"Why don't you come here quickly and drink three hundred cups with me!"
"You are a guest today, and I will treat you well. After today, your Qin family and our Xia family will still be competitors."
"When the time comes, I won't be merciful!"
Qin Tian smiled and said: "I believe that the head of the Xia family will definitely be an admirable opponent."
Xia Jie laughed.
A birthday banquet full of twists and turns, finally ended perfectly.
After the guests dispersed, Xia Jie once again invited Qin Tian to stay one night and leave tomorrow.
In the evening, in a quiet room, the turbidity in Xia Jie's eyes receded. The haze caused by drinking too much also disappeared.
Qin Tian knew that this legendary head of the family was going to get to the point.
Xia Jie took a sip of tea, pondered for a moment, and said: "Xia Ming is older, and I have missed many years when he was growing up."
"Now, Master Qin, is there anything you can tell me?"
Qin Tian thought about it for a moment, and then narrated the grudge between him and Xia Ming in a low voice, starting from the initial encounter in the East China Sea.
"Howling wolf? Temple of evil?"
Hearing Qin Tian's speculation that his son had joined the Fierce Temple, Xia Jie looked incredulous.
He pondered over and over again for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "Master Qin, leave this matter to me."
"I can't guarantee that Xia Ming will find his way back, but as long as he comes back, his mother and I will try our best to persuade him."
"To take a step back, if this Temple of Evil is really an evil organization with ulterior motives, I can assure you that with me here, the Xia family will not become an accomplice!"
"It will not encourage the arrogance of Xia Ming, the rebellious son!"
Qin Tian smiled and said: "Master Xia, I feel relieved that you can be so clear-eyed about right and wrong."
"To be honest, this organization targets major families just to win over and control these families."
Xia Jie sneered: "Now that I'm back, no one can try to control the Xia family again!"
"Master Xia, has anyone tried to control the Xia family in the past?"
Xia Jie hesitated for a moment and whispered: "That was not long after I took over the Xia family. You may not believe it, but do you know who was trying to win me over at that time?"
"who?"
"That man claims to be the captain of Northern Longyin, and his name is Black Water."
"What did you say?" Qin Tian's expression changed drastically.
"What, is there a problem?" Xia Jie was surprised.
He has just come out, and he still doesn't know that the Blackwater Captain back then was already the Reverend of Longyin in the North.
Qin Tian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay."
"Master Xia, what did Heishui tell you at that time?"
Xia Jie sneered: "This captain is really ambitious. In the northern land at that time, there were two other families of similar size to the Xia family."
"However, they can't compare to our Xia family."
"Heishui also valued this. He took the initiative to ask me out and told me that as long as I agreed to his conditions, he could use Long Yin's power to help me pacify the other two families and make the Xia family the sole leader in the north."
"What are his terms?"
"The condition is that you obey his orders and be his white gloves."
"So, you refused?"
"Of course I have to refuse!"
"Don't say it's just a captain of Long Yin, it's the venerable Long Yin, or someone at a higher level. If he wants me, Xia Jie, to be his puppet, don't even think about such a thing that will disgrace our ancestors!"