The Mightiest Little Master of Metaphysics
Chapter 154 - 152 Your Uncle (Part 1)

Chapter 154: Chapter 152 Your Uncle (Part 1)

After arranging everything with the Peacock, the Lord finally felt relieved, and his expression suggested he couldn’t wait to set off some firecrackers himself.

Yun Kuang, feeling bolder these days, teased, "Lord, you might want to tone down your enthusiasm, or the Peacock might feel rebellious and refuse to leave. Then you’d be left with nothing but tears."

The Lord, taken by this reminder, exclaimed loudly to the void, "The Great Peacock God has protected Langqi Island for hundreds of years. It’s truly hard to see you go."

From the void came the Peacock’s response, "Really? Then I’ll reconsider."

The Lord grew pale with fright, hastily turning his pleading eyes towards Yun Qi for help.

The Peacock snorted, "Alright, I know you’re scared of me. Don’t worry, even if you begged me on your knees now, I wouldn’t stay."

Only then did the Lord let out a sigh of relief, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, and looked at Yun Qi with a pleading gaze again.

Yun Qi smiled sweetly, "To ensure the Lord can sleep peacefully, we’ll leave today."

"Good, good, many thanks to Master Xiao Qi," the Lord clapped his hands in excitement.

Suddenly, a small hand reached out in front of him. Yun Qi blinked, tilting her head, and asked innocently:

"Did you think Xiao Qi works for free, Lord?"

"Ah, along with the remaining balance for Mr. Yun, and the payment for Master Xiao Qi, I shall offer it all."

Yun Qi said seriously, "Considering the lives of the Lord and many islanders, 2 million isn’t too much, right?"

"Not at all, not at all, it’s too little. I’ll prepare 20 million for Master Xiao Qi, settled in your currency," the Lord said earnestly and devoutly.

"Hmm, that’s not right." Yun Qi shook her head, her soft voice clear and sweet, "You can’t just ask for sky-high prices; others need a livelihood too. Just 2 million, not a penny more or less."

Although the rebellion had been quelled, it would take a long time for the situation on Langqi Island to fully recover.

As it has always been said, ’To the victor belongs the spoils’, and the vanquished are at their mercy.

The Yun Family did not meddle in local affairs, so that afternoon, Yun Qiucheng and Yun Kuang packed up and left with Yun Qi.

Qin Luo’s family island was near Langqi Island, and from there, they took a private plane back to Hai City.

By the time they arrived, it was already late at night. Little Dumpling nestled on Yun Kuang’s shoulder, her small face flushed with sleep, snoozing all the way until the next morning.

The early autumn morning had a faint chill.

Yun Qi held a warm cup of milk, her big eyes misty with drowsiness. Yun Qiuce waved before her, smiling, "Still not awake, eh? We’re home!"

He shouted loudly at Yun Qi.

The Old Master smacked him, "What are you using such strength for? If you scare Xiao Qi, I’ll give you a beating."

"Dad, Xiao Qi even dares to hit ghosts; how could she be scared?" protested Yun Qiuce unhappily.

Yun Qiuce’s shout indeed woke Yun Qi. She blinked her big eyes, her childlike voice asking unclearly, "Uncle, the task I gave you, is it done?"

The family was astonished by the question.

The Old Master looked past Yun Qiucheng at his younger son, his mustache nearly standing on end—

Did Xiao Qi give you a task? He asked with his eyes.

Yun Qiuce cleared his throat, proudly puffing out his chest, "Yes, Xiao Qi gave me an extra task. I know everyone is curious and perhaps a bit disgruntled, but being the one who personally brought Xiao Qi home means our bond is unbreakable."

He patted his chest proudly, giving a thumbs-up as if to say "good buddies."

The Old Master and the Old Lady hadn’t expected Xiao Qi to bypass them and have little secrets with Yun Qiuce.

They felt a bit disheartened at once.

The Old Master ruffled Yun Qi’s hair, "Xiao Qi, your uncle isn’t very reliable. In the future, you can talk to grandpa about anything."

"Grandma is also alright," added the Old Lady with a warm smile.

Yun Qiuce wore a face full of pride, dismissively saying, "Tsk."

Yun Qi’s eyes were bright, "So, did you finish it or not?"

Yun Qiuce’s smile froze on his face as he scratched his head, "Xiao Qi, let’s not talk about that now. What fun did you have on the island? Tell Uncle all about it."

Yun Qi’s little face drooped, "So you didn’t finish it."

Yun Qiuce sighed, looking troubled, "It’s really not my fault; Uncle did his best."

After breakfast, Yun Qi didn’t go to kindergarten because it was her first day back; the Old Master wanted her to stay home for a few more days.

Yun Qiuce closed the door and brought out the Cat Demon.

Once matted and tangled, the Cat Demon was now washed snow-white, resembling a fluffy snowball. Its eyes darted around cunningly as Yun Qiuce tossed it onto the sofa, where it nonchalantly shook its fur.

It glanced at Yun Qi and then arrogantly turned its head away, curling up in a ball to bask in the sun.

Yun Qi was surprised, "You’ve cleaned up nicely, so why wasn’t it given away? Did Uncle get lazy and forget about my task?"

"Tsk, how could Uncle forget what Xiao Qi entrusted him with? Really, I found someone to adopt him; why don’t you ask him, how many did he find?"

The Cat Demon lazily turned its head, squinting its eyes, "Three or... four. I can’t remember, but it doesn’t matter because they all returned me."

"Why?" Yun Qi blinked in surprise.

Even though the Cat Demon had a roguish aura, it couldn’t be denied that it looked quite nice when cleaned up, all snow-white with a big round face.

Yun Qiuce shrugged, "You’ll need to ask him. All three adopters said he was verbally abusive. Can you imagine a pet cat that insults people?"

"You were insulting people? Didn’t we agree that to be a pet cat, you can’t speak human language? Why did you insult people? That’s disobedient!" Yun Qi squatted, tapping the Cat Demon’s nose with her little finger.

The Cat Demon disdainfully turned its head, "I didn’t speak human language, but I know how to speak it. I can’t just keep it all in. However, speaking human language would expose my identity, so I just said a little bit."

"What do you mean by ’just a little bit’?" Yun Qi and Yun Qiuce stared at him with two pairs of eyes.

The Cat Demon groaned, lowering its head to avoid their intense gaze.

"Just that... I used our meowing sound to mimic human speech a little, like this..." The Cat Demon cleared its throat, then with a deep, raspy voice, it insulted, "Your grandpa."

Yun Qi and Yun Qiuce were taken aback, exchanging glances.

Indeed, it was the distinct meowing sound of a cat, but it did sound like "Your grandpa."

"But why were you insulting people?" Yun Qi asked, puzzled.

"That’s a long story," the Cat Demon stood, arching its back in a lazy stretch, then lay down again, saying earnestly, "They said I wasn’t cute enough and couldn’t act cute. I’ve cultivated for hundreds of years, and although I don’t have much cultivation, I can speak human language. Why should I act cute for them? The first family’s female owner claimed to be my mom. My mom has been dead for hundreds of years, and she, a human, dared to call herself my mom, calling me ’son’ every day."

"Did you scratch her?" Yun Qiuce asked sternly.

"No, I just slapped her and then said, ’Your grandpa’."

Yun Qi and Yun Qiuce suspiciously stood up, exchanging looks.

"What about the second family?"

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