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.
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ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
