Dongdan Shuiyue and Dongdan Motong were awakened by the cold wind while hanging on a high tree branch. They suddenly opened their eyes, rolled over, and fell face-first into the mud.

The master and servant returned to the He family in utter disarray.

Just as she finished washing up, He Maokun came from outside in a panic: "It's bad, Miss Shuiyue! Young Master Zhou Mingxuan of the Zhou family has come to our door with people from the Bai family. They specifically asked to see you, Miss Shuiyue."

Upon hearing this, Dong Dan Shuiyue flew into a rage:

You, Zhou Mingxuan, I was just about to settle accounts with you, and you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep!

"This Zhou Mingxuan is too arrogant. Miss, you are a direct descendant of the Dongdan family and the future young master of the Dongdan family. What is Zhou Mingxuan? He is just a collateral descendant in the Zhou family. He only got his position by currying favor with Zhou Boqing. How dare he show off his power in front of you, Miss?" Dongdan Motong was also annoyed.

She added fuel to the fire, wishing Dongdan Shuiyue would kill Zhou Mingxuan immediately.

"Gather all the people in your He family. Today, I will use Zhou Mingxuan to establish my authority!" Dong Dan Shuiyue was furious and smashed the dressing table in front of her into pieces with a single palm strike.

When Dong Dan Shuiyue led over a hundred members of the He family out in a menacing manner,

Zhou Mingxuan and more than a hundred members of the Bai family were blocking the entrance of the He family's residence and shouting.

The street outside the He family's house was packed with onlookers.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, whoever loses will lose face. This is no longer a personal grudge; it is a major matter concerning the reputation of both races.

"Dongdan Shuiyue, you're supposed to be from a prestigious family, yet you resort to such despicable acts as highway robbery! Give me back my goods!"

"Zhou Mingxuan, you dare to come here? I'm about to settle the score with you!"

Upon first meeting, Zhou Mingxuan and Dong Dan Shuiyue simultaneously launched attacks on each other, each eager to gain the upper hand.

"You're spouting nonsense!"

"Why wouldn't I dare to come!"

After saying that, the two of them started arguing back in unison, and the intense and exciting exchange was much more thrilling than listening to a storybook.

The onlookers watched without blinking, holding their breath as they waited for the fight to begin.

Ji Fengyao mingled among the crowd of onlookers.

She rested her right elbow on her left hand, her right index finger and thumb rubbing her pointed chin as she silently pondered:

Dong Dan Shuiyue already harbored doubts in her heart.

If we let them keep arguing like this, they'll definitely have to argue it out until it's all cleared up.

Then everyone will know that she is a third party stirring up trouble between the Zhou family and the Dongdan family.

Once the people in the Dongdan and Zhou families figure it out, all her previous efforts will have been in vain.

Ji Fengyao tilted her elbow, catching the seemingly simple-minded Hao Yan off guard, and gave him a wink.

Hao Yan may look simple-minded, but he's anything but. Receiving Ji Fengyao's shrewd look, he immediately understood and mumbled, "This is truly novel. Even the great families of our cultivation world engage in verbal sparring like ordinary mortals. Are you all afraid the other's fists are stronger than yours, afraid you'll get beaten to death?"

"That's hard to say. The more powerful the family, the more they cherish their lives. They're used to sleeping in luxury every day, how could they bear to die?" Zhuang Shaoze cleverly chimed in from a short distance away.

"Tell me, which family's fist is stronger, the Zhou family's or the Dongdan family's?" Ji Fengyao slyly started stirring up trouble.

The onlookers, who had resolved to remain silent and watch the drama unfold, were all infected by her animated gossip and couldn't help but whisper among themselves.