Chapter 59 Food Soul

However, his face was cold, perhaps because of his long-term practice of Yin techniques.

Therefore, Ming Jiuyou's body temperature is lower than that of ordinary people, and even colder than that of demons. Demons, on the other hand, have a body temperature one or two degrees higher than that of humans, and their touch can cause people to feel hot and restless.

This is also the reason why Shangguan Peiyu is infatuated with the demon.

So when she cupped that alluring face in her hands, she felt a slight chill in them.

This tactile sensation left Shangguan Peiyu somewhat bewildered.

This puzzled her a little.

After a brief moment of confusion, she seemed to come to her senses.

She lowered her hand somewhat awkwardly and took a step back.

Shangguan Peiyu regained her composure and kept her distance from him. "Hey, I'm serious."

Ming Jiuyou was stunned by this turn of events. He couldn't understand it at all. Just now, this woman looked at him as if she wanted to devour him, but now she seemed like a completely different person.

Women are indeed the most unpredictable creatures.

Ming Jiuyou calmed down, sighed softly, and helplessly spread his hands. "I was serious, but I never force women. As for improving your cultivation, my power hasn't fully recovered, so I can't help you. If you're not in a hurry, I can transfer some of my magic power to you in two days—"

"No, it's urgent!" Shangguan Peiyu didn't want to wait a moment longer; she wished she could tear Yu Xiaoluo apart immediately.

Ming Jiuyou seemed to have guessed what she wanted to do. "Improving your cultivation is fine, but you are no match for Yu Xiaoluo now. When I get out, I will plunder the entire Yu family and leave no one alive."

Ming Jiuyou's eyes turned very cold, filled with deep-seated hatred.

To him, the Yin Sha Grand Array was like his own child, the culmination of his hundreds of years of hard work. If it weren't for Yu Xiaoluo, how could his Yin Sha Grand Array and his Savage Valley have been lost like this?

Ming Jiuyou took out a bead. "This is the Yin Gathering Bead. Using this bead, you can attract some wandering ghosts. Absorbing those ghosts can greatly increase your power in a short time. However, it also has a drawback: it contains demonic energy. You must hide your aura well so that no one can discover you. I'll give it to you. It's not of much use to me. Thank you for taking care of me these past few days."

Shangguan Peiyu took the bead and felt a bone-chilling coolness emanating from it.

As a legitimate Taoist priest, she shouldn't be practicing such evil arts, but in order to be able to compete with Yu Xiaoluo, she decided to go all out.

Moreover, with this Yin-gathering Pearl, there's no need to waste energy killing people; just capture those wandering ghosts. Who cares about the deaths of those wandering ghosts?

After leaving the old villa, she didn't go home immediately, but instead drove up the mountain and took a drive around.

Sure enough, there were countless wandering ghosts here, drifting aimlessly through the mountains.

She circled around and around, collecting all the souls that Yama, the King of Hell, wouldn't accept into the Yin-Gathering Pearl. She stayed there until nightfall, collecting hundreds of souls, almost all the lonely ghosts on that mountain, before finally stopping.

The Yin-Gathering Pearl, now containing hundreds of spirits, appeared even more rounded and translucent, with more Yin energy gathered on it, emanating a bone-chilling cold.

Shangguan closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly put the Yin-Gathering Pearl into her mouth. The moment it entered her mouth, she shivered from the cold, but she forced herself to swallow it.

After swallowing it, she felt that her internal organs could hardly withstand the cold, as if her whole body was about to be frozen into ice.

She quickly sat down on the grass, focused her mind and sat in meditation. She took out a talisman and chanted a spell. The cold energy in her body seemed to slowly transform into a powerful force that circulated throughout her body.

At first, she was in so much pain that it was almost unbearable; she was really cold and her whole body was trembling.

However, the body was still desperately absorbing the energy from the Yin-Gathering Pearl.

Just when she felt she was about to collapse, the chill gradually thinned until it disappeared.

She had completely absorbed all the energy from the Yin-Gathering Pearl.

As it transformed into her own abilities within her body, she felt her body becoming warmer and more comfortable.

The energy grew increasingly abundant and intense, as if the body had undergone an instant sublimation. Shangguan Peiyu's aura also underwent a dramatic transformation, as if she were bathed in a radiant glow...

She didn't know how much time had passed when Shangguan Peiyu suddenly opened her eyes. Her eyes sparkled, and she seemed even more radiant and beautiful than before, appearing younger.

She felt she had inexhaustible energy and was full of vitality.

She stood up, brushed the grass clippings off her clothes, and walked slowly down the mountain.

When she encountered a wandering ghost that had just returned from outside, she chuckled, stretched out her hand, and made a grasping motion. The ghost was powerless to resist and was grabbed back by her, instantly being completely devoured.

She licked her lips, making her red lips appear even more vibrant.

Heh, if Ming Jiuyou can do it, she can do it too.

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It was already past midnight.

When Shangguan Peiyu arrived home, a major earthquake had occurred in the house. Zhao Hengshi had been throwing a tantrum all night, smashing and breaking things in the house, and had been cursing all night long.

"You bitch, you haven't answered the phone yet. Are you out having another tryst with that bastard? You slut, you cheated on me! I'll kill you!"

Shangguan Peiyu pushed the door open and came in without even lifting her eyelids, saying nothing.

When Zhao Hengshi saw that Shangguan Peiyu had finally returned, his anger, which had just subsided, flared up again. He wanted to throw something at her, but he had already smashed everything else, so he could only pick up a broken cup from the ground and throw it at her.

"You slut, why are you back so late again? And your hair is all messed up. Did you sleep with some other guy?"

"Speak up, you fucking bastard! Are you deaf or mute? Tell me, is what they're saying true? You're not going to talk, huh? Fine, I'm a man, am I not as good as a demon?!"

Haha, is this a joke? Male fox demons are stronger and more charming than normal young men. How could you, a middle-aged man, say something so ridiculous?

How ignorant!

Seeing that she was ignoring him and had bits of grass on her clothes, Zhao Hengshi became even angrier. "Why aren't you saying anything, you bitch? Tell me, where did you go? Were you having sex with that male demon? Tell me!"

It was so noisy. Shangguan Peiyu frowned, squinted, and stared coldly at Zhao Hengshi.

Zhao Hengshi cursed, "Are you speechless now, you bitch? I'll beat you to death! I'm going to beat you to death today!"

He swung his thick fist at Shangguan Peiyu's face, but before he could touch her, Shangguan Peiyu grabbed his neck.

Zhao Hengshi didn't even see how she made her move.

He felt Shangguan Peiyu's soft, smooth hands, yet they were as hard and powerful as steel clamps, her gaze icy cold, but she was smiling, smiling very happily.