The Ghost King’s words this time were met with no objection or refusal from Lu Wuming. It seemed he had grown accustomed to this way of life, merely nodding quietly, even offering the Ghost King a word of thanks.
For the Ghost King, this was also a part of testing Lu Wuming. He wanted to see if the young man was merely pretending or if his memory had truly been muddled.
If, after the food was brought to him, he ate it obediently and calmly like a normal ghost, then perhaps he could trust Chu Yi’s words and cease harboring any unwarranted suspicions.
With this mindset, not much time passed before Thirteen brought the new “food” to Lu Wuming.
It was much the same as last time.
Both were young maidens.
The difference this time, however, was that this girl was in better condition. If she were simply released, she would undoubtedly have a chance to survive.
But for the ghost tribe, this was not a chance to survive. Instead, this girl looked much fresher than the last. Lu Wuming could begin the bloodletting process himself. If he truly accepted his identity, he should not refuse.
After placing the prepared maiden before Lu Wuming, Thirteen retreated to the side, ceasing all action.
He wasn’t entirely clear what the Young Master had experienced during this time. After all, ever since Chu Yi returned, the area outside the Ghost King’s hall had become a forbidden zone. No one other than Chu Yi was permitted to approach, including Thirteen. Even if he was worried about their Young Master, he could not disobey the King’s orders.
They hadn’t seen each other for so long, and upon meeting again, he heard the King say he was finding fresh food for the Young Master.
Thirteen didn’t quite understand why the Young Master had changed so drastically. However, since this was something the Young Master requested, he was naturally happy to prepare it.
Although, in his current view, the food they had been eating for so long was indeed not as delicious as other human foods.
Had the Young Master changed his mind now?
As the Young Master’s servant, should he also follow suit and revert his dietary habits?
Thirteen’s mind was occupied with these chaotic thoughts.
But Lu Wuming, looking at the girl before him, who was weeping and struggling incessantly, showed a look of confusion and bewilderment in his eyes.
He turned to look at the palace beside him and asked with great doubt, “Father, what is this for?”
“It’s nothing, it’s your food,” the Ghost King replied, slightly puzzled by the question, but answered it properly. “Didn’t I tell you to eat until you were full before killing? Why aren’t you eating now that the food is right in front of you?”
Could it be that Chu Yi’s cultivation technique had gone wrong, and all the previous interactions were just Lu Wuming acting for him?
The Ghost King’s doubts reached their peak at this moment.
However, what he never expected was that after staring at the maiden in silence for a moment, Lu Wuming actually shook his head very seriously. A helpless smile appeared on his face as he said, “Father, didn’t you tell me before that what one eats is decided by their own preferences? Human flesh doesn’t taste good, and compared to this, I prefer eating those other foods. Father, you also told me to eat more normal grains to grow better and stronger. Did…?”
His voice suddenly paused at this point. As if realizing a grave error, his expression turned somewhat grim.
He raised his hand and pressed hard on his forehead, muttering, “Did… didn’t you tell me these things, Father?”
He was thinking earnestly.
He was also earnestly discerning the correctness of his memories.
But his subconscious question made the Ghost King suddenly nervous.
According to his instructions to Chu Yi, Chu Yi was supposed to confuse Lu Wuming’s memories of the Ghost King and Liu Buli, causing his feelings towards them to become inverted.
Therefore, everything Lu Wuming was saying now was what Liu Buli had told him before.
This damned fellow, what inappropriate things had he said to Lu Wuming?!
The Ghost King was furious.
But at this moment, he knew he absolutely could not deny this question.
The memory link between them was as thin as a cicada’s wing. If Lu Wuming sensed something was wrong, the cracks in his memory would only widen. Once they reached a certain point, he would realize the error in that memory.
And once he realized that, the fabricated memories would become increasingly dim. It would then not be difficult to help him recover his original memories.
A similar situation had occurred once before, but the subjects were Chu Liu and Chu Si. Those who betrayed and could no longer be controlled could simply be eliminated.
But Lu Wuming was different.
Despite his hundredfold reluctance, before Lu Wuming could sort out his inner turmoil, the Ghost King forced a laugh and answered his question, saying, “It was just a test to see if you had forgotten things from before. It seems your preferences are still the same, and you still have no intention of accepting things you don’t like. However, child, you are a ghost after all, and eating these things is your nature. Are you really going to keep resisting like this? If you continue, I, as your father, will also be very sad.”
Lu Wuming scratched his head.
From an instinctive perspective, he truly did not want the person who called himself his father to be sad.
Because he subconsciously felt that his relationship with the other party should be very close.
Although this closeness felt inexplicably false, things imprinted in the brain couldn't possibly be so wrong, could they?
Lu Wuming told himself this in his heart.
He looked again at the struggling maiden not far away.
His inner conflict raged repeatedly. Finally, he took a deep breath and tentatively said, “Then… why don’t I try it?”