"Was Xia Ruize the person I didn't want to see?" I asked calmly, though my state of mind had already shifted.
"Isn't it? Young Master You told me that although Boss Xia is a man of immeasurable wealth and status, he would still attend the Arcane Sect Conference just to make up the numbers. As a bastard son of the Xia Household, you definitely wouldn't want to run into Boss Xia, would you? Especially if you were to make a huge splash in front of him at the Arcane Sect Conference. Do you think Boss Xia would like that?" Chen Xiaobo sounded somewhat probing.
I finally understood You Jiangfei's intentions. He thought I was Xia Ruize's half-brother, with Xia Ruize being the eldest son of the first wife while I was some illegitimate younger brother. These days, even blood brothers might not lend each other a hand, let alone half-brothers fighting over the family fortune. A great battle was inevitable, so You Jiangfei was simply trying not to offend either side.
On top of that, I had recently spent most of my time in Dalong County, only occasionally going to South City to stir things up. That had led You Jiangfei and the others to make all sorts of assumptions. After all, anyone strong enough to reach my level had to be a hidden trump card of some great Aristocratic Clan. They didn't dare touch me, afraid they might overturn the board and disturb an Aristocratic Clan's hidden piece.
That explained why Qi Haixing and Chen Xiaobo had been so cautious and deferential toward me in the underground palace, as well as why Tang Zhi had turned hostile yet still hadn't dared do anything to me—or even bring people to the Four Little Immortals Temple to seek revenge. It made