134 The legendary jinx (2/2)
The panther cub was unable to move since it was suspended mid-air from its neck furs, and hence it opened its mouth to whine, while its limbs drooped helplessly. His beautiful pair of eyes were looking at Jun Mo Xie with a confused look in them, unable to understand why a man he liked so much would treat him in such a crude manner.
Jun Mo Xie immediately assessed that Dugu Xiao Yi must be somewhere in the vicinity; how else would this young Xuan Beast be able to smell his scent?
He extended his finger and poked the tiny creature's miniature nose, and ferociously whispered: ”Please, you mustn't follow me; if you continue to follow me, then your owner will create a lot of trouble for me since her entire family will come after me. Do you know how much trouble I will be in then? You please stop this, please.” His initial intention was to frighten the animal away, but he had no idea why he had ended up begging piteously instead.
Even though the iron winger panther was a high-end Xuan Beast, he was still accustomed to being around humans. But he still wasn't able to interpret the meaning of Jun Mo Xie's words, and strained its neck as he looked at Jun Mo Xie with an even more puzzled look in his eyes now. Jun Mo Xie released the tiny cub, who suddenly hummed twice, and looked at Jun Mo Xie with a merry look in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, the small cub jumped up and landed straight into Jun Mo Xie's arms; he took two deep breaths, and arched its tiny neck a few times until it found a comfortable spot to rest its head on Jun Mo Xie's chest. Then, he opened its rosy-pink mouth, yawned and its beautiful eyes slowly started to narrow as he slowly fell asleep…
[Well, he can't be blamed for this… I'm a big man with a big chest, and big chests are usually quite comfortable to sleep on! But I'm in so much trouble now!]
”Little White, where are you little white? Little white…..” he heard a crisp sound, and he could tell that the source was anxious enough to break into tears at any point. Dugu Xiao Yi had been treating this young cub as her baby, and since the young Xuan Beast had suddenly disappeared now, her mind was obviously in a state of complete chaos.
Jun Mo Xie sighed at his fate; even if this seemed like a tale of fate from some folklore, it was more like….. Ill-fated attraction in his eyes!
A cold voice echoed in front of the palanquin: ”I request the people inside to kindly step out.” This cold and dull voice belonged to Ye Gu Han.
He was a Sky Xuan expert, so he had obviously been able to spot the cub as it jumped into Jun Mo Xie's palanquin after jumping out of Dugu Xiao Yi's arms. Although the beast was very small in size, the Sky Xuan expert was sure that it was inside the palanquin.
After a while, Jun Mo Xie's voice lazily sounded from within the palanquin: ”Really….. There are so many people inside the Tian Xiang City, but this young master is just destined to constantly bump into you?”
Both the people suddenly spoke up in unison after they heard his voice: ”Jun Mo Xie!”
Although they spoke up at the same time, but they did so to express completely different emotions.
While Ye Gu Han's voice was filled with contempt and anger, Dugu Xiao Yi's sound was filled with a sense of joy.
Formerly, Dugu Xiao Yi had excitedly followed Princess Ling Meng to the imperial palace, and had stayed there for several days without going back to the Dugu Family's residence. But if the eldest daughter of the house remains away from the family for such a long time without any notice, then the family is bound to get worried, and so Dugu Xiao Yi bid Princess Ling Meng farewell, and departed for her Family's house. Even though the Princess wished to retain her at the palace with pure intention in her heart, she was intelligent enough to understand that it might be wrong to.
The Princess was quite angered to know that the young master Jun was also in the vicinity at the time when Dugu Xiao Yi was supposed to leave for her residence. Unable to stop the eldest daughter of the Dugu Family from leaving, she had asked Ye Gu Han to escort her back to her residence as a precaution against anyone with evil intentions.
Who would've known that Dugu Xiao Yi's little Xuan Beast would suddenly catch the familiar smell of a man he was fond of, and would dart out of her arms, and would land inside a palanquin without leaving a single trace behind it, leaving his owner anxious and worried to the point of dying.
Hearing Jun Mo Xie's voice from inside the palanquin clearly explained the situation to her: [No wonder Little White reacted like this… I remember, he really liked Jun Mo Xie the last he met the man… so it's not very surprising that he chase after the young master Jun.]
Jun Mo Xie helplessly jumped out of his palanquin with the Xuan Beast cub in his arms. Dugu Xiao Yi saw his face, and was left speechless instead of cheerfully greeting him.
Watching her Little White peacefully resting in his arms, and unwilling to even open its eyes to see its master's face, made her feel a bit envious since it clearly indicated that the young creature was feeling very peaceful and comfortable, almost as if he was in the most comfortable place on the planet. But watching Jun Mo Xie's tired face aroused a sense of sadness in her heart…..
These feelings were quite strange and new for the eldest daughter of the Dugu Family, and she remained silent for a long time, unable to react to the situation; which was a very rare thing given her character.