Bai Xi frowned, remaining silent. She sensed Han Mo was not entirely pleased; his smile seemed perfunctory, lacking the joy of victory or genuine happiness.
Sensing Bai Xi’s frown, Han Mo’s heart fluttered involuntarily. He… could not let her know his true self, and certainly not let her dislike him. “Although this medicine is difficult to detect, its effects only last less than five minutes. If Xi'er needs some powder for self-defense, I can give you something else, something more effective.”
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow, her gaze still fixed on Han Mo. She said lightly, “It seems you are a treasure trove.”
Han Mo smiled faintly again. “Naturally.”
Bai Xi looked at the smile before her, finding it increasingly unsettling.
For some reason, she felt he harbored reservations. What exactly were they? It seemed after the Han family matters were settled, they needed to have a good talk.
Just then, Han Cai, the head of the Han family, who had been observing the group, finally seized the opportunity. Fidgeting with apprehension, he stepped forward. “Thank you all for clearing my Han family’s name today. May I ask if the Han family is honored to invite both of you upstairs to rest and have a cup of wine?”
Bai Xi immediately recalled the main purpose of their visit to the Han family. She smiled and replied, “Then we thank the head of the Han family for your hospitality.”
Hearing Bai Xi’s polite response, Han Cai couldn’t help but wipe a bead of sweat from his brow. “It is our duty, our duty.”
Previously, he had not known Bai Xi’s identity. Thus, in his eyes, even though he sensed Bai Xi possessed some abilities, he merely regarded her as a capable junior. Therefore, even while trusting her, he maintained an elder’s demeanor.
However, she hailed from the Dark Division, and this man standing beside her evidently held a significant position within it, even subordinate to her! This implied her position within the Dark Division must be extremely high.
At least a… senior commander? Perhaps even a top-tier commander!
He naturally had to represent the Han family with the utmost respect.
Bai Xi and the other two were invited into the Han residence. The head of the Han family ordered his finest tea to be served. “Young lady, thank you for your repeated assistance to the Han family. I toast you with tea instead of wine.”
Bai Xi lifted her tea, taking a shallow sip. “You are too kind, head of the Han family. I am not here today to help you. If you had deliberately withheld compensation from the victims and intentionally delayed payments, then the person entering the Dark Division today might have been you.”
Previously, she had helped Han Rui because she mistook him for her savior. Today, it was merely because that man was too unscrupulous, and she couldn’t help but intervene.
Having become the God of War of the Dark Division, her greatest desire was to become powerful herself, to protect herself and those she cherished.
Now, she felt that incidentally punishing those damned individuals was also a rather pleasant way to spend her time.
Bai Xi’s words made Han Cai sweat even more profusely. He replied verbally, “Yes, yes, I understand, I understand. For the young lady to uphold justice today is to make every law-abiding citizen of Shangyang feel that justice still exists.”
While the inaction and desire to appease the situation by the director of the Security Bureau had resolved most cases in Shangyang, justice not being served emboldened evil.
Compared to him, the Dark Division was clearly superior!
Bai Xi said calmly, “Head of the Han family, there’s no need to be nervous. I’m not some man-eating tiger demoness. I mentioned before that I actually came to ask you a few questions.”
Han Cai straightened his posture and said, “Please, young lady.”
Bai Xi continued, “Previously, I heard from Han Rui that the Han family has a unique trial related to a great treasure. Is this true?”
Han Cai blinked in surprise, looking at Bai Xi with astonishment. “How is that possible? How would Rui’er know about this?”
This matter was written on a sheepskin scroll, hidden in the Han family’s secret vault.
Only the head of the Han family could open it. Years ago, he had passed the patriarch position to his son, Han Rui’s father. Although he knew the endeavor was extremely dangerous, he decided to attempt it.
The result was that he never returned.
Over the years, although he intended to pass his position to Han Rui, due to Han Zheng and Han Feng, it had not yet been finalized. Thus, the family secret had not been revealed to him. How could Han Rui possibly know about it?
Bai Xi frowned slightly. “If that’s the case, then the head of the Han family also doesn’t know that Han Rui possesses the ability to see people’s inner thoughts through their eyes?”
At this statement, Han Cai’s shock became even more pronounced. “Rui’er, he…”
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow and recounted to the head of the Han family the general gist of what Han Rui had told her, omitting the trivial matter of Han Rui wanting to get engaged to her. “I can sense that Han Rui’s words are not entirely truthful, so I wanted to seek your confirmation. Which of these statements are true and which are false?”
If Han Rui knowing about the family trial had surprised him greatly, then what Bai Xi revealed today was enough to shock him a hundred times over!
“He, he, he… said that?”
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying.
Han Cai sighed and finally said, “Actually, it’s like this. My Han family does indeed have a saying that certain descendants of the Han family can acquire innate abilities, and that person will become the head of the Han family. However, in all my years, I have never encountered such a person. Only now that you tell me do I know that brat Han Rui has awakened a special ability.”
This brat, he had never told him.
If he had known this earlier, he wouldn’t have worried so much about how to legitimately pass the family headship to him.
“As for the trial, according to Han family rules, only descendants of my Han family can attempt it. However, what exactly is inside, since no one has ever succeeded and returned, I also don’t know. As for the treasure or the elixir of immortality he spoke of, I think it was entirely something he fabricated to defend himself against Han Zheng at the time.”
After the head of the Han family finished speaking, Bai Xi simply said, “Thank you, head of the Han family, for telling me the truth.”
Han Rui’s words could not be fully trusted, and neither could Han Cai’s.
Humans had language, originally for communication. However, with ten people having a hundred different thoughts, and with their own ideas and concerns, what they spoke might not be entirely true.
For those close to her, she did not wish for deception.
But for Han Rui and Han Cai, she did not expect them to tell her the absolute truth, especially regarding their family matters. Even if there truly was a treasure, as long as it did not pose a threat to the entire nation of Hua, she would not interfere, but she also could not simply let it be. She would have to assign some people to keep a close watch on the Han family.
Seeing Bai Xi’s calm expression, seemingly devoid of any emotional fluctuation, Han Cai felt she did not believe him.
He gritted his teeth slightly and sighed. “To be frank with you, young lady. Actually, in my early years, I too was very eager to know what lay within the Han family trial. However, my father died there, my brother also died there, and my most proud son also died there. Now… I have absolutely no desire to know what the Han family trial entails, nor do I want Rui’er to take such risks!”
Bai Xi looked at the old man’s slightly reddened eyes and frowned slightly.
So, his concern was not the Dark Division, nor whether they posed a threat to the Han family, but Han Rui’s life. “I understand.”
His meaning was clear: he did not wish for Han Rui to take risks. If that was the case, then there was nothing more to be said. As long as he himself did not seek it, the treasure would naturally not appear, nor would it endanger Hua. Therefore, the Dark Division had no reason to intervene.
“But I want to know!”
The person who spoke was none other than Han Rui.
Han Rui stood at the doorway, his face somewhat pale. His exquisite phoenix eyes lacked their usual unrestrained demeanor, instead displaying a touch of seriousness and determination. “Grandfather, I have read that sheepskin scroll. It states that posterity descendants may one day unlock the treasures left by our generation. There must be an astonishing treasure within that can change the current medical landscape!”