In the wine house.
Ling Fan had not yet left.
Someone knocked on the door.
Chu Tiange personally led the strongmen of the Governor's Mansion to visit, delivering a Deputy Governor's identity token and some corresponding items to Ling Fan.
Ling Fan simply asked about the situation of the Liu Xiran siblings.
Chu Tiange immediately patted his chest and swore that such a thing would never happen again.
He would definitely protect the Liu Xiran siblings.
Moreover, just yesterday, the Governor's Mansion of Tianchu Province had just announced the enfeoffment of Chu Tiange as the heir of the Governor's Mansion.
He had legitimately become the second most important person in the Governor's Mansion.
With his protection, the Liu Xiran siblings could walk sideways in Tianchu City without any problems.
As for Chu Tianlong.
Now that he saw Liu Xiran, he didn't even dare to have any wicked thoughts.
He seemed to see ghosts when he saw the Liu Xiran siblings and had to walk around them.
After all, behind the Liu Xiran siblings now stood not just Chu Tiange, the heir of the Governor's Mansion.
But a peerless prodigy with unfathomable strength, a genius of the Profound tier in alchemy!
Even if Chu Tianlong had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to provoke Liu Xiran again.
...
Ling Fan casually asked about the affairs of the Lan clan in Tianchu.
Chu Tiange looked at Ling Fan curiously and said, "Mr. Ling, why are you suddenly asking about the Lan clan? Do you have any enmity with this family?"
Speaking of this.
Chu Tiange's gaze turned fierce.
If it was indeed a family that had enmity with Mr. Ling.
Then no matter how deeply rooted the Lan clan was in Tianchu City, he would immediately lead the strongmen of the Governor's Mansion to flatten it!
Damn it.
To dare to go against Mr. Ling.
It was equivalent to going against him, the Seventh Young Master, and they would not be able to get by in Tianchu City in the future.
Seeing Chu Tiange suddenly filled with killing intent, Ling Fan chuckled and said, "Why are you so agitated? I have no enmity with this Lan clan. This Lan clan is merely the clan of my wife's family."
"Oh! Heh heh, so that's how it is. I thought, heh heh... I was too presumptuous!"
Chu Tiange was instantly awkward, standing frozen.
He scratched his head incessantly in embarrassment.
This time, he had tried to curry favor but ended up stepping on a rake.
He had wanted to show his loyalty to Mr. Ling and be the first to charge forward and serve him diligently.
But he almost annihilated Mr. Ling's wife's clan.
This misunderstanding was quite significant.
Chu Tiange quickly said, "So it's Mr. Ling's wife's clan. That's easy to say. I will definitely look after them from now on! You can rest assured."
Ling Fan looked at Chu Tiange with a half-smile and said, "This Lan clan drove my father-in-law out of the family for decades, preventing my father-in-law's family from returning to the ancestral clan. Do you still intend to look after them?"
Chu Tiange was truly embarrassed.
My goodness.
He didn't check the almanac before leaving home today.
Why was everything he said wrong?
Hearing Mr. Ling's words, it seemed that his family did not have a very good relationship with this Lan clan.
Then, his attitude towards the Lan clan in the future needed careful consideration and deliberation.
Chu Tiange quickly shut his mouth, not daring to speak carelessly anymore.
Seeing him so tight-lipped, Ling Fan couldn't help but laugh, "Why aren't you talking? Tell me about this Lan clan."
Chu Tiange finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll say whatever you ask, but I won't speak carelessly again!"
"The strength of this Lan clan in Tianchu City is only considered average. There is still a considerable gap compared to first-tier martial arts families and magnates like the Ding, Nong, and Jiang families."
"Therefore, I haven't paid much attention to this Lan clan usually."
"I've only heard that the strongest person in the Lan clan, Old Madam Lan, is only at the Quasi-Heavenly Origin realm. As she is nearing a hundred years old, her physical vitality is depleted, and it is unlikely she will break through to the Heavenly Origin realm."
"The current patriarch of the Lan clan, the eldest son of Old Madam Lan, Lan Yuan'an, has a cultivation at the peak of the Profound Gang realm. In a Tianchu City full of experts, he can only be considered ordinary."
"As for the younger generation of the Lan clan, there don't seem to be any geniuses that have left a deep impression on me. They are all very mediocre."
A strongman from the Governor's Mansion nearby reminded him, "Reporting to the Deputy Governor, Young Master, the Lan clan has a few disciples working in our Governor's Mansion, but their positions are very low, just minor officials. Minor clerks."
"Oh? Is that so! Elaborate."
Chu Tiange said.
With his status, he naturally did not know about the people and affairs at the lower levels of the Governor's Mansion.
Such matters required asking his subordinates.
That strongman from the Governor's Mansion quickly bowed and said, "There seems to be someone named Lan Mingda, in his thirties, at the early stage of the Profound Gang realm. He is a seventh-rank clerk in the Civil Affairs Department of our Governor's Mansion. A trivial official, so it's normal for you not to know this person, Young Master."
