"Please rest assured, Senior. I will definitely treat your uncle with the utmost reverence and never dare to harbor the slightest ill thought toward him again."
Xu Guang was filled with trepidation, lowering his posture to the extreme. The arrogance he had shown earlier, completely disregarding Qin Hao, had vanished without a trace.
Qin Zhongtian's eyes narrowed slightly as he let out a cold snort. "Did you not understand what I said? I want you to treat him just as you normally would, not to put him on a pedestal."
"What? Are my words that hard to understand?"
Hearing this, Xu Guang was scared out of his wits. He hastily knelt down and admitted his mistake to Qin Zhongtian.
"Senior, please forgive me. I know what to do now. Rest assured, I will not dare to be the slightest bit negligent. I will pretend nothing happened and treat your uncle exactly as I did before."
Having received Xu Guang's reply, Qin Zhongtian finally nodded in satisfaction. "Also, do not reveal his identity to anyone else. Let the people around him maintain their usual behavior. They should treat him however they normally would."
With that said, Qin Zhongtian vanished from where he stood.
Thud.
Xu Guang slumped onto the ground. It wasn't until Qin Zhongtian's figure had completely disappeared into the void that the suffocating pressure finally began to dissipate. He gasped heavily for air, his back already drenched in cold sweat.
"Father, are you alright?" Xu Siya quickly stepped forward to help him up.
Xu Guang waved his hand, looking at his daughter with a complex gaze. His lips trembled a few times, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Gulp. Xu Guang swallowed hard. He remained stunned for quite a while before saying in a deep voice,
"It seems I need to pay a visit to Li Yuan. With the current situation..."
As he spoke, Xu Guang looked at Xu Siya with a complicated expression. He had no idea what Qin Hao's attitude toward his daughter was. If the other party liked his daughter, and he ended up marrying her off to someone else...
Then, when Qin Hao regained his memories and came to settle the score, even having ten lives wouldn't be enough to atone for his sins.
Being stared at by Xu Guang made Xu Siya feel a bit embarrassed. She turned her face away, lowered her head, and whispered,
"Father, why are you looking at me like that?"
Xu Guang shook his head. "It's nothing. Just remember what that senior said earlier. Treat Ah Cheng exactly as you did before. Also, do not leak his identity. If we don't do as that senior instructed, we will face utter annihilation."
Hearing this, Xu Siya let out a long sigh. Treat Ah Cheng the same as before? She certainly wanted to, but now that she knew Ah Cheng had such an earth-shattering background, how could she possibly maintain her previous mindset when facing him?
After giving Xu Siya these instructions, Xu Guang hurriedly returned to the City Lord's Estate.
Inside the City Lord's Estate.
"What? Break off the engagement?"
Li Yuan sprang up from his seat, his fierce eyes wide open as he stared fixedly at Xu Guang in front of him. His voice rose an octave. "Xu Guang, what is the meaning of this?"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze. The servants waiting on either side were so frightened they didn't dare to breathe loudly, quietly backing out of the room.
Xu Guang groaned inwardly but forced himself to maintain a calm facade. He cupped his hands and said, "Brother Li, don't get agitated just yet. Listen to my explanation..."
"Explanation? What is there to explain?" Li Yuan waved his large hand and sneered.
"Just a moment ago, I merely mentioned it, and you immediately agreed, as if you were terrified I would go back on my word."
"How is it that you changed your mind after just stepping out for a bit? Xu Guang, you and I have known each other for nearly a thousand years. Speak from your conscience, how have I treated you?"
Xu Guang knew he was in the wrong, so he could only go along with whatever Li Yuan said.
"Brother Li, I naturally have no complaints about how you treat me. I have always considered you my best brother. But my hands are truly tied here. Siya already has someone she likes, and I can't just forcefully break them apart."
"Someone she likes? A kid from which family?" Li Yuan sneered, his tone full of disdain. "Tell me then, what is that boy's background? What is his cultivation level? Can he compare to my son, Li Mu?"
"Old Xu, you must be aware of my son's situation. He is a disciple of the Profound Heaven Holy Land, with a boundless future ahead of him. Do you think there's any woman my son can't get if he wants her? I came to your door to propose marriage to give you face!"
"Since you refuse the face I'm giving you, then there is nothing left for us to talk about."
Having said that, Li Yuan stormed off in a rage.
Watching Li Yuan's departing figure, Xu Guang let out a faint sigh.
"Brother Li, oh Brother Li. It's not that I don't want face, but the situation is truly exceptional."
"Your son being able to join the Profound Heaven Holy Land indeed shows he has immense potential, but it depends on who you compare him to."
"Compared to people like us, your son is of course outstanding. However, that person... he is the son of an Immortal Emperor, an existence who stood at the absolute pinnacle of the Three Realms and Nine Heavens the moment he was born!"
Xu Guang shook his head, pondering over finding a time to personally visit Li Yuan to properly apologize for this matter and then explain the situation to him.
"Right now, Ah Cheng is still undergoing his tribulation, so his identity cannot be made known. I'll just wait until he finishes his tribulation before going to see Brother Li again."
...
Xu Siya sat alone by the river, staring blankly at the babbling water.
The clear river water reflected the evening glow on the horizon, as well as her deeply furrowed brows.
"Treat Ah Cheng exactly as you did before..."
Her father's words echoed in her ears, but Xu Siya knew she could no longer do it.
That pitiful man she had picked up from the city gates, who couldn't even remember his own name, was now covered in a majestic halo in her eyes.
The son of an Immortal Emperor.
Those words carried too much weight, so much so that whenever she saw Ah Cheng, she would unconsciously think of that towering figure and that soul-trembling pressure.
"Siya?"
A familiar voice came from behind her.
Xu Siya turned around and saw Qin Hao standing not far away, holding a large bouquet of wildflowers in his hands.
They were colorful, red, yellow, and purple, messily bundled together, still stained with dew and dirt. Ah Cheng's clothes were dusted with grass clippings, and a few petals were stuck in his hair. He looked a bit disheveled, yet he was smiling exceptionally brightly.
"Ah Cheng? Why are you here?" Xu Siya hastily stood up, somewhat flustered as she smoothed out her dress.
Qin Hao walked up to her and offered the flowers in his hand. "For you."
Xu Siya looked distressed as she brushed the weeds out of Qin Hao's hair. The thought of the son of an Immortal Emperor going to pick flowers for her, and even making himself look so unkempt in the process, left Xu Siya with a myriad of mixed feelings.
"Why would you go out of your way to give me flowers? Don't do it next time."
Hearing this, Qin Hao frowned slightly.
"What? But I noticed that you really like flowers, and I saw that you were feeling down, so I thought giving you flowers would make you happy. But, it seems you don't like them."
Hearing these words, Xu Siya stiffened. So Ah Cheng had wanted to pick flowers for her because he saw she was feeling depressed?
Xu Siya wanted to slap herself across the face. Ah Cheng was paying so much attention to her feelings, yet she had actually shot him down. She was truly awful.
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