Genius Beast Tamer

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A month and a half later...

"The Third Miss is back!" Upon seeing Han Rou's figure from afar, the guards at the gate hurriedly went in to report.

Before Han Rou even reached the entrance of the Han family, four people came out to greet her. This was the inner residence of the Tian family, where only the direct descendants of the head of the family could reside.

Among those Tianxie knew, only Han Mengxiao, the head of the Han family, and the Han family's Grand Elder, Wanlicang, who was also Tianxie's maternal uncle.

Han Mengxiao looked to be in his fifties or sixties, but he was actually over five hundred years old. He smiled and, although his face was old, he looked very energetic. His cheerful personality made him seem like a playful old man.

In comparison, Wanlicang appeared much older. Although he was actually much younger than Han Mengxiao, he seemed to be several years older. He had an air of otherworldly wisdom, was somewhat thin, had an indifferent face, and his eyes shone with a wise light, like a peerless sage who was detached from the world.

Han Mengxiao had already received his daughter's letter. He was furious about what his daughter was doing at the Tian family. He originally wanted to go to the Tian family to pick up his daughter in person and also have a good "talk" with that old geezer Tianba!

However, all her daughter wanted was to leave the Tian family peacefully, and she refused to go to pick her up. Han Mengxiao could only wait anxiously at the Han family home for her beloved daughter to return with her granddaughter and newborn baby.

"Father..." Having been away from home for so long, coupled with the grievances she had suffered abroad, Han Rou's eyes were moist when she first saw her father.

"Rou'er, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Forget everything else!" Han Mengxiao's voice was a little hoarse, her eyes full of heartache and love.

He felt deeply sorry for his beloved daughter, knowing she had been wronged, but the best way now was for her to forget. How could she bear to leave that heartless man? Although she said in her letter that she had no feelings for Tianfeng, how could a father not understand his daughter? If she truly had no feelings, why would she stop him from going to the Tian family to settle accounts?

Han Rou looked down at Tian Miao, who was already asleep in her arms, her eyes filled with deep maternal love. She gently handed the child to Han Mengxiao and said with a tender smile, "Father, this is your grandson."

"Oh my, so young, yet with such a commanding presence! He's definitely my grandson, Han Mengxiao's grandson, he really looks just like me!" Han Mengxiao awkwardly took the child, afraid that his movements might wake him. He spoke very softly, but he couldn't hide the excitement and affection a grandfather has for his beloved grandson.

Although he already knew from his daughter's letter that the child's talent was not even as good as Tianxie's, he did not mind at all. On the contrary, he felt a strong pang of heartache for the child in his arms and doted on the child even more.

"Grandpa. Uncle," Tianxie greeted them obediently, but she didn't know how to address the other two.

"Xie'er, when you came back before, they weren't home, and you didn't meet them. Let me introduce you." Han Rou pointed to the person next to Han Mengxiao and smiled, "This is your eldest uncle, Han Yu."

Han Yu was dressed in full armor and looked to be around thirty years old. He was exceptionally brave and handsome, with sharp, chiseled features and a rugged stubble on his face that suggested he had been through many battles. He looked like a man who rarely smiled.

"Hello, Uncle." Tianxie said obediently, with a hint of respect.

Unexpectedly, Han Yu burst into laughter, which was completely at odds with her stern appearance.

He stepped forward and picked Tianxie up in his arms. He was genuinely fond of the pretty, pink-cheeked girl who obediently called him "Uncle." His face was full of smiles. Strangely, his rugged and heroic face, which should have been serious, turned out to be very sunny when he smiled.

"My little niece, I was so sad when I didn't see you last time I went out on business! I wanted to go to your parents' house to find you, but your mother wouldn't let me! I can't believe how big you've grown. I remember the first time you came back to your parents' house, you were still an infant. Your mother wouldn't even let me touch you. Now that you're all grown up, I can finally hold you!"

Han Rou was both amused and exasperated. This older brother looked heroic and had the demeanor of a great general, but she knew him very well, having grown up with him since childhood. He treated the child like a precious treasure, doting on him endlessly!

