On the next day, Mu Lingxi was summoned by her grandfather the head clan. She tidied herself and walk towards the direction of her grandfather as she remembered from her borrowed memory.
Yanyan followed her closely behind and was secretly eyeing the cute little black cat that her young miss carried. She does not remember her young miss being fond of cats or any other pet.
When she arrived, the guard announces her arrival and soon she was escorted inside. The guard quietly closed the door after she entered the room. When she looks at the only person sitting at the center, she saw an old man, around his 60's or 70's writing on his study table.
She observed how his grandfather exactly looks like and she soon realized that he was really handsome despite his age. He had an exquisite feature and even his nose and jaw were all well defined. Yet his eyes are the real deal. One look and you will definitely know that this old man is someone who should not be trifled with. His gaze was sharp as a falcon as if eyeing its prey.
But somehow this strict old man never raised his voice to Mu Lingxi even once as far as her memory concerns. He was a very doting grandfather just like now when he looks to his granddaughter he does not have any rigidness or an air of superiority that is common for elders belonging to elite families. Even his eyes that he used to look at Mu Lingxi was so tender.
"Little girl," he said softly as if afraid that Lingxi might get scared if he raised his voice even just a bit.
"Grandfather,.." she said and smiled sweetly as she can.
She tried to copy again the behavior of old Mu Lingxi who always acts cute in front of her grandfather Mu Ruochen.
"HAHAHA" Mu Ruochen laughed heartily seeing his granddaughter acting so cute.
This granddaughter of his never failed to amaze him. She looks exactly just like her mother, but act willfully as his son. That is why he never scolded or punished Mu Lingxi even if she causes trouble whenever she went. Thus resulting her to grow up too pampered. It could be said that Mu Lingxi's bratty behavior was all due to this grandfather.
This little girl reminded him of his oldest son that he really missed so much.
"I'm relieved now that I see that you are fine. I almost died from shock when I saw your cousin injured. And when she told me that she was following you before she got hurt, I was worried about you. I don't know what to do. Your parents will never forgive me if anything happens to you." the old man said emotionally.
"Grandfather, there is no need to worry about me... I'm perfectly fine..." Mu Lingxi carefully put down her cat then started doing jumping jacks until she panted...
"See????..."
Mu Ruochen was stunned for a second before everything registered to his mind then he started laughing again, Mu Lingxi laughs with him and soon the laughter of both grandfather and granddaughter was heard within the residence. They sat down after they were done laughing at their heart's content. Mu Rouchen glance at the little black cat licking its paw. She noticed that his granddaughter brought it with her and it is his first time seeing Mu Lingxi having a pet.
" I guess I still have a lot of things to learn for my lovely granddaughter," he said while staring intently to Mu Lingxi.
"Tell me, dear, where did you go last time? Why did you choose to sneak in the middle of the night?" He said with false authority as if scolding a little child.
Mu Lingxi, on the other hand, felt warm from how her grandfather treated her. She never had a real family. This is her first time talking warmly to an elder family and this feel so strange to her. At the same time, she yearns for this kind of feeling. She will never think that after experiencing death she would have a chance to experience this kind of feeling.
"I'm so sorry for making grandfather worried about me, I never thought that it would turn out like this. I was just planning to look for a spiritual beast that I can tame. I want to surprised grandfather." she said shyly.
This is what she comes up with her conversation with her cat Janus. It was obvious that she cannot tell anyone about the agreement that she had with Mu Yanxiao and risked the chance to get discovered that she supposed to fall from her death. That is something she cannot afford right now because there is no way she can explain how she survived the fall from that cliff without raising any suspicions.
As if on cue, the little black cat stand up and started to transform into a huge black panther. Mu Ruochen stared at the transforming cat without batting an eyelid.
"Not bad....not bad... it seems that my granddaughter is really growing up already and doing things without asking help from others." Mu Ruochen said while nodding. His tone seems to carry a hint of sadness.
"Grandfather,... I still have a lot of things that I needed your help in the future..." she said while clinging to his grandfather's arm like a spoiled child that she used to be.
"MEOW" [ Whoa,.. little lass.... it seems that you are loving your new character. You're getting into it... It does not look like you are acting anymore. hehe" ] said the cat with amusement visible in his round eyes.
"Shut up" Mu Lingxi hissed through their mental telepathy where they used to talk.
"Of course, of course,... this old bones still had its function. Never hesitate to ask, I will always be here to provide you whatever you need." Mu Ruochen replied dotingly while rubbing his granddaughter's head.
"It's good that you finally had your own spiritual beast. Now we just have to wait for your cousin to get well and you guys will be ready to set off to Magus Academia."
" Is that where we will have to train ourselves?"
"Yes, I want you and your cousin to learn magic."
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