An Unusual Life Beginning with Evil Spirits

Volume 1. Let the Game Begin

That night, my mother Gong Lianyu had already left.

After all, as the CEO of a large multinational corporation, the fact that she managed to spare two days to accompany me already showed great dedication.

There was simply too much going on at the company for her to be away for long.

Liu Wanqian also had his own matters to attend to, so the two of them hired a caregiver for me.

Given my current situation, I truly couldn't manage anything on my own.

My left shoulder was dislocated, and I had a fracture in my left shin, along with multiple contusions and abrasions.

Fortunately, there were no major issues overall—just some inconvenience in mobility.

My left leg wasn’t wrapped too tightly, and just lifting the blanket revealed an exoskeletal brace of unknown material.

It looked horrifying against my fair and delicate leg.

Well... even though I looked like this now, I couldn’t deny that I still cared about appearance.

Seeing such a perfect pair of white legs spoiled by this eyesore really gave me a sense of helpless frustration.

That little girl Liu Yunyan had never suffered a day in her life.

Her legs didn’t even have a single scar.

She was basically the ideal “leg play” prototype.

But now, with this brace, there was a ninety percent chance she’d be left with scars.

What a waste of such a 98-point pair of legs!

But... even if there were no scars, could I show them to anyone?

After all, I used to be a full-grown man, and a fairly traditional one at that.

Showing off my thighs or something… emmm, guess I’ll just admire them myself.

Anyway, that’s how things stood now.

I had devoured her soul and taken over her body.

In a sense, the reason I survived was thanks to that little girl Liu Yunyan.

“You can go in peace… I’ll handle the rest properly.”

Looking at my own hands, I murmured to myself.

The caregiver beside me seemed to know a bit of what had happened.

When she heard what I said, a look of fantasy surfaced on her face.

She then glanced at me with a hint of pity in her eyes.

Aunt Zhao, the caregiver, was a woman in her thirties.

She was slightly chubby but had a kind face.

“Girl… don’t think too much about it. This is fate. He was meant to go early, but you’re still young…”

Who knew where she had heard the story from.

Upon hearing my murmuring, she immediately began trying to comfort me.

But… what’s with this “widow’s consolation” attitude of yours?

Sigh… a whole life of innocence, and now… I actually ended up with the reputation of being a lolicon.

Heavens above… damn it, I’m a mature-woman lover!

No no no!

The key point is!

I didn’t even touch her hand!

Injustice~ This is injustice!!!

Your Honor, I plead not guilty!

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Whatever the case, what was done was done.

Crying injustice was pointless now.

It was better to think about what to do next.

Should I… investigate what exactly happened that day?

But… where should I even start?

After dinner, with Aunt Zhao’s help, I made my way to the bathroom.

Sitting on the toilet, I looked awkwardly at Aunt Zhao… until she finally left with a smile.

“We’re all women here, what are you shy about~ Such a girly temperament. Alright, alright, I’m leaving~”

Seeing her smiling face, my cheeks turned completely red.

After I was done, I shyly called out to Aunt Zhao, and she helped me back to bed.

Lying in bed, Aunt Zhao set up a makeshift bed not far from mine.

She turned off the lights, and as I listened to the occasional footsteps outside the door, my mind began to drift into a haze.

Maybe I’d thought too much that day, or maybe it was the mismatch between my body and soul, or perhaps I was just too physically weak.

Whatever the reason, I quickly drifted into sleep.

However, the moment I closed my eyes, I suddenly felt as if I’d been violently pulled.

Instinctively, I opened my eyes.

【Me…】

Just as I was about to speak, I saw… Liu Yunyan lying on the bed and Aunt Zhao in the room.

Wait… Liu Yunyan?

Aren’t I Liu Yunyan right now?!

I…

Instinctively, I looked down at my hand and was almost scared stiff!!

This… was this even a human hand!?

Five sharp claws, with the entire arm hanging all the way down to the heel.

The bizarre proportions, combined with the completely pitch-black arm and black claws… when I looked at the rest of my body, it was nearly entirely black, with no visible color.

It was as if this body absorbed all the surrounding light.

I could only faintly discern a humanoid outline.

【What is this feeling?】

At that moment, my body felt very strange.

A vague sense of hunger was stirring in my belly.

Suddenly… a fragrant aroma hit my nose.

