Upon reaching the inside where servants could be seen rushing left and right, Li Shen brought the Xiao Family into the living room where a beautiful young lady was waiting on her seat.
"Father." The young lady stood up and greeted.
"This is the Xiao Family. Be sure to treat them with respect."
The young lady bowed to them with an elegant smile. "Li He greets the Xiao Family."
When Xiao Long looked at her, it only took a glance for him to see her cultivation base.
"Ninth Level Profound Qi Realm."
"This is Li Hu, the eldest daughter of my Li Family. I am sure you have met before."
Xiao Tian laughed. "Little Hu, you sure have grown into a fine beauty!"
"Senior Xiao is being too courteous."
"My father is only speaking of the truth. Senior apprentice-sister is truly a beauty." Xiao Cheng said with a handsome smile.
Li Hu looked at him and smiled. "Junior apprentice-brother Xiao. You also came."
"Oh? You two have already met before?" Li Shen looked at the two of them.
"We belong to the same sect, so it isn't weird that we have seen each other before." Xiao Xiang said.
The two families spoke with each other as though they were close acquaintances despite only their parents were close to each other.
Xiao Long watched them from a distance, not participating in their talk.
"Humans are really good at faking smiles…"
He shook his head inwardly.
"Long'er, why are you all the way over there? Come and join us." Xiao Mo Li noticed him and beckons him to join them.
Everybody there stopped talking and turned to look at him.
"I'd like to use the restroom." Xiao Long said with a nonchalant face.
"Oh, the restroom is at the end of the hallway before the turn to your right." Li Shen pointed to the direction.
"Thank you."
Xiao Long turns and walks away, leaving the two families alone.
Despite being a part of the family, he wasn't the type to communicate with others, much less talk about pointless things with a fake smile. He'd rather stroll around this unfamiliar place.
"Are you fine with that?" Li Shen turns to look at Xiao Mo Li.
She smiles bitterly and nods. "He does not open his heart easily to others; it has been this way ever since he was little."
Xiao Long followed the hallway all the way to the end, but he did not stop and continued to walk.
"This is my first time leaving the city and going to another, I should take this time to explore."
During his time as the Calamity God, he would kill time by traversing the vast and unknown Universe, which was the majority of the time.
From the myriad of stars in the Universe to the countless dangerous reaches and secret areas unknown to mankind, the Calamity God has seen it all.
To the Calamity God, exploring quickly became a lifestyle, something he would do every day just to make time pass.
Xiao Long wandered aimlessly, and he ended up in a spacious room that looked more like a hallway.
At the end of this hallway was an exquisite golden statue with the shape of a dragon curled around itself, looking as though it was sleeping. This statue was 40 feet in height; its head nearly touching the ceiling. And despite being a statue without life, Xiao Long was able to notice the tiny amount of ancient aura being emitted from the statue.
Xiao Long was stunned at first, but he smiled after a moment. He then began walking towards the golden statue.
However, before he could even take two steps, a sweet voice filled with alert resounded from behind him.
"Halt! Do not take another step!"
Xiao Long stopped walking and turned around to look at the graceful young lady behind him. He calmly looked at her gorgeous features that were apparent at glance. Her figure was tall and slim, and the dark-blue chang-pao with roses she was wearing greatly enhanced her charm. Her long black hair flowed down her straight back like a waterfall, and her clear eyes flickered with light like the stars in a night sky. This young lady looked like a goddess, a peerless beauty.
However, no matter how beautiful or charming this young lady was in the eyes of others, in the eyes of Xiao Long, she was just another human.
"Who are you and what are you doing here? If you are a guest, then you need to leave quickly. This place is only authorized for those surnamed Li, and no matter what your background is, if my father sees you here, he will surely get angry."
The young lady kindly explained to him, thinking he was just a lost guest who had aimlessly wandered in here, as he seemed too young and elegant to be anyone suspicious.
"That golden statue… where did you get it?"
Xiao Long asked her something she never expected, catching her off guard.
"Huh? Oh, that statue has been there since forever, before even my grandfather was born, so I am unsure of its origins."
"Is that so?" Xiao Long smiled with a mysterious feeling.
"Do you perhaps know its origin?" The young lady suddenly had this feeling appear in her heart after seeing his mysterious smile, her gaze flickering with curiosity.
"It's just a thing used in the ancient times by mortals to worship a certain god," Xiao Long told her the truth. "It is said to bring great fortune to those who take care of it."
"Used to worship gods?" The young lady, who love to hear such childish stories, became much more intrigued upon hearing his words. "Do you happen to know the name of this god?" she asked as she walked closer to him.
When the young lady got close enough to touch him, Xiao Long smiled and said, "The Calamity God."
"Eh?" The young lady instantly halted her movements, looking dumbfounded.