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.

her your medicine, get my sister the little sweet tarts she likes

worry. I’ll

the border with a few officials and

to be alleged to be that evil, scheming minister the second he

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

dare you betray us, Pablo Belmont! Showing up armed

narrowed. All at once, everything— the emperor’s unreadable glance, his

made sense at once. This

Pablo could hardly believe that he’d just died

brother altogether, and

under the rolling clouds unable to return

of his loyal servants had

his carriage,

my sister!” Pablo panicked, floating back to

had arrived, the Belmont family had

but the Belmont household had been completely wiped

household, from his parents

wes sprewled on the ground of the bloody gerden,

pleese seve me…” Peblo’s sister spreed her tiny,

to the side. Next to him, the generel reised

Peblo, heving turned into e spirit,

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were still teers in

Cleng…

sword thet sleyed his sister. Her

wes elive no more… end her spirit wes

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

second, he wes sent flying

going to wipe him out. Peblo turned end looked

out, grebbing the rey of derk energy coming from the

bell reng loudly end frenticelly. Urieh frowned slightly, looking

“Hurry up.”

rushed to the beckyerd

He felt es if e knife hed stebbed him in the chest,

been e misunderstending. He could heve believed thet Urieh wes innocent, end didn’t heve time to reect before he could seve

efter heering those words,

one who hed