Genius Beast Tamer

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Mingming was extremely satisfied with Wuxie's performance, but when Hua Qianye appeared, he said indifferently, "Not bad, but I thought you could break through two levels in a row. Let's stop here for today. Staying too long will only harm your body."

Han Wuxie nodded somewhat ashamed.

As Han Wuxie stretched his limbs and sensed the changes in his body, Hua Qianye narrowed his eyes and sized up Elder Zuo, saying in a deep voice, "This Elder Zuo should be one of your maternal grandfather's two bodyguards. They have been protecting you outside the manor for the past two days, and today they are even protecting you closely. Something must have happened to your Han family. You should ask him."

"Elder Zuo, I wonder why you have come? Why did you say earlier that my mother wouldn't be back for the next few days?" Han Wuxie asked Elder Zuo with a puzzled look.

Elder Zuo finally recovered from his surprise and said with a slightly embarrassed expression, "Your uncles may be in danger. The patriarch, the eldest young master, the second young master, the third young lady, as well as Elder Wan, the head of the elders, and the seven elders in charge have gone to the Boundless Sea."

"Little uncle? Third uncle? Who are they?" Wu Xie was a little confused.

"Before you returned, your uncle received a challenge from Feng Ci, the fifteenth general under the Demon Lord. Your third uncle, worried about your uncle's safety, went with him to the Boundless Sea to accept the challenge. They set off early to return before you, but you have been back at the Han family for two days now, and they still haven't come back. That's why you haven't seen them."

Wu Xie nodded understandingly, then looked anxious and worried, saying, "Will they be alright? Aren't you Grandpa's bodyguard? Why aren't you protecting him? Go protect Grandpa!"

"How...how did you know I was your grandfather's bodyguard?" Zuo frowned. He had revealed himself while wearing a cloak; she shouldn't have recognized him.

"Uh..." In my haste, I accidentally let it slip!

Hua Qianye sighed and held her head, looking exasperated. "Just tell me, the shoes you saw last time, the shoes you saw today, are the same ones."

As soon as the words fell in his ear, Wu Xie quickly repeated, "The shoes I saw last time, and the ones I saw today, are the same shoes. I think it must be yours."

"Shoes?" Zuo looked down at her shoes, puzzled. "Is there something strange about my shoes?"

Wu Xie glanced down at his shoes—pure black shoes, utterly ordinary! Hua Qianye's reason for telling him was a bit too far-fetched!

Wu Xie glared at Hua Qianye beside her, annoyed. Hua Qianye said lazily, "It's up to you how you make up a lie. I'm going back to sleep for a while."

Watching Hua Qianye disappear, Wu Xie felt a surge of anger, but he couldn't let Elder Zuo notice anything. He could only suppress his anger, squat down, and examine Elder Zuo's shoes.

"Miss Wuxie, what are you doing?" Zuo asked, somewhat taken aback.

"Look!" Tianxie pointed to a loose thread and explained earnestly, "You see, the threads on your shoes are so worn out they've broken off, so it's obviously you! I found it strange at the time. My grandfather is clearly the head of the Han family, very wealthy, so why are his bodyguards so poor, wearing shoes that are so tattered? That's why I noticed your shoes, and naturally knew you were that bodyguard!"

Zuo's face flushed, then turned pale, then red, then black. He'd been on a mission before, and his shoes had been slightly damaged. He'd intended to change them, but the Third Miss had returned, and he'd rushed out to greet her without time to do so. Later, he and his elder brother had been assigned to Yunrou Manor to protect the two children, so he'd had even less time to change his shoes. He never imagined that such a small oversight would lead to this child discovering his identity!

What's even more ridiculous is that the child actually looked at him with pity, as if he were really so poor that he couldn't afford to buy new shoes!

"Cough...cough..." Zuo coughed a few times with a frustrated expression, and said in a low voice, "Miss Wuxie, my current identity is Elder Zuo, one of the nine powerful elders. Please don't tell anyone that I am your maternal grandfather's bodyguard. This is a secret!" His face was no longer as cold as before, and his eyes held a hint of pleading.

What a lucky accident! Luckily, his shoes had a problem, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to cover it up!

Wu Xie smiled mischievously and said, "Elder Zuo, don't worry, I won't tell anyone!"

Zuo's expression softened, and he clearly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Elder Zuo, I'd like to know what kind of people my younger uncle and third uncle are? Is my younger uncle very powerful? Even people from the Demon Realm challenge him!"

"Well..." Since Wuxie knew his secret, Elder Zuo also put down his airs and became more easygoing instead of keeping a stern face.

