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Chapter 112: Marquis of the Stable Nation (2)_1

Chapter 112: Chapter 112: Marquis of the Stable Nation (2)_1

Marquis of Dingguo?

The crowd was struck dumb once again. What was the Marquis of Dingguo doing at the Sang Residence?

"Mm." A faint voice came, followed by the figure in white garments, carrying a cute fox in his arms and a colorful little bird perched on his shoulder. They had heard that a Marquis of Dingguo was recently ennobled; no one expected him to be so young. The crowd was even more astonished upon seeing his face; how could there be someone so handsome in this world! The young women of the Sang Family were utterly infatuated; if the Marquis of Dingguo took a fancy to one of them, they would ascend to the pinnacle of society!

"Marquis of Dingguo, this is the Sang Family residence," said the City Lord to him.

The Family Head of the Sang quickly stepped forward to greet him, "I had no idea Marquis of Dingguo would honor us with your presence; we failed to meet you further away. I hope the Marquis of Dingguo will forgive us."

"Family Head Sang is too courteous. I am only here to see my friend," the Marquis of Dingguo replied, walking inside. Just as he was about to step through the main gate, he suddenly stopped.

"Family Head Sang, what do you mean by this?"

Upon lifting his head, Sang Yidi’s face turned sour. In their hurry to exit, they had not had time to clean up the two bodies.

Without waiting for Sang Yidi to answer, the Marquis of Dingguo frowned and said, "Since that’s the case, I’ll just stay outside."

"Then please stay outside," the City Lord echoed, then ordered someone to set up a luxurious lounge chair outside.

Sang Yidi hurriedly ordered people to clean up the bodies in the courtyard.

The actions of the City Lord and others attracted many onlookers, all of whom were sighing at the youth and beauty of the Marquis of Dingguo.

Sang Yu glanced around at the people, then with an air of proudness spurred by her father’s encouraging look, approached Marquis of Dingguo and bowed, saying, "May I inquire which friend Marquis of Dingguo has come to visit? If you could let us know, we could assist you in finding them." Her heart fluttered at the thought of speaking with Marquis of Dingguo—if he took a liking to her...

But the Marquis of Dingguo didn’t pay her any attention, merely stroking the fox in his arms as if she didn’t exist. Faced with such treatment, Sang Yu found it hard to save face. Having been revered in her family for her beast taming talent, when had she ever been ignored like this?

Standing beside Marquis of Dingguo, the City Lord looked at the self-humiliated Sang Yu and lamented internally: Although Sang Yu was the foremost of her generation in the Beast Taming Family, she still had no qualification to speak with Marquis of Dingguo. Not to mention his identity as Marquis, her family’s status was incomparable to that of his.

"Sigh, why hasn’t she come out yet? How boring. Xiaojiu, let’s play a game. Go stand over there, and I’ll toss you some snacks. Make sure to catch them," Marquis of Dingguo said, setting Xiaojiu down on the ground.

Xiaojiu rolled his eyes internally, Master, just keep on pretending! But since there were snacks to eat, he scurried over excitedly. He had just positioned himself when an Elixir flew towards him, which he promptly leaped to catch. Another Elixir came his way, and he caught that one too.

The spectacle stunned everyone; using Elixirs to feed a pet, the Marquis of Dingguo really doted on his animal. Watching Elixir after Elixir enter Xiaojiu’s mouth, they all wished they could be that little fox.

"A grade 6 Awakening Spirit Pill!" Master Niu, who hadn’t spoken since coming out, suddenly exclaimed. He hadn’t recognized it at first, but when Xiaojiu intentionally let the tenth Elixir fall by his feet, he saw it clearly.

Awakening Spirit Pill!

