"My dad is the younger brother of the current family head of the Zhao Family; he's ranked fourth among his siblings. Due to certain reasons, when the Zhao Family fell into an unprecedented crisis, my parents secretly sent me here to my uncle in Huadu. At that time, I was not even a year old, and I have lived here for over twenty years," said Zhao Yanhong slowly.

"Then why didn't you go back after you grew up? As far as I know, the Zhao Family is doing extremely well now, being second only to the Mao Family," Xu Hao asked.

"Alas! The Zhao Family now is not the Zhao Family it used to be."

Zhao Yanhong sat down, speaking with a somewhat heavy voice, "After that crisis, the Zhao Family resolved the difficulties, but it was also because during that crisis, to overcome it, the Zhao Family had to seek external help. This led to the family's sovereignty actually falling into the hands of outsiders, turning the Zhao Family into a mere vassal family, with the real power held by the Lü Family, who helped the Zhao Family back then."

Xu Hao nodded, saying, "I understand now. Because the Zhao Family invited the wolf into the house, it led to the situation now. But what does this have to do with you being my driver?"

Zhao Yanhong said somewhat sadly, "Because news came from there, saying that a young master from the Lü Family has taken a fancy to me and has ordered me to return and become his child bride. But how could I possibly go back and become his child bride? So I refused at the time.

But just yesterday, the Zhao Family sent word that the young master is threatening my parents' lives, demanding that I obediently return and become his child bride within six months, or else they would kill my parents. And all the elderly in the Zhao Family are ordering me to hurry back."

Xu Hao's expression immediately turned ugly—how could a young kid be so ruthless?

Xu Hao said coldly, "The Lü Family helped your family in the past, so the Zhao Family became a vassal family of the Lü Family. I think that's normal, but it's not ancient times anymore. Arranged marriages are hardly done by anyone now, and child brides have long been banned. Yet they still dare to force a girl to be their family's child bride?!"

Seeing Xu Hao seemed somewhat angry, Zhao Yanhong thought to herself that there might be a chance, and quickly said, "After thinking it over, I realized that in face of the enormous influence of the Lü Family, I have no power to resist. After all, they are too powerful, with many masters in the family, reportedly even three times stronger than the Tu Family!

Later, I thought of you. You're not even afraid of the Tu Family; I thought perhaps you also have the ability to counter the Lü Family. After I came here, Sister Yao sympathized with my plight. She wants to help me, but she also doesn't want to attract powerful enemies for you, afraid it might endanger you.

So she thought of temporarily letting me be your driver, letting us get to know each other over time, especially since there's still half a year, not too rushed. Sister Yao said that with your growth rate, half a year is enough time to completely crush the so-called Lü Family."

Xu Hao looked at Qin Yao, who nodded slightly. Xu Hao sighed, "Well, if it were Sister Yao, I would have definitely taken up arms against them directly. But you are different; you and I are not close, and we even have some minor grievances."

Zhao Yanhong gave an embarrassed smile, not daring to make a sound.

Xu Hao said, "Sister Yao knows me too well, but she is putting me in a difficult position! If I agreed outright, wouldn't I be mindlessly setting up a formidable enemy? But she really has too much faith in me."

Finally, Qin Yao couldn't help but speak up, "That's true. I of course have confidence in my husband."

"Yeah! I think so too. Brother, you can definitely sweep those families away!" said Anna, nodding very seriously on the side.

Xu Hao was somewhat speechless; these people were simplifying things too much.

Indeed, he had made rapid progress in the recent days, but that was because his Realm was low, and progress tends to be quick at lower levels.

But after stepping into the Grandmaster level, each small step is a whole new world, making rapid advancement increasingly difficult.

Yet, if he ignored Zhao Yanhong's issue, Xu Hao felt somewhat uneasy. This didn't align with his own nature.

Those in Cultivation believed in acting purely according to one's heart. With a clear mind and no regrets, progress would be swift.

If he let this issue become a thorn in his side, possibly even hindering his progress, it would be too much of a loss.

The Tu Family couldn't even be an obstacle in his presence, so should he fear the Lü Family?

Xu Hao chuckled to himself. He truly wasn't afraid of any Lü Family. No matter how powerful a family was, it would ultimately fall before him, as the enemies he would eventually face were far stronger than the mere Lü Family! Find thе trаnslаtiоn оn

With that thought, Xu Hao said, "Then... you can be my driver for a while, but don't read too much into it. I'm only treating you as an employee."

"Pfft! You're the one overthinking!" Zhao Yanhong, upon hearing Xu Hao agreeing, felt a weight lift from her heart and felt relieved.

Although she didn't know whether Xu Hao could truly stand up to the Lü Family, she felt she finally had a stronger backing than the Zhao Family.