I don't want to come up with a funny book title anymore.

After all, it took Xie Fengnan and his group three days to travel back from there by the Shuttle Shadow Dragon.

People from the Papacy's own territory will only take longer to come over.

That's why the task of negotiating with Xie Fengnan was assigned to Jeremiah.

But clearly, he failed miserably.

It has to be said that even Ivangeline, far away on the planet of Prayer Origin, knew that she couldn't go head-to-head with the Xie family.

It's rather ironic that Jeremiah, who spends most of his time on the Imperial Star, doesn't take the Xie family seriously.

Xie Fengnan was waiting for him to continue, but he only gave Xie Fengnan a deep look, then turned and left.

This surprised him.

As the saying goes, a barking dog doesn't bite, so is he preparing some other tricks?

It feels like trouble keeps coming my way, it's so annoying.

"Xiao Xie, how have you been lately?"

Xu Dingguo knew that since the Holy Glory Vatican had its eye on Xie Fengnan, it would never give up so easily.

Jeremiah's departure could be either to seek reinforcements or for some other purpose.

These things can be put aside for now; they didn't come here today to see the Vatican make a fool of itself.

"That's all?" Xie Fengnan was unsure what kind of answer they wanted to hear.

"Well, first of all, we apologize for not being able to ensure your safety on campus."

Xu Dingguo's face showed sincere apology, with no hint of reluctance.

"And then, there was some compensation offered by the school, you see..."

Hearing this, Xie Fengnan knew they had come to apologize.

However, as the dean of the Combat Academy, Xu Dingguo didn't need to make this trip in person, did he?

He also brought Mei Rushuang with him.

If Xie Fengnan knew that Xie Liuguang almost dug up the Imperial First Military Academy and demolished it on the spot...

He would then understand why Xu Dingguo was so humble.

It's almost common knowledge that there are corrupt elements in military academies.

But we can't let Xie Liuguang cause such a ruckus.

Those in the know understood what was really going on with Xie Fengnan, the young master, so they didn't try to stop him.

In short, Xu Dingguo was suffering in silence.

Xie Fengnan raised an eyebrow. This person probably wasn't just here to express their opinion, was they?

"What are you..."

Seeing that he was very cooperative, Xu Dingguo immediately said, "I absolutely did not mean for you to plead with Marshal Xie."

"We won't make things difficult for you because of us."

"real!"

Xie Fengnan: ...

If your expression matches your words, I really won't think you're being sarcastic.

Mei Rushuang rolled her eyes at Xu Dingguo, "Little Xie, the Xie family has been putting pressure on us lately because of your disappearance."

"Of course, I'm not saying that doing this is wrong, but it probably isn't right either."

"But this has created a certain atmosphere in the whole school that's...you know what I mean."

“Now that you’re back, we hope that Patriarch Xie can… tone it down a bit.”

It's impossible to expect people to completely refrain from causing trouble.

Not to mention Xie Liuguang, they also wanted to know who the traitor in the school really was.

However, such a high-profile move is indeed not suitable to continue.

Now everyone in the know knows that Xie Fengnan has returned safely.

After all, with such a conspicuous Shadow Dragon parked there, the Xie family had no intention of hiding the news.

They wanted to let the enemy know, to make them furious.

It would be best if this caused me to expose my shortcomings as well.

However, after this incident, their level of concern for Xie Fengnan's personal safety will definitely rise to a new level.

If they want to pull any more tricks, they'll have to offer more leverage and pay a higher price.

I wonder what they will choose.

Xie Fengnan, who had no idea what had happened since Xie Xinghe hadn't mentioned anything: ...

"You...do you think I'm worthy of this position?"

Although Xie Fengnan didn't understand the current situation very well, he did understand some of the intricacies behind the previous banquet.

Those who truly have a voice don't actually value him much.

Because the fact that Xie Xinghe is the heir of the Xie family will never change.

Unless he's dead.

However, the probability of such a thing happening is extremely low.

Every member of the Xie family will do everything in their power to prevent this from happening.

Including Xie Fengnan.

Therefore, the young master of the Xie family was just an optional embellishment in their eyes.

No matter how much a decorative item is favored, it cannot change the head of the family's decision.

There's no other explanation; it's simply the mindset they've been taught since childhood.

The Xie family can be considered a unique case among many families.

"Of course, we can all see that."

Others might think that Xie Liuguang was mostly using this as an excuse to make a fuss.

They took this opportunity to eliminate dissidents and install their own people in positions of power.

But Xu Dingguo and Mei Rushuang both knew he wasn't that kind of person.

Xie Liuguang's purpose in doing this was simply to find and eliminate all those who had plotted against Xie Fengnan.

However, he wouldn't mind if he could grab something along the way.

There's a saying that goes, "Since we're already here..."

Moreover, this opportunity only came because of Xie Fengnan's accident, so it would be unreasonable to waste it.

"They all love you very much."

Xie Fengnan couldn't describe how he felt after hearing those words.

It felt as if warmth mingled with sweetness, yet also carried a bitter aftertaste.

"Does it hurt..."

He murmured softly, as if speaking to someone else, or perhaps asking himself a question.

"So could you do me this favor?"

Xu Dingguo coughed; he was no longer pretending.

Xie Fengnan still hesitated, "I'll just try saying it. Don't blame me if it doesn't work."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "I won't give you the items back either."

Xu Dingguo: Anyone who dares to say that this isn't Xie Liuguang's child, I'll be the first to jump out and beat him up.

His practiced haggling skills were practically identical to Xie Liuguang's.

"No need for you to say it, young master, I will bring it up at the meeting."

Xie Kurong, who had been watching the drama unfold, finally spoke up.

Xu Dingguo and Mei Rushuang had noticed the head of the Crimson Dragon family early on, but this was not something to be proud of.

They couldn't bring it up directly with others.

I was pleasantly surprised that he would take the initiative to step forward.

"That would be troublesome."

With his suggestion, the school will probably return to normal soon.

However, judging from this, it seems that Xie Fengnan is not only favored by the main family, but also treated well by the collateral branches.

Xie Fengnan blinked. Should he share some of the kickback with him?

Seemingly sensing his thoughts, Xie Kurong smiled and said, "Young Master, you can keep it for yourself. I'll go in first."

So does it mean that one can gain something without working for it?

Xie Fengnan nodded and thanked him.

"Is everything alright now?" Chu Jiaoyang hadn't had a chance to interject before.

"What's your problem?"

"Reporting to the Dean, I would like to bring Huodou to the school."

Chu Jiaoyang waved, and Xie Xingmo walked over with a big black dog.