Forced Breakthrough

The other aristocratic families of Qin Hai City all knew that Ruan Qiaojun had returned, but none of them made any moves, since it had nothing to do with them. However, when they learned that a young Aperture Refining Realm expert had also arrived at the Ruan Family, every family immediately reacted.

Each family sent people to the Ruan Family, ostensibly to welcome Ruan Qiaojun home, but in truth, they wanted to strike up a connection with that Aperture Refining Realm expert.

However, Chen Fei did not meet anyone, because there was no need.

Qin Hai City was similar to Xingfen City. There were no resident Aperture Refining Realm experts. Most of the time, one would only occasionally pass through Qin Hai City, stay for a few days, and then leave.

Every family knew an Aperture Refining Realm expert, but they hardly ever contacted them normally. Only at critical moments would they draw upon the favors they had accumulated to ask an Aperture Refining Realm expert to act.

The Ruan Family also had an Aperture Refining Realm expert they were acquainted with, but he was not in Qin Hai City. He was over a hundred li away, a favor cultivated by Ruan Qiaojun's father for use when the family faced life or death.

That piece of Heaven Stone Gold was a precaution. If the favor alone was not enough, adding the Heaven Stone Gold would be enough to invite an Aperture Refining Realm expert to take action.

Ruan Donglai was exceedingly warm toward Chen Fei, or rather, the entire Ruan Family was extremely warm toward him. After all, he was such a young Aperture Refining Realm expert. Many unmarried women of suitable age kept appearing before Chen Fei.

The meaning was obvious. If they could seize an opportunity to have