"Don't worry. I've already killed the elder from the Supreme Immortal Gate, and the cultivators who had pledged allegiance to them have all fallen apart. You won't have to hide your identity and run from place to place anymore."
Ning Wangshu said.
"Mm!"
Wang Zhiqiang smiled.
As they walked and talked, inside the Xie Family Hall—
A man of about fifty hurried in. "Family Head..."
Xie Heng, who had been chatting with Zhang Shiren, froze. He looked up at the man in confusion and asked, "What is it?"
The man hesitated, then walked over to Xie Heng and whispered in his ear, "The guards at the gate just reported that the young lady has returned, and she brought two young men with her."
"Besides the man surnamed Wang who's been with her lately, there's another young man we don't recognize."
"Hm?"
Xie Heng froze in surprise. "She came back by herself? Old Jin and Young Master Zhang didn't come back with her?"
The man shook his head. "The guards at the gate said there were only the three of them. No one else."
Xie Heng frowned, puzzled. "Could she have had a change of heart and come back on her own before Old Jin and Young Master Zhang could find her?"
He didn't dwell on it, nor did he pay any attention to the fact that Xie Ting had brought others back with her. He simply murmured, "It doesn't matter. As long as she's back."
Then he gave the man a quiet instruction. "Contact Old Jin and tell him Tingting has returned. Have him bring everyone back with Young Master Zhang."
"Yes, Family Head!"
The man answered and immediately left.
Zhang Shiren, seated across from him, had only caught part of the exchange between Xie Heng and the man. He