Chapter 983: Sovereign Jiazi

In the conference room, the high-ranking officials of Mount Dajiao gathered to introduce Sovereign Jiazi to them.

Sitting at the head of the conference room, Su Yang said slowly: "Sovereign Jiazi will temporarily stay by my side—it's an order from the Southeast Military Department. Don't speculate further. I don't want to hear any rumors about me and Sovereign Jiazi. Do you understand?"

"We understand!"

"Understood!"

"…"

These men had just been frozen; they already knew Su Yang was angry.

The reason Su Yang wanted to distance himself from Sovereign Jiazi was simple.

First, Sovereign Jiazi's identity was sensitive; second, he had just confirmed his relationship with Liu Mengyun, and he didn't want rumors to affect their feelings.

After the short meeting ended, Su Yang returned to his office and found Sovereign Jiazi chatting with Liu Mengyun and Xi Yao in his office.

The two women who had just been fighting… seemed to have made up!

Liu Mengyun, Sovereign Jiazi, and Xi Yao were all rare beauties, each with a distinct aura.

But Su Yang wasn't particularly concerned with how women looked.

Appearance, he thought, just needed to be pleasant to the eye.

Emmm… like Liu Mengyun's!

Seeing Su Yang return, Xi Yao quickly greeted him and asked about Nangang City, Shuizhou City, Haicheng, and the island nation.

"I've already reported all this to the Southeast Military Department—your Treasure Pavilion headquarters probably already knows most of it!" Su Yang glanced at Sovereign Jiazi and said slowly to Xi Yao, "I can't say more right now. If you're truly curious, ask your headquarters!"

"Can't you tell me first?"

Xi Yao's tone carried pleading.

With her beautiful face and feigned pitiful expression, any ordinary man might have given in.

"No."

"Enough, Xi Yao. The city lord has matters to attend to!" Liu Mengyun spoke up beside her.

"Fine then!"

Xi Yao had no choice but to accept Su Yang's decision.

She could only follow Liu Mengyun's advice.

"Sovereign Jiazi, you'll stay temporarily at the city lord's mansion—with Deputy Officer Liu."

"Mm."

Sovereign Jiazi nodded.

Now she had no reason to follow Su Yang out.

All day, Sovereign Jiazi followed Liu Mengyun, watching her diligently manage the many affairs of Mount Dajiao.

This made Sovereign Jiazi feel bored.

In the past, though she was the island nation's sovereign, her actual power was limited; many trivial matters were delegated to subordinates, and she only made broad decisions.

But no matter how boring it was, Sovereign Jiazi could only suppress her impatience and endure it.

At the end of the workday, Sovereign Jiazi walked back to the villa with Liu Mengyun and Xia Na.

At last, Sovereign Jiazi couldn't hold back: "Deputy Officer Liu, when do you cultivate, when the city lord dumps everything on you?"

In truth, Sovereign Jiazi was also curious how Liu Mengyun cultivated and raised her pet beasts.

If it were the ordinary pet beast cultivation methods of a typical Beast Tamer, she wouldn't care.

But if it were Liu Mengyun's, she was deeply curious.

After all, beyond selecting high-potential pet beasts to form contracts, cultivating them was equally vital.

In their island nation, many great clans, after centuries of accumulation, had developed complete pet beast cultivation methods as family secrets.

Their imperial family had one too.

Sovereign Jiazi wanted to see if she could learn something from Liu Mengyun.

"Cultivate?" Liu Mengyun looked up at Sovereign Jiazi. "I'll do it when I have time."

"When will you have time?"

"I don't know—it depends on when the city lord becomes free."

"What if the city lord never becomes free?"

"I'm the city lord's deputy. When he's absent, the affairs of Mount Dajiao fall to me!" Liu Mengyun said firmly. "Mount Dajiao needs a King-Rank cultivator to remain and guard it—safety comes first."

Sovereign Jiazi said in disbelief: "So if Su Yang never returns, you won't cultivate at all?"

"I'll still cultivate sometimes!" Liu Mengyun said. "When I'm not busy, I hunt ferocious beasts near Mount Dajiao."

Sovereign Jiazi stared at Liu Mengyun—her gaze made Liu Mengyun feel uneasy.

"What's wrong?"

"I truly don't know how you reached King-Rank Mid-Grade!"

"I just cultivate occasionally—that's enough!"

"…"