This was the scene Qin Zhao saw when he walked in.
He walked to the table and placed a plate of cakes next to the fish tank. The little fish in the water seemed to glance up at him, then immediately dived back when his gaze caught its eye.
...Is he that scary?
Qin Zhao patiently sat down at the table and knocked on the wall of the fish tank with his hand: "Look up."
The little koi's tail trembled noticeably, and it slowly raised its head.
"Do you know why I brought you here?"
The little koi just looked up at him, motionless.
Still pretending.
Qin Zhao said nothing, pushing the cake in his hand toward the little koi. "I heard you didn't eat much this morning. You must be hungry. Would you like some cake first?"
Jing Li heard his stomach growl.
He was worried that his identity would be discovered these days, so he didn't dare to transform into a human to steal food. He hadn't eaten enough for several days.
Jing Li looked at the snacks next to him, then secretly looked at the Regent sitting at the table. Finally, he couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food and swam out from the bottom of the water.
He has been hiding underwater recently and has hidden all the relevant evidence. There is no reason for this person to discover his identity.
Jing Li thought to himself with a good feeling and raised his head towards the Regent.
But the Regent didn't move at all and had no intention of feeding him.
The little koi fish wagged its tail in confusion.
The Regent said calmly, "If you want to eat, come out by yourself."
Jing Li: “???”
What...what does this person mean?
Did he find out???
The little koi fish wagged its tail at him again, pretending not to understand.
Qin Zhao saw through his intention and couldn't help but chuckle, "Don't you think it's too late to pretend you don't understand what I'm saying now?"
Jing Li: “…”
The Regent is indeed terrifying!
The little koi didn't respond, and Qin Zhao didn't press him. He leisurely picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip of tea. "Let me be frank with you. There have been some monsters making trouble in the mansion lately. I wonder if you've heard about it."
"...I asked a wandering Taoist priest to cast a spell and found that the evil spirit was coming from the artificial lake."
"And you are the only living thing in that artificial lake."
When the Regent said this, his smile completely disappeared and his expression showed no emotion.
A bad premonition flashed through Jing Li's mind.
"I'd rather believe something than nothing. I'll give you two choices." Qin Zhao put down his teacup, which made a soft sound when it hit the table. "I can hand you over to the Taoist priest and have him capture you as a demon to make medicine. Alternatively, I can hire a chef from a restaurant in the capital, and he's sharpening his knives in the backyard right now."
"...I heard he's very good at cooking fish. I wouldn't mind enjoying a feast tonight."
Is there any difference between these two options?!
Jing Li unconsciously stepped back and his tail hit the wall of the fish tank.
This person had clearly discovered his identity, but he still deliberately put him in a fish tank before confessing, cutting off all his escape routes.
...There's really no escaping this time.
Jing Li was filled with despair and could almost hear the sound of knife sharpening coming from the backyard.
"What do you want to choose? Speak." Qin Zhao asked.
In fact, the Regent's tone was always calm when he spoke to him, and there was even a hint of smile in his voice.
But to Jing Li it sounded extremely terrifying.
He felt that there was no one in the world more terrifying than the Regent, and the folk rumors were indeed true.
Jing Li felt wronged and unlucky, but the Regent seemed to have lost his patience: "If you don't tell me, I will have you sent to the kitchen."
After saying that, he raised his hand.
"No, I'll tell you, I'll tell you! I'm not a monster, and I don't want to hurt anyone. Please don't eat me..."
The boy's voice was clear, with a hint of crying, and the ending tone was trembling.