Jiang Family Clan Assembly

"Young Master Su, this way, please!" With utmost respect, Shopkeeper Qin led Su Chen to the entrance of the Heaven-Class Private Room.

Su Chen gave Shopkeeper Qin a thoughtful glance before stepping inside.

The Heaven-Class Private Room was far more spacious than the Human-Class Private Room. Its lavish furnishings carried a touch of elegance, gauze curtains stirring in the gentle breeze, creating an indescribably comfortable and pleasant atmosphere.

The table was laden with a dazzling array of dishes that resembled works of art, a hundred times more exquisite than the fare from the Human-Class Private Room earlier.

Seeing Su Chen enter, the young woman rose gracefully. Her bearing was dignified and generous, her voice sweet as she said, "Young Master Su, thank you for what happened this morning."

"It was merely a small effort, not worth mentioning." Su Chen was telling the truth. Treating a Coldheart Python bite was indeed no great matter to him.

The young woman studied Su Chen curiously. At Five Treasures Hall that morning, she had been too worried about Elder Jiang's injury to examine him closely.

Now that she looked at him, she only felt that the youth carried an indescribably mysterious air. Even his every gesture seemed to possess the bearing of one long accustomed to a position of power.

She had only ever seen such a temperament on her father—the Anyang Commandery Prince. That a youth from a small city could possess such a bearing was simply inconceivable.

Countless thoughts whirled through her heart before the young woman slowly asked, "I heard that Young Master Su is seeking an Ice-Snow Cold Cicada?"

Su Chen nodded.

"A Miao, give the envelope to Young Master Su," the young woman instructed.

The maid behind her immediately stepped forward and presented an envelope to Su Chen with both hands.

"Young Master Su, this envelope contains a clue regarding the Ice-Snow Cold Cicada. Consider it the reward for saving my Grandpa Jiang. I hope you will not find it beneath your notice."

After saying that, the young woman called again, "Shopkeeper Qin, see that Young Master Su is well attended to."

With that, the young woman's figure disappeared from the Heaven-Class Private Room as well.

Watching her departing back, Su Chen smiled faintly and casually toyed with the envelope.

This little girl was rather interesting. She said she was hosting a banquet for him, yet after only a few words, she vanished...

Shopkeeper Qin stepped forward with a smile. "Young Master Su, congratulations. You have encountered an extraordinary benefactor!"

Su Chen raised his head and glanced sideways at Shopkeeper Qin. "A benefactor? You mean that little girl?"

Shopkeeper Qin's expression changed. "Young Master Su, you must not speak recklessly. Do you know who she is?"

Shopkeeper Qin was certain that if Su Chen learned that the little girl he spoke of was the esteemed Commandery Princess, he would be scared half to death.

Su Chen smiled faintly. "She is Commandery Princess Xiling."

"Y-you... how did you know?" Shopkeeper Qin's mouth fell open in shock, his face the picture of someone who had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

The boy before him had absolutely never met Commandery Princess Xiling!

In truth, Su Chen had indeed never met Commandery Princess Xiling, not even in his previous life.

However, he knew that the Anyang Commandery Prince had an only daughter named Commandery Princess Xiling. She was about his age, possessed a face that could topple kingdoms, and had outstanding talent.

When they first met at Five Treasures Hall that morning, the young woman's noble and elegant bearing had already made Su Chen suspicious. At that time, however, it had merely been a guess, and he could not be certain.

It was only after seeing how familiar the young woman was with Shopkeeper Qin that Su Chen became certain she was Commandery Princess Xiling.

For Su Chen had known in his previous life that Shopkeeper Qin of the Drunken Immortal Residence had the Anyang Commandery Prince's Residence backing him.

As for Shopkeeper Qin, he stared Su Chen up and down for a long while, yet still could not figure out how Su Chen had recognized Commandery Princess Xiling.

Still, Shopkeeper Qin could sense the slight favor Commandery Princess Xiling held for Su Chen.

