Boiling Beast Bloodline
Chapter 1029 - 260: A Kind of Jealousy Born from Fatherly Love

Chapter 1029: Chapter 260: A Kind of Jealousy Born from Fatherly Love

"Thank you, Dad." Gortani shook her head and said with a smile, "It should go to my little brother. He’s the youngest and still growing."

"Sis, you’ve really gotten thin lately～" Gomes lifted his head, glanced at his older sister, and muttered, "We’re twins. If I’m growing, don’t you grow too?"

"Oh, what a bother! Sister, you take one, and little brother, you take one too!" Golinny, impatiently snatching two Snake Berries, stuffed one into Gomes’s hand and bit into the other one before approaching Liu with it, saying, "Dad and I will share this one!"

Liu chewed the half of the Snake Berry in his mouth mechanically, almost uncertain if he could manage to look benign anymore.

Cui Beixi stood by, watching Liu with a smile, making him feel a chill run down his spine.

Liu trembled inwardly, fearing that he might slip up and reveal himself—something that would be disastrous. He had learned first-hand how sharp a woman’s intuition could be. So, from the moment he entered, he adopted a cool demeanor, spoke very little, but he truly had no idea whether he would make a giveaway mistake, his understanding of Mourinho was just too superficial.

"Dad, when you came in, you looked really angry. Who upset you this time?" Golinny, after spitting out a Snake Berry seed, continued to ease the tension for Liu.

Liu strained to imitate the Swan High Priest’s signature carefree smile, a challenging facial muscle exercise raising the eyebrow, quite a feat for someone who preferred to draw his brows together and strike with a knife like the robber captain he once was.

"I’ve already mentioned that we shouldn’t make noise at night. The surrounding estates all belong to various princes; they would laugh at us Beamon from the provinces for lacking manners. Master Jose must be upset about that," said Cui Beixi with a chuckling laugh, causing the surrounding priests to bow their heads quickly.

"Let’s all sit down now; no need to stand," Liu continued to smile, nodding to the Medusa and London City priests around him.

"Your Majesty, these last few days, my eyelids have been twitching nonstop. After consulting the Witch Doctor, the conclusion isn’t optimistic about our Beamon’s Desert campaign. What do you think? If our desert expedition turns out just like the divination, what should we do? Can we retreat on our own?" Horielle, the elder of Caiyu City, spoke as he swam over and sat to Liu’s left. Following his lead, some of the older priests took their seats, but most of the priests still stood obediently to the side, leaving many chairs empty.

"The battlefield is a place of constant change; I can’t set any rigid rules for you now. Elder, you’ll have to adapt as necessary at the time. I believe you know how to handle these matters," Liu dreaded these kinds of questions the most. He had no idea what tasks Mourinho had assigned to these Medusas and he was very worried saying the wrong thing; although he’d managed to perfectly mimic Mourinho’s voice and appearance, he feared the possibility of a slip that could expose him, so he carefully avoided such topics.

"This time we’re assigned to Master Qi Dan and will be with the central army, but by comparison... hehe..." Elder Horielle laughed and said, "Your Majesty, pardon my presumption, but I’d rather we were assigned under the Feilengcui Lord Richard’s command—I’d feel more at ease."

Liu honestly wanted to hug this candid old man. However, figuring out the appropriate response as Mourinho truly stumped him. Seeing his king momentarily lost in thought, Elder Horielle immediately felt a bit embarrassed and quickly stammered, "Your Majesty, you know I didn’t mean it like that..."

"That’s right! Dad always said, no one is allowed to mention Richard’s name! Grandpa Elder, you’ve made a mistake!" Golinny interjected just in time, defusing the situation for Liu.

"Yes, yes, that’s my mistake," Elder Horielle nodded, laughing alongside Golinny.

"Jose, Tang Beryljenna stayed in London City to recuperate, right?" Cui Beixi, noticing the awkwardness, swiftly changed the subject, "That thing you were dealing with... is it taken care of yet?"

"I’m really concerned about Tang Beryljenna’s health lately." Liu shook his head vigorously and gently patted Golinny’s hand, "Lily, we have a long journey tomorrow, shouldn’t you be resting now?"

The head shake was also a signature move of the Swan High Priest, dodging topics he didn’t know about had quickly become Liu’s own trademark.

"Yes! Those setting off tomorrow should rest as well; we need to get up early!" Cui Beixi also chimed in.

"No! I want to stay with Dad a little longer!" Golinny pouted, refusing to comply.

"Listen to your sister," Gortani said coolly, "Dad must be very tired. He just got back to London City yesterday and hurried here today, nearly without a moment to rest. You should be considerate."

"Oh." Golinny seemed somewhat intimidated by her sister, pouted, and said goodnight to Liu. She then pulled Gomes hard, causing him to stagger. He quickly said goodnight and hastened after his sister, following the flow of priests upstairs.