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Join the ServerLi Yunxin’s brow twitched slightly as she meticulously assessed the elder who had suddenly appeared before her. A potent aura of earth-elemental magic swirled around him, indicating a strength of at least a high-tier intermediate mage—far beyond the paltry power of the common guards.
“Isn’t that Elder Mo from the auction house?”
“Now this is going to be interesting. A high-tier mage against a student…”
A well-informed merchant quietly analyzed the situation:
“It’s true that this girl is formidable, capable of taking down an entire guard squad with a single move. But to face someone of Elder Mo’s caliber, I fear she might…”
Li Yunxin absorbed every whisper, yet her expression remained impassive. She simply continued to subtly adjust the flow of magic within her body.
Seeing the young woman halt her actions, Elder Mo reined in his imposing aura slightly. Stroking his beard, he spoke slowly.
“Young lady, I observe that despite your tender age, your talent is quite remarkable. However, causing a disturbance before the Crimson Feast Auction House is, I fear, rather inappropriate, wouldn’t you agree?”
“What the elder says is indeed true,” Li Yunxin replied unhurriedly. “But, Elder, if someone were to openly harass your daughter, would you still remain so composed?”
Elder Mo glanced at Xiao Yun, who lay sprawled in the fountain, and Xiao Zhang, whose face was ashen. He shook his head with a sigh. “This old man has no daughters. However, given the many eyes upon us today, how about this: you publicly apologize to Elder Xiao, and we shall let the matter rest. What do you say?”
As he spoke, his staff glowed faintly, and the stone slabs beneath his feet subtly vibrated, clearly indicating he was exerting pressure in secret.
Su Liyue realized the situation had escalated significantly. If Li Yunxin were allowed to continue, it might lead to undesirable consequences. Although it was clear Li Yunxin still held cards close to her chest, this was, after all, the Imperial Capital’s auction house. Causing an unnecessary commotion here would be truly problematic.
Just then, two voices suddenly broke the tense standoff. “Isn’t that Elder Mo and Elder Xiao? What’s this? Does the Crimson Feast Auction House have another event today? So many people gathered at the entrance, and no one’s going in?”
The other person swept their gaze over the two dozen fallen guards and slowly spoke. “Indeed, Elders. The auction is about to begin. Why are you two holding a tea party out here?”
Su Liyue followed the voices and saw that the newcomers were none other than her two fathers, Father Su and Father Ye.
Father Su noticed Su Liyue and quickly called out to her.
“Yueyue, what a coincidence! Are you here to enjoy the commercial street today too?”
Father Ye first took a scrutinizing look, then frowned as he spoke.
“Why isn’t that brat of mine with you? He was supposed to protect you at school. Is this how he protects you?”
Su Liyue couldn’t help but feel a flush of embarrassment. Her two fathers certainly treated their daughter and son differently.
“Brother Xingchen, he had something to attend to today, so I told him to go ahead. He actually really wanted to come with me.”
“You spoil him too much, child! He’s been bullying you since childhood. If you let him run wild like this even after you’re married, how will that do?” Father Ye exclaimed, his tone filled with exasperation.
Su Liyue’s mouth twitched at his words.
‘She actually wanted to say: Father, the ‘brat’ you speak of and your ‘obedient daughter’ standing before you are actually the same person! And how exactly did he bully me? We merely slept together often!’
“How could that be, Daddy~” Su Liyue cooed, gently shaking Father Ye’s sleeve, her voice dripping with sweetness.
“Brother Xingchen is so good to me~”
The words had barely left her lips when she herself broke out in goosebumps.
‘For a dignified cultivator of a thousand years to act like a true little girl, doting on her father… if her fellow disciples from the cultivation world or the Yaochi Saintess were to see this…’
Father Su immediately beamed. “Old Ye, see? Daughters are always more thoughtful, aren’t they?”
Father Ye pursed his lips sourly. “Don’t forget, Yueyue is my daughter too! Just wait until their wedding day; let’s see if you cry then!”
Father Su burst into laughter upon hearing this.
“Want to see me cry? Then tell your Xingchen to hurry up! I’m waiting to hold my grandchildren!”
Mu Wanqing was already aware of the situation between Su Liyue and Ye Xingchen, so she wasn’t particularly surprised.
However, Li Yunxin, who stood nearby, was utterly bewildered. She had intended to impress the two campus beauties and seize the opportunity to win their hearts. Who would have thought that Ye Xingchen had actually taken on the role of a transmigration protagonist?
Not only had he already ‘conquered’ Su Liyue, the academy’s top beauty, but both sets of parents approved? It had even reached the stage of discussing marriage?!
Watching the familiar interactions between the two sets of elders, Li Yunxin felt her head spin. Where was the promised ‘ice beauty’? Where was the ‘Phoenix Empress’ script? In the end, it seemed she was the clown all along.
Then, something else suddenly dawned on her.
‘Wait… all her recent efforts to curry favor with Su Liyue… hadn’t they just made her a cuckolder?’
“Holy hell?!”
Father Ye, exasperated by Father Su, quickly changed the subject.
“Yueyue, what interesting things did you all discover on the commercial street today?”
Su Liyue’s eyes twinkled.
“Interesting things? Brother Xingchen gave me an admission ticket to the Crimson Feast Auction House. I heard it’s the Aetherland Empire’s biggest auction, and it’s super lively. I was just about to go check it out with my friends when, who knew, we ran into a disgusting hooligan at the entrance.”
She pointed towards the fountain.
“That man immediately started harassing us, even saying he wanted the three of us to be his live-in maids.”
Father Su and Father Ye followed her pointing direction, saw Xiao Yun soaking in the fountain, and then looked at the three beautiful young women. Their expressions immediately turned as dark as stormy waters.
“Elder Xiao, Elder Mo,”
Father Ye and Father Su’s voices instantly turned frigid.
“The marriage contract between our children was settled when they were young. What is this? Is your son attempting a public abduction?”
Although Father Su and Father Ye didn’t exert any overt pressure, the sheer tone of their voices was enough to strip Xiao Zhang of his arrogance, and even Elder Mo reined in his earlier aura.
These two men before them were the largest potion suppliers in the Aetherland Empire. Offending them would be akin to forcing the Crimson Feast Auction House to sever an arm. Not to mention, other auction houses had long been eyeing this lucrative business. And Elder Xiao’s son had dared to harass a married woman?
If word of this incident got out, the Crimson Feast’s reputation would undoubtedly be utterly ruined by that scoundrel!
Sweat began to bead on Elder Mo’s forehead. “Misters Su and Ye, I beg you both to calm your anger. I have only just learned of these events, and I believe there must be some misunderstanding. How about we go inside and discuss this in detail?”
Father Ye was the first to speak. “Misunderstanding? If Elder Xiao’s son hadn’t made a move, would he have been thrown into the fountain?”
Father Su’s expression was even more terrifyingly grim. “Elder Xiao, what remarkable skill you possess, to have your son attempt to forcibly abduct a commoner woman, and that woman happens to be my daughter?”
“P-please, both of you, calm your anger! This wretched creature is utterly blind! Even if I had ten times the courage, I wouldn’t dare try to snatch your future daughter-in-law!” Xiao Zhang scrambled to the edge of the fountain, slapping a hand over his son’s mouth just as he was about to argue.
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