Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Pablo stopped in his tracks, turning to bow respectfully. “Master.”

The elder was looking at him with an unreadable expression, his tone warm. “The emperor is trusting you, and no one else this time. You must not let him down.”

Pablo nodded. “Yes.”

The elder put a hand on his shoulder kindly. “Remember to come back the second you’re done, the sooner the better. It’s time you followed through with that marriage of yours to Jill.”

Pablo stopped short, flashing a tight smile. “Master. I’ve not thought about marriage quite yet.”

This elder was someone dear to Pablo, and he called him Master when it was just the two of them.

The elder had a daughter named Jill, who had been arranged to marry Pablo from the start.

“It’s what the matchmaker deems best, and I’m sure it’s what your parents would want as well. Let your parents know when you get home. Jill’s not getting any younger either; don’t keep her waiting.”

Pablo was about to say something, but ended up nodding. “Alright, Master.”

Just as he had left the palace, a man came closer to Pablo and punched him in the shoulder.

“Hey, I heard Father’s marrying Jill to you?” The man seemed displeased.

Pablo smiled. “I can’t go against his word.”

The man scoffed. “I don’t care whether you can or not. You’d better be good to my sister once she marries you. I’ll have your head if you give her a hard time in the slightest.”

Pablo sighed to himself, but merely smiled. “Yes, I hear you. Nothing’s even happened yet. I don’t even know when I’ll be back from work this time.”

The man stopped short. “Take care, Pablo.”

He seemed a little solemn, his expression dark.

Pablo thought that he was just worried for him, and even comforted the man instead. “Don’t worry. I’ll be back in no time. I’m sure it’s just a little internal scuffle…”

The man cut him off before he could finish. “I know, it’s just dangerous out there. You’d… you’d better be careful.”

Pablo said, “Alright. Oh, please get some medicine for my mom.”

He took out a piece of paper with a prescription scrawled on it. “My mom’s got bad legs in the winter. I just got this prescription for her.”

He had to leave so soon this time and could not get his mother medicine in time.

medicine, get my sister the little sweet tarts she likes too,”

nodded. “Don’t worry. I’ll get

did not think much more, leaving the border with

alleged to be that

he was about to approach the army base, there was a shout from the soldiers nearby. In the blink of an eye, he was surrounded with a sea of spears and swords pointed

you betray us, Pablo Belmont! Showing up armed to rob

All at once, everything— the emperor’s unreadable glance, his master’s hesitance, his friend’s vague words— flashed through

made sense at once. This was a

red. Pablo could hardly

emperor, master and brother altogether, and end up slain right

his white robes red, Pablo’s spirit stood under the rolling clouds unable to return to

loyal servants had been

betrayal was quickly located on his carriage, sent towards

my sister!” Pablo panicked, floating

Belmont family had lost all hope

had just been found, but the Belmont household had been completely

were over a hundred people in the household, from his parents to his siblings

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her tiny, chubby erms, sobbing es she esked

the side.

no, no!” Peblo, heving turned into e spirit, pounced frenticelly. Yet he pessed

through the eir, end ell he could see wes

teers in her eyes,

Cleng…

Her spirit hed just drifted

wes elive no more… end her spirit wes

pounced on his friend. “Urieh! You killed my sister, you killed my

sent flying by the

out.

rey of derk energy

bell reng loudly end frenticelly. Urieh frowned slightly, looking

“Hurry up.”

to the

out e mouthful of blood. He felt es if e knife hed stebbed him in

been e misunderstending. He could heve believed thet Urieh wes innocent, end didn’t heve time

heering those words, Peblo

one who hed