Cheng Dongliang sat in the villa at this mont, opposite him was Zhang Sanqian.
Both n sat facing each other, their expressions sowhat dark and unsightly.
After leaving yesterday, they received another invitation from Wu Cang.
They were sowhat puzzled, why Wu Cang wanted to et them again just a day apart.
After the eting, they had lunch and Wu Cang shared the news of the ancient tomb with everyone. Cheng Dongliang, Zhang Sanqian, and Lin Changfu, all three of them had their expressions drastically change.
Almost imdiately, their gazes started searching for Yue Qing among the crowd.
It was obvious, without asking, that this news must have been spread by Yue Qing.
"We shouldn’t have told Yue Qing about this," Cheng Dongliang said angrily, slapping the table.
Zhang Sanqian sighed and said, "What’s done is done, regret is useless. Since Wu Cang wants to get involved, let him join in. That demon beast’s cultivation level is powerful, and the three of us may not necessarily be able to kill it."
Cheng Dongliang didn’t make a sound, but he agreed with him in his heart.
There was nothing to talk about, just as Zhang Sanqian said, what’s done is done, what else could they do?
After Zhang Sanqian left, Cheng Dongliang picked up his phone and called Li Xiaoyao.
Li Xiaoyao had just arrived at the hotel venue, he looked down at the incoming call and walked aside to answer it.
"Xiaoyao, there’s sothing." Cheng Dongliang was brief, "In the mountains behind the Ghost Market, an ancient tomb of a cultivator has been discovered, but there is a demon beast guarding the tomb, and it’s very powerful. Now, every martial artist in Ling City knows about it, including Wu Cang."
"The ancient tomb." It’s probably the sa one that Jiang Lichun talked about.
Li Xiaoyao said, "I’ve heard about that tomb, you should not go there for the ti being, the guardian demon beast is not sothing you can handle, going there would only be a suicide mission."
For anyone else, Li Xiaoyao wouldn’t care about their fate, but Cheng Dongliang was an exception.
"You know?" Cheng Dongliang was sowhat surprised.
Li Xiaoyao had left the Ghost Market ahead of ti, how could he have known about the ancient tomb?
"Rember my words, I have other matters to deal with, everything else can wait until I get back," Li Xiaoyao said, then hung up and walked towards Xiao Ya, who was waiting outside the door.
"Girlfriend?" Xiao Ya glinted with a hint of teasing in her eyes.
Li Xiaoyao shook his head and said, "Cheng Lao."
"Cheng Lao?" Although Xiao Ya was puzzled, she didn’t ask any further questions, which was a strong point of hers. She knew how to asure her actions and maintain proper relationships precisely.
For instance, now, she very familiarly extended a hand and hooked Li Xiaoyao’s arm, saying, "There are no singles at tonight’s charity gala, everyone enters in pairs. So, until we et Lan Cai, you’re my date. Any problem with that?"
Li Xiaoyao glanced at the ticulously dressed Xiao Ya, the red lips close at hand were very tempting.
"No problem."
Xiao Ya had a wide network of connections, as the eldest daughter of the Xiao Family, she had established good relations with all those who had interests aligned with the Xiao Family. Such a woman, if in ancient tis, would be like a second Empress Wu.
There was still so ti before the start of the gala, Xiao Ya had planned to find a quiet place to stay with Li Xiaoyao, but which of the night’s attendees wasn’t a luminary?
In Jindu, although the Xiao Family was not as prominent as the Lan Family, the difference was not substantial.
This kind of gala, if the charity label were to be removed, was actually an upper-class social gathering.
Various second and third-tier families like the Liu Family, Li Family, Zhang Family, and so on, kept coming to build relations with Xiao Ya.
"Miss Xiao, is this gentleman your boyfriend?" everyone asked when they saw Li Xiaoyao’s intimate gestures with Xiao Ya.
Whenever this happened, Xiao Ya would shake her head and say they were just friends.
Xiao Ya knew how to discern the situation. She could play around with Li Xiaoyao in private, but with Li Xiaoyao attending today for Lan Cai, she naturally couldn’t claim to be his woman in front of everyone else.
Otherwise, Li Xiaoyao would certainly be displeased.
It wasn’t easy to get rid of those people, and Xiao Ya, with a graceful gesture, wiped the sweat from her forehead and apologized, "I didn’t expect things to turn out this way."
Li Xiaoyao didn’t mind at all and shook his head considerately, "I understand."
Xiao Ya’s eyes were sharp as she scrutinized his face inch by inch, and said, "Having t a man as perfect as you, what kind of man would ever catch my eye in the future?"
Her words were frank and direct, and how could Li Xiaoyao not understand their implication?
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Xiao Ya was not a woman who fell in love easily, but as she had said, faced with a man as perfect as Li Xiaoyao, how many won could remain unmoved?
As ti slowly passed, more and more people arrived at the venue.
A few young people walked in from outside.
These individuals were well-dressed and poised, laughing and talking among themselves with full grace, clearly mbers of high society.
"These kinds of parties are the least interesting, I don’t know why Dad insists on dragging here," one of the youngsters complained.
The person next to him laughed and said, "Can’t help it, all the wealthy folks like to put on these events. Charity is just for show, if you strip away the facade, it’s basically the Lan Family’s show-off convention."
"Psh," a sweet-looking girl said disdainfully, "The Lan Family really are bored out of their minds, to be on the decline like this and still have the idle interest to engage in such formalism."
"Shh, keep it down. A centipede may be dead but still wiggly. Even in decline, the Lan Family is still a behemoth."
"Speaking of which, it’s pretty strange. You tell , how can the Lan Family, purely a family of rchants without a single Cultivator backing them, grow so big?" one of the n asked.
The others agreed, "Yeah, I’ve never heard of any Cultivator from the Lan Family."
"Compared to our master, the Lan Family has a long way to go."
"Right, is master coming tonight?"
"The Lan Family seems to have invited our master, but who knows if he will co."
"He should grant the Lan Family this much face."
"Hey, that man over there looks really familiar." The sweet girl suddenly looked at Li Xiaoyao, blinking her big eyes.
When the others followed her gaze, soone imdiately said, "Isn’t that Uncle Li? He’s here too."
"Wow, it really is Uncle Li."
These young people were the disciples of Liu Chengxiang, children from various prominent families.
At noon, they had joined forces to confront Li Xiaoyao, and although they ended up being thoroughly defeated, they weren’t angry. Instead, they admired Li Xiaoyao greatly.
"Should we go up and say hello?"
"Of course, Uncle Li is my idol."
"Hey, it looks like Uncle Li is in trouble."
Li Xiaoyao indeed was facing trouble, which ca from Xiao Ya standing beside him.
Xiao Ya was beautiful and the eldest daughter of the Xiao Family. Both factors combined made her very popular in upper-class society.
And at the party, Xiao Ya was like a beautiful butterfly, drawing the attention of many young n.
"Ah Ya, is this your man?" asked Qin Dahai, the young master of the Qin Family from Jindu, speaking to her.
Qin Dahai scanned Li Xiaoyao with a contemptuous gaze and let out a cold laugh, "Country bumpkin, to a high-class party like this, who the hell wears a suit?"
Xiao Ya frowned slightly and said coldly, "Qin Dahai, watch your language."
"Yo, Ah Ya, how have I been disrespectful? How about we go for a spin in the restroom, and I show you my wild side?" Qin Dahai said, with a lewd smile on his face.
Xiao Ya’s complexion turned slightly angry, but Li Xiaoyao suddenly grabbed her wrist, looked toward Qin Dahai, and said indifferently, "Leave now, and I’ll spare your life."
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