The Buckwheat Kingdom had always been upright and their reputation had been good. Besides the guarded wariness when they had initially just met, everyone there was rather cordial to her and Jun Wu Xie did not dislike them.
Volume 13
Chapter 1213: “Travelling Together (1)”
The Buckwheat Kingdom had always been upright and their reputation had been good. Besides the guarded wariness when they had initially just met, everyone there was rather cordial to her and Jun Wu Xie did not dislike them.
The little Emperor with the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit and Lord Meh Meh were playing very happily together and looking at the boy at that moment, he did not look like an Emperor, but more like a carefree prince. When Jun Wu Xie became the Fire Country’s Emperor, it was already thought that it was already at an unprecedentedly young age, but no one had expected that the Buckwheat Country’s Emperor was even younger than that.
Eight or nine years old, still unable to understand many things as yet, but already put into the throne of rulership and assume control over their lands, it was truly hard to believe.
“Grand Tutor! Grand Tutor! Look!” The little Emperor was getting excited as he played, now carrying Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit in each of his arms. Fortunately after morphing into their minute size they did not weigh all that much or with the little Emperor’s tiny arms and legs, he would not be able to lift them at all.
The Sacrificial Blood Rabbit and Lord Meh Meh had no intentions of resisting at all and they allowed the little Emperor to carry them. The only thing they cared about at that moment was only the unfinished carrot they were still chewing voraciously on.
Grand Tutor He looked at the proud little Emperor with a laugh.
“Your Majesty likes these two Spirit Beasts very much?”
The little Emperor’s eyes were sparkling brightly as he nodded his head vigorously.
“Our Young Master here is coincidentally going to the Imperial Capital as well. Shall we ask him to travel there together with us?” Grand Tutor He asked.
“Sure! !” The little Emperor nodded immediately, not hesitating in the slightest at all.
Jun Wu Xie raised up her head to look into the sky, thinking the people in the Buckwheat Kingdom from the Emperor at the top to the vassals at the bottom were too open hearted.
If she had harboured the slightest insidious intentions, they would all be dead now.
“Will you really?” The little Emperor asked, still looking a little worriedly at her, his eyes filled with longing and anticipation.
“…..” Jun Wu Xie nodded silently.
The little Emperor was so happy he hopped around upon the grass with the two adorable beasts in his arms, while Jun Wu Xie’s gaze was instead drawn to the little fluffy tail on his behind instead.
[Mm, he’s human, not an animal.]
She had to tell herself many times in her heart. [This….. she cannot touch!]
When the little Emperor was done playing, he still could not let go of them but brought the two adorable little beasts to feed them more food and water, pulling out an endless supply of fruits and vegetables to feed them throughout the entire process.
The Sacrificial Blood Rabbit and Lord Meh Meh were satisfied and they showed no resistance against being touched, as they were already used to that anyway.
Jun Wu Xie’s fondness for it had gotten them used to that and with Fan Zhuo occasionally coming over to stroke them as well, they had learnt to be calm.
After the convoy had rested for a while, they readied themselves to continue with the journey. As Jun Wu Xie needed to look out for the two adorable little beasts and the little Emperor was not willing to be separated from them, there was no other choice but to have her sit in the same carriage with the little Emperor and Grand Tutor He.
Jun Wu Xie was just about to get into the carriage when a pitiful wail broke out from the furthest end of the convoy!
Immediately, everyone’s face changed, and even the little Emperor who had been smiling widely was shocked into putting the two little beasts down.
Jun Wu Xie looked in the direction the sound had come from. The sound seemed to have come from the last carriage in the convoy. The door on the carriage had been sealed shut but the sound had still exploded out from within the carriage though highly muffled, and the entire carriage was being rocked and shaken!
That sound had been like the roar from a wild beast, seemingly shocking and violent.
“Grand Tutor! Grand Tutor!” The little Emperor tugged at Grand Tutor He’s sleeve looking highly flustered, his eyes filling up with panic and worry.
