Nie Li smiled. Most of the people who knew about Ye Han's secret dealings with the Sacred Family were now either dead or in prison.
He had also ordered Shen Ning and Shen Xiao to keep their mouths shut. After all, if his Father-in-Law learned that his adopted son was already preparing to betray him, who knew how heavily it would weigh on his heart?
So they could let that secret rot in their bellies.
On the Sky Screen.
The people from the other families were discussing it as well. After all, the City Lord's adopted son had returned, and that was quite a major event.
However, when it came to cultivation speed, some thought Ye Han was already Glory City's greatest cultivation genius, while others disagreed. After all, Nie Li was now a well-known figure among the great families too.
At the Huyan Family.
Huyan Lanruo truly had no interest in attending that sort of banquet. It would bore her to death.
Huyan Xiong was at his wits' end. At his daughter's age, she should have married long ago, yet she refused to take a liking to anyone. This time, the young master of the City Lord's Mansion had returned. He was peerlessly handsome, talented, and accomplished, and their families were a suitable match. Didn't he meet all the standards Huyan Lanruo had always insisted on?
Huyan Lanruo spouted nonsense about how standards could change.
She was thinking about Nie Li now. Suddenly, it occurred to her that since this banquet was being held at the City Lord's Mansion, Nie Li would surely attend, wouldn't he?
With that in mind, she decided there was no harm in going to have a look, but her father was not allowed to interfere.
At first, Huyan Xiong was relieved that his daughter