Pretty Good-Looking

For a woman like Ya Fei, who possessed no talent for cultivation, there was simply no right to control her own fate within a great family.

If she did not want to become a puppet, the only option was to use every possible means to make the most of her strengths and earn the family's regard.

That was why Ya Fei had left the Mittel Family in the Imperial Capital alone and come to Wutan City to gain experience.

"So, you were afraid they would immediately summon you back to marry someone from the Mu Clan. That was why you came here, searching for a slim chance at survival."

Xie Tianxiao looked at Ya Fei as he spoke.

Ya Fei was slightly stunned by his words. She had not expected him to see through her thoughts.

"Mr. Tianxiao, how did you know about all this?"

Ya Fei could not help asking.

Though only several great families in the Imperial Capital knew of her marriage alliance with the Mu Clan, Xie Tianxiao could have learned of it if he had specifically looked into it.

But knowing that she had come to Wutan City to avoid the Mu Clan was what truly surprised her.

"These matters are not difficult to deduce. Besides, when we first met, I already told you that there are very few things on the Battle Qi Continent that I do not know."

Xie Tianxiao spoke calmly.

"Hehe... Ya Fei had forgotten that Mr. Tianxiao is an exceedingly mysterious man."

Ya Fei covered her mouth and smiled.

Xie Tianxiao's methods just now, his detached air, and his unruffled demeanor were all enough to prove how extraordinary he was—extraordinary beyond anything she could imagine.

"Mhm."

Seeing her say this, Xie Tianxiao did not deny it and merely nodded slightly.

"Mr.