Chapter 94: Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Seeking a Beast Taming Method

With Xueguo’s arrival, the prince’s mansion became much livelier. Many servants took the opportunity during their free time to come and see the snow-white “little dog” their lord had bought.

As night fell deep, it was time to “rest” again. Xueguo happily pattered along on its four little paws, closely following Ye Liyan’s feet. But before they could enter the room, Shen Yian’s foot blocked its way.

“Grr?” Xueguo tilted its little head, its big eyes full of confusion.

“Hmm, hmm.”

Shen Yian raised an eyebrow and pointed outside, giving Xueguo two choices:

One, go sleep in the luxurious “little house (doghouse)” that Mendu and others had spent half the afternoon building in the corner of the courtyard.

Two, go with Jinxiu and Jinlian to sleep in the side room.

Xueguo decisively chose option three: sit on the ground and look pitifully at Ye Liyan.

Ye Liyan’s pretty face blushed slightly. She guessed her husband’s intention in doing this and shook her head, indicating she couldn’t help.

Seeing this, Xueguo lowered its little head in disappointment and turned to walk dejectedly towards the little house in the corner of the courtyard.

Shen Yian’s lips curled slightly. To prevent this mischievous little creature from sneaking in later, he took out Long Yuan and let it hover at the doorway.

Feeling the ancient and murderous aura emanating from Long Yuan, Xueguo’s fur instantly stood on end. It quickly scampered into the little house on all fours and curled up.

“Looks like I’ll have to visit the palace again tomorrow,” Shen Yian murmured to himself.

Tomorrow he would go to the Martial Pavilion to find a beast taming method. Relying solely on threats and temptation wasn’t a long-term solution; it would always remain an unstable factor.

Only after the door closed and the lights went out did Xueguo poke its head out of the little house, curiously looking at Long Yuan.

Long Yuan seemed to sense something and slowly rotated its blade, emitting a faint sword hum.

Xueguo instantly cowered and quickly retreated back inside.

The next day, Shen Yian got up early as usual, preparing to go to the training ground to practice some martial arts, strengthen his body, nourish his kidneys, and take good care of himself.

Opening the door, he found that Long Yuan, which had been hovering at the doorway, had flown to the front of the little house at some point. There was also a half-meter-long sword mark on the ground.

“What happened?”

Shen Yian stretched out his hand to call back Long Yuan and asked doubtfully.

“Hm?! Little An?”

Shen Lingxiu stood up in surprise. His messy long hair covered half his face, but couldn’t hide his bloodshot eyes with dark circles. He had completely lost his usual scholarly air.

“Fifth Uncle... how long have you been without rest?”

Shen Yian asked cautiously. The other party’s state really reminded him of his friends from his previous life who would battle in internet cafes for days on end.

“Just four or five days,” Shen Lingxiu waved dismissively and asked, “Why did you come running here, kid? Shouldn’t you be spending your precious time with little Ye at the king’s mansion?”

Since attending Shen Yian’s wedding and returning to the Martial Pavilion, he hadn’t rested. He couldn’t help it; the content of these leisure books was too captivating.

Now he wanted to shout to everyone he saw, “My second brother has the potential to be a great emperor!”

“I just missed you, Fifth Uncle, and came to see you.”

Shen Yian smiled and took out a food box that he had prepared long ago from his sleeve.

“Oh? You’re thoughtful, kid. I can tell from the smell these are all my favorites.” Shen Lingxiu closed his book, tidied his hair and clothes a bit, and led Shen Yian to an open space where they sat on the ground.

As they ate and chatted, Shen Lingxiu suddenly asked about the progress of [Sword].

According to the current progress, Shen Yian would be able to fully condense his life-bound sword in two to three months, but he still had no clue about the origin qi.

“Don’t be discouraged. With your luck, kid, who knows? It might just work out in the end,” Shen Lingxiu said with a smile, taking a bite of braised beef.

“I hope it’s as you say, Fifth Uncle.”

“Let things take their natural course. Come on, kid, let’s have a drink together!” Shen Lingxiu raised his cup and smiled.

After several rounds of drinks, the dishes were almost empty.

Shen Lingxiu examined the wine cup in his hand in the pavilion’s light and suddenly sighed with a smile, “I wonder when little Yanzi will return. I hear my disciple has almost conquered the entire Liaodong region.”

“Second Brother is naturally valiant. How could mere barbarians stop the Second Brother and his Crimson Gold Iron Cavalry?” Shen Yian chimed in with a smile.

“Valiant my foot. He’s just a fool who only knows how to practice martial arts and fight.”

Shen Lingxiu rolled his eyes, dismissing Shen Yian’s assessment. His tone suddenly became serious, “Little An, can you promise me one thing?”

“Please speak, Fifth Uncle.”

“In the future, don’t be too hard on little Yanzi.”