"Master Li, be careful of your back..." Jiang Yuan reminded him.

Li Chengdao is not young anymore, and she was really afraid he would twist his back if he jumped like that.

“Master Jiang, I’ve grasped the Qi! I also feel like I’ve become stronger.”

"If I combine it with Qi, I might... be able to defeat my master!"

Li Chengdao ran up to Jiang Yuan as if showing off, and said happily.

The idea of ​​killing his master and inheriting Star Mountain also popped into his mind.

“Then you might get completely crushed by your master.” Jiang Yuan shattered Li Chengdao’s fantasy.

In some respects, Li Chengdao's master was truly capable, and quite capable at that.

On the other hand, there are no slackers or good-for-nothings on Xingchen Mountain.

"I was just saying. That's my master. Do you think I could take him down? I know how to respect my teacher!" Li Chengdao immediately replied.

There was a knock on the door.

Without saying a word, Li Chengdao ran to open the door.

Upon opening it, you'll see two people, one big and one small, standing in front of you.

Ster had a cast on his arm and looked like he had just woken up, his eyes still sleepy, and he even yawned.

He was clearly woken up by the noise.

As for the other person, he forced a smile at Li Chengdao, "Master Li, we meet again."

"Mr. Xia, what are you doing here?" Li Chengdao opened the door and let the two in, then couldn't help but ask.

After Ye Shanhe's funeral, Xia Yeming greeted him, saying that he would be attending a banquet in a few days and needed to go back in advance to prepare.

Not long after, Xia Yeming came to find him himself.

"Master Jiang." As soon as Xia Yeming entered the room, his gaze fell on Jiang Yuan, and he greeted her.

Ster glanced at Xia Yeming out of the corner of his eye, then looked at Jiang Yuan.

For a moment, he didn't know whether to say that Jiang Yuan had a wide network of connections and knew Xia Yeming, or that Xia Yeming was lucky to know Jiang Yuan.

Xia Yeming is also a celebrity, and there are many rumors about him.

A dark horse in the antique world, born for this, elegant and dignified, and so on.

There's also a major news story about Xia Yeming recently.

He discovered an artifact from a thousand years ago. The craftsmanship of that artifact was different from that of artifacts from other dynasties; the mother-of-pearl inlay was exquisite and magnificent.

This led him to propose a bold idea: that, in addition to the countries recorded in history, there was another country a thousand years ago that was not recorded in history.

Xia Yeming produced evidence, causing turmoil within the archaeological community.

They are delving into this area and are collecting information and data.

Archaeological authorities have directly announced in the news that Xia Yeming's discovery is very likely true.

The fact that they said such things proves that they also have some accurate information.

This bold idea was proposed by Xia Yeming, who then provided the materials he had to authorities in the archaeological field for research.

Naturally, there were many more topics surrounding him.

"Mr. Xia," Jiang Yuan greeted him.

"The party I'm attending is being held in D City. As soon as I got off the plane, my assistant told me that you and Master Jiang were also in D City," Xia Yeming explained in a few words.

"This must be the comrade from the Secret Service, right?"

"Hello, my name is Xia Yeming."

Xia Yeming extended his hand politely and gently, showing no disdain for Inster because he looked like a child, or any sense that the Bureau of Mysteries shouldn't have sent a child.

"Hello." Xia Yeming's gesture left a good impression on Ster, who reached out and gently placed his hand on Xia Yeming's.

"A cocktail party? I thought it was a banquet to view antiques. When did Mr. Xia become interested in wine?" Li Chengdao asked in confusion.

He had known Xia Yeming for a long time and knew him quite well.

Xia Yeming wasn't a heavy drinker.

I can only drink one cup at most.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't be interested in cocktail parties.

"Yes, it's a cocktail party hosted by the Jiang family."

"The Jiang family?" Upon hearing the name of the Jiang family, Jiang Yuan and Ster exchanged glances and said in unison.

"The character 'Jiang' has the water radical (氵) in its name." Xia Yeming looked at the two people's expressions with confusion, wondering why they reacted so strongly when the Jiang family was mentioned.

“The Jiang family holds a banquet every year, and those who are invited are one in a million. They are either major tycoons or people of extraordinary status. Very few people can catch the eye of the Jiang family and get an invitation to the banquet. I was just lucky to get one,” Xia Yeming explained.

The Xia family has considerable assets and a high social standing, yet they have never received an invitation to the Jiang family's banquet over the years.

It is clear that the threshold for attending the Jiang family banquet is very high.

He has now received an invitation, presumably because of his recent discovery of a new dynasty, which has caused quite a stir.

“However, I don’t want to go, but…” Xia Yeming continued, then stopped midway through his sentence.

“But you’re afraid of the Jiang family,” Ster said, adding on Xia Yeming’s behalf.

Xia Yeming frowned slightly, a hint of worry in his eyes, clearly fearing the Jiang family.

"You're right. I had no idea the Jiang family had ever held a cocktail party before I received the invitation."

“I specifically looked it up. In fact, the Jiang family holds a banquet every year, but they keep it very low-key. So low-key that apart from those who received the invitation, no one else knows that the banquet exists.”

"I have very little information available. I can only find out some things about the party through the Xia family and my teacher's connections."

At this point, Xia Yeming's expression turned serious.

"If the newlyweds who receive the invitation refuse the Jiang family's invitation and do not attend the party, they will die mysteriously within the next year."

"Of course, there are exceptions, such as Senior Ye Shanhe."

"According to Madam Ye, Senior Ye Shanhe received invitations to the banquet for several years in a row, but he never attended."

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