Dragon Hermit

Chapter 83: Cooperation

The car drove to the Liu familys villa. Liu Xueers birthday party wouldnt be held here, but rather in a five-star restaurant in the city center. There were specialists making preparations for the party and the Liu familys members only had to arrive there in time.

This was Xia Yans second visit to the Liu familys villa. Last time, he was driven out by Old Master Liu and it wasnt a pleasant visit. But, this time, he got to enjoy an honored guests treatment.

Old Master Liu, Liu Shan and his two brothers, as well as their wives and Liu Xueer were all waiting for him outside the villa and they all welcomed him. They had all seen Xia Yan cast spells last time and they didnt dare to take him lightly.

Dong Quan pulled up the car and after he got out of it to open the door for Xia Yan, he said politely, Master Xia, you should be careful!

Xia Yan was shaken up by the Liu familys special treatment, and upon seeing the doddering Old Master Liu among the crowd welcoming him, he felt ashamed of himself and he quickly went over there. Old Master Liu, Mister Liu. How come you are waiting for me here?

Master Xia, you deserve it fully, Liu Shan said with a smile.

Why do I feel that great trouble is awaiting me here? Xia Yan said with a bitter smile. Usually, people would treat one politely only if they had something to ask out of him, while the Liu familys members werent only polite, they were literally treating him like their savior. It could be discerned through this that they had run into a thorny matter and it might even be related to their familys survival, or else, Old Master Liu wouldnt stand outside to welcome a teenage boy.

Thereafter, the crowd entered the villa. On this day, they had important business to discuss and they obviously wouldnt allow strangers here.

Upon sitting down, they exchanged greetings and drank tea for a while before getting to the point. Liu Xueer took out half a piece of Soul Ataraxia Stone and put it on the table. She said, Xia Yan, it broke yesterday.

Huh? Let me have a look at it, Xia Yans gaze turned grave and he picked up the damaged Soul Ataraxia Stone. He couldnt feel any Magical Power from it.

Miss Xueer, what happened?

You saved my life, Liu Xueer said.

Is there anyone plotting against you? Xia Yan asked nervously. He didnt care much about the Liu family members, but he was very concerned about Liu Xueer.

Yesterday, I moved into an office and sighted upon a beautiful ornament on the offices table and picked it up. But later, my body suddenly turned cold and both the ornament and the Soul Ataraxia Stone broke, Liu Xueer recounted the whole sequence of events.

I heard that real protective charms will get broken after protecting their owners life, and Liu Xueer was surely saved by the Soul Ataraxia Stone. That ornament was more vicious and powerful than the ebony toad sculpture, and if she didnt have the Soul Ataraxia Stone, the consequences would have been too horrible to imagine. Master Xie, thank you for your help, Liu Shan said solemnly.

Mister Liu, youre not mistaken. The Soul Ataraxia Stone can disperse wandering evil air, but if the evil airs intensity surpassed its upper limit, then it will counter-attack at full power and it will end up breaking apart, Xia Yan nodded and approved of Liu Shans opinion. Mister Liu, I want to have a look at that ornament.

The ornament was a crystalline treasure bowl, but it had already been shattered into pieces. Xia Yan picked up the pieces and felt them. He could clearly detect in them the same evil aura as the ebony toad, but he still couldnt get any useful info out of this object.

Mister Liu, did you investigate who set up last times incident? Xia Yan put down the pieces and asked.

Im not sure, but its likely the Xie family, Liu Shan said.

Why would the Xie family do so? Xia Yan asked.

Im not sure, but in the whole Sihe Provine, only the Xie family has enough galls and motives to do so, Liu Shan said.

Isnt this a groundless accusation? Xia Yan asked in surprise. They really were irresponsible, as they didnt even have any evidence pointing to the Xie family.

If a similar incident occurred in the Xie family, they will blame it on us without the least bit of hesitation, and likewise, if someone plotted against our family, we will also blame it on them, Liu Shan said.

Who knows whether the mastermind behind this affair is trying to instigate a fight between your families, only for him to be the one to benefit in the end, isnt it possible? Xia Yan asked.

If we defeat the Xie family, the real mastermind wont get away with this, Liu Shan said confidently. If two tigers started fighting, all bunnies observing the fight will get crushed by them, and whats worse than this is if one tiger pounced at the bunny only to get assaulted by the other tiger.

Mister Liu, youre right, Xia Yan nodded and approved of Liu Shans view, but he still said, Mister Liu, I need concrete proof for my affair. I want to find the real culprit, not a scapegoat.

I have already asked people to start gathering evidence, and according to the intel in our hand, Xie Zheng must be the one in charge, and it wont be an overstatement to say that hes the one who murdered Xia Weiguo, Liu Shan said.

Ill seek Xie Zheng and get the truth out of him, Xia Yan nodded and said.

The Liu family sucked in a breath of cold air. Even though Xia Yan spoke calmly, they could all discern the hidden implication in his statement.

What would happen to Xie Zheng if he didnt want to reveal the truth? They all started sympathizing with Xie Zheng.

These days, Miss Xueer and Dong Quan have helped me a lot, and if we really have the same enemy, then Ill do my best to help you, Xia Yan knew what the Liu familys members wanted to hear and he just expressed his standpoint without waiting for them to raise this subject.

Master Xia, thank you, The Liu family members were overjoyed, and Old Master Liu said, Master Xia, Well have to trouble you with dealing with the Xie familys weird schemes.

If it was an ordinary trade war or political war, the Liu family wouldnt fear the Xie family, but the latter employed supernatural means and they couldnt deal with them. They could only rely on the specialist, Xia Yan.

Ill do so, Xia Yan nodded and stroked the six heavy Horcruxes in front of his chest. He was confident in himself!

He had already thwarted their schemes two times in a row, and it was them who should fear him, not the opposite.

Master Xie, you should visit us more often. Youre at the same age as Xueer and you surely have many things in common for discussion. Ill ask her to accompany you, After they finished discussing serious business, Old Master Lius mood turned for the better and he offered his granddaughter to Xia Yan.

Hehe! Liu Shans wife didnt have any objection against this.

Thats right. Xia Yan, dont forget to give me a call, Liu Xueer discerned her grandpas intentions and her face got flushed, but she still didnt act bashfully.

Miss Xueer, Ill do so. Xia Yans heart skipped a beat upon looking at the bashful Liu Xueer.

It was almost time for the party and the Liu family members had all gotten into their cars and went to the restaurant. Xia Yan wanted to just give the jade ornament to Liu Xueer right away, but after he had gone through this ambiguous ordeal, he found himself embarrassed to do so. He just planned to wait til the end of the party before gifting it to her. At that time, many people would give her gifts, and it wouldnt seem so awkward.

After several luxurious cars pulled up in the restaurants parking lot, Liu Xueer asked Xia Yan to accompany her to the restaurant and rest there for a while, but he refused her offer. If he showed up with Liu Xueer at the beginning of the party, he would end up in the limelight. So, he would obviously avoid it as he didnt want to expose himself.

Upon noticing that none was in the vicinity, Liu Xueer closed in on Xia Yan and whispered near his ear, Xia Yan, Im looking forward to your gift.