Spoiled by Eight Uncles (Lily)

Squeaky and Speedy marched forward, their eyes almost popping from their sockets. Speedy even lost a strand of hair. Finally, they grabbed the talisman. When they raised it high and prepared to smash it, Lilly and Ivan opened their eyes. Noticing what the small ghost beast was about to do, Ivan immediately reached out and took it back.

"You can't destroy it. We have to return it," he explained.

The small ghost beast squeaked happily as its eyes glistened with hope. It hopped into Lilly's arms with teary eyes. It told her the story using its hands and feet, emphasizing that she had scared it and that the talisman was an ominous artifact. It warned her not to trust it, as it had almost harmed her and Ivan.

She patted its head and comforted it, saying, "Don't worry. The talisman has nothing to do with it. Instead, we should thank it for absorbing the old Order."

Squeaky and Speedy were confused by this sentiment. Therefore, she explained the story to them, only to find them dumbfounded.

"What's wrong?" She playfully pinched the small ghost beast's face. "Snap out of it! I've become more powerful! One day, we'll leave here. I'll introduce you to a new and better cultivation system." The small ghost beast chirped excitedly.

Speedy huffed, "Oh my goodness... To think I lost a strand of hair for nothing..."

Its hair was very valuable. The more hair it had, the stronger it was.

"Sorry about that." Lilly reassured it, "I'll find it for you. Can you put it back on, though?"

Speedy was speechless.

Relaxed, she started bantering with them. Ivan couldn't help but smile as he watched the trio.

She suddenly fell on her knees. Blood drained from his face as he rushed over to help her up. "What's wrong?"

Her face was pale. She raised her trembling hands and began, tears in her eyes, "Ivan, I-I..."

He was worried sick. "What's wrong? Are you hurt?"

At that moment, her stomach growled. She stammered, "I'm hungry! I need food!"

He stared at her without a word. As he took another look at her, he was relieved to find that she was fine. She's just teasing me.

The corner of his mouth twitched as he shook his head, resigned to the fact that he fell for it.

Lilly grinned. "Just kidding! But I'm really hungry. Like, really."

It was more energy-consuming than the first time she returned from the Underworld to the Human Realm.

Ivan replied, "It's probably because the new Order doesn't require spiritual energy to function."

He was hungry as well.

Usually, operating The Order and cultivating required energy. Before this, they cultivated with spiritual energy.

Since they had switched to a new Order system, spiritual energy had become useless. Fortunately, the change wouldn't harm them either.

Her eyes glowed with excitement. "Then, should we eat something?"

Ivan didn't dare answer. On the way here, he learned about her encounter in the Nether from Squeaky. And now he knew that most of the demonic beasts in the Nether were her food.

Sure. Let's go.

The same meadow and the familiar demonic beasts came into view. After their leader's sudden death, they mourned for a few days before choosing a new leader.

It was the new leader's first time leading the tribe in a hunt. Before it could react, a familiar yet strange light flashed before its eyes. The next moment, its head fell to the ground, but its body had disappeared. The other demonic beasts were shocked because they didn't even see the culprit this time.

Lilly was starving. After Ivan told her to wait in the cave, he left. Just as she lit the fire and boiled the water, he returned.

As soon as he returned to the cave, he chopped off the beast's leg. He quickly processed it to make it edible and cooked it over the open fire.

"Let's start with the leg," he suggested.

Lilly nodded eagerly, her gaze never leaving the beast's leg. The oil sizzled, and the aroma wafted out, arousing her appetite, and she kept swallowing.

A thought struck Ivan when he was gutting the beast. Wait a minute. I'm Emperor Greenbow. It's my duty to guard the Nether. Eating the demonic beasts seems inappropriate.

The next second, the aroma of food hit him. Nope. There's nothing wrong with it. It's either kill or be killed. Besides, it's not like we're eating humans.

If the demonic beasts in the Nether could read his thoughts, they would be sad.

Despite its size, the beast's legs buckled as it was cooked due to Ivan cutting openings on it. The golden-brown meat sizzled with aroma, and when Lilly sprinkled seasonings made from her pills on it, its effect on their empty stomachs was immediate.

Lilly cut a large piece of meat with a knife and simply skewered it with a stick before handing it to Ivan. He didn't turn down her offer. He took it and swallowed the food.

The two of them devoured the leg in a few minutes. Unsatisfied, Lilly was craving for more.

"Now that spiritual energy is useless to us, we can't rely on eating the beasts to level up anymore." She sighed.

Ivan said nothing. Please count me out. This isn't what I usually do. You're the only person who does that!

By that time, he had finished dealing with the meat. Lilly suggested with excitement, 'Ivan, let's make stew!'

He nodded in agreement. 'There's quite a lot of meat. I'm thinking about what to use...'

The next second, she took out a cauldron.

W-What?

She set up the cauldron with practiced ease and put the chopped meat inside.

Ivan couldn't believe his eyes.

Then, she used the spiritual spring water as a replacement for normal water to cook the stew. She even added a few pills as ingredients.

At this point, he didn't know what to say.

She tilted her head as she was lost in thoughts. The spirit fruits she collected in the Heavenly Court crossed her mind. Some of them bear a striking resemblance to white radishes and potatoes. They're perfect for a beef stew.

The thought made her mouth water.

Without hesitation, she retrieved the fruits, sliced them into pieces, and added them to the makeshift pot.

Ivan's eyes widened in surprise. What is she doing?