The Intestine-less General Eats Brain Marrow

Intestine-less Continent, Great Tuo Dynasty, General Lü's Mansion.

As soon as dawn broke, several shrill screams echoed from the mansion, each one filled with the sound of blood.

Upon hearing the sound, everyone in the household kept their faces tense and heads down, remaining silent. However, some servants and maids couldn't help but reveal a hint of fear and apprehension in their eyes.

Before long, the guards of the manor walked out from the backyard with heavy steps and strolled through the Lin Zhong. The servants and maids along the way all stepped aside when they saw them, not daring to hesitate for a moment.

As the guards passed by, some of the servants trembled slightly, their eyes fixed on the two bamboo baskets surrounded by the guards.

These two bamboo baskets were quite large, about the length of a person and the width of two people standing side by side, and about waist high. Even for strong and powerful guards, it would take five or six people working together to lift them with balance.

At this moment, the basket was full of food, and it was quite heavy. It took eight guards to lift it, so they walked with heavy steps and swayed.

Along the way, drops of blood dripped intermittently from the gaps in the basket, stretching along the entire path, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.

But the servants who were in charge of taking care of it followed closely behind, carrying brooms and cloths, washing the garden stone path with water and cleaning it, making it look brand new, but the bloodstains could still be vaguely seen.

However, the servants responsible for cleaning also looked unwell, their moods mirroring those of the other servants and maids along the way, creating a somber atmosphere throughout the Lin Zhong.

"I heard that another unfortunate person was killed today. Two maids from the west courtyard, who were in charge of changing clothes, happened to be caught in the General's attack. Their brains were swallowed, and they lost their lives just like the lower-class people outside."

Once the guards had gone far away, the servants whispered among themselves, recalling the scene they had seen in the bamboo basket. They couldn't help but shudder.

The baskets were filled with corpses lying haphazardly, each containing three or four people. The bodies were mangled, with severed limbs stuffed into the baskets like pebbles, completely packed together. Blood soaked through their clothes, obscuring the original color of the baskets, indicating they had been used countless times.

Knowing that another colleague had died tragically, how could the servants and maids not feel a sense of shared sorrow?

But in this Intestine-less Continent, finding a good job, enough to eat every day and support one's family on the paycheck, is incredibly difficult. Who would give up their livelihood for such a reason? Who would want to live a life of constant uncertainty, where the whole family can't even afford to eat?

Besides, if someone dares to escape from the General's mansion, there's no guarantee they'll find a place to stand in this vast world, and their ultimate fate might be even more tragic.

The master of this mansion is General Lü, whose fame resounds throughout the eighteen provinces. He is renowned for his military exploits and commands an invincible Tiger Leopard Army, which has driven back the barbarians and brought peace to the land. He is truly famous throughout the world.

He governed his family just like he governed his army. Military law was strict, and any violation could result in beatings or even execution! Those who broke taboos could even be torn apart by chariots. There was even a case where someone was torn apart by five horses. In cases of serious offenses, colleagues would be implicated and their families would be buried with them!

However, although he used to be strict in managing his household, there was always a reason for killing people. But since he left the pass this time, General Lü's temper has become more and more unpredictable, and his cruelty has reached a new level. He beats and scolds people at the drop of a hat, and kills people when he is angry. Not only that, he also ordered people to go outside every day to capture men and women with a little bit of intelligence and devour their brains to nourish the damage.

When the general was eating brains, if any servants, gardeners, maids, or even concubines passed by or encountered him, they would often be caught in the crossfire and lose their lives.

After this happened repeatedly, everyone in the household felt insecure, yet they dared not and could not escape, suffering greatly.

It all began a few days ago when General Lü made his final trip out of the pass.

That day, the general who was leaving the pass was furious. He unleashed his full strength, which caused the carefully crafted artificial mountain in the backyard to collapse. Even the secret chamber where Ping had secluded himself was destroyed. The guards and servants by the mountain died on the spot, and their bodies were never found intact.

There's a story behind this seclusion.

When the general was young, he obtained a treasure by fortuitous opportunity, which enabled him to rise through the ranks and, after many twists and turns, finally become a famous general who aweed all around.

To use this treasure, one must sit quietly and remain silent, as if in a deep sleep. In reality, one's consciousness has wandered away, but if disturbed, one's consciousness can return in an instant, so it is not considered dangerous.

But as his status rose and his achievements deepened, the general grew increasingly averse to being disturbed, which led to the creation of the artificial hill and the secret chamber, during which he remained secluded and unconcerned with worldly affairs.

Not long ago, General Lü quelled the bandits in the south. After returning to the capital, he asked the emperor for leave, saying he wanted to seclude himself for several years and not concern himself with military or political affairs. The emperor granted his request, and he entered the secret chamber. Unexpectedly, after only a few months, he suddenly emerged from seclusion, flew into a rage, destroyed the artificial hill and the secret chamber, and then became increasingly tyrannical. Even his most favored concubine, Ninth Concubine Fang Jun, was scolded and beaten, losing favor and causing infighting among the ladies in the harem.

