Chapter 267 - They Met Again (1/2)

Uncle Qiu snickered when he saw the look on Lin Jian's face. He could see that the young man was infatuated by his Goddaughter. However, who was this youngster? It seemed like he had never seen this man in the Han Kingdom's noble circle. Even though he was called as a beast tamer here, he was actually an official who was only one rank lower than the Left Prime Minister.

Uncle Qiu just chose left all those behind him and as an official, he wasn't as harmless as he looked like at the moment. No one would be able to become an official without being shrewd.

He loved animal and it was his own decision to choose to stay here as a beast tamer. He could easily go back to the capital and get his position back, however... he was too lazy to do that. Only a few things that could spark his interest, this sacred pet, and Xiao Fang. He even didn't really care about his own son --- the man had grown up and held an official position himself, so he reckoned that his job for raising him had finished. His son already had his own family and his wife had already dead for so long. Thus, he chose to stay at Crescent Lake and enjoyed his life there.

”Where did you meet them?” Uncle Qiu asked softly. He tried to look as mild as possible, but he couldn't mask his cold gaze towards Lin Jian. He felt the hidden intention that the youngster had towards his Goddaughter and he didn't like it at all. For him, no man deserved to have his perfect Goddaughter.

Xiao Fang laughed. ”Why don't we talk about it at lunch? I want to meet Bao Bei [=Precious] first!”

”Who is Bao Bei?” Yao Ling asked curiously.

”Bao Bei is the name of the sacred pet,” Xiao Fang explained with a soft smile on her face. It seemed like she also liked this sacred pet.

”Why is it called a sacred pet?” Yao Ling asked excitedly. She had never heard about it before and it sparked her curiosity.

”It's a tribute from a faraway kingdom beyond the sea. A foreign ship was stranded to our kingdom by mistake and to show their goodwill, they presented the sacred pet to our kingdom,” Uncle Qiu explained. He didn't tell them that after they got the tributes, the Han Emperor didn't hesitate to kill the whole ship and raid everything inside. He didn't behave like a monarch, instead, he behaved like a robber!

The Han Emperor was quite an iron fist and he became suspicious easily, thus, he was able to kill those people easily. This was also the reason Uncle Qiu left the officialdom behind, he had a disagreement with the Emperor because of this matter and he became disappointed with the result. Uncle Qiu was broadminded and he wanted them to make a treaty peace with the foreign kingdom. If they could, they could make a business partnership which could improve the lives of their citizens. But... he failed to convince the Han Emperor and he couldn't disobey his order, so there was nothing else he could do.

If he knew that the Han Emperor had started to target Xiao Fang's family, the man would be beyond angry and spit on that shitty Emperor! In his mind, the Han Emperor didn't have a good image.

”Can we take a look at it?” Yao Ling asked, feeling full-of-hope.

Uncle Qiu laughed. ”You are Xiao Fang's friends, so I will allow you to take a look at it. I believe you will not harm Bao Bei.” His meaning was actually quite clear, not all people are allowed to look at the sacred pet and the last sentence was said just to warn them. He only gave a face to Xiao Fang, but the trio didn't mind for one bit. They understood the meaning of the word 'sacred'.

While they were brought to the front of the cage, they didn't realize that someone was looking at them from afar with an intense gaze. If Yao Ying and Yao Ling didn't too focused on the gate's symbols, they would notice the intense feelings of being looked at. Too bad, they missed it.

”Young Master... isn't that...?” The man's subordinate asked a question. However, before he could finish his question, the man held up his hand to make him stop talking. He could see it for himself and he didn't need his subordinate to remind him.

”I know...” The young man smirked to himself. ”It seems like we have a fate with that person.” The man looked intrigued by the group's presence. It seemed like his trip to the Han Kingdom's capital would be a fun one. He would never guess that he would be able to meet that person so soon.