Meanwhile, the forces of the Four Great Families had almost all gathered outside Yang Chen's room, filling the corridor to bursting.
The Four Great Families had never been on particularly good terms to begin with. Now that they were crowded together, their words inevitably dripped with veiled barbs, and they even quarreled without end for a time. Yet the arrival of one person brought everything to a standstill.
The newcomer was a beautiful woman. She was not particularly tall, but her features were exquisitely delicate.
She was fair-skinned and breathtakingly beautiful, with finely sculpted features. Coupled with her attire, she seemed like a fairy descending to the mortal world, her temperament extraordinary and untainted by worldly dust.
A woman like this would draw special attention wherever she went.
Naturally, this time was no exception.
Her arrival seized everyone's gaze. Not only were the young masters of the Four Great Families unable to look away, even the older generation found their eyes lingering on her.
"So it is Miss Ling Xiu. I did not expect Miss Ling Xiu to come today as well." The Steward Family Head spoke stiffly. "Ling Family Grand Elder, it would have been one thing for you to come personally, but now even Miss Ling Xiu has come. Just what medicine are you selling in your gourd?"
"Hehe, what is so remarkable about this old man coming personally? Rather, Steward Family Head, what medicine are you selling in your gourd? Judging by the preparations behind you, it seems you have brought quite a few gifts." The Ling Family Grand Elder shot back without yielding an inch.
As for the woman named Ling Xiu, she stood among the Ling Family members without saying a word.
No one knew what she had discussed with the Ling Family Grand Elder,