Grand Tutor He’s brows furrowed together as he stared at the soldiers already surrounding the sides of the horse carriage, struggling to hold the shaking carriage steady, to prevent it from overturning.
It was not known what was within that carriage that would possess such strength, to shake the entire carriage to almost toppling, almost seeming like it would break all apart.
Volume 13
Chapter 1214: “Travelling Together (2)”
“Quick! Grab the chains and secure them around the carriage!” Grand Tutor He said immediately.
The soldiers moved quickly, immediately retrieving from another carriage a thick metal chain that was about two fingers’ width, securing in around the front and back of the carriage where it now seemed it would break apart anymore.
But the roars continued to sound out from within the carriage intermittently.
The soldiers’ expressions were solemn, seemingly not shocked by it. From the way it looked, they seem to be used to such a situation.
Jun Wu Xie listened to it quietly, the noise sounding like it came from a beast, but listening to it more carefully, one could just make out that the roar had come from a man.
[Inside that carriage, was imprisoned a man?]
The little Emperor bit on his lips as he stared at the horse carriage that had been tied up with chains, his eyes worried and nervous, but without the slightest sliver of fear and panic.
That made Jun Wu Xie think it rather strange.
She had already gotten a rough grasp of the little Emperor’s personality and he did not seem to be one who would be bold and steady. Faced with such a situation, he still did not show the slightest fear, which could only mean he knew the person inside.
After that outburst, the person within that carriage finally quietened down, and the carriage did not shake anymore.
Grand Tutor He heaved a heavy sigh of relief and noticed the youth’s gaze where he immediately said: “There is a patient inside that carriage, and he becomes rather terrifying when the illness acts up. We are afraid that he will harm himself and others around him and this was this only choice we had. I hope that had not startled our Young Master here.”
Jun Wu Xie shook her head, her heart rather doubtful.
What kind of an illness would give a person afflicted with it such immense strength? Those soldiers earlier, had at least five men on each side pushing against the sides of the carriage but they had still not been able to stabilize the carriage’s rocking. Such a display of strength, needless to mention a patient, even if it was a strong and brawny man, it might still not be possible to achieve.
But it was not difficult to see that Grand Tutor He was not willing to say much more about it and Jun Wu Xie was not a person who liked to poke her nose into other people people’s affairs. Since they had their own misgivings, she didn’t deem it appropriate to probe.
After that earlier episode, the little Emperor lost the mood to continue to fool around. After they got into the horse carriage, he continued to poke his head out the window many a time, repeatedly looking towards the last carriage at the back of the convoy, his big and innocent eyes sad and sorrowful.
“Your Majesty. Your Majesty must be tired by now, you should get some rest.” Grand Tutor He said with a sigh. The little Emperor sat back down and lay upon the Grand Tutor’s lap silently as he drifted off to sleep,
but his brows remained slightly creased together.
Looking at the little Emperor fallen asleep, Grand Tutor He’s face furrowed up with sorrow.
Jun Wu Xie did not ask him anything about it, and she knew that it wasn’t something she should be asking them about.
For the next few days, Jun Wu Xie travelled together with the convoy from the Buckwheat Kingdom. Over the few days spent with them, she was able to see, instead of saying that the little Emperor was the ruler of the people in the entire convoy, it might as well be said that he was the precious little bundle of joy for the entire team of people.
From Grand Tutor He to any of the soldiers within the team, they all doted upon and indulged the little Emperor, like they would a precious little child.
Fortunately the little Emperor was a obedient and sensible little boy, and he never made any excessive requests. At most, it was asking the soldiers to pick a few more fruits, for him to feed them to Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit.
Over the past few days, the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit and Lord Meh Meh lived their lives like pigs. Besides eating and sleeping, their only other task was to allow the little Emperor to stroke them, and nothing else, every single day spent in perfect bliss.
During that time, the strange situation with the last carriage occurred another two times, but they passed without anything untoward happening.
