Xiao Yu paid no heed to Zhao Guangyi's fury and said softly, "If you want our daughter to spend the rest of her life alone, go ahead and kill that boy!"
"Damn it!" Zhao Guangyi slammed his palm onto a tea table beside him, instantly shattering it to powder.
"You needn't worry about that. There are plenty of talented young men in this world. I'll issue a decree summoning them so Xin'er can choose a husband. Hmph, I refuse to believe we won't find someone suitable!" Zhao Guangyi said angrily.
"You don't understand Xin'er's temperament. Once she sets her mind on something, she'll never turn back." Xiao Yu shook her head and sighed.
Zhao Guangyi froze for a moment. After calming himself, he frowned and asked, "Are you saying Xin'er and that boy love each other?"
"No!" Xiao Yu said.
"Then that settles it. What's the problem?" Zhao Guangyi truly could not understand what Xiao Yu meant.
"Though their feelings aren't mutual, as her mother, I can more or less sense that Xin'er does have that boy in her heart," Xiao Yu sighed. "The world is ever-changing. Who could have known something like this would happen?"
"What do you mean?" Zhao Guangyi asked.
So Xiao Yu recounted what had happened between Huang Xiao and Zhao Xin'er.
After listening, Zhao Guangyi remained silent for a time, lost in thought.
Only after a long while did he ask softly, "So this boy once risked his life to save Xin'er? And afterward, Xin'er felt she owed him, and that turned into affection?"
"That's not quite all of it. I know Xin'er's temperament best. She would rather die than owe someone a favor, but she cares about her fellow disciples and elders in the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion. That time at Everlasting Spring Mountain, the