An elderly man with black-rimmed glasses and a kindly face was nervously presenting the prepared delicacies, accompanied by his descendants.
Although the Toad family was a large clan with members spread across the world of demons, and had even entered human society early on due to their foresight and accumulated quite a few businesses, they had even established some trade partnerships with the Divine Land's official Administration Bureau and could be considered to have a solid background—but when facing the True Dragon of Shenzhou, all that background was rendered meaningless.
"Lord Dragon, please enjoy."
Though he was so nervous he could have died, the Toad Yokai from Old Jiang's family still made himself appear quite composed... Youngsters could be naive, but he could not afford to be, because he was an elder!
"All right, put the food down. I don't like having strangers hanging around while I eat." Long Xiruo waved her hand casually—she had somewhat different attitudes toward different demons.
For example, she naturally disliked those who had learned early on to blend into human society and had become tainted by the stench of money... Yet she would not let that prejudice her judgment. As long as the other party had not done anything wrong, she basically left them alone.
"As you command." The old Toad nodded respectfully, then waved for his descendants behind him to leave for the time being, leaving only himself behind.
"Do you have something else?" Long Xiruo asked with a slight frown. "You look perfectly healthy to me. You've got plenty of years left, too—no illnesses or aches."
"You misunderstand, Lord Dragon." The old Toad smiled awkwardly. "I have a rough idea of how long I can live... When the time comes, I won't stubbornly cling to life."
The True Dragon of Shenzhou nodded,