Lu Linsheng, from being swallowed by many demons when he was weak, to now being strong enough to devour many powerful demons, this was the first time he discovered that there was something he couldn't eat.

When he swallowed this thing, he didn't feel the "spiciness" that Bai Ling mentioned, it was just his body's natural rejection reaction, forcing him to actively spit out the "foreign object".

Lu Linsheng himself was also surprised. After the surprise, it was persistence. Why couldn't he accept something that Bai Ling liked? His obsession was deep, and even such a small matter was unusually concerned. After vomiting, he kept a straight face and thought.

Seeing him like this, Bai Ling thought he was uncomfortable from eating the chili peppers, so she forcibly poured him a pot of water. Unconsciously, she was getting closer and closer to Lu Linsheng.

Before, Lu Linsheng was patient and accommodating enough to her, but the scene of him indiscriminately devouring demons still had some impact on her. Now, because he ate a few chili peppers and vomited, Bai Ling instead found him cute.

"You can't eat spicy food. What if next time a demon smears chili pepper on its body, will you still eat it?"

Lu Linsheng was stumped by Bai Ling's tricky question, and finally said, "I'll try it next time."

Bai Ling imagined that scene - Lu Linsheng grabbing a demon with a strange shape, first dipping it in chili pepper water, then eating it, vomiting halfway through, and the demon that was vomited out halfway was not completely dead - no, better not think about it anymore, the image was a bit unappetizing.

"I'll grind some chili powder for you. If you want to try, it's more convenient to sprinkle chili powder directly." Bai Ling wasn't joking. With her current strength, grinding chili powder didn't even require a grinding plate. She could easily pinch a handful of dried chili peppers into powder with her hands.

"Let me tell you, if these chili seeds are fried in oil and then ground into powder, the smell is so fragrant!" She walked and pinched chili powder, and also gave Lu Linsheng some knowledge about how to eat chili peppers.

After walking for a while, she pinched a bag of chili powder and gave it to Lu Linsheng, "Take it and eat it."

Since it was given by her, Lu Linsheng of course gladly accepted it, without any rejection from the previous vomiting episode, and he even used it very quickly.

Bai Ling: "..."

Lu Linsheng wrapped a slimy demon with bulging eyes and sharp teeth, and clumsily sprinkled chili powder on its body. The demon was covered in chili powder on its face, extremely enraged, opening its bloody mouth and screaming and struggling. It ate another mouthful of chili powder head-on and was almost killed on the spot by Lu Linsheng's actions.

Bai Ling watched and even wanted to persuade him to forget it and not waste food like this.

After eating this demon sprinkled with chili powder, Lu Linsheng had no reaction. Seeing that his face was normal, Bai Ling was very relieved, "You see, I said mild spiciness is okay."

When Bai Ling walked away, Lu Linsheng covered his chest and vomited expressionlessly behind a tree. He vomited in his original form, a slender human figure wrapped in black threads, opening a black hole and spitting out half of the remains. The demon that had not been fully digested stared at him with its big eyes that refused to close.

Lu Linsheng changed back to his scholar appearance and looked at those eyes. Seeing that the eyes actually rolled around, he stepped on them and pushed them deep into the soil.

When Bai Ling came back, he was already sitting under the tree waiting for her as if nothing had happened. That thin little scholar's back, together with the clump of small white wildflowers by his feet, gave the same feeling, and the two complemented each other.

Bai Ling found it interesting, plucked the clump of small wildflowers, laughed and threw it to Lu Linsheng. Lu Linsheng happily caught it and held it in his hands all the way.

Afterwards, on the way, Lu Linsheng began to eat in this "particular" way, and he ate very fiercely. The bag of chili powder that Bai Ling gave him was quickly used up.

Bai Ling was a little surprised, "You like to eat chili peppers so much? I really couldn't tell that you couldn't eat it at first." But having a companion who liked the same food as her made her very happy, of course, and she started pinching dried chili powder for him again.

