Reuniting with Ya Fei, a Dazzling Entrance!

The Great Elder hurriedly found Xiao Ning, then, together with Xiao Yu, dragged him to Xiao Ze's residence.

"Grandfather, what are you doing?"

Xiao Ning looked blankly at his grandfather, who had him by the collar.

"Didn't I tell you to apologize to Xiao Yan before?"

"I did! I apologized, and Xiao Yan said we should bury the hatchet."

Xiao Ning was utterly baffled. He had done exactly as his grandfather had instructed, so why was he being dragged into this again today?

"Then did you ask Xiao Yan to put in a good word for you with Xiao Ze?"

The Great Elder pressed on.

"Uh... no. Xiao Yan said he couldn't do that and told me to handle it myself."

Xiao Ning scratched his head.

Thinking about it, that made sense. Xiao Yan had been the one beaten, and Xiao Ze had stood up for Xiao Yan.

If Xiao Yan then turned around and spoke well of Xiao Ning, wouldn't that make Xiao Ze seem caught between both sides?

So Xiao Yan definitely could not help Xiao Ning put in a good word. If Xiao Ning wanted to befriend Xiao Ze, he would have to do it himself.

Hearing this, the Great Elder nearly choked on his anger. His voice grew urgent as he said, "So did you go look for Xiao Ze or not?!"

"I did, but I couldn't find him!"

Xiao Ning answered aggrievedly under his grandfather's relentless questioning.

"Hm?"

The Great Elder made a doubtful sound through his nose.

"Grandfather, we're already at Xiao Ze's residence. If you don't believe me, try it yourself."

Seeing his grandfather's doubts, Xiao Ning pointed at Xiao Ze's residence.

The Great Elder shot Xiao Ning a suspicious look, unable to understand what he was up to.

He straightened his clothes, went to the door, and knocked. After waiting quite a while, there was still no response.

"He's not here!"

Xiao Ning came over and explained, his tone carrying a trace of grievance.

"Xiao Ze is hardly ever in his room. I've come looking for him again and again, but I haven't even seen his shadow."

"Later, I went searching in the back mountain, but that didn't work either. The back mountain is too big."

After hearing Xiao Ning's explanation, the Great Elder immediately felt somewhat discouraged.

But Xiao Ze truly was the complete opposite of Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan spent almost every day holed up in his room cultivating.

Xiao Ze, on the other hand, barely set foot in his room and wandered about outside every day.

Xiao Yu, who had been watching all along, suddenly spoke up.

"Isn't the coming-of-age ceremony approaching? He should attend then. Even if he only makes a brief appearance out of obligation, he'll definitely show up!"

"Then we can find an opportunity to apologize to him."

After giving it some thought, the Great Elder found that reasonable.

The three of them returned home.

Before long, the family's coming-of-age ceremony began. The venue was filled with pounding drums and bustling excitement.

A large number of distinguished guests invited by the Xiao Family were guided by attendants to the guest seats.

Among them, one beautiful and tall figure was particularly eye-catching.

Her exquisitely graceful figure constantly drew heated gazes from people pretending to look elsewhere.

Ya Fei wore an impeccable smile as she dealt with the prominent figures of Wu Tan City with effortless ease.

At the same time, in the gaps between her conversations, she kept surveying the people around her.

Especially the younger members of the Xiao Family.

There was always a trace of expectation in her eyes.

Unfortunately, most of the Xiao Family's important figures had already appeared, yet she still had not seen the young man she had been thinking of.

Ya Fei lightly beckoned over a member of the Xiao Family.

"May I ask how long it is until the ceremony begins? I'd like to take a look around the Xiao Family estate."

"Miss Ya Fei, there are about three quarters of an hour left. Please feel free to look around."

"There will be a bell before the ceremony begins. You can return when you hear it, or would you like me to show you around?"

"No need to trouble yourself. I'll just stroll around on my own."

Ya Fei declined with a smile. Though she had refused, her smile still felt like a warm spring breeze, without the slightest hint of discourtesy.

Xiao Ze sat cross-legged atop a stone platform and slowly stopped cultivating.

Feeling the Dou Qi within his body grow stronger once more, he clenched his fist in satisfaction.

"I've finally broken through to a Two Star Dou Master."

Xiao Xun'er, who had been waiting nearby, rolled her eyes.

