âSo itâs the Eagle Clanâs chief. Forgive my clumsiness in not recognizing you. Are you here for my father?â
âNo, no, no, I merely wanted to ask about the jade pendant hanging around your waist. May I know where you got it?â Yu Xiang continues to smile widely in the face, which indirectly alarmed the fox lady and turning her eyes into that of vigilance.
âThis is my pendant.â
âOh? Can it be⦠you donât know the meaning of a silver fox for us demons?â Flicking his smile in that of a smirk now, itâs difficult to read what this eagle chief really wanted from the other side. âSilver means nobility, a fox means royalty, and together it can only mean the royal family. Aside from the king, princess and prince respectively, I donât know anyone else who also holds a jade pendant with that insignia. Donât get me wrong, Iâm only curious and find it a bit strange.â
Hu Mei was now on the defensive. If she had known this little ornament would cause her this sort of trouble then she would never bring it along.
âUncle Yu, who says this jade pendant is not mine just because it has a silver fox as its insignia? Where have you ever heard one is not allowed to wear such an item? I am loyal to the king, thatâs why I carved this pendant using his image. Itâs not surprising that you would mistake it as so.â
âIs it now? Thatâs a pityâ¦â Yu Xiang suddenly makes a disappointed face, âNot long ago His Majesty encountered danger outside and happened to be rescued by a passing woman. Due to his injured state and fuzzy mindset, the king couldnât remember the ladyâs face and only knew he gave her his jade pendant as thanks. And here I thought you were His Majestyâs benefactorâ¦.â
Looking at how the eagle man could lie through his teeth without so much as blinking an eye, those guards following from behind were completely gobsmacked by the amazing acting skill. However, this did have the perfect effect of hooking this fox onto the bait. Thereâs light beaming out of those foxy eyes and her hand were clenching hard onto the pendant.
After a brief moment of musing, Hu Mei began to make her move by acting uncomfortably.
âDear niece, no need to be shy in front of your uncle here. Go ahead and speak your mind, after all, me and your father are old acquaintances.â Yu Xiangâs expression appeared very kind as if heâs really taken Hu Mei as his niece.
âUncle Yu, I donât want to hide it from you. The truth is, that dayâ¦â her eyes flickered with a tangled light, âthat day the one who saved the king is indeed me. I donât want to take advantage of the event, but since Uncle is taking me as a niece then I can only speak the truth. My only request is that you donât tell the kingâ¦.â Easing up her mood, Hu Meiâs eyes were all looks of weakness like a helpless maiden: âAfter all, my sister made such a huge mistake back then, itâs only right that he does as he wish to my family.â
âDonât worry my niece, I wonât tell His Majesty.â With a broad smile, the eagle chief actually went ahead to pat the ladyâs shoulder several times to emphasize his point.
Wait, what? Iâm only saying it, you canât be serious about not telling the king!?Hu Mei grew flustered inside and nearly blurted out her true thoughts. Thereâs no way this fox demoness would hold back when such a great opportunity comes across her path. Itâs the perfect excuse to climb into Di Cangâs bed!n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om