"Since father cannot make the decision, there is no need to get involved." The tea ant to clear the lungs didn't seem as bitter as legend had it. He handed the cup to Master Qin. "Please have a taste, Master Qin."
"Marriage is not a trifling matter. You should start planning for an heir in the Xiao Family, which concerns not only you personally but the entire clan." Xiao Zhenfeng was incensed, and though they were father and son, his temperant was more like that of his father, difficult to deal with!
"Father dear, you should know what I most desire now. If you don't want to elaborate, then at least answer my question!"
"I'm not here to comply with your wishes but to tell you that this matter ends here; do not delve deeper."
"Are you afraid of knowing the result!"
"In short, you cannot continue this any further; consider not only yourself but also Hua Qingyi and those in your charge."
"I have seen Mu Rongyun myself, watched with my own eyes as he revived the deceased Hong. Even so, do you want to give up?" Xiao Lin's voice carried an undisclosed regret beneath its severity. "Once I handed Hong over to him, stopping was no longer possible. What really happened back then? Why is Liang Hu's body missing from the cetery? If you don't want your heir to risk danger, then reveal the truth."
"The Xiao Family can groom many heirs, don't think you're the only suitable one."
"If that's what father believes, so be it, I can more easily seek the answers I want. Or do you wish to strip of my title as Dragon Soul Major General, just like you did with Liang Hu back then?"
"What do you know? Spewing nonsense here, just brushing the surface and you think you grasp the whole matter? Too naive." Xiao Zhenfeng was truly angry; the cup in his hand shattered with a bang.
"Arguing doesn't solve the problem; the young master's opponent is after all your father, not your subordinate, mind your words!" Master Qin picked up a long wood clamp, tidied the shards into a bin nearby, and wiped the table clean, but refrained from steeping more fragrant tea.
"Master, soone unfamiliar has broken in." Fla Swallow suddenly opened the door, looking at Xiao Lin's back. "It's Mu Rongyun, the forensic doctor of the City Police Departnt."
"You…" Xiao Zhenfeng was thoroughly provoked by Xiao Lin, abruptly standing up. "Where is the person now?"
"Already entered Liger City, but the direction isn't toward the Liger Building; it's heading toward the alleyway and river mouth behind Liger City."
"I let him co; I no longer wish to play defensive tactics with father. Whether it's 'Black Crow' or the Mafia, these are visible enemies, but the person manipulating things behind the scenes has not truly shown themselves. I don't believe that relying rely on Mu Rongyun could have resulted in escape from your grip, nor do I believe the tales of revival. Mu Rongyun must have survived for other reasons; what father wants to hide is either the past from over a decade ago or what you did behind their backs at that ti." Xiao Lin pondered for a long ti, excluding many external factors, seeing Mu Rongyun's aim as revenge as surface-level, but with his strength, he wouldn't need so many tricks, wouldn't engage in gas but simply take lives at will, not involve innocent people as now in a cat-and-mouse chase.
"Father was probably about the sa age as I am now back then, so why did only Mu Rongyun mutate and nothing happened to ? What experints did you and the old fellows conduct using Dragon Soul? Lastly, why did you abandon your other son, Xia Ya, on the streets of the United States? You couldn't have been unaware of Mu Rongyun taking him later; he's also a mber of the Xiao Family, with legitimate bloodline, born of mother. Why was he the one not subjected to experintation and expelled? These are matters I don't want outsiders involved, but now the unseen forces have already entangled with the Hua Family, Wang Zhanting's handiwork in every case has the covert thods of Hua Muyun behind. I cannot just ignore Hua Qingyi."
Xiao Lin took a deep breath, staring intently at Xiao Zhenfeng. "Hong died because of these people; Yi vanished, life or death unknown due to your selfishness; I, because of these damn inexplicable reasons, gave up even the woman I loved most. How many more must pay the price for your sins!"
"Young master!" Fla Swallow imdiately pulled Xiao Lin back, avoiding Xiao Zhenfeng's swung punch. He was stared down by the latter and lowered his head. "This is my fault!"
"Don't pull !" Xiao Lin hadn't intended to evade Xiao Zhenfeng's punch. "I'm going to find Xia Ya now, co or not, up to you; additionally, Hong Lian is waiting there, I promised him that if he had the ability, he could take the staff away. The Rose Staff does not symbolize angels; it is the sign of Hell. The supposed angel and Hell symbol in the underworld are nonsense; you have always known, haven't you? There are no angels, both items symbolize disaster."
"You go first, do not let Xia Ya harm Xiao Lin." Xiao Zhenfeng instructed Fla Swallow, slumping back in the chair. "When did he start knowing so much? I've always planted confounding elents around him, he shouldn't have thought of so much!" Xiao Zhenfeng seed still imrsed in the shock Xiao Lin brought him.
"Master, the young master is not an ordinary child; his heart is like a mirror, depth is even greater than yours when you were young, only he is much kinder." Master Qin dutifully tidied up the tea set, placing each item in its rightful spot. "With the young master, you cannot treat him as a subordinate, he's not a horse for taming; tad wild horses aren't wild."
"I've put so much effort into surrounding him with fog, just to prevent him from reaching this point; unless he reaches the end, he won't give up."
"Secrets remain secrets, even dead n can't fully guard them, let alone the living." Master Qin closed the last drawer and approached Xiao Zhenfeng. "For the young master who never enjoyed familial affection, Xia Ya is an expectation; taming a wild horse doesn't require force, nor do you truly wish to ta this horse, do you?"
"Master Qin, are you asking to compromise?"
"Master, sotis compromise is victory. If you want the young master to obediently return, you must resolve the issues he wants to settle."
"I can't give him the answers he wants!"
"Heh heh, he wants many answers!"
Xiao Lin montarily pondered and understood, Xiao Lin wants many answers, and indeed many could be given. (To be continued. If you enjoy this piece, you're welco to visit Qidian (qidian) to cast recomndation votes, monthly votes; your support is my greatest motivation.)
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