So what if I have a few billion concubines while I'm cultivating immortality?

"Okay, okay, please be careful."

"Take it easy, please take it easy!"

The two guards dared not provoke Mu Ziyan any further, and quickly escorted her towards the main hall of Wenxuan Tower, one in front and one behind.

The two of them were on tenterhooks the whole way, afraid that Mu Ziyan might lose her balance and get hurt again.

Soon, the three arrived at the entrance of the main hall.

The guards stopped in their tracks.

He hesitated, glancing at Xiang Mu Ziyan and the gleaming scissors at her neck.

I pondered how to start the conversation after knocking on the door.

At this moment, Mu Ziyan strode forward and pushed open the hall door!

Then, with a feeling of being ready to die, he stepped into the hall!

however……

The anticipated tense standoff and brawl did not materialize.

It was even unusually harmonious.

Qin Xiao was sitting comfortably in the main seat, his posture relaxed.

Mu Yunshan sat across the table from him, holding a purple clay teapot in his hands, and was pouring tea into the empty teacup in front of Qin Xiao!

The tea was poured into the cup, and the rising steam slowly ascended...

Mu Ziyan's beautiful eyes widened, and her cherry-like lips parted slightly.

The resolute words he had prepared beforehand were instantly forgotten.

My mind went completely blank!

What's going on?

Shouldn't the father be furious and want to tear Qin Xiao to pieces?

But right now, instead of a fight breaking out, they're serving Qin Xiao tea?

The two guards also craned their necks to look into the hall.

Look at Qin Xiao.

Then look at Mu Yunshan, who is usually exceptionally dignified and has the final say.

At the same time, a look of utter disbelief appeared on his face.

My jaw almost dropped to the floor!

Is the master possessed by an evil spirit?

Or is it controlled by some kind of sorcery?

"Yan'er, you silly child, why didn't you knock before coming in?"

Hearing the noise, Mu Yunshan slowly put down the teapot and said helplessly.

After saying that, she looked at Qin Xiao and smiled sheepishly, "I've spoiled this child rotten, please don't take offense."

"It's alright."

Qin Xiao waved his hand and said calmly.

"Father, you, you all..."

Mu Ziyan slowly put down the scissors and walked towards Qin Xiao and Mu Yunshan.

She wanted to ask something, but didn't know what to ask or where to begin.

Mu Yunshan looked at Mu Ziyan with a smile on his face and praised, "Yan'er, you are truly my good daughter! I am so proud of you! So proud!"

Mu Ziyan: "???"

At this moment, Mu Yunshan looked at the two guards standing dumbfounded at the door, his tone becoming more serious, "You two, step back and stay away!"

The guards, as if waking from a dream, quickly bowed and replied, "Yes, sir!"

Immediately, he slipped away and quickly left the main hall.

He then closed the hall door from the outside and waited at a distance to ensure that no one would disturb him.

Inside the hall, only Qin Xiao and his daughter Mu Ziyan remained.

Mu Yunshan looked at Mu Ziyan who had walked up to him and was about to say something when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

There was a glaring bloodstain on her daughter's fair and slender neck.

If I'm not mistaken, the injury must have been caused by the scissors in his hand!

"Ouch!"

Mu Yunshan frowned. "Yan'er, what are you doing? How did you get yourself hurt?"

Mu Ziyan was still in a daze, and murmured, "They wouldn't let me come, so I... I used this to force them to bring me here..."

"You, you silly child!"

Mu Yunshan was both frightened and heartbroken. He quickly reached out and carefully took the scissors. "Give them to your father! Why can't you talk things out? Why do you have to hurt yourself? What will your father do if something happens to you?"

"Father……"

Mu Ziyan's pretty face was blank, her beautiful eyes constantly scanning back and forth between Qin Xiao and Mu Yunshan. "What, what's going on? You... what are you doing..."

She simply couldn't understand her father, who had been so tense and ready to take action just moments before.

How come he's suddenly so respectful to Qin Xiao, even personally pouring tea and water for him?

