Chapter 285 - A Heart-to-Heart Talk with the Good Nephew (1/2)
Shen An De shook his head. ”I don't know what you are talking about. I don't take in any disciples.”
”Mn, then it's not you but your sect that took them in.”
”Then I won't be of much help to you since I don't concern myself with that. The Sect Master might be able to tell you more.”
Jin Ling sighed, turned around and went over to the tea table. He sat down unsolicited and looked at Shen An De. His gaze seemed to ask why he still hadn't been offered any tea or any seat for that matter.
Shen An De sat down across him but didn't even think of offering him anything. This kind of uninvited guest … one shouldn't help him become too comfortable lest he stayed even longer.
Jin Ling sighed again. ”I really don't understand how I deserve this treatment. I'm still your uncle.”
Shen An De abstained from answering. They had already had this talk back when Jin Ling came by the first time. Since then nothing had changed. Why should he humor him again?
Jin Ling didn't want to talk about it either. Whether or not his nephew wanted to tell him anything, he would still find out what was going on in the end. He'd just give him a bit of time to make himself useful. ”It's really a shame you haven't heard anything about those disciples. It's two of them. One of them is actually the incumbent dragon king, Qiu Ling.”
So he knows. Shen An De held back whatever reaction he might have had and continued to just look at this uncle of his. He wouldn't give anything away. Maybe Jin Ling knew about the dragon king but that didn't mean that he knew anything else. He certainly wouldn't provide him with any information.
Jin Ling took up the empty teacup and swirled it between his fingers, looking at the painting on the side. ”The other one is rumored to be his lover. Quite funny, isn't it?” His gaze suddenly lifted and a smile graced his lips. It was the same kind of smile that had been presented to Xiao Li the first time: One that seemed exceedingly friendly on the outside and highlighted Jin Ling's handsomeness. Nobody who saw him like this would be able to think of him as a demon. ”Ah, you've been in the mortal realm for so long you might not even know about this but it's said that Qiu Ling chased after the Son of Heaven for quite a long time.”
Shen An De really wanted to ask if maybe he just gave up after such a long time but Jin Ling wasn't dumb enough to fall for that. He obviously already had at least a hunch what this was about. Every word he said would just lead to Jin Ling being more sure about what he thought.
”You're only half demon so you don't even know much about your own race. Most likely you know even less about the dragons. Well, let me share an interesting thing about them: Dragons can't fall in love more than once. If they ever decide on a partner, they'll cherish them deeply and be faithful to them until the end. Naturally, there are some … accidents but you see that also depends on what they do. If they're sure, they can merge part of their soul with the other one. After that, they really don't have any other possibility anymore. They're bound for life.”
”You know quite a lot about the dragons.”
”Mn. Naturally.”
Shen An De frowned. Why did it seem like … his uncle's smile had actually gotten gentler for a moment? No. He had probably imagined that. Jin Ling wasn't the type for emotions. One just needed to take a look at how he ruled his realm to know that.