Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 908 - 565: Xifeng Mountain_2

Chapter 908: Chapter 565: Xifeng Mountain_2

From that night onwards, whenever the young master sought her, those frivolous yet non-intrusive methods always left her a little profoundly shaken.

Her thoughts drifted inexplicably to those nights, a faint, almost imperceptible blush appearing on her flawless, snow-white skin, which was soon suppressed by Bai Muxi’s cultivation efforts.

She was well aware that her intimacy with the young master was both her advantage and her disadvantage, for only that which is unattainable is truly cherished.

Thus, the "setup play" during the journey was all intentional on her part.

However, she was always careful about maintaining this balance because the young master was truly clever, and he could see through most of the scheming she intended.

This time’s success was mostly due to cultivation being a serious matter, as well as the young master’s favoritism and Mr. Ran’s cover.

While they cultivated, the young master, no matter how bored he was, never disturbed them, and even deliberately lowered his presence to avoid affecting them.

With this thought, a softness touched her heart. Bai Muxi gently rose from the meditation cushion, walked over and sat beside Xu Yuan, slightly tilted her head towards the young master’s breath, and while looking at the paper door, she softly asked:

"What message has come from the Black Scale Guards?"

Xu Yuan, sniffing the fragrance from her hair, did not hide anything and handed the paper door to Xiao Bai, saying:

"It’s all about the matters of the Feng Family."

Bai Muxi gave it a quick glance and asked softly:

"The Feng Family in Xifeng Mountain... are they a side branch?"

Feeling the woman’s close breath, Xu Yuan subconsciously wanted to draw Xiao Bai’s slender waist closer but restrained himself after glancing at Big Ice Lump, saying:

"The direct lineage of the Feng Family is all at the Prime Minister’s Mansion; naturally, these are from a side branch."

As she read on, Bai Muxi’s delicate eyes suddenly widened in surprise:

"The head of the Black Scale Guards in the Xifeng Mountain division is always so, and yet the Feng Family’s side branch possesses a Primordial Peak expert?"

Saying this, she gave Xu Yuan a peculiar look.

Her eyes seemed to question why the Prime Minister’s Mansion did not pay more attention to a side branch with such a strong expert.

Xu Yuan thought for a moment and responded quietly:

"A starving camel is still larger than a horse. Wasn’t the Feng Family once among the top three noble families? Is it strange for a side branch to have a Primordial Peak expert?"

Bai Muxi’s brows furrowed delicately, asking somewhat warily:

"But... won’t this cause problems?"

"What kind of problems?"

Xu Yuan’s eyes gleamed with amusement: "Rebellion? With just one Primordial Peak?"

About power, Bai Muxi had an innate sensitivity:

"Master, what I mean is, if this person achieves Mortal Transcendence, might he not follow in the steps of the Dragon Family...?"

Although Xiaobai was essentially a concubine of Xu Yuan, far from having the qualifications to enter the inner courtyard, Xu Yuan did not conceal some confidential documents of the Prime Minister’s Mansion from him.

Just like those remnants of the Dragon Family who would gather around Granny Dragon, if a person from a side branch achieved Mortal Transcendence, could he become another Granny Dragon?

Xu Yuan shook his head dismissively:

"Mu Xi, you need to change your way of thinking. Dayan and your Underground Palace are different; it is not based on merit but rather bloodline superiority."

"That person also has the bloodline of the Feng Family..."

"But he is from a side branch; there’s a natural gulf between side branches and direct lineages. They are born subjects, and can only be subjects till death."

...Bai Muxi.

Compared to how the Prime Minister’s Mansion deals with the old subordinates of the Dragon Family, the supervision over the Feng Family’s side branch is almost non-existent.

One reason is because they are, after all, relatives; overly aggressive policies could lead to unnecessary troubles.

Secondly, because they are just a side branch.

As long as Feng Jiuxuan, the Family Head, lives, the Feng Family will firmly bind with the Prime Minister’s Mansion, and even if the side branch thinks of rebelling, the old ministers of the Feng Family wouldn’t care about them.

And even if Feng Jiuxuan died, as long as one among him and Xu Changge changed to the Feng surname, or even the fourth sister changed her name to Feng, the right of succession would never fall into the hands of the side branch.

This is a millennium-old family rule rooted in bloodline cohesion.

Xu Yuan took the paper door from her fingertips, flicked it with his finger, and chuckled lowly:

"Actually, rather than worrying about some half-dead old folks from the side branch achieving Mortal Transcendence, worry about those two prodigies from the Feng Family’s side branch who emerged in recent years, one achieving Great Grandmaster at eighteen, and the other at fifteen achieved Integration Body and seemed to have understood the Dao Charm. If they grow up, perhaps they can threaten me."

Hearing this, a flicker of murderous intent flashed in Bai Muxi’s eyes.

Meanwhile, Ran Qingmo suddenly ceased her cultivation technique, opened her eyes, and stared unblinkingly at Xu Yuan.

Neither woman spoke, but it was as if both had.

...

The atmosphere turned a bit eerie.

A moment of silence later, Xu Yuan rolled his eyes somewhat speechlessly.

He had experienced Xiao Bai’s rogue tendencies before; speaking directly about kidnapping Mu Zhiyun, but how did his Big Ice Lump turn into a bandit as well?

Surely, Xiao Bai had led his Big Ice Lump astray.

Exhaling a breath lightly, Xu Yuan smiled and said:

"Don’t be so tense; most of the people from the side branch were eradicated by my grandfather, and although for various reasons my father did indeed marginalize the Feng Family’s side branch, they are ultimately people of the Feng Family, definitely on our side. If those two side branch talents really rise, then granting them some equivalent power at that time should suffice, right?"

Only young people are relentlessly rebellious; adults know to compromise.

Because of Feng Jiuxuan and Feng Qianner, the Feng Family inherently aligned with the Prime Minister’s faction. As long as the high-ranking officials of the Prime Minister’s Mansion are not too rigid or overly monopolistic, who among the talented rising from the Feng Family would risk suspicion to join another house?