A Look at Your Innards

The corners of Jiang Chen's mouth curled up almost imperceptibly. Now he was one hundred percent certain there was something wrong with this woman.

"Young man, we're out of intestines. How about another dish?" Despite his unreasonable demands, the woman remained remarkably good-tempered.

"Hmm..." Jiang Chen pondered for a moment. "Steak, then."

"All right. You two start eating. I'll go make it for him." The woman turned and entered the kitchen.

The atmosphere at the dining table was rather strange.

Chen Xue and the little boy named Yangyang couldn't help looking at Jiang Chen. You look so clean-cut, but your tastes are seriously twisted!

Before long, the woman came out carrying a plate.

When Chen Xue looked at it, her stomach churned.

On the plate lay a piece of meat that had only been lightly seared, with bloody juices still seeping from its surface. Most horrifying of all, it still had skin on it, covered in fine hairs unlike any meat she knew people ate.

The woman gave a meaningful smile and set the plate in front of Jiang Chen. "Young man, I didn't know how well-done you wanted it, so I took the liberty of making it extra rare. I hope you like it."

With that, she stared intently at Jiang Chen's face, seemingly hoping to find a trace of fear.

Jiang Chen leaned over for a look. Sure enough, he frowned and waved a hand in disgust, seemingly frightened by what was on the plate.

"Hehe..." The woman was just about to say something.

Then Jiang Chen sighed. "What a waste! Such a waste! A perfectly good steak, cooked to death! Don't you know, ma'am? The most important thing about steak is its natural flavor. Any unnecessary cooking just ruins it!"

"Honestly, do you even know how to cook?"

His words left the woman completely at a loss.

This is overcooked?

Why the fuck don't you just grab a cow and start chewing?

"I swear you're deliberately making things difficult for me, the Mirror Ghost. Ghost Qi +30."

This time, the woman couldn't even maintain her smile. Her face visibly darkened with anger, becoming decidedly ugly.

"Forget it. I'm not eating. Ma'am, don't take this the wrong way, but honestly, your cooking would make even a dog light a cigarette." Jiang Chen spoke very politely.

The woman clenched her teeth and glared at him.

If you don't know how to talk, shut the fuck up!

"Ghost Qi +30."

"Since you're already here, you ought to eat something!" The woman suppressed her anger, her voice turning cold. It seemed that if the two of them refused to eat her cooking, they wouldn't leave this room alive.

"Fine. I'll give you one last chance." Jiang Chen grabbed the little boy and lifted him up, pointing at him. "You know how to deep-fry a kid, right? Don't throw away unwanted children. Dip them in beaten egg, coat them in breadcrumbs, and fry until golden on both sides. The kid next door will cry with envy."

The little boy named Yangyang glanced at Jiang Chen. He felt like crying right now.

He'd thought he'd found two saviors. Who knew one of them would be even more unhinged than his mother?

Chen Xue also opened her mouth, but couldn't come up with a single smart remark.

The woman's face darkened completely.

Bzzzt, bzzzt.

Inside Room 602, the light flickered on and off. The air instantly turned frigid, leaving all three of them feeling as if they'd been plunged into an ice cellar.

Chen Xue's expression changed drastically. "Such intense resentment. Is this... a top-tier vicious ghost?"

"Are! You! Fucking! With! Me?"

The woman's face gradually turned a stiff, corpse-like blue. Her fingernails lengthened one by one, and her body twisted into an unnatural, grotesque shape. Her head tilted sideways, her arms bent backward, and only the whites of her eyes remained.

"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Everyone here saw it, ma'am. I never had any intention of fucking with you. You're forcing customers to buy things! There's an officer from the Public Security Office right here. I'd advise you not to knowingly break the law!" Jiang Chen slapped the table and spoke indignantly.

His outrageous words made even the woman, who was revealing her horrific deathly form, freeze in disbelief.

Forcing customers to buy things, my fucking ass.

Other people have mouths to eat with. Did you grow yours just to piss people off, you bastard?

"Ghost Qi +50."

"Ghost Qi +20."

"Ghost Qi..."

Listening to the notifications ringing out one after another, Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, and he was delighted. Ever since obtaining the system, he'd been thinking about how to get under ghosts' skin. Now he'd finally achieved some results.

This exchange alone had netted him over a hundred points of Ghost Qi.

"Die!!!" The woman brought her withered, chicken-claw-like hand down viciously, her long, sharp nails gleaming with a chilling light.

Jiang Chen moved as well, reaching for her wrist.

Bang!

Their hands collided, and the clash of terrifying forces produced a deafening bang. To his surprise, this Mirror Ghost's strength was actually on par with his own in his demon-transformed state.

"Look into my eyes!" As the two remained locked in a stalemate, the woman's sinister voice rang out.

Jiang Chen instinctively looked up. His own figure was reflected in her eyes, and at that moment, some bizarre force seemed poised to drag his soul out of his body.

"Careful! Mirror Ghosts use vicious tricks. She'll possess your body!" Chen Xue warned loudly while reaching into her back pocket for talismans.

Jiang Chen frowned and stopped waiting.

"Demonic Python Strength!"

His supernatural ability activated. Demonic power surged into his right arm, making it swell to an exaggerated size. His strength rose to an astonishing level, and he lashed out with his palm.

The woman raised an arm to block him.

With a crack, her arm snapped under his blow. Jiang Chen exerted his strength again, seized her shoulder with his massive hand, and yanked.

Riiip-

The woman's shoulder, along with a small portion of that side of her body, was torn clean off, sending flesh and blood flying.

Chen Xue, who had just been about to act, was stunned.

Her red lips parted slightly, her face filled with disbelief.

Jiang Chen's brutal fighting style was simply too shocking. If she hadn't known better beforehand, she would have thought he was the murderous ghost.

"Aah-!" The woman let out a piercing scream.

"The Mirror Ghost was in excruciating agony. Ghost Qi +95!"

Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised. This was the first time he'd torn a ghost's body apart with demonic power without its soul scattering into oblivion.

"Careful! This is a top-tier vicious ghost. She's much harder to kill than an ordinary one!" Chen Xue hurriedly warned him.

A moment later, she thought she must be imagining things. Upon hearing that, Jiang Chen's eyes shone, and his face filled with undisguised excitement.

"Really? That's so... ahem, so terrifying."

"Then stand back. I'll fight her to the death!" The instant Jiang Chen finished speaking, his enormous, fan-sized hand reached out again. With another rip, he tore the woman's left arm straight off.

The woman glared at him.

This is what you call fighting me to the death?

"Ghost Qi +95!"

Demonic Python Strength had enhanced Jiang Chen's already powerful physique to a terrifying degree. The woman, who had previously been his equal, was now almost entirely at his mercy.

Faced with this monstrous man, fear appeared on the woman's face as well. She turned, rushed into the hallway, and fled.

Jiang Chen chuckled and chased after her.

"Hey, ghost lady, don't run! Didn't you want me to look into your eyes? Stop! I don't just want to look at your eyes. I want a look at your innards, too!"

Hearing those savage words, Chen Xue licked her lips hard and took a deep breath, feeling an urge to turn and run. She was genuinely afraid that when that man came back, he might want a look at her innards, too.