"If you want to eat, just eat. Why do you have to use this thing to torture me!" The demon that was eaten let out such a cry before dying. Lu Linsheng was unmoved, and skillfully sprinkled a wave of chili powder, then swallowed him.

Bai Ling basically didn't watch him eat now, and just waited for him to finish eating on the side. She had always thought that Lu Linsheng could eat spicy food and even liked this flavor.

But when the two of them stayed together, it was impossible to be flawless forever. Bai Ling accidentally ran into Lu Linsheng who had turned back to his original form and was vomiting on the side, and she discovered the truth of the matter.

"Is it that you can't eat chili peppers at all?" Bai Ling stood in front of Lu Linsheng and asked him.

Lu Linsheng was caught on the spot, still in his pitch-black original form. He forgot to change back to his human form for a moment, and subconsciously covered the remains of the demon he had vomited out behind him.

Bai Ling was so angry that she wanted to pinch his ears, but in this form, he didn't even have eyes, let alone ears, so she angrily said, "Change into your human form!"

Lu Linsheng changed back to his human form and glanced at her, a little apprehensive.

Bai Ling raised her hand to pinch his ear, "If you can't eat it, you have to tell me you can't eat it. What's the use of you pretending to be strong, you're just making yourself suffer, and you'll ruin your body, you fool!"

Lu Linsheng tilted his head and looked at her ingratiatingly, "I can eat it. If I eat more, I'll be able to eat it."

Bai Ling wanted to give him a hit to wake him up, but thinking of her own strength, she gave up. She pinched his head and shook it, "Listen to yourself, is there water sloshing inside?"

Lu Linsheng listened and didn't hear anything, and said, "There's no sound."

Bai Ling was so angry that she laughed. She scolded him, "Don't talk nonsense with me. You can't eat chili peppers, and you're not allowed to eat them from now on! Did you hear me?"

Lu Linsheng bent over in a strange posture and answered devoutly, "I heard you, I won't eat it anymore."

Most of the time, he had this attitude of whatever Bai Ling said was what it was, but occasionally there were exceptions.

Bai Ling was someone who couldn't bear to see the weak and pitiful. If she saw them and could help, she was willing to lend a hand.

On the way, they encountered some people who were oppressed by rampant demons. They would stop to help clear the man-eating demons around, and if they encountered those who were too poor, she would also help them by giving them a few pearls to exchange for money to buy food.

This was where the problem arose. Lu Linsheng was unwilling to see her give people pearls.

"Why do you want to give them pearls?" Lu Linsheng asked her, not smiling for the first time.

Bai Ling's head was full of question marks. "I have many of these ordinary pearls. What's the problem with giving them a few?"

Lu Linsheng shook his head, looking a bit scary. He said, "Don't give them pearls."

Bai Ling thought, this boy is a bit stingy, not even willing to give away a few pearls. She suddenly remembered her maternal grandparents. Her grandmother spent money extravagantly, while her grandfather always tried to control her spending.

When she was young, she always felt her grandfather was very stingy. Her grandmother would laugh, hug her, give her a kiss, and whisper to her, "Your grandfather is never stingy when buying things for me. That's just how he is - stingy with others and himself, but generous to me."

The two had divergent trains of thought, but in the end, they miraculously reached a harmonious consensus without communication.

Lu Linsheng took out a piece of gold. "Why not give them this instead?"

Just as Bai Ling had her own dragon spirit pouch, Lu Linsheng also had his own storage space, filled with miscellaneous items filtered from the demons he had devoured. Having eaten so many, he inevitably consumed a few wealthy demons with no shortage of money on them.

He just never thought of using it before. Now, he took it all out and handed it to Bai Ling. "Don't give pearls, give these."

Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, thinking, my goodness, it turns out he's not stingy, but just can't bear to let me use my own money and would rather have me use his.

This... this is such a good partner! The boyfriend she wanted back then was just like this! Good-looking, good-natured, and treating his woman well like her grandfather. Although they can't eat from the same pot, it also means he won't fight with her over food.

