"Lu Yin?"
Xia Meng said gravely, "Lu Yin is the only person of your generation who can suppress you and freely enter and leave the Tenth Academy. What will you do if he joins forces with Xia Luo?"
Xia Jiuyou fell silent. Whether he wanted to admit it or not, he was utterly powerless against Lu Yin.
Before long, delight flashed across Xia Meng's face. "Lu Yin went to the Southern Border Territory."
"How do you know?" Xia Jiuyou asked, puzzled.
"The You family came across the information by chance," Xia Meng said.
The You family? Xia Jiuyou recalled the woman at the Supreme Competition who had wielded the Killing Heart Lotus battle technique. "What's going on with the You family? Is You Ting still connected to them?"
"I don't know the specifics either. The You family has always been mysterious. But Lu Yin's whereabouts are confirmed. Are you really going to the Tenth Academy?" Xia Meng asked.
"I have to," Xia Jiuyou replied firmly.
"I'll report this to Elder Ji," Xia Meng said.
Xia Jiuyou nodded. Elder Ji was one of the Xia family's powerful elders, one of the Human Starfield's Seven Half-Ancestors: Xia Ji, the true master of the Xia family.
"Strange. Elder Ji hasn't replied, even though he was secretly protecting us just now," Xia Meng murmured.
"Perhaps Elder Ji just went into seclusion. When he does, it lasts for years. Let's go, before Xia Luo gets away. He should be able to guess that I won't let him off," Xia Jiuyou said.
Xia Meng nodded. "All right."
After Xia Meng left with Xia Jiuyou, an old man appeared where they had been. His gaze was deep, his appearance weathered, and he stood ramrod straight, like a sharp blade sealed away for ages. He was Xia Ji,