232: From now on, I will only be loyal to Lord Shao!

"No wonder, I was wondering why I hadn't seen the Wu Clan's merchant caravans these past two days. So they all went to a meeting..."

"Have you noticed that these events happened around the time Young Clan Master Shen returned? Could it have something to do with Young Clan Master Shen?"

"What you say isn't without merit, but if Young Clan Master Shen wanted to kill Xu Wei, would he need to hide? It would just be a matter of a single word."

"Shh... Keep it down, the Xu Family is here..."

In a corner.

Shen Nian listened to the surrounding gossip while silently drinking his wine.

He didn't know much about the Xu Family.

Mainly because Lingwu City was too far away, and back then he was still young, so he never had time to learn the details of the various forces under the Eastern Profound Shen Family.

Although Xu Wei was an idiot, that didn't mean the Xu Family was as well. To be able to operate under the Shen Family's nose for so long, the Xu Family head couldn't be a useless person.

He couldn't just condemn them all in one fell swoop.

The next second.

Shen Nian shifted his gaze to look outside the restaurant, but he retracted it quickly, as if nothing had happened.

Opposite him.

"So full!" Xiao Qinger rubbed her belly with satisfaction. In front of her was a table full of various delicacies, all made with extremely expensive Materials.

"Senior Brother, the Upper Realm is truly incredible. After eating this meal, my spiritual power has actually increased a bit. If I could eat this every day, I'm afraid my cultivation speed would increase by another tier!"

Xiao Qinger felt the changes in her spiritual power and displayed an expression of surprise.

Shen Nian chuckled: "A single meal at this restaurant costs hundreds of Top-Grade Spirit Stones. For an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator, that's already an astronomical figure. Ordinary people can't afford to eat here every day."

"Ah!"

"It's that expensive!" Xiao Qinger looked shocked, inwardly regretting it. If she had known, she wouldn't have ordered so much.

"Tch, what are you worrying about? These Spirit Stones don't even amount to a hair on your Senior Brother's head. This entire Eastern Profound is run by his family; what are you afraid of?"

"You are his Junior Sister, just eat as much as you want!" The Female Yan Emperor immediately sent a voice transmission, feeling a bit frustrated at her lack of ambition, but also envious. If she had such a Senior Brother back in the day, she didn't know how enjoyable her cultivation path would have been!

Upon hearing the Female Yan Emperor's voice, Xiao Qinger put on a serious expression and replied.

"How can that be? Senior Brother's things are Senior Brother's; they aren't mine!"

Just then.

"Little Friend, would you mind doing me the honor of sitting in a private room? A big shot wants to meet with you."

A figure approached. It was a middle-aged man wearing a black robe with slightly graying temples, his tone making one feel quite uncomfortable.

Shen Nian glanced over, seeing through the middle-aged man's Realm at a glance.

Void Return First Layer.

A higher Realm can see through the cultivation of a Lower Realm, but a Lower Realm cannot see through a higher one. The other party naturally couldn't see through Shen Nian's cultivation, but he was too young, and there was no shortage of treasures in this world to conceal one's Realm.

Therefore, the other party clearly thought he had intentionally concealed his Realm.

"Are you from that Gambling Stone Pavilion?" Xiao Qinger recognized the other party and immediately displayed a look of caution. She had inadvertently seen this middle-aged man when she was cutting raw stones.

Could it be that he had taken a fancy to her Divine Ability?

She had encountered this sort of thing plenty of times in the Lower Realm, so Xiao Qinger immediately became quite serious.

"Hahahaha, young lady, don't be nervous. I come from the Xu Family, and I am in charge of that Gambling Stone Pavilion. We wouldn't stoop to killing people to seize treasures..." The middle-aged man laughed loudly, immediately seeing through Xiao Qinger's worries.

Hearing this, a trace of surprise appeared in Xiao Qinger's eyes, but it quickly vanished, and she continued to look at the middle-aged man with a cautious expression.

