From Beast Abilities to Sect Grand Master

"I’m a student trying for the imperial examinations. I would like to wish the Lim Family Head a prosperous long life and have his blessings."

Hun Yen Kun bowed and gave the guard some bits of silver.

The guard held the bits of silver in his palm, trying to see how much they weighed.

He looked at Hun Yen Kun with his page boys beside him.

Nothing seemed unusual, so he pointed to the side door and said, "Go and choose a seat over there. We will present your gift to the Family Head. If he likes it, he might call you to the main hall."

Hun Yen Kun bowed and went through the side door.

It was a bustling scene inside.

Round tables with plates of delicacies on them.

Sitting around the tables were scholars that looked like Hun Yen Kun.

In the garden not far away, an opera about a general fighting invaders from the North was going on.

Hun Yen Kun sat down at one of the tables, glanced at Lin Fan and Ho Ming.

Lin Fan nodded, and both of them walked into the shadows and disappeared. Continue reading on freewebnovel

They walked past servants busy with the banquet without being noticed.

Lin Fan activated his Rabbit’s Hearing ability as he walked.

He tried to focus on whatever was useful with so many different sounds surrounding him.

"Careful, don’t spill the dish."

"Lim Hong’s birthday banquet is what I would expect."

"You want your son back?"

Finally, Lin Fan heard something useful out of the usual chatter.

He listened intently to the familiar voice.

It was Lu Di’s voice.

"Hmph, my son’s disappearance must have something to do with the Qing Feng sect.", an old man’s voice said angrily.

"Yes, all these righteous sects are all the same. Pretending to be good while behaving like us.", Lu Di continued, trying to sway the old man’s opinion.

"But my son’s been missing for so long. How do I trust you that you can bring him back?"

"The Dark Envoy is powerful. I promise you, he has his way to find out where your son is. You just need to do continue with what you’ve started."

Lin Fan listened as he hurriedly went towards where the voice came from.

Ho Ming followed suit behind him.

"Where are you going? I don’t think I’ve seen you before." a servant stopped them outside of the Family Head’s room.

The conversation stopped.

"We were trying to find the loo and got lost. We are so sorry.", Lin Fan said as he continued to listen intently.

But it was too late.

The servant had startled Lu Di and the Family Head.

"It’s over there, you idiots.", the servant pointed to a small wooden hut far away.

"Thank you. We shall be going.", Lin Fan quickly ran towards the direction with his hand on his belly.

When he was getting away, he could see an old man coming out of the room in the corner of his eyes.

He couldn’t see if Lu Di followed as he had no viewing angle by then.

Lin Fan and Ho Ming went back to where Hun Yen Kun was.

He whispered what he’d found out to his ears.

Hun Yen Kun thought for a moment and started to drink.

One cup after another.

The others looked in astonishment and tried to stop him.

"Brother Hun, I think that’s enough for the day."

"Yeah, better not to create troubles for the host."

"If you want to, brother Hun, I can introduce some other sponsors."

Lin Fan didn’t know what to expect but knew he was up to something.

Soon, Hun Yen Kun was making a scene, shouting at the top of his voice.

"Master Lim Hong, please! I beg you to have a look at my gift!"

Everyone at the table tried to calm him down.

They thought he was so desperate for a sponsorship that he went crazy.

Lin Fan pretended to care but he just half-heartedly tried to get Hun Yen Kun to sit down.

"What’s with all the shouting!", a servant came from the main hall to check.

"Please sir, I need Master Lim Hong to have a look at my poem I wrote for him."

Hun Yen Kun, with his face flushed red by all the alcohol, said.

The servant covered his nose with his hand and said, "I will check with Master Lim Hong. You keep him quiet."

He pointed to Lin Fan and went away.

After a few moments, he came back and ushered them to the main hall.

They were led through long corridors and Lin Fan took note of the layout.

He had to be prepared to leave if they didn’t succeed.

"Master Lim Hong was generous enough to give you a chance. So don’t be a nuisance."

The servant reminded them as they entered the main hall.

Lim Hong was sitting near the altar with the character for longevity behind him.

He looked like he was around fifty plus, wearing auspicious red and looking happy with his friends and family enjoying a feast with him.

Standing behind him was Lu Di.

Looking silently at what was happening.

All the chatter stopped when the friends and family saw Hun Yen Kun enter.

"Master Lim Hong, I thank you for this chance to have a look at the poem I wrote."

Lin Fan, with the scroll of Hun Yen Kun’s poem in his hand, walked up to the Lim Family Head.

He then lay the scroll on the table and unrolled it.

Master Lim Hong stood up and looked at the poem.

"Peach blossoms bloom.

"The roosters croaked.

"Climb the Mountain.

"And stay forever cooked"

When everyone in the hall heard what Lim Hong muttered, they couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

"This must be the worst I’ve heard."

"Get a load of this guy."

"One thing for sure, he got the atmosphere going."

Master Lim Hong’s mouth twitched, not knowing what to do about it.

He can’t be angry, it was his birthday banquet after all.

But this fellow was too much, presenting such a nonsense poem to him.

"I’m so sorry about this. My young lord will try and improve himself."

Lin Fan stepped forward and rolled the scroll back amidst the laughter.

Lim Hong could only join in and gave out a hearty laugh.

No one had their eyes on Lin Fan.

Soon after, before Lin Fan turned around to leave, two hammers suddenly appeared in his hands.

Thud!

He tried to smash Lu Di’s head, but she dodged at the very last minute.