101: Xie family? Heavenly beings? What the hell!

At this moment, Xie Xiaozhao, who had been recognized, looked at Xiao Huohuo and the others apologetically.

"Elder Xie Yun, I snuck out on my own. I don't want to marry that Han fellow; he's just a dissolute fop."

"Moreover, my heart already belongs to someone. If I must marry into the Han Family, I'd rather die!" She said this while looking at Xiao Huohuo, making our Xiao Huohuo's toes curl.

"You're courting death!"

Elder Xie Yun's hair stood on end, and the fury in his old eyes almost solidified and burst forth!

In his entire life, when had he ever suffered such a great humiliation?

His own Young Miss, the future Young Mistress of the Han Family, actually said "my heart belongs to someone" in front of him, to some wild brat who popped out of who knows where?!

This was practically throwing his Xie Family's face, along with the entire Han Family's dignity, onto the ground and stomping on it repeatedly with the sole of a foot!

"The Young Miss must be confused. Let this old man first cripple this adulterer, then capture you and bring you back to the Family to await your punishment!"

A roar, like a sudden clap of thunder!

Xie Yun's withered palm suddenly expanded, with bulging blue veins like coiling Dragons.

The surrounding diners scrambled away, fearing they would be implicated.

This kind of situation was not something ordinary mortals like them could get involved in!

Xiao Huohuo's brows were tightly furrowed, and he subconsciously shielded Xie Xiaozhao behind him. The Foundation Establishment Dharma power, tempered by the exotic fire within him, had already begun to circulate quietly, and a scorching aura began to permeate the air.

Lin Fan and Ling Ke'er still maintained their calm and composed demeanor, as if the Grandmaster's might before them was nothing more than a gentle breeze.

Just at this tense moment, with swords drawn and bows bent...

"Hmm?"

On the high platform, a tiny figure with cheeks stuffed so full they almost resembled two hamsters finally, belatedly, shifted her gaze away from the large basket of steaming buns.

"Someone wants to fight?"

But when her gaze fell upon Lin Fan and the others being surrounded below the stage...

The little girl's eyes instantly changed!

That innocence and playfulness faded in an instant, replaced by a hint of coldness, and... the anger of having her "food stolen"!

"Bad old man! What do you want?!"

A soft, childish cry.

To everyone's astonishment, Nanny directly stuffed the remaining half-bun in her hand, along with seven or eight others from the steamer basket next to her, all into her mouth at once!

Her tiny body, like a cannonball, leaped down from the high platform!

The movement was fluid, decisive, and even carried a hint of "I'm full, time to work" boldness!

...

Elder Xie Yun saw this and a disdainful sneer played on his lips.

Just a child, that's all.

He concentrated all his life's cultivation and fiercely struck a palm towards Xiao Huohuo's face!

But just as his palm wind was about to reach Xiao Huohuo!

"Wait."

Everyone looked over at the sound.

At the staircase on the third floor, an old woman stood, dressed in coarse linen, with white hair and beard, and leaning on a Dragon-headed walking stick.

The manager of Fuman Restaurant, the fat middle-aged man with a bulging stomach, rushed forward the moment he saw the old woman, falling to his knees with a "thud," his voice choked with tears.

"Old... Old Madam! Why... why did you come down! It's our incompetence that disturbed your peaceful cultivation, Old Madam!"

Elder Xie Yun's pupils suddenly constricted!

He stared intently at the old woman and the Dragon-headed walking stick in her hand... which looked ordinary but was actually carved from a thousand-year-old agarwood!

This... isn't this the token of the Lingwu City Lord's Mansion?!

This old woman... could she be...?

A thought that made his heart tremble with fear surged wildly into his mind!

"From the Xie Family?"

The old woman's voice was as calm as if she were asking, "The weather is nice today."

But this calm tone, falling into Xie Yun's ears, was no less than a thunderclap from the Nine Heavens!

"Junior... Junior, Xie Yun of the Xie Family, greets... greets Old Madam!"

Elder Xie Yun's face, which had been so arrogant, instantly turned fearful!

His legs went weak, and with a "thud," he also knelt directly on the ground, his forehead pressed tightly against the cold floor, trembling like a sieve!

"I did not know Old Madam was here. Junior... Junior was blind and offended Old Madam. I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"

He was now regretting it so much his intestines were turning green.

Fuman Restaurant's backing was actually the City Lord's Mansion.

This was, by the heavens, kicking an iron plate!

...

"Hmm."

The old woman responded indifferently, accepting his apology.

Leaning on her walking stick, she slowly walked in front of Lin Fan and the others. Her cloudy eyes swept over each of them, finally landing on Nanny, who was still in her "feeding" posture. A deep fondness and appreciation flashed in her eyes.

"Little child, quite interesting."

She smiled, her voice much gentler, "I've lived this many years, and this is the first time I've seen someone challenge the Xie Family."

Her tone shifted.

"However, don't worry. Here with me, even if the King of Heaven himself came, he would have to be reasonable."

"If you few don't mind, stay here with this old woman for a few days. That Xie Family, and whatever Han Family, wouldn't dare extend their hands into my City Lord's Mansion!"

These words were incredibly domineering!

Xie Xiaozhao's eyes showed a hint of gratitude upon hearing this.

But Lin Fan, beside her, slowly shook his head after hearing these words.

He took a step forward and calmly cupped his hands towards the old woman.

"Thank you for your kindness, Old Madam."

"However..."

He glanced at Elder Xie Yun, who was still trembling on the ground.

"A mere Xie Family, whose strongest is only in the Heavenly Human Realm, and a Han Family whose strength is unknown..."

"Heh, what are they? We don't even put them in our eyes."