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Zhou You made this conjecture for a very simple reason.

Although this book is themed around 'hunger,' there are actually so many things to eat here.

Up to now, in this script, he has only encountered five kinds of edible things in total.

Human flesh, Tai Sui meat, animal flesh ripened by Tai Sui, demon flesh, and ordinary grains.

The first three items were more than enough for him. Putting aside everything else, the human corpses in the pig demon's lair were more than enough for him to travel this distance. If he added the Tai Sui in the caravan and robbed villages like Xuejia Village, he could even make it out of Cangzhou.

Conversely, things like monster meat that has no negative effects and normal food that ordinary people can eat are extremely rare; Zhou You has hardly seen any of them since the beginning of his trip.

Having spent so much time with the system, Zhou You had come to understand more or less that while this black book might be insidious, cunning, despicable, shameless, vulgar, and pretentious, at least it wouldn't do anything futile. Since it had given such restrictions, it meant that it was very likely that one would have to avoid eating human flesh and the flesh of the Tai Sui in order to reach the end.

But just as Zhou You was pondering this carefully, there was a sudden commotion on the other side.

The hairy man seemed to finally be unable to bear the pain of his bones and flesh being reconstructed. He struggled with increasing force, and with his last roll, he flung all the people around him away!
Zhou You frowned, then stepped forward.

He didn't waste any words, nor did he even use the One Word Mantra. Instead, he kicked out with both feet, directly hitting the man's knees.

The charging figure immediately fell to the ground—

Over the past few days, Zhou You has also discovered that the original owner of this body was probably a martial arts practitioner. Zhou You couldn't tell how skilled he was, but at least some things were already engraved in the muscle memory of the body.

The man tried to struggle, but Zhou You swiftly and cleanly stepped on him, then asked someone nearby for a rope and quickly tied him up.

Then, he asked all the onlookers to move several dozen meters away—ostensibly to prevent accidental injury—before whispering to the old Taoist priest.

"Master, what should we do now?"

"It's very simple. This kid has only eaten a little meat. We just need to make him vomit up what's in his stomach. Although he will definitely be severely weakened afterward, at least his life can be saved."

"Should I punch him in the stomach?"

Unexpectedly, the old Taoist priest spat out a mouthful of saliva.

"Do you think this is some kind of idiot who just eats rotten food? This beastly flesh demon can eat without any problem; it just goes through its intestines and out. But once a person swallows it, it will attach itself to their internal organs. Unless you pour the blood of a Yin ghost into their mouth, they can't vomit it up no matter what."

"Then how about trying the blood from the heart's heart during the White Dew season?"

The old Taoist priest immediately rejected the idea.

"My dear disciple, if you want the whole village to become a ghost town, just say so. Ordinary people, let alone drink that stuff, are in danger of becoming ghosts just by touching it. When the monsters suddenly start killing people, do you think any of these old, weak, sick and disabled people can withstand it?"

Zhou You sighed helplessly.

"This won't work, that won't work, Master, do you have any ideas at all?"

Hearing this clearly provocative voice, the old Taoist priest instantly became annoyed.

"How dare you speak like that? Do you think I, a Daoist master, have no other choice?" the old Daoist said angrily. "This matter is actually very simple. The blood of Bai Lu Tu Xu is too strong to use. Just find a weaker Yin ghost."

Zhou You frowned.

"But the problem is, where am I supposed to find a weak point for you, Yin ghost, in this place?"

However, at this crucial moment, the other party suddenly fell silent.

Seeing that there was no response for a long time, Zhou You's expression first turned to confusion, then to dissatisfaction, then to bewilderment, and finally a sense of understanding suddenly appeared.

He hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand and pointed to himself.

"Master, you're not going to say it was me, are you?"

The old Taoist priest suddenly laughed.

"As expected of my disciple, you are so clever. I haven't even told you, and you've already figured out the answer yourself."

Zhou You's expression became extremely interesting in an instant.

"No, Master, I'm a person, a perfectly normal human being—"

However, before he could finish speaking, the old Taoist priest gave a sinister laugh.

"You ate the soup of corpse worms and blood bait, practiced the method of feeding ghosts, drank the heart's blood of the White Dew Sprout for several days, and with your strange physique—disciple, are you sure you are still a real human being?"

Zhou You was taken aback. But to the old man's surprise, he did not refute, nor did he show the slightest fear or impatience. He just frowned and thought for a moment, and then actually nodded in agreement.

"That makes sense."

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest was somewhat taken aback.

"Is this all you're going to do?"

"What else can we do?"

The old Taoist priest was speechless.

Of course, even if he racked his brains, he could never know someone's greatest reliance.

Zhou You didn't have time to pay attention to the old Taoist's inner thoughts. He walked up to the victim, took out a knife, gestured a few times at his arm, found the right spot, and slashed with the blade.

But no blood flowed out.

Where the blade cut through, there was only a pale, lifeless piece of flesh—undoubtedly, this was the zombie-like effect brought about by the Yin Ghost's Bait Song.

Helpless, Zhou You squeezed harder and managed to get a little blood out, which dripped into the man's mouth.

Then came the long wait.

About ten minutes later—just as the crowd of onlookers began to riot—the victim's actions suddenly became more violent.

He struggled to sit up, his hairy face contorted in pain. Then his stomach swelled violently, like a giant toad, and finally, a churning sensation in his throat caused him to vomit.

A piece of meat rolled to the ground amidst a stench.

But this is not ordinary donkey meat.

Judging from its slightly charred appearance, the meat had probably been roasted, but beneath the outer shell, the inside was as pink and tender as if it were raw meat. Dozens of tentacles were still wriggling out from the surface of the meat, waving in the air as if they were still trying to grab onto something.

Zhou You frowned, then casually stomped down.

"Crack" sound.

It made a sound like something bursting.

As the object shattered, the person lying on the ground stopped deteriorating. Although the black fur remained, the skeleton and body shape no longer resembled a donkey.

Seeing this, the village chief, who had been watching from a distance, finally felt relieved. He called on everyone to carry the victim into the house, and then limped towards Zhou You.

"Thank you so much, Daoist Master! Thanks to your help, otherwise this little bastard would have been... Ah, well, I won't thank you enough. I'll rest for today and take you to the Jinhua Inn tomorrow."

Seeing the old man's tragic expression, Zhou You felt somewhat confused.

"Old man, I just wanted to know the address of this place so I could get some food. I'm not going to venture into any dangerous place. You don't have to go to such lengths."

But upon hearing this, for some reason, the village chief's expression suddenly turned strange.

"Taoist priest, you don't know about the Jinhua Inn?"

—Look at what you're saying. If I had known, would I have asked you for the Dao?

Zhou You swallowed his complaint and shook his head.

"I'm sorry, sir, I really haven't heard of it."

The village chief was silent for a few seconds, then revealed an expression that was hard to describe.

"Taoist Master, as I told you before, I encountered a woman who created animals in that warehouse, right?"

"Well, what happened?"

"That Jinhua Inn."

"It was this woman who opened it."

　Thank you to "眉间点疤似朱砂" for the 5000 reward and to "墨无涯" for the 100 reward. Thank you very much.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)