Cao Ying looked at Xiao Fan, a meaningful smile appearing on her face. "Your goal is to get the Cao Family to leave the Ye Family alone, isn't it? To agree to cancel the marriage arrangement with them. But what bargaining chips do you have to offer?"
Cao Ying looked at Xiao Fan and said bluntly, "Your ability as a seventh-tier alchemist alone doesn't qualify you to negotiate with me."
As her words fell, powerful auras erupted outside the small courtyard. Without the slightest attempt at concealment, they locked onto Xiao Fan and Zi Yan in the center, clearly ready to seize them at the first disagreement.
However, without Cao Ying's signal, none of the experts acted. They merely watched Xiao Fan like tigers eyeing their prey. Faced with the encirclement, the surrounding alchemists paled and had already hidden on the other side of the pavilion, not daring to get involved.
Seeing the two remain perfectly calm despite being surrounded, Cao Ying showed a trace of surprise. Her gaze swept around before she addressed Xiao Fan. "Could you have another ace up your sleeve? Why not bring it out now and let me see? Otherwise, I'm afraid neither of you will leave the Cao Family today."
Although Xiao Fan had sparked a little of Cao Ying's interest, he had dared to infiltrate the Cao Family, and under the identity of someone from the Ye Family, which they were about to swallow up at that. She would show him no mercy. Though she usually stayed in the Pill Tower, she was still a member of the Cao Family.
Hearing her words, Xiao Fan raised his head and glanced at her, a trace of surprise crossing his face. He had thought Cao Ying would choose to settle things through a wager after