Lee's speculation

Currently, the Wang Family could be said to be on high alert.

All family members and disciples were holed up within the Wang Family's compound, not daring to step outside.

At this moment,

Outside the Wang Family's main hall, Li Yianan looked at the empty doorway, his heart filled with surprise.

For a first-rate family, pomp and circumstance were paramount; face was everything.

Yet, outside their main gate, there wasn't even a single doorman, which was truly strange.

"Please inform your Family Head that this old man, Li Yianan, has come to visit."

He suppressed the doubt in his heart and spoke loudly towards the hall entrance.

"The Wang Family is not convenient for guests. Family Head Li, please return."

Responding to him was a cold voice, tinged with a frigid aloofness that kept people a thousand miles away.

Li Yianan didn't mind being given the cold shoulder.

However, the other party's abnormal behavior made him even more certain that some unforeseen change had occurred within the Wang Family.

His gaze shifted slightly.

He seemed to have caught a whiff of something unusual.

Li Yianan turned and went back.

Upon returning to his family, he immediately convened a high-level meeting.

This meeting was rather special; even the Li Family's Old Ancestor came.

After all, the Overlord Body Inheritance had caused quite a stir throughout Nameless City, even alarming some old recluses who were in life-and-death seclusion.

The Li Family's Old Ancestor, Li Wushuang, was one of them.

Inside the main hall,

A group of Li Family high-ranking members gathered.

The Li Family's Old Ancestor, Li Wushuang, sat in the main seat.

The Family Head, Li Yianan, sat to his lower right.

On both sides were the various elders and protectors.

"Family Head, is this meeting you've called us for about a new idea for the Overlord Body Inheritance dispute?"

The Li Family's Grand Elder spoke.

Ever since the Nangong Family acquired the Overlord Body Inheritance, the entire Li Family had frequently gathered to plan how to seize it.

As the Grand Elder spoke, everyone's gaze converged on Li Yianan.

After a moment of contemplation, he said gravely, "The reason I called everyone here this time is not for the Overlord Body Inheritance, but to discuss the Wang Family's strange movements."

"The Wang Family's strange movements?"

As Li Yianan's words fell, the crowd present began to discuss animatedly.

Evidently, they were all aware of the Wang Family's abnormal behavior.

"Family Head, forgive our ignorance, but please speak plainly," the Li Family's Grand Elder said again at this point.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Good, we are all our own people, so I will directly state my conjecture."

Li Yianan said with a serious expression, "The Overlord Body Inheritance is desired by all three of our first-rate families. While the other two families haven't made any overt moves, who knows what they're doing behind the scenes!"

"Family Head, do you mean...?" The Grand Elder's expression changed slightly in surprise.

"Exactly."

"I suspect the Wang Family has already moved against the Nangong Family."

Li Yianan stated his conclusion.

Upon hearing this, everyone was greatly alarmed.

Whichever force obtained the Overlord Body Inheritance would have the potential to rise rapidly.

If the Wang Family were to fully assimilate the Overlord Body Inheritance, where would the Li Family stand in Nameless City in the future?

However, very quickly, someone retorted, "But Family Head, that doesn't seem right. If the Wang Family really moved against the Nangong Family, the Nangong Family couldn't possibly be safe and sound with no movement at all!"

"Precisely, that's what I'm about to say."

Li Yianan said with a serious expression, "Under normal circumstances, the Nangong Family would naturally not be safe and sound. Since the Nangong Family is safe and sound, and the Wang Family has instead holed up, there is only one possibility."

"What is it?"

Everyone looked at Li Yianan.

"That is, the Nangong Family is not as simple as we imagined."

"It's even so not simple that even the Wang Family dares not resist."

"Only then can it explain why the Wang Family is acting so abnormally."

This statement was truly shocking to everyone.

"Family Head, this... this can't be true!"

What kind of existence was the Wang Family?

What kind of existence was the Nangong Family?

One was a first-rate family, the other a second-rate family.

If a first-rate family was a tiger or leopard, then a second-rate family was no different from a sheep.