Heat bloomed in the hearts of everyone from the Sang Family. Others might not be aware of the effects of the Awakening Spirit Pill, but as a Beast Taming Family, they knew very clearly. Beast Tamers inevitably encountered problems during beast taming; less serious cases would regress in spiritual power, while in severe cases, one could become an idiot. However, if a Beast Tamer consumed an Awakening Spirit Pill within ten minutes of experiencing problems, all would be fine. The Awakening Spirit Pill could be said to be a Beast Tamer’s second life! Yet, the Awakening Spirit Pill was not common on the Xuanyue Continent. Not to mention that its grade had already reached level 6, its main ingredient, Spirit Condensation Grass, was priceless. To say that an Awakening Spirit Pill was worth its weight in gold would not be an overstatement.

But what were they seeing now? That man casually used more than a dozen Awakening Spirit Pills to feed his pet, making everyone feel distressed, as if witnessing a grievous waste!

More and more people gathered at the entrance of the Sang Residence, all speculating about the Duke of Settling Nation’s purpose. Wasn’t he here to find someone? Why was he just sitting at the entrance, not even mentioning who he was looking for?

Sang Yu, having just suffered a setback, now saw the Duke’s generous gesture, and his thoughts became active again. He wanted to go forward to socialize, fearing another encounter like the previous one. While hesitating, he just happened to see Sang Yu supporting Chen Yiran coming out from the main gate. She immediately scolded, "Sang Yu, how come you’re only coming out now? Don’t you know that the Duke of Settling Nation and the City Lord have arrived? By coming out only now, are you showing that you don’t take the Duke of Settling Nation and the City Lord seriously?"

She was determined to leave a bad impression of Sang Yu with the Duke, otherwise, with her seductive ways, she might just charm the Duke. Seeing the frowns on the Duke’s and the City Lord’s faces, Sang Yu felt a surge of triumph within.

However, that feeling of triumph froze on her face the very next second. Because she saw Sang Yu leading Chen Yiran straight to the Duke, calling out, "Boss."

Indeed, this Duke of Settling Nation was Dugu Qianye!

During the last competition among the four great empires, the Mors Empire emerged victorious, and Dugu Qianye’s contribution was indispensable. Thus, His Majesty of Mors conferred upon her the title of Duke of Settling Nation, ranking just below the princes, and quickly announced it to all major cities across the empire.

At this moment, Chen Yiran had changed into a new outfit, and aside from her paler complexion, nobody could tell that she had just been injured. Nevertheless, Dugu Qianye still detected a faint scent of blood.

"Injured?" Dugu Qianye frowned.

"Yes. However, I’ve already given mother a Top-grade Sacred Rhinoceros Pill, and now she’s no longer in critical condition," replied Sang Yu.

Dugu Qianye nodded, indicating she understood.

The Sang Family members witnessed an unusual familiarity between Sang Yu and Dugu Qianye, and they were all perplexed. Since when had this waste become so close to the Duke of Settling Nation? When Sang Yu saw the concern Dugu Qianye showed for Sang Yu, comparing it to the attitude she had been met with earlier, envy ate at her heart.

"Family Head Sang, Sang Yu and her mother are the ones I was looking for," Dugu Qianye told Sang Yidi, "I’d like to take them with me now, if that’s all right?"

"This..." Sang Yidi found himself in a difficult position. He had already sold the mother and daughter for thirty Elixirs to Master Niu, but now the Duke of Settling Nation was asking for them – what to do? He cursed Sang Yu in his mind; had she made it clear earlier that she knew the Duke well, why would he have sold them? Just now, watching the Duke feed his pet handfuls of Elixirs, his heart almost bled.

"They have already been bought by me and cannot leave with you," Master Niu intervened, just as Sang Yidi was struggling.

"Sold?" Dugu Qianye feigned surprise, "Does that mean the rumors about the Sang Family exchanging their Second Eldest Master’s legitimate wife for Elixirs is true?"

Dugu Qianye’s voice was loud, and everyone around heard it, sparking discussions amongst the crowd. They hadn’t expected the Sang Family to be so unscrupulous as to trade people for medicine! Accusatory words and looks of disdain surrounded the Sang Family members, making them extremely uncomfortable.