After having over indulged on fruits and vegetables, the two naive beasts started to miss the taste of grass around Jun Wu Xie’s feet, and they trotted over to her, unwittingly bringing together with them, the little Emperor who followed after the behinds of the two adorable beasts.
Volume 13
Chapter 1215: “Little Big Brother”
Watching Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit grazing upon the grass around Jun Wu Xie’s feet, the little Emperor squatted quietly on one side, resting his chin upon both his palms as he watched intently. That quiet and obedient demeanor, made him really highly lovable. Even for someone as cold and indifferent as Jun Wu Xie, she could not help but praise the little Emperor in her heart.
[What an easygoing child, but that personality was not suited to be an Emperor.]
“Little Big Brother, are these two Spirit Beasts your pets?” The little Emperor asked, looking at Jun Wu Xie. Initially, he was slightly afraid of her, as Jun Wu Xie always had a cold and indifferent look on her face. But after a few days, he began to feel that it was not that difficult to get along with the little Big Brother.
“You can say that.” Jun Wu Xie replied softly.
“Will they grow bigger in the future?” The little Emperor asked innocently of Jun Wu Xie.
“I guess so.” Whether Lord Meh Meh was fully matured, she did not know, but the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit was just a Guardian Grade Spirit Beast in its infancy.
“It’s so nice. I had wanted to keep one as well, but the Grand Tutor did not allow me to. The Grand Tutor said, I am the Buckwheat Kingdom’s Emperor and I must maintain the image of an Emperor. But I think I do not like being the Emperor. I had a dream before, and that is to go to the Thousand Beast City! I heard that in the Thousand Beast City, Spirit Beasts are everywhere. If I can become a Spirit Beast Tamer, how great would that be…..” The little Emperor looked at the two adorable little pets, his heart full of fondness for them. “Is little Big Brother a Spirit Beast Tamer?”
Jun Wu Xie shook her head.
“But I think little Big Brother is more awesome than a Beast Tamer. I heard that the people in the Thousand Beast City were only able to tame one Spirit Beast at a time but little Big Brother has two here. And Little One and Little Two are so obedient, little Big Brother has really trained them well.” The little Emperor said with a laugh, the two deep dimples beside the edges of his mouth making him look so adorable.
[Little One….. Little Two…..]
Towards the names the little Emperor had given to the two naive little beasts, Jun Wu Xie was really feeling helplessly torn between laughter and tears.
“Little Big Brother, if you have the chance to go to the Buckwheat Kingdom in the future, will you come look for me? Teach me how to tame Spirit Beasts….. No….. Teach me how to be friends with Spirit Beasts will you?” The little Emperor asked, his big and innocent eyes looking at Jun Wu Xie earnestly. Imperial authourity and riches in his eyes, were incomparable to the two beasts whose heads were lowered as they chewed up the grass before them.
Jun Wu Xie did not reply. She knew nothing about Beast Taming as Lord Meh Meh and the Sacrificial Blood Rabbit had stuck to her on their own volition.
In the future, when Jun Wu Xie thought back to the words the little Emperor had said to her today, she couldn’t help but feel, how great it would have been if only she had agreed to the little Emperor’s request at this moment.
As the journey progressed, the little Emperor stuck to Jun Wu Xie more and more. Although Jun Wu Xie wasn’t that grown up in age, but she had a firm and steady personality, which made the little Emperor like to hand around her, calling out “little Big Brother” constantly.
Soon, the Buckwheat Kingdom’s convoy arrived at the Condor Country’s Imperial Capital. After they entered the city, Jun Wu Xie would then be parting with the little Emperor and his men. She needed to go seek for Qiao Chu and the others.
When they parted, the little Emperor was highly reluctant, turning his head back with every step, unable to make himself part with the two adorable beasts, and unwilling to separate from his “little Big Brother”.
Suddenly, he jumped down from the horse carriage, chasing after Jun Wu Xie’s departing back.
