Giving up? What does that mean?

He had prepared all the food for Su Ying.

Because no one in the Demon Realm knew how to cook.

Feng Moyuan had prepared these dishes by following the steps Su Ying had used when cooking before.

Yet her remark that they tasted awful made his face darken.

Ungrateful woman.

Feng Moyuan leaped down from the roof.

Black Shadow stood nearby, speechless. His Demon Venerable really had developed a fondness for climbing onto roofs lately-and a young woman's roof, at that.

"Take this to her." Feng Moyuan pulled Su Ying's Spatial Ring from his sleeve.

He had studied the ring over the past few days.

In the end, he discovered that only Su Ying herself could use this Spatial Ring.

And Su Ying could take all kinds of ingredients and cooking utensils out of it.

Black Shadow accepted it and took the ring inside.

Su Ying was staring blankly at the plate of blackened stuff. She was so hungry.

But she felt that eating this stuff would kill her.

Just as Su Ying thought that, the door to the side hall opened.

She spotted Black Shadow approaching and recognized him as the person who had sent her to prison and pulled off her Spatial Ring, cutting off her lifeline!

"Y-you, don't come any closer!" Every inch of Su Ying radiated her aversion to him.

He was one of Feng Moyuan's men. Perhaps he had come to cause her trouble again.

Su Ying had only just weathered her ordeal in the dungeon. She didn't want to be thrown into some other punishment.

Black Shadow touched his face. Was he really that frightening?

He stood there and tossed the Spatial Ring over. "Take it. It's from the Demon Venerable."

Su Ying caught the ring, her eyes widening in disbelief. Her Spatial Ring?

The joy of recovering something she had lost washed over her.

"Aren't you going to thank the Demon Venerable?" Seeing her cradle the Spatial Ring like a precious treasure and grin foolishly, Black Shadow reminded her whom she ought to thank.

Su Ying stopped smiling and pointed out bluntly, "The Demon Venerable isn't even here right now. What am I thanking him for?"

Black Shadow frowned, finding that she had a point.

So he turned and walked out of the side hall.

Su Ying was so hungry that her hands and feet felt weak. Without hesitation, she took ingredients and a hot pot out of her Spatial Ring.

The maid stared, transfixed.

"Miss, what are you..."

Su Ying was so hungry her stomach felt pressed against her spine, and she didn't bother explaining much. "The food you people in the Demon Realm make is practically poison. I'd better fend for myself."

With that, she poured all the broth into the pot, controlled fire to bring it to a boil, and added the ingredients.

Before long, the maid caught the aroma. "That smells so good..."

"Want some?" Su Ying knew how to share. Seeing the maid practically drooling, she kindly offered.

The maid shook her head.

That bright red stuff looked like blood to her.

Seeing that she didn't dare eat it, Su Ying didn't insist and happily dug in herself.

She had barely taken two bites when the door to the side hall opened.

Su Ying's eyes widened as she watched Feng Moyuan stride in wearing a red robe, like a reaper from hell. She couldn't help shuddering.

Had he come to claim her life?

In that instant of fear, the meat between her chopsticks dropped back into the pot.

It landed with a plop, neither loud nor soft.

The aroma of hot pot reached Feng Moyuan, brightening his mood. He had been craving this taste for so long.

He wanted to eat, but still maintained a fierce expression. No matter how badly he craved it, he remembered his status. He couldn't tarnish the Demon Venerable's image.

"Why are you still here?" Feng Moyuan asked coolly.

The maid shivered, bowed, and immediately withdrew.

Su Ying wiped the red oil from the corner of her lips. "Um, Your Highness, should I leave too?"

"Have you eaten your fill?" Feng Moyuan looked at the barely touched ingredients.

"N-no..." Su Ying shook her head numbly, crying for help inside. [Ah, what do I do? Am I going to be killed? Boohoo, can I at least become a well-fed ghost before I die?]

Feng Moyuan heard her and was utterly exasperated.

He sat down and held a hand out to her. "Where are my bowl and chopsticks?"

Su Ying numbly handed him her bowl and chopsticks.

Feng Moyuan looked disgusted. "You've used these."

"Oh, oh!" Su Ying caught on and took a fresh set from her Spatial Ring, handing it to him.

The Demon Venerable picked up his chopsticks, plucked a meatball from the red, oily broth, and placed it in his bowl.

Su Ying didn't dare move, only grumbling inwardly. [This great demon king knows how to eat hot pot?]

The system found it strange too. [Exactly. This world doesn't have hot pot.]

Hearing the conversation between the woman and her system, Feng Moyuan kept his expression unchanged and suddenly set down his chopsticks.

Su Ying's heart jolted.

"Demon Venerable, what's wrong?" she asked cautiously.

Feng Moyuan inclined his head slightly, maintaining his pride. "Serve me."

Su Ying resigned herself to her fate and picked up her chopsticks.

"Use clean ones. I'm a stickler for cleanliness," Feng Moyuan reminded her.

Speechless, Su Ying could only take another clean pair of chopsticks from her Spatial Ring and serve him all kinds of meatballs, meat, and vegetables.

Feng Moyuan watched her retrieve things from the Spatial Ring at close range, but still couldn't figure out how she did it.

Su Ying picked up a clean pair of chopsticks and served him meat and vegetables, while her own hunger was becoming unbearable.

Watching Feng Moyuan alternate between meat and vegetables, she cursed inwardly. [Help! This great demon king can really eat. When will he finally be done? I'm starving to death.]

[Host, why don't we escape?] The system also felt that what Su Ying was enduring was a little too cruel.

[Escape? Where would I escape to? The Advanced Boundary-Breaking Talisman your Shop sold was completely useless. How am I supposed to escape?] Su Ying was puzzled too. Wasn't this great demon king supposed to be face-blind, seeing everyone as identical?

Then how had he managed to catch her again and again?

[Host, then you'll have to wait until the Male Lead comes to rescue the Female Lead and escape along with her.] Once the system realized that the things sold in the Shop weren't much use, it didn't dare say anything more.

[Right, the things your Shop sells don't work. No, I want a refund.] Su Ying suddenly remembered this and began tallying her grievances inwardly. [That thing was useless, and it got me stuck in the dungeon for days. I nearly starved to death there. You have to refund my points!]

[Host, all sales are final. No returns or exchanges.] The system hadn't expected her to remember that.

But Su Ying refused to accept it. She slapped her chopsticks down on the table with a smack. [You have to refund me, or I won't do any more missions. Since I won't go back unless I die anyway, I'll just stay here and give up!]

Feng Moyuan frowned. Give up? What did that mean?

[Host, please don't be like this. I'll talk to the Main System.] Hearing that she intended to give up, the system panicked.

If she kept failing to complete missions, it wouldn't be able to level up either, so it had to handle this matter with Su Ying properly.

"What are you doing?" Feng Moyuan set down his chopsticks. After eating so much, he had had enough too.

Su Ying came back to her senses and met his beautiful violet eyes. She couldn't help shivering. "N-nothing."

[How can someone have such beautiful eyes, yet be so sinister and terrifying?] She was truly puzzled.