Chapter 84: You Seem to Be Enjoying This

Ling Xiaoyou rubbed her slightly blushing cheeks and glanced at the smiling Bai Shuanglian.

Damn it, I can’t believe you actually used this move. It seems I’m still a bit inferior!

“Then it’s settled.”

Bai Shuanglian smiled, her eyes curved, looking at Ling Xiaoyou.

“I’ll be looking forward to that day.”

“Hmph! Wait until I’m in the mood!”

Ling Xiaoyou snorted softly, but didn’t refuse.

In her view, since Bai Shuanglian had already treated her to a meal, she should at least express something in return!

Cooking a meal for Bai Shuanglian herself seemed like a good choice.

And if she deliberately put some Counterfeit Prank Items in the dishes, Bai Shuanglian definitely wouldn’t be able to react in time and would obediently eat them!

Hmph, that would be interesting!

Ling Xiaoyou propped her arm on the table, her small hands holding her chin, as all kinds of Fantasizing ran wild in her mind.

Because of this, Ling Xiaoyou didn’t notice that the kitchen door had already opened, and a mouth-watering aroma was wafting out.

The Old Lady carried a slightly larger tray and walked toward the two of them, with Ling Xiaoyou and Bai Shuanglian’s dinner—or perhaps midnight snack would be more accurate?—on top.

Such a thought flashed through Bai Shuanglian’s mind, though her face showed nothing.

She took the tray from the Old Lady’s hands and said,

“Thank you, Elder.”

“Thank what? You two are guests. As the Boss, it’s only natural for me to do my part.”

The Old Lady smiled kindly, then walked to the counter at a slow, aged pace.

Clearly a powerful cultivator, yet deliberately maintaining the form of an old woman.

Was she experiencing mortal life? Or was there another reason?

Watching the Old Lady sit in the reclining chair behind the counter, Bai Shuanglian withdrew her gaze and took her and Ling Xiaoyou’s food off the tray.

Bai Shuanglian preferred lighter flavors: she had Steamed Perch, Winter Melon Egg Drop Soup, and for her staple, a bowl of White Rice Porridge.

She wasn’t particularly interested in eating, mostly doing it to Anchor Humanity, so she wouldn’t lose her human nature due to fasting.

Even if losing humanity didn’t turn one into a Demon but rather made one seem more like an Immortal or Deity, she still wasn’t willing.

Immortals and Deities are emotionless, but she already had her own attachments.

Bai Shuanglian looked at Ling Xiaoyou, seeing her spacing out, not knowing what was going on in that little head of hers.

“Xiaoyou? Your Ramen is ready.”

Bai Shuanglian placed the bowl of Ramen and chopsticks in front of Ling Xiaoyou, poking her soft, tender cheek to remind her.

“Ah… Oh! I got it.”

The latter snapped out of her painful fantasy of eating the ’99:1 Ginger Shreds Stir-fried with Potato Shreds’ Bai Shuanglian had prepared, her expression twisted in agony.

At first, she had been a bit dumbfounded, but when she saw Bai Shuanglian’s smiling face, she realized and nodded her little head in regret—she had wanted to tease Bai Shuanglian a bit longer in her imagination.

Well, never mind.

Food is the greatest thing in the world. Bai Shuanglian can’t compare to delicious Ramen!

Ling Xiaoyou picked up her chopsticks and lifted a mouthful of fragrant Ramen noodles, examining them.

Hmm, they looked like ordinary noodles—not Yin Energy Food meant for spirits.

As a Soulbody, a ghost naturally couldn’t eat normal food.

If they wanted to eat Human Food, they would usually suck the Essence from the food, kind of like opening a package and absorbing just the food’s energy.

The remaining ‘packaging’—that is, the original food—would become tasteless and unappetizing after being drained, just like chewing on wax.

In short, it was hard to eat!

But the bowl of noodles in front of Ling Xiaoyou didn’t seem like ordinary food.

At the very least, it didn’t feel like Yin Energy Food, yet she sensed it was something she could eat normally.

Thinking this, Ling Xiaoyou put the noodles into her small mouth and began to chew carefully.

“Mmhm mmhm, the taste is really good!”

She said, her speech a little unclear.

She understood this must be some unknown technique the Old Lady had used to make food even a ghost like her could eat in the Human Realm.

Ling Xiaoyou had always been too lazy to dwell on the details.

Since the Ramen was delicious and she could eat it, she naturally began to eat heartily.

She was like a little squirrel, cheeks puffed, making people want to poke her cute little face.

Across from her, Bai Shuanglian’s dining manner was much more refined.

She calmly picked up a piece of fish and chewed slowly, displaying the elegance of a Big Family Lady.

Halfway through eating, Ling Xiaoyou suddenly realized something—this wasn’t her own Home, but someone else’s place, and especially in front of Bai Shuanglian, she should mind her image a little!

She stopped her wolfing-down style, sneaking a glance at Bai Shuanglian, who was eating quietly.

Seeing this infuriating person act like an elegant lady, she pouted.

Clearly, when doing those perverted things, she didn’t look this demure at all.

Such a faker!

That’s it, I’ve decided—I’ll eat your food fiercely to take revenge for all the things you’ve done to me!

With that thought, Ling Xiaoyou propped her small hands on the table, leaned forward, and snatched a big piece of Steamed Perch from Bai Shuanglian’s plate!

At once, she looked like a kitten that had stolen a fish, a smug smile at her lips.

She glanced at Bai Shuanglian, gave a proud little hum, then put the fish in her mouth.

Honestly, if Ling Xiaoyou weren’t so unusual, eating fish this way would definitely have made her choke on a bone.

Bai Shuanglian wasn’t angry at Ling Xiaoyou’s act of snatching food. In fact, she found it amusing.

After all, for her, eating was just a way to Anchor Humanity.

But eating wasn’t the only method—sleeping, helping others, or cherishing important bonds could also Anchor Humanity.

For Bai Shuanglian, being with Ling Xiaoyou was the best way to anchor herself.

She let out a soft laugh, picked up another piece of fish, and placed it in Ling Xiaoyou’s bowl, smiling gently at her confused look.

Ling Xiaoyou didn’t refuse Bai Shuanglian’s goodwill—after all, if meat was offered, it’d be a waste not to eat it!

Seeing Ling Xiaoyou eat the fish she had sent over, Bai Shuanglian’s smile deepened, her eyes curving with joy.

“Here, eat more.”

Bai Shuanglian kept placing fish in Ling Xiaoyou’s bowl.

Ling Xiaoyou nodded her little head, eating all the fish, then looked at Bai Shuanglian suspiciously.

“Why do I feel like you’re enjoying this?”