When they saw the Five Dragon Bracelet on Xiao Ran's wrist, Fourth Old Madam Huang and the others looked even more conflicted.
In that brief moment, Xiao Ran saw reluctance, anger, greed, and other emotions flash across their faces.
Those emotions were laid bare. As Fourth Old Madam Huang and the others wrestled with their feelings, they gradually suppressed them.
Fourth Old Madam Huang and the others took a moment to compose themselves, then walked up to Xiao Ran. Fixing their eyes on the bracelet, she stared straight at him with a strange gleam in her eyes. "So your families took this bracelet from us back then, is that right?"
Faced with Fourth Old Madam Huang's probing, Xiao Ran remained calm. "Li Jingqi gave me this bracelet."
"Li Jingqi gave it to you?" Fourth Old Madam Huang's voice rose with disbelief.
"Yes." Xiao Ran nodded, calmly meeting her gaze.
The other elders and Chang Dawei, however, were already in an uproar.
The superficial peace they had barely maintained was torn apart in an instant. Everyone looked hostile now, glaring at Xiao Ran.
They might have been willing to set aside their old grievances for the time being, in consideration of Xiao Ran's strength and sincerity.
But the Five Dragon Bracelet—the lost treasure of their Five Immortals Hall—was now on Xiao Ran's wrist. How could they possibly let that go?
"Kid, who the hell do you think you're fooling?!"
Bai Jing, who had seemed so warm and welcoming just moments ago, now made no effort to hide the murderous intent in his eyes.
Nearby, Fifth Master Hu, Fourth Old Madam Huang, and the others exchanged glances and edged forward without a word, forming a loose encirclement.
The atmosphere in the hall plummeted to freezing. The air seemed to solidify.
"Enough."
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