"Don't mention any gods to me. I don't believe in them anyway!" To be precise, he didn't believe in the gods of this world.
The servant was already used to his young master's disrespectful remarks about the gods. After all, the gods had failed to save the young master, so it was only natural for the young master to be resentful.
"Great! Wonderful! Young master, I'm so happy!" The servant cried and laughed with excitement. After calming down a bit, he looked at the Demon King curiously and asked, "Ah, young master, who is this?"
"I'm Lin's... mas..."
"Ah! This is my good friend whom I met on my way back! Right!" Xia Lin quickly covered Lu Saling's mouth to prevent him from saying the word "master". He exchanged a look with Lu Saling and then let go of his hand under Lu Saling's discontented glare.
Thankfully, the simple - minded servant believed him and led Xia Lin and Lu Saling towards the castle. During the ten - minute walk, the servant chattered on and on.
The more Xia Lin listened, the more surprised he became, because the servant said that the count had divorced his countess - or rather, the former countess now - because the child in the countess's belly was not the count's!
"How could father be so sure that the child wasn't his?" Xia Lin didn't expect the count to be cuckolded. This would surely become a laughingstock among the nobles. To be honest, the relationships among the nobles in this era were quite chaotic. A married couple might both have lovers. But lovers were one thing, and the child must be from both of them. This was an unspoken rule.
Now that woman had cuckolded the count, and it was only reasonable for the count to "divorce" her. "I don't know the exact reason. Anyway, when the master came back and learned that the former mistress was pregnant, he was very certain that the child wasn't his. Finally, he whipped the former mistress and forced her to reveal her lover. And the child was lost."
Xia Lin couldn't help but sigh. Two months ago, she was a noble and proud countess, but two months later, she became a commoner who had lost her child.
Xia Lin then asked, "How about my elder sister?"
The servant sighed, "The master suspected that the young lady wasn't his daughter either, so he drove her away." Although the servant disliked the young lady who had targeted Xia Lin, he couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for her when he thought of how she had hugged the master's leg and cried so miserably. Moreover, the servant truly thought that the young lady resembled the master and was his biological daughter. It was just that the master had become overly suspicious and refused to believe it!
"What about father now?"
The servant looked at Xia Lin. "The master has gone to the capital. He only said it was something important. Oh right, the butler should know why the master went to the capital."
"Grandpa Butler? Great! I'll run back now and ask him! Grandpa Butler will surely be very happy to see me back!" With that, Xia Lin started running forward. The servant chased after him, shouting as he ran, "Young master, be careful! Watch out for the stones so you don't trip!"
Lu Saling walked slowly at the back with a straight face. Humph, the little pet had become a bit silly since coming to the human world. But... he was quite cute...
After passing through the castle gate, Xia Lin immediately saw Grandpa Butler scolding several servants in the yard. His expression was very stern, and the servants were lowering their heads pitifully.
"You've been too slack. The weeds in the garden haven't been cleared completely yet..."
"Grandpa Butler!" Xia Lin shouted as he rushed towards him. The old man was stunned and froze on the spot.