If not for the mutual apprehension among the three first-rate families, the Nangong Family would have long been annihilated.

Now, their Family Head actually speculated that the Nangong Family was so not simple that it made the Wang Family dare not resist, which sounded like a fantasy.

If not for Li Yianan's crucial position within the entire Li Family, had anyone else said such a thing, someone would probably have immediately scoffed at it as nonsense.

Even so, everyone's faces were still filled with disbelief and doubt.

For a moment, the sound of lively discussion and debate filled the air.

At this moment, the Li Family's Old Ancestor, Li Wushuang, spoke.

"Do you have any basis for saying this?"

The Li Family's Old Ancestor was undoubtedly a pillar of support within the entire family, holding a transcendent status.

As he spoke, the scene instantly quieted down.

Li Yianan said with a solemn expression, "To answer Old Ancestor, I previously went to visit the Wang Family, wanting to see what tricks they were playing."

"Only after going there did I realize that the Wang Family's gates were tightly shut, all core disciples had been recalled, and they had even activated their protective family array."

"They entered a state of combat alert."

"All of these indicate that a major change has occurred within the Wang Family."

"Since they've even activated the protective family array, I suspect that the Wang Family's Old Ancestor is also in great trouble."

Among the three first-rate forces, each family had a Tianxuan Realm Old Ancestor.

Logically speaking, with a Tianxuan Realm expert overseeing them, unless the other two major families attacked them collectively, they would absolutely not activate the protective family array.

Yet, the Wang Family did just that.

This couldn't help but make people ponder the reasons behind it.

As Li Yianan's deduction was presented, everyone's eyes lit up.

If the Family Head's words were true, wouldn't they have one less powerful competitor in the race for the Overlord Body Inheritance?

Li Yianan said opportunely, "Old Ancestor, I wonder if you noticed anything unusual last night?"

Li Wushuang heard this, and a peculiar glint appeared in his eyes.

"Last night, this Old Ancestor observed the stars and indeed sensed the aura of that old scoundrel, the Wang Family's Old Ancestor!"

"However, it was just a fleeting moment, disappearing in an instant."

"From what you say, that old fellow indeed has a problem, otherwise, the entire Wang Family wouldn't be acting this way!"

If Li Yianan's deduction made the Li Family members half-believe, then the Old Ancestor's words undoubtedly deepened that deduction.

"In that case, this Wang Family is no longer to be feared!"

"For the upcoming Overlord Body Inheritance, we only need to guard against the Chen Family!"

Someone said with excitement.

However, very quickly, Li Yianan poured cold water on everyone.

"Foolish!"

"If the deduction truly holds, since the Nangong Family can make the Wang Family act this way, why can't they make our Li Family follow suit?"

"In my opinion, regarding the Overlord Body Inheritance, the Li Family might as well slow down."

"If the Wang Family keeps its doors shut, the Chen Family will eventually make a move."

"Why not wait for the Chen Family to act?"

"Then we can adapt to the situation."

"The Family Head is wise!"

This proposal received unanimous approval from the Li Family's high-ranking members.

However, the content of the meeting was too incredible; they needed time to slowly process and digest it.

After all, the Nangong Family, in their eyes, was merely a weakling, an object that could be manipulated at will.

Now, the Family Head actually speculated that the other party was so not simple that it made the Wang Family activate its protective family array and hole up.

How could this not shock people?

Of course, all of this was merely speculation.

There was no concrete evidence.

Everything would have to wait for the Chen Family to verify it for them.

It must be said that in Nameless City,

The winds were stirring, and undercurrents surged.

An Overlord Body Inheritance, unbeknownst to many, had stirred the hearts of countless people.

The Li Family didn't have to wait too long.

The next day, the Chen Family made its move.

A group of high-ranking Chen Family disciples gathered.

There was a strong sense of sharpening blades and preparing for a family war.

"Finally, they're making a move?"

The Li Family members' expressions became serious as they observed the changing situation.

What they didn't expect was that they didn't wait for a major attack from the Chen Family on the Nangong Family; instead, they waited for the Chen Family Head, Chen Ping, to pay a visit.

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