The Xiao Family Elders' Recognition!

Xiao Ze left the family's Back Mountain. Shortly afterward, he arrived at the Xiao Family compound. Jia Xingtian had already left the Xiao Family. Though he was somewhat disappointed that he had failed to invite Xiao Ze to visit the royal family, he still respected Xiao Ze's decision.

Inside the Xiao Family's main hall, the elders were all stunned. For a moment, they began speaking one after another.

"Xiao Ze is truly the most outstanding member our Xiao Family has produced in all these years."

"Exactly. Even Jia Xingtian, the guardian of the Gama Empire Royal Family, came personally to pay him a visit. When has our Xiao Family ever received such attention over the years? Wouldn't you agree?"

"Isn't that so? Forget Xiao Ze—even old fellows like us have benefited from his glory."

The elders looked at Xiao Zhan, seated in the patriarch's chair, and spoke to him with undisguised envy.

"Sigh, Patriarch, although old fellows like us already have one foot in the grave, we still envy you for having such an outstanding son."

"Sigh, isn't that the truth? If I had a son as exceptional as Xiao Ze, I would wake up laughing from my dreams. Unfortunately, that fool Xiao Ning is utterly disappointing."

Several Xiao Family elders spoke slowly at this moment. While praising Xiao Ze, they occasionally belittled their own grandsons as well.

On one hand, they naturally wanted to curry favor with Xiao Zhan. On the other, those were their genuine feelings.

"Hahaha, Ze'er's rate of improvement recently has indeed been astonishing."

"At such a young age, he is already a Five-Star Grand Dou Shi. Even I, his father, am deeply surprised." As soon as Xiao Zhan finished speaking, the elders froze. What? A Five-Star Grand Dou Shi? They thought they had misheard him.

"Patriarch, you aren't joking, are you? Wasn't Xiao Ze still a Four-Star Da Dou Shi just a few days ago?"

"How did he advance by an entire star so quickly?"

"This is the Da Dou Shi realm. Advancing even one level is incredibly difficult, unlike the Dou Shi realm."

The elders looked utterly shocked. Seeing their reactions, Xiao Zhan felt immensely pleased. What father would not want to see others looking at his son with such astonishment and admiration?

Before Xiao Zhan could continue, Xiao Ze arrived at the Xiao Family's main hall and stepped inside.

The moment he entered the hall, the elders excitedly rose to their feet. "Xiao Ze, you came at just the right time. Come in, come in."

"What is it, Elders?" Xiao Ze asked casually after walking in. He found a seat and sat down, looking at the elders before him.

They spoke up one after another. "We were just discussing your increase in strength with your father."

"We heard your father say that your current strength has actually reached the Five-Star Grand Dou Shi realm. Is that really true?"

Xiao Ze recalled that the system had previously issued him a task that he had yet to complete: reveal his Five-Star Grand Dou Shi strength, shock the Xiao Family elders, and earn their recognition.

Xiao Ze had accepted the task, but had not yet completed it.

Moreover, the Xiao Family elders were looking at him with such curiosity. Xiao Ze did not hesitate and revealed his strength. Sure enough, he was a Five-Star Da Dou Shi.

Just as Xiao Ze revealed his strength, Xiao Xun'er happened to pass by the hall and witnessed the scene.

Xiao Xun'er's expression was filled with surprise and disbelief as she murmured inwardly, Xiao Ze's strength has increased again? A Five-Star Da Dou Shi?

Xiao Xun'er was greatly astonished. She spoke to herself inwardly, Xiao Ze is indeed so strong!

"So it really is a Five-Star Da Dou Shi." Every Xiao Family elder wore an expression of awe.

When Xiao Ze revealed his Five-Star Grand Dou Shi strength, Xiao Zhan, seated in the patriarch's chair, paid particular attention to the elders' stunned reactions.

Thinking back to the past, none of them had thought much of Xiao Ze or valued him. Compared to their current attitude, it was truly like heaven and earth.

The change in the Xiao Family elders' attitude toward Xiao Ze left Xiao Zhan, as his father, extremely satisfied.

Xiao Ze looked at the System Panel that appeared before him. A line of text was displayed on it.

[The host has completed the task: reveal Five-Star Grand Dou Shi strength, gain the Xiao Family elders' recognition, trigger a random reward, obtain 30 Defense attribute points, and increase the upper limit.]

After receiving the system's task reward, Xiao Ze focused on the panel before him and checked his attributes. He had just gained an increase of 30 points to his upper limit.

Xiao Ze sat in his seat in the main hall. The elders' attitude toward him truly could not have been more different from before.

"Still, Xiao Ze, Jia Xingtian is the guardian of the Gama Empire Royal Family, and he has now broken through to the Dou Zong realm."

"He invited you to visit the royal family. Why did you refuse such a generous invitation?" the elders asked in confusion.

Xiao Ze replied, "Visit the royal family? I wasn't particularly interested, so I naturally refused."

The elders were immensely envious. That was an invitation from the royal family. If it had been anyone else, they would have been thrilled beyond measure upon receiving it, let alone refusing it.

As expected of Xiao Ze!

Xiao Ze sat in his seat in the main hall. For the next several dozen minutes, he said nothing and quietly listened from the side.

Several elders looked at Xiao Zhan and said, "Patriarch, we have just received a letter of reconciliation from the Jialie Family. They expressed their apologies for opposing our Xiao Family in Wutan City before."

"They also promised in the letter that they would never again harbor hostility toward our Xiao Family. Not only that, but they are willing to cooperate with our Xiao Family with the utmost sincerity in every area of business."

"That Jia Liebi is quite sensible."

"Of course. Our Xiao Family has Xiao Ze, whom even the imperial royal family values so highly that they came to visit him personally. Would the Jialie Family dare continue opposing our Xiao Family?" one elder said.

Several dozen minutes later, Xiao Ze left the main hall. As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Xiao Xun'er waiting for him there for quite some time.

"Xiao Ze, would you be free to take a walk? Xun'er has something she wants to tell you," Xiao Xun'er suddenly said as she looked at him.

"Sure!" Xiao Ze nodded, then walked with Xiao Xun'er along the streets of Wutan City. A moment later, Xiao Xun'er suddenly spoke!

She looked at Xiao Ze.