"Uncle..."
Hearing Huang Youwei's sudden, overbearing words, Zhou Xuan was momentarily stunned.
Just moments before, after hearing the intelligence Huang Youwei had provided, he had decided to be even more cautious when acting in Shangjing.
What he hadn't expected was that his master's old friend would suddenly change his demeanor, speaking words of support.
And from the tone of his uncle’s words, it seemed he possessed considerable strength.
Otherwise, why would he say such things after analyzing the Qin family's potential hidden power?
It was clear that this uncle of his was absolutely confident in his own capabilities.
Confident that even if the Qin family harbored great strength, he would still be able to protect Zhou Xuan.
"Since that's the case, then I, your nephew, thank you in advance, Uncle!!"
"Your kindness in looking out for me will be remembered, Uncle! I will never forget it!"
"If there's anything I can't resolve in the future!"
"I will bother you again, Uncle-Master!"
After hearing Huang Youwei's words, Zhou Xuan, who never liked to follow convention, did not emulate those who were overly polite.
He didn't offer feigned refusal to show how principled he was.
Instead, he went with the flow.
And directly accepted the offer.
The next two sentences effectively sealed his uncle-master’s escape route.
After all, for Zhou Xuan, his sole aim was revenge, not playing the hero.
Since his uncle had taken the initiative to offer, he certainly had to seize the opportunity.
Otherwise, if he truly encountered insurmountable trouble in the future, would he simply die with regret?
He had indeed said before that he was willing to risk his life for revenge.
But that was when he had no other choice.
Now that he had the chance to lean on someone powerful and add another layer of security to his life, why should he refuse?
Not being afraid of death and actively seeking death were two entirely different things!
"Hmph, you brat!"
"You really don't know how to be polite at all!"
"But, I like it!"
"Just like that scoundrel master of yours!"
"A man should be upright and forthright!"
"Learning those affected manners!"
"Would only be a disservice!"
"Don't worry!"
"My word is my bond, Huang Youwei!"
"If I say I'll cover you in Shangjing, no one will be able to touch you!"
"However, don't expect me to go out and be your free henchman!"
"As I said, I will only intervene when you encounter trouble you cannot resolve!"
"For ordinary matters, you'll still need to handle them yourself!"
"Otherwise, if I did everything for you!"
"Then your master, that old fellow, would blame me for overstepping my bounds!"
Seeing Zhou Xuan accept his offer without a second thought, Huang Youwei felt a mix of amusement and helplessness.
However, after a moment's thought, he felt it necessary to explain his earlier words.
Otherwise, with this kid's thick skin, he truly worried that Zhou Xuan would dump all his troubles on him in the future.
If that happened, his hard-earned reclusive life would be over.
"Sigh!"
"Uncle-Master, what are you saying!"
"Am I the kind of person who doesn't understand reason?"
"For ordinary matters, I naturally won't bother you!"
"It's just that I've always heard Uncle-Master say that my master is a scoundrel!"
"But from what I see, your relationship isn't bad?"
"Why then would you say such a thing?"
"Did something happen between you two?"
"Heh!"
"What?"
"You don't like it when I say a few words about your master?"
"Didn't expect you to be so protective of that scoundrel master of yours!"
"But calling him a scoundrel is justified!"
"Who told that old fellow to be so shameless!"
"Interfering back then!"
"That's why I'm over sixty now!"
"And no one by my side!"
"If I weren't old and my temper had mellowed considerably!"
"I wouldn't just be scolding him now!"
"I'd be finding him for a one-on-one, offline duel!"
Listening to Zhou Xuan's question, Huang Youwei clearly recalled some unpleasant memories.
Along with it, the faint smile on his face vanished.
"Hmm?"
"Something's up!"
Hearing Huang Youwei's words, Zhou Xuan, who had only asked casually, suddenly widened his eyes.
From the few words his uncle-master had revealed, he sensed the aroma of a juicy secret!
But before he could carefully choose his words to unearth this secret, Huang Youwei began speaking on his own accord.
"Your master was once enslaved by a special forces unit."
"Did you know about that?"
"Yes, I know!"
"That being the case, explaining it to you will be much easier!"
"Then let me tell you now!"
"Your master was once my comrade-in-arms!"
"We belonged to the same special forces unit!"
"However, he was the captain of our team,"
"And I was the副."
"Back then, he and I were the best of friends, like brothers!"
"We were soldiers in the same special forces unit!"
"We carried out missions together!"
"Killed enemies together!"
"Boasted together!"
"I originally thought this kind of relationship between us!"
"Would last a lifetime!"
"Until a woman appeared!"
"And I realized!"
"That I had been overthinking everything!"
"Her name was Li Huihui!"
"She was also a member of our special forces unit!"
"When she first joined our special forces unit back then!"
"Your master and I both fell in love with her!"
"Thinking back now, it's no wonder your master and I became the best of brothers!"
"After all, we even had the same taste in women!"
"It's just a pity that the goddess who belonged to both of us!"
"Ultimately chose your master!"
"And I, young and full of pride at the time, chose to retire because of this matter!"
"And swore from then on to have nothing to do with your master!"
"What I didn't expect was!"
"Shortly after I retired!"
"Your master and his team encountered a change!"
"And this change is what led me to decide to re-establish contact with your master!"
"And the reason we joined forces to wreak havoc in Shangjing!"