The Du Family head courteously invited Su Xin into the reception hall. Inside were a number of Du Family elders, along with other freelance martial artists they had recruited.
The Du Family head pointed at Su Xin and said, "This is Daoist Qingxuanzi, a newly recruited retainer of my Du Family. His strength is formidable; he is a powerful sword cultivator who has already comprehended sword intent. Even I may not necessarily be able to defeat him."
At these words, everyone in the Du Family revealed delighted expressions. They had not expected that this large-scale recruitment of retainers would actually bring in such a powerful expert.
The martial artists who had newly joined the Du Family had originally been somewhat uneasy, but seeing that even such a powerful expert had joined them, they naturally took it as proof of his confidence in the Du Family. At once, they felt reassured.
The Du Family head immediately had a banquet prepared to welcome Su Xin and the other retainers who had joined the Du Family.
At the banquet, Su Xin was naturally the center of everyone's attention. Not only did the Du Family head and elders repeatedly raise cups to him, but the Du Family retainers also ceaselessly flattered Su Xin, hoping to build a good relationship with him.
However, there was one person at the entire banquet who was displeased: a Divine Palace Realm martial artist seated among the Du Family elders.
This Divine Palace Realm martial artist was around forty years old. His brows carried a sinister, severe air; at a glance, he was clearly not someone easy to get along with.
Though he sat among the Du Family elders, he was not a member of the Du Family, but one of its retainers.
His name was Wei Changfeng. He