intentions.

However, after spending some time with him, he already knew what kind of person this guy was.

After a few seconds of hesitation, Zhou You finally walked over and casually picked up the old Taoist's head.

But the old Taoist priest was very dissatisfied with this action.

"You're just going to let Master speak like that? Closer, closer!"

Zhou You raised his head slightly.

"Don't you understand the importance of respecting your teacher? What kind of master has to look up at their disciple when speaking to them?"

Zhou You simply pulled the head up to his ear all at once.

Then, the old Taoist priest opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

But the next moment.

It didn't utter a word, but instead opened its mouth full of sharp teeth and lunged to bite down on Zhou You's neck—

However, it didn't bite.

Before he could even open his mouth, someone, as if anticipating this, had already swiftly pulled him away half a meter away.

"My dear disciple, what are you doing?"

Faced with this shameless retort, Zhou You simply rolled his eyes.

"Or rather, Master, what are you doing?"

The old Taoist priest looked at the neck, which was already an arm's length away, sighed softly, and his words instantly became gentle and kind.

"This is just the way Yun Jing Sect transmits its teachings. I was just worried that you would be in too much pain and stressed, so I wanted to find an excuse to distract you. Besides, think about it, I'm counting on you to bring me back to the sect. Even if I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't do it now. You really don't need to be so wary."

Zhou You didn't reply, but the disdain on his face fully expressed his meaning.

However, after thinking for a long time, he still placed the old Taoist's head next to his neck.

This isn't to say that Zhou You believed the old Taoist priest, but according to the script, the old Taoist priest was clearly an important figure. If what he said was true, that would be fine, but if it was false...
Actually, it’s not a big problem.

—At worst, I'll just pay a resurrection coin and smash its head next time.

Then the old Taoist priest extended his sharp, shark-like teeth and bit into his neck.

"Dear player, you have received the introductory inheritance of an ability."

"You have obtained the secrets of the Yin Ghost Feeding Technique."

"Please note that this method is highly contaminated, and you will be affected by certain special influences. If you wish to use it without any problems, please find a way to eliminate them."

　Thank you to 一粒糯米糍 for the 300 reward, and thank you to book friend 202000716181110750 for the 100 reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)