Chapter 16: Black Sha
"Hmm, did you encounter anything strange?" Seeing Li Si’s expression, Su Heng’s heart tightened, and he couldn’t help but ask in a low voice.
"We found the meat of Tai Sui; it grows from the ground," Li Si frowned and said, "but we heard some unsettling rumors from the villagers."
"Let’s hear them."
"At first, the villagers discovered Tai Sui growing in the ground. Many people dug it up and took it home to eat. What’s more, no matter how much was taken out, it would grow back the next day. The villagers of Heikui Mountain thought it was a treasure bestowed by heaven. However, they soon ran into problems..."
"Those who had eaten the meat of Tai Sui starved to death," Li Si said.
"Starved to death?" Su Heng couldn’t believe it.
"Mmm." Li Si nodded, "The villagers say, after eating the meat of Tai Sui, they couldn’t eat anything else. But this thing is peculiar, the more you eat, the more rapidly your body becomes emaciated, and by the time of death, only skin and bones remain. It’s almost as if..."
"It’s as if the nutrients of their bodies were consumed by the meat of Tai Sui," Su Heng said softly.
"Exactly," Li Si agreed.