Yu family
Liking someone isn't scary. What's scary is liking someone you should hate.
Now that Miss Sakura was in such a predicament, she could not feel any hatred for Xia Fei, who had once bullied her. Instead, she was worried about where Xia Fei had gone. When will you be back? That sort of thing.
Sakura was still very young and didn't understand what was going on. However, her mother, Poria, could see some clues from her daughter's uneasiness. Sakura was a young girl and hadn't learned to hide her feelings.
Hyacinth frowned and said in a low voice, "Sakura is only fourteen!"
His voice was already somewhat hoarse, and there was even a hint of fluster and exasperation.
"Brother Feng, I'm just proposing a solution. As for whether you agree or not, you can discuss it with Father. It's not like you can't tell what's on Sakura's mind. Besides, when I married you, I was only a few years older than my daughter."
In the Law Realm, age was a very mysterious issue. It was very possible for someone to be clearly a middle-aged man, but their actual age was over a hundred years old. Who asked warriors who cultivated in Law energy to have such long lifespans?
Take Fulin and Hyacinth as an example. They looked like they were middle-aged, but they were actually the classic example of an old man with a young wife. Fulin was a full thirty years younger than Hyacinth, and she was only fifteen when she got married.
Elder Otter was a steady man. He smiled and said, "Poria, if you have any ideas, just say them. We're all family. As for how to decide, we can still discuss it."
Fulin was the daughter of the chieftain of the Purple Blood Tribe, and her status was extraordinary. If not for Hyacinth's rising reputation over the past few years, there was no way he would have been able to marry the chieftain's daughter into his family. Fulin had abided by her womanly ways after marrying into the family, never using her power to oppress others. Hyacinth and Otter naturally kept this in mind, but even Hyacinth's closest subordinates did not know that Hyacinth was actually henpecked at home, having to listen to his wife on most matters.
Poria bowed. "According to my observations, Hoodlum is a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and grudges. If you respect me, I'll respect you tenfold. On the other hand, if anyone offends him, his vengeance will be extremely terrifying. Towards such a person, we must first display our attitude."
"Attitude? Go on. " Elder Otter muttered to himself for a moment. His daughter-in-law truly lived up to her name of being from a great family. Her words were rather logical. When the old man heard this, his heart suddenly lit up.
"That's right, it's an attitude of gratitude. Hoodlum had a grudge with us before, but it wasn't intentional. After all, he still has a favor to ask of us. As long as we show him our gratitude and treat him with respect, it will be easy to let bygones be bygones.
"When it comes to gratitude, there's nothing better than Sakura marrying him. Since Sakura was twelve years old, how many matchmakers have come to our family? Which one of them had caught Sakura's eye? Let's not talk about the distant, let's just talk about Sambo, who was always by his father's side. Why was he always fooled by Sakura? It's all because none of the youths in the clan can catch Sakura's eye. "
"Ah Fei is different. He has both cultivation and intelligence. Our daughter likes him very much. I am also a woman, and for a woman, nothing is more important than marriage." "Ah Fei is different. He has both cultivation and intelligence."
"But …" Hyacinth hesitated, wanting to retort, but he did not know where to start.
"No buts," Poria said firmly. "I was so much younger than you back then, so why did I still marry him? Wasn't it because you were outstanding enough? You've seen it for yourself. Was my choice wrong? "
Hyacinth was rendered speechless at the mention of himself. Reality had long since proven that it did not matter whether one married early or late. What was important was who one married to.
In the end, this was the nature of nomadic tribes. It was not uncommon for a Purpleblood to marry at the age of eleven or twelve. Poria had been considering Sakura's marriage since a long time ago and was determined to find her an outstanding husband.
Hyacinth was getting a little angry. "If we propose a marriage alliance, and Hoodlum doesn't agree, won't we be slapping ourselves in the face?"
Poria said without batting an eyelid, "At least our attitude is sincere enough. Even if Hoodlum doesn't agree, he won't have the nerve to continue making things difficult for us. We can only let bygones be bygones."
"But what if he agrees?" Hyacinth asked again.
"Then we'll settle the marriage, and we'll get married when Sakura is a little older. With such a powerful son-in-law, and our daughter liking him, what's so bad about that?"
Poria was truly not a simple woman. Just as she said, as long as the marriage alliance was proposed, the relationship between Xia Fei and Hyacinth would be greatly improved. No matter what the outcome was, Xia Fei was grateful for this favor.
Actually, marriage was never the most important thing to the Purplebloods Rockies. The most important thing was to unite the strong and increase their strength. After all, this world was very complicated, and it was difficult to do anything without strength. If not for Hyacinth marrying Poria and receiving the full support of the tribe, it would have been very difficult for him to achieve what he had today, no matter how powerful he was.
As the three of them were deep in thought, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps and heavy breathing. It turned out that Sakura had been eavesdropping on their conversation, and her heart began to race. Her pretty face turned red, and she hurriedly ran away.
Poria furrowed her eyebrows and got up to chase after her daughter. In the study, old man Otter sighed. "Sakura clearly heard what we were talking about, yet she didn't refute it. That's not like her at all."
Hyacinth was stunned. Everyone knew that his daughter was a little unruly. Sakura clearly knew what her mother meant, yet she did not refute it. That could only mean one thing: she was not against it!
