Behind Xia Tai Li, Jin Feiyuan's gaze was icy. He had never exchanged more than three sentences with Xia Tai Li. The quick-witted, eccentric princess of Divine Martial Heaven had never once given him a kind look. Pretty boy. He really deserved a beating.
Shen Nan chimed in. "Your Highness, Yao Xuan is exceptionally talented. I brought him here especially for the Young Ancestor to assess. If he can earn the Young Ancestor's approval and accompany you to Dominion Realm, he'll swear to serve you to the death and search for opportunities on your behalf."
Xia Tai Li studied Yao Xuan with a smile and nodded. "Enlightenment Realm. His cultivation is sufficient. Few of his peers have reached Enlightenment Realm. At this level, he's more than qualified to visit my elder brother at Young Ancestor Star."
"Your Highness, some people force their way to a higher realm, but their strength falls far short of what their cultivation suggests. Bringing someone like that along would only be a burden. Why not let me test Brother Yao Xuan?" Jin Feiyuan said, his tone unkind.
Xia Tai Li found his argument reasonable. They couldn't afford to take the trip to Dominion Realm lightly. She frowned. "You can test him, but don't hit him too hard." Then she added pointedly, "And don't hit him in the face."
Jin Feiyuan grew even angrier. Not hit him in the face? Then he'd make sure to burn it off.
Shen Nan glanced at Yao Xuan with concern, afraid he'd get beaten too badly. After all, Jin Feiyuan was an heir of the Purple Gold Family, a clan far beyond the likes of him, the lord of a Lower Observation City.
Yao Xuan sounded confident. "Then I'll ask you to go easy on me, brother."
Jin Feiyuan sneered.