It was just that...
Xun Er paced a few steps along the terrace and could not help letting out a soft sigh.
Before she could dwell on it any further, a commotion rose from within the Xiao Family. Even without asking, Xun Er knew exactly what had happened.
Xiao Yan's brother had probably returned.
Setting aside her many worries for the moment, Xun Er turned and went downstairs.
"Yan'er? Yan'er is back?"
Inside the Xiao Family, Xiao Zhan froze briefly before quickly stepping out of his room.
In the Xiao Family's reception hall, Xiao Zhan had barely entered when he saw those old men already waiting in the seats to the right of the seat of honor.
"The elders arrived early."
As he took the seat of honor, Xiao Zhan could not help remarking.
"Hehe... Xiao Yan's return concerns a matter of great importance to the entire Xiao Family."
How could the three shrewd old men fail to hear the faint barb in Xiao Zhan's words? They exchanged glances, smiled awkwardly, and the First Elder had no choice but to speak.
"The First Elder is right about that."
Xiao Zhan subconsciously picked up the prepared teacup on the table and took a sip. Seeing these three old fellows forced to defer to him now, he immediately felt much better.
Before Yan'er left, he had already been a Dou Zhe, forcefully suppressing the entire younger generation of the Xiao Family.
Now, Xiao Zhan's own cultivation had risen to nine-star Da Dou Shi. He was only one step away from becoming a Dou Ling.
With such strength, whether it was leading the Xiao Family against the Jia Lie and Ao Ba families or securing absolute authority within the Xiao Family, it had all become a matter of course.
Even if these elders