"Dreaming of making me apologize to a servant? Is that possible?" Xia Nan said firmly.
Xiang Chen showed a cold smile and said, "How despicable. Do you want me to break your legs too and make you crawl back? Let the Xia family see how you crawl."
"You..." Xia Nan's face changed in shock. If it were true, he would lose face.
"Fine, I apologize to her. Xiang Chen, let's see how long you can be arrogant. Your uncle is just a son-in-law, don't think he can protect you," Xia Nan threatened. He bowed to Manhe and then ran off with drooping arms.
"If you're a man, seek revenge on me in the future, not a woman," Xiang Chen said coldly to Xia Nan's back.
"Master, thank you," Manhe said gratefully to Xiang Chen. His words had deeply affected her.
Can a small person have their own dignity?
"No need to thank me," Xiang Chen smiled gently, no longer as cruel as before.
"Gurgle gurgle..."
Xiang Chen's stomach grumbled again.
Xiang Chen smiled wryly and said, "Looks like I need to trouble Manhe to bring more food."
"Okay, Master, wait here," Manhe smiled and went to the kitchen to get food.
In a big family like this, there is no shortage of food, especially for martial artists at the Body Tempering stage.
Xia Family, in the main hall.
A group of people sat in two rows, with a middle-aged man sitting at the main seat. This middle-aged man wore a luxurious blue robe, had a goatee, and looked about fifty years old, with an imposing demeanor and shining eyes.
On both sides, there were other important members of the Xia family.
The middle-aged man was Xia Fenghu, the elder of the Xia family.
In the center of the hall stood a man in his thirties wearing a black robe.
Xiang Heng was Xiang Chen's third uncle and a son-in-law of the Xia family.
"Xiang Heng, who allowed you to bring Xiang Chen to the Xia family without permission? Do you know what you are doing?" a Xia family elder, Xia Cheng, sternly reprimanded.
"That's right, this kid's identity is very sensitive now. I heard he even poisoned his own elder brother and was kicked out of the Xiang family. Dowager Lin wants him dead. By bringing him to the Xia family, don't you know it will affect the relationship between our two families?" another elder said coldly.
Xia Fenghu looked at Xiang Heng and said coldly, "Xiang Heng, I know he's your nephew, but what you did in this matter was too thoughtless."
Xiang Heng stood tall and said, "I've watched my nephew grow up. I know his character very well. It's absolutely impossible for him to poison his elder brother. Obviously, it's a trap set by Dowager Lin to secure the future of her son in the Xiang family."
"That's not the point. You just need to know that Xiang Chen is now a target of the Xiang family. By sending him back to the Xiang family, our Xia family cannot accommodate him," Xia Fenghu said indifferently.
He didn't want to offend Dowager Lin for a useless person.
"That's right, kick him out of the Xia family!" other elders chimed in.
"This kid can't stay in the Xia family. In a few days, the Xiang Mansion will find out that Xiang Chen is with us," almost all the elders unanimously opposed Xiang Chen staying in the Xia family.
"Sending him back is a dead end. Besides, he is my nephew. I cannot do the heartless thing of sending him into the jaws of a tiger. I have been in the Xia family for eight years. You know well how much I have contributed to the Xia family. Can't the Xia family accommodate a young man?" Xiang Heng said coldly to the people present at the Xia family.
He was just a son-in-law and no one in the Xia family would speak up for him.
"We have not treated you badly in the Xia family," Xia Cheng said with a cold smile.
"Xiang Heng, I know you are a man of loyalty, but this is not about you. This kid is involved in too many things and is not suitable to stay in the Xia family." Xia Fenghu advised in a friendly tone.
"Indeed, it is in times of crisis that one's true nature is revealed. When my elder brother was not in trouble, were you all wearing this mask?" Xiang Heng sneered. He looked at the people present and said, "Don't forget, Xiang Chen and Qingcheng have a marriage engagement."
"Marriage engagement? Hah, do you think he's still worthy of Qingcheng? Now she has become the direct disciple of the head of the Wilderness Institute, with unlimited prospects in the future. She will marry someone at the level of a prince, not this waste," Xia Cheng sneered.
"Xia Cheng, watch your words. Who are you calling a waste?" Xiang Heng shouted, an overwhelming energy field pressing towards Xia Cheng.
"Isn't he?" Xia Cheng's face turned ugly, and he stood up, saying that he may not match Xiang Heng in cultivation, but he wouldn't lose in terms of aura.
"Everyone in the Shang Kingdom knows that Xiang Chen is a waste that cannot cultivate. If he had the talent of his elder brother, that would be another matter. King Xiang was a hero in his time, but he has such a waste as his descendant, it's truly pitiful," other elders also sneered.
"So you are determined not to accommodate Xiang Chen, huh?" Xiang Heng said coldly.
No one in the room spoke, but their attitude was evident.
"Very well, if you won't accommodate him, I will divorce He and leave the Xia family. I will take Xiang Chen with me," Xiang Heng said firmly.
At this statement, the expressions of many people present changed slightly. If Xiang Heng left the Xia family, it would be a big loss for the Xia family.
"Xiang Heng, calm down," Xia Fenghu said. "The Xia family is not incapable of accommodating Xiang Chen, but how to accept him. We will definitely incur Dowager Lin's enmity, which is very detrimental to the family."
"Hehe, it's all about your interests. Alright, what conditions do I have to meet to keep Xiang Chen in the Xia family?" Xiang Heng sneered.
"If you want to keep him in the Xia family, you must sign a life-long contract. From now on, you must completely sever ties with the Xiang family, and never betray the Xia family, working for the Xia family for the rest of your life," Xia Fenghu said indifferently.
A contract appeared in his hand, and Xiang Heng's face changed. This meant he would be a slave to the Xia family for life, a document of selling oneself.
"Are you really going to be so ruthless?" Xiang Heng said coldly.
"Without the protection of the Xia family, you and Xiang Chen, even if you leave the Xia family, will face endless pursuit from Dowager Lin in the future," Xia Fenghu said calmly, having already forecasted Xiang Heng's attitude.
"And can you really let go of He and your own daughter leaving the Xia family?"
Xiang Heng's face turned dark, and at that moment, he seemed to suddenly understand that this meeting was not just about Xiang Chen but also targeted him.
However, his concern was firmly controlled by the other party.
"Fine, I'll sign," Xiang Heng took a deep breath and said decisively. "However, the Xia family must promise to protect him within the Xia family."
He closed his eyes, deeply troubled, "Chen, you don't need to know all of this. I just hope you have a peaceful life. Elder brother, I hope I have lived up to your trust..."