When the old man voiced his doubts, Xianyu felt little change in his mood.
It was like farming the overworld with a friend in co-op, whose character could call forth three Summons.
Those three Summons had a particular trait: using their skills cost HP.
They rushed up to beat anything they saw, draining your health so rapidly that you and your friend might as well have been clawed by Rifthounds.
Would you beat up those three Summons?
The answer, of course, was no.
No matter how much the old man ranted, in Xianyu's eyes, he was merely a Summon that came bundled with the new character, "Imbibitor Lunae," after pulling him.
Besides, Xianyu was an understanding, reasonable person who excelled at putting himself in others' shoes.
He considered their perspective. If someone suddenly appeared in his own residence, his subordinates would probably react even more strongly than this old man.
How could the Vidyadhara High Elder's residence not count as a restricted Vidyadhara site?
Holding his book, he raised an eyebrow and glanced at Yubie.
Seeing that the High Elder had no intention of coming to the old man's rescue, Xianyu understood.
Perhaps this old man was a disposable pawn?
Or was Yubie unsure of his temperament, worried that intervening would only make things worse?
Only then did he reply:
"I'm the Xianzhou native you just mentioned."
The old man choked. His aged face twisted for a moment before he turned his ire on Yubie and rattled on at length. In essence, he was accusing Yubie and demanding to know why "Imbibitor Lunae" had allowed an outsider into a restricted Vidyadhara site.
Xianyu split his attention, listening to Yubie argue with the old man while pondering what the old man had said at the start.
Why had he said Yubie