[Special Event—An Olive Branch from the Imperial Capital]
[Special Event—Emperor Yu's Request]
[Special Event—East Sea Dragon King's Invitation]
[Special Event—The Witch Tribe's Thirteenth Great Totem]
[...]
"Just as expected."
All manner of 'Special Events' continued to scroll across the panel. Li Xiang had been protecting Li Qiuming all along, and he had seen everything.
More than a thousand years had passed, and the family had finally welcomed a comparatively 'normal' family head. When facing outsiders, Li Qiuming was not as hardline as those several family heads before him, but neither was he soft-boned.
From daylight until nightfall, Li Qiuming held a grand banquet for these powerhouses. He spoke pleasantly to everyone, a smile never leaving his face. The lad was also a master of Tai Chi, mediating between them; his greatest skill in conversation was steering one matter into another.
After an entire day, they had not discussed a single serious matter.
When the Lesser Fate Commander asked where the Li Family's ancestors were, Li Qiuming insisted that heaven was vast and earth was broad, and wherever the ancestors were, they were still ancestors. He then recounted their glorious deeds, leaving the Lesser Fate Commander utterly dazed. When the Six-Eyed Heavenly Immortal sought the Li Family's assistance, Li Qiuming finally remembered that the Lesser Fate Commander was looking for the family ancestors. He said that once the Lesser Fate Commander found them, he could have the Greater Fate Commander introduce him to the Six-Eyed Heavenly Immortal...
With this combination of offense and defense, he had at least stopped the Six-Eyed Heavenly Immortal and the Lesser Fate Commander from coming to blows.
"What a talent. I really wonder who taught you how to handle things like this."
Li Xiang stared dumbfoundedly from the family hall as the many experts departed on