Chapter 306: Contrast

The warm morning light tore through the ink-black night. Golden sunlight spilled onto the Xie family's main gate, and the mottled copper rings on the doors shimmered with a faint golden light.

As one of the five great clans, the Xie family had a long and storied history, like a sleeping beast quietly crouching here. Its antique architecture further highlighted the clan's simplicity and brilliance, inspiring awe and leaving one speechless.

Anyone who could enter or exit the Xie family gate was a person of status in Kyoto; ordinary people had no chance of appearing here.

But today, it was destined to be a bit different.

A young man with green hair drove a pink Ghost Fire motorcycle with dazzling lights and a large tail wing, heading straight for the Xie family's main entrance.

The vibrant, spirited aura was completely out of place with the Xie family's architecture, yet no one dared to stop this pink Ghost Fire.

Because sitting on the back seat of the Ghost Fire was a man wearing a dragon-patterned mask!

The people of the Xie family all recognized this mask; it was Lord Chen Long, one of the Twelve Zodiac Guardians!

It was just that the Xie family members were all confused right now... they had never heard that Lord Chen Long had such a strange hobby?

Little did they know that Chen Long, sitting on the back seat of the Ghost Fire, felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, with a fishbone stuck in his throat and thorns pricking his back!

At first, when Ye Lin asked him to sit on it, Chen Long had refused.

But when Ye Lin jammed his head into the wheel and threatened to twist the throttle, Chen Long had to endure the humiliation and sit on it, which led to the current scene.

After driving the modified Ghost Fire to the Xie family's main gate, Ye Lin honked the horn several times.

"Open the door! Don't you see Lord Chen Long is in the back seat? Do you dare stop him?"

The Xie family guards looked at each other, then looked at Chen Long in the back seat. When they saw Chen Long slowly nod, they didn't hesitate anymore and opened the gate directly.

Immediately after, a scene that left them dumbfounded occurred! Ye Lin slammed the throttle, and the modified Ghost Fire charged straight up the steps, drifting and tail-whipping to a stop in the Xie family's courtyard.

In the Xie family courtyard, ancient trees towered, their branches lush and thick, forming natural barriers against the heat. The sunlight was cut into mottled light and shadow by the leaves, passing through the ancient courtyard... and spilling onto the pink modified Ghost Fire.

Perhaps this second-hand Ghost Fire never imagined it would have a day where it could park in the Xie family courtyard.

The commotion in the courtyard also startled the Xie family members, and countless people poked their heads out in confusion.

Ye Lin held down the horn.

"Family Head Xie Hong, this junior Ye Lin dares to come and pay a visit!"

Xie Hong walked out from the depths of the courtyard, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

"Ye Lin, it's already generous of me not to go looking for trouble with you, and you dare come to my Xie family to cause a scene?"

Having said that, Xie Hong coldly glanced at Chen Long on the back seat of the Ghost Fire, seemingly blaming him for failing to supervise properly.

Chen Long: "......"

"Family Head Xie, that's where you're wrong! I'm here to visit you; how can you call it causing a scene? I also want to turn hostility into friendship with you!"

Ye Lin hopped off the bike with a grin, bringing down the two large bottles of iced black tea and two large bottles of green tea.

"Look, I heard from Chen Long that you love tea, so I specifically brought you the best-selling and most famous tea in the You Daxia!"

Xie Hong glanced at the items in Ye Lin's hands, and his face turned green instantly.

As the head of the Xie family, when had he ever drunk such things? The lowest-grade tea he usually drank was the Dahongpao mother tree tea flown in by air.

"If you have something to say, say it. You can take this tea back and drink it yourself." Xie Hong suppressed his anger.

"Nothing much, just wanted to chat with you, Family Head Xie. How about we sit down and chat while drinking tea?" Ye Lin blinked.

"Fine. Chen Long, take him to the reception room."

Xie Hong spoke in a deep voice; he wanted to see what kind of medicine Ye Lin was hiding in his gourd!

"By the way, old geezer, is it okay if I park my Ghost Fire in the courtyard? It won't get stolen, right?" Ye Lin asked.

