"Zhuye Qing is here!"

"It's Zhuye Qing!"

"She's as beautiful as the legends say!"

...

A rustling of hushed discussions arose, but quickly subsided.

In such a setting, discussing Zhuye Qing's beauty was clearly not a wise thing to do.

And the old fellows at the head table, after a brief glance at Li Ziqing, looked past her, towards the rear.

A man silently followed behind Li Ziqing, restrained and low-key, not even making a sound as he walked.

Those who knew some of the inside story had already guessed this man's identity.

He was the recently prominent Chen Xiao.

Zhuye Qing was nothing; he was the one the five great families truly feared.

However, Chen Xiao clearly wanted Li Ziqing to be the protagonist today; he saw his role as merely a tool.

Li Ziqing's tool for revenge.

Looking at the familiar faces at the head table, Li Ziqing's expression subtly changed, her eyes narrowed slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

She calmly walked forward, slowly approached the head table, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

Her movements were very natural and smooth.

It was as if Li Tianxiang had prepared such a grand scene just to wait for her.

Come to think of it, Li Tianxiang did prepare such a grand scene for her.

It was just that there was no place for her at this head table.

"What nonsense! How can a mere woman sit at the head table?"

Li Tianxiang raised his eyebrows and glared at Li Ziqing.

"Heh."

Li Ziqing glanced at Li Tianxiang, only sneering, not saying a word, but seeming to say everything.

It was as if to say, I insist on sitting, what are you going to do about it?

"Insolent thing, didn't you hear me?"

Seeing Li Ziqing's attitude, Li Tianxiang immediately slammed the table in anger and scolded.

"Old thing, before that Lord Jiu Qian Sui arrives, why don't you choose a way to die first?"

Chen Xiao said lightly.

Li Tianxiang was suddenly stunned; this kid actually knew Jiu Qian Sui was coming?

"Damn it, that dog Song Kaijiang actually told you even this!"

At the thought of Song Kaijiang's last-minute defection, Li Tianxiang felt even more resentment.

The crowd in the hall, however, reacted differently; some looked blank, while others gasped.

"Who is Jiu Qian Sui? Is he very powerful?"

"Damn, you don't even know who Jiu Qian Sui is? And you call yourself a prominent figure in the Imperial City! You know the Imperial City Embroidered Uniform Guard, right?"

"Of course, I've heard of the Imperial City Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"Jiu Qian Sui is the master of the Imperial City Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

"Holy crap?"

"..."

After learning Jiu Qian Sui's identity, everyone was shocked.

Discussions arose one after another, buzzing like flies in the dog days of summer.

Li Tianxiang showed off a little, and he was somewhat satisfied with the effect, but not entirely.

He thought that the name of Jiu Qian Sui would bring an even more shocking effect.

"Kid, since you know Jiu Qian Sui is coming, you still came to die? I really don't know whether to call you ignorant or stupid!"

Li Tianxiang grinned, his eyes sinister!

"Chen Xiao, it's not too late to regret it now. If you are willing to voluntarily break off relations with Li Ziqing, we can let bygones be bygones."

Wang Xuedao said with a 'naive' look.

In fact, this was what they had agreed upon before.

If someone plays the villain, someone has to play the hero.

A ruthless character like Chen Xiao would be a great asset if he could be drawn into their camp.

Of course, they didn't have much hope for this.

Sure enough, as soon as Wang Xuedao finished speaking, Chen Xiao retorted, "Heh, listen to the crap you're talking about? You're so old, you've only grown in years, not in brains?"

"You..."

Wang Xuedao trembled with anger.

Zhao Yuanjie grunted, "Old Wang, I told you long ago, this kid is just ungrateful; it's useless to talk nonsense with him. When Jiu Qian Sui comes, just kill him!"

Chen Xiao looked at the old men with a puzzled expression, "Where did you old geezers get the guts to yap in front of me? Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you all before Jiu Qian Sui arrives?"

Chen Xiao's tone was very calm when he said this, but it sounded extremely arrogant to everyone.

This kid, these old fellows are the heads of the four great families! If they stomp their feet, the entire Imperial City would tremble. Why does he dare to speak like that?

However, Chen Xiao's plain words made the old geezers' expressions stiff, and they really didn't dare to speak.

After all, this guy wasn't just talking; he really dared to kill!

So, before Jiu Qian Sui came, it was better to keep a low profile.

Seeing that the old geezers were no longer talking nonsense, Chen Xiao then said, "You old guys better listen carefully. No matter who you find to help you today, you will not escape death. But before you die, my wife has a few questions to ask you; you better answer honestly, otherwise, I will definitely make you wish you were dead!"

"Damn, brat, do you know who you're talking to? Damn it, someone, kill this kid for me!"

In a position farther away from the main table, a rather handsome young man stood up, pointing at Chen Xiao and shouting loudly.

Li Tianxiang glanced at the young man; this was a nephew from his own family.

Although he was a member of the Li family, he was sitting in a position farther away from the main table, which meant that his status in the Li family was low.

Therefore, he wanted to gamble big with a small stake; in this situation where no one dared to speak, he stood up.

He naturally knew that doing so had a certain degree of danger, but in order to gain Li Tianxiang's appreciation, he had to take a gamble!

Moreover, he felt that he was so far away from Chen Xiao that there wouldn't be any danger...

Chen Xiao's eyes lit up; he was just thinking about killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, and someone jumped out; wasn't this a coincidence!

"Then do you know who you're talking to?"

Chen Xiao cast his sharp eyes over.

"I'm fucking talking to you, so what... What the hell? What's going on? Damn..."

The young man was still speaking when he suddenly felt a great force lifting him up.

Then, in full view of everyone, the young man floated in the air and came in front of Chen Xiao.

With a thud, the young man fell to the ground, his whole body in a daze, not yet understanding what had happened.

"Now, say those words you just said again."

Chen Xiao looked at the young man and said, word by word.

The young man was so frightened that his face was ashen, and his body trembled like a sieve.

Although he didn't know what was going on, he knew that Chen Xiao must have done it...