"Everyone, stand down first," Bai Xingya said as he walked over.
Seeing that it was Bai Xingya, the guards hurriedly lowered the blades in their hands.
"Young Master Bai, do you know this man?" the guard asked respectfully after bowing.
"I don't know him, but I've heard of him," Bai Xingya said.
"I'm sorry, we..." The guard had thought Ye Tian and Bai Xingya knew each other and that they had misunderstood, so he hurriedly apologized.
"It's fine. You did well. Go back to your duties," Bai Xingya said with a smile.
At those words, the guards immediately relaxed. They sheathed all their coldly gleaming blades and slowly withdrew.
"This must be Mister Mu," Bai Xingya said politely, his gaze shifting to Ye Tian after the guards had left, his smile warm and gentle.
Though the other man's smile was warm, Ye Tian keenly sensed a trace of concealed hostility from this unfamiliar Young Master Bai.
"That's me. Thank you for helping me out of that situation," Ye Tian said. Though he was puzzled, things were still cordial on the surface for now, and he would not neglect the proper courtesies. Besides, the other man had indeed helped him once.
"Princess Jingyi is an old acquaintance of mine, and Bai Yu is my blood brother within the Lineage. Mister Mu saved both of them in the Zhongnan Mountain Range. I should offer you my personal thanks as well. Helping you out was merely a lift of the hand," Bai Xingya said.
"I see. And you are?" Ye Tian asked.
"Bai Family, Bai Xingya."
"I've long heard of you," Ye Tian said politely with a nod. No wonder those guards had called him Young Master Bai.
Yet Ye Tian's calm reaction upon hearing his name caused a strange glint to flicker