“Old Wu, take the young master to my study!” The Old Man got off the bed and said to Old Wu, then added, “It’s so hot today, and I still have to bear this heavy quilt; it’s really suffering!”
“Young master, please follow me to the study!” Old Wu said to me with a smile.
However, I wasn’t in the mood to smile. This Old Man was becoming more unreasonable; he actually tricked me like this just to get me back!
“Old Wu, I’m sorry, but I have to go!” I said to myself as I walked towards the door. Who would have thought that Old Wu would suddenly block my way with a smile and say, “Please, young master, come with me to the study!”
A Profound Rank expert! Old Wu was actually a Profound Rank expert. Although it was just a quick movement, I could feel the Qi flowing within him.
At that moment, the Old Man’s voice came again: “Don’t forget what you just promised me; your aunt and Old Wu are both witnesses!”
The Old Man’s words left me speechless. At that time, I thought the Old Man was really going to leave, which was why I agreed. Now that I thought about it, I finally understood why my True Qi couldn’t heal the Old Man’s illness—he didn’t have any illness at all!
Seeing that I was silent, the Old Man put away his smile, furrowed his brows, and said, “Jingrou, you go out with Old Wu first. Since Little Tian doesn’t want to go to the study, I’ll clarify things here!”
“Yes!” Old Wu replied and left the room with my aunt, leaving just the Old Man and me.
“Little Tian…” The Old Man called my name.
I was still fuming, so I replied irritably, “What?”
“Since your father passed away, you know the situation of the Xia Family,” the Old Man said heavily. Hearing this made me feel uncomfortable, so I sat down in a chair but didn’t say anything.
“Right now, the Xia Family is completely supported by this old man. If I leave, the Xia Family won’t even be able to rank among the Four Great Clans; I’m afraid it will face the danger of extinction!” The Old Man sighed and continued, “And you are too young to take on this responsibility!”
“Do you think that you could leave home back then because of my negligence?” The Old Man looked at me and asked.
I was taken aback. If I left home, the Old Man must have known; it was just that he didn’t stop me.
This was also what puzzled me—why did the Old Man let me leave?
Seeing my confusion, the Old Man continued, “Actually, I knew you wanted to leave home long ago. I thought about it and felt this was an opportunity for you to temper your will and broaden your horizons.”
“Every time your aunt sent you money, it was because I asked her to. Now, two years have passed; you are eighteen and can inherit the Xia Family’s business. That’s why I used this method to bring you back,” the Old Man said, and then he fell silent.
I was in shock. The Old Man knew my whereabouts; I had long suspected that no matter how far I ran, as long as I didn’t leave Huaxia, I could never escape the Old Man’s sight.
What I didn’t expect was that the Old Man had long known about my desire to leave home, and he did it on purpose to temper me.
Wait, could that incident just be a reason to force me to leave home? If that’s true, that would be wonderful!
The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, so I looked at the Old Man and asked, “Was that incident fake? Was the purpose just to give me an excuse to leave home?”
“Yes and no!” The Old Man shook his head with a smile.
Wow, he was playing mysterious now. But I also knew that since he had said this much, the Old Man would probably reveal everything.
Sure enough, the Old Man continued, “Actually, that little girl is very beautiful; she just looks a bit low-key in her childhood.”
Low-key? That adjective was really too mild. Besides, even if girls change a lot as they grow, if they looked so unremarkable as children, how good could they look when they grow up?
“If you reject this matter, I will immediately inherit the position of Family Head of the Xia Family!” I didn’t believe the Old Man’s words. Besides, I already had Mei’er in my heart; no matter how beautiful other girls were, it didn’t matter to me.
The Old Man smiled, “Let’s put this matter aside for now. After you meet that girl, you should change your mind.”
I smiled but didn’t speak. Would I change my mind? No way!
“I have already sent out invitations for the succession ceremony; it will be held tomorrow. You should prepare well,” the Old Man continued when I remained silent.
I sighed helplessly. The Xia Family was now in decline; without the Old Man’s support, it would have long been swallowed by the ambitious Zhao Family.
He was getting older, and these burdens shouldn’t continue to rest on his shoulders.
After I inherit the position of Family Head, I probably wouldn’t be able to attend university anymore. However, Qin Shousheng already knew my identity, so that contract should be voided.
But besides me, there should be very few people who could protect Qin Mengdie.
Last time, SR even sent vampires; the next assassins they send would definitely be much stronger than vampires.
This wasn’t something an ordinary cultivator could handle, and the head of SR, I guessed, might be a highly skilled cultivator.
Although I didn’t know how the Qin Family got involved with SR, from the looks of it, this organization probably didn’t have a direct grudge against the Qin Family; it was likely a business deal.
Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a bit of pressure. I killed two assassins from SR; I didn’t know if it would implicate the Xia Family.
“Old Man, give me a few invitations; I want to invite some of my friends over!” I said to the Old Man.
Sister Lin and the others had lived with me for so long; I should invite them to my succession ceremony. Also, Hao Shuai and the others; I didn’t know many people in Shenghua, so I should invite Yang Fan and Yang Xue as well.
As for Zhang Yu and the fatty, they were a bit far away, so I wouldn’t bother. When I had time, I would go visit them personally.
The Old Man smiled, “Your friends are not simple; it’s good to have them come over.”
Not simple? There were not many people who could be called not simple by the Old Man. Could it be that Sister Lin and the others had impressive identities?
After chatting with the Old Man for a while, I went out and returned to my room.
I hadn’t been back for a long time, and it was still so clean here. It seemed the Old Man really cared about me.
Tomorrow’s succession ceremony could also be a farewell to my friends. After becoming the Family Head, there would definitely be many troublesome matters.
Looking at the Nine-Tails Fox Necklace hanging around my neck, I couldn’t help but think of Mei’er. Once my strength improved and the situation of the Xia Family stabilized, I would go find Mei’er!