Wushan Kunwu.
Villa.
Kitchen.
Bai Ling'Er was busy in the kitchen, displaying her dazzling knife skills.
"Bastard."
"Capitalist."
"I'll hang you from the street lamp one day, the tallest one!" Bai Ling'Er muttered as she cooked.
Actually, Bai Ling'Er used to be unable to cook.
But thanks to the Power of Rules!
Lin Yuan said Bai Ling'Er could cook, and the Power of Rules instantly gave her the skills of a five-star chef.
I've got to admit, the Power of Rules of this White Fox seeking distinction is really impressive.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan's body is marked by the Underworld, and the Power of Rules does not affect him.
Otherwise, if the Power of Rules acted on Lin Yuan, he'd be in deep trouble now.
Bai Ling'Er continued cooking and serving the dishes at the table.
Here comes the oil-braised shrimp, braised pork ribs, steamed fish, cumin lamb, roast chicken...
After busying herself for two to three hours, Bai Ling'Er stretched beautifully and said, "Ah!"
"Finally done! Now I can enjoy a delicious meal!"
She took off her apron, ready to eat in the dining room.
However, when she arrived at the dining room, she saw Lin Yuan devouring the food as if a storm had swept through.
The strength of the awakened tattoo largely depends on the host's physical strength.
Therefore, Life Pattern Masters with awakened tattoos tend to have particularly large appetites.
Lin Yuan ate a lot, and his eating speed was fast too.
When Bai Ling'Er reached the dining room, he was just gulping down the last morsel of cumin lamb along with the rice in his bowl.
Bai Ling'Er: "?????"
"Finished?" Lin Yuan asked first.
Bai Ling'Er dumbly nodded, instinctively replied, "Finished."
Suddenly, Bai Ling'Er seemed to realize something, pointing at the dishes on the table, "You ate it all?"
"Finished eating!"
"Tastes really good! Worthy of praise!" Lin Yuan gave Bai Ling'Er a thumbs-up.
Bai Ling'Er thought, Did I ask for that? Do I need your praise?
"Crunch" "Crunch" Bai Ling'Er's little tiger teeth ground noisily, gritting she asked, "Didn't leave me any?"
"Leave some?" Lin Yuan expressed confusion, then suddenly realized, asking, "You demons need to eat too?"
"Hungry? Didn't we bring back some instant noodles from the supermarket? Actually, instant noodles taste pretty good too."
After saying this, Lin Yuan got up to head upstairs for rest, pointing at the messy tableware on his way out, "Remember to clean up the dishes."
Bai Ling'Er: "????"
"Lin Yuan, I'll bite you!" Bai Ling'Er furiously lunged at Lin Yuan.
Bai Ling'Er was really enraged.
She had gotten busy in the kitchen for two to three hours, and ended up not eating anything.
Lin Yuan even had the nerve to ask her to wash the dishes; this is intolerable!
Bai Ling'Er lunged forward, but Lin Yuan simply held her head, preventing any advance.
"Angry now!" Lin Yuan, smiling evilly, said to Bai Ling'Er, "There are still some bones on the table, you're a fox."
"Think foxes are similar to dogs; when I had dogs, I often fed them bones."
"Crunch, crunch." Bai Ling'Er ground her teeth in anger; if not for that damned Power of Rules restraining her, she'd surely take a bite out of Lin Yuan.
Looking at Bai Ling'Er grinding her teeth, Lin Yuan asked, "Aren't you curious why I mentioned having dogs before?"
"Why?" Bai Ling'Er instinctively inquired.
"Because the dog died, I killed it!"
"It bit me once, but it's alright, I always believe if a pet can't be tamed, it can surely be cooked." Lin Yuan said with a smile.
Even though Lin Yuan's face wore a smile, Bai Ling'Er felt a chill down her spine.
"You..."
"You're threatening me!" Bai Ling'Er realized.
Bai Ling'Er, with three hundred years of demonic cultivation, surely understood the meaning in Lin Yuan's words.
Lin Yuan patted Bai Ling'Er's forehead, praised her, saying, "Very smart, worth praising."
After that, Lin Yuan turned and headed upstairs.
Bai Ling'Er watched Lin Yuan's back, wished she could pounce and give him a furious beating.
Yet Bai Ling'Er knew such scenes could only exist in fantasy.
Especially after Lin Yuan's recent threats, she suddenly couldn't tell who the real Demon Fiend was.
"Bullying, such bullying!"
"Being bullied every day and couldn't fight back; I've completely lost face for the Qingqiu Fox Race."
"Can't live anymore, I can't live anymore!" Bai Ling'Er rolled on the ground in tantrum, but Lin Yuan didn't even glance at her.
After half a day of commotion, seeing Lin Yuan ignore her, Bai Ling'Er found no way out.
Obediently ate instant noodles to fill her belly, then grudgingly cleaned the tableware.
...
...
Lin Yuan returned to his upstairs bedroom, lay on bed and took out his phone.
Compared to last night's eerie invasion, now the various groups had quieted down considerably.
Many people were transitioning from sheer panic to slowly accepting reality.
Compared to last night, daytime Evil Spirits, Deceitful Charms, Demon Fiends seemed much fewer.
Even the officials began to act.
The officials noticed the awakened tattoo, the superpowered individuals.
Started recruiting these people with very high compensation.
Additionally, officials started deploying troops into the city to collect last night's victims, prepare for uniform burning.
Someone in the group even posted photos of official corpse trucks gathering bodies from the streets.
Though the officials commenced action, Lin Yuan knew their efforts were somewhat useful but not much.
Daytime Evil Spirits, Deceitful Charms, Demon Fiends were fewer because they gorged overnight, now digesting last night's harvest.
Night would soon fall, and once it does, these Demon Fiends, Evil Spirits embark on another round of feeding.
Moreover, the more human souls and flesh they consume, the stronger these Demon Fiends become.
Yet, Lin Yuan wasn't inclined to care about these matters.
No matter how powerful he is, a person's strength is very limited.
Even if he could save ten, a hundred, or even a thousand people, relative to the vast population, it would be useless.
Since that's the case, better to look after oneself.
This doesn't mean Lin Yuan is cold-blooded, but he went through that era.
With the eerie invasion version continually upgrading, Demon Fiends, Evil Spirits increase in number and strength.
No one can rely on others for survival.
To survive in the eerie invasion era, self-reliance is crucial.
Saving people might not be saving people, rather possibly harming them.