"You should have heard of the name Yu Xiaogang, right?" Yu Tianheng asked.
Upon hearing the name, Hu Liena was taken aback at first, then immediately remembered who this person was.
After the Soul Master Tournament ended, Yu Xiaogang followed Yu Tianheng's advice and stayed in Spirit City. When Bibi Dong found out, she would summon Yu Xiaogang to the Spirit Hall from time to time, ostensibly to study the Martial Soul Theory, but in reality, it was to catch up with her old lover.
Hu Liena happened to have seen Yu Xiaogang a few times at the Spirit Hall. Although she didn't know the details, she could tell that this person had a close relationship with her teacher Bibi Dong, which could even be described as intimate.
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Yu Xiaogang and Yu Tianheng both have the surname Yu, could it be...?
Hu Liena's pupils suddenly contracted as she looked at Yu Tianheng, as if she had realized something.
Seeing this, Yu Tianheng frankly said, "That's right, Yu Xiaogang is my uncle. Like me, he comes from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. When he was young, he had a relationship with your teacher, Bibi Dong, but they broke up because of the interference of the previous Pope, Qian Xunji. Many years later, the two met again. At that time, the Pope held great power, and there were no outsiders to stop them. Do you think they will rekindle their romance?"
"If that's the case, then Her His Holiness the Pope would be my aunt, and you would be her student. For that reason, I won't kill you. Similarly, because of this relationship, I'm not an enemy of the Spirit Hall, so you have no reason to want to kill me."
Upon hearing this, Hu Liena was completely shocked and deeply disturbed. She wanted to refute Yu Tianheng's words because, in Hu Liena's view, her teacher Bibi Dong was so powerful, sacred, and majestic, how could she possibly have romantic feelings for someone else?
But the facts told her that it wasn't impossible. After all, ever since that man arrived, she often saw a joyful smile on the Pope's face, a smile that came from the bottom of his heart.
Hu Liena remained silent.
After a long silence, she finally spoke, "In that case, let's leave it at that. I will not attack you within the Slaughter City, but once we leave, I will still challenge you to avenge my past defeat."
"Whatever you want," Yu Tianheng replied indifferently.
He then went to the table, and with a thought, a pale blue screen quietly unfolded in his mind—the phantom of the System Inventory. He tapped a few times on the screen, and the next second, steaming roast chicken, glistening braised pork knuckle, and several refreshing cold dishes appeared out of thin air on the stone table. Even a bowl of steaming white rice carried a faint aroma of rice.
This is the food that Yu Tianheng specially prepared before coming to the Slaughter City. There is a lot of it, enough for a normal person to survive for several years.
In this Slaughter City, resources are scarce and there's not much to eat. He certainly didn't want to fill his stomach with that disgusting " Bloody Mary."
That's why these were prepared.
"I'm really hungry." Yu Tianheng picked up his chopsticks, unceremoniously grabbed a chicken leg, and stuffed it into his mouth. The sound of him chewing was exceptionally clear in the silent Slaughter City.
Hu Liena, who was observing warily to the side, turned her head at the sound, and her pupils contracted sharply the moment her gaze fell on the table.
She was already familiar with the Slaughter City; its rules were simple yet cruel—the only edible "food" was the Bloody Mary, a substance made from the blood of the defeated mixed with special energy. It had a pungent and unpleasant taste, but it was enough to sustain her survival here.
But what lay before Yu Tianheng was... a golden-brown roasted chicken still dripping with oil, and the aroma of rice that could even waft into her nostrils—the smell of "normal food" that she hadn't experienced since leaving the Spirit Hall.
How did he get all this food?!
Hu Liena's fingers tightened unconsciously around her sleeve, a surge of shock rising in her heart. Her gaze toward Yu Tianheng became more inquisitive and incredulous.
Hu Liena quickly realized that the food must have been brought in by Yu Tianheng in a storage-type Soul Tool.
Damn it! I was so focused on improving my strength and honing my skills that I forgot about this. I should have brought food with me.
Hu Liena felt a pang of regret.
But what's done is done, and there's no use in regretting it.
The air in this Slaughter City is forever filled with the lingering stench of blood and decay, but in this makeshift wooden cabin, a different fragrance wafts out.
Yu Tianheng sat at the rough wooden table, with roast meat, roast chicken, rice, bread and other food he had taken out of his System Inventory in front of him. He ate ravenously, his mouth greasy.
Hu Liena leaned against the corner of the wall, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the short blade at her waist.
A sudden gurgling sound came from his stomach, which was particularly clear in the quiet wooden house where the sounds of fighting could be heard outside.
She frowned slightly and pressed her lower abdomen—normally, all she needed to do was find a Bloody Mary to suppress all her hunger and fatigue.
But at this moment, the aroma of roasted meat lingered around her nose, a fragrance that pierced through the heavy smell of blood, causing her throat to move slightly.
The thought of Bloody Mary's bloody, sticky texture sent a slight unease through my stomach.
After Yu Tianheng finished the last piece of roasted meat, he wiped his hands and looked up to see her staring blankly at the table, a hint of embarrassment still lingering on her lips.
He raised an eyebrow, took out a large table of food from his System Inventory again, then picked up a piece of bread and pushed it over. "Don't force yourself, it's not easy to find this kind of food in the Slaughter City, do you want to come and have some?"
Hu Liena withdrew her gaze, her fingertips pausing on the short blade, her tone deliberately indifferent. "No need, I'm not hungry." Her stomach rumbled loudly as soon as she finished speaking, as if contradicting her words.
Yu Tianheng chuckled and shoved the bread into her hand, "Why are you being so polite in this godforsaken place? Going hungry will kill you, or do you want to drink that inhuman stuff like Bloody Mary?"
The warm touch of the bread made Hu Liena's fingers tighten slightly as she held it.
She glanced at Yu Tianheng's composed expression, then looked down at the food in her hand. In the end, she couldn't resist the nagging in her stomach and silently took a bite. The soft bread, mixed with the lingering aroma of meat, melted on her tongue, giving her a genuine sense of warmth.
Then it became unstoppable. Hu Liena sat opposite Yu Tianheng, picked up the food on the table, and began to stuff it into her mouth in large mouthfuls, eating like a starving ghost.
A moment later, Hu Liena had devoured all the food on the table, eating even more than Yu Tianheng.
Thank you for your hospitality. Goodbye!
Wiping her mouth, Hu Liena left Yu Tianheng's cottage without looking back.
Yu Tianheng watched Hu Liena's departing figure, his eyes narrowed slightly. He was certain that Hu Liena would return to him soon; after eating normal food, who would want to drink something as disgusting as Bloody Mary?