45. Misunderstanding

The moment Ya Fei finished speaking, Xiao Tian felt terrible. His aura burst forth as he said to the maid waiting outside, "Go summon that old man Hai Bodong. Tell him Xiao Tian is looking for him. Give him the time it takes to burn an incense stick to appear before me. If he doesn't, he can bear the consequences himself!"

How could Xiao Tian not be furious? Ya Fei had long been his woman—how could he let someone else lay a hand on her? That old man Hai had never told him, yet he had gone looking for trouble himself. Good thing he had come to the imperial capital. Otherwise, when he saw Ya Fei in the future, wouldn't she have become someone else's wife? The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, completely forgetting who the marriage alliance was actually with.

Ya Fei was startled by the aura Xiao Tian released, and Xiao Tian's words shocked her even more. The Taishang Elder was a Dou Huang powerhouse, and he had personally said that even a Dou Zong powerhouse would not change his mind. Although a sixth-tier Alchemist was not someone to provoke lightly, the Taishang Elder clearly did not take one seriously.

He had once said that even Pill King Gu He would be useless. She had to follow his arrangements and marry the powerful young man he spoke of.

Before she could say anything, the maid outside had already left. Seeing Ya Fei's expression, Xiao Tian withdrew his aura. Once Ya Fei felt better, she walked over and said to him, "Leave quickly. The Taishang Elder is a Dou Huang powerhouse!"

Xiao Tian smiled. "So what? He dares to casually give my woman to someone else? He's courting death!" Ya Fei flushed at his words, but reason told her that she had to get Xiao Tian to leave.

No matter what Ya Fei said, Xiao Tian only replied that it was fine. Growing frantic, Ya Fei began trying to pull him up. Not only did she fail to move him, but Xiao Tian pulled her into his arms instead. Ya Fei felt both embarrassed and angry. At a time like this, he was still trying to take advantage of her.

Watching Xiao Tian hold Ya Fei in his arms, Lu Man muttered unhappily, "Shameless."

"W-what are you doing? Let me go! Leave, quickly! I'm begging you!" At that moment, footsteps sounded outside. Ya Fei thought, It's over.

Hai Bodong had been in a meeting outside when a maid suddenly burst in with the news, startling him. Ignoring all the elders, he hurried over at top speed.

Xiao Tian had come, yet he had not known? And he did not seem to have offended him, either. But the maid said Xiao Tian appeared to be furious. That frightened Hai Bodong badly. When he reached the door, he steadied himself, then knocked politely.

A faint voice came from inside. "Come in." After Hai Bodong pushed open the door and entered, he saw Ya Fei in Xiao Tian's arms and felt rather pleased. It seemed Xiao Tian really liked the gift he had prepared! But then why was he angry? Hai Bodong was baffled.

When Ya Fei saw Hai Bodong enter, she was first stunned. Why had Hai Bodong knocked before entering? But she did not think much of it. Seeing his expression, she feared he would attack Xiao Tian and immediately pleaded, "Elder Hai, please don't hold it against Xiao Tian. Ya Fei is willing to marry the person you mentioned. I absolutely won't object."

Xiao Tian was touched when he heard Ya Fei's words, but the way he looked at Hai Bodong changed.

Only after hearing Ya Fei did Hai Bodong understand what was going on. Just as he was about to explain, Xiao Tian spoke.

"Old man Hai, you've got some nerve. You actually want to give my woman to someone else?" As his words fell, a powerful aura erupted, pressing down on Hai Bodong until even breathing became difficult. He had not expected it—after such a short time, Xiao Tian had grown stronger again!

"Brother Xiao Tian, listen to my explanation. Just listen to my explanation first!" Hai Bodong said. Ya Fei stared at the scene before her in a daze. This was not how things were supposed to go.

Xiao Tian withdrew his aura. "Speak. If you can't explain yourself clearly, then your Mite'er Family won't need to exist after today!"

"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding," Hai Bodong hurriedly said. "The person Ya Fei is to marry is you, Brother Xiao Tian. At first, I didn't know whether you were interested in Ya Fei, so I didn't tell her your name!"

Xiao Tian froze, then laughed. "Hahaha, so that's how it is. You should have said so earlier. Look at the misunderstanding you caused, old man."

Ya Fei understood now as well. The powerful young man Hai Bodong had mentioned was actually this little rascal before her. Seeing the two of them growing more cheerful as they talked, Ya Fei became unhappy.

"Hmph!" She turned her head away and refused to look at Xiao Tian. Hai Bodong was startled and scolded, "Ya Fei, how can you be so rude?"