That sensation… it was like smelling pork knuckles after going a whole month without meat.

I almost drooled!

Instinctively, I turned my head toward the source of that aroma—the one who was making my mouth water…

【Aunt Zhao? Did Aunt Zhao bring something with her? Why does it smell so good?】

My mind felt a little foggy, hazy.

I walked over to Aunt Zhao's side and instinctively reached out, grabbing her shoulder.

Then... I felt as if I had touched something tangible.

It was strange.

Just earlier, when I had been standing on the bed, I hadn’t felt anything like “standing”—it was like I was floating, with no sense of physical reality at all.

I had even tried touching other things, and nothing gave me any real sensation.

But now, when I touched Aunt Zhao, I actually felt something?

Instinctively, I wanted to see what this thing was that gave me that sensation, so I gently pulled outward.

However… when I saw what I had pulled out, I was so frightened I almost lost my soul, and hurriedly stuffed it back in!!

【Holy crap… I almost pulled Aunt Zhao’s soul out! Wait a second! The source of that fragrance?】

I froze.

Just as I was about to withdraw my hand, I stopped.

After hesitating for a moment, I once again… placed my hand on Aunt Zhao’s body and slowly pulled out a bit more…

A shoulder identical to Aunt Zhao’s—more accurately, a bare shoulder—was pulled out from her body.

It was semi-transparent and white in color, and on that white translucent form, I felt an intense sense of temptation!

【I…】

Suddenly, I froze.

That powerful aroma made it nearly impossible for me to control my body!

When I came to my senses again, my mouth had already landed on Aunt Zhao’s shoulder, and I bit down hard.

As an incredibly fragrant and dry-sweet substance slid down my throat, I was jolted into action and shoved Aunt Zhao’s soul back inside in a hurry!

“Ah!!!”

All of a sudden, Aunt Zhao woke up with a start.

She looked around in surprise, and then touched her shoulder with suspicion.

Every hair on my body stood on end.

However… even though I was practically pressed up against her, she didn’t seem to notice me at all.

And her shoulder didn’t appear the slightest bit impaired.

【Could it be… she didn’t realize I just took a bite out of her soul?】

No time to dwell on my own behavior, I watched her closely.

Aunt Zhao sat up and rotated her shoulder, looking confused.

"Strange, why does it feel so cold? And kinda stinging? Could it be rheumatism?"

She muttered to herself, then turned to glance at the body of “me” still sleeping in bed.

She shook her head, lay back down, this time pulling the blanket up tightly, and mumbled softly with her eyes closed, “Ah~ poor little girl.”

It felt just like someone startled awake from a dream.

Nothing odd had happened, no signs like “my shoulder won’t move” or “it hurts like hell”—just… a bit of stinging and cold?

Could it be… that eating someone’s soul doesn’t affect them?

Puzzled, I waited until Aunt Zhao fell back asleep, then once more pulled out her shoulder.

Things like the bed had no effect on me whatsoever.

It was like a transparent 3D projection.

My five sharp, pitch-black claws passed through the bed without resistance, gripped Aunt Zhao’s shoulder, and gently pulled.

【What? How… could this be?】

Aunt Zhao’s shoulder—was completely intact!??

Then what exactly did I eat?!

Instinctively… I looked closer, and that’s when I saw the weirdness.

Turns out… it wasn’t perfectly intact.

Aunt Zhao’s soul was already starting to repair itself!

The proof was in the area where I had bitten her.

When I pulled her soul out again, that section of her shoulder was much more transparent than the rest.

The change was still slowly progressing.

When I had first pulled it out, the difference in transparency was drastic, but I was so shocked I hadn’t noticed.

Upon closer inspection, I saw that her shoulder was almost as clear as ultra-white glass.

If not for the fact that the shape of her shoulder was still intact, I never would have believed it wasn’t whole.

【So… the soul can regenerate?】

Watching as parts of her soul—white and translucent, like mist—slowly filled back into her shoulder, I nodded.

【Looks like the soul can repair itself to some extent.】

I nodded again and quickly pushed Aunt Zhao’s soul back in.

It wasn’t that I didn’t want to study it further… it was just that the intense temptation was pushing me to keep devouring Aunt Zhao’s soul.

Lowering my head, I stared at my withered, charred hands that looked like demonic claws.

【What… exactly am I now? A living person? Or a malevolent spirit?】