Rather than saying Grandma was waiting for me, she might actually have come to get a look at Xia Ruize. After all, Grandma usually secluded herself in meditation at the rear, so why would she suddenly come running over because of a grand assembly? Her prejudice against Xia Ruize hadn't formed in just a day or two. No matter how good our relationship was, she had never changed her opinion of him. Such an almost obsessive conviction must have had its own reason.
"Good. If you're still the same as before, then don't bother speaking to me!" Grandma said coldly. Xia Ruize hurriedly agreed, then asked after Grandma's health and his mother's current condition. Since he had come this time as the leader of the Jie Sect, it was only normal that there were things he couldn't conveniently do.
"Grandma, I'll have Yu Xin pay her respects to you and Mother later. I still have to prepare for the Nine Sons of the Primordial World Assembly, so I won't trouble you any longer." Xia Ruize said his farewells.
"Go on." Grandma replied indifferently as she watched Xia Ruize leave amid a retinue of loyal Jie Sect officials. She then took my hand and said, "A-Tian, this is the Son of Destiny. Among the Sons of Destiny, a clash is fated to occur. Don't think that just because you've become the Sovereign of All Under Heaven, you can afford to let your guard down. Do you understand?"
I nodded solemnly. "Grandma, did you see something?"
Grandma shook her head. "It's merely an old woman's premonition. Though it may not amount to anything, what harm is there in keeping an eye out?"
"Of course. I'll remember everything you say, Grandma. I won't make you worry." I smiled. Grandma reached out and stroked