Li Zizai took off his reading glasses and shook his head slightly. "What kind of joke is that? A decrepit old man like me is no match for the Head of the Dai family. Besides, the Young Miss won't let me intervene."
"Old Li, I'm curious. What did you do before this?"
Xu Mu wasn't in a rush to get to the Dai family home. Instead, taking advantage of Dai Xingluo's absence, he decided to test this old man.
"I came from a small, obscure sect. Later, the sect was wiped out, and I was heavily injured. I was saved by the Young Miss," Li Zizai explained.
"What was the name of that sect?" Xu Mu sat in a rocking chair nearby, smiling at Li Zizai. "Maybe I know of it."
"You certainly wouldn't have heard of it. It was called Green Wood Valley."
Li Zizai put his reading glasses back on and lowered his head to continue studying a piece of porcelain. "You should hurry to the Dai house to help. You have a valid reason, after all. They forcibly took Bai Yi away."
Xu Mu walked over to the counter with a smile. "Old Li, I know a thing or two about physiognomy. I think you look more like an assassin."
Hearing this, Li Zizai immediately looked up at Xu Mu and smiled. "Why would you say that?"
"Physiognomy isn't something I can easily explain. But don't worry, I don't discriminate based on profession. No matter what you did before, as long as you're good to Dai Xingluo now, there's no problem."
Xu Mu finished speaking and turned to leave. "By the way, that thing in your hand is a fake."
Li Zizai gazed at Xu Mu's retreating figure, falling into deep thought. Only after a moment did he say, "It is indeed a fake."
...
Xu Mu understood the Dai family.
Currently, thanks to his help in upgrading her, Dai Xingluo had already reached the Divine Ability Realm.
Moreover, she had mastered an Earth-rank cultivation technique, along with three Mystic-rank techniques from the Jiuli Tribe.
Her strength was already on par with Dai Xuan.
The reason Dai Xingluo hadn't forcibly snatched Bai Yi from Dai Xuan's hands was likely due to her lingering feelings as a daughter.
However, in the original plot, the reason the Dai family was able to clash with Ye Chen for so many chapters was because Dai Xuan's father wasn't dead yet.
He had already reached the Grandmaster Realm. However, he had always remained hidden in the back mountains, so very few people knew his true cultivation level.
Currently, if Dai Xingluo encountered her grandfather, she would definitely not be his match.
Xu Mu had to go. Just as Li Zizai had said, he had a reason.
Dai Xingluo was a member of the Dai family, so it wasn't appropriate for him to forcibly take her away. But Bai Yi... she was his person.
...
At the Dai family residence.
A villa at the peak of the mountain.
Dai Xingluo was currently holding Bai Yi's hand.
Bai Yi looked around at her surroundings; her eyes showed no excessive fear, only a hint of nervousness.
At this moment, in the enormous living room, aside from Dai Xingluo and Bai Yi, there were only three other people.
They were the Dai family head, Dai Xuan; the second brother, Dai Dongyang; and the third brother, Dai Wenlin.
Unlike Dai Dongyang's aggressive and imposing demeanor, Dai Wenlin wore glasses and had his hair permed in a side part.
He didn't look like the scion of a hidden martial family, but rather like a business elite.
"Xingluo, the future of our family rests on your shoulders," Dai Xuan said with a calm gaze, sitting on the sofa.
"You're too late saying that. I specifically went to the Heavenly Sword Sect earlier. I have already withdrawn from the sect."
Dai Xingluo shrugged. "I am no longer a member of the sect."
"What did you say? This is nonsense! Who gave you permission to leave the sect?"
Hearing this, Dai Xuan slapped the armrest of the sofa.
"Sister, you've been too reckless. The sect is our guardian angel. With that connection, anyone daring to move against the Dai family would have to weigh the consequences. Why would you quit?"
Dai Wenlin shook his head deeply.
"My withdrawal is my freedom. What does it have to do with you? Besides, I joined the sect on my own back then; it had absolutely nothing to do with you people."
