Demons and monsters wreak havoc: gain one new confidante every day.

Late at night, the clouds in the night sky moved slowly, obscuring the bright moon and casting large shadows on the ground.

In the shadows, a figure moved stealthily.

He sneaked into the old lady's room!

"Luckily, I've been here for half a month and have made quite a bit of social interaction, visiting all sorts of places, otherwise I really wouldn't know where that old lady lives!"

Shen You went to a side room on one side of the canteen, knowing that Aunt Dou lived there.

It was already late at night, and the lights in Aunt Dou's room had long been turned off, indicating that she had gone to bed long ago.

"Auntie, I'm really pressed for time. I have my school entrance exam in two and a half days, so I'm sorry..."

Shen You muttered to herself, picked up a stone, and threw it at Aunt Dou's window.

Boom!

A muffled gurgling sound seemed to come from inside.

Shen You picked up two more stones.

Boom!Boom!

"Who is it?!"

A loud shout suddenly came from inside the room.

Several night birds perched on the branches in the yard were startled and took flight.

"Auntie, it's me!"

Shen You hurriedly lowered her voice and called out.

Boom!

The window was suddenly pushed open, revealing a burly figure.

"Who the hell is this?!"

Aunt Dou started cursing loudly, her narrow eyes glaring fiercely at her.

Shen You immediately felt her hair stand on end and hurriedly stood up from the bushes.

"Auntie, it's me! Little Shenzi!"

"Is it you?"

Aunt Dou's gaze sharpened, and her expression gradually softened.

"Hey Shen, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

Although her attitude towards Shen You had improved somewhat, Shen You's current whereabouts were too strange, causing Aunt Dou's brows to remain furrowed.

After all, what kind of good person would throw stones at a woman's bedroom window in the middle of the night?

Even though she's an older woman now, this is still inappropriate!

Shen You clutched her stomach, looking miserable. "Auntie, I'm hungry..."

Are you hungry?

Aunt Dou's expression shifted.

She looked closely at Shen You and saw that his handsome face showed signs of extreme hunger, which made him look quite pitiful and made people want to feel sorry for him.

"You little rascal, why are you hungry in the middle of the night? Didn't I give you two extra spoonfuls of meat?" Aunt Dou asked, puzzled.

"Sigh!" Shen You sighed. "It's all because I secretly went out to practice my martial arts in the middle of the night, and as a result, I exhausted myself and couldn't sleep because I was so hungry!"

"Practicing martial arts in the middle of the night?" Aunt Dou asked, somewhat puzzled.

Shen You looked distressed: "Auntie, you don't know, we apprentices in the linen clothing are tested every three months, and the next test is in three days. If I don't study hard now, when will I ever get a chance to rise in this vast courtyard?"

Shen You lowered his eyes at this moment, and a ray of moonlight that had just peeked through the clouds shone on his face, making him truly pitiful to behold.

The old lady was heartbroken.

"Wait a minute!" Aunt Dou immediately closed the window and changed her clothes.

Soon after, he was dressed and strode out of the room.

"Come with me!"

Her muffled voice sounded like heavenly music to Shen You's ears.

Aunt Dou led Shen You directly to the kitchen.

She didn't say much, but carefully opened a cabinet, and after a while, she took out a small black cloth bag from it and threw it on the cutting board with a thud.

"What is this?" Shen You asked curiously.

Aunt Dou grinned: "This is one of my hidden gems! You'll see for yourself!"

She slowly opened the small bag and shook its contents onto the cutting board. Shen You looked closely and saw that it was a dark, gooey piece of meat, emanating a visible black aura.

"This meat is moldy!" Shen You exclaimed in surprise.

"Silly boy!" Aunt Dou slapped Shen You on the head and laughed triumphantly, "This? It's the flesh and blood of a demon beast!"

"Flesh and blood of a demonic beast?!" Shen You's eyes widened in shock.

He had naturally heard of demonic beasts; beyond Rongcheng lay a world overrun by demons. But he had never imagined that demonic beast flesh and blood could actually be eaten!

"As you know, the power of demons is many times greater than that of humans."

Aunt Dou explained, "If they are humanoid demons, their flesh is naturally inedible. But if they are mindless monsters, eating their flesh can strengthen the body, temper the will, and cultivate a ferocious aura. In short, the benefits for martial artists are endless!"

"So, those martial artists actually cultivate by eating the flesh and blood of demonic beasts?" Shen You asked in surprise.

"Not entirely!" Aunt Dou said. "The true use of demon beast flesh and blood is naturally to refine it into various elixirs. Only in this way can the harm to humans be eliminated as much as possible, maximizing its efficacy. Otherwise, why do you think Renxin Hall has such a large influence in Rongcheng? It's because the hall has a group of pharmacists who can refine elixirs!"

"I see!" Shen You suddenly realized.

In fact, he had long felt that it was very abnormal for Renxintang, a mere pharmacy, to have so many apprentices and guards, all of whom practiced martial arts and were selected through layers of selection, just like a deep palace.

Now that I know Renxintang can refine pills that martial artists can use, everything becomes clear.

Even in this chaotic world of demons, a side job can be quite lucrative!

Aunt Dou continued, "Logically speaking, when you first start learning martial arts, taking pills is the safest option. However, I'm not a pharmacist, and I don't have anywhere to get pills for you. I'll just use this piece of demon beast flesh to make a soup for you, that'll have to do!"

"Thank you so much, Auntie! I love you to death!" Shen You was overjoyed.

"What did you say?!" Aunt Dou rolled her eyes.

"It's like a mother's love!" Shen You quickly tried to salvage the situation.

Aunt Dou snorted, but didn't say anything more. She went straight to cutting meat, preparing vegetables, and making soup.

Her movements were skillful, especially with a pig-slaughtering knife, which she wielded with incredible dexterity, slicing the monster's flesh into thin slices with lightning speed.

She cooked the monster's flesh and blood with soybean sprouts, green garlic shoots, lettuce slices, dried chili peppers, dried Sichuan peppercorns, scallions, ginger, garlic, and so on into a pot. In no time, the soup turned red, and a spicy and fragrant aroma wafted out.

Shen You's mouth watered: "Auntie, your cooking is amazing!"

This pot of boiled monster flesh and blood looks exactly like boiled pork slices from my past life.

Shen You swallowed hard. "Auntie, could you cook some more rice?"

"You little rascal, you know how to enjoy yourself!"

Aunt Dou glanced at Shen You, then immediately started cooking rice again. Soon, the fragrant rice was ready.

Shen You lay down in front of the boiled monster meat slices, eating them with rice and enjoying them immensely, almost swallowing her tongue in the process.

"Delicious! So delicious! It smells amazing!"

While eating, he gave Aunt Dou a thumbs up.

Aunt Dou rested her chin on her hand, watching Shen You eat the food she had made, a smile involuntarily appearing in her eyes.

【Ding! 】

[Affinity value increased; Aunt Dou's current affinity value: 75 (+3)]

Shen You was somewhat bewildered when she heard the system notification. How could eating Auntie's special treats increase her affinity points?

As Shen You continued to consume the flesh and blood of demons, he felt a pure heat slowly circulating within his body.