Beneath the dark robe with silver patterns, the boy's muscular chest was faintly visible. The flickering candlelight illuminated his sharply defined profile, adding to his wild and untamed aura.
In the darkness, he seemed to be a ferocious beast ruling over everything; perhaps this was the real Huo Chengche.
The young man pulled on his outer robe, casually put it on, got up, walked around the screen, walked out of the inner room, and when he turned into the second hall, he directly blocked the approaching Xuandi in front of the inner room door.
Huo Chengche raised an eyebrow at Xuan Di's menacing aura, but seemed completely oblivious, showing no sign of being affected.
He met Xuan Di's icy gaze, which was filled with murderous intent, and casually curled his thin lips, a playful look in his eyes, "Fifth Young Master has returned so quickly?"
Xuan Di's murderous gaze suddenly darkened as he stared intently at Huo Chengche, uttering each word slowly and deliberately, "Where is my sister?"
Perhaps because the sweet and soft warmth of the little baby still lingered in his arms, Huo Chengche was in a very good mood. Even in the face of Xuan Di's attitude, he still smiled faintly and said in a low, slightly hoarse voice, "Niannian is already asleep."
Xuan Di, seeing Huo Chengche's nonchalant demeanor, grew even angrier. If it weren't for the fact that his sister was already asleep in the inner room, he probably would have punched Huo Chengche's smug face.
"Huo, Cheng, Che! Aren't you going too far?! Do you really think Niannian's father and brothers are dead and can be bullied by you?!"
Xuan Di grabbed Huo Chengche by the collar, angrily slammed him against the wall, and said through gritted teeth.
Since Huo Chengche dared to steal a girl, he naturally had already thought of a way to deal with Xuandi. He grabbed Xuandi's wrist, which was gripping his clothes, and secretly exerted force. His internal energy suddenly erupted, and he instantly became the opponent of Xuandi, with neither side able to gain the upper hand.
The restrained Xuan Di was clearly not prepared for this. His icy eyes flashed, and a look of disbelief quickly crossed his eyes.
Huo Chengche looked at Xuan Di, whose aura had suddenly changed, and raised his eyebrows in confusion.
Xuan Di had no interest in joking around with Huo Chengche. He frowned, staring intently at the young man before him. His icy voice echoed in the dark room as he asked inscrutablely, "Who exactly are you?"
The people of Hengchang have always been rather strange, well, sometimes you should say eerie, and Huo Chengche has always known this.
He glanced at Xuandi, who had fallen ill again, and lazily gave him a polite eye roll, without responding to his strange remarks.
Xuan Di saw through his gaze, which looked at him like he was an idiot, and returned the gaze with the same look. Then, with a cold snort and still furious, he forcefully loosened his collar.
Interrupted like this, Xuan Di's anger subsided considerably. He looked coldly at Huo Chengche, gritting his teeth, "Either go out and fight me now, making it known throughout the palace; or give me my sister right now!"
Xuandi's tone was firm and left no room for negotiation.
He was certain that Huo Chengche wouldn't dare to make a scene that would become known throughout the palace. After all, he was in the right no matter where he was concerned. Even if Emperor Chongjin favored his son, if this matter escalated, Huo Chengche would definitely be the one to suffer the consequences.
However, upon hearing this, Huo Chengche remained calm and smiled faintly, with a blatant hint of mockery, "Fifth Young Master, what are you doing so late at night?"
The tone was as if he were talking to a disobedient child.
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