Chapter 331: I’ll help you! (1/2)
“Complicated?” Bai Xiaofei’s expression froze and grew confused.
Can it be that the Yun royal family doesn’t have a say in Cloudveil?
Well, yes! Bai Xiaofei’s guess was quickly confirmed.
“Although Cloudveil has plenty of mineral resources, not all of them are controlled by the royal family. We only hold some of the large mines while the others are in the hands of the big clans. Their individual power in Cloudveil can’t compare to the royal family, but we can’t take them lightly as a group. This is why Cloudveil hasn’t been able to raise a powerful merchant group like the Ethereal Empire,” said Yun Jingshuang helplessly.
“Then Senior Sister Qianye…?” Bai Xiaofei couldn’t help but ask. Yun Yi had also mentioned Han Qianye, and his interest in her seemed to be even more than in his two younger brothers. The evidence was that he had only briefly mentioned his two brothers in just one sentence but inquired about Han Qianye for a long time.
When Bai Xiaofei asked about Han Qianye, Yun Jingshuang’s face obviously froze a little, but he quickly understood after some thought.
Of course, how could Yun Yi especially come to Starnet to watch some performances? Han Qianye should be his real purpose!
“The Han family is one of the big clans I mentioned. Qianye is the only daughter of their patriarch, and Patriarch Han cares very much about her. Whoever can marry Qianye will basically gain the full support of the Han family, and it may not even be a problem to integrate the Han family’s possessions into their own over time. This is what my father aims for. He wants to slowly recover the mines held by the large clans through marriages,” as Yun Jingshuang explained, the melancholy before appeared in his eyes again.
“Senior Sister Qianye likes you, right?”
An abrupt question struck Yun Jingshuang dumb.
“Don’t try to deny it. Apart from liking you, I can’t think of any reason why the only apple of a large clan would run so far to become an ordinary student and also do not-so-meaningful work with you every day, and even comply with everything you say.”
Facing the string of words from Bai Xiaofei, Yun Jingshuang wanted to refute but couldn’t find where to start.
“I don’t want her to become the victim of a political marriage, which is not good for both of us,” Yun Jingshuang spoke of his struggle after a long hesitation.
“Have you ever thought about what would happen if you keep dragging like this? People get married when they reach that age, let alone the sons or daughters of a large clan. Are you sure she won’t become a victim of political marriage if you don’t marry her? What if she marries your eldest brother? What will you do?”
“Impossible!”
As soon as Bai Xiaofei finished, Yun Jingshuang yelled out, his expression even more fiery than when Di Jiang was mentioned.
“Impossible?” Bai Xiaofei wasn’t scared at all and even asked back indifferently, effectively silencing Yun Jingshuang. “Your reaction shows that you also like Senior Sister Qianye. If you two like each other then why not just be together? Why do you think so much about useless stuff? There will be only one result of such hesitation: you’ll feel bad while maybe even breaking her heart. Is that what you want?”
Bai Xiaofei’s relentless pursuit added more weight to Yun Jingshuang’s silence.
“If you still can’t think clearly, then I have a piece of advice.”
Stunned, Yun Jingshuang slowly raised his head and a light flashed in his eyes.
“No matter what, you are a prince of Cloudveil. No matter whether you want to be involved in the fights that you hate or not, you can’t completely stay out of them. Moreover, I believe there are people you want to protect in the imperial city that you don’t want to return to but still miss dearly. Therefore, in order not to have any regrets, you must have the power to protect yourself. If you want this power, the first thing you need to do is to get the Han family’s support!”