"Brother Huang, stop!" shouted Old Ling hysterically. He started to panic when he realized that there was only half a portion of the meat left.
"I thought you didn't want any," said Huang Deheng with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"I'm doing it for my granddaughter's sake," said Old Ling with a cold harrumph. "You've planned this all along when you brought the cured meat over. I've gotta hand it to you but the meat alone isn't enough for me to hand over the Spiritual Root to you. In addition to that, you'll need to give me something else, too."
"For your granddaughter's sake?" Huang Deheng smiled and tore another piece of the grilled meat and dangled it under Old Ling's nose.