This change in attitude is too drastic and too fast!

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunshan did not answer immediately.

Instead, he first glanced cautiously at Qin Xiao in the main seat, his eyes filled with a request for instructions.

Qin Xiao met Mu Yunshan's gaze and nodded slightly.

Having received tacit approval, Mu Yunshan took a deep breath, turned around, and faced his daughter, saying, "Daughter, do you really not know the identity of this distinguished person?"

"A benefactor?"

Mu Ziyan was even more puzzled, and said thoughtfully, "He's from the capital, named Qin Xiao, surnamed Qin... Could it be that he has some connection with the royal family?"

"Shh!"

Upon hearing his daughter address him by his given name, Mu Yunshan nearly covered her mouth, quickly gesturing for her to be quiet. "You brat! How dare you be so disrespectful, addressing the Emperor by his given name? This is a grave offense!"

"Your Majesty?!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Ziyan's beautiful eyes widened instantly, and she stared blankly at Qin Xiao, her mouth involuntarily agape.

Looking at Mu Ziyan's appearance, Mu Yunshan was both amused and annoyed. "You, you little brat, now that you know His Majesty's name, you still... you still..."

Seeing this, Qin Xiao waved his hand and said, "It's alright, President Mu, there's no need to be too harsh. I have been living in seclusion for the past year and have not issued any new policies. It's normal that the people have a vague impression of me and can't remember me for a while."

"You...you are really the Emperor?"

Mu Ziyan looked at Qin Xiao and asked, still somewhat incredulous.

"nature."

Qin Xiao smiled slightly and, as he spoke, reached out and took Mu Ziyan's hand.

Then, with a little force, he pulled her into his arms.

He let her sit sideways on his lap.

Caught off guard, Mu Ziyan shyly tried to get up, but Qin Xiao's arm firmly held her.

"Don't move."

Qin Xiao spoke softly, gently lifting Mu Ziyan's chin, his gaze falling on the wound on her neck.

The wound was not deep.

But the oozing blood beads looked particularly glaring against her snow-white skin.

"How could you be so careless?"

Qin Xiao sighed softly again, raising his hand to gently brush his fingers over the wound.

Mu Ziyan's whole body stiffened.

Feeling Qin Xiao's hot breath so close to her.

And the tactile sensation transmitted through the fingertips.

Her heart pounded like a drum, and her pretty face instantly turned bright red.

Even her ears and neck were tinged with pink.

Having little experience to begin with, she was even shy in private.

Besides, this happened in front of his father, Mu Yunshan...

Mu Yunshan took in all of this, and was overjoyed!

Hahaha!

May the Mu family be blessed!

God truly blesses my Mu family!

In the past, he was the wealthiest merchant in Dayong, possessing immense wealth.

Even if a merchant has a high status, it is ultimately limited.

In the face of true power, money is sometimes nothing more than a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

One must constantly be polite and courteous to powerful figures from all sides, walking on thin ice.

But if one becomes a member of the royal family, then one has truly stepped into the core circle of power!

They are His Majesty's true "one of his own"!

At that time, who would dare to easily harm the Mu family?

The Mu family's business empire will undoubtedly expand to an unprecedented level thanks to this favorable wind!

This is an incredible opportunity that I never dared to dream of before!

It's truly a case of a father rising to prominence through his daughter, achieving instant success!

Just as Mu Yunshan was immersed in endless reverie.

Qin Xiao had already used his spiritual power to heal Mu Ziyan's wounds and loosened his grip on her a little.

But his arms were still around her waist, making her sit comfortably on his lap.

It was only at this moment that Mu Ziyan regained some of her senses.

She raised her beautiful, watery eyes, looked timidly at Qin Xiao, and tentatively asked, "You...you're really the Emperor?"

Seeing Mu Ziyan's surprised and timid demeanor, so different from her usual charming and innocent nature, Qin Xiao's heart fluttered. He asked in return, "What? Doesn't it seem like it? Or perhaps, I, the emperor, have disappointed you?"