Jun Wu Xie stopped in her tracks within the crowd, and turned around to see the little Emperor panting heavily from running.
“Little Big Brother, I want to give this jade pendant to you.” The little Emperor said as he shoved a jade pendant carved with a character that read “Jue” into Jun Wu Xie’s hand. (Translator Note from Cloud: The character on this jade piece is “珏” read as jue2 – loosely translated to mean two pieces of jade or gems set or joined together. Not to be confused with the similarly sounding Lord Jue, “爵” jue2 – translated to mean a rank of nobility like Duke or knight etc.)
“Little Big Brother, if you have the chance to come to the Buckwheat Kingdom, you must, really must come find me!” Finishing what he came to say, the little Emperor then turned around and ran off.
Jun Wu Xie watched the gradually diminishing back of the little Emperor as he went further away, the jade piece in her hand still a little warm.
However, with this parting, it…..
…..
Poppy: Where did you summon me out here?
A certain Authour Bei: Someone said they want to see you “strip” before they are willing to cast their votes with their monthly tickets. Hurry up, stri….. What the hell! ! ? I asked you to take off your top, why did you remove your pants! ! ? Stop that! You pervert! Don’t take anything off anymore! ! !
[Another round of our little game fa la la~ Brother Hua when outside the Zephyr Academy, who did he impersonate to sell the elixirs?]
Volume 13
Chapter 1216: “Condor Country (1)”
The Condor Country’s Imperial City when compared to the Fire Country was not much inferior. The city was bustling with activity and Jun Wu Xie walked within it as she discreetly searched for secret signs left by Qiao Chu and the others. Among the surging crowd of people, Jun Wu Xie noticed one strange thing. Some among the people carried swords that hung from their hips as they passed through the crowd on the wide street, tall and towering figures. Although they were dressed in simple and unadorned clothes, but it was not difficult to see that they were men with military background.
It was obvious that these men were not the Condor Country’s soldiers.
Jun Wu Xie found a secret sign left by Qiao Chu and the others outside a little restaurant and inn, and she immediately walked in.
In the guest rooms on the second level, Jun Wu Xie saw Qi
ao Chu and the others huddled together as they chatted away.
“Hey! Little Xie! You’re finally here at last!” Qiao Chu guffawed good naturedly as he patted Jun Wu Xie on the shoulder.
“Where’s Rong Ruo?” Jun Wu Xie glanced around the room and did not see any sign of Rong Ruo.
Fei Yan on the side stood up to answer and said: “She said she’s going back to her room to rest. I’ll go get her to come.” Upon saying that, Fei Yan turned to leave, the light blue skirt sweeping before everyone as he passed.
Qiao Chu rubbed at his chin, looking at Fei Yan’s “seductive” back, as he shook his head and sighed.
“With Little Yan’s looks and that lithe body, if she was really a girl, how many great youths will she have ruined?” Although the two of them usually quibbled with each other the most, but with Qiao Chu’s almost zero resistance against beauties, occasionally at times like this when he saw Fei Yan looking “fair as a flower and beautiful as the moon”, even he had to admit that that little rascal could sometimes be more girlish than real girls…..
“If these words of yours were heard by him, you’ll surely get another thrashing.” Fan Zhuo said with an audible laugh.
Qiao Chu gave an awkward smile and scratched at his head. “I wonder how he could possess such terrifying strength when he has a face that looks like that. That’s just too incredibly insane.”
Hua Yao cast a sideway glance at Qiao Chu and said: “How do you think his enormous ape ring spirit came about?”
Ring spirits are usually paired with owners who shared identical traits with them. Like the ring spirits in their Bone Shifters Tribe, almost all of them were related to bones. Fei Yan looked thin and weak on the outside, but he was actually just lean, and the explosive strength he held hidden inside was a power unstoppable by ordinary people. Fei Yan’s ring spirit was the same, where strength was what the enormous ape was famed for.
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