Meng Ye suddenly looked up. "Father, did you investigate me?"
"You are my daughter. I'll naturally pay attention to you."
Meng Chen snorted coldly and said with disdain, "Such a small city like Yunhai City does not even deserve my attention. Do you really have to like that kind of person?"
"1... Xiao Chen even defeated Zhao Qian! No younger generation is stronger than him!"
"Haha, what's the use of him being good at fighting?"
Meng Chen smirked and said proudly, "You should know that a person's strength is nothing in front of all the families. So what if he can defeat Zhao Qian? If I am determined, I can make him vanish immediately."
Meng Ye wanted to speak but stopped. She sighed in her heart but said nothing.
At the Zhao family's mansion, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes.
"Level four of the Xuanwu Realm!"
Bam! A muffled thunder suddenly rang out in mid-air. In his eyes and body, there was a flash of thunder and lightning, and terrible energy emitted from the inside. He had been sleeping continuously for a month, and his cultivation progress had greatly improved. He had reached level four of the Xuanwu Realm!
At this moment, the Xuan energy in his body was like a vast ocean, shining with silver light, and each drop looked powerful. It seemed that any drop that leaked out could penetrate a small mountain.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door.
"Young Master Xiao, today is the Seven Families Meeting. Master Zhao Qian would like to invite you to go together," a servant outside the door said respectfully.
"All right, I understand."
Xiao Chen answered, got up, and walked out of the room. Outside, a luxuriously decorated carriage was parked quietly. Zhao Fenglei, Zhao Menghu, and Zhao Qian had been waiting there for a long time. As soon as they saw Xiao Chen, they hurriedly greeted him.
Xiao Chen did not say much. He nodded to them and said, "Let's go."
As he spoke, he walked toward the carriage.
"Young Master Xiao, sit tight."
Zhao Qian took the responsibility of a stableman. He quickly sat in front of them and swung the whip to drive the carriage away from the Zhao family mansion and head to the meeting place.
Inside the carriage, Zhao Fenglei wanted to say something, but he stopped and kept looking at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen closed his eyes slightly and said lightly, "Master Zhao Fenglei, please be straightforward."
"Sigh, Young Master Xiao, don't be careless this time. This meeting is very troublesome because the Ouyang family has contacted the Wang family in Fengyang Regional City, and there will be an expert coming to assist them."
"According to the news I've heard, the strength of that expert has reached level four of the Xuanwu Realm."
Level four of the Xuanwu Realm.
Although he was only one level above him, Zhao Fenglei was very clear that the gap between them was extremely large. In front of him, he would be like an ant and he would not be able to withstand any of his moves.
"Level four of the Xuanwu Realm?"
Xiao Chen nodded slightly but said nothing. In his opinion, level four of the Xuanwu Realm was just ordinary, and it was not much different from Zhao Fenglei. Even if he was still at level one of the Xuanwu Realm, he was still confident in winning. Not to mention that he had already reached level four of the Xuanwu Realm.
But in the eyes of Zhao Fenglei and Zhao Menghu, his expression made them feel even more desperate.
"Even Xiao Chen has nothing to say?"
In their eyes, Xiao Chen was extremely arrogant, just like the day when he came to the Zhao family's mansion and said that he wanted to kill someone. But when he heard of a level four Xuanwu Realm expert, he became anxious? He was obviously scared.
"Sigh, I'm afraid that Xiao Chen is no match for a level four Xuanwu Realm expert. He can defeat me, but that's his limit!"
"Moreover, the Wang family's reputation is too great. He would definitely feel fear."
"Sigh, there is no other way. Who knows, today, the Ouyang family will be the number one family in Tianyang Prefecture. However, I am not willing to let that happen."
Zhao Fenglei thought with a sigh, clenching his fists and loosening them.
Two hours later, the carriage arrived at the place where the Seven Families Meeting was held—the Martial Arts Hall.
The Tianyang Prefecture's government was divided into the Martial Arts Hall and the Administrative Hall. The Administrative Hall was responsible for all kinds of government affairs. The Martial Arts Hall was for the selection of martial artists or to conduct large-scale battles. It was so sturdy that even a level nine Xuanwu Realm expert would not be able to destroy it. Therefore, every year, the Seven Families Meeting would be held there.
The four of them got off the carriage and were about to enter the Martial Arts Hall when suddenly, Xiao Chen's eyes narrowed. He saw a group of people coming from afar and his feet stopped.
"They're from the Meng family!"
Zhao Menghu's heart moved, and he explained in a low voice, "The head of the family is Meng Chen, the Patriarch of the Meng family. His cultivation is at level one of the Xuanwu Realm. The old man beside him is the strongest of the Meng family, and he's at the peak of level one of the Xuanwu Realm."
"As for that young girl, she is Meng Chen's daughter."
As they spoke, Meng Chen and the others walked over. With a haggard face, Meng Ye lowered her head and walked through the crowd. Suddenly, she felt a gaze and saw a tall figure when she looked up.
"Xiao Chen."
She could not help but cry softly, a pure smile on her face. As she shouted, she moved her feet and subconsciously walked toward Xiao Chen.
However, a hand suddenly reached out and stopped her. Meng Chen called out coldly, "Meng Ye!"
Meng Ye suddenly stopped.
Meng Chen's gaze turned to Xiao Chen. Arrogant and disdainful, he said coldly, "So you are Xiao Chen? I heard that you've saved my daughter's life. Thank you."
"As for the interaction, forget it. You don't deserve it."
"I don't deserve it?"
Xiao Chen was stunned and looked at Meng Chen with some amusement. This was his first time meeting Meng Chen, yet he ended up being insulted already?
"Do you think that you're very strong?"
Meng Chen glanced at the Zhao family and shook his head, saying, "I thought you were a hero when I heard that you've beaten Zhao Qian. I did not expect you to be with the Zhao family in the blink of an eye. It seems that you are surrendering to the Zhao family."
"A servant is not qualified to have any contact with the jewel of our Meng family."
Xiao Chen's eyes suddenly turned cold. Meng Chen's words were too unpleasant to listen to. Each word was like a blade. If he had not been Meng Ye's father, he would have beaten him until he was senseless.
At the side, Zhao Menghu also could not bear to hear Meng Chen's words. He said in a low voice, "Patriarch of the Meng family, you should be careful with what you say. With your status, it's not right to say such things."
"It's inappropriate? I don't think so."
Meng Chen said indifferently, and the way he looked at the Zhao family was not as respectful as before. After all, he had already agreed to the marriage with the Ouyang family, and the Ouyang family was going to be the number one family in Tianyang Prefecture. Soon, the Zhao family would be history.
"By the way, I'll kindly remind you that this guy is likely to have ulterior motives. You'd better be careful. I suspect that this guy got close to Meng Ye because he wants to climb up to the top of my Meng family and achieve great success."
"He's just a countryman from a small town. He has no connections, and climbing up by using connections is undoubtedly the fastest way of promotion."
Meng Chen made his deduction while flicking his fingers, as if he were a man of wisdom.
However, when he said this, he did not notice that Zhao Fenglei and the others were all smirking at him.
Xiao Chen surrendered to them and was now the Zhao family's servant? Also, Xiao Chen wanted to climb the ladder of the Meng family? This Meng Chen really had the guts to say things like that.
[AN]
am really sorry so the late update of chapters, something came up but i promise it won't happen again.
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