179. Catch Tigers

When they made it to the outskirts, Mo Yanzhi asked a secret guard to take out a large tablecloth and lay it on the grass. Then, they placed a few dishes of desserts and nuts on it.

Han Tingxuan understood that he was about to set a picnic.

The secret guards set up a fire on one side. Although it was sunny today, it was still very cold in winter. It would heat up a little, but most importantly, it was set for roasting meat.

Indeed, not long after, a secret guard returned with two wild fowls.

Han Tingxuan and Mo Yanzhi started to roast them first.

“Do you like it, Big Brother?” Han Tingxuan asked with a smile.

Mo Yanzhi smiled. “Isn’t it nice?”

“Of course not. In is a getaway from a big pressure,” said Han Tingxuan.

Mo Yanzhi nodded. “Indeed.”

The two of them chatted while roasting the fowls. Soon after, birds, fish and sheep were sent over.

Han Tingxuan asked a secret guard to roast the sheep. He only kept two legs to himself.

Mo Yanzhi calmly looked at Han Tingxuan.

It took a lot of time to roast the lamb legs, but it was worthwhile. When they were almost finished, they smelt the aroma which was very strong and inviting.

Mo Yanzhi didn’t like to eat meat after pregnancy, but at this time, he felt like he could eat some.

Han Tingxuan was also aware of his recent change. After the lamb leg was well roasted, he sprinkled some seasoning and handed Mo Yanzhi one leg.

Mo Yanzhi started gulping it, although he tried his best to mind his table manners.

Han Tingxuan smiled. “Big Brother, take it easy. Don’t choke.”

Mo Yanzhi rolled his eyes.

Just as Mo Yanzhi was about to finish eating and Han Tingxuan was about to start, they heard something unusual.

“Master Hu, it’s right ahead. I saw a white tiger here!”

“Is that so? Quickly search for it. You can’t hurt it. We must catch it alive!”

“Yes, Master! You can count on us.”

“Master, I see someone over there. What are they doing?”

“Roasting meat? It’s good to eat some barbecue in winter. ”

” Roasting meat?” Master Hu’s eyes lit up. “Go catch the tiger. I will stay here to eat some roast meat here.”

“Master, I will chase those people away!”

“That’s right, master. Since those people are roasting meat here in winter, they must be living a poor life. Look at what they’re wearing. They are no body.”

“Yes, master, it’s their honor to be able to roast meat for you!”

The young master frowned slightly. “Don’t be reckless. This is the City of Capital. If they are big figures, we will be in big trouble. Xiao Jia, go and talk to them. Try to find who they are.”

“Yes, master,” Xiao Jia, who had been silent, went forward.

Master Hu had been in the City of Capital for many years, but he had never offended many powerful men in the city! Because of this, he could get a chance to get whatever he wanted.

It was also why he could be safe after all these years.

Master Hu also knew his servants would only praise him and not many would work hard.

Xiao Jia was a hard worker! He would never cause trouble!

On Han Tingxuan’s side, while Han Tingxuan was eating roasted meat, Xiao Jia came over to talk to them.

However, Xiao Jia did not get close to Han Tingxuan because he was stopped by the secret guards.

Xiao Jia was really good at reading the situation. Even though he was bothering the two people, he put on a smile, not silent as he was usually.

He was great at social skills.

However, Xiao Jia still couldn’t talk to Han Tingxuan before he was chased away by the secret guards. The secret guards were wearing rough common clothes today, which was why Master Hu’s servant assumed that they were not from a rich or powerful family.

Xiao Jia smiled and bid farewell, not showing any signs of anger.

After Xiao Jia left, Han Tingxuan asked Mo Yanzhi. “I don’t know him. Do you know who the young master is?”

Mo Yanzhi shook his head. “I don’t know,” he called for a secret guard.

The secret guard knew, “His name is Hu Yuan. He is the young master of the Hu family of the Ministry of Punishments.”

“Ministry of Punishments?” Han Tingxuan confirmed.

“Do the Ministry of Punishments have any results about Liu Yong’s case now?” Han Tingxuan asked.

Mo Yanzhi shook his head. “There is no big progress. I haven’t find out who Liu Yong met with. On the other hand, Seventh Uncle came to report that Liu Yong and Tian Chuanyun are close.”

Han Tingxuan sighed. “Let’s keep them in mind. We can’t do anything about Tian Chuanyun.”

Mo Yanzhi nodded. “Don’t worry. I know what to do.”

Han Tingxuan smiled bitterly. “Sometimes, I feel quite helpless when I think about it. I know who’s behind this, but I can’t find evidence against him. I really wish I can behead those people.”

Mo Yanzhi blinked. “Since when did you become so violent?”

Han Tingxuan smiled bitterly. Yes, when did he become so violent? However, sometimes it was annoying. However, it was no problem to kill a person with Mo Yanzhi’s power, but what about after killing him?

Besides, what’s the point of killing a single person without getting rid of a power?

The bad influence and consequences of leaving a bad reputation as a tyrant would be the most serious.

What’s more, there were Dongfang family, Nangong family, and Sun family.

Although Sun family had suffered a big blow last time, they were only cowering behind the scenes now. Sun family and Duke Guanjing were allies. According to investigation, they only had interaction secretly. If they could get rid of Duke Guanjing, what about the Sun family?

Actually, sometimes, being a tyrant would only please oneself.

Being a good emperor, however, could only keep different sides in balance.

Then, a secret guard came over to report that Master Hu had seen a white tiger a few days ago and liked it because the tiger was very intelligent, so he wanted to keep it!

Now, they were here to catch the tiger!

