"What? Getting angry out of embarrassment?"
"If what I said isn't true, why are you panicking? Why are you angry?"
"Want me to call out your Heaven Family ancestor so you can ask him properly whether this is true or not?"
Hearing Chen Changan's words, the Heaven Family Head finally calmed down. The most urgent matter now was to deal with the Hou Family first.
As long as the Hou Family was gone, it wouldn't matter whether the rumor was proven true or spread around.
So what if people learned that the Hou Family's ancestor had saved the Land of Heavenly Halberd? The Five Great Noble Families' standing couldn't be shaken. Who would dare criticize them?
Even if their reputation turned foul, as long as they still had their strength and status, everything would fade away with time.
"Who do you think you are, wanting to meet our ancestor?"
"If our ancestor finds out you've slandered the Heaven Family like this, he won't let you off."
"Besides, we don't need our ancestor to deal with you."
"If you people want to watch the show, I won't stop you, but you'd better keep your distance. Otherwise, don't—"
Before the Heaven Family Head could finish, the people who had come hoping to curry favor with the Heaven Family hurriedly backed away faster than anyone else.
They only retreated a short distance, though. None of them left; after all, they really wanted to see how this would end.
The Five Great Noble Families had deceived the world and stolen fame. This was explosive secret news, and if it was proven true, it would surely cause an uproar across the Land of Heavenly Halberd.
"What are you standing around for? If you don't back off, are you waiting to get caught in the crossfire?"