"Granny Hua was an old acquaintance of our elder."
"Since Your Excellency came from the Red Moon Restaurant, this is merely a flood washing into the Dragon King Temple—our own people failing to recognize each other."
"Please release my companion for now."
"If there is any misunderstanding, we can sit down and discuss it slowly. If she offended Your Excellency in any way, we will certainly offer you satisfactory compensation."
The man's tone was neither servile nor overbearing.
But having said this much, he was already certain that Jiang Qiao would release the young woman.
He had heard the elder mention it before.
Granny Hua was not only immensely powerful and capable of comprehending laws, having nearly reached the Ninth Rank. More importantly, she was also the manager of the Red Moon Restaurant.
This man was from the Red Moon Restaurant.
He was definitely connected to Granny Hua—either her subordinate or a junior.
Regardless, the other party had no reason to continue harming the young woman.
"'Satisfactory compensation'?" Jiang Qiao looked at him strangely and continued, "Is your elder another old monster who escaped from the Red Moon Restaurant back then?"
He had learned about it before.
A hundred years ago, the prisoners led by the Old Woman, who had been imprisoned in the restaurant, joined forces to launch a riot.
Although most of them had died or been wounded, they had successfully slain the Red Moon Restaurant's last employee. Most of the surviving prisoners escaped the restaurant and went their separate ways.
But the Old Woman had chosen to stay.
She had attempted to control the Red Moon Restaurant and obtain power that did not belong to her.
"That's right." The man's tone grew even calmer when he heard this. "Our elder was also from the Red Moon Restaurant