447: Xu Family Elders Association

“What?! Long Yuan left?!”

In the Xu Family council hall, Xu Chuanwei and the others were instantly stunned when they heard the news relayed by Xu Ruoying!

Xu Chuanwei had originally asked Xu Ruoying to find a way to bring Long Yuan to the Xu Family as a guest today, and the entire Xu Family had even been preparing on how to host him, but unexpectedly, Long Yuan stood them up in the blink of an eye...

This caught the Xu Family off guard, or rather, it was something they hadn't even considered; in the eyes of the Xu Family, what was the status and standing of the Xu Family of the Great Ming Empire?

They were practically half of the Great Ming Empire!

Well, saying "half" might be an exaggeration, but "half of a half" should be more than enough. Many members of the current Great Ming Imperial Family were from the Xu Family, and several Emperor Mings had been sons-in-law of the Xu Family. This was the profound foundation of a super aristocratic Family with a thousand-year history!

With such a foundation, others would scramble to curry favor with them, so how could anyone stand the Xu Family up? Even members of the Imperial Family were no exception. Even those princes currently vying for the throne would surely run over in ecstasy to curry favor if the Xu Family declared their support...

Xu Chuanzhong, standing to the side, said indignantly: "What is this kid doing? Does he dare to disregard our Xu Family?!"

In the council hall, apart from a few, most people's faces showed indignation. In their view, if the Great Ming didn't have the Xu Family, it probably wouldn't still be surnamed Zhu, right?

Long Yuan was so young, yet he dared to disregard the Xu Family; this was absolutely a taboo act!

Xu Guanghai, who was responsible for relaying the information, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "Elders, you have misunderstood!"

"Misunderstood?! I would like to hear exactly what the misunderstanding is!" Xu Chuanzhong snorted.

Xu Guanghai hurriedly said: "Just now, Ruo Ying said that Long Yuan has urgent business to attend to, and since Shuntian Prefecture might be entering a state of combat readiness and will no longer allow free entry and exit, Long Yuan has to leave early..."

"Shuntian Prefecture is entering a state of combat readiness? Is there such news?" Xu Chuanwei was taken aback.

Everyone looked at each other, somewhat bewildered, as no one had heard of this news.

Just then, everyone's phones made a "ding" sound, and a message came in. Everyone hurriedly checked it and discovered it was a message sent by Xu Yanran to the Elder group. It mentioned that she had attended an emergency meeting in the palace overnight and was now going to Shanhai Pass to oversee military affairs. It also stated that Shuntian Prefecture and various coastal bases would be entering a state of combat readiness, and that personnel entry and exit would require strict registration and approval, and so on...

Xu Chuanwei pondered: "Long Yuan did not attend the emergency meeting, yet he was able to learn the confidential information that Shuntian Prefecture was entering a state of combat readiness in advance. Based on his itinerary, the only time he could have received this information was when he entered the palace..."

Xu Chuanxin, who had been silent all along, his eyes lit up, and he interjected: "Could it be that the Emperor told him?"

"No, no, no..." Xu Chuanwei waved his hand.

"Oh? Then what does Elder brother mean..." Xu Chuanxin was stunned.

Xu Chuanwei said with a solemn expression: "There was no such emergency meeting before Long Yuan entered the palace, but after Long Yuan left the palace, the Emperor summoned Xiao Yan and the others to hold this combat readiness meeting. Clearly, the convening of this meeting is very likely related to Long Yuan's visit to the palace!"

"Makes sense!" Xu Chuanxin realized.

Xu Chuanwei didn't say anything more; instead, he contacted Xu Yanran on his phone to ask about the meeting's content. After receiving Xu Yanran's reply, his expression suddenly became fascinating...

"Elder brother, what exactly is going on?!" Xu Chuanzhong asked impatiently, and the others stared intently at Xu Chuanwei.

He cleared his throat, shook his head, and said: "This is a top-level military secret and cannot be disclosed here! In short, this matter is indeed related to Long Yuan, and this also explains why Long Yuan was able to learn in advance that Shuntian Prefecture was entering a state of combat readiness. Therefore, his departure was not because he looked down on our Xu Family, but because there was indeed a reason for it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and their moods improved significantly. That's right; with the Xu Family's reputation, there was no way Long Yuan would choose not to use such a backer and instead choose to stand the Xu Family up.

Xu Guanghai added at this moment: "Just now, Ruo Ying also said that Long Yuan gave her a big gift before he left!"

"A big gift?" Everyone was taken aback. There weren't many gifts that could be considered a big gift by Xu Ruoying. With her standards, ordinary treasures were unlikely to receive such an evaluation.

Xu Chuanzhong snorted: "Tell us, it wouldn't be some jewelry to please a young girl, would it?"

"Hahahaha..." Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this. Even if those little gifts exchanged between teenagers were precious, they couldn't be brought to the table. In the eyes of these old Jianghu veterans, they were just ordinary objects.

"It's a set of mecha!!!" Xu Guanghai didn't waste any words and directly killed the suspense.

"Mecha?!" The Elder council hall suddenly quieted down, and everyone stared fixedly at Xu Guanghai.

"Yes! It's the kind of mecha everyone knows about!" Xu Guanghai's face flushed with excitement, and he said proudly.

"How could Long Yuan have a mecha? Right, it must be something he obtained when he captured those robbers in Dingyuan City, right?" Xu Chuanwei guessed.

Xu Guanghai shook his head and said emphatically: "Ruo Ying said it was crafted by Long Yuan!"

"Could it be?!" Everyone was stunned!

"And, after she puts on this mecha, she can unleash combat power at the Martial Commander level!!!" Xu Guanghai's voice sounded like it was squeezed out from between his teeth; clearly, he was extremely unsettled inside.

"What?!" Except for Xu Chuanwei and Xu Chuanxin, everyone else stood up in shock...

"Is what she said true?!!!" Xu Chuanzhong shouted, his large hand involuntarily applying force, actually pressing a large handprint into the table.

"It's true! She has personally tested it, and the measured data can reach the Late Stage of Martial Commander!" Xu Guanghai dared not delay and hurriedly said.

"Could it be?!" Xu Chuanzhong's face was full of disbelief, and he muttered: "I remember Ruo Ying's cultivation is still at the Martial Master level, right?"

"Yes! She is currently at the Middle Stage of Martial Master!" Xu Guanghai nodded.

"A Martial Master who isn't even Innate, yet after putting on a mecha, can reach the strength of the Late Stage of Martial Commander? What kind of divine treasure is this?" Xu Chuanzhong was completely bewildered by this information. He looked blankly at Xu Chuanwei and Xu Chuanxin, wanting to see what they had to say.

Xu Chuanwei took a deep breath and finally spoke: "Now, immediately, right now, tell Ruo Ying to bring the mecha here!"

"Yes!!!" Xu Guanghai responded loudly and hurriedly sent a message to Xu Ruoying...

The commotion in the Xu Family Elder council hall was being watched by Long Yuan as he sped along. He felt helpless in his heart; he had clearly told Xu Ruoying not to disclose information about the mecha, but she turned around and leaked the information to the Xu Family Elder Council. It seems that expecting a woman to keep a so-called secret is simply a luxury!

Fortunately, the Xu Family Elder Council should also understand the value of that mecha and wouldn't go around spreading it...