"Old man Hai, this has nothing to do with you," Xiao Tian said. Then he asked Ya Fei, "What's wrong with you now?" "Hmph, I don't want to talk to you. You're so strong, yet you came without telling me and made me worry for nothing!" "Ahem, don't be like that. You never asked, did you?"

Xiao Tian then said to Hai Bodong, "Elder Hai, it was a misunderstanding. I was rude just now." He took out an Emperor Pill and handed it to Hai Bodong. "This is an Emperor Pill. I don't think I need to explain its effects. Consider it my apology."

The moment he heard the words "Emperor Pill," Hai Bodong's eyes lit up. When Xiao Tian tossed it over, he hurriedly caught it. This was a sixth-tier medicinal pill! He carefully put it away.

Hai Bodong laughed happily. "It's fine, it's fine. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, isn't everything good?" Thinking that such a minor misunderstanding had earned him a sixth-tier medicinal pill, he knew he had to cling tightly to such a powerful patron! What made him even happier was that the two already knew each other. With Ya Fei around, how could the Mite'er Family fail to grow stronger in the future?

Ya Fei, still in Xiao Tian's arms, had gone from sulking to being stunned by the pill Xiao Tian gave Hai Bodong. That was a sixth-tier medicinal pill, and a high-grade sixth-tier pill at that! Xiao Tian had casually given it to the family's Taishang Elder. Was it because of her?

Lu Man and Qing Lin, on the other hand, were already accustomed to Xiao Tian's lavishness. Things others saw as rare were almost insignificant to him, so neither of them said anything.

Hai Bodong was different. His mind raced as he asked Xiao Tian, "May I ask where Brother Xiao Tian is staying recently? If you have not yet found a place to settle down, you may stay temporarily with the Mite'er Family." He waited for Xiao Tian's reply.

Lu Man spoke from the side. "We're staying at an inn, so there's no need to trouble yourself." She had already found Xiao Tian displeasing. Now he was holding that seductive, voluptuous woman in his arms. If they stayed here tonight, wouldn't he be overjoyed?

Hearing Lu Man's words, Ya Fei knew that she deliberately did not want Xiao Tian to stay here. But seeing that this woman in green had been following Xiao Tian all along, there was nothing she could say. She could only snuggle closer into Xiao Tian's embrace. This delighted Xiao Tian immensely. He said to Hai Bodong, "I'll only stay in the imperial capital for a few days before leaving." Then he said to the woman in his arms, "Once I unify the Black Corner Region, I'll let you become the queen of the Black Corner Region and put your abilities to use!"

Hai Bodong said nothing after hearing Lu Man, for unlike Ya Fei, whose cultivation was too low to see through the woman in green, he knew that her strength was definitely above his own.

After a moment of disappointment, he became excited upon hearing Xiao Tian's words. The Black Corner Region was a place where people devoured one another. He had not expected Xiao Tian's target to be that place.

If the Black Corner Region were unified and handed over to the Mite'er Family, wouldn't the family gain even greater resources for development?

Lu Man was also startled. How could she not know of the Black Corner Region's chaos? Even Dou Huang powerhouses could perish there. She had not expected that to be his interest.

Ya Fei was delighted, because she had heard Xiao Tian say that he would give her such great authority—making her the queen of the Black Corner Region!

If Xiao Tian knew what they were thinking, he would only tell them that the only places on the Dou Qi Continent that interested him were the Central Plains and the jade pendants held by the ancient clans.

At that moment, a maid entered from outside and reported to Ya Fei, "Nalan Yanran of the Nalan Family has come to visit. She says she has an urgent matter and wishes to ask Miss Ya Fei for help." Ya Fei asked, "What does she want with me?"

The moment Xiao Tian heard Nalan Yanran's name, he quickly loosened the arms that had been tightly wrapped around Ya Fei. Fuck, if Yun Yun came with her, wouldn't I be dead for sure? Ah, no, if it were Yun Yun, she would probably bring Nalan Yanran directly to find him. After all, didn't he have a Heavenly Flame on him?

In truth, when Yun Yun arrived at the Nalan Family, Nalan Yanran had just left, so the two missed each other. Nalan Yanran had come to the Mite'er Family to ask Ya Fei for help, while Yun Yun had gone to her home.

Ya Fei thought Xiao Tian was letting her go receive the guest, so she did not pay much attention to it. Qing Lin smiled at Lu Man and said, "Sister, look, Brother Xiao Tian is scared." "Hmph, serves him right for flirting around all day!"

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