Wu Yao's gaze was sinister. He watched Xia Ziheng with a strange smile. "The Xia family is holding its ancestral rites. How could the Cold Immortal Sect not show up?"
Xia Ziheng frowned. "My Xia family didn't invite you. We invited the Cold Immortal Sect's sect master. If anyone was coming, it should have been Bai Su."
"Hahahaha! What difference does it make who comes?" another voice rang out. It was Elder Chai of the Wang family. He had come as well.
After Lu Yin completed the Beyond Heaven trial, it wasn't just the Cold Immortal Sect and the Xia family vying for him. The Wang family and the White Dragon Clan were, too. If they could, the Seed Garden, the Liu family, and even Ghost Abyss wouldn't pass up the chance.
Xia Ziheng's heart sank. One Half-Ancestor after another had come, all to keep an eye on the Xia family. Unless their Ancestor came in person, nothing could be kept from them. What a nuisance.
Food God suddenly turned toward someone, killing intent filling his eyes. It was Young Master Yu.
Young Master Yu's arrival took Lu Yin by surprise. After all, his grudge with Food God ran far too deep. His presence would do nothing to help persuade Lu Yin to join the White Dragon Clan—in fact, it could only hurt their chances.
Seeing Young Master Yu appear, Xia Ziheng asked in surprise, "So you're the Half-Ancestor the White Dragon Clan has been keeping hidden?"
Young Master Yu smiled. "I like to spend my time in seclusion. Perhaps that's why I've caused everyone to misunderstand."
Wu Yao gave a humorless smile. "Young Master Yu, I know who you are. I can't believe you dared to come. Aren't you afraid Food God will kill you?"
Elder Chai chimed in,