"Old Man, can you handle this?" Su Ye asked, looking at Bo Gang before turning to the Old Man.
The Old Man glanced at Su Ye, then stared at him as if he were an idiot. What are you talking about?
Su Ye: ...
Huang Lanlan looked at the old man who had suddenly appeared, fear in her eyes. She couldn't even withstand the aura coming off him.
"We can take this thing back for those lunatics at the science institute to study," the Old Man said softly.
Su Ye: ????
Did this thing really need studying?
The next moment, the Old Man extended his hand. Spatial power rippled, and countless layers of space collapsed into his palm.
He trapped Huang Lanlan inside, compressing her into something the size of a glass bead before putting her away.
"Let's go back," the Old Man said to Su Ye.
Su Ye nodded.
The Old Man took Su Ye straight back to his office.
"Nothing else happened at tonight's banquet, did it?" the Old Man asked.
Su Ye told him what had happened that night.
The Old Man thought for a moment, then sighed. "People's greatest failing is not knowing their own limits."
"The Zhong Family is a major Families clan, but it's always been stuck at the threshold between first-rate and top-tier."
"Power really does cloud people's minds. Once they have one thing, they want two; once they have two, they want three. Don't they realize it's impossible to become a top-tier clan without the Empire's approval? Utter fools."
Su Ye looked at the Old Man. "Isn't this just infighting?"
The Old Man glared at him. "What are you talking about?"
"The truth," Su Ye said bluntly.
The Old Man fell silent.
"The Zhong Family won't rise any further. Their Old Man