Chai An had actually sent word to Wang Yue before setting out, so he had no intention of taking action himself. He merely planned to throw his weight around and stall for time.
So instead, he sat leisurely to one side and said offhandedly, "Since that's the case, I'd also like to see whether Young Master Yang's neck is as hard as his mouth."
Yang Xian was furious at Chai An's sarcasm, but there was nothing he could do about it.
After all, Chai An had a very special status. As long as he hadn't broken the law, anyone who offended him would suffer the consequences.
The Zhao family owed the Chai family!
Others might not know how wary the Zhao family was of the Chai family, but how could Yang Xian not know? His elder sister, who served in the palace as a Jieyu, had warned him in no uncertain terms.
But now Yang Xian saw that even Chai An, a man the emperor feared, had no intention of intervening and was only stalling for time. That made him curious about the person behind all this.
Yang Xian put away his earlier fury and became completely unhurried. He figured that if the other party held a high enough position, it would be easy to ask him for the daughter of a merchant.
The person Yang Xian relied on, of course, was still his elder sister.
What surprised Yang Xian was that before long, no important figures arrived. Instead, a boy who looked to be in his early teens showed up.
The boy carried a sword and swaggered right into the main branch of Five Blessings Arrive.
When Chai An saw the child, he immediately stood up and asked politely, "Bai Yutang, why did your master send you here?"
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