Chapter 340 – Overnight Celebrity (2)
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It graceful jumped down from the master seat, turning into a blue ball emitting light like a water ripple. The blue cat could no longer be seen. In its place now stood a majestic little qilin.
It was half the size of a horse, with its body covered in sparkling and translucent scales. With the sunlight reflected on the scales, its body glinted like a clear and transparent pond.
Two horns like dragon's horns protruded from its head, smooth as if it was carved from blue jade. Its beautiful eyes were shaped like apricot kernel with a deep blue color. It was similar to a sparkling and pure sapphire. The glint in its eyes reminded them of the luster of a colored glass. The two feelers on both sides of its lips shook, adding a touch to its cuteness.
Its body seemed to be surrounded by a pale blue halo, rising like vapor with each of its movements. It made people awed at the beauty.
Although everyone heard the blue cat was a qilin beast, it was the first that they saw one, so the abrupt appearance of one shocked their heart to the core.
Le Xuan Emperor's eyes couldn't stop himself from sizing up the qilin again and again. A strange expression flit through his eyes.
Within a ruler's land, all belongs to him. That little qilin was found within the Vast Sky Empire borders which meant it belonged to the imperial family.
"Young qilin, what is your name?" Le Xuan Emperor asked warmly. Steathly, he was signaling his imperial bodyguards to go bring a few beast tamers.
"I have a name. I'm called Little Apple." The little qilin proudly stated.
Le Xuan Emperor frowned, "This name is not enough mighty and domineering. How about this Emperor grants you a new name?"
As long as the little qilin accepted to be granted a new name by him, it just meant that it accepted to be the imperial family's subordinates.
The little qilin froze then his eyes suddenly widened. "This name was given by my mother! I definitely don't want another name!"
‘Surprisingly, it had a mother?'
‘Doesn't that mean that more qilins exist?'
If they could captured other qilins, it would absolutely turned into a world shaking matter!
Perhaps, they could even make the other four empires immediately capitulated!
"Since it's like that, then I won't help you change your name. Tell me Little Apple, where's your home?" Le Xuan Emperor's tone became more amiable.
"My home is in the Qilin's Sacred Land." In the end, the little qilin was inexperienced and didn't know how sinister human heart was and how twisted their minds could be. For each of their questions, it answered honestly.
The Qilin's Sacred Land?
The Emperor and his subjects looked at each other in dismay. It was the first time they heard about that place.
They also didn't know how many qilin lived in that place.
"Your clan must certainly be big." Le Xuan Emperor was patiently guiding the qilin to get what he wanted.
"Of course! The Qilin clan is a big clan of several thousands!" The little qilin proudly exclaimed. However, a trace of sadness passed through its eyes.
It was a little homesick. Although within the clan, the other qilins didn't treat it well, but it was after all its homeland…
Unexpectedly, there was several thousand qilins! Everyone's eyes shone at the news!
"Little Apple, don't you want to go home? If we have the opportunity, how about we help you go back home?"
Le Xuan Emperor didn't dare to ask directly where the Qilin Sacred Land was as he was afraid to draw this thing suspicions. Therefore, he used a roundabout way to inquire.
As long as that qilin agreed, he won't be afraid not to find that sacred land if he followed that qilin.
"No need!" The little qilin turned back into a blue cat and nestled on the master seat with a lazy expression. "I'll return there later with my master."
It was practically drove away from the sacred land. Even if it was to return, it had to wait until he was stronger, even better, it would return back in full glory. It didn't want to return back in defeat.
Everyone once again looked at each other in dismay. It appeared that this young qilin wasn't that easy to set up.
This time, everyone already understood that this young qilin only had the wisdom of a eight or nine years old child.
Chapter 341 – Overnight Celebrity (3)
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Although, the little qilin was somewhat wary of them, but it was not enough. Perhaps they could once tried to twist their ways to gain something…
"Little Apple, I heard that your master's cook ran away. You're not hungry are you? It would be better to stay in my palace for a few days. My imperial palace had everything one would need. What you want to eat we have it." Le Xuan Emperor started to tempt it.
The little qilin's eyes brightened, but it immediately shook its head. "No need. Master can give me a lot of delicious things to eat, not much are from our kitchen."
For several days, Ning Xuemo brought many meals from various restaurants, so it ate a lot of flavorful snacks and felt quite satisfy.
"How could outside food compared to the one within the Imperial Inner Court? We have the best cook, the best food from outside isn't even comparable. Little Apple, there's no harm going into the imperial palace to try some." The Chancellor also butted into the conversation.
The little qilin was somewhat excited, but it was also somewhat afraid of strangers. Then again, its identity is that of a noble divine beast and didn't wish to have much contact with humans.
It slanted its head to ponder. Suddenly, it seemed to thought of a problem. Both eyes shone and sparkled. "Hey Emperor, if my master cures your son, you are greatly indebted to her. You must invite her to eat a meal, right?"
Le Xuan Emperor was a bit flabbergasted, "….of course…"
"Un! This is it. Then, you should express your thanks and make the imperial palace cook makes the best food. At that times, my master and I would come together to enjoy it." It felt it was very smart to thought up of this great idea. The little qilin was beaming with smile.
Le Xuan Emperor was unexpectedly speechless from Little Apple's words. He coughed and said, "Little Apple, in the palace, there are many delicious food, but also many interesting things. One day is not enough to eat everything nor see all the fun things. Besides, your master can only stay in the palace for half a day even when she entered the palace…"
In fact, the little qilin wasn't really interest in all those "fun" things. It preferred to eat good food.
It pondered for a moment and in the end, thought of another way. "Emperor, my master gave your such a big grace, but you can't even reward her with many delicious things? It would be better that you reward her with a cook…"
"Little Apple, there's many delicious food in life even if the imperial chef cook everything, you won't be able to eat them all." The Chancellor argued.
"If we can't eat everything, we can just doggy bag the leftovers." The little qilin slanted its head. This was one of the new expression it learnt from Ning Xuemo.
All the present officials figured out the meaning of "doggy bag". All of them couldn't help but wanting to laugh.
Was there anyone who would "doggy bag" the food from the imperial banquet?
This little qilin is very naive.
The Chancellor explained to the little qilin why it couldn't doggy bag the imperial feast leftovers. At the end, he bluntly made it clear to the little qilin, "Little Apple, even if the benevolence from the Emperor is vast and mighty and he allowed your master to bring back the food, those things still need to be warm back to be delicious and it could easily be spoiled. Isn't it better for you to stay inside the palace and let the imperial kitchen make anything you want to eat?"
The little qilin immediately shook its head. "No! I can't leave my master!" It absolutely didn't want to change master!
Everyone looked at each other as they didn't think that this qilin had such loyalty.
Amongst them, someone with a serious expression spoke, "Young qilin, you should know that people who lived under the Heaven are a subject to a ruler. Since we are in Vast Sky Empire, no matter who or what, they are all the imperial family's possessions. Even your master is His Majesty's subject, thus you also are. His Majesty fancies you which is your fortune. I believe that as long as His Majesty spoke, your master will certainly agree to send you to the palace. So, be obedient and offers yourself to the imperial family…"
The little qilin was stunned with widened eyes. His master would present him to someone else?! She didn't want him anymore?!
Chapter end
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