Seeing that Ning Ke enjoyed the food,
Lou Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
He also felt greatly encouraged.
So over the next few days, he threw himself into making delicious food to feed Ning Ke.
Grilled fish, roast chicken, roast duck, goose stewed in an iron pot, Dongpo Pork Knuckle, sweet-and-sour pork, Sichuan boiled beef... he practically prepared an entire imperial banquet, fattening Fox Ning up a whole size.
After six days, Ning Ke clutched his belly and felt exactly like a pig ready to be slaughtered for the New Year.
After feeding him, Lou Yunxiao would read in Ning Ke's dungeon cell.
Ning Ke asked him, "What are you reading, Sect Master Lou?"
Lou Yunxiao answered with a perfectly straight face, "I'm studying sword manuals."
Ning Ke frowned, convinced there was more to it than that.
So he quietly sidled over for a look.
Sure enough, he spotted another layer tucked behind the bamboo slips.
There were two books, one on either side, titled:
"A Hundred Tips for Raising Foxes"
"Secret Guide to Rapidly Fattening Breeding Pigs"
Ning Ke: "..."
He was utterly speechless!
This brat really was raising him like a pig!
He ground his teeth in anger, but couldn't let it show.
After all, he had to maintain his image as the Demon Venerable.
Someone of his stature couldn't get angry over such a trivial matter!
So he cleared his throat and changed the subject. "Tomorrow is the last day, isn't it? It'll be time for Sect Master Lou to keep his promise and let me go."
At those words, Lou Yunxiao's fingers paused.
He closed the book.
Then he rose and walked toward Ning Ke, one step at a time.
He stood nearly six foot three. Sitting in a corner of the dungeon, his height