Regarding this, the middle-aged man just smiled indifferently, his gaze falling back onto Shen Nian. The purpose of his visit this time was for him.

"Little Friend?"

"What do you say?"

Shen Nian took a sip of wine and said casually: "I'm not going. Whoever wants to see me, let them come themselves."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man was slightly stunned, but quickly understood. The other party possessed the ability to see through raw stones, so it was normal for him to be arrogant.

"Little Friend, you may not know this, but the person who wants to see you is the number one person of the younger generation in our Lingwu City, our Xu Family's Young Miss, Xu..."

"Didn't you hear me?"

Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, he was interrupted by this cold sentence.

"Little Friend, you are being a bit too arrogant. Do you know what the Xu Family represents in Lingwu City!!"

At this moment, no matter how good-tempered the middle-aged man was, he couldn't help but darken his face, his tone carrying a hint of a threat.

The conversation between them could be heard clearly by others, and they all stared at Shen Nian, dumbfounded.

"Holy crap!"

"Daring to speak to someone from the Xu Family like that in Lingwu City, that's way too bold!"

"Is the Xu Family Young Miss here too?"

"She returned from the Heaven-Grade Weapon Sect?"

The next second.

A figure approached. The woman was wearing a green and purple dress embroidered with divine bird patterns. Her long hair was styled into the shape of a Phoenix crying out, fully displaying nobility. Her face was gentle and quiet, and a delicate fragrance wafted from her.

This was a noble woman exuding mature charm.

Even Xiao Qinger couldn't help but take a few extra looks when she saw her.

"Uncle Zhong, go ahead and get back to your work." The woman spoke in a light and ethereal voice, slowly taking a seat next to Shen Nian.

Seeing the woman, Uncle Zhong immediately bowed respectfully and said: "Yes, Young Miss."

Immediately after.

Uncle Zhong turned and left, casting an envious glance at Shen Nian. To be able to have their Young Miss come down in person—if he joined the Xu Family, his status would definitely not be low!

But he had just walked out of the restaurant.

Slap!

A slap sent him spinning, nearly knocking him unconscious, and he crashed heavily onto the ground.

After he climbed up from the ground, he was stunned by the scene before him. Kneeling in front of him were dense crowds of figures, all direct descendants of the Xu Family. And leading the kneeling at the very front was none other than the Xu Family head he had seen earlier today, Xu Quan!!

"Th-this is..." Uncle Zhong was numb, doubting his own eyes. The intense pain on his face was suppressed by the shock.

"Speaking disrespectfully to the Young Clan Leader, from today on, Xu Zhong is expelled from the Xu Family. Your lowly life will kneel here for now!"

Upon hearing that cold voice, Xu Zhong felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his mind going blank.

Young Clan Leader?

Who??

Suddenly, he thought of that White-robed Figure from just a moment ago and immediately realized. He displayed an expression of terror, his whole body trembling.

Meanwhile, inside the restaurant.

"The Old Ancestor knew that the Young Clan Leader had personally come to Lingwu City to accompany Young Miss Qinger, so he dared not disturb you. Xu Zhong did not know the Young Clan Leader's identity and misunderstood my intention in inviting you. I ask the Young Clan Leader to forgive us..." Xu Yinyin's tone was extremely respectful, and she filled the wine glass.

"Yinyin will punish herself with a cup."

She drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Previously, she had wanted Xu Zhong to invite Shen Nian to a private room, but she hadn't expected Xu Zhong to be so stupid. With no other choice, Xu Yinyin had to come down herself.

Shen Nian looked at Xu Yinyin with interest and said: "Your father is kneeling outside with so many people. What is he trying to do?"

"My younger brother deserved to die for offending the Young Clan Leader, but that has nothing to do with the Xu Family. My father just wanted to tell the Young Clan Leader that no matter what the Xu Family does, from beginning to end, we are only loyal to the Shen Family, and from now on, we will only be loyal to the Young Clan Leader!"