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Ke Ling endured the sun's rays in the cave until it set, and finally emerged from the cave with red eyes, nearly delirious with hunger.

Of course, Ke Ling understood very well that the arrival of night did not necessarily mean safety, because for other ghosts, this was also a time for them to come out and be active.

Now, he belongs neither to the human side nor is he being hunted by his "kind" ghosts. Even at night, he must be careful.

As Ke Ling trekked through the mountains and forests, he couldn't help but marvel at the pristine nature of the place. Having lived in a city of steel and concrete, he had never been to such a remote and ancient forest before.

"Are there any animals? I need to level up."

Although the [Limit System] doesn't specify how to gain experience, Ke Ling has played many games, and the most classic way to gain experience is naturally "killing monsters".

Unfortunately, the snow is still falling, though less than during the day. In this kind of weather, there shouldn't be any animals roaming outside, so he had no chance to verify it.

The moon was so dim it was almost invisible, and there was no sign of any animal or human activity in the mountains and forests, only the wind and snow howling incessantly.

Ke Ling walked alone through the mountains. His body wasn't very cold, but his heart was ice-cold. He had been walking in the mountains for two or three hours without any results.

If he hadn't marked a tree every few steps after leaving the cave, he would probably be completely lost in the howling wind and snow of the mountain forest by now.

"Should we go back?"

Just as Ke Ling was about to turn back, a strong fragrance that almost made him faint entered his nostrils.

"This is"

Already tormented by hunger, Ke Ling couldn't help but take a step forward, moving closer to the direction from which the aroma was coming.

"someone"

Ke Ling struggled to stay clear-headed. He knew what the fragrance meant; he had finally encountered someone in the mountains.

However, this scent seems a bit too strong, much stronger than anything I've smelled before; it's almost overflowing.

Driven by hunger, Ke Ling quickly rushed to the source of the aroma, and then he understood why the smell was so wonderful.

"It really overflowed; even the intestines are spilling out."

What appeared before Ke Ling was the scene of a family massacre: in a wooden house, a mother, three boys, and two girls—the whole family was dead, all of them dead.

"Wait, one of them seems to be still alive."

Hunger was relentlessly eroding Ke Ling's mind, impairing his judgment. One of the older girls was still alive.

"I"

Ke Ling wanted to help and see if the child could be saved, but he was too weak to move; his mind kept urging him on.

"Eat! Eat! I'm starving! Didn't you want to level up?! Maybe you can level up by eating people! Go eat!"

The voice, as if from a demon in hell, kept whispering in her ear, relentlessly eroding Ke Ling's taut nerves.

"Crack!"

A sound of flesh being bitten off rang out.

The pain cleared Ke Ling's head a bit. He bit down hard on his arm, and blood seeped out quickly, but the wound healed rapidly before much blood was lost.

"I'm sorry, I can't help you anymore. I have to promise I won't eat you. If I stay any longer, I really won't be able to resist."

Taking advantage of his renewed clarity, Ke Ling turned and left, running desperately to escape the fragrant place.

Amidst the wind and snow, following the marks he had made earlier, Ke Ling retraced his steps, having bitten himself countless times along the way.

Back in the cave, leaning against the rock wall, Ke Ling was panting heavily, his face covered in blood, which had already congealed due to the low temperature.

"But why do I feel like I'm not so hungry anymore?"

Leaning against the rock wall, Ke Ling looked at his arm. A thought suddenly appeared in his mind and then became unstoppable.

"Did I discover a system bug?!"

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Chapter 4: Do you believe me if I say I meant well?

On the way back, Ke Ling bit herself several times, each time very hard, which naturally led to some accidents.

For example, things like swallowing a few mouthfuls of blood or tearing off pieces of flesh while biting someone have actually happened on the road.

"Could it be that"

Ke Ling swallowed hard. He brought up his personal page again to look at the newly optimized description of "Shared Eating".

"Gongshi: In addition to human flesh, one can also eat the flesh of demons."

Based on the literal meaning, Ke Ling can be certain that he discovered the bug in the system.

"No, how can you call this a bug? This is a system feature!"

Ke Ling quickly adapted, identifying the "features" that were advantageous to him and those that were disadvantageous.

"Click."

As Ke Ling pondered this, he took a bite of his forearm. After quickly swallowing the flesh and blood, he indeed felt his hunger subside.

Having already bitten himself too many times on the way, he now bit off a large chunk of his own flesh, chewing as he watched the wound on his arm heal, without uttering a sound.

Ke Ling has gradually adapted to this level of pain. Of course, it's a good thing to adapt sooner, since she doesn't know how much longer she'll have to suffer on her own.

If eating is excruciatingly painful, that would be torture, even though it still hurts a lot now.