White tiger? Han Tingxuan and Mo Yanzhi exchanged an eye contact and immediately thought of Rein and Rise.

Rein is a white tiger and Rise was brown.

“Rein is here?” Mo Yanzhi raised an eyebrow.

Han Tingxuan said, “Maybe it’s here.”

After a while, there were two people left, Master Hu, and Xiao Jia. The others went to the mountain to find the white tiger.

“Aren’t you worried about Rein?” Mo Yanzhi frowned and looked at Han Tingxuan.

Han Tingxuan asked, “Rein is a white tiger. How can he be caught so easily? Furthermore, since Mr. Hu wants to keep it alive, he will not kill Rein.”

Mo Yanzhi thought about it and thought Han Tingxuan was right.

Han Tingxuan continued to their picnic slowly while Hu Yuan and Xiao Jia planned to copy them.

After Xiao Jia left, he returned to tell Hu Yuan that those people were mysterious.

Although Hu Yuan was born in a rich family, he was not an idiot. He immediately decided not to mess up with Han Tingxuan. Xiao Jia went to pick up firewood and hunted. Since they came to catch a tiger, they brought tools with them. Hunting was not a problem. Lucky for him. He hunted a river deer.

Now they were roasting the river deer.

After less than an hour, there was another tiger roar.

Hu Yuan and Xiao Jia suddenly stood up.

Han Tingxuan and Mo Yanzhi also looked at the mountain ahead. Then, they saw two tigers running towards them, one in white and the other one brown.

Hu Yuan was shocked. “Why did the tigers running this way?!”

Xiao Jia quickly said, “Sir, these two tigers are probably too wild to be tamed. We’d better go first.”

Hu Yuan’s eyes flashed slightly. He had a look at Han Tingxuan and Mo Yanzhi and said softly, “There are many of them. They are not afraid of two tigers. Let’s go join them.”

Xiao Jia hesitated slightly. “But sir, as far as I observe, I don’t think that they are not kind. What if they throw us into the mouth of the tigers?”

Hu Yuan said lightly, “My father is, after all, the vice minister of the Ministry of Punishments. Even if they are highly ranked officials, they would have to commit the crime of killing the son of a vice minister.”

Xiao Jia then said, “Alright, then let’s go. But you should stay behind me.”

“Yes.”

Han Tingxuan glanced at Hu Yuan and Xiao Jia from the corner of his eye and smiled. “Those two people have brains.”

Mo Yanzhi didn’t pay attention to these two small figures because he only cared how amazingly Rein and Rise run.

When they parted ways before, Rein and Rise were very small, but now they were already fully grown up.

Rein and Rise were very fast, and they flew down from the mountain very fiercely.

At this moment, Hu Yuan and Xiao Jia arrived.

Xiao Jia intruduced Hu Yuan’s identity and asked for their protection.

A shadow guard came over to ask for instructions from Han Tingxuan and Mo Yanzhi. “Master, Mr. Hu is the son of the vice minister of the Ministry of Punishments. He came here to ask us for help.”

Mo Yanzhi glanced at Hu Yuan. Hu Yuan actually felt like a shudder with fear just because of the glance! At this moment, he regretted asking for their help.

However, Mo Yanzhi spoke lightly. “Send them over here.”

Hu Yuan immediately thanked him. He now felt that the two people were definitely not simple!

Especially the person who glanced at him, he must be a high power!

When he was far away, he was not sure. But now, he could be sure just by feeling that man’s condescending pressure he gave others.

Hu Yuan started to feel upset.

Han Tingxuan smiled and said, “Big Brother, Rein and Rise are growing quite fast. I almost don’t know them anymore.”

Rein and Rise? Han Tingxuan was talking about the two tigers running over. Hu Yuan only felt the shudder with fear. Does it mean that these two tigers were raised by human beings? Is that possible?

Nothing is impossible! Hu Yuan confirmed it very soon.

“Roar…” Both tigers roared but they were cheerful.

The two of them seemed to have smelled Mo Yanzhi and Han Tingxuan, so they ran over happily.

However, theoretically, “Tian Yuexi” had never seen these two tigers. Therefore, they shouldn’t let them get close to “Tian Yuexi”!

Hence, Han Tingxuan took a few steps forward and stood there. Not long after, the two old tigers ran over to him and begged for petting like two puppies.

Han Tingxuan looked at them and smiled slightly. “Look at you two. You are so wild now.”

Back then, when the two tigers had been sent here to raise and tame. The beast tamers had taken Han Tingxuan’s clothes to make them remember Han Tingxuan. However, they did not use Mo Yanzhi’s clothes in order not to expose Mo Yanzhi’s identity.

However, Mo Yanzhi had spent some time with them after all. It was uncertain if they still remembered Mo Yanzhi.

Han Tingxuan spent some time bonding with the two tigers before whispering something to them. Even if two tigers were intelligent, it would be impossible that they could understand such a long conversation!

They could understand simple cues or phrases because beast tamers trained them.

Thus, Han Tingxuan personally brought two tigers over and pointed at Mo Yanzhi, “This is my Big Brother. You should go and smell his clothes. Don’t hurt him.”

The two tigers tilted their heads and leaned over to smell Mo Yanzhi.

Mo Yanzhi also smiled. “Hello.”

Soon, two tigers and one person started to bond together.

However, since Mo Yanzhi was pregnant, he sat there and played with the two tigers.

As Han Tingxuan did not want to get Mo Yanzhi too tired, he spent a lot of time talking to the two tigers.

Hu Yuan and Xiao Jia dropped their jaws as they watched what was happening.