Actually, he had previously disdained to protect these two children, partly because Miss Wuxie's aptitude was not good, and there was still some discrimination involved. However, because the head of the Han family took a liking to this child, he had no choice but to come and protect her.

But now, his opinion is completely different. He doesn't know what the child's strange actions were, but he seems to remember that his older brother did them before, like a kind of cultivation method in the mortal world.

Furthermore, this child had actually broken through to the Divine Sense Realm, something virtually impossible for a child without any immortal or spiritual roots. Adding to this, the child recognized him; her keen insight impressed him. As a bodyguard, he naturally understood the importance of keen observation and knew that intelligence could sometimes surpass brute force. This child truly lived up to her reputation as a descendant of the Han family; even with poor aptitude, her mind was enviably sharp.

"Can't you say?" Wu Xie asked, puzzled by his hesitation.

"Sigh!" Zuo sighed. He shouldn't comment on the head of the family's son, but he didn't want to hide anything from the child's curiosity. Anyway, the child would have to meet her uncle sooner or later.

Zuo Tan said frankly, "Then don't blame me for being blunt. Your uncle isn't capable at all; he's a complete wastrel and lazy. If he can sit, he'll never stand; if he can lie down, he'll never sit! He's just that kind of frivolous, wastrel, and lazy person! But strangely, despite being so lazy and wastrel, and having little time to cultivate, his cultivation has already reached the Xuanxian level. In the Immortal Realm, his immortal roots aren't particularly outstanding, so logically it's impossible for him to cultivate to the Xuanxian level so quickly. We all think that the patriarch gave him some precious medicine to help him cultivate. If he weren't the fifth young master of the Han family, he might have died at someone else's hands long ago. The reason why Feng Ci from the Demon Realm challenged him was because he flirted with Feng Ci's fiancée during a battle. He's just that kind of troublemaker who doesn't care about his abilities; his frivolous nature has offended countless people."

Wu Xie was somewhat dumbfounded; she hadn't expected that her uncle would be viewed so negatively by Elder Zuo.

She also knew that becoming a Xuanxian was not easy. Her father was only at the Xuanxian level. In the immortal realm, there were several levels, including Tianxian, Xuanxian, Jinxian, Xianwang, Xianhuang, Daluo Jinxian, Luotian Shangxian, Xianjun, and Xianzun.

However, each leap across a level takes hundreds or thousands of years. As far as I know, my mother spent a very long time, using countless elixirs and putting in a lot of effort, to reach the Xuanxian level. This younger uncle is younger than my mother. Even if he takes a lot of tonics, can he really reach the Xuanxian level with just those tonics? How precious must those herbs be? Is he really as lazy as Elder Zuo said?

Just as Wu Xie was wondering, Zuo continued, "However, your third uncle is quite a formidable figure. He is only one year older than your youngest uncle. Although he is not the patriarch's biological son, he is more like the patriarch's son. Like your second uncle, he has the air of nobility and is very strong, having already reached the Golden Immortal level. He is easy-going, tolerant, and humble."

"Not my maternal grandfather's biological son?" Wu Xie looked at Elder Zuo in surprise.

Zuo nodded and said, "When the patriarch was young, he made four sworn brothers. They received a challenge from the Demon Realm and went to the Boundless Sea to fight. But who could have imagined that they would fall into the Demon Realm's ambush and almost be wiped out? In the end, only the patriarch and Elder Wan survived. Your grandmother died in that battle. The patriarch was also almost killed. One of the brothers took a blow for him, but that blow was poisoned and the brother died. He only left behind a son. Later, the patriarch adopted that child as his own."

"So it was the child of the person who saved Grandpa. If it weren't for Third Uncle's biological father saving him, Grandpa would have perished in that battle just like Grandma." Wu Xie suddenly tensed up and trembled as he said, "The demon realm ambushed us. Grandpa fell into their trap back then. This time, this time, Uncle and Third Uncle..."

"Sigh, that's why the patriarch brought so many people to the Boundless Sea." A trace of worry flashed in Zuo's eyes. He wanted to go and kill the demons. His parents were killed by the demons!

"Waaaaah..." The sound of a child crying grew closer and closer.

Looking to his left at the newcomer, he saw the man's disheveled appearance and asked in surprise, "Brother, what happened to you?"

"As soon as I get close to him, he starts crying nonstop, and nothing I do can soothe him; he just cries harder!" the man replied bitterly, his former composure gone, replaced by a look of utter frustration.

Han Wuxie reached out and said, "Give me your brother. I have a way to stop him from crying."

The man smiled kindly and said, "Very well, Miss Wuxie is his sister, so she must have a way. I came here to ask for your help."