There is wine and at on the table. Fang Yu picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of beef and swallowed it, then drank a glass of wine, and sighed.
"Good wine! Good food!"
Everyone was a bit baffled by Fang Yu's actions.
Until Fang Yu spoke again...
"Why don't you sit down and eat and drink together? I am new here, and I have many questions I'd like to ask everyone."
The few people exchanged glances until Hai Ruoyin grabbed Wu Youi's long hair and threw her to the ground.
"Kneel on the ground and serve Brother Diao!"
"Yes, yes!"
Wu Youi moved her knees, hurriedly ca over to hold the flask, and poured wine for Fang Yu while kneeling.
This humiliating posture made her dare not even look Fang Yu in the eye; she kept her head down, staring at the tabletop.
Fang Yu's gaze shifted from Wu Youi to Hai Ruoyin.
"Brother Hai, is this your way of treating guests?"
Hai Ruoyin laughed.
"Why? Brother Diao, are you distressed? Wu Youi, take off your clothes and go into Brother Diao's arms."
At Hai Ruoyin's words, Wu Youi's face clearly showed panic and fear, but trembling, she really began to undress.
Fang Yu's eyelids twitched, and he stood up directly from his seat.
"Brother Hai, that's not interesting."
It seed from Fang Yu's attitude that sothing was revealed, and Hai Ruoyin turned to angrily scold Wu Youi.
"Useless thing! Brother Diao doesn't care for such a cheap one like you, get to the side!"
Wu Youi imdiately felt as if pardoned, she crawled and scrambled to the corner, trying to minimize her presence.
Her partners, who previously went on adventures out of the city with her, witnessed all she just went through but remained silent, without any comnt.
Tears flowed from Wu Youi's eyes; the affection from adventures out of town and daily mutual care now seed like fragile bubbles, shattered.
"Brother Diao, sit down."
Hai Ruoyin said with a smile.
"Brother Hai, join ."
Fang Yu sat down, and Hai Ruoyin also sat down, finally facing each other.
The others around were all silent, not daring to breathe heavily.
"Brother Hai, quite a grand occasion here." Fang Yu said with a smile.
"Don't dare, second in Sunset City."
Hai Ruoyin narrowed his eyes slightly.
The two raised their cups and drank them in one go.
"Second in Sunset City? Then first..." Fang Yu continued to ask.
"Naturally, it's the Qingling Taoist Temple that Brother Diao just visited."
"Brother Hai, you followed ?"
Hai Ruoyin laughed and pointed at his head.
"Sunset City has three types of people: fools, wastrels, and geniuses. Fools are still probing Brother Diao's origins, wastrels are staying at the Qing Family awaiting Brother Diao's return, and the genius is already sitting in front of Brother Diao."
Fang Yu nodded slightly.
"It seems Brother Hai is very smart, and... quite arrogant."
Regarding this comnt, Hai Ruoyin didn't seem to see it as a negative evaluation; he even raised his chest slightly.
"Arrogance requires capital, and my Hai Family, just happens to have that capital."
Fang Yu raised his eyebrows.
"Oh? Do you want to contend with Qingling Taoist Temple?"
Hai Ruoyin looked Fang Yu straight in the eye.
"I want to compete with Qingling Taoist Temple."
Fang Yu assessed him anew.
Hai Ruoyin, though dressed as a man, exuded a compelling aura with his loosely tied hair and cap.
"I have yet to be taught."
"Second son of Hai Family, Hai Ruoyin."
Fang Yu smiled.
"But Brother Hai is a woman, right? Generally, it's the eldest son who counts."
When Fang Yu ntioned this matter, everyone present was visibly shocked, their expressions more tense.
Only Hai Ruoyin remained unfazed.
"If Brother Diao requires, Ruoyin could also beco Hai Family's second daughter, to stay with Brother Diao for life."
On hearing this, Wu Youi and others' eyes widened.
In Sunset City, who doesn't know the infamous na of Hai Family's second youth?
Vicious, violent, arrogant, and never acknowledging her female identity!
