"Oh, really? How strange, where did my clothes go?" Shasha seemed to finally regain her senses, covering her private parts with her hands and starting to search around.
Soon, she found clothes that appeared to have been burned to ashes nearby. Although she didn't know why, Qi Ling guessed that it was because Shasha was affected when her bloodline awakened, causing her body to release a large amount of energy.
Fortunately, this was Shasha's room, so there were always spare clothes. However, Shasha soon discovered another problem that bothered her: none of the clothes seemed to fit.
"It's so strange. These clothes were fine just a few days ago, how come they're so small today?" Shasha tried hard to put on a top, but she couldn't button it up no matter what she did.
Qi Ling really wanted to complain at this moment, "It's not that the clothes have shrunk, it's just that you've gotten bigger."
After struggling for ages to find enough room in her chest, Shasha finally changed into her clothes. She then looked at her body and said to Qi Ling, "It seems... it's a little different! Could it be that my bloodline awakening has finally succeeded?"
Qi Ling then said, "I think so. At least the power you're radiating now is incomparable to what it was before; it's even on par with that of Moduoluo."
"Wow? I've really become this amazing? It's unbelievable!" Shasha said happily. " Qi Ling, it's all thanks to you! Thank you!"
"And I also want to thank you for not letting me lose my true self, for not letting my instincts overwhelm my reason. I think I definitely wouldn't have been able to do these things on my own if it weren't for you."
"It was nothing, and the fact that you didn't eat me is already the greatest reward you can give me," Qi Ling said. "But you should still think about how to tell your father, after all, he wanted you to eat me."
"What else is there to say? Now that my bloodline has awakened, there's no need to do that anymore," Shasha said matter-of-factly.
"Well, what you're saying makes perfect sense, but have you considered that if you no longer need me, won't your father continue with the original plan and have someone else devour me?" Qi Ling said helplessly.
"After all, judging from the level of your bloodline awakening, your father's reasoning is correct, which means I'm like a highly nourishing medicinal ingredient. I don't think your father will let me go."
"How can that be? I absolutely won't let anyone else eat you, Qi Ling!" Shasha said firmly. "Let's go, let's go find my father now!"
So Shasha took Qi Ling out of her room, and this time, Shasha did not try to avoid being seen, but instead led Qi Ling along the main road to the main hall.
Along the way, the two encountered many nobles, including a large number of ghost generals. But no matter who they were, they would be captivated by Shasha at first sight, and would stare blankly as if they had lost their souls.
Shasha looked at the Ghost Clan people who were standing there dumbfounded and said strangely, "Strange, what's wrong with these guys? Why are they all staring at me like that? This has never happened before."
Qi Ling, who was following behind Shasha, said helplessly, "Who knows? Maybe everyone was just distracted because they hadn't rested well."
The two arrived at the front of the main hall, only to encounter Moduoluo, who was walking out of it. After a moment of stunned silence, he stood there, staring intently at Shasha, as if his soul had left his body.
"Hey, Moduoluo, don't block my way! I need to find my father," Shasha said helplessly.
"Ah, oh, sorry, I wasn't paying attention..." Moduoluo blushed and quickly stepped aside, but then exclaimed in surprise, "You, you're Shasha?"
"Of course it's me! What's wrong with you guys? It's like you don't recognize me at all," Shasha said helplessly.
"Ah, it's nothing, it's just that Shasha, what happened to you all of a sudden? It's so unexpected," Moduoluo said.
Shasha glanced at Qi Ling behind her, then said casually, "It's nothing. I just turned out like this after taking a nap yesterday. Okay, I'm not talking to you anymore, I have to go see my father."
Shasha and Qi Ling then entered the Ghost Clan's main hall together. Several Ghost Clan members were reporting to the Ghost King, but Shasha, eager to tell him her own story, blurted out, "Father, I'm here! Do you see any changes in me?"
Shasha's transformation was obvious to anyone with eyes, and even the Ghost King was greatly shocked. He quickly dismissed everyone around him, then approached Shasha and said happily, "Oh? Shasha, since you've become like this, does that mean your bloodline has awakened? It seems that person was indeed useful. Luckily, you ate him..."
The Ghost King was speaking when he noticed Qi Ling behind Shasha. Puzzled, he asked, "What's going on, Shasha? Did you eat him again? And how did you awaken your bloodline?"
"Huh? I... of course I ate, it's just that I have a small appetite and can't finish it all at once," Shasha said, making up an excuse.
"Small appetite? But even so, I haven't seen any injuries on him." I asked, puzzled.
"Oh dear, Father, don't worry about all this. My bloodline has already awakened, why are you still so concerned?" Shasha said. "You've already rewarded Qi Ling to me, you can't go back on your word!"
"Ah, this..." Before the Ghost King could speak, Shasha had already pulled Qi Ling away from there again. She had made up her mind that no matter what, she had to protect Qi Ling.
Just after the two left, the Ghost Clan from before came back in, and even Moduoluo, who had already left, returned. Everyone looked curious, clearly wanting to know what had happened to Shasha.
"Everyone, don't worry, Shasha has merely awakened her bloodline; there's nothing wrong with her," the Ghost King said. "This is a good thing for our clan; it gives us even more hope for the Hundred Ghosts Grand Ceremony."
However, at the same time, the very thing that Qi Ling and Shasha were worried about did indeed happen. The Ghost King began to ponder in his heart: Since this Qi Ling can exert such miraculous effects, and Shasha doesn't seem to need to eat Qi Ling, does that mean we can use Qi Ling to make our people stronger?
Although Shasha seemed reluctant to hand over Qi Ling, as the Ghost King, he had to consider the sake of his entire clan. It seemed he needed to find a way to get Qi Ling back from Shasha.