Eileen felt that Yu Sheng's idea of "going through the motions" was rather unreliable. No matter how she thought about it, the most crucial part of the entire process was just the blood. Whether or not her head was removed shouldn't make much difference. But Yu Sheng kept egging her on from the side, and after a brief hesitation, the little puppet still popped her head off with a "pop," then held it out to him.
Huli and Luna were huddled together nearby, watching the spectacle. When they saw this, they clicked their tongues in amazement.
How should one put it? One dared to think of anything, and the other dared to do anything. That was simply how the inn's top two were.
This time, Yu Sheng strictly recreated the "sacrifice" process. Afraid there wouldn't be enough blood afterward, he even had Luna cut him twice more. The scene was truly gruesome.
But although the blood absorption went smoothly, nothing happened afterward. Eileen's head didn't sink into some pool of blood this time, either. Even after absorbing the blood, it remained on the ground, blinking.
After quite a while, the little puppet suddenly snapped awake. Controlling her body, she came over to her head. "...Does it look like I've grown at all?"
"You actually grew a tiny bit just now," Huli said seriously from the side. "About two or three centimeters? Then you immediately shrank back."
Eileen froze when she heard that. "...How does it keep getting worse every time?!"
Then, while fumbling to pick up her head and attach it to her neck, she turned to Yu Sheng. "Yu Sheng, why is your blood so useless?! Are you anemic? Why don't you go eat something that replenishes blood? You've been staying up way too late lately... Maybe you should