The seven elderly men who entered the county yamen's rear hall with an inexplicable air of pressure were the heads of Qingyang County's Seven Great Ninth-Rank Cultivation Families.
The leader of the seven was Wang Renqi, the man who had appeared in the depths of the Seven Stars Converging Building that day.
The seven of them slowly advanced. The members of the lesser families who had been gathered together all moved aside, clearing a path for them.
Even Meng Jingshan and Meng Haoran, who had just been surrounded by the crowd, had no choice but to follow the others and make way for the Seven Great Ninth-Rank Cultivation Families.
When Wang Renqi of the Wang Family in the northern city passed Meng Jingshan, he did not say a single word to him, but he let out a soft snort through his nose.
There was a trace of disdain in that sound.
Though Meng Haoran was young, he had traveled back and forth between Xinghua Village and Qingyang County these past months, participating several times in the operation of the Meng Family's main businesses. Naturally, he understood a thing or two about such worldly dealings.
Thus, when Meng Haoran heard that snort from the Wang Family of the northern city, he immediately clenched his fists.
At that moment, a hand quietly reached out and gently patted Meng Haoran's back.
Meng Haoran turned his head and said softly, "Clan Leader Jingshan."
Meng Jingshan said nothing, only slowly shaking his head.
Seeing this, Meng Haoran naturally understood Meng Jingshan's meaning and could only nod slightly.
The heads of those seven Ninth-Rank Cultivation Families seemed not to regard the lesser family heads present as worthy of notice. They headed straight toward the rear hall.
Many lesser family heads had arrived earlier. They had all