Elder Jiang, who had only half-reached out his hand, felt a chilling aura lock onto him, and the owner of that aura was clearly warning him not to touch his heart.
Elder Jiang extended and retracted his fingers in the air a few times before retracting them naturally.
"I'm tired, let's do some exercise."
He was just going through the motions; he had no real intention of coveting the ghosts.
After scaring Elder Jiang away, the ghost turned its back to Lu Wu and refused to speak.
How do I appease an angry ghost? I need help urgently!
As expected, it wasn't easy to get it. Lu Wu, who was about to turn into a scumbag, had a flash of inspiration and picked up a roasted rabbit and handed it over.
"It was my fault, this is an apology."
"Be careful not to burn your mouth when you eat it."
The fragrant roasted rabbit was placed right in front of him, and the ghostly creature could not be ignored.
It took it, its dark face opened a large mouth, and it bit into half of the rabbit, chewing it forcefully, as if venting its anger.
Chewing it, bones and all, makes a crunching sound, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes.
Soon, the ghost's eating movements slowed down considerably.
On its body, wisps of black energy slowly detached itself, like peeling away layers of a cocoon. Although the speed was slow, it was as persistent as water dripping on stone.
The rich aroma of roasted rabbit drew the attention of the other ghosts to the one who had received special favor, and they launched a resentful attack.
If their true feelings could be trampled on in exchange for a rabbit, they would be willing to do so.
The Ghost King closest to Lu Wu tilted its head, deep in thought. Before Lu Wu could react, it took back the Ghost Heart, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it a few times.
Feeling it wasn't enough effort, it even jumped up and bounced around on top of it.
The force was terrifying to watch.
Lu Wu was terrified that the heart would break, but fortunately, the other person's heart was very resilient, only covered with a layer of dust.
After doing all that, the Ghost King looked at Lu Wu with longing eyes.
Human, my sincerity has been trampled on. I guess I'll be the next roasted rabbit.
Lu Wu: ...
That's too harsh.
To prevent this ruthless man from opening his heart to her as well, Lu Wu quickly handed him a roasted rabbit.
Having obtained the roasted rabbit, the Demon King sat down comfortably and began to gnaw on it.
Compared to the little devil's rudeness, the ghost king's eating movements were much more elegant; it tore off a rabbit leg.
The roasted rabbit leg was still dripping with oil, and the meat at the cut was a pale pink color, juicy and fragrant.
The Ghost King bit into one side of the rabbit's leg and ate it in small bites.
It knows that humans are afraid of its existence, so it tries to be as human-like as possible.
Only when it put the rabbit meat in its mouth did it realize that the aroma that brought it back to its senses was incomparable to the taste of the rabbit meat itself.
The roasted rabbit, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, carries a subtle charcoal aroma, with the spiciness of the seasonings and the natural fragrance of the rabbit meat slowly blending together as you chew.
The deliciousness of the food caused the Ghost King to unconsciously increase his appetite.
With a wide-open mouth, the entire roasted rabbit was swallowed into its bottomless mouth and devoured in just a few bites.
"belch!"
The Ghost King burped, and black energy began to dissipate from its body.
Lu Wu, standing beside the Ghost King, seemed to see a humanoid figure shrouded in black mist.
And this scene is unfolding before the ghost who is eating roasted rabbit.
The speed at which the ghosts eat varies, as did the speed at which their ghostly aura dissipates.
"Boss Lu, please continue roasting rabbits for these ghosts."
"I suspect that these ghosts are themselves some kind of beings corrupted by ghostly energy."
Elder Jiang, who was watching from the sidelines, seemed to be deep in thought. He sent a telepathic message to Lu Wu, who glanced at him to indicate that she understood.
That's exactly what she was thinking.
There was an ample supply of roasted rabbits, and the workers no longer fought over who would eat first. Instead, they tacitly gathered together to help Lu Wu process the rabbits.
Roasted rabbits were placed around the fire, their shapes unfolding in the shimmering flames.
Beside the fire, the ghosts waited quietly.
As a large number of roasted rabbits were consumed, the ghost revealed its true form.
That's a human.
To be precise, they were once human.
Zhang Yue, who was handing Lu Wu the seasoning, exclaimed in surprise.
"They've become ghosts."
If she wished, she could even make a contract with these ghosts before her.
But Zhang Yue knew that these ghosts would not choose her.
After removing the ghostly energy that had seeped into him, the ghost's clear face revealed memories of the past, bitterness, and gratitude towards Lu Wu.
"Mr. Lu, thank you."
"Your roasted rabbit is delicious."
One of the ghosts stood up and bowed to Lu Wu.
As everyone could see, his body gradually turned into specks of light and disappeared from the world.
This is... salvation.
"You are the Gui clan."
Elder Jiang, however, unearthed some ancient records from his memory.
"A long-lost way of addressing me."
The Ghost King chuckled. Compared to the other dissipating ghosts, his body was still relatively stable. He was still holding a roasted rabbit in his hand, eating it slowly and leisurely.
"So some of you still remember us."
The Ghost King's cold voice carried the vicissitudes and sorrow of years gone by.
What is the Gui clan?
Lou Xiaotian asked curiously, as none of the Divine Spear Sect disciples had ever heard of this phrase before.
"Legend has it that long, long ago, Xizhou was a wild and untamed land, where an ancient clan lived, whose surname was Gui (鬼).
At that time, monsters ravaged the land of Xizhou, and ghosts wreaked havoc on the world.
The humans living in the Western Continent suffered terribly, almost being raised as meat for food as if they were evil creatures.
At that time, a cultivator was born in the Ghost Clan. With great perseverance and great opportunities, he grew into a powerful being. He protected the human race and gave them space to reproduce and thrive.
These ghosts are not spirits and cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation; they can only continue to slaughter.
In order to reverse the fate of the human race, that cultivator led the entire Ghost Clan in a counterattack against the ghosts.
Under their powerful attack, the number of ghosts was greatly reduced.
Compared to the demonic beasts that die and return to heaven and earth, ghosts are almost impossible to kill. It wasn't until later that cultivators discovered that these ghosts were all corrupted beings.
He painstakingly found the source of the ghostly energy and led his people to seal it off.
From then on, the ghosts disappeared from Xizhou, and the Ghost Clan also went into hiding.
From its rise to its disappearance, it was only a few short years. Coupled with the slight gaps in the history of Xizhou, many people felt that the existence of the Gui clan was just a fabricated story.
Later, with the rise of numerous sects and the clash of different methods, no one mentioned the Ghost Clan anymore.
Even the records of the Divine Spear Sect are just a few words mentioned by the Divine Spear cultivator who suppressed the Ghost Gate back then, which were recorded by the founder of the Divine Spear Sect.
"So what happened next?"
Why did the Gui clan disappear so completely later?
And why, when they reappear in the world, do they themselves become ghosts, and are even constantly being eliminated by the disciples of the Divine Spear Sect?
The Ghost King pondered the question on everyone's mind. He looked at them, his sharp gaze seemingly piercing through the long years, looking towards that buried past.
"The path to immortality is endless, but lifespan is finite."
Beneath the Ghost King's youthful and gentle exterior lies the marks of hardship.
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