"There is also someone named Lan Mingyu, whose cultivation is also at the early stage of the Profound Gang realm, slightly inferior to that Lan Mingda. He is also in his early thirties and is currently a deputy lieutenant in the Tianchu Army, a from seventh-rank official."
Only reaching the early stage of the Profound Gang realm at the age of thirty.
The younger generation of this Lan clan was indeed very mediocre.
No wonder their official positions were not high.
Chu Tiange nodded.
He suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, speaking of this Lan clan, I do recall one thing. Although this Lan clan's strength ranking in Tianchu City is not great, there is one thing they are very famous for!"
"This family is very fond of arranged marriages. They marry into this family today and that family tomorrow. In short, they have married into every possible family in Tianchu City."
"Of course, they cannot afford to marry into those top-ranking major families and powers. They can only marry into families and forces of comparable strength."
"In Tianchu City, people jokingly call the Lan clan a 'social butterfly' family."
Speaking to the end.
Chu Tiange's words revealed a hint of disdain.
A martial arts family that did not strive for self-improvement but instead played the game of arranged marriages every day, attempting to consolidate their status through such means.
In the eyes of true powerhouses, it was indeed a despicable behavior.
After listening to Chu Tiange and the strongman from the Governor's Mansion, Ling Fan had a general understanding of the Lan clan.
A family that lacked human warmth, only cared about benefits,
And would even sell and exchange anything for benefits, would likely leave his father-in-law's trip to Tianchu City in disappointment.
"Mr. Ling, this is Ah Liang, a fourth-rank deputy general from our Governor's Mansion. He has peak Profound Gang realm cultivation. I have asked him to be at your disposal at any time. If you need anything, you can contact us through him."
Chu Tiange said respectfully.
Ling Fan did not refuse and nodded faintly.
The Governor's Mansion was the overlord of Tianchu Province, the local power.
It would be more convenient to have them do things.
Leaving the wine house, Ling Fan headed alone in the direction of the Lan clan.
...
At this moment.
In a grand mansion in the southwest of Tianchu City.
Lan Tianxiong, Li Huimei, Lan Junjie, and Lan Xueyi, a family of four, were all present.
They had actually arrived in Tianchu City two days ago.
This time, the Lan clan did not refuse them entry.
Because the Lan family now possessed a rare fire crystal mine and had almost monopolized the entire arms industry of Jiangnan City, they were no longer what they used to be.
Even a major family like the Lan clan in Tianchu City could not ignore the Lan family's scale.
This was one aspect.
On the other hand, Lan Junjie, at the age of sixteen, had already broken through to the Profound Gang realm. Even if it was just a breakthrough, it was astonishing enough.
In the Lan clan, which was experiencing a decline in talent, he immediately stood out from the crowd!
And Lan Xueyi was even more exaggerated than Lan Junjie.
After Ling Fan helped her overcome the first tribulation and awaken her true Nine Deaths Spirit Phoenix bloodline.
Lan Xueyi's cultivation could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds.
In just over ten days since her awakening, her cultivation had advanced another level, reaching the middle stage of the Profound Gang realm.
Such a pair of talented siblings made the entire Lan clan members envious!
If the Lan clan were to refuse their family entry again this time.
How foolish and blind would the people of the Lan clan have to be?
However, after the Lan clan placed them in this independent courtyard, they seemed to have ignored them.
In reality, the Lan clan had not yet decided how to treat them.
Lan Junjie said somewhat dejectedly, "What do these people mean? They just left us here and ignored us."
Lan Tianxiong slapped him, "You brat, how dare you be so disrespectful! Who are these people? They are your blood relatives, do you understand!"
"I don't feel that way at all! After interacting with them for the past two days, the entire Lan clan gives me a feeling of complete incompatibility. This feeling is too stifling. I'd rather stay at home."
Lan Junjie grumbled.
Seeing Lan Tianxiong about to hit him again, he quickly shut his mouth and changed the subject, "Where did my brother-in-law go? Didn't he come to Tianchu City ten days ago? Why haven't we seen him in two days."
"Your brother-in-law might have been delayed by something."
Lan Xueyi looked out the window, her gaze somewhat distant.
In her mind, a gray-haired figure with a perpetually calm and unruffled demeanor seemed to appear.
"Alas, I'm completely unfamiliar with this place. Otherwise, I could go out and inquire about my brother-in-law's news. Earlier, my brother-in-law said he wanted to come to Tianchu City in advance to save someone. Given his personality, he would never save someone silently. He would probably slaughter the so-called Dark Martial Hall until rivers of blood flowed!"
Lan Junjie's tone carried a bit of admiration and regret.
It was a great regret in life not to have witnessed his brother-in-law's devastating rampage.
Just as their family of four was chatting idly.
In the ancestral hall of the Lan clan.
They were discussing how to deal with their family.