How long had it even been? And he had already broken through!

"Xiao Ze, listening to that tone of yours, anyone who didn't know better would think you'd been stuck at One Star Dou Master for years."

"Haha, don't talk about me. We broke through on the same day, yet you're already at three stars while I'm only at two."

"How can those be compared? I'm a Dou Zhe, while you're a Dou Master! Enough joking around, hurry up and wash!"

Xiao Xun'er pulled Xiao Ze over to the hot spring pool and said to him.

"Hurry and clean up. I've already prepared formal clothes for you. It's the coming-of-age ceremony today, so at the very least, you have to show your face."

Xiao Ze nodded and quickly washed himself in the hot spring pool.

When he reached the edge of the pool, a set of formal clothes had already been laid out there.

Xiao Xun'er stood outside the hot spring pool with a faint smile on her face.

When the splashing water by her ears ceased, Xun'er turned her head expectantly.

At the entrance, a figure slowly emerged, wearing jade-inlaid boots embroidered with clouds and formal robes of white with golden trim.

The outfit made the young man appear tall and straight. Combined with his exceptionally handsome features, simply standing there made him the center of everyone's attention.

Xiao Xun'er's eyes sparkled as she stared at Xiao Ze. After putting on those clothes, Xiao Ze felt completely different from before.

Xiao Ze touched his still-damp hair and gave Xiao Xun'er a helpless look.

"Xun'er, isn't this outfit... a little too flashy?"

"Xiao Ze, it's only once a year. Being a little high-profile is fine."

Xiao Xun'er looked Xiao Ze over from head to toe. Xiao Ze really was especially eye-catching today.

Smiling, she stepped forward and took Xiao Ze's hand.

"Don't worry about such little details. Let's hurry over, or we'll miss the coming-of-age ceremony!"

The young girl smiled as she took the young man's hand and jogged down the mountain.

As they jogged, Xiao Ze looked over Xiao Xun'er's outfit.

He discovered that she, too, wore white clothes trimmed in gold, seemingly a perfect match for his own.

This girl...

Xiao Ze said nothing more and followed Xiao Xun'er toward the venue.

"Huh? There's someone over there. She looks kind of familiar..."

Xiao Xun'er, who was running ahead, suddenly spoke. Xiao Ze had noticed her long ago.

"Did you forget? The person we saved that night."

"Miss Ya Fei!"

Xiao Xun'er cried out in surprise, drawing Ya Fei's attention toward the two of them.

The instant Ya Fei saw Xiao Ze, her eyes lit up.

Compared to the dim lighting of the alley that day, the young man's current attire made him seem even more radiant and spirited.

Even having seen countless children of noble families, Ya Fei had to admit that this young man gave her the most unusual feeling.

It gave her the illusion that her heart had skipped a beat.

"Miss Ya Fei, we meet again. I told you, didn't I? We were bound to meet sooner or later."

Xiao Ze stopped and spoke with a smile. Ya Fei was dressed in elaborate formal attire today.

She clearly knew how to display her strengths. The formal dress she had chosen showcased her figure to perfection.

Xiao Xun'er politely nodded to Ya Fei.

"I never expected the one who saved me that day to be Xiao Ze, the Xiao Family's Fourth Young Master. Ya Fei thanks Young Master Xiao Ze once again. I truly cannot thank you enough!"

Ya Fei hurriedly said. The three chatted for a while before Xiao Xun'er reminded them.

"The coming-of-age ceremony is about to begin. We should hurry to the venue so we don't miss it."

"That's true. It would be one thing for me, as a guest, to miss it, but it wouldn't be good for you, Xiao Ze, to miss it as a young master of the Xiao Family."

The three hurried toward the venue and arrived just as the bell rang.

The young man was tall and straight, handsome, full of vigor, and radiated confidence, making him exceptionally eye-catching.

The young girl was naturally beautiful. Though she had not fully blossomed yet, she already possessed the charm of a peerless beauty. Her bright eyes shone as she glanced about, while a faint smile rested on her lips.

The young man and young girl's outfits complemented each other perfectly, making them look like a match made in heaven.

Together with the utterly charming Ya Fei, they drew the attention of everyone present the moment they appeared.

Feeling everyone's gazes, Xiao Ze wore a faint smile.

Now this was truly a dazzling entrance!

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