"Yup, I like the dishes. Very tasty," said Mei Ling, while licking her lips.
"Hey, even though you don't have any manners, can't you act like you've had some?" thought Ronin, with a helpless look on his face.
"Haha, what a nice, bold, and straightforward girl. I like you," said the old woman with a wide grin, and continued, "I like you so I will bring you another dish for free."
"Yay!" exclaimed Mei Ling, with a bright smile on her face.
"Grandma, as it's their first time in our restaurant and they went through so much hassle, and this little girl stood up to defend me, let their meal be our treat for today," asked the waiter with a smile on her face.
*Slap…*
"Okay, then your meal for today will be on us," said the old woman, gently patting Ronin's back.
"What the heck? This old woman sure has immense strength in her hands. No wonder just placing her hand is enough to crack and dislocate that guy's shoulder. It's a good thing my body is the strongest in this mortal realm, and I'm also protecting my body with my pure demon energy," Ronin murmured inwardly, with a shocked look on his face.
"Not bad... young man... Not bad," said the old woman, slowly walking towards the kitchen and entering inside.
"Brother, they're going to give us free meals. Let's eat until our tummies are full," said Mei Ling, her little face filled with excitement.
Ronin released a long, helpless sigh and nodded in response to her words.
It took them a few minutes to finish their meals and continue their journey.
After they stepped out of the restaurant, the young girl moved closer to her grandmother and asked, "Grandma, he's not a human or a regular demon like I've seen before, is he?"
Before she could finish her sentence, the old woman interrupted her, saying, "Yes, he is a demon lord. But he looks so weak, yet he would pose a good challenge if we were to fight together now."
"What? He can keep up with you in a fight?" asked the young girl, her face filled with surprise.
"If he were in his prime, he could crush me with his two fingers," said the old woman, her face displaying a fearful expression.
"What? Why did you just let him go away from here?" asked the young girl, her face showing confusion.
"He doesn't harbor any hostility towards us, so there's no need to fight him when he doesn't have any intention to fight us," explained the old woman, shaking her head disapprovingly at the young girl's words.
Meanwhile…
"Brother Ronin, I forgot to ask where we are going?" asked Mei Ling, her face filled with curiosity.
"We are going to meet your mother," said Ronin, his expression calm.
"Yay! Mother, I'm coming!" Mei Ling exclaimed loudly, moving forward with a playful smile.
It didn't take them long to reach the city. They both had a meal, and Ronin even bought a takeout meal as per Mei Ling's request. After a few minutes, they finally arrived near Jin Zhao's mansion. However, Ronin was petrified on the spot when he saw the naked woman tied to the wooden pole.
"Brother, there's someone tied to the wooden pole," Mei Ling said, pointing her finger at the naked woman.
The moment he heard her voice, he came back to his senses and hurriedly tore a cloth from his hand to cover Mei Ling's eyes.
"There's nothing... I didn't see anything... Don't take away the blindfold from your eyes until I tell you to," Ronin said in a trembling voice, his throat dry.
Both of them moved towards the naked woman and observed her tightly clenched fist. Ronin reached out his hand to touch her fist, and the moment her body felt the touch of the demon lord, she loosened her grip. It was a scroll.
Ronin hastily took the crumpled scroll and carefully opened it. As he read the words written in blood, his body shook intensely, and beads of sweat started to drip down, falling drop by drop onto the ground.
"My lord, if you're reading this scroll, then that means I am already dead. My only regret is that I didn't see my daughter one last time before I died. My lord, I successfully completed my duty. I found the place where Jin Zhao placed his sword. There is a secret room within Jin Zhao's chamber. Look for a scorpion symbol on the wall. Press it, and the door to the secret room will open." At the end, the blood on the words became thin.
But after some gap in the scroll, the blood on the words became thick and she continued" The reason behind my death, Jin Zhao he is not a human, he is a beast, a beast wearing human skin, he forced himself on a human kid, as a mother to a kid I can't able to tolerate his audacity and used all means to let that kid escape from that beast, he diverted his lust on me and he forced himself on me again and again until my body grew numb to his show of beastality, his eyes red, sharp teeth, he Bitten me and drunk my blood, I lost all my strength in my body, I don't even have any ounce of strength to retaliate and I stopped struggling and gave up on myself " blood on the words again became thin.
"It's a forbidden evil technique, and its side effects... demonification," Ronin murmured inwardly, clenching his fist tightly.
After a pause in the scroll, the blood on the words became thick, and she continued, "It didn't take long for him to come back to his senses. The moment he saw that there was no human girl but me, a maid and a demon, he angrily ordered his guards to gouge out my eyes and cut off my tongue. Then they whipped me to death. I know I will die. That human girl is innocent. Protect her from this beast and take care of my daughter in my place. Thank you for looking after my daughter in the past and in the future." The words on the scroll came to an end.