A few days later, a maid requested an audience and brought Lu Yin the Fruit Fish he wanted.
Lu Yin took it. It was indeed a Fruit Fish, a creature that lived in the rivers of the Outer Universe. The people at the Angler's Club had loved catching them, though even the White Night Clan had struggled to obtain one back then.
He had eaten one on Night King Star and remembered the taste vividly.
The Eternal Clan shouldn't have much power in the Primeval Space anymore. How had they managed to get a Fruit Fish? They must have had considerable influence.
"How did you get this?" Lu Yin couldn't help asking.
But the maid couldn't answer. She didn't know either.
Lu Yin stopped asking. There were five Fruit Fish, and he casually handed one to the maid. "Have some."
The maid was horrified and immediately dropped to her knees. "Please spare this lowly servant, Master! I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."
"It's just a fish. What's the problem?" Lu Yin asked, puzzled.
The maid kept kowtowing. When Lu Yin saw that her forehead was about to bleed, he said, "That's enough. Get up. I'll eat it myself."
Only then did the maid relax. She slowly rose, her eyes filled with fear.
"What are you afraid of?" Lu Yin asked.
The maid bowed respectfully. "It is already a blessing for this lowly servant to serve you, my lord. I would never presume to accept your gift."
Lu Yin looked at her. "What about your family?"
The maid trembled and dropped to her knees again. "Please spare this lowly servant, my lord! Please spare this lowly servant, my lord! Please..."
"Enough. I won't ask," Lu Yin said impatiently.
The maid was terrified. She slowly stood and left the tower.
He didn't