The matter should have ended there, with nothing more than a somewhat probing conversation.
Yang Yi was already planning to return to his room.
But just then, the Cleric who had left and boarded his small boat made a very subtle movement, scratching the back of his neck as though it itched.
Normally, it would have been an utterly inconspicuous little gesture.
But in Yang Yi's eyes, especially now that he knew Zhou Dai was a Brain-Eating Demon, that little gesture took on a different significance.
To test his suspicion, he lifted his eyepatch and took a glance, ostensibly checking the room for signs of intrusion, while his attention was actually focused behind him...
Just as the Cleric started his boat and prepared to leave, Yang Yi suddenly called out to stop him.
"You can't leave yet!"
Yang Yi shouted as though he had discovered something, a trace of anger creeping into his voice.
"What's wrong?"
"You got the Chinese cabbage I was planning to eat today killed. You owe me an explanation."
"What?"
The Cleric sounded astonished. He had clearly been the one nearly eaten by the cabbage, yet somehow, Yang Yi had turned it into a demand for compensation.
Yang Yi pointed to the Chinese cabbage behind him. Earlier, he had forcefully dragged the Cleric out from inside it, severely damaging it.
And Chinese cabbages were not the only things in Yang Yi's vegetable patch...
So the mature Chinese cabbage, nearly three meters tall, had been torn apart and eaten by the other giant vegetables around it, including cucumbers, sweet potatoes, and green beans.
They were currently feasting, and the Cleric could see them too.
"Well..."
For a moment, he had no answer. Only after a long pause did he speak. "Then I'll compensate you. How much?"
"Is