"This tastes bland and tasteless. Compared to the aroma of human flesh, it's like chewing wax."

After taking several bites, Ke Ling commented on the taste. Although he hadn't actually eaten human flesh, just by smelling it, he knew that the two were not in the same league at all.

Smelling the "ghost meat," he had absolutely no desire to eat it; otherwise, he would have discovered this system's unique characteristics long ago.

"It's good enough to have something to eat, what more could you ask for?"

Ke Ling took a bite from his left forearm and then a bite from his right forearm, quickly filling his stomach. All he paid for it was some pain.

Sometimes he eats a little slower, and before he can take another bite, the place where he bit last has already grown flesh and blood, and the wound has completely healed. This effect is like a perpetual motion machine, and no one knows what the principle is.

It can be said that as long as he doesn't challenge his regenerative limits, he should no longer have to worry about food.

"I give this system feature full marks."

After filling her stomach, Ke Ling's mind cleared up again.

He grabbed a handful of snow outside the cave to wash the blood off his face, and then prepared to head back to the crime scene.

He remembered that there was still a little girl alive in the family he had just seen, and he had to go back and check on her.

In order to make himself feel normal, he deliberately ate until he was almost full, so that he wouldn't be affected by the blood and flesh on the ground anymore.

Ke Ling set off again following the markers. Before setting off, he specifically checked the sky and realized that it should still be some time before dawn.

With all that back and forth he went through, plus the time for "meal," it would have taken him at most five or six hours. It should be one or two in the morning now, so the round trip should be no problem.

By this time, the snowstorm had gradually subsided. In fact, when he returned last time, the snowstorm had almost stopped.

Soon, following the markers, Ke Ling arrived at the wooden house again.

This time his mind was clear, and he realized that there wasn't just one wooden house here.

Next to the wooden house filled with corpses, there was another house that looked like a woodshed, suggesting that the family made a living by chopping wood.

Putting aside these details, Ke Ling walked towards the wooden house where he was to live and stopped at the door.

"Gulu."

Ke Ling swallowed hard. Although the food still smelled delicious after she had eaten her fill, she was at least able to control herself.

Ke Ling looked towards the doorway of the wooden house, where a girl in a pink kimono lay prone, covered in blood. She seemed to be trying to protect the smaller child beneath her, but of course, she failed.

""

Ke Ling fell silent. He realized that when he was starving, his judgment was indeed easily impaired.

There is actually no one alive here anymore; the only one still alive is a ghost, and this little girl has been turned into a ghost.

Ke Ling looked into the room and saw the mother desperately protecting her child, while another daughter died behind her.

The two boys in the house were also very brave; they fought their way out of the house for the girl at the door and the youngest child.

"Something feels off. There are no signs that the people have been eaten, and one of them has even been turned into a ghost. Can an ordinary ghost do something like that?"

Ke Ling was somewhat suspicious. He didn't know if other ghosts could do it, but he himself didn't currently have the ability to turn other people into ghosts.

Moreover, a normal ghost wouldn't refuse to eat anything under such circumstances, right?

Ke Ling's expression changed. All this information, combined with some information he already knew, seemed to point to one answer.

"Was it done by that Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji?"

Stepping inside, Ke Ling took a deep sniff, but his nose was clearly not very sensitive.

For Ke Ling, the smell of human flesh in the room was so strong that it completely masked other smells, and he couldn't smell Muzan Kibutsuji's scent at all.

"Never mind, it's best to run."

Although it was uncertain, Ke Ling decided to leave as soon as possible, adhering to the principle of "better safe than sorry".

"But what should we do with this guy?"

As Ke Ling stepped out of the house and looked at the "female ghost" who was still lying motionless on the ground, showing no signs of waking up, she felt conflicted.

"Poor child, his family was killed, and he was turned into a ghost, but we can't just leave him like this, should we kill him?"

As a well-behaved young man from the Celestial Empire during peacetime, Ke Ling had never killed anyone, and he had never even killed any animal larger than an ordinary freshwater fish.

Asking him to kill someone right off the bat is indeed a bit too difficult. No, this "female ghost" can no longer be called a human; she should be called a "humanoid creature."

What bothered Ke Ling was that this "female ghost" was clearly more human-like than him and looked much more normal.

After hesitating for two seconds, Ke Ling realized something: the only weakness of the ghost seemed to be sunlight, and he currently seemed to have no ability to kill a ghost at all.

"Besides eating"

Looking at the "female ghost" on the ground, Ke Ling gritted her teeth; she definitely couldn't eat anymore now.

Moreover, he couldn't quite accept being forced to eat the food while the target was still alive.

It's true that people tend to have more worries after they've eaten their fill. If Ke Ling were still in that state of being starving and confused, she probably wouldn't have thought about all that.