Today, soone is willing to reveal their identity for an outsider.
Is this outsider really worth her high regard?
Fang Yu was also puzzled.
"Am I really worth such consideration from Brother Hai?"
"You are." Hai Ruoyin's gaze was firm, though deep inside, secretly, there was a hint of fear.
She feared this outsider truly wanted her.
And feared that this outsider did not want him.
The scene suddenly fell into silence.
Everyone was waiting for Fang Yu's response.
anwhile, Fang Yu extended a finger, rhythmically tapping the table lightly.
Suddenly, Fang Yu paused, looking up.
"If I were to beco the son-in-law of the Hai Family, what would I gain?"
Hai Ruoyin maintained her expression unchanged, calmly saying: "Money, fa, status, power, influence, and... ."
"Be specific."
"...Whatever you want, the Hai Family can provide."
"But whatever you can offer, Daoist Ling can also offer."
Hai Ruoyin frowned.
"Him?"
She gestured for Fang Yu to co closer, then whispered in Fang Yu's ear.
"He doesn't have much ti left."
Fang Yu straightened his posture, sitting upright.
It seed that the impending downfall of Daoist Ling was a mutual understanding among the major forces within Sunset City.
Fang Yu assud a thoughtful pose, slowing his speech, pondered: "Even if that's the case..."
Hai Ruoyin directly interjected.
"Even so, if you stand against the Hai Family, you're not just standing against the Hai Family."
Fang Yu fell silent for a while, then spoke.
"Your aning is..."
"Sunset City does not need another Daoist Ling."
Hai Ruoyin paused briefly, then continued: "If there is another, it can only be from our Hai Family. What we can't obtain, I'll destroy; that's my way, and the Hai Family's way."
Fang Yu smiled: "Threats won't work on ."
"That's not a threat; that's stating facts." Hai Ruoyin suddenly leaned forward, a bit closer to Fang Yu.
"Brother Diao, I wish to have you. You are different from Lei Qingzi; in the end, Lei Qingzi is an 'outsider', but we are kin. Daoist Ling might be desperate, but we're not fools — you should understand. Given your experiences in the wild, you can sense our world is undergoing so sort of change. If you don't seize the opportunity now, you might just be drowned in the waves of this era."
Fang Yu slightly parted his lips in surprise, looking at the disguised person in front of him.
People from prominent families really feel different, indeed.
Like Zuo Lv and Hei Ao; despite being from prominent families, they are protected by their families, leaving them sowhat innocent still. But the person before him had a bit of the family's leadership flavor, thinking more in terms of familial collective interests.
If the Hai Family's intelligence was shared with people from other families.
It ans Lei Qingzi's Player status was long evident to others.
In this world, Players aren't really considered friendly, even regarded as demons or products of the world's ailnts, spawning as anomalies.
Since the top families are aware, Qingling Daoist likely knows too but still chooses to keep Lei Shenhao.
It appears Lei Shenhao's Believer identity preserved his life.
The conversation to this point had basically cleared things up.
Fang Yu pondered briefly, then spoke.
"Daoist Ling has been kind to ."
Hai Ruoyin chuckled: "If Young Master Diao desires, I can also be kind to you; the Hai Family can be even kinder to you."
"I... need to think about it. Give three days; I'll give you an answer then."
Hai Ruoyin's smile curved a bit higher.
"Alright."
They stood, clinked their glasses, drank deeply, and exchanged knowing smiles.
"I shall take my leave."
Fang Yu turned to leave but heard Hai Ruoyin say: "Wait."
Fang Yu turned back in puzzlent, seeing Hai Ruoyin walk over to a disheveled Wu Youi in the corner.
"Brother Diao, I'll gift you this woman."
Seeing Wu Youi's helpless look, Fang Yu suddenly felt that prominent families of Sunset City appeared to exert more control over the city than those of Tianyuan Town.
"No need, she and I are rely acquaintances."
"Brother Diao need not be polite; won are just clothing. If Brother Diao desires her as a concubine, I as the primary wife, that's certainly possible."
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