Chapter 9: 9，没礼貌的少年

“Mother, this older brother is so impolite, Xiao Li doesn't like him.” Xiao Li'er’s pitch-black eyes darted slyly toward the youth whose face had instantly flushed red, her tender voice drifting through the air.

“Xiao Li, don't learn from him. We are good children; we must be polite.” With such a glaringly opposite example right before her, Jin Se did not miss a single opportunity to educate Xiao Li.

The contemptuous attitude caused Duanmu Fei’s face to flush unnaturally. Was this mother and daughter duo's back-and-forth banter meant to humiliate him?

The lion in front of the mother and daughter looked at the tender youth with great sympathy. Being young and hot-headed wasn't your fault, but provoking this fierce little girl was definitely your mistake.

“How dare you! To despise the Little Prince so brazenly, do you not wish to live?” Before the elegantly dressed youth could even speak, a guard behind him barked a harsh reprimand.

Truly, like master, like servant. They hadn't even spoken to him, so how were they despising him?

“Mother, that uncle is so fierce, Xiao Li is scared.” A look of fright hung upon the little child's pink, tender face, yet there was absolutely no trace of fear in those eyes. Mother had said that children should act like children; wasn't she doing this quite stylishly?

The coachman, who remained sitting on the ground in a disheveled state, found that his dislocated mouth could no longer even twitch! He had never been so provoked in his entire life.

“Awoo...” The fire lion, still being restrained beside the mother and daughter, let out a mournful wail, as if saying: *I seemed much fiercer than that man just now, so why did I end up in such a miserable state?*

“Withdraw,” Duanmu Fei looked at the little child's pouting mouth and her expression that looked as if she were about to cry from fright, feeling a pang of heartache. He hurriedly dismissed the guard; three grown men bullying two weak women in broad daylight would look quite bad if word got out.

Jin Se’s eyebrows twitched slightly. Since when had her child become so incredibly skilled at acting? She would have to cultivate this talent more in the future.

“May I ask, did you tame this fire lion?” Duanmu Fei’s tone became proper. Perhaps the mother and daughter's comment about him being impolite had stung him; he had been forced to learn etiquette since childhood, so how could he be looked down upon by a mere toddler?

The wind swirled through the treetops in a slight ripple. Before Jin Se could respond, a man appeared before them. His magnificent clothing could not conceal his youthful splendor; his smooth, fair face possessed sharp, cold handsomeness; his dark, deep eyes shimmered with a charming luster; his thick brows, high nose, and exquisite lip shape all proclaimed nobility and elegance.

“This fire lion is my magical beast. I was in a hurry while traveling and lost him for a moment. Might you return him to me?” A reckless, unrestrained smile hung on the man's face as he spoke softly. His deep eyes looked at the obvious mother and child before him, feeling secretly puzzled. His fire lion was considered a rare Ninth-Tier magical beast of the Northern Xuan Continent, yet now it was lying submissively prostrate before this mother and daughter?

“Mother, beautiful brother...” Xiao Li’s two pitch-black eyes were nearly sprouting little red hearts. A drop of saliva still lingered on her pink little lips as she stared blankly at the elegantly dressed youth.

“Hey, Xiao Li, calm down. You're mesmerized by this kind of stuff? You're truly embarrassing me.” With a violent movement, Jin Se smacked the little child to wake her from whatever she was thinking. Jin Se sighed inwardly; this girl had only seen one man, Old Man Yun, in the past four years, so it was inevitable she would succumb to temptation. She couldn't be blamed.