Could someone Commandery Princess Xiling regarded differently possibly be an ordinary person?

Shopkeeper Qin decided almost without hesitation that he absolutely had to befriend Su Chen in the future.

"Young Master Su, try this dish. This is snowgrass-stewed seven-colored fish..." Shopkeeper Qin enthusiastically served Su Chen food.

After enjoying a sumptuous meal, Su Chen left the Drunken Immortal Residence.

Upon returning to his aunt's courtyard, Su Chen inadvertently glanced toward Jiang Tingyi's room and discovered that Jiang Tingyi had returned. She was sitting blankly at the door.

The moment she saw Su Chen, Jiang Tingyi sprang up as though her backside had been scalded by fire, then ran back into her room and shut the door.

"She's avoiding me?"

Su Chen muttered to himself. He did not care and returned to his own room.

He took out the envelope Commandery Princess Xiling had given him. Upon opening it, he found a handwritten letter from her inside.

"Hmm? This letter says that the Anyang Commandery Prince's Residence has an Ice-Snow Cold Cicada?" Su Chen swiftly read through its contents, greatly surprised.

He had not expected that the Ice-Snow Cold Cicada, which he had thought would take a long time to find, would yield a clue so quickly—and that it would be at the Anyang Commandery Prince's Residence.

However, as he continued reading, Su Chen frowned.

It turned out that Commandery Princess Xiling had also written that the Ice-Snow Cold Cicada was a treasured relic of the residence, inherited through the generations only by the heir of the prince's residence.

Yet the heir of this generation had not been chosen, and the competition among the several candidates was exceptionally fierce.

After reading the letter, Su Chen fell into thought.

Only the heir of the prince's residence could inherit the Ice-Snow Cold Cicada. In other words, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Su Chen had no possibility of obtaining it at all.

Yet although Commandery Princess Xiling clearly knew this, she had still given him this clue...

Su Chen smiled faintly. This Commandery Princess Xiling was quite interesting indeed!

"Forget it. There is no need to rush over the Ice-Snow Cold Cicada for now." Su Chen put away Commandery Princess Xiling's letter.

Then, he took out the jade box containing the Century Sunlight Herb.

"Now that I have bought the Century Sunlight Herb, I only need to find an opportunity to acquire a good pill furnace. Then I can refine the medicine needed to treat Aunt's cold poison!"

Su Chen's eyes shone brightly. Since returning through rebirth, everything had been developing in a better direction.

In this life, he would surely reverse every regret from his previous life and protect all those he wished to protect!

Gathering his thoughts, Su Chen was just about to cultivate when his aunt, Xu Yin, entered from outside. "Little Chen, you're back?"

With a smile on her face, she looked Su Chen up and down, then nodded approvingly. "Not bad. You look much more spirited after changing into new clothes."

"What did Aunt come to see me for?" Su Chen asked with a smile.

"You child, can't Aunt come see you if she has nothing to do?" Xu Yin shot Su Chen an annoyed look. "Though this time, there really is something."

As she spoke, Xu Yin sat down, lifted the teacup on the table, took a sip, and continued, "Three days from now will be the Jiang Family clan assembly. The Jiang Family's main members will all be present. I want to take this opportunity to introduce you to the Jiang Family. What do you think?"

The Jiang Family clan assembly?

Su Chen narrowed his eyes.

In his memories, after arriving in Clear River City in his previous life, he had attended the same Jiang Family clan assembly.

Because his dantian had been crippled in his previous life, rendering him useless, he had suffered no small amount of humiliation at the assembly.

Many unpleasant events that happened afterward had also arisen from this clan assembly. It could be said that this assembly was the turning point in the fates of Su Chen, Xu Yin, and Jiang Tingyi in his previous life.

"Aunt, I will go." A cold glint flashed through Su Chen's eyes. In this life, everything would be different from before.

A cold smile appeared on his lips. Was he about to meet those familiar faces from his previous life once more?

He was rather looking forward to it!