A thousand miles away.
The Ancient Gu Family received a message from their ancestor, saying that honored guests had gathered. The entire Lineage came out in full force to welcome them, but when those figures took their seats in the main hall, all the clan's talented young elites were dumbfounded.
A half-short skeleton sat in the seat of honor.
It babbled nonsense with bean shoes on its feet.
A dog sat arrogantly beside it, putting on airs like some overbearing old uncle. There was also a centipede seated among the honored guests, its hundred legs constantly rubbing together as its eyes gleamed. The Spirit King drifted about like ghostfire. As for Big Bear, it was much the same—a foolish-looking fellow, like a simpleton.
How did this bunch of freaks look anything like honored guests?
The Gu Family had stood in this region for tens of thousands of years and was considered a renowned great clan on Cloud Star. Its members had seen all manner of things; even true Saint guests were nothing unusual.
This time, though, they had truly had their eyes opened.
A lineup that looked exactly like a circus troupe, and they were supposed to believe these were honored guests?
A group of talented clan members waited outside the hall, staring wide-eyed at one another. No one could make heads or tails of it.
Meanwhile, Gu Taiyuan, the Gu Family ancestor standing in the hall, paid no attention whatsoever to the varied gazes from afar. He wore a smile and behaved with the utmost deference.
"Please wait a moment, my lords. Enjoy the immortal tea for now. I shall soon take you to see the peerless beauties of our clan!"
Ao Qing was immediately displeased.
"Didn't you say there were girls? Why do we have to go see