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The Xia Clan had dared to say that and insisted on sending me there, so they must have already come up with a satisfactory solution to persuade me to go. Otherwise, why would they have come empty-handed?
"What resources do you have that I want? Can you let Mother return to a quiet life? Can you let Grandmother return safely to Little Yi Village?" I asked with a cold laugh.
Xia Qingping extended a hand, signaling the Xia family members to withdraw. Only after the two of us remained did he say, "Your mother can return right now. As for your grandmother, the Xia family will do everything within its power to help her. After all, we've studied the Blood Cloud Coffin for decades; our understanding of it is probably beyond your imagination. As for the secrets of the Phoenix-Attracting Coffin, the Xia family likewise holds its core secrets. We can hand all of that over to you."
"What about Zu Yun? My companions? The Nine Swords Living-Kill Association? The Four Directions Daoist Sects Conference? How far can the Xia family go for me?" Even though I knew these matters had more or less nothing to do with the Xia family anymore, I still had to ask whether they could help.
Nothing came without a price. The Xia family had called me back, so the storm they were brewing was probably beyond even my imagination. I wanted to see the limits of what the Xia family could endure!
"The Xia family will do everything in its power to help you with all of that." Xia Qingping seemed to have considered even these things already. Thus, when I brought them up, his expression was like a father indulging a child's little wishes. Of course.
I had no choice but to