Dewi Purbalara did not continue her words, she suddenly looked at Gento Ireng, maybe what she wanted to say earlier was not what she wanted to hear from anyone other than Arya.

Arya himself was not at all curious about Dewi Purbalara's words that he suddenly stopped, Arya still looked relaxed.

"Come on, let's enjoy all the dishes on this table," invited Dewi Purbalara.

Gento Ireng and Arya nodded, then enjoyed the dishes as a feast by Dewi Purbalara at the dining table.

Arya suddenly stopped when he had just chewed and swallowed a mouthful of rice and side dishes, he directed his gaze to all the dishes on the dining table.

"This dish is very delicious and nothing looks strange, maybe this woman who is a kind of ghost doesn't also join in what is served to be eaten by her followers in this palace," Arya muttered to himself.

Unexpectedly, Dewi Purbalara noticed his attitude of suddenly stopping feeding.

“What’s wrong Arya? Are the dishes on this table not delicious?”

Of course Arya was surprised when asked like that, he immediately tried to act casually again so as not to invite suspicion about what he had just thought about all the dishes on the table.

“Oh, no Dewi. Because it was so delicious that I was suddenly surprised, because I had never tasted food this delicious.”

Dewi Purbalara smiled happily because her dishes were praised by Arya.

After being entertained, Dewi Purbalara invited Arya to go up to the second floor of the white crocodile palace, while Gento Ireng, who was not brought along, left the banquet room.

Apparently, the upper floor of the two-story palace was no less magnificent, it even seemed more luxurious because the room on that floor was like a garden with various types of flowers decorating the sides of the walls of the room.

Arya was quite amazed to see the beauty of the palace room on the top floor, apparently what was considered impossible he saw and felt at that moment.

Dewi Purbalara invited Arya to sit on a beautiful chair that could be occupied by two people, around the chair there were also various types of flowers and in front of them it was like looking at an aquarium with a view of various types of fish and freshwater creatures swimming here and there.

"Excuse me Dewi, before that I wanted to ask why Dewi suddenly invited me to come to this palace through Gento Ireng. Even though we have never met before?"

Dewi Purbalara smiled hearing Arya's question.

"I can see any objects or creatures in the Lubuk Ular area, even to Serayu Village and other places further away. When I saw you on the edge of the pool as if looking for something, I immediately sent Gento to invite you to this palace."

Arya scratched his head, it seemed he was not satisfied with the answer given by Dewi Purbalara to his question.

"It's true that at that time I was looking for something belonging to me that had fallen on the cliff slope on the edge of the pool, then I met Gento Ireng but why didn't he invite me to this palace at that time Dewi?"

Dewi Purbalara did not respond immediately, she seemed to be thinking about something to give the right answer.

"I can't possibly tell him that I like him to the point of asking Gento Ireng to bring him here," Dewi Purbalara muttered to herself.

Arya, who was indeed waiting for an answer from the White Crocodile Demon Queen, seemed to stare intently until it made Dewi Purbalara's blood boil and she quickly turned her gaze away to avoid the warrior's gaze.

"I myself am also confused as to why I suddenly had the desire to invite you to come to this palace, it appeared when you stopped by Ki Darmo's residence."

"Seeeeeeeeer...!"

This time Arya's blood was boiling, not because he was fascinated by Dewi Purbalara's beauty but because the White Crocodile Demon Queen also knew that yesterday he was at the house of the Serayu Village elder.

"Wow, dangerous..! Could it be that she also knows and heard my plan to free all her followers in this palace? But seeing his attitude since the first time I was here, there was no hint of anger towards me, this is really strange and I have to find out,” Arya muttered to himself, overcome with worry.

Arya tried to stay calm and relaxed even though his feelings were starting to be overcome with anxiety, of course while remaining vigilant in case something unexpected happened that would endanger him.

“You also saw me at Ki Darmo’s house yesterday?”

Dewi Purbalara nodded with a sweet smile.

“I also asked Gento Ireng what you needed to stop by Ki Darmo’s house for? Gento suspected that you stayed overnight because it was too late to continue your journey north, is that true Arya?”

Arya quickly nodded to confirm what Gento Ireng had suspected, his heart began to feel relieved because Dewi Purbalara only knew that he had stopped by Ki Darmo’s house without knowing what he had talked about with the elder of Serayu Village.

“It is true that when I arrived in Serayu Village it was already getting dark, through a villager I was informed of Ki Darmo’s residence as the leader of the village. I also asked permission to stay overnight, the plan is that I will continue my journey tomorrow morning.”

Dewi Purbalara returned her gaze forward when her eyes met the gaze of the warrior, she really couldn’t bear to challenge Arya’s gaze that made her blood boil and her heart beat fast.

“If I may ask, what is the place you want to go to, that you want to continue your journey to the north?”

Arya scratched his head again, he himself was also confused about what to answer because it was not clear where he was going to go in the north.

“Hmmm, I also don’t know for sure where I’m going, Dewi. I’m just a wanderer...”