Chapter 548 Uncle Liu the Gatekeeper (1/2)

When his grandfather came back that night, the first thing he said was, ”Since you're back, I can finally give you back your place as principal. I'm way too old to be doing this.” Gao Peng's grandfather unceremoniously dumped his role as principal of Tiange Academy back to Gao Peng, and he wasn't taking no for an answer.

”By the way, Grandpa, do we have any combatants in the group who were discharged due to injuries or some other reason that would like to be transferred from the frontlines? I would prefer it if they have a Lord or King-tier familiar with them,” asked Gao Peng.

His grandfather looked at him strangely. ”Of course we do. You even know him.”

Gao Peng frowned. Do I know someone who fits that description? A name suddenly popped into his mind.

Uncle Liu! Liu Shaotang, who once lived next door!

”The only thing old Liu does these days is garden. He sometimes walks around the park a few times when he's feeling bored. He even went ballroom dancing once.” Ji Hanwu shook his head. His friend sure was making the most of his life these days.

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”Oh, he just lets them roam around the place,” said Ji Hanwu casually.

Gao Peng was speechless.

”He hunts for his own food in the wild. Every time his familiars are hurt, he takes them to the group's infirmary to be treated. He doesn't have to worry about training them. All of his familiars are quite smart and diligent.”

Gao Peng was stunned. I wish my familiars were just as smart and diligent, he thought.

After dinner, Gao Peng went over to Uncle Liu's place, which wasn't too far away. There were two trees standing in front of his house, a jujube tree and a parasol tree.

When Gao Peng entered the front yard, he could see Uncle Liu sitting on a reclining chair under the shade of an orange tree in the garden. A yellow light fell on his face from the paper windows on the front of his house that resembled the soft glow of evening sunlight.

”Is that you, Gao Peng?” asked Uncle Liu. He didn't look too surprised to see Gao Peng. Waving at him, Uncle Liu said, ”Have you eaten? I'll cook something up for you if you haven't.”

”I've already eaten, thanks.” As Gao Peng drew closer, he could see a huge shadow curled up beside Uncle Liu. A pair of blue eyes glinted from it and stared at Gao Peng intently.

”Hi, Softy,” said Gao Peng, smiling at the large black cat.

”Meow—” It mewled in acknowledgment. Uncle Liu smiled as he watched Gao Peng play with his cat. Then Gao Peng began kneading its soft, cottony face into various shapes.

”Meow!” Tired of being treated like Play-Doh, Softy pulled its face irritably out of Gao Peng's hands. With a few light steps, it disappeared into the shadows nearby.

”Uncle, don't you feel bored sometimes?” asked Gao Peng while smiling.

Giving Gao Peng a sideways look, Uncle Liu shook his head and chuckled. ”If you're trying to tell me something, just spill it.”

”We have a lot of cute little students attending our school, but the sad truth is that external forces threaten our school almost every day. I would like to invite you to work as the school's gatekeeper. It's not a demanding job; you could just let your familiars take shifts there. I could also build a small villa for you if you're interested in living nearby.”