The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

"Father, are you sure you want me to kneel?"

Xu's light shout was like thunderclap out of nowhere, shaking the whole room slightly.

He stood up suddenly, his movements as fast as a cheetah, bringing up a gust of wind.

The originally frosty face was still calm at this moment, but the slightly raised corners of his mouth seemed to reveal a subtle hint of sarcasm, which made people shudder.

This sudden change frightened Hua Ye, who was standing by, so much that her face turned pale. She screamed, stood up quickly, rushed to General Hua, and threw herself into his arms like a frightened rabbit.

Hua Ye stretched out his hands and tightly covered General Hua's mouth, fearing that he would say something shocking again.

"Dad, just let him stand. If you really make him kneel, it will shorten his life!"

Hua Ye lowered his voice and whispered anxiously in General Hua's ear, with even beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

At this moment, an extremely cold air suddenly emanated from Xuzhi's body and quickly spread throughout the entire room.

The cold air was so chilling that even Zuo Nian, who was usually calm and knowledgeable, shuddered and his body shook involuntarily.

At the same time, Zuo Nian suppressed the fear in his heart, took a step forward, bowed respectfully to General Hua, and then spoke politely.

"Master, I have many urgent matters to attend to in the army, so I cannot stay here any longer. Let's play this game of chess another day. I hope Master will forgive me!"

Before he could finish his words and was about to speak to persuade him to stay, Hua Ye beside him waved his hand impatiently and scolded him mercilessly.

"Hurry up and leave! Do you really want to stay here and watch us make a fool of ourselves?"

Hua Ye's words were extremely cold and filled with a sense of deliberate strangeness. Zuo Nian shuddered all over and his face turned extremely pale in an instant.

"without……"

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something in defense, but ultimately swallowed it back.

Immediately afterwards, Zuo Nian did not dare to delay any longer. He turned around and spread his legs, running away like an arrow. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from everyone's sight, leaving behind only silence and a chill in the air that had not yet dissipated.

As he walked, he muttered to himself, "What's going on? There's no one in this family who's normal. How can a master leave his apprentice to look after his household chores?"

Inside the room, General Hua's face was filled with rage. He stretched out his hand and suddenly grabbed Hua Ye's wrist, which was as white as mutton-fat jade. He pulled it hard and forcibly moved her hand away, which was pressing tightly against his mouth.

Only then did General Hua finally shout in exasperation, "What's wrong with me asking my son-in-law to kneel down before me? Will this shorten my lifespan?"

Mrs. Hua standing by also had a look of disbelief on her face. She looked straight at Xu Zhi and carefully examined him from head to toe.

The more she observed, the more surprised Mrs. Hua became - the man in front of her exuded an aura that was very different from that of ordinary people.

The more she thought about it, the more Mrs. Hua's hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

She subconsciously wrapped her already loose clothes tighter around her body, while secretly speculating in her heart.

Being able to control flying insects, birds and beasts at will, it was clear that this person was no ordinary person. But why had they never mentioned his origins before?

Hearing her father's words, Hua Ye's delicate body trembled, and she seemed to have lost all her strength in an instant. She collapsed to the ground and fell weakly at her father's feet.

Her face was ashen, her eyes were empty, as if she had lost her soul. She just stared blankly at Xu Zhi, muttering, "Dad, please stop talking..."

At this moment, Xu Zhi's face did not show any anger at all, but was unusually calm.

He spoke slowly, and asked softly in a calm tone, "Ye'er, do you want me to kneel down to your father?"

It was just such a simple sentence, but it was like a thunderclap exploding in Hua Ye's ears, making her, who was already anxious and uneasy, even more afraid.

When Mrs. Hua saw her daughter's indecisive and dilemmatic look, she couldn't help feeling a little pity in her heart, so she decided to act as a peacemaker to ease the tense atmosphere.

She opened her red lips and said, "A man's knees are made of gold. How can he so easily kneel down and kowtow to someone who is not his biological parent? General Hua, please stop!"

Seeing this, Hua Ye, who was standing by, immediately seemed to have found an ally and agreed without hesitation: "That's right, that's right. He's much older than you!"

Upon hearing this, General Hua's face was immediately filled with doubts, followed by a series of questions.

"What? He's actually much older than me? Then why did he address me as father yesterday..."

Before Xu Zhi could open his mouth to explain, Hua Ye couldn't wait to take over the conversation and explained logically: "This... is just out of basic courtesy, it's just a simple name!"

At this time, Mrs. Hua actually already had some ideas in her mind, but for a moment she didn't know how to express her concerns in a more tactful way.

After thinking it over, she decided not to beat around the bush and asked directly, "Are you going to tell me that you married a real old monster?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes were focused on Hua Ye. However, at this moment, Hua Ye kept his lips tightly closed, saying nothing, and just nodded slowly in response.

Seeing their daughter's affirmative answer, the two elders of the Hua family felt a black screen in front of their eyes. After their bodies shook involuntarily for a few times, their eyes rolled back and they fell straight backwards.

As to whether they really fainted or pretended to escape reality, it is unknown...