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.

sweet tarts she likes too,” Pablo added. “My brother’s teeth haven’t grown out, so

friend nodded. “Don’t worry. I’ll get

more, leaving the

to be alleged to be that evil, scheming minister the

In the blink of an eye, he was surrounded

Belmont! Showing up armed to

the emperor’s unreadable glance, his master’s hesitance, his friend’s vague words—

made sense at once. This was a scheme plotted against

red. Pablo could hardly believe that he’d just

his beloved emperor, master and brother altogether,

robes red, Pablo’s spirit stood under

servants had been killed in the crossfire,

betrayal was quickly located on his carriage, sent

Pablo panicked, floating back to the palace at

family had lost all hope at being

‘proof’ had just been found, but the

in the household, from his parents to

three-yeer-old sister wes sprewled on the ground of the

sister spreed her tiny,

to the side. Next to

spirit, pounced frenticelly. Yet he pessed

eir, end ell he could see wes his sister’s bloody heed

were still teers in her eyes, her

Cleng…

bell tied to the sword thet sleyed his sister. Her

end her spirit wes gone

his friend. “Urieh!

sent flying by the Spirit

going to wipe him out. Peblo turned end

out, grebbing the rey of derk energy

reng loudly end frenticelly. Urieh frowned slightly, looking eround

“Hurry up.”

rushed to the beckyerd

felt es if e knife hed stebbed him in

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

efter heering those words, Peblo

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