Chapter 952: Not Everyone Shares Su Yang's Confidence! Return to South Harbor City!

"Mother, what do you mean?"

"Do you know that your fate, and the lives of all of us, are in Su Yang's hands?" Minai said in a low voice. "Su Yang holds a very high position in the Huaxia Federation!"

"I know!"

"After we return this time, his position may become even higher!"

Jiazi fell silent.

That was entirely imaginable.

One man who nearly destroyed an entire nation!

In these three hundred years of Huaxia Federation history, there was probably only one such person as Su Yang!

"Mother, you mean…"

"Lord Su Yang let you serve as City Lord — his meaning is very simple. He just wanted to find some random position, stick you in it… and then forget about you!"

"Mm!"

On this point, Jiazi understood.

"Then, who is your superior?"

"I don't know!"

"If Su Yang doesn't bother with you, and if your superior assigns you some dangerous missions, will you go or not?"

"He probably… wouldn't, right?"

"Why wouldn't he?" Minai said helplessly. "If real danger comes, do you think they'd sacrifice their own people first, or sacrifice you? Would they send their own people to step up, or send you? Don't think that just because your talent is so good, the Huaxia Federation would dare to make heavy use of you. Your talent, to them, is of little use, and may even become the reason they target you… You are, after all, an outsider — a former enemy!"

After her mother said all this, the heart that Su Yang had settled for Jiazi grew uneasy once more.

"Is that possible?"

"Why wouldn't it be? Have you forgotten about the Zao Tian family and the like? Human hearts are unfathomable. Even their own people, they can bring themselves to harm — you, an outsider, what do you think?"

Minai's words made a great deal of sense.

"Mother means…"

"Don't take the City Lord position. Stay close to Su Yang!"

Jiazi lowered her head, as if thinking about something.

"When we return this time, Su Yang's future will be limitless. He can protect you, and he can protect all of us!"

"He said he could vouch for me!"

"Vouch for you to be some City Lord? Stop joking!" Minai lowered her voice and growled. "What about after? After you become City Lord? He absolutely cannot remain just a City Lord forever. Once he's transferred away, who will vouch for you?"

Jiazi said quietly, "I understand what you mean!"

Seeing that Jiazi was still hesitating, Minai asked her, "Do you have any other concerns?"

"The matter of the four Generals targeting me and slinging mud at me — Su Yang worked behind the scenes on that!"

"Who told you that?"

"Su Yang. He told me himself!"

Minai countered, "Isn't that a good thing?"

"Is it?"

Jiazi felt she couldn't quite keep up with her mother's train of thought.

"He's confident enough, candid enough. People like that are generally easy to get along with… Even if his character is lacking, at least he's a true villain — far easier to deal with than a hypocrite." Minai looked at her daughter and asked, somewhat uncertainly, "Or is it that he simply has no interest in you at all?"

"That…"

Jiazi recalled the way Su Yang had stroked her hair.

She felt that if she offered herself to him, he probably wouldn't refuse.

"Jiazi, I do believe in your charm. The fact that Su Yang hasn't shown you any clear sign of affection is probably because he himself has very strong self-control, like many King-Rank Top-Grade beast tamers, and besides, he seems to already have a romantic companion called Liu Mengyun!" Minai said earnestly. "But sometimes, you can take a little initiative. After all, he's not bad, and it wouldn't be a slight on you!"

"Mother, he almost killed me!"

Minai thought for a moment, then said, "Then most likely he really did take a fancy to your talent. He didn't want you to remain in the Island Nation any longer — that also removes one threat…"

"Most likely that's how it is!"

On this point, Jiazi admitted it too.

"Su Yang vouched for you, gave you freedom, let you serve as City Lord — that's because he has enough confidence and boldness, unafraid that you might do anything bad. In his eyes, no matter who you are, as long as you're useful, you can be brought into the Huaxia Federation to serve it. But that's only his personal view… because the Huaxia Federation's higher-ups aren't all as confident as Su Yang. Especially once you break through to King-Rank Top-Grade, you understand?" Minai whispered softly into Jiazi's ear. "Unless you stop improving your strength, you will always be a threat. Whether the Huaxia Federation actually has any Emperor-Rank beast tamers, we don't know — maybe they don't. Can you understand?"

"Mm!"

"Think it over carefully!"

Minai stroked her daughter's head, her heart aching for her.

"But asking me to take the initiative… I can't do it!"

Take the initiative? Absolutely impossible.

She, Jiazi, had her own pride!

The most she could manage was: if Su Yang used force, she wouldn't resist… after all, she couldn't resist anyway!

Jiazi still held a grudge against Su Yang. Though powerless to fight back, she was always one to remember a grievance.

"Everything I should help you analyze, I've told you. Decide for yourself — I can't force you!"

Su Yang had no idea what Minai and Jiazi had actually discussed, and he didn't think too much about it.

Jiazi was indeed beautiful. As a normal man, he would have a few thoughts.

But he still held himself back.

Jiazi's identity was sensitive — getting too deeply entangled with her would be a troublesome matter.

Su Yang hated trouble.

He'd mainly follow the arrangement from above. In any case, he'd brought the person back.

Over these three days, Su Yang focused entirely on leveling up the Twin Offspring.

Raising the power of his other beast companions was somewhat difficult.

The Twin Offspring's abilities were extremely important, capable of compensating for Su Yang's shortcomings.

Su Yang also enjoyed the thrill of leveling up the Twin Offspring!

Over the three days, no sea beasts attacked them, and the Twin Offspring gradually leveled up to Bai Yin rank.

Su Yang also saw Nangang City in the distance.

Land was much easier on the eyes!