Today's second update: Chapter 3450! 2/4!
Emotion and reason, fatherly love and responsibility, clashed fiercely within him. Every second felt exceptionally long and torturous.
Could he just watch helplessly as they left?
He could not do it.
Recognize them immediately and take them away?
The consequences would be unthinkable.
Just as his mind was in turmoil and he was caught between advancing and retreating, a bold, almost insane thought—yet one that seemed capable of finding a sliver of opportunity amid the cracks—flashed through Xu Kun's mind like lightning in the darkness!
This decision was undoubtedly fraught with risk. It might even bring unforeseen disaster and suspicion upon the Huang Clan, which was currently on the rise. But perhaps... it could serve as a temporary "expedient measure," satisfying his irrepressible desire to keep his daughter by his side while buying room to maneuver for the plans ahead and temporarily keeping the risk of exposing his identity within a limited scope.
After having no choice but to "cuckold himself" for the sake of his plans back then—publicly proposing marriage to Yang Yao—another even more outrageous plan slowly emerged in Xu Kun's mind—
Kidnap his own daughter!
Of course, this "kidnapping" was not that kind of kidnapping.
What he intended to do was use his identity as the Lord of Huang to forcibly detain this "provocateur" who had dared offend him and possessed Dragon Race bloodline, along with her companions.
To outsiders, it would be an ordinary display of the Lord of Huang's authority as he punished those who offended him. Internally... perhaps it could buy him some precious time to be with his daughter, younger sister, and beloved, while temporarily keeping Li Yian—the greatest variable—at his side and shielding her from outside scrutiny.
The risks were enormous and the loopholes numerous,