Meng Xiuyi shifted her gaze to Shangguan Liuyue, her eyes questioning.
Shangguan Liuyue remained completely unperturbed: "Of course, it's just that I rarely appear in public, so many people don't recognize me."
That makes sense.
Shangguan Jinghong was not a member of the direct line, so she had no right to question him and therefore did not ask any further questions.
Cultivators recover from injuries much faster than ordinary people. Although it has only been two days, Han Fei's injuries have already healed to almost full strength.
She was led by Han Chao, her gaze cold as she watched the two people disappear into the distance.
The old woman said calmly, "Miss, you should be clear about the purpose of this trip. It's your first time on a mission, so it's best not to act recklessly and ruin the head of the family's plans."
Han Fei glanced at her coldly: "Nanny, you should mind your own business. Although you are my eldest sister's personal nanny, I am the master after all. I don't need you to lecture me all day long."
The old woman smiled and lowered her head, saying nothing more.
Han Chao also snorted coldly and said, "Granny, you should worry less. I will definitely keep a close eye on Miss."
He naturally knew that Han Fei's sudden attack on Meng Wanwan was instigated by the nanny, but this person was sent by the head of the family. Although he was the twelfth elder of the side hall and had a place in the Han family, he would never dare to offend the people around the young lady.
Meng Wanwan and Helian Xiao flew through the crowd on their swords, and when they happened to fly nearby, they overheard the conversation.
This was the first time Meng Wanwan had ever heard the word "nanny" since she came into this world.
After all, in the TV dramas I watched in my previous life, the word "嬷嬷" (momo) was mostly used in ancient romance dramas.
She whispered to Helian Xiao, "Why does the Han family have 'nannies'? What kind of mysterious position is that?"
Helian Xiao chuckled: "This has to do with the history of the Han family. People in this world only know that the Han family appeared after the war between gods and demons, but they don't know that before that, the Han family was just a small mortal official in the ruling system of the mortal world."
Meng Wanwan was stunned: "This... it's only been a little over five hundred years since the war between gods and demons, right? In just over five hundred years, a mortal family has become one of the four great families?"
Helian Xiao still wore that disdainful smile: "But the Han family did indeed achieve it, not only did they achieve it, but they also made the Han family thrive. Do you think Han Fei's arrogance is her innate nature? Ha, that's the confidence the Han family gave her."
"Although the people from the Han family were quite polite to my father this time, it was only on the surface. My father is a Nascent Soul cultivator, and the Han family has no shortage of Nascent Soul cultivators."
Meng Wanwan asked, "Is it the ancestor of the Han family?"
Helian Xiao shook his head: "No, it's his descendant. The Han family's ancestor died five hundred years ago."
Goodness, the Han family's luck is really strong.
Helian Xiao continued, "Although the Han family has moved from the mortal world to their current residence, their way of life remains the same as in the mortal world back then, and the position of nanny is unique to the Han family."
Meng Wanwan felt as if a fantasy world had suddenly been inserted into an ancient world, and exclaimed, "This Han family is really something, Uncle. Do you think this Han family could be the same Han family that Zhu Ting's father belongs to?"
Helian Xiao immediately denied it: "The Han family did indeed appear after the war between gods and demons, that's true. Unless, all the history books in the world are wrong."
Obviously, that's impossible.
Meng Wanwan shrugged and said, "Alright then."
Helian Xiao sighed, "I wonder what the Shangguan family is here for this time..."
We'll find out about this once they land at noon.
At the landing site, a large group of people had gathered, all dressed in white uniforms with gold patterns.
Helian Xiao frowned: "Why are the people from Mirage here?"
This was Meng Wanwan's first time meeting someone from Mirage, and she asked, "What's wrong with Mirage? Aren't they one of the four major sects?"
Helian Xiao sheathed his sword, and the two of them walked to Meng Xiuyi's side together. He whispered, "The people of Mirage have always been very arrogant, and they live in the most remote part of the continent. Logically speaking, even if they knew about the Poison Mist Forest, they shouldn't have allowed so many people to come here."
The Nine Realms Continent is vast. The Mirage resides on the westernmost edge of the Nine Realms Continent. Even if one were to travel the entire distance on a sword, it would still take a month or two. Not everyone can withstand such a consumption of spiritual energy.
Unless they brought flying magical artifacts, it might be a little better. But that also proves that there must be some people with extremely high strength among those who came.
The Mirage has always disdained to quarrel with the people of the central and eastern regions, because they consider themselves the closest to miracles and have their own spiritually rich places to cultivate themselves. Over the years, they have rarely participated in matters in the east.
That's why Helian Xiao found their appearance strange.
However, the answer was revealed the very next second.
Han Chao stepped forward and said, "Han Chao, the seventh elder of the Han family's side hall, greets the master of the Chiyun Hall. The Han family is grateful for the visit of our fellow practitioners from Mirage Tower."
Emerging from the mirage procession was a middle-aged man dressed in a white robe, even covering his head. He was burly and had a disdainful look in his eyes.
He said, "Seventh Elder, there's no need to be so polite. As fellow cultivators, since the Han family is in trouble, our Mirage Tower should naturally step forward to help them."
Helian Xiao curled his lip: "Who knows what benefits the Han family might have given us?"
Helian Xiao felt somewhat uncomfortable after first inviting the Helian family and now inviting Shenlou.
Meng Wanwan glanced at him: "Uncle, you're not feeling resentful, are you?"
Helian Xiao: "No, I'm not that petty. It's just that I'm increasingly convinced that the Han family has something special to do here. Perhaps investigating the killing of their clansmen is just a pretext."
At this point, he said something to the Helian family members who were with him, and the man turned and left.
At this moment, they saw Shangguan Linglong also come over and greet the two of them.
They then realized that the Shangguan family had also been summoned by the Han family.
Helian Xiao sneered: "I knew it. The Shangguan family is the one in the Nine Realms that least needs to compete for resources. Why did they come here? It turns out they were invited by the Han family."
"Don't overthink it, young man." Shangguan Liuyue walked up to the two of them at some point and gently tapped Helian Xiao's shoulder with her fan.
"The Shangguan family and the Han family have absolutely no connection." His eyes were full of mockery.
"Sigh, which family doesn't have its scoundrels?"
His tone was full of helplessness, as if he were sighing for his own younger generation.
Helian Xiao felt that this sigh was very similar to the way his father sighed when he sighed.
Meng Wanwan looked at him suspiciously: "You seem to know a lot?"
Shangguan Liuyue bent down to look her in the eye and said with a smile, "Yes, there are many, many. You can ask me anything you want to know, and I'll tell you everything, okay?"
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