The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

"Hua, Ye?"

Mrs. Hua and General Hua sat upright on the main seats in the spacious and solemn hall. Their already serious faces were now as gloomy as the sky before a storm, making people feel intimidated.

The two of them had inquiring eyes fixed on Hua Ye, who was kneeling on the ground obediently and fearfully.

In sharp contrast to this, Xu Zhi was sitting leisurely on a wooden chair at the side.

He was calm and composed, watching this family farce with cold eyes like an outsider, his face showing an indifference and calmness as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Dad, Mom, if there's anything you want to know, just ask. Why are you staring at me like this? It really makes me creepy!"

Hua Ye suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, tried to straighten his back, and tried to show an upright and dignified demeanor to face the scrutiny of his parents.

Mrs. Hua raised her hand slightly, and gracefully straightened her gorgeous clothes. Then she turned her body slightly to the side, and her movements were gentle but just right to coordinate with General Hua, who also had an angry face beside her, to create an appearance of being very angry.

Seeing that even his mother, who loved him the most, did not stand up to say a word for him, Hua Ye knew that he would not be able to get away with it any longer.

So, she could only curl her lips helplessly and turned to General Hua and said,

"Dad, please give me some clear instructions! You're making me kneel like this right after dinner. How can I maintain my dignity? Besides, look at your son-in-law and your beloved disciple. They're all watching us! How can I hold my head up in front of them in the future?"

She became more and more excited, talking incessantly, and her kneeling body moved forward unconsciously, and soon she came in front of General Hua.

At this moment, her eyes were wide open, her eyeballs bulging like a cow's, and her face was full of dissatisfaction and protest.

"Dad, please let your daughter get up!" she pleaded pitifully.

However, General Hua remained unmoved. His face darkened and he shouted angrily, "Kneel down obediently!"

As he spoke, he stretched out a big hand and pressed it hard on her shoulder.

With a little effort, he easily suppressed her attempt to stand up.

Hua Ye responded very quickly, "Dad, I learned this magic from my master! And my master is your son-in-law! Your son-in-law is a master who lives in seclusion! Can you accept this explanation, Dad?"

In just a few words, Hua Ye explained the whole cause and effect of the matter clearly and distinctly.

Hearing this, General Hua couldn't help but frown slightly, and cast a puzzled look at Xu Zhi who was sitting lazily beside him, as if he was eager to get a definite answer from him.

After a moment's silence, General Hua asked, "Are you the weirdo who can control insects and saved them in the desert?"

Facing General Hua's question, Xu Zhi simply nodded nonchalantly and replied, "Yeah!"

General Hua then pressed on, "So, you must have been the one who rescued Hua Ye in the Crown Prince's bedroom?"

Xu Zhi's cold eyes stared at Hua Ye thoughtfully at this moment, then he nodded again and responded: "Yeah!"

In the next moment, it was as if a flash of lightning flashed through his mind, and he suddenly remembered a key detail or thing.

In an instant, his originally ice-cold eyes were like a prairie on fire, burning with raging flames like a prairie fire.

That hot and fiery gaze was like a blazing flame, shooting straight at Hua Ye.

Just a brief eye contact made Hua Ye feel as if his whole body was roasted by fire. The temperature rose sharply, and his whole body turned red, almost entering a red-temperature state.

When Hua Ye was once again exposed to that burning gaze, those memories that had been buried deep in her heart and thought to have disappeared forever surged like a tide, hitting her mental defenses hard and returning to her mind again.

"That's enough! Everything has been explained clearly and clearly. Dad, please stop pushing me like this. Can you please stop?"

Hua Ye's face flushed red, his expression was both shy and pleading. He looked at the other person pitifully, his tone almost like begging.

"Xuzhi, kneel down too!"

General Hua's face was as gloomy as water. He pointed his finger at the open space next to Hua Ye. His eyes were as sharp as a knife, indicating without any doubt that he should kneel down and apologize with Hua Ye.

Hearing this, Hua Ye felt a buzzing in his head, as if countless bees were flying around his ears.

She widened her eyes and looked at her father with disbelief, who had a solemn face. Then she quickly glanced at Xu Zhi, whose face suddenly changed color, and secretly groaned in her heart.

"Kneel? Are you kidding me?" Hua Ye couldn't help but complain in his heart: "Dad, did you take the wrong medicine? Why did you provoke this old man for no reason? He is the son of heaven and earth! His status is so noble, how could he easily kneel down to an ordinary mortal like you? This is asking for trouble! Now we are in big trouble..."

Zuo Nian, who was standing aside, was completely stunned by this sudden change.

He didn't even dare to breathe, but just held his breath tightly and watched everything happening in front of him with fear.

At this moment, he clearly felt like a superfluous existence, and had no idea why his master, General Hua, insisted on keeping him to witness this extremely embarrassing situation.