After taking care of the old couple, the captain and his men took care of returning the other kids to their parents.
Lin Fan on the other hand went to take care of Song Shu with Angela.
But to his surprise, Song Shu wasn't fazed by this at all, rather she was still quite high spirited as she helped comfort the other kids who had been kidnapped with her. Seeing her with those other kids, it gave her a big sister feel.
She took care of the kids until the final one was brought away by their parents before collapsing on the couch in the room.
Lin Fan silently looked at her before turning to give a look to the captain and his men who were still present. The captain took the hint and quickly left with his men, leaving only Lin Fan, Angela, and Song Shu in the room.
Lin Fan came over to Song Shu and sat down beside her, patting her on the head without saying a thing.
Song Shu didn't react at first, but after a while, she turned and put her head into Lin Fan's shoulder.
Lin Fan still didn't say anything, but he could feel the shoulder part of his clothes becoming wet. Song Shu just trembled without saying anything, but it was clear that she was crying.
Still he didn't do a thing as he just continued to pat her head, but then Song Shu grabbed him and muttered, "I was scared…"
Lin Fan said, "It's alright, you're safe now."
Neither of them said anything past that and they just stayed there for several minutes before Song Shu stood up. She wiped her eyes and went over to Angela, taking her hand as she walked out with her.
Angela cast a look at Lin Fan and he just nodded to her before she went out.
Lin Fan looked down at his fists that were clenched before revealing a complicated look.
…
The rest of the journey progressed as planned and after three days, they finally reached Water Pearl City.
During this trip, after that single moment of weakness, Song Shu returned to normal the next day and brought the two of them around once again. But this time it was different, Angela didn't let her out of her sight for even a single second. Even Lin Fan followed the two of them at all times.
But nothing happened in the end.
When they arrived in Water Pearl City, the first thing that they saw when they landed were the large canals that ran through the city which all fed water to the giant fountain that was right in the center.
It was a city that was completely filled with water as the name said and right at the tip of the fountain, there was a giant pearl that radiated sapphire blue light with a rainbow right above it.
This pearl was actually the city guarding treasure of Water Pearl City, it was a treasure that was left by the founding family and would create a barrier around the city when it was attacked. This was a treasure that was left by a Legendary Realm Expert, so everyone trusted its power and slowly moved here, creating the S Rank City.
Once the airship landed and Lin Fan's group got off, they were shocked by the scene they witnessed.
There was a large crowd gathered on the landing strip, but the reason for this was that they were all surrounding a luxurious looking carriage with a pig symbol on it.
Lin Fan recognized this symbol as soon as he saw it since it was the symbol on the token that Zhu Ba Jie had left for him, which was the symbol of the Zhu Family.
However, just this carriage alone shouldn't have been able to draw in this large of a crowd. But then when Lin Fan saw who was standing there, he immediately understood.
Standing there was Zhu Ba Jie and several people who looked just like him who should have been members of his family. Also standing there with him was Zhang Liang and several people standing all around him.
They were clearly here waiting for something with the way they were just standing there, but this was a big deal for the crowd since these two were very famous people in Water Pearl City. Now the two of them were actually standing on the landing strip for an airship waiting for someone, just who were these two waiting for?
Their questions were soon answered as Lin Fan's group came out with the captain beside them, they had been the first ones who had been allowed to exit the ship.
When Zhu Ba Jie and Zhang Liang saw Lin Fan, they immediately came over with smiles and leading their entire group.
Such a large group moving was very eye-catching and the crowd's attention followed them until they all landed on Lin Fan, but this also confused them. The head and the Legendary Realm Expert of the Zhu Family and the vice president of the Monster Training Union, these two were at the top of the ladder in Water Pearl City, but they were here to welcome a young man who wasn't even in his twenties yet?
Just what was the identity of this young man that commanded such respect?
Zhu Ba Jie ignored the crowd and came forward with a smile, "Owner Lin, I hope that you've had a comfortable journey?" Then he turned to the captain and said, "I'm sure that there weren't any mishaps, correct?"
The captain revealed an awkward look since there had indeed been a mishap, but he looked to Lin Fan with a pleading look.
Lin Fan of course wouldn't blame the captain for what had happened since the old couple had been in the Platinum Realm, they could be considered powerful experts in this lower realm.
Lin Fan was the one who answered as he said, "It was indeed quite a good journey. It was our little Song Shu's first time on an airship, so she was quite excited."
Zhu Ba Jie turned to Song Shu and he cupped his hands to her, "Alchemy Master, it's an honour to meet again."
Everyone watching was once again shocked by what they saw!
The head of the Zhu Family was actually cupping his hands and giving a slight bow to a little girl who wasn't even ten years old yet!
Once they saw this, their minds really went wild and all kinds of different rumours were spread.
"Maybe these two are juniors from an ancient family?"
"No, no, no, they must be famous disciples from some sect."
"I think they might even be envoys from the upper realm…"
"No matter who they are, we must make sure that we never offend them."
But of course, with power and fame, there was also a different kind of emotion that was generated.
"That young man really is handsome, if only I could find some way to get close to him."
"It would be great if I could have his babies."
"That little girl really is cute, I want to keep her for myself."
Of course the last person who said this was secretly dragged away and beaten up by the crowd.
Song Shu was surprised to see Zhu Ba Jie acting this polite with her, but she quickly remembered what Elder Hua had taught her and she gave an awkward curtsy.
Zhu Bai Jie was someone who was easy to get along with and his one fatal weakness was that he was weak against his cute grandchildren. He was famous for being someone that spoiled his cute grandkids.
When faced with this cute attack from Song Shu, his heart couldn't help melting and he had a silly smile on his face as he patted her on her head.
Song Shu didn't mind this and was quite happy with being patted.
While Zhu Ba Jie was occupied with Song Shu, Zhang Liang came forward with a fanatic look and said, "Owner Lin, if you have time now, please come with me to our Monster Trainer Union. I have many things I want to discuss with you."
But Lin Fan was quite tired from his trip, so he said, "Elder Zhang, it's been a long trip and I was hoping to rest up a bit first."
Zhang Liang was about to say something else, but one of the people who came with him came forward to say, "Master, young master Lin has travelled a long way to come here, I'm sure he must be tired and needs some rest. We can always have young master Lin come tomorrow morning."
Zhang Liang wanted to say more, but seeing the stern look on his disciple's face, he could only give up. But he didn't forget to add, "Owner Lin, you have to remember."
The way he said this made him sound like a girl who had been neglected which caused a chill to run down Lin Fan's spine, but he still said with a smile, "Elder Zhang, I will definitely be there early tomorrow morning, please be assured."
Elder Zhang still looked aggrieved, but he muttered, "Alright, I'll take your promise for now then."
At this point Zhu Ba Jie finished pampering Song Shu and came back over, "Owner Lin, should we head back to our Zhu Manor? We have prepared rooms and a banquet for you."
Lin Fan nodded at this.
Zhu Ba Jie turned to Zhang Liang, "Old Zhang, are you coming with us?"
Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "I still have to go back and report to the president." Then he turned to leave, but he didn't forget to turn back and add, "Owner Lin, you have to keep your promise."
Lin Fan just waved his hand and nodded with a smile as he watched Zhang Liang leave.
Once they were gone, Zhu Ba Jie turned and said, "Shall we?"
With that, they entered the beast carriage Zhu Ba Jie came in and headed off into Water Pearl City.