The staff member sitting across from the table stared at the ID card with a puzzled expression. Suddenly, his pupils shrank, and he stood up suddenly as if sitting on a spring, exclaiming in surprise, "Chu Xixuan? Young Master Chu!"

The others were also shocked with their mouths wide open, and some were frantically flipping through newspapers and magazines.

Chu Xixuan was no ordinary figure. Everyone in the entire Lanxuan Continent knew his name. Newspapers and magazines covered finance, politics, entertainment, and so on. Almost every section had Chu Xixuan's photo. He was more famous than a celebrity, but they simply hadn't expected him to visit a small place like theirs.

"Why don't you call your mayor over?" Chu Xixuan frowned and said unhappily.

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away, I'll go right away!" When asked by Chu Xixuan, the staff member reacted instantly and rushed out the door.

A clever female staff member had already prepared some tea and brought it over, saying carefully and politely, "Mr. Chu, please sit down for a moment. The mayor will be here soon!"

The female staff member also made a cup of tea for Wu Xuzi and Lan Ziye.

So the three of them sat down on the sofa in the office and waited for the mayor to arrive.

Wu Xuzi, holding a teacup, approached Lan Ziye with a smug look on his face and said, "See, it was wise to bring Young Master Chu here. Otherwise, how could we have received such treatment?" He paused and lowered his voice, "This kind of poor place is the most unreasonable place. If it weren't for Young Master Chu's status, these people wouldn't even talk to you!"

Lan Ziye glanced at Wu Xuzi coldly and said in a cold voice: "I think it would be more convenient to go directly into the village!"

Wu Xuzi: ...Well, luckily I brought Chu Xixuan with me, otherwise he would have really lost his life here! (?_?)

Lan Ziye was too lazy to pay attention to Wu Xuzi. He leaned close to Chu Xixuan's ear and whispered, "Actually, we can go directly to the mayor's office!" What a waste of time waiting here!

"No need!" Chu Xixuan glanced at Lan Ziye indifferently and said coldly.

Lan Ziye: .....Is this what Third Brother always said, about acting like a superior?

Lan Ziye sighed inwardly, it turned out that it was the same in every era.

Not long after he finished speaking, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door, and then a man in his forties, with a square face, dark skin, wearing a gray suit, and of average appearance and build walked in. Behind him followed the staff member who had just run out.

As soon as he entered the office, he walked straight towards Chu Xixuan, bent over, stretched out his hands, and said modestly: "I didn't know that Master Chu would come here. I hope you don't mind if I fail to welcome you!"

Chu Xixuan symbolically extended his hand and shook hands with the mayor, then said bluntly, "I want to know about Jiangjia Village!"

"Jiangjia Village?" The mayor was slightly startled, then his face turned serious and he said, "Master, let's talk somewhere else!"

Chu Xixuan nodded, and the three of them followed the mayor to another empty office.

The mayor personally made tea for Chu Xixuan, Lan Ziye, and Wu Xuzi, then sat across from them and asked, "Have you also heard about what happened in Jiangjia Village?"

Lan Ziye looked confused.

"Alas!" the mayor sighed and continued, "There's no one left in Jiangjia Village now. They're all dead, killed by monsters!"

"What did you say?" Lan Ziye's eyes widened in shock.