🍲 Chapter 17: The Cursed Appetite
(A thick fog lingers. The coffin creaks open slowly. A girl with fiery red hair and pale frozen skin rises. Her eyes are still shut—but the scent of warm soup reaches her.)
👧 Girl (softly):
— "...Warm… like a dream…"
🔊 Gu Láng (whispering in fear):
— "Oh no… a dead kid just woke up. I'm not ready to raise a child!"
🔊 Xiao Feng (smirking):
— "If she's satisfied with just soup, we're fine."
(The girl gently raises her icy hands. She grabs the soup with both palms. For a brief second, peace returns to her face.)
👧 Girl:
— "You… made this? For me?"
💭 Xiao Feng:
— "Y-Yeah… just don't eat me…"
🔔 System:
> 🎯 Mission Complete: [Awaken the Sleeper]
🎁 Reward: +1 Unknown Ally
🧠 Skill Unlocked: [Spiritual Taste Sense]
🔊 Gu Tāng (grimly):
— "Be careful… That's no ordinary child. She's a broken seal."
(The girl opens her eyes—completely black. Hollow. Endless.)
👧 Girl (with eerie calm):
— "But I'm still… hungry."
💭 Xiao Feng:
— "Oh great… the soup was just an appetizer?!"
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🔔 System Alert:
> ⚠️ Status: [The Cursed Appetite] Triggered
💀 Danger Level: Class A
📌 Options: "Feed" or "Flee"
❗ Warning: Both may fail.
🔊 Gu Láng:
— "Wait—both options might fail?!"
🔊 Xiao Feng (half-laughing):
— "Fine. I'll cook her something special… Either she calms down, or the world ends."
(He lights up the sacred flame. A forbidden recipe flashes in his mind.)
🔔 Ultimate Recipe Unlocked → Demon-Silencing Dumplings
(The girl stares at the flame and licks her lips.)
👧 Girl:
— "My name… is Xīlià. If your food's not good enough... I might just eat you instead."
💭 Xiao Feng (frozen):
— "What?! My first female companion is threatening to devour me?!"
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🔥 End of Chapter 17