334 You Do Not Belong Here (1/2)

(Diao Chan POV)

I yawned as I came down the stairs from our bedroom, just in time to hear the sound of someone cursing loudly in the main hall.

Slowly, I crept down towards the main hall to see what the commotion was about.

Delta was at the door, facing what seemed to be a pompous dude with an armed escort behind him.

”Youkai in my villa?! The nerve of them! I want all of you out, NOW!” He roared.

”Apologies, but no matter who you may be in the past, you hold no sway over this villa's management at this moment,” Delta told him off, the elf absolutely unfazed at the number of armed men standing in front of her.

The man in front of her furrowed his brows, sweeping his arm in a dismissive gesture, ”Damn bitch! Do you know who I even am?!”

”I do not know and I do not care. There is only one Master of this villa right now and you are not him.”

”Hmph! Typical of uncultured monsters like you to not know about me! I could have you and your entire family killed if I wanted to!”

I could see that Delta was trying her hardest not to roll her eyes at him.

The elf managed to maintain her calm appearance, ”I highly doubt so, but that's not important. You are unwelcome here and I would suggest you and your posse show yourselves out through the door now.”

”Insolence! I will have your head, you damn bitch!”

”Now, now. I think that's enough,” A familiar voice spoke from the entrance.

Everyone turned to see Master walking through the doorway with a sleeping Cai Hong in His arms.

Delta bowed her head, ”Welcome back Master. How was your walk?”

He smiled, ”It was great. Is anyone else awake yet?”

”Aside from Mistress Diao Chan, no one else has yet.”

Oh, that sneaky little elf, I guess she already heard me coming down the stairs.

Before I could make myself known, that pompous old fart had turned to glare at Master.

”You?! You are the master of this villa now?! How dare you?!”

Master raised an eyebrow at him, ”What? You have a problem with that?”

”Of course I do! Who are you to claim to be the master of this place?! You are not even part of the Royal Family!”

I think it's my time to appear.

I stepped out of the shadows and into the hallway, ”Master is currently occupying the position of the Queen's Royal Tutor and is also part of the Royal Household. He has every right to be here. More so than you, in fact.”

The old fart glared at me, ”And what does a harlot like you know anything about me?”

I tilted my chin upwards slightly, ”Oh I know you. Bei Diu Diao, the disgraced brother of the former king. If I recall, you were stripped of your authority before being exiled. Now that your brother is dead and the country still recovering from the war, you came back seeking to take advantage of the chaos, aren't you?”

I spotted Master's lips curling slightly upwards at me and that was more than enough of a praise as any for me.

It seems like my intense study of BeiYang's politics paid off!

That old fart actually drew his sword, prompting all his guards to do the same.

”INSOLENCE! I will have you know that I am still a Royal! That cannot be denied from me!”