The more Bai Ling looked at Lu Linsheng, the better she felt about him. She took out a sack of pearls from her spirit pouch and gave them all to him. "These are all for you!"

Then she discovered that Lu Linsheng was extremely happy, hugging all the pearls she gave him, smiling so much that he almost melted. Later, Bai Ling often found him enjoying holding the pearls when resting.

Once, he accidentally dropped one into the lake and immediately went into the water to retrieve it from the mud, soaking his clothes.

"You like pearls that much?"

"Mm-hmm." Lu Linsheng smiled sweetly, as if recalling something wonderful, then looked at her with even more satisfaction.

Seeing him happy made Bai Ling feel happy too. Without thinking, she took out a few larger golden pearls from her spirit pouch. These golden pearls were much more precious than ordinary white pearls and the rarest kind.

"These are for you too. The golden ones are even prettier."

Seeing those familiar golden pearls in Bai Ling's hand, Lu Linsheng paused. In the depths of his memory, there was also such a golden pearl. He knew it was very precious to him and wanted to preserve it forever.

But in the long process of devouring, he became muddleheaded, and that golden pearl disappeared at some point. He later searched many places but could not find it.

"These... are for me?" Lu Linsheng hesitantly touched those golden pearls.

"Yes." Bai Ling put all the pearls into his hand, completely unaware of what they meant to Lu Linsheng.

Lu Linsheng's mood was like... a child gazing at the stars, one day discovering that the unreachable stars in the sky had all flown into his arms. He couldn't help but tightly grasp those golden pearls. He stepped forward, opened his arms and hugged Bai Ling.

When she cursed or got angry, her imposing manner seemed as if she was two meters tall. But when held in his arms, she was just a small bundle. Lu Linsheng felt even happier than when he received so many golden pearls just now. This feeling was unfamiliar. He was a bit dazed but reluctantly hugged her a while longer before letting go.

Bai Ling came back to her senses and scratched her face, looking at the sky and the trees beside her, not knowing what to say for a long time.

Lu Linsheng's action was too sudden. If it was a stranger who suddenly hugged her, Bai Ling could have sent them flying ten meters away with one hammer. But Lu Linsheng's hug just now seemed different. He was so careful yet so happy. The deep affection could be conveyed through his actions to her.

It wasn't unpleasant, just a bit strange, making one feel a little embarrassed.

"Um... we..." Bai Ling started but couldn't figure out what to say next. She wanted to directly say why don't we two become boyfriend and girlfriend and see how it goes. She had only said two words when suddenly a dark cloud drifted down from the sky.

An old man with a white beard as long as his arm fell from the cloud. The old man held a blood-red coral branch walking stick. Landing in front of her, he shouted, "Little master! It's not good! Don't wander around here anymore, quickly come with me!"

Bai Ling: "Who are you?"

The old man was silent for a moment, somewhat resentful. "I'm the Old Seashell!"

Bai Ling subconsciously looked at the Old Seashell at her waist. The Old Seashell hadn't spoken for the past few days, but in previous years when there was nothing to do, the old man often wouldn't speak for days.

She was used to it and didn't notice anything amiss. The old man tapped the shell's surface with his red coral cane and the shell opened. Only then did Bai Ling discover that the shell was indeed empty inside.

"How did you turn into this appearance? When did you leave? How come I didn't know?" Bai Ling looked at the Old Seashell's never-before-seen appearance with curiosity. Since she was born from the shell, the Old Seashell had always been in shell form. This was the first time she saw this strange little old man appearance.

The Old Seashell waved the red coral cane in his hand, gesticulating with unusual agitation. "I was injured before and couldn't transform into this appearance. I only got a bit better after recuperating for so long. I left over ten days ago... But these aren't important. The most important thing now is for you to listen to me first, find a place to hide, the farther from the East Sea area the better!"

Author's Note: Calculating the time, it's about time for Green Green to come out and assist.