Chapter 1815 - 1811: Unsolicited Kindness, Hidden Motives! (First Update)
Chapter 1815: Chapter 1811: Unsolicited Kindness, Hidden Motives! (First Update)
As soon as Huyue disembarked from the starship, Li Xiongling approached him with a wide smile.
"Young Master Fox! Since we met a hundred years ago at Qingqiu Fox Country, we haven’t seen each other. I didn’t expect you to still be so young and exceptional!"
This compliment sounded somewhat flattering, but when spoken by Li Xiongling, it made one feel as if basking in a spring breeze, without any trace of awkwardness.
This was the skill of such a renowned Great Demon like Li Xiongling!
For Huyue only had a nodding acquaintance with Li Xiongling and his father, Li Xionglin, yet Li Xiongling made it seem like they were old friends.
Huyue could only respond with a smile, internally wary.
Too much courtesy without reason, either a crook or a thief!
Li Xionglin was one thing, but why was this Li Xiongling, a famed expert among the Demon Race, being so courteous to me as well?
Looks like I need to be more careful!
These old foxes are the kind that eat you whole without leaving a bone behind, and you’d be sold off without knowing it!
"Elder Li, you’re really too kind. How can I, as a junior, make you receive me in person?" Huyue said with a smile.
"Young Master Fox, you are too modest! You are the future heir of the Qingqiu Fox Country and one of the very best among the younger generation of the Demon Race. It is only proper for me to welcome you. In fact, if the Clan Leader weren’t so busy, he might have come too!"
Huyue modestly declined, his demeanor impeccable.
After exchanging these customary pleasantries for a while, Li Xiongling gestured ahead.
"Haha, let’s not dwell on that. Please come in, Young Master Fox!"
With that, he personally led the way.
Huyue walked behind, his gaze flickering subtly.
For he felt these people harbored ulterior motives, and he turned to look at Xue An.
Although he couldn’t speak, his eyes said it all.
He really didn’t understand why Xue An agreed to Li Xionglin’s invitation to enter the murky waters of the White Tiger Clan.
Xue An, however, merely smiled slightly and nodded gently, signaling him to remain calm.
At that moment, Li Xiongling led the group to the entrance of a spacious courtyard.
The grandeur of the courtyard went without saying, and importantly, in front of the door stood a line of charming female attendants with various styles.
Li Xiongling smiled subtly, "Young Master Fox, you will reside here for now! Please rest and we will have a welcoming banquet for you tonight!"
With that, he turned to leave.
Huyue hurriedly called out to him, "Elder Li, please wait a moment!"
"What is it? Does Young Master Fox have more to say?" Li Xiongling asked with a smile.
"What’s with these...women?" Huyue asked, looking bewildered.
"Oh! You mean these maids!" Li Xiongling’s face revealed a mysterious smile, "They were specially assigned to serve you. How do you find them? Satisfactory?"
Huyue was dumbfounded on the spot.
At the same time, Li Xiongling, quite tactfully, stepped forward and whispered, "Young Master Fox, these maids took a lot of effort for me to gather, from all major demon races. Very rare! Please feel free to enjoy them!"
As he spoke, he winked at Huyue, showing a smile that all men would understand.
Huyue was almost in tears, as he could clearly feel a scorching gaze burning onto his back.
Without turning around, Huyue knew it must be from his sister.
But that wasn’t the main issue; the key was that Ah Rou was right there beside!
No need to be fooled by Li Xiongling’s lowered voice, it was no use against Ah Rou’s keen hearing.
As expected.
Huyue felt an invisible pressure from the side.
But Li Xiongling, completely unaware, continued excitedly introducing.
"It’s said that Young Master Fox is accustomed to appreciating countless beauties, naturally finding ordinary ones unappealing. So this time I found many new styles for you, like these twin flowers...."
"Ahem, ahem!" Huyue suddenly burst into a violent cough.
Li Xiongling was taken aback, "Young Master Fox, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Huyue shook his hand, forcing a few words through gritted teeth, "Nothing! Elder Li, I appreciate the gesture, but please quickly take these women away!"
Li Xiongling widened his eyes, "What’s wrong? Are you dissatisfied, Young Master Fox? No worries, tell me directly what you’re not satisfied with, and I’ll replace them immediately!"
Looking at Li Xiongling’s sincere face, Huyue suddenly had the urge to commit murder, but in the end, he could only shake his head painfully.
"It’s not that, I just don’t have such inclinations, and I am fond of no such things! So please, Elder Li, take them away quickly!"
Li Xiongling looked at Huyue with astonishment, thinking he must have misheard.
After all, he had heard countless tales about Huyue’s adventures, and who in the Demon Race didn’t know that the eldest son of the Fox Country loved beauty, routinely seeking pleasure among flowers?
But given Li Xiongling’s stature, though he was shocked inside, he quickly resumed his composure, then glanced meaningfully at Huyue’s embarrassed face, looked at Xue An in the distance, and suddenly seemed to grasp something, nodding slightly.
"So that’s how it is, my apologies for being presumptuous. I’ll take them away now!"
Saying this, he signaled the maids, who all left with him.
Not until he could no longer see Li Xiongling’s back did Huyue heave a long sigh of relief.
Then, turning with an awkward smile to his sister Hu Ying and Ah Rou, he said, "This old man is really too enthusiastic!"
Ah Rou smiled without speaking.
Hu Ying, however, unconcerned, snorted coldly and said with implied meaning, "Is this enthusiasm? It seems more like catering to someone’s taste!"
"Don’t talk nonsense, your brother is not that kind of person!"
"Sure, when you get casual, you’re not even human!" Hu Ying retorted irritably, then took Ah Rou’s hand and entered the courtyard.
Even An Yan gave Huyue a look of exasperated disappointment, sighed softly, and said, "You, you... what can I say about you!"
That said, she too turned away and left.
In the blink of an eye, only Xue An and Huyue were left in front of the door.
Xue An looked at the embarrassed Huyue with a smiling face, finally feeling avenged for before.
"Old Xue, why do you look at me like that? Don’t tell me you don’t believe me either?" Huyue said aggrievedly.
Xue An leisurely nodded, "Yes! I don’t believe you!"
"You...! Never mind, the clear are self-clearing, the turbid are self-turbid! Let history judge one’s life’s achievements!" Huyue said with a melancholy that was full of a sense of being the only sober one in a drunken world.
But as he spoke, Xue An raised his hand and knocked on his head, chiding with a laugh, "Stop pretending in front of me!"
Huyue held his head where a large bump had risen, wanting to burst out but knowing he wasn’t a match for Xue An, so he could only grimace and say.
"Can’t you be gentler? My head was almost busted by you! Oh right, Old Xue, why did you agree to Li Xionglin, to come to this White Tiger Clan?"
Xue An said calmly, "No reason, just thought it might be fun!"