Chapter 11: The Disappointed Marquis Couple

  Transtor: Krukist

  “Who are you? Why have you barged into my home? And where is my sister?” Lin Yu’s guard was immediately up, his brows furrowing slightly. The middle-aged man, in particur, exuded an oppressive aura that made it hard for Lin Yu to breathe.

  “You… you’re Master Lin?” The middle-aged man was her than Nan Zhan, the Southwestern Marquis. He had expected to meet an elderly, white-bearded master, not a young man. The absurdity of the situatio him momentarily speechless.

  Could this young man really have cured Ziyan’s anorexia? Or were we deceived? Maybe Ziyan just didn’t like Situ Deng’s cooking? Nan Zhan couldn’t help but whisper his doubts to his wife, Qin Caiyun.

  Qin Caiyun also found Lin Yu’s youth surprising, but she frow her husband’s words. “He’s standing right in front of us. What are you saying? Though, I admit, he doesn’t look like a ary King.”

  Though they spoke in hushed tones, Lin Yu, standing right in front of them, heard every word. However, he was still fused and couldn’t make sense of their versation.

  “If you have something to say, just say it. And have you seen my sister?” Lin Yu was more worried about Ling’er.

  “Haha…” Nan Zhan was momentarily taken aback, then burst into ughter. He poi himself and said, “You don’t reize me? Is there someone else in your family skilled in cooking? If so, please ihem out. I am Nan Zhan.”

  When he announced his name, Nan Zhan couldn’t help but lift his proudly. After all, this was his territory, and he couldn’t imagine anyone in Heavenly Cloud City not knowing his name. He expected Lin Yu to be shocked and bow in reverenbsp;

  “Nan Zhan… that name sounds familiar…” Lin Yu muttered to himself. Seeing that Nan Zhan still hadn’t answered his question, he grew anxious. “My family only has me as the adult here. What have you doh my sister?”

  “If you have any business, deal with me directly. Don’t involve my sister. She’s still young…” Lin Yu’s mind raced, trying to recall if he had offended anyone or if Lingzhi Hall had any old enemies.

  But this “enemy” seemed strahey had piled hundreds of Spirit Stones oable as if showing off their wealth.

  “You…” Nan Zhan was stunned. He hadn’t expected this rea a a bit defted. Qin Caiyun, oher hand, couldn’t help but giggle. It was the first time she had seen the marquis so thhly humbled.

  “Brother, something’s wrong with the Thunderworm. It seems to have lost all its spiritual energy…” Ling’er suddenly walked out of another room, holding the Thunderworm. “I won’t leave it with you. I’ll take it back to school and show it to my mentor.”

  “I’ll also ask if I exge it for a more lively one.”

  As Ling’er ehe courtyard, she notian Zhan and Qin Caiyun sitting at the table. Her delicate face paled, and she excimed, “Marquis Nan! And Madam! What are you doing here?”

  Ling’er reized Nan Zhan because she had seen him during a monthly exam at Heavenly Cloud Academy. Back then, the marquis had been full of fidence, even angering the academy’s principal. But now, he looked so dejected.

  She quickly moved to Lin Yu’s side and whispered, “Brother, did you cause trouble?”

  Lin Yu was also in shock. Though he had guessed from the couple’s attire that they were wealthy, he hadn’t expected the marquis himself to show up.

  No wonder Nan Zhan had been so proud earlier. In Heavenly Cloud City, anyone who heard the name “Nan Zhan” would immediately think of the Southwestern Marquis. Only Lin Yu, hailing from Earth, hadn’t made the e.

  Lin Yu quickly csped his hands in a respectful gesture. “My apologies, Marquis. I was rude earlier. I couldn’t find my sister and thought something had happeo her…”

  Nan Zhan waved his hand dismissively, his expression still gloomy. He g Qin Caiyun, who was still amused, and his mood worsened. However, he had e for a reason. “You’re Lin Ling’er’s older brother? The new owner of Lingzhi Hall?”

  Lin Yu’s father had been a rare Third-Grade Spirit Pharmacist in Heavenly Cloud City, and Lingzhi Hall had once been prosperous. Nan Zhan had even heard of it. But when he learhat the hall was now in dee uhe ma of a mediocre physi, he had mented in his manor, thinking Lin Yu was unreliable and had tarnished his family’s legabsp;

  Little did he know that he would soon seek out this very person…

  Seeing her husband lost in thought, Qin Caiyun knew he had fallen into one of his habitual reveries. She turo Lin Yu and asked, “Young Master Lin, are you really the only adult in your family?”

  Lin Yu g the pile of Spirit Stones oable and thought of the girl who had eaten his chi earlier. Suddenly, everything clicked. He smiled and said, “Madam, I’m ihe only adult here.”

  Ling’er, standing nearby, protested, “Brother, I’m already sixteen year old! Doesn’t that t as an adult?”

  Lin Yu shot her a gre. Why is she interrupting at a time like this? But he calmly replied, “Until you’re married and have children, you’re a child in my eyes. If you never marry, you’ll always be a child.”

  Qin Caiyun’s eyes filled with envy as she watched the siblings. If only she could have given Nan Ziyan a younger sibling…

  “Ahem,” Nan Zhan coughed, breaking the moment. “It seems Young Master Lin and his sister have a wonderful retionship. However, sihere’s no elder in your family skilled in cooking, we must have e to the wrong pce.” He stood up, preparing to leave.

  Qin Caiyun’s expression turned even more disappointed.

  This time, their disappoi wasn’t due to Lin Yu’s youth. It was because g Nan Ziyan’s anorexia would require at least a ary King’s expertise. But Lin Yu hysi… Could he really cure her with medie?

  It wasn’t impossible. If Lin Yu’s father, a Third-Grade Spirit Pharmacist, had made such a cim, Nan Zhan might have believed it. The problem was that Lin Yu himself was a “notorious” quabsp;

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