Chapter 1 The Eight Immortals Restaurant

The Eight Immortals Restaurant had been around for hundreds of years since its founding.

Of course, times changed, and the Eight Immortals Restaurant was no longer what it used to be.

The Eight Immortals Restaurant had changed hands several times, and the shop itself was no longer the original one. Only the name of the Eight Immortals Restaurant had survived.

What had also survived was the status of the Eight Immortals Restaurant.

The Eight Immortals Restaurant had always been a high-end establishment. People who came here weren't just eating food; they were eating a symbol of status.

Today, all three floors of the Eight Immortals Restaurant had been booked.

Li Tianxiang, the head of the Li family, had booked the Eight Immortals Restaurant to host distinguished guests.

The service staff of the Eight Immortals Restaurant were on high alert, busy preparing as if they were welcoming a major battle.

Little did they know that the people they were serving were also waiting for a major battle!

Li Tianxiang had booked the entire Eight Immortals Restaurant, setting up a total of eighteen tables.

In his plan, the core members of the five major families would occupy ten tables.

The remaining eight tables were reserved for those 'friends' who held sway in the imperial city.

Li Tianxiang loved to show off, so he naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity.

He not only wanted everyone to see the consequences of provoking the Li family.

Most importantly, he wanted everyone to witness that he, Li Tianxiang, had the ability to invite the Jiǔ Qiān Suì (Nine Thousand Years Old, a high-ranking eunuch).

As noon approached, the guests arrived at the banquet hall one after another.

The entire Eight Immortals Restaurant was packed with people, bustling with activity.

If one didn't know better, they would think some important figure was celebrating a birthday!

At the main table, Li Tianxiang's face was dark, his old face grim, his teeth clenched so hard that his cheeks bulged.

This was because out of the five major families, four had already arrived, but no one from the Song family had come.

At first, Song Kaijiang claimed to be ill and said he couldn't come.

Li Tianxiang didn't think much of it and even mocked Song Kaijiang's poor health.

Of course, if Song Kaijiang couldn't come, it didn't matter. He could just send someone else from the Song family.

After all, in Li Tianxiang's opinion, it didn't matter whether Song Kaijiang came or not.

When Song Kaijiang heard this, he was completely stunned. He really didn't expect Li Tianxiang to have such a move.

Helpless, Song Kaijiang had to reveal the truth: "Old Li, I can't go, and no one from the Song family can go."

Song Kaijiang had figured it out. Since he had already chosen a side, there was no need to hide it.

Being a fence-sitter was not Song Kaijiang's style!

"Huh? I understand that you can't come, but why can't anyone from the Song family come?"

Li Tianxiang finally realized that Song Kaijiang's illness was a bit suspicious. "Old Song, tell