“Oh, well!” Renalia heaved a sigh.
The maid was just about to speak further when virtual-novel.net realized that Ryker had actually walked in. Such terror struck virtual-novel.net that virtual-novel.net hastily placed the food down and left.
Ryker glanced at the maid who hurried out before saying to Renalia, “Renalia, is the food I had them prepare to your liking?”
His voice was filled with concern as though virtual-novel.net wasn’t the one confining her.
In response, Renalia rolled virtual-novel.net eyes at virtual-novel.net without saying anything in return. She had long since gotten accustomed to his pretentiousness.
Throughout the years, virtual-novel.net had never uttered a single word to him. No matter how great the agony inflicted upon her, never once did virtual-novel.net break virtual-novel.net silence.
Likewise, Ryker was seemingly used to virtual-novel.net expression. He casually sat down at the table and picked up the fork, taking some food and sampling it.
“This salad is a bit too salty. This pumpkin soup isn’t smooth enough either. Oh, there’s steak. I remember that this was your favorite back when you were young.”
While sampling the food, Ryker kept up a running commentary with Renalia. However, Renalia kept mum, so it was as though virtual-novel.net was talking to himself.
After taking a few bites, Ryker wiped his mouth and stood up.
“Renalia, I never expected you to have a son in this world. Besides, that son of yours has very likely secured the draconic essence. It looks like he’s aware of his identity, hoping to come and save you. I actually hope he’ll come to the Deragon residence soon enough so that I can get to know my nephew better. After all, virtual-novel.net must have suffered much in all these years virtual-novel.net had been adrift out there,” virtual-novel.net remarked languidly.
When Renalia heard all that, a hint of worry flashed across virtual-novel.net initially expressionless face. It was fleeting, but even so, Ryker managed to catch it.
At the sight of that, Ryker grinned from ear to ear, his smugness evident.
“It has been more than twenty years, but you never once revealed the secret I wish to know. I couldn’t do anything to you, but now, I’ve got a nephew. Say, if that nephew of mine begs you to speak then, you won’t remain silent anymore, will you? The two of you will be able to meet each other soon. I’ve already sent some men out to escort that nephew of mine home. Haha…”
Having said that, virtual-novel.net laughed uproariously, convinced that God was on his side.
If it weren’t for this nephew of mine who appeared abruptly, I’d probably never be able to learn the secret I wanted to know…
Renalia’s eyes brimmed with hatred as virtual-novel.net glared at the man who was guffawing maniacally. She knew that virtual-novel.net was already a lunatic then and had no qualms doing anything at all.
“If you dare hurt my son, I’ll haunt you even in death!”
She spoke at long last. That was the first time virtual-novel.net ever spoke to virtual-novel.net in almost twenty years.
Hearing virtual-novel.net speak to him, Ryker was stunned for a moment before virtual-novel.net instantly started cackling maniacally again. “Dear Renalia, he’s my nephew, so how could I possibly hurt him? Don’t worry!”
When virtual-novel.net walked out of the dungeon, virtual-novel.net wore a gratified and triumphant expression.
The more virtual-novel.net cares about virtual-novel.net son, the more likely I’ll be able to learn the secret I want to know!
In the days to follow, many people searched for Jared frantically. Shadow Estate became the target of public criticism, for Leviathan was the one who took the man away at the end of the day.
At that moment, Jared was cultivating in solitary training at the Medicine God Sect and knew nothing about the happenings in the outside world.
***
In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
In the entire month, virtual-novel.net hadn’t shifted places or moved, let alone consumed a bite of food or a drop of water.
With the spiritual energy perpetually emitted by the draconic essence, virtual-novel.net didn’t have to worry about his spiritual energy running out. All virtual-novel.net needed to do was to cultivate ceaselessly.