He Peiyuan was already a legendary figure of the current generation, though aside from members of the Mysterious Family, ordinary people knew nothing about him.
Yet now that He Peiyuan had appeared here, Bai Xuan finally recovered from his initial mental shutdown.
No wonder!
No wonder the Hunter Alliance was so powerful and feared no Mysterious Family. With a member of the Sanction Family holding the fort, who would dare attack?
Having figured that out, Bai Xuan once again broke out in a cold sweat. He could hardly imagine how much he, Luo Yi, and Ye Zibo had challenged authority with their actions before this.
"Young Master Bai, sit down and speak first. How am I supposed to talk to you properly while you're kneeling like that?" He Peiyuan still wore the expression of a harmless, good-natured man. Yet his unruffled calm under all circumstances was what made him truly terrifying.
At those words, Bai Xuan hurriedly scrambled to his feet and sat ramrod straight on the sofa, his expression as earnest as that of an elementary school student.
King Hunter had no idea what to say at the sight. Unaware of the Mysterious Family's secrets, he regarded He Peiyuan with considerable curiosity. First there had been Gao Shaohui, then Luo Yi fleeing in panic, and now Bai Xuan was as quiet as a mouse before He Peiyuan.
Just who was this He Peiyuan whom Chu Han had told him to bring here?
The room fell silent, broken only by the unhurried sound of He Peiyuan drinking tea.
As the intermediary, King Hunter was the first to speak. "What brings Young Master Bai Xuan here?"
Whoosh!
Bai Xuan jolted, instantly becoming flustered and unsure how to answer. How was such a direct question any different from an interrogation?
What had