"Let's do it this way. When Ah Fei returns, you can bring it up with him. Whether it succeeds or not, we won't lose anything. There's no other suitable way," Otter said after a few moments of thought.
…
Around dusk, Xia Fei arrived at Hyacinth's house.
"Master, where have you been? I've been waiting for you here! "Seth was the first to rush out, and from his expression, he did not seem to be lying.
Xia Fei nodded. "I'm fine. Don't worry."
That was when Hyacinth, Otter, Poria, and Sakura also came out from their rooms, smiling at Xia Fei. However, there was something strange about their smiles. Sakura pouted, stealing glances at Xia Fei as her heart thumped wildly.
Seth hurriedly retreated behind Xia Fei. Pride was something that he had to earn himself. After the incident with the Shepherdians, Seth was already convinced of Xia Fei's superior combat strength, and his attitude toward him was even more respectful than before.
After some warm greetings, Xia Fei was invited into the living room.
Poria personally cooked a table full of delicious dishes, even finding several elders from the Rockies to serve as accompaniments.
The meal was not a pleasant one, and Xia Fei was filled with suspicion. This was because these people were looking at him as if they were inspecting their new son-in-law. During the meal, Otter even asked many questions about Xia Fei's background, but Xia Fei rebuffed them time and time again, not even mentioning a word about himself.
Sakura was sprawled on the table with her head lowered as she ate, glancing at Xia Fei from time to time. This lady had been blushing from the very beginning, and it had not faded at all. She seemed to have something on her mind, and she spoke very little, no longer as lively as she had been when they first met.
Seeing that Xia Fei was avoiding the topic of herself, Poria felt a little anxious. She raised her wine glass and toasted Xia Fei. The Rockies were nomadic people, so they did not have many rules. Even women and children were allowed at the table.
Putting down her glass, Poria casually asked, "Brother Ah Fei is a man of striking appearance, and his cultivation is unfathomable. I presume that you're already married?"
Xia Fei furrowed his brows, thinking, 'What's wrong with these people today? Why are they specifically asking questions like this? '
"Not yet." Xia Fei's answer was very simple. Poria's eyes lit up, her eyes gleaming with joy. Hyacinth and Otter were also very happy, but only Sakura lowered her head even more, almost burying it in her bowl.
However, Xia Fei's next words made the atmosphere awkward.
"I've discussed it with my girlfriend, and we've decided that I should prioritize my career for now. There's no rush to get married in two years," Xia Fei said as he took a sip of his wine.
Before he even finished speaking, there was a loud clang, and the porcelain bowl in Sakura's hand was smashed to pieces. Everyone at the table had strange looks on their faces, seemingly feeling that it was a pity.
"Sakura, how could you be so careless? I'll get someone to bring you a new set of chopsticks." Poria's heart ached for her daughter as she said this with concern.
Sakura pouted and shook her head. "I'm full; I'll be heading back to my room to rest."
With that said, she turned around and left, looking at Xia Fei with eyes full of resentment.
Once Sakura left, Hyacinth and Otter lost their interest as well, and Poria kept sighing. Fortunately, the few elders sitting with them did not know what was going on, so they pulled Xia Fei to drink a few more cups while expressing their gratitude to him. Only then did the atmosphere at the table turn cold.
…
It was late at night, and the guests had all left. Xia Fei was in no hurry to leave, for he knew that Hyacinth would definitely take the initiative to talk to him. Now that Xia Fei had the initiative in his hands, Hyacinth, who had lost to him, no longer had the capital to negotiate.
As Xia Fei expected, in less than five minutes, Hyacinth and Otter invited Xia Fei to their study for a late-night talk.
After drinking two cups of tea and chatting for a while, the atmosphere became a little more relaxed than it was at the dinner table.
"Brother Ah Fei, no words can express my gratitude for your kindness. You mentioned before that you have something for me to take care of, but I was thinking that the upcoming tasks are a little tight, so I didn't agree to it. I hope that Brother Ah Fei doesn't mind." Hyacinth explained, "The situation is different now. I've discussed it with the rest of the clan, and we've all unanimously decided to put Brother Ah Fei first in everything. No matter what request you have, just say it. Even if we have to climb a mountain of swords or plunge into a sea of flames, we'll do it without hesitation. We'll definitely complete the task that Brother Ah Fei has entrusted to us beautifully!"
Hyacinth kept his wife's words in mind, and his attitude was very sincere, as if he was willing to follow Xia Fei's lead.
"This task of mine is rather urgent, so I'm afraid that it'll take up quite a bit of time," Xia Fei softly said.
"No problem. I've already turned down all the work that I've been doing for the past two days, just waiting for your instructions. Plus, the old chieftain has also sent word that I must complete this task beautifully. He's even transferred the strongest Purple Guard in the clan to me, and I'm just waiting for your command."
Actually, Hyacinth did not have any work to do. As for the Purple Guard, they were basically sent by the clan to protect Hyacinth, to prevent him from being attacked by the Shepherdians again. It had nothing to do with Xia Fei.
Xia Fei did not plan on making things too difficult for Hyacinth, either. All he needed was for the man to help him make a trip to the Law Realm. Now was a time when he needed people, and making things too difficult would only make it seem like he was not being generous enough.
Xia Fei pushed a plan that he had already written over to Hyacinth.
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