He has absolutely no immunity to cute children. Although he doesn't have any children of his own, every time he goes out, if he sees a slightly cute and well-behaved child who is without parents, he will bring them back and force them to call him "Dad." He doesn't feel ashamed at all. He doesn't even have a wife, but he already has four children!

"Alright, big brother, give Xie'er back to me. Second brother still needs to introduce her. Don't hoard her all by yourself!"

Han Rou did not allow Han Yu to refuse and forcibly took Tian Xie back.

Han Rou pointed to the frail scholar beside Han Yu and called out, "Second Brother, this is my Xie'er. Xie'er, this is your second uncle, Han Shi. Quickly call him Second Uncle."

Han Rou's eldest brother, Han Yu, was much older than her. When Han Rou was young, Han Yu was already an adult and was helping their father with family affairs. Therefore, Han Rou rarely had time to spend with her eldest brother. The person she spent the most time with was her second brother. Although he was only seven years older than her, he treated her like a little father and always doted on her as if she were his daughter. Therefore, she had the best relationship with her second brother.

The name Han Shi sounded like a very strong person, but the Han Shi in front of him looked quite frail. Tian Xie looked at his second uncle with curiosity and obediently called out, "Second Uncle."

"Cough cough..." Han Shi seemed to be suffering from a long illness, coughing as soon as he opened his mouth. It took him a long time to catch his breath. He took out a snow-white and translucent jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Tian Xie. "Xie'er, your second uncle is not in good health, so he doesn't have any special skills. He can only give you some small trinkets. This jade was carved by your second uncle himself. He originally wanted to give it to you when you were three years old, but at that time, your second uncle went to Cang Qiong Cave to seek medical treatment from the Immortal Physician because of his illness, so he did not see you."

"Second brother, you're not feeling well, you should rest properly. How could you waste your energy carving something like this? Xie'er, why don't you thank your second uncle?" Han Rou said to Han Shi with a hint of reproach, but her eyes were full of heartache. Her second brother had always been the one who loved her the most, but unfortunately, he had been poisoned by a strange poison ten years ago when he mistakenly entered the Ice Demon Manor and had been seriously ill ever since.

"Thank you, Second Uncle. Xie'er loves little rabbits the most." Tianxie smiled sweetly, the white jade in her hand translucent and smooth, with a lifelike little rabbit carved on it. Mother must have told him she liked little rabbits! This Second Uncle is such a thoughtful person! But how did he become so ill?

"Second brother, you're so cunning! You actually prepared such a wonderful thing! You didn't even remind me when you were preparing it! Now I've really made a fool of myself!" Seeing the little girl beaming with joy at Han Shi's gift, Han Yu felt a pang of jealousy. She quickly took out a treasure pouch from her bosom, fumbled around for a while, and finally found something that looked quite nice. She presented it to Tian Xie like a precious treasure, "My dear niece, this is the spoils of war that your uncle obtained in the great battle with the demon queen Green Enchantress from the Demon Realm. Isn't it beautiful?"

Tianxie looked down and saw a jade hairpin in Hanyu's hand, shimmering with light and seemingly possessing an alluring quality.

Before Tianxie could even reach for it, Han Rou slapped the hairpin out of Han Yu's hand, angrily saying, "Big brother, don't you have anything decent at all? Fine, you don't have anything, but don't give my Xie'er anything from the Demon Realm!"

Holding her beloved grandson, Han Mengxiao was also somewhat annoyed. A bronze gourd flew out of her sleeve and smashed it hard on Han Yu's head. She cursed, "You brat! Everything that vixen, Green Enchantress, possesses is imbued with bewitching demonic energy! How dare you give something like that to my precious granddaughter! Don't you deserve a beating?!"

Han Yu clutched her head in pain, looking aggrieved. "This is the only pretty thing I have. I didn't think about anything else, and just gave it to my precious niece because it looked nice. I didn't mean to. Dad, don't hit people so easily, it'll scare the child!"

Hearing him say that, Han Mengxiao's eyebrows twitched. She had been yelling at the brat, and wondered if she might have scared her precious grandson in her arms.