âOh Xiachen, I missed you to death! Where have you been during these past couple of days? I went to your house before but your auntie there said you were away.â
âI heard the people of the Holy Land came to our city. I and my father are going there to seeâ¦.â
âAhumph!â Coughing hard and loud to stop his son from making the situation even more awkward, Wang Deqiu carefully eyes the woman for signs of anger. âMiss Bai Yan, Iâm sure youâve heard of the matter with the Holy Land already. So I like to ask, do you know about the Bai House getting on the good side of that power?â
Still smiling on her face, Bai Yan didnât mind the carelessness of the child at all: âIt seems that everyone knows already.â
âThisâ¦â As awkward as it was, Wang Deqiu nevertheless lays down his support, âI know I canât help you much at all, but I do have a lot of money. If you and the Bai House are going to confront each other then I can support your side financially.â
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Heâs a businessman in and out. So whatâs the biggest concern for his kind? Of course its benefits! To provide funding without any monetary gain in return, how can he be fine still!
âButâ¦â Deliberately lowering his voice: âI suggest you not clash with the Bai House for now. First bide your time until the dust settles. After all, they have the Holy Land on their side. Endure it for now.â
Seeing the kind manâs cautious appearance, Bai Yan didnât have the heart to reject the suggestion and went with the flow. âOkay, I understand.â
Getting the answer that he hoped for, the greedy merchant couldnât be happier: âYou are young anyways, thereâs bound to be other opportunities around. And if you can somehow catch their fancy, you might even be able to become a core disciple of the Holy Land.â
Of course, for someone like Bai Yan who doesnât belong to any of the mentioned groups above, it just goes to show how special her existence was within the Holy Landâ¦.
Caressing her chin in thought, Bai Yan then snorted in amusement: âIs there anything else? If not then we will first take our leave.â
âOh wait, there is one more thing I need to tell you.â First sweeping his gaze around for signs of others, Wang Deqiu then went ahead to speak in a whispering voice after confirming thereâs no eavesdroppers: âAccording to a reliable source of mine, the elders of the Holy Land is also coming. If Miss Bai Yan you are willing to endure for the next couple of days, Iâm sure you would be able to catch their fancy by using your means. When that occurs, what else do you have to fear?â
Ahaheumppp! Coughing hard at the last part of that sentence, Bai Yan couldnât resist making a strange face at that statement.
Heaving a long sigh, Wang Deqiu really had to hand it to the Bai House. Nangong Linâs secret had only recently been exposed before the world, now they are already making waves across the kingdom after a couple of daysâ¦
Isnât the deities being too gracious towards them?
âThank you for your kindness.â Twitching in her mouth, Bai Yan didnât have the heart to burst the manâs bubble, âI understand.â