When the Shangguan family saw the Xie family, they were first stunned, then overjoyed. How could they forget that they had a good relationship with the Xie family in Pengcheng! Moreover, the Xie family wielded immense power in China. Several of Master Xie's brothers held important positions in the capital, and a single word from Master Xie could command respect from most of the top-ranking officials in the capital!
Although the Shangguan family could also access officials of the Yan rank, they were only at the deputy Yan rank, and even then, they treated them with deference. Unlike Master Xie, who had access to officials of the full Yan rank and wielded absolute influence and authority; many officials of the full and deputy Yan ranks had to listen to him!
In contrast, the Shangguan family is quite unlucky. When they speak, national-level officials listen only to them when they are in a bad mood, and they can simply ignore them.
Therefore, Master Xie is an absolute powerhouse in the eyes of the Shangguan family! After all, it was rumored that Master Xie was once one of the candidates for the Yan Jun, but he lost by a single vote! You can imagine how powerful this identity is; he's practically half a Xia King!
The reason why the Shangguan family could be on good terms with the Xie family is quite simple: when Master Xie was serving in Guangdong, the Shangguan family helped him complete many projects to achieve political success, and they often presented him with rare treasures on his birthday. Therefore, the relationship between the Shangguan family and the Xie family can be considered quite special.
"Thank you, Grandpa!"
Shangguan Mingyue immediately ran happily to Master Xie and bowed to him, saying, "Mingyue greets Grandpa Xie!"
She was genuinely delighted to suddenly see Grandpa Xie, because she believed that with Grandpa Xie's power, he could definitely crush Ye Chen! After all, he was a citizen of China, so he couldn't possibly disobey Grandpa Xie! Moreover, with the Xie family's immense power, the Martial Alliance of China would surely be at his beck and call. Using the Martial Alliance to intimidate Ye Chen would surely scare him to death.
After all, the Martial Alliance has gathered all the martial talents in the world, including some cultivators from deep mountains. He believed that no matter how powerful Ye Chen was, he couldn't possibly be unafraid of the entire Martial Alliance!
Now, we can finally hold our heads high!
She gave Ye Chen a smug look, as if to say, 'You're doomed!'
Ye Chen didn't pay much attention to that look, but was thinking about why the Xie family had come. He quickly realized that he had promised the old man that he would find him a companion.
Seeing Ye Chen's stunned expression, Shangguan Mingyue felt even more smug. This guy must recognize the Xie family and know how powerful they are, so he was completely dumbfounded to see how good she was to Grandpa Xie!
When Leng Qingqiu saw the Xie family arrive, she frowned. However, when she saw her junior brother looking calm and even had a faint smile on his face, she was no longer worried. She couldn't help but wonder, "This little guy, has he even taken over the Xie family?"
After all, the Xie family was truly extraordinary; they hadn't even attended her junior brother's birthday banquet. But what she didn't know was that the Xie family had no idea the banquet was for Ye Chen; otherwise, they would have rushed over eagerly.
The moment Shangguan Haokun saw Master Xie, it was as if he had suddenly seen the sun appear in the dark sky, instantly lifting his spirits. With Master Xie's help, Ye Chen would definitely have to obediently submit! He glanced at Ye Chen with a smug look, only to find the other man still smiling. He immediately found Ye Chen utterly ridiculous—daring to act arrogantly in front of the Xie family! He had really mistaken the family for his own! He quickly dragged his skeletal body over to Master Xie and greeted him, "Oh, Master Xie, long time no see! How have you been?"
He reached out his hand to Master Xie, his face full of excitement and exhilaration, as well as the pleasure of being suddenly released from long-suppressed feelings!
"Haokun, I'm fine, what's wrong with you?"
Master Xie frowned, staring at Shangguan Haokun, whose mouth was spitting blood like it had been eaten from a persimmon. Suddenly, he looked at the ground again and noticed a lot of red liquid staining it—a color that didn't resemble a persimmon at all! He then looked at Shangguan Haokun in shock: "Haokun, you've vomited a lot of blood!"
Hearing this question, Shangguan Haokun felt extremely uncomfortable. He thought to himself, "Of course! I've vomited four times already. I feel like I'm going to die!"
If it weren't for the fact that Master Xie had the ability to suppress Ye Chen, Shangguan Haokun really wouldn't have had the strength to greet Master Xie like that.
Seeing that her grandfather was hesitant to speak, Shangguan Mingyue immediately said to Master Xie, "That's right, Grandpa Xie, my grandfather is on the verge of death, which is why we came to Xuanhuju for treatment, but we never expected..."
"Great! Xuanhuju is great!"
Before Shangguan Mingyue could finish speaking, Master Xie praised Xuanhuju, because he already knew that the owner of Xuanhuju was Ye Chen, and Ye Chen had pulled him back from the brink of death. He immediately rushed to Ye Chen and put his arm around his shoulder affectionately: "Young friend Ye, your Xuanhuju is really famous now. Even the Shangguan family has come looking for you. Not bad, not bad!"
"Not at all, thank you for your kind words, sir."
Ye Chen was polite, smiling broadly, appearing completely at ease with Master Xie. After all, only he knew Master Xie's secret! No, it should be said that Master Xie had only shared his secret with him; their relationship was truly beyond question.
"You flatter me, young friend Ye. In my eyes, you are the best, even better than my sons!"
Master Xie was generous with his praise for Ye Chen, after all, only Ye Chen could take him to find his old partner!
Ye Chen was both amused and exasperated by the old man's praise. Was the old man deliberately trying to take advantage of him? But seeing that the old man was old enough to be his grandfather and genuinely appreciated him, he didn't mind at all.
At this moment, Grandpa Shangguan and his grandson stood frozen in place like statues! What had they just witnessed? They simply couldn't believe it! Their trusted patron, Elder Xie, was praising Ye Chen so highly and affectionately putting his arm around his shoulder, as if he were his own grandson! Truly, the smile Elder Xie showed when he saw Ye Chen was something they had never seen before; it was an expression of immense joy!
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