48: The old fox has revealed his tail!

Bang!

As the door closed, Xia Qi immediately activated his sprint mode in front of Butler Mo.

With the speed advantage of his lightning-element Talent, his escape speed also greatly increased.

He couldn't afford to provoke the Yun Family right now, but he could certainly hide from them.

However, before Xia Qi could rejoice for long, a strong, powerful hand landed on his shoulder, forcefully stopping his run.

Xia Qi turned around in surprise; he was less than two meters from his front door, yet the other party had reacted instantly.

Butler Mo looked at Xia Qi with a beaming smile, his face full of wrinkles, looking very pleased.

"Mr. Xia Qi, fighting in the city will attract the City Guard. How about we walk over peacefully? What do you think?"

"If I say no, would you agree? Lead the way then."

Xia Qi shrugged helplessly, and Butler Mo, seeing his chance, let go of his hand.

"This old man relied entirely on attribute suppression, without using any Talent power. His Rank must be at least fifty."

Along the way, Xia Qi secretly analyzed the brief exchange between them earlier. Butler Mo, this butler, was clearly not simple, and his Talent was probably not low either.

The Yun Family was not the largest Family in Jiangcheng, but it was definitely the most powerful Family in Jiangcheng.

So, after the probing, Xia Qi no longer resisted, wanting to see what the other party was up to.

There was no conversation along the way, and it was Yun Yanghai's invitation. The butler Butler Mo led Xia Qi through the Yun Family, turning many corners, and after avoiding Yun Qingyue, the two finally stopped in a side hall. Xia Qi finally met Yun Qingyue's father, Yun Yanghai.

Dressed in a white robe, with a lean build, although he was nearly fifty years old, there wasn't a single wrinkle on Yun Yanghai's face, making him look like a young man.

Either he had a secret for preserving youth, or his strength was immense, and his body had undergone a qualitative change.

Xia Qi obviously chose to believe the latter.

An eighty-Rank Archmage was a Rank and Realm he couldn't even imagine at the moment.

"Have a seat."

Led by Butler Mo, Xia Qi sat directly opposite Yun Yanghai. A freshly brewed cup of hot tea was placed in front of him, and then Butler Mo left the room.

"No need to be reserved. You are Qingyue's classmate, Xia Qi, right? Just treat this like your own home, no need to be polite."

Yun Yanghai blew on his tea, sipped it, and said.

His eyes shifting, Xia Qi couldn't discern Yun Yanghai's true intentions, so he simply stopped being cautious. He picked up his teacup and mimicked Yun Yanghai's actions.

If he truly meant him harm, he wouldn't invite him for tea.

He blew on it, took a small sip, and a faint fragrance instantly filled his taste buds. Xia Qi's eyes lit up, "Good tea!"

"Hmm? You have taste!"

Yun Yanghai finally showed a hint of appreciation, and the atmosphere between the two became less awkward.

"Uncle Yun, inviting me over so late at night, it can't just be for tea, can it? I'm a straightforward person, so please tell me directly what's on your mind."

After finishing a cup of tea, Xia Qi put down the empty cup and stared intently at Yun Yanghai.

"You also know about the Su Family's marriage proposal for my daughter Yun Qingyue recently, right? It's Su Yuanchen, he's also your classmate."

Yun Yanghai unhurriedly refilled Xia Qi's empty cup and got straight to the point.

"What do you think of Su Yuanchen?"

"I don't know him well, but I don't think Su Yuanchen is worthy of Yun Qingyue."

Xia Qi took the teacup and continued drinking, feeling as if he was chatting with an old friend.

"Indeed, the Su Family is not worthy. So, even if Qingyue hadn't told me, I had originally planned to refuse."

"An Acquired S-Rank Talent naturally doesn't impress me, Yun."

As he spoke, Yun Yanghai's originally gentle aura instantly changed, and a shocking and immense pressure filled the entire side hall.

Xia Qi acted as if he hadn't noticed, drained the tea in his cup, poured himself another, shook his head, and said, "You're wrong. I'm not talking about Talent, but Heart-Nature."

"Heart-Nature?"

Xia Qi's attitude made Yun Yanghai pause in surprise.

In this world where the strong are respected, someone was actually discussing character?

Interesting!

"Tell me, what kind of Heart-Nature does Su Yuanchen have that makes you think he's not worthy of my daughter."

"Immature."

"Immature?"

"That's right, Su Yuanchen is too immature, but it's normal for people like him who are born with a silver spoon in their mouth."

Xia Qi's words once again stunned Yun Yanghai, but he quickly realized that his daughter Yun Qingyue wasn't much different?

"People always mature, don't they? I don't think that's a problem."

"No, the cost for such people to mature is too great. I'm just afraid they won't live long in this world."

Xia Qi's words were extreme, but very realistic, and Yun Yanghai was swayed by them.

Indeed, there are countless people with powerful Talents, but very few truly live to achieve glory and stand at the peak.

Heart-Nature is indeed very important.

"Talking to you is like talking to someone my own age. You're only eighteen, aren't you? Your mind is quite mature."

This was the second time Yun Yanghai praised Xia Qi, but then he changed the subject, "You are excellent, but the gap between you and Qingyue is still too large. S-Rank is not her current starting point, and neither is the Su Family. You underestimate me, Yun."

"So, you invited me here tonight to tell me to stay away from Yun Qingyue?"

Xia Qi showed a hint of a smile; the old fox had finally revealed his tail.

Yun Yanghai put down his teacup and also started to smile, "No, I'm just telling you that you two are not from the same world."

"Hahaha...."

Xia Qi laughed, a hearty laugh, without any attempt to hide it.

"Is it very funny?"

Yun Yanghai's gaze changed, and the pressure of an eighty-Rank Archmage instantly condensed, pressing down heavily on Xia Qi.

Xia Qi's body swayed, but his expression remained unchanged.

He propped himself up on the table and stood, his pupils turning crimson and eerie, "It is indeed very funny. Your daughter is not my type, and indeed, we are not from the same world."

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave. I still need to prepare for the college entrance examination."

With that, Xia Qi, like a man who had too much to drink, staggered towards the door, leaving his back to the other party.

Seeing this, Yun Yanghai withdrew his pressure and fell into thought as he watched Xia Qi's retreating figure.

"Master, should we..."

After Xia Qi left, Butler Mo walked over with an unfriendly gaze and made a throat-slitting gesture.

Yun Yanghai waved his hand calmly, "No need. He doesn't like Qingyue. It seems I misunderstood."

"He doesn't like Young Miss? Could it be that Young Miss likes him, and it's unrequited?"

Butler Mo was instantly dumbfounded upon hearing this, finding it hard to believe that there was a man who wouldn't like Yun Qingyue's appearance.

Even without considering her looks, with her background, those who wanted to marry into the Yun Family could line up from the street to the city gate.

Yun Yanghai ignored Butler Mo's words and instead kept pondering Xia Qi and their conversation.

These words were clearly not something someone his age should be able to say.

And, those crimson eyes, he seemed to have seen them somewhere before.

"Xia Qi, Xia...."

Yun Yanghai's face suddenly changed as if he realized something.

"Could he be Xia Yuan's son?"

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