However, with the tragic deaths of two concubines and the serious injury of one lady, the wives of the generals realized the gravity of the situation and began to live in fear.

These matters were discussed in hushed whispers, but no one dared to speak loudly. Half an hour later, a series of "gurgling" sounds echoed in the courtyard, clearly coming from the stomachs of the servants and maids.

No one found it strange; instead, they all walked together toward the quarters where the servants ate. There were already quite a few people there, with cooks and kitchen staff busy preparing meals while eating themselves.

Before long, all the servants, maids, and gardeners in the mansion had a hearty meal. The prepared dishes were then sent to the backyard for the ladies and young masters to eat.

Eating multiple meals a day is a characteristic of the people of the Intestine-less Continent. Due to their special physical structure, they have extremely strong digestive abilities and very high efficiency in absorbing nutrients. In terms of physical constitution and physique, they are far superior to the people of Donghua People.

Consequently, this leads to an exceptionally high food intake; they need to eat every one or two hours, and at least ten meals a day. If they don't eat enough, they will feel hungry.

This is why everyone would rather face the danger of their lives than leave the General's Mansion. Once they leave, considering their own food and the people in their families, those with meager incomes simply won't have enough to eat.

Indeed, the people of the Great Tuo Dynasty were divided into different classes. Those below the third class were collectively referred to as the lower class. Although they had work and could barely make ends meet, they were hungry all year round. They had to save every penny to ensure at least three meals a day, or they would starve to death. Therefore, the demand for food in this continent was extremely high, far exceeding that of other continents!

Of course, under the influence of this unique physique, the more one eats and the faster and more thoroughly one digests, the more abundant the nutrition one obtains. Even without deliberately tempering one's physical body, one can reach the Foundation Establishment Peak stage through natural growth.

Furthermore, some people who have practiced Cultivation Method can even gain unique abilities through eating. For example, General Lü's ability to devour human brains to nourish his injuries is one such skill.

As a result, the world is severely polarized. The strong seize resources, control everything, and accumulate more and more, even things they don't need, which they store away to eventually rot. Meanwhile, ordinary people can't even get enough to eat.

These things may seem abstract, but General Lü once explained them in a single sentence—

It was during the Spring Festival. The general was in a good mood and, after having a few extra drinks, received a generous reward. Everyone in the household received half a month's worth of rations, and the entire household was overjoyed.

After seeing this, the general said earnestly, "Although there are many edible things in the world, their Ascending Life is ultimately limited. There are billions of living beings in the world. If everyone lived like you, it would be unimaginable. That is why we must suppress them every year. If any power tries to rise, we must contain, suppress, and destroy it. Otherwise, our descendants will eventually be reduced to the same level as those lowly people!"

These words were firmly etched in the minds of everyone in the household, who all felt they made sense. Later, when faced with accusations, even knowing they were in the wrong, they would fabricate plausible reasons to defend themselves, distorting the greater good and presenting it as a universally applicable principle.

To put it bluntly, it's a zero-sum game. If you gain more, I gain less, so how can I compromise?

That's why, no matter how grand the words are, they're just a cover-up, a way to prevent the sordid things happening under the table from being exposed to the world. It's truly pathetic to believe such words of cover-up. But often, these people have a sense of being the only ones who are sober in a world of drunks, thinking they know the truth.

The people in this mansion may seem to be of low status, but they are not lacking in wisdom. Their convictions are based on their own interests, not on blind faith. Even if they are afraid, they will face the situation.

So after they had eaten their fill, the servants nervously made their way to the general's quarters. Just as they reached the door, about to speak, they heard a roar erupt from inside—

"Why can't I write? This shouldn't be! Since obtaining the Supreme Ring, I've been invincible, always managing to turn misfortune into good fortune. I'm definitely a top-tier figure in the world! Why is it that after all these years, after reading so many classic texts and even mastering four of the Original Spirit, I can't write anything at all? My mind is completely blank; I can't even find the right words or sentences. The descriptions in those classic texts are nothing special..."

The roar was like thunder, causing the servants outside the door to change color abruptly, their words caught in their throats. But just then, the sounds from inside the room suddenly changed—

"Huh? What's going on? Oh no!"

Boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, the door shattered!

The servant at the door was instantly blasted away by the force of the energy, but he still managed to open his eyes with difficulty and looked ahead. He saw General Lü sitting cross-legged in the midst of the chaos, his body surging with energy, but his face was full of shock and anger. A phantom exactly like him flew out from above his head, merged into a vortex, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Then the air current subsided, and the servant fell to the ground, fainting from the pain. But in his last moments, he saw the general suddenly lower his head and fall silent.

The light and shadow shifted, the starry sky changed in an instant, and once General Lü's consciousness stabilized, a voice came from ahead—

"Lu Hu, you've arrived. This game of chess can begin."

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