2 Chapter 2: The Annoying Pet Life (2)

Giggle giggle giggle… the little mink kept on struggling, trying to break free from someone's control.

"You need to be disciplined. There has never been anything that dares to defy me. Where do you think you can go?"

An Honghan looked at the Fengyun mink in his hand, adorable and noble, suitable for women to raise. But no matter how adorable it may be, it was just a plaything after all.

Hearing these words, Xi Xizhi shuddered all over. She knew… this person was difficult to deal with just from one look. He might enjoy torturing small animals for pleasure!

Stopping her struggle, Xi Xizhi sulked like a withered eggplant, allowing An Honghan to hold her without any resistance.

The emissary wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, afraid that An Honghan would be unhappy, and said, "Your Majesty, this little mink is usually obedient. It only becomes excited when it sees Your Majesty, hence its actions…"

They had tamed the Fengyun mink for a month, and its animal fierceness had long been worn away. At this moment, its resistance made the emissary even more nervous. Despite being only in his twenties, An Honghan was a cold-blooded and ruthless person. At sixteen, he had killed all his siblings and securely sat on the Emperor's throne.

It was said that the emperor's cruelty had escalated in recent years. Slightly angering him would result in a cold sentence, "Drag them down and behead them." Everyone in the Imperial Palace lived in fear, and all those who served him were extremely careful, not wanting to provoke his anger.

"Oh?" An Honghan said with a meaningful prolonged tone, "Are you saying that this little mink is avoiding me... because it likes me?"

"Th-this… this…your humble servant…" The emissary wanted to explain but couldn't find an excuse, so he could only follow An Honghan's lead, "Your humble servant thinks so."

An Honghan placed the little mink on his lap, "I don't like animals without wildness. This little mink suits my taste. Tonight, I'll host a banquet at Liuyun Palace for the emissary, as a way to express my gratitude to Emperor Liu."

Suits... his… taste?

Xi Xizhi's attention was focused on these three words. She raised her watery eyes and stared at An Honghan, her eyes containing a hint of grievance. She was a cultivator, and today, she would become someone's food.

The heavenly way works in mysterious ways. If she had known this would happen, she would have listened to her Master's advice and eaten less meat, more vegetables. And now, the retribution had come.

She lowered her head and looked at her four limbs covered in soft silver fur, pinched it, and found it tender. It must taste delicious, right?

An Honghan noticed the little mink's movements and became even more interested in it. Could this little mink actually understand human language? Those clear blue eyes, free of any impurities, were pleasing to the eye just from looking at them.

How could he bear to eat such a treasure?

As if thinking of something, An Honghan reached out to touch the flame-like fur on the little mink's forehead, and fell into deep thought. After a while, he looked up and said to the emissary, "It's a Fengyun mink."

Once these words were spoken, the ministers' whisperings reached another climax. Not for any other reason but because the Fengyun mink had been extinct for a hundred years. The descriptions they knew came only from books. The Fengyun mink was the favorite pet of beautiful and noble ladies, so in the years before, they were widely hunted by hunters. Over time, these small and adorable pets became less and less, and eventually went extinct.

The flame-like fur on the forehead was the most obvious characteristic of the Fengyun mink. Once An Honghan pointed it out, the ministers immediately realized that this little animal was indeed the legendary Fengyun mink, no wonder it looked adorable.

"Fengyun mink has been extinct for a hundred years. Who knows if this mink is genuine?" Left Minister Situ had just accused Jiu Kingdom of trying to deceive Feng Ze Kingdom with just an ordinary mink. And now the situation had turned around, and he couldn't save face.

"What does Minister Situ mean? Would my country dare to deceive Your Majesty?" The emissary's cheeks flushed with anger. He bowed to An Honghan and said, "Your Majesty, to distinguish the authenticity of the Fengyun mink, we only need to look at its forehead fur and see if it glows at night. My country has always respected Your Majesty and would never dare to present a fake Fengyun mink to Your Majesty. Please discern the truth."

The emissary's words were respectful and solemn. But his words were enough to prove that this little mink was indeed a genuine Fengyun mink.

"I know that method too…" An Honghan nodded and leaned slightly on the armrest of the Golden Dragon Throne.

All the ministers craned their necks, wanting to see the true face of the Fengyun mink.

Xi Xizhi was somewhat annoyed that their gazes constantly reminded her that she was now a pet, a plaything. Seeing that the man remained expressionless, Xi Xizhi burrowed into his clothes, trying to hide from the prying eyes.

An Honghan felt the warmth inside his clothes, like a warm stream flowing into his heart. Raising such a pet seemed like a good choice. Among all the tributes from the Jiu Kingdom over the years, only this one won his heart.

"Emperor Liu is truly considerate, even willing to give me such a rare and hard-to-find Fengyun mink. When you return, thank him on my behalf." The icy voice came from above.

The ministers who were just full of interest immediately straightened up and no longer dared to look at the cage.

The kind of cold voice that could seep into the bottom of one's heart couldn't be imitated by anyone. It was as if it was just said casually but warned the ministers that for a plaything, they shouldn't lose the dignity of Feng Ze's imperial officials.

After the emissary finished his obeisance, he left the Jinluan Palace with the eunuch who guided him.

Next, it was time for the ministers to report. All kinds of news about the state of the country were reported one after another, for example… where there were floods, how to solve them, and how to stabilize people's minds.

From their conversation, Xi Xizhi came to a conclusion… she had been transferred to an unknown country, possessing the body of a nearly extinct pet-type little mink. Although it wasn't Earth, the history was similar to ancient China, where emperors ruled the world.

Cultivators should adapt to different circumstances. Now that she was here, she needed to adapt. The top priority was to regain her human form as soon as possible and protect herself. As a pet, she had no rights! She could be killed or skinned at someone's whim, without any right to speak.