Chapter 1732: Chapter 1732: The Will Remains, the Obsession Endures
Upon learning that Little Taotie was going to bake a cake, everyone was speechless.
Little Taotie finally finished kneading the dough and placed it in the oven.
Time slowly passed.
The dough puffed up...
When the "ding" sounded, and the baking was done, Little Taotie got a fluffy loaf of bread.
Little Taotie: "..."
She stood there staring at the bread for quite a while.
Just when everyone thought she might cry, the little girl grinned, "Done!"
She took out a small ceramic knife and began seriously slicing the bread.
Then she distributed it to everyone present.
Lou Lan asked, "What did you bake?"
Little Taotie’s Little Dimple dipped in, and Tiantian replied, "Bread."
The old man found it funny and couldn’t help teasing, "Didn’t you say you were baking a cake?"
Little Taotie blinked her big eyes: "There are too many people, bread is easier to share, so I changed my mind."
"You little clever one." Lou Lan tapped Little Taotie’s forehead and laughed.
After dividing up the bread, Little Taotie didn’t save any for herself, nor for Hua Jinyan. Seeing many hadn’t received any, she skillfully kneaded the dough again, learning from last time.
"What are you baking this time?" Lou Lan asked.
Little Taotie replied cheerfully, "Bread."
What is a cake? She claimed not to know.
By a twist of fate, she managed to bake incredibly fluffy and soft bread, with layer upon layer, even the color was beautiful.
Those who had tasted the toasted slices praised it repeatedly, and those who hadn’t were eagerly anticipating it.
The smell of bread wafted out, and with a "ding," the bread was done.
Little Taotie continued distributing the bread, thoroughly enjoying herself.
Compared to playing make-believe chef and making fake dishes for the children, Little Taotie found slicing real bread far more interesting. Seeing the satisfaction on people’s faces and hearing their praise for her tasty bread made Little Taotie very content.
After finishing the bread, the old man took out a box.
Little Taotie was very puzzled.
The old man asked, "Look inside again, has there been any change with the Ghost?"
Everyone gathered around the monitor display.
Only Little Taotie and Hua Jinyan could see inside the box, so they stood at the very front.
"It’s smaller," Little Taotie said in surprise. "It’s gotten even smaller."
Hua Jinyan nodded, "It has indeed gotten smaller."
The old man knowingly nodded, having some thoughts.
"What are you thinking?" Lou Lan inquired.
The old man looked at the crowd, seeing each curious face fixed on him, smiled, and explained, "Some people find life unbearable, feeling it holds no meaning, so they contemplate death, thinking that death is the relief, and thus choose extreme means of unnatural death."
Lou Lan: "Are you talking about suicide?"
The old man slightly nodded, "This form of death is exceedingly foolish, knowing only half the truth. The body indeed dies, but the spiritual body does not perish, the thoughts are not extinguished. At such times, with their death time not reached, they’re not escorted to the next reincarnation, they drift aimlessly across the world. These spiritual bodies, with their thoughts not extinguished, find such drifting as purposeless and tedious as life with a body used to be."
Lou Lan was astonished, "Are you suggesting they want the spiritual body to be destroyed?"
The old man was silent for a moment, sighed, "It sounds incredible, but it’s true. A person’s body dies, but the thoughts persist, still trapped in despair, still clinging to the obsession with death."
Little Taotie blinked her eyes, "Do they want to offer themselves to the Ghost King to be eaten?"
The old man was quite surprised, "You’re very smart."
