Chapter 155. Explanation

LEE

I looked for a few seconds at the food Jay was holding, wrapped in banana leaves, and then I realized it seemed to be Zalobo with rice.

“There’s no poison in that…” he said, as he took a small piece of pork from the Zalobo and ate it, just to prove that the food he was giving me was the same as his—clean and free of any poison.

It seemed I had no choice but to accept it since I was already hungry. Even though I didn’t want to eat Zalobo because the seasoning was too salty during this era, I felt I had to eat it, or else I wouldn’t be able to work properly due to hunger. I was already feeling a bit dizzy from the lack of food.

“That’s… that’s also my… my peace offering…” Since I still hadn’t taken the Zalobo wrapped in banana leaves that he was giving me, he took my hand and placed the food there, leaving me with no choice but to hold it and start eating. “Let’s eat first… then… then we can talk…” he said, sitting cross-legged in front of me as he s