Upon hearing this, Xie Hong was so angry his nose almost crooked. People in their Xie family dealt with millions every minute; would they steal his broken Ghost Fire?

"Don't worry... with a vehicle like yours, a normal person would have to crawl five kilometers away before they'd dare to die after being hit by it," Xie Hong said irritably.

"Then I'm relieved." Ye Lin followed along with a grin.

In the reception room, just as Xie Hong and Ye Lin sat down, a maid with a graceful figure brought tea, but Xie Hong glared at them.

"Who let you in? Get out!"

"Yes..."

The maids were startled and hurriedly retreated.

It was clear that Xie Hong didn't want to give Ye Lin even a cup of water.

"Speak. What exactly do you want by coming to my Xie family?" Xie Hong was imposing without being angry. Being in a high position for many years gave him an extremely strong aura. Ordinary people would subconsciously feel inferior to him when facing him.

"Well, I'm here to propose marriage." Ye Lin rubbed his hands.

"???"

Xie Hong looked at Ye Lin as if he were looking at a lunatic.

"To tell you the truth, in the Dragon Pool Realm, I fell in love with your daughter Xie Xiaoxiao at first sight. I hope you will grant us this, Family Head Xie! As long as I marry your daughter, we won't be enemies, but friends! Family Head Xie!" The eyes under Ye Lin's green bangs were filled with sincerity.

"Someone, see the guest out. Send young friend Ye Lin out, oh, and his broken motorcycle too!" Xie Hong couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with Ye Lin and prepared to have him thrown out directly.

Although he was extremely strict with Xie Xiaoxiao, he was also a father. What father would want to see his daughter marry a green-haired boy on a pink Ghost Fire?

"Family Head Xie, don't be in such a hurry. Why don't you call Xiaoxiao out and ask her if she's willing? We are in love with each other!" Ye Lin cried with tears in his eyes.

"No need. Born into the Xie family and enjoying the privileges and resources brought by the Xie family bloodline, she has an obligation to contribute to the Xie family. Who she likes is not important; what matters is who she marries is more beneficial to the Xie family." Xie Hong said coldly.

"Young friend Ye Lin, please!"

Several Xie family guards gathered around, their hands already pressing on Ye Lin's shoulders, wanting to forcibly remove him.

But at this moment, Ye Lin suddenly erupted, knocking down all the Xie family guards in a few swift moves. One guard was even kicked flying by Ye Lin, falling in front of Xie Hong and wailing repeatedly.

Xie Hong's expression was somewhat ugly as he stared coldly at Ye Lin.

"Don't think I really don't dare to touch you!"

"Touch me! If you have the guts, touch me! The moment you touch me, I'll lie down right here. Not only will you have to give an explanation to the Human Emperor, but the You Daxia Academy will definitely come looking for trouble with you too. Go ahead, touch me!" Ye Lin was completely fearless.

Xie Hong clenched his fists, his eyes filled with cold light.

He still remembered the first time he saw Ye Lin; this guy was just a Level 28 junior Forbidden Spellcaster. At that time, if he had just blown a breath, he would have died hundreds of times.

But unknowingly, this guy had grown to such a terrifying state. Not yet 20 years old, Level 68—this condition was a dragon among men even in the Xie family. Not only did he have the You Daxia Academy backing him, but now he had caught the eye of the Human Emperor, daring to challenge him directly to his face!

This growth speed made Xie Hong feel a deep sense of fear. He realized that back in Qingcheng, he had clearly misjudged him completely!

He should have strangled Ye Lin before he had grown up!

But unfortunately, there was no chance to start over in this world, just like the Soul Emperor wouldn't believe that breaking off an engagement in a remote mountain corner could affect his grand plan to become an Emperor.

Now, what he had to consider was how to deal with Ye Lin! This guy definitely knew something about the Gate of Apocalypse in Qingcheng.

Xie Hong was deep in thought when suddenly a crisp slap landed on his face, twisting his head to the side.

"Old geezer, speak! Are you mute?" ===== CHAPTER 307 =====