A sneer flickered across Xu Changqing's face.
Worried about him?
Thanks to Xu Ping'an, his relationship with his eldest senior brother was fairly good.
But both of them knew perfectly well that the Pill Cauldron Division, Spirit Plant Bureau, Wind and Thunder Directorate, and other departments holding real power on Jade Balance Star could no longer bypass the Xu Family.
Or rather, they could no longer bypass Jade Balance Star's current Star Lord, Xu Changqing.
Zhen Yuanzi treated him courteously, looked after him, and granted his every request because he wanted to win him over.
Rather than saying Zhen Yuanzi was worried about Xu Changqing,
it was more accurate to say that the Great Dao Venerable was worried about Xu Changqing.
The Creation Green Lotus had been planted on Jade Balance Star, its roots already permeating the Spirit Vein. The Creation Force of the entire Northern Dipper Star Region now revolved around Jade Balance Star as its center.
The Great Dao Venerable needed Creation Force to repair the Temporal Barrier. To keep this vast system running without interruption, Xu Changqing had to remain alive, had to stay on Jade Balance Star, and had to continuously use Creation Force to catalyze the Green Lotus's growth and spread.
Thus, both the Great Dao Venerable and Zhen Yuanzi feared that something might happen to him at this crucial stage, while also fearing that he might suddenly slip beyond their control.
Xu Ping'an had come along on this trip ostensibly to protect him, but in truth, he was there to watch him!
Seeing the fleeting sneer on his father's face, Xu Ping'an was astonished.
He could not understand it.
The Xu Family's achievements today certainly could not have existed without the foundation his father had built with his own hands, but they