After saying this, Dai Xingluo pulled Bai Yi up to stand. "If there's nothing else, we're leaving."
"Xingluo! This Dragon King is bullying us intolerably. Are you really willing to stand by and watch us get humiliated by him?"
Dai Xuan clenched his fists. "No matter what you say, the blood of the Dai family flows through your veins."
"Now you want to talk to me about bloodlines? Was my mother considered a member of the Dai family back then?"
As Dai Xingluo brought this up, a layer of mist clouded her eyes. "I'll tell you this: if you want my help, fine. Kill your other two wives."
"Impudent! Dai Xingluo, I've given you enough face, haven't I?"
Dai Dongyang shot up from the sofa, pointing at Dai Xingluo and shouting coldly.
Nominally, Dai Xuan had three wives who had married into the family.
The first wife gave birth to Dai Xiao and Dai Dongyang. The second wife gave birth to Dai Wenlin.
The third was Dai Xingluo's mother.
Currently, the ruler of the household harem was Dai Xuan's first wife.
Although her firstborn, Dai Xiao, was a wastrel with absolutely no talent for cultivation, she later gave birth to Dai Dongyang, securing her position as the primary wife.
Dai Dongyang was also, nominally, the next head of the Dai family.
Hearing this bastard dare to insult his mother, his face instantly turned dark.
Dai Xuan, however, glanced at Dai Dongyang. "Sit down."
"Just you wait!"
Dai Dongyang's eyes were piercingly cold.
Just then, an elderly man wearing a long robe walked in through the villa's main entrance.
This old man had a scar on his left cheek, and his white hair was still quite thick.
Seeing this person, Dai Xuan and the others all stood up.
"Father, why have you come?"
Dai Xuan bowed his head slightly.
The old man before them was the previous head of the Dai family, Dai Feiying.
"I just came out of seclusion. I saw the message you sent, so I came over to take a look."
Dai Feiying first glanced at Dai Xingluo before sitting on the sofa. "That so-called Dragon King—have you investigated his identity?"
"We've investigated. His name is Ye Chen, from the Ye family in Yang City. He went missing for a few years. The Ye family even offered a heavy reward but couldn't find him. He only recently reappeared in Yang City."
Dai Xuan summarized the information he had gathered.
"A member of the Ye family? A mere subordinate family dares to disrespect us?"
Dai Feiying snorted coldly.
"Grandfather, this isn't just disrespect anymore; it's a slap in the face," Dai Wenlin explained from the side. "He wants to open a company in Yang City. When our Dai family people went to see him according to custom, his subordinates crushed their arms. Comminuted fractures."
"That's right. Later, when I went over, I was humiliated by him. He even said that in a few days, he would come here personally and make us kneel to welcome him."
Dai Dongyang gritted his teeth, his eyes sinister. "Grandfather, he is in the Divine Ability Realm. I have shamed you; I couldn't defeat him."
"Young people these days are becoming more and more arrogant!"
Dai Feiying looked at Dai Xuan. "What are your thoughts?"
"I originally wanted to use Xingluo's status in the sect to warn him not to act rashly, but... Xingluo has withdrawn from the Heavenly Sword Sect."
Dai Xuan glanced at Dai Xingluo, then spoke.
"You wretched girl! You only know how to cause trouble! If you didn't have Dai family blood flowing through you, I would have killed you long ago!"
Dai Feiying stared coldly at Dai Xingluo. "However, withdrawing from the sect is fine too. A friend of mine has a grandson with decent talent. I can marry you off to him to form an alliance."
"Dai Feiying! Why don't you marry him yourself?" Dai Xingluo sneered.
"You're courting death..."
"Family Head!"
Just then, a guard ran in from the distance. When he saw Dai Feiying, his face filled with shock. "Old Master!"
"Make it quick," Dai Feiying said flatly.
"Xu Mu is here!" the guard explained.
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
