Chapter 4644: “Father, what are you trying to do?”

"Uh… Sea God Pearls? That's the currency of your Sea God Realm, right?!" Xiao Xuan asked, stunned and curious.

Wang Teng had previously educated Xiao Xuan, mentioning that the currency in the Sea God Realm was something called Sea God Pearls.

"Ye… yes, it is." Xie Lingqing nodded weakly.

"Hahaha… what are you afraid of? I have some!" Xiao Xuan laughed loudly and tossed the storage ring he had just taken from Young Master Bei Liu to Xie Lingqing.

"Check if there's enough inside!"

"Th… this is Young Master Bei Liu's, I…"

"Don't stutter, just take it and spend it, don't be polite." Xiao Xuan smiled and said, "This is my possession now! It isn't Young Master Bei Liu's anymore, get it?!"

Hearing this, Xie Lingqing hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Young Master Bei Liu's storage ring surely contained many Sea God Pearls; that would definitely be enough.

Seeing Xiao Xuan's confident and calm demeanor, Xie Lingqing didn't know why, but she just wanted to believe him…

Thus, Xie Lingqing agreed. Taking Young Master Bei Liu's storage ring, she took Xiao Xuan out to eat and drink…

If Young Master Bei Liu found out about this, he would probably be so angry he'd cough up blood.

What kind of situation was this?!

The woman he had set his sights on had been saved by Xiao Xuan, and now she was using his Sea God Pearls to eat and drink—wasn't this just bullying him?!

… Elsewhere.

Young Master Bei Liu had already returned to the Bei Family with his men. The Bei Family's influence was immense, with strongholds all over the Sea God Realm, and the Imperial City was the location of their main residence.

"Grandfather… you must stand up for me!" Young Master Bei Liu sobbed, recounting what had just happened.

"I… I just took a fancy to that girl, and then that guy hit me! It was so bullying! He even snatched my storage ring, insulted my sister, and humiliated our Bei Family!" Young Master Bei Liu sobbed.

A group of Young Master Bei Liu's followers also chimed in, adding oil to the fire, claiming they had been bullied by Xiao Xuan, describing how detestable the other party was, and how arrogant and domineering he had been…

"Abominable! To think someone would dare to bully our Bei Family's people!" Young Master Bei Liu's grandfather was furious and immediately summoned the Bei Family's experts, intending to track down the culprit.

This grievance had to be avenged. Even if Young Master Bei Liu was in the wrong, once the Bei Family's reputation was involved, they could not tolerate it…

Finding Xiao Xuan would be difficult, but Xie Lingqing's identity could be uncovered very quickly if they put their minds to it…

… At this moment, Xie Lingqing had just led Xiao Xuan to the Xie Family.

"Xiao Xuan, come home with me. I'll ask my father to find a way to help us leave the Imperial City…" Xie Lingqing said with a worried expression, fearing that Xiao Xuan might refuse.

As someone from the Sea God Realm, Xie Lingqing knew best what the Bei Family represented; they were an existence that could not be provoked.

"Th… alright then." Xiao Xuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Of course, Xiao Xuan had no intention of leaving; he was just worried about Xie Lingqing. He had enjoyed his time with her and genuinely considered her a friend.

Xie Lingqing led Xiao Xuan to meet her father, who was the second-in-command of the Xie Family.

Upon hearing Xie Lingqing recount the events, her father was so shocked his jaw nearly dropped.

"You… you… you injured someone from the Bei Family? And the other party was Bei Fei's younger brother?!" Xie Lingqing's father looked at Xiao Xuan in disbelief.

"Yes, I did." Xiao Xuan nodded.

"You… you're crazy!" Xie Lingqing's father was furious.

Good grief. He had injured someone from the Bei Family, and Bei Fei's younger brother at that—how could the Bei Family possibly let this go?!

In front of the Bei Family, their Xie Family was vulnerable and weak…

"Father, please find a way to help Xiao Xuan and me leave the Imperial City." Xie Lingqing said worriedly.

Seeing her father's reaction, she realized just how much trouble they had caused.

"Leave? How can we leave? Will the Bei Family just let this go afterwards? This…" Xie Lingqing's father's face turned pale.

After hesitating for a moment, Xie Lingqing's father looked at Xiao Xuan with a deep, inscrutable gaze.

He was considering whether he should hand Xiao Xuan over to appease the Bei Family's wrath.

"Father, what are you trying to do?!" Xie Lingqing saw through her father's intentions at a glance and immediately stepped in front of Xiao Xuan.

"I… sigh…" Xie Lingqing's father sighed.