Of course, Yao Xi knew what her biological father meant!
Her biological father had hinted at it more than once, even stated it outright: if his son-in-law was anyone other than Ye Tianyi, he would never agree!
"Did he pursue you before, and you rejected him?"
Yao Hai asked.
"No."
"It must be that. You girl, we're not in a hurry to find you a partner, but you know how badly the Medicine Family and the Yao Family want to force your father out of his position. I reckon it'll happen soon. They may have even started making moves behind the scenes already. You know our Yao Family is the weakest of the three to begin with. Over the past hundred and fifty years, I'm the only one who has ever taken the position of family head. They've been waiting for me to step down for a long time!"
Yao Hai took a drag from his cigarette and said, "If not for our Yao Family's Old Ancestor being strong enough, we wouldn't have any say at all. I even feel that our Yao Family may not be able to remain at Medicine God Mountain for much longer. While your father still has some influence, I should do whatever I can. I think very highly of Ye Tianyi. Those other geniuses, even the most outstanding ones on the Heaven Ranking, people with talent like yours... for some reason, they all seem to be missing something. I just can't bring myself to like them. Now I know what they lack—authenticity! Ye Tianyi has that!"
Yao Xi nodded. "Young Master Ye truly is not the same."
"Though he's arrogant and looks down on everyone, his arrogance is built on his own ability and confidence, not on relying on others. I admire that very