However, the Dragon Bone Claws were extremely important to Cheng Xiaofan. No matter what Miao Xiuhua thought, he had to make a trip to Yuya Mountain.
If he couldn't get his hands on the Dragon Bone Claws, he was afraid the Dragon Pearl within his body would revolt.
Especially since the dragon qi had already formed a substantial presence within him, and if it were to escape his body, it could truly tear him apart.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard Lu Shengming say again, "Cheng Xiaofan, if you want to obtain these Dragon Bone Claws, you'd best set off tonight and rush to Yuyan Mountain!"
"Why must I set off tonight?" Cheng Xiaofan asked curiously.
Lu Shengming said, "Many people want to get their hands on the Dragon Bone Claws. Aren't you worried that after you leave the Jianghu Black Market, many people will try to attack you?"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled, "From what I understand, the Jianghu Black Market is an auction held in cooperation between cultivators and the authorities. Would those people dare to make a move in front of the officials?"
Lu Shengming said, "Those people certainly wouldn't dare to act recklessly in front of the officials."
"However, once you are a certain distance away from the Jianghu Black Market, those people might be capable of doing anything."
"My intention in having you rush to Yuyan Mountain ahead of time is so you can familiarize yourself with the surrounding situation and be ready to deal with any unexpected incidents at any moment!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Old Lu, thank you for your kind intentions. The next time you visit Zhuxi Village, I will definitely give you two bags of Golden Tea!"
"Really? Then thank you, Cheng Xiaofan, thank you!" For the past two days, Lu Shengming had been secretly taking the leftover tea leaves from Li Mingxi and brewing them.
The taste of Golden Tea was simply too alluring.
Hearing Cheng Xiaofan say this now, Lu Shengming was so excited that he wished he could sprout wings and fly over to him immediately to claim those two bags of Golden Tea.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Don't worry, the Golden Tea I, Cheng Xiaofan, promised you will not be lacking. Let's skip the pleasantries!"
After hanging up the phone.
He immediately went up to the private room on the second floor.
In the private room, besides his parents, Shen Ruobing, Long Xingyun, and Jiang Xueyan were all present.
Miao Xiuhua's face darkened the moment she saw Cheng Xiaofan. She chided, "Xiaofan, you're a slippery eel. The moment I turn around, you disappear."
"Master Tu and his three daughters have traveled all the way from the north to deliver wine. How are you treating your guests? Where did you go? Your phone has been busy all this time!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan quickly said, "I apologize. I just received a call. I have to go out again tomorrow morning to handle an important matter."
Hearing that their son had to go out tomorrow, Cheng Fugui's old face also darkened. He boomed, "No, you are not leaving tomorrow, no matter what you have to do."
Cheng Xiaofan was stunned and asked, "Dad, why not?"
Cheng Fugui said coldly, "Ask your mother!"
Miao Xiuhua said, "Tomorrow, we will invite Master Luo to act as the matchmaker to discuss your engagement with Yiling the day after tomorrow. I just spoke with your friend Master Tu, and he and his three daughters are willing to stay here for two days and leave after attending your engagement banquet."
"We are inviting the matchmaker tomorrow, and you must be home to accompany us!"
According to the old wedding customs in Zhuxi Village, when inviting a matchmaker to discuss engagement with the bride's family, the groom must stay at home and offer wine to the matchmaker, as a sign of respect for the marriage.
If the groom leaves on that day, it is not only disrespectful to the matchmaker but also an oversight of the bride's family.
As someone born and raised in Zhuxi Village, Cheng Xiaofan understood this custom well.
"Dad, Mom..."
Cheng Xiaofan looked conflicted and stammered, "I do have a special matter tomorrow that requires me to go out and handle, and this matter absolutely cannot be delayed."
"For the engagement banquet, the two of you can handle it. I will definitely return that day."
Cheng Fugui angrily said, "What matter is more important than your engagement with Yiling?"
"Furthermore, your friends have traveled from the north to be here, and you are abandoning them to go out. Is that proper?"
"Dad, Mom!"
At this moment, Bai Yiling spoke up, "Xiaofan has an urgent matter and needs to go out. He must have a reason he cannot delay. Please don't blame him, and let him go out for now!"
Tu Biao also said immediately, "That's right. Master Cheng is a person of deep loyalty and righteousness. If he has to go out tomorrow, it must be for something very important!"
"We three sisters will represent you in toasting the matchmaker tomorrow!"
Tu Duyan said, "We three sisters are like Xiaofan's younger sisters, so we can toast the matchmaker too. Sister Bai, do you agree?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Yiling chuckled, "Of course, I agree. If you three become Xiaofan's sisters, I will suddenly have three sisters-in-law, and I'm afraid my parents will be laughing in their dreams!"
Hearing Bai Yiling say this, Miao Xiuhua couldn't help but burst into laughter.
She said, "Good, good, good, whatever you say, I agree!"
She didn't forget to remind Cheng Xiaofan, "Xiaofan, remember this: when you go out tomorrow, you must return the same day, no matter what!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mom, I will definitely return!"
At this moment, the servers had already begun bringing out all the dishes.
Cheng Fugui, with a smile on his face, gestured, "Everyone, please sit down. Today, I want to have a good drink with Master Tu!"
The two of them were of similar age and chatted like old friends, feeling a special sense of kinship.
After the banquet, the Tu family, father and daughters, were arranged to stay at the hotel that night.
...
At this very moment, in a private room of a large hotel in C City, located more than ten kilometers away from Yuyan Mountain, nearly twenty people were gathered around a table, clinking glasses and drinking heartily.
In the center sat a very fat man with a bald head, a face full of rough flesh, dark skin, and a fierce appearance.
He was wearing a black leather jacket with a tiger-striped lapel, his chest exposed. He was tall and stout, leaning back in his chair with his shoulders spread wide, clearly the leader of this group.
Among these twenty people, almost every one of them had a fierce-looking black lion tattooed on their left arm.
This group was from Shiziling in the northwest and was renowned in the Jianghu for their formidable skills and ruthless nature.
It was rumored that the cultivation techniques they practiced originated from ancient demonic lions. Their attacks were unpredictable, their aura overwhelming, and almost no one in the Jianghu dared to provoke them.
The bald, portly man sitting in the place of honor was the sect leader of the Black Lion Sect, the notorious Yin Tiejiu.
This group from the Black Lion Sect had traveled from the great northwest to C City specifically for the Dragon Bone Claws to be auctioned at the Jianghu Black Market tomorrow.
"Everyone, today, we of the Black Lion Sect will drink to our hearts' content, as a pre-celebration for acquiring the Dragon Bone Claws tomorrow!"
At this moment, Yin Tiejiu raised a large bowl of wine and said loudly to the people sitting around him, "Come, let's finish this bowl of wine together!"
"Cheers!"
The group echoed in unison.
Seeing that everyone had finished the wine in their bowls, Yin Tiejiu nodded with satisfaction and smiled at a young woman beside him, "Sister Ruhua, tomorrow at the auction, it will all depend on you!"
"Brother, with your sister Yin Ruhua's power, she will definitely crush the competition at the auction tomorrow!"