Chapter 255: The Yandere Demon Lord 9

Thinking of that possibility, Lin Tongyin couldn’t help shuddering violently.

Then he clenched his fists tightly.

Too vicious.

That old woman really hadn’t given up on whatever she wanted from him.

But soon, Lin Tongyin gradually calmed down again.

Because if things truly were as he suspected…

Then this might actually become an opportunity for him.

At the very least, he could use Tang Wan’s current behavior to obtain large amounts of cultivation resources and strengthen himself as quickly as possible.

And once the day arrived when she finally intended to “harvest” him—

He would possess the strength to resist.

At that time, who would ultimately win…

Wasn’t necessarily certain.

After letting out a slow breath, Lin Tongyin loosened his fists and resumed practicing even more desperately than before.

…

That night.

Tang Wan quietly slipped into Lin Tongyin’s room as usual.

Seeing that he had finally gained some healthy weight recently, relief appeared on her face.

She reached out and gently pinched his cheek.

Then, as always, her fingers lightly brushed over his empty left eye socket.

The next moment, she sighed softly in a strangely unreadable tone:

“Tongtong… I hope you won’t disappoint your master…”

Afterward, she carefully tucked the quilt around him before turning and leaving.

…

Watching all this, Little Cutie couldn’t help looking completely bewildered.

“Host… what exactly are you doing?” it asked blankly. “Every night you mysteriously whisper things into his ear. Even I’m getting confused.”

Hearing this, Tang Wan immediately put on a profound and unfathomable expression.

“You’ll understand eventually.”

“This is groundwork I’m laying using the mess the original owner left behind.”

The original owner had created far too many problems for her.

If she couldn’t come up with a reasonable explanation to “cleanse” herself, then even if she dug out her own heart and offered it to Lin Tongyin, he still wouldn’t believe her sincerity.

So—

She could only take another path entirely.

…

Little Cutie immediately became curious.

“Host, can’t you at least give me a tiny hint?”

If it knew even a little about her plan, maybe it could figure out what she was thinking.

But Tang Wan mercilessly shook her head.

“No.”

“What’s the point of telling you? It’s not like you can help anyway.”

Little Cutie: “…”

Direct critical damage.

So it really was useless now?!

…

The next day, Tang Wan truly left Yunhua Peak.

And after she disappeared for half a month without returning even once—

Lin Tongyin practically exploded with happiness.

Finally.

He could breathe freely for a while.

But very soon, he discovered something troublesome.

As his cultivation and swordsmanship improved, the amount of physical energy he consumed daily also increased dramatically.

The pills Tang Wan had left behind—which should’ve lasted half a month—

Were completely used up by him in only ten days.

And without Tang Wan constantly supplying demonic beast meat to replenish his stamina, he could only hunt ordinary prey in the back mountains himself.

Unfortunately, normal animals were nowhere near as nourishing as demonic beast meat.

They couldn’t sustain him for long at all.

Soon, intense hunger began tormenting him again and again.

…

“Tang Wan… so this was your goal all along?” Lin Tongyin muttered through gritted teeth while clutching his growling stomach.

“I knew it. How could you possibly be kind enough to let me cultivate so easily?”

Although his strength had indeed increased—

His appetite had also become terrifying.

Without Tang Wan’s pills and demonic beast meat constantly supporting him, he simply couldn’t endure this level of hunger.

This had to be another one of Tang Wan’s methods for torturing him.

Damn old woman.

…

After reluctantly stuffing himself with a pile of wild vegetables just to quiet his stomach, Lin Tongyin sat gloomily inside the hut, wondering what he should do next.

At that moment—

His gaze landed on the jade token resting on the table.

Before leaving, Tang Wan had said that if he ran out of medicine, he could go to the Alchemy Hall.

Since she’d already said so herself…

Why should he be polite?

If he didn’t take advantage of the old woman’s things, it would simply be a waste.