Who?
Who dared to barge into the reception room?
And dare to speak so outrageously to the esteemed Mr. Feng?
Wei Jinfeng, seated closest to the door, shot up at the sound of the man's voice, pointing a finger at him and yelling, "Who are you? Get out!"
As Wei Jinfeng erupted, the other nine people negotiating turned their attention to the doorway.
Including Su Ziyu and Feng Xindong, none of them recognized the man in the dark blue stand-collar Zhongshan suit.
Nor did they have time to process the meaning of the man's words, "Who dares to step on our family's path?" as he pushed the door open.
However—
Old Su and the others recognized the incredibly youthful and beautiful young lady behind the man.
Oh my.
Isn't that the little princess, Ziye?
As Old Su and the others just spotted Ziye, they saw her leap out from behind the man and deliver a high kick, sending Wei Jinfeng's accusatory hand flying aside.
She then said fiercely, "Dare to point your hand at my dad again, and I'll break it off!"
What?
This man is your dad?
The Su family of three suddenly realized something.
Instantly, the world seemed to go black before their eyes.
Their heads buzzed—
Even though the Su family of three had met their daughter-in-law and shared drinks with Empress Dowager Xiao,
Li Wujiang was, after all, just the Li family's daughter-in-law, and Empress Dowager Xiao was a "wanderer."
The fame and influence of mother and daughter-in-law still paled in comparison to a certain man they cared about most.
Wei Jinfeng, whose finger was nearly broken by Ziye's kick, winced in pain and casually asked, "He's your dad?"
"Yes!"
Ziye, hands on her hips, shouted crisply, "Now, I will solemnly introduce to you all this handsome and extraordinary gentleman. He is my biological father! The second-generation backbone of the Eight Hundred Emperor's Valley; the former village chief of Si Jiu Li Family Village; the prospective valley master of Kunlun Blazing Flame Valley; the husband of Ding Xiaolang, the president of Red Leaf Information; the master of Dragon Ruins, one of the four global powers! Li Xiao, Mr. Li."
Silence.
Anyone who knew there were penguins in Antarctica would know of Dragon Ruins, one of the four global powers.
Therefore—
After Princess Ziye's ostentatious introduction, the reception room fell into a deathly, deathly silence.
Dragon Ruins!
Li Xiao!!
Master of Dragon Ruins—
He is the legendary Master of Dragon Ruins, Li Xiao!?
Except for the Li father and daughter, the ten people in the reception room stared at Li Xiao for a long time, unmoving.
Because even if their heads were chopped off, they would never have imagined that the legendary Lord Li would suddenly appear in Qingyun like this.
Ziye was satisfied with everyone's reaction upon learning that a certain man was her father.
As for whether Li Xiao would blush from her extravagant introduction, Ziye couldn't care less.
She gave everyone a full ten seconds to react before linking arms with Li Xiao and walking towards Old Su.
Releasing his arm, she said with a serious tone, "Dad, this is Mr. Su Laiyun from Qingyun, Mr. Su."
Old Su snapped back to reality—
Li Xiao immediately extended both hands and clasped Old Su's right hand, "In-law, hello. I am Li Xiao, Qianfan's father. Please excuse this impolite intrusion into Qingyun. I hope you can forgive us."
Old Su, his head buzzing, instinctively looked at his wife, his eyes filled with a desperate plea, "Wife, quickly check my mouth. Is it taped shut? Otherwise, why can't I speak?"
Ziye knew Old Su's brain was currently in shutdown mode.
She continued to introduce Ning Xiaolan to him seriously, "Dad, this is Mother-in-law of Qianfan's elder brother, Ms. Ning Xiaolan."
"Hello, Ms. Ning."
Li Xiao lightly clasped Ning Xiaolan's hand and then released it.
Ning Xiaolan, regaining her composure, stammered, "Hello, Mr. Li."
"Dad."
Ziye blinked playfully and pointed at Su Ziyu, "Guess who this beautiful lady is?"
When she introduced Old Su and his wife to her father, she was absolutely formal.
But when introducing her sister-in-law to her father, there was no need for such formality.
Li Xiao smiled and gently patted Ziyu's head, "Ziyu, you are even more beautiful than in the photos."
As Su Ziyu's father-in-law, shaking hands was not appropriate.
Adopting the demeanor of a father-in-law and gently patting his daughter-in-law's head showed his elder's kindness and his satisfaction with his daughter-in-law.
Su Ziyu blinked—
Immediately placing her right hand on her chest, she bowed, "Dad."
One "Dad" said everything.
It was the most appropriate response!
Li Xiao was very pleased with Su Ziyu's reaction and nodded subconsciously.
"Grandmaster!"
Chen Dong suddenly roared, then knelt heavily, kowtowing repeatedly, "Disciple's grandson, Chen Dong, pays respects to Grandmaster!"
You idiotic fellow—
Ziye rolled her eyes.
However, Li Xiao did not dismiss Chen Dong's "idiotic" behavior as a joke.
If nothing else, the grand gesture of reverence and the nearly broken head were enough for Li Xiao to give this "disciple's grandson" due consideration.
He bent down, extended his hand, and helped him up from the ground, "I've heard about you from Qianfan. Treat Anran well."
The idiotic fellow grinned foolishly and nodded vigorously.
"This is my sister-in-law's best friend, Ms. Wei Wan."
Ziye introduced Wei Wan with the same seriousness.
"Hello, Xiao Wei."
Li Xiao smiled courteously and lightly shook hands with the extremely excited Wan Mei Zi.
Introductions complete!
Su Ziyu, suppressing her inner excitement and joy, immediately pulled her chair back slightly, "Dad, please sit."
Li Xiao nodded and sat down with authority.
Su Ziyu and Ziye stood behind him together.
After sitting down, Li Xiao looked up at the foolish-looking Feng Xindong and asked indifferently, "Was it you who just said you wanted to step on our family's path?"
Feng Xindong—
His knees trembled uncontrollably, and his teeth chattered incessantly.
Indeed.
The thirteen powerful families did not fear the Li family.
But "Li family" was a general term.
When it came to a specific individual, the nature of the situation changed.
Especially when this individual—
Was Li Xiao, the Master of Dragon Ruins!
Feng Xindong's previous composure, arrogance, and dominance vanished in an instant.
Li Xiao's fearsome reputation had spread far and wide years ago.
When he accompanied Zhao Tangshan to Blackwater Forest as a "mediator," he had punched off Luna's head; he had threatened core representatives of the Rhode family on the spot, even saying "You want to die" to the patriarch of the Moses family, another of the four major powers. These events had long been circulated within the top aristocratic circles of the Eastern Land.
The man who could knock someone's head off at the slightest disagreement—
And threatened a powerful figure of equal standing with "You want to die," now showing obvious hostility towards Feng Xindong, would naturally terrify anyone in Feng Xindong's position.
And terrify them to death!!
"Lord Li."
Feng Xindong dared not meet Li Xiao's gaze, forcing a smile and nervously saying, "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding?"
Li Xiao did not consider this a misunderstanding at all.
It was fine to bully him.
It was fine to bully his unworthy son.
But to bully his daughter-in-law!
That was absolutely not something that could be dismissed with a mere "misunderstanding"!!
Cold sweat streamed down Feng Xindong's forehead.
Li Xiao, however, was too lazy to waste more words on him. He instructed Chen Dong, "Drag him out and break one of his legs. I'd like to see how a man with a broken leg is supposed to step on our family's path."
"Understood!"
The idiotic fellow loved doing this. He immediately roared and lunged towards Feng Xindong.
"Lord Li—"
Feng Xindong was terrified and roared.
Old Su also trembled all over with fear.
"This in-law seems a bit too fierce, doesn't he?"
Old Su instinctively thought, looking at his wife, wondering if he should try to persuade him?
Just as Ning Xiaolan opened her mouth, she saw her daughter shake her head rapidly.
Ning Xiaolan suddenly understood—
Li Xiao's current status and position meant that once he spoke, there was no turning back!
If Old Su and his wife pleaded for Feng Xindong at this moment, it would only make Li Xiao lose face and harm the relationship between the in-laws.
Chen Dong gave Feng Xindong no chance to speak again, completely ignoring his struggles. He grabbed him by the neck and dragged him out of the reception room like a dead dog.
Ah—
The scream of Feng Xindong as one of his legs was smashed and broken by Chen Dong with an iron rod he'd found from who-knows-where, was surely enough to pierce the heavens.
Clang.
Li Xiao, however, remained calm, lit a cigarette, and looked at Wei Kai Qin and his son.
Wei Jinfeng was now almost scared to urinate.
Wei Kai Qin was not much better off.
But Wei Kai Qin's mind was racing faster than ever before.
He bowed.
Forcing the greatest composure he could muster, he said, "Lord Li, the Wei family has never committed any acts of bullying or oppression in Qingyun over the years. This time, when my son started his company, the conflict with President Su was merely because, over twenty years ago, he and Mr. Su both pursued Ms. Ning. I implore Lord Li to show leniency and spare us."
On the way here.
Ziye had already quickly and incessantly explained the conflict between the two sides to her father.
Involving a twenty-year-old "rivalry" concerning his in-law, Li Xiao indeed found it difficult to interfere.
In other words—
He could break the leg of a powerful figure (who came for money) on the spot, but he absolutely could not easily lay hands on the Wei family!
"Ziyu."
Li Xiao thought for a moment, then turned to ask, "What is your opinion?"
—
With the Lord of Dragon Ruins' arrival, some people were completely stunned.