The Sky Was About to Grow Dark

Elsewhere, at the Si Family.

In the family head's study, a large screen suddenly lit up.

"Dad, there's something I have to tell you." On the screen, Si Chongtian took out the Martial Heart Zen Seed. "Big Brother Tie just came to our academy to find me and gave me this, saying it was to thank me for helping him. He didn't mention anything else. Dad, what do you think about this...?"

On this side of the screen sat a stern-faced middle-aged man in a grandmaster's chair. He looked unsmiling and deeply calculating.

He looked at the Martial Heart Zen Seed in Si Chongtian's hand and fell silent. Silent, silent—then he suddenly slammed the armrest with a loud smack. His solemn face abruptly came alive with exuberance, and authentic Sichuanese burst from his mouth. "My boy's brother is righteous! I can't be a letdown either! Brothers of the Pao Ge, our feet don't go weak~~! Come on, bring out the Guanlan Sky Eye and send it to my boy's brother!"

The butler beside him immediately cried out in alarm, "Master, you can't! You absolutely can't!"

"Why can't I?" The middle-aged man spoke with absolute finality. "I've said it plenty of times—when you're out in the world, loyalty is what you rely on. You give me a peach, I return a plum, understand?"

"I understand, I understand, I understand very well." The butler moved closer and lowered his voice. "But the Guanlan Sky Eye is Young Lady's dowry."

"Dowry? Just replace it. We'll get her a new one, won't we?"

With a humble expression, the butler spoke words of death. "But you've already given away her dowry many times, and replaced it many times too. Last time, Young Lady was so angry that she ignored you for an entire month. Madam