That Ye Liuyun, a young Grandmaster.

Other than being older than Ye Liuyun, in terms of strength and cultivation, they couldn’t catch up to Ye Liuyun if they tried their hardest.

What’s more.

Just a short while ago, Ye Liuyun struck and wiped out the entire Zhao family, not leaving a single one alive.

Just from this you can tell, that Ye Liuyun is definitely not the benevolent type.

If they came knocking and managed to upset Ye Liuyun, they’d be dead before even realizing how they died.

"What, no one’s going to step up?"

Looking at how everyone was silent.

Bai Xi curled her lips slightly and smiled.

Exactly as expected, not the least bit surprising at all.

These people only know how to shout, but when actual danger comes and they have to show up themselves, every single one wishes they could hide at the back. As expected, keeping this lot is the real disaster for the Bai family.

"Ahem!"

Someone, maybe to cover their awkwardness.

Cleared their throat and then, with a serious face, addressed Bai Xi.

"As the Patriarch of the Bai family, it’s only right for you to step up for this kind of thing!"

"That’s right, that’s right!"

"It should be you handling it!"

Now you remember I’m the Bai family’s Patriarch, huh?

Heh!

Bai Xi sneered, not intending to respond at all.

Instead, she spoke directly.

"Since our conditions have already been agreed upon, there’s no changing it now. However, if you elders are still dissatisfied, I can hand over the portion I’m set to receive to you all."

Hearing this,

The previously disgruntled elders’ eyes instantly lit up.

Bai Xi is the Patriarch, so her share is not small.

If she really hands it over, the money they’d get wouldn’t be less than before—actually, it’d likely be even more.

Thinking of this,

None of them were making a fuss about Bai Xi going to find the Embroidered Uniform Guard anymore. Instead, they started arguing over her share of the money.

"Since that’s the case, as the eldest among the elders, I should get the biggest share!"

"Says who!"

"Exactly, why should you get the most!"

"..."

Watching these elders bicker over a tiny bit of interest, Bai Xi remained expressionless, though the indifference in her eyes grew stronger.

These people have to be cleared out as soon as possible.

I need to seize full control of every decision in the Bai family, and fast.

Bai Xi had always wanted to do this, but before, she just lacked the confidence.

But now.

With Ye Liuyun, this young Grandmaster, backing her up, Bai Xi truly had no fear.

Thinking of Ye Liuyun, an involuntary sweet smile appeared on Bai Xi’s face. Ignoring the bickering elders, she turned and left.

However,

After leaving for a bit,

Bai Xi took out a mage manual from her person—this was exactly what Ye Liuyun had given her.

She still remembered what Ye Liuyun said to her then.

"Take it and practice—maybe you’ll be surprised!"

When Bai Xi first saw the mage manual, she was puzzled.

Though she knew about mage arts, due to the climate in Great Qian, she’d never touched them, and couldn’t figure out why Ye Liuyun wanted her to cultivate mage techniques.

However,

Even though she found it odd, she hadn’t asked much at the time.

Only now did she finally have the chance to thoroughly look at the contents.

"What?"

Bai Xi was instantly stunned with just one glance.

Although she’d never trained it, she’d heard others say: compared to a martial artist’s skills, a mage’s arts are far more intricate, and mage arts rely heavily on talent—without talent, you could look at mage manuals all your life and never grasp their meaning.

Because of this,

Bai Xi always thought mage arts were obscure and difficult, hard to learn, and even if you did learn them, they weren’t all that impressive.

But after giving it a real try herself, 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Bai Xi suddenly discovered,

"It doesn’t seem that hard?"

With just one look, Bai Xi had already understood the content of the manual.

After a couple more tries, she managed to use it herself; her purple-quality mage talent meant, as long as Bai Xi focused on cultivation,

She could easily advance to a Third or even Fourth Grade mage—there’d be no problem at all.

"How did he even see it?"

Putting the manual away again,

Bai Xi was stunned.

She herself didn’t know she had mage talent. So how did Ye Liuyun spot it at a glance?

If he hadn’t seen her mage potential, Ye Liuyun wouldn’t have given her this manual, right? To become the Bai family’s Patriarch was proof enough that Bai Xi wasn’t some naïve idiot.

Ye Liuyun must have some kind of special talent.

"What a mysterious man!"

She couldn’t guess exactly what talent it was; all she knew was that with someone as unique as Ye Liuyun, his future achievements would be extraordinary.

Grandmaster?

No! Maybe beyond Grandmaster.

At this moment,

Bai Xi was full of anticipation about Ye Liuyun’s future.

With a powerhouse like this behind her, why should the Bai family ever worry about what’s ahead?

Though,

Before that, those who treat the Bai family like a cash cow still need to be dealt with.

Bai Xi once again thought of those greedy elders who never cared for the Bai family’s future.

Indeed, they needed to be wiped out as soon as possible!

...

The next day.

Ye Liuyun was already preparing to return to the Imperial City.

As for the Bai family’s situation, Ye Liuyun didn’t really care—he left it all to Bai Xi. She’s a clever woman, so Ye Liuyun is at ease.

Ye Liuyun doesn’t dislike smart, scheming women.

As long as you have skills, whatever you can achieve is up to your effort.

Ye Liuyun doesn’t mind lending his name.

Besides, isn’t the one who ultimately benefits still himself?

...