Chapter 4 - Introductions (1/2)
Debris flew everywhere, the same with the wood scraps which filled the floor. The room which looked extremely luxurious now turned into a wasteland. The expensive objects and ornaments were all broken into small bits, as it demonstrated just how chaotic the situation had been.
Sounds of hurried footsteps resounded across the perimeter, as the two figures that can be seen within the room turned their heads on the sound's direction out of curiosity. The two figures were apart from each other for about 2-3 meters. They were the peerless beauty, Xia Qingyue, and the indifferent and stoic looking Shiba Tatsuya.
Finally, an anxious looking figure emerged from the direction where they both looked. It was a man garbed with an obviously expensive looking clothes and cloak. The man who suddenly emerged, looked around the room with a helpless expression. He was Xia Hongyi, the clan head of the Xia Clan.
He then noticed the familiar yet new figure appear within his line of sight, as the middle-aged man slowly turned his gaze at the tall yet slender youth standing across Xia Qingyue. His eyes rippled in surprise, as he deeply sighed.
Xia Hongyi now deduced what happened, as he was able to piece everything together into a single picture that depicted the happenings before he came here. He stared at Xia Qingyue with a wry smile.
”So, what happened here, Qing'er?”
”I…”
”I see, so you attacked our guest for some unknown reason and almost destroyed the entire proximity. Am I right, Qing'er?”
”I…”
Xia Hongyi stared at his fidgeting daughter, as he helplessly shook his head. The daughter looked guilty, as her sword still hung within her left hand. The aura she emanated told Xia Hongyi everything, as the father felt helpless. He knew just how bad her daughter's temper can be, especially if it involves their family.
”I'm sorry, father. But I just can't trust this man! He suddenly woke up and just jeered at me.”
”Pardon my intrusion, but I did not jeered at you.”
”You dare even spout lies…”
”Err…”
Xia Qingyue glared coldly at the slender-looking Tatsuya, as the latter felt awkward as to what reply towards her statement. Although he felt awkward, such emotions didn't appeared within his face, as it maintained its stoic expression. He looked indifferent and calm from the eyes of Xia Hongyi.
”Aiya, why are you so lively when you're at home Qing'er? When in the outside, you're always wearing your cold mask that emanated isolation and indifference…”
”That's different father! Sigh, I can't do this anymore. I'll leave for now father, I really am sorry for the troubles I have brought you.”
”As long as it's my Qing'er, haha.”
”But, you- I want you to behave yourself in our home or else… I promise that I'll cut off your head!”
Xia Qingyue humped her voice, as she prepared to leave from the destroyed room. Her father, Xia Hongyi waved his sturdy hand at her daughter's back, as he watched her leave. Meanwhile, Tatsuya's line of thought deviated. What head was she talking about, Tatsuya thought inwardly.
”So…”
”Pardon my blasphemy. Thank you very much for helping me, benefactor. I still haven't introduced myself, so I will. My name is Shiba Tatsuya, and I'm very grateful for what you've done for me…”
Tatsuya slight bowed towards the middle-aged man Xia Hongyi, as the latter nodded his head. Xia Hongyi felt impressed, as he thought that Tatsuya knew the basic etiquette. Furthermore, he noticed the fearlessness within Tatsuya's gaze, as he deduced that this youth that was standing before him is not an ordinary individual.
”Welcome. It's not that much of a big deal helping you. My daughter and son found you lying in the middle of the forest while unconscious. So, of course we'll lend someone who needs help, a hand in such situations.”
”I see…”
Cautiousness hid beneath Tatsuya's indifferent gaze, as he pretended to have accepted this middle-aged man's statement. He knew that a person who can groom such a powerful daughter that almost had slit his throat to be not an ordinary man.
Tatsuya has been always a cautious individual. Now that he got thrown into some kind of place he wasn't familiar with, that cautiousness even amplified. He decided to gather more information and he'll immediately leave this place. He knew how dangerous can this situation be if he stayed inside this unknown house that reeked of mysteriousness and danger.