"No, give it back to me, please." The cloud of smoke transformed back into a man. He had a hunched appearance and high cheekbones. The first impression he gave was Hunger—he needed food, needed nourishment.
He begged and roared as he lunged forward, trying to seize back his essence.
"Do you want it back?" Wen Sheng asked the Hunger Man.
"Yes, give it to me. Without it, I'll die soon."
Wen Sheng smiled. "Then we need to establish Three Rules."
"Go ahead," the Hunger Man said impatiently.
"First, you can't consume the vitality of living people."
"Fine."
"Second, you must obey my orders."
"Fine."
"Third, I haven't thought of it yet. I'll tell you when I do."
"Sure," the Hunger Man said without hesitation.
Seeing this, Number One said quietly, "He agreed so quickly. He must be planning to break his promise."
"Yeah. Only liars can agree to every demand at once, because they never intended to carry any of them out," Number Two said with deep feeling.
Wen Sheng merely smiled when he heard that.
Then he tossed the mass containing the essence of "devouring" to the Hunger Man.
It immediately swallowed it.
The next moment, the cloud of smoke turned back into the Naked Man.
"Hahaha, you really are stupid. You were so easy to fool."
"I'm leaving. See you never again." As the Naked Man spoke, he flew upward, intending to leave.
Yet the next moment, Wen Sheng simply reached out, and the Naked Man dropped back down.
"From now on, your name is Hunger."
"That's impossible. Why should I listen to you?" Hunger asked in astonishment.
"Do you think the things you say don't count?"
"Do you think you can deceive people whenever you want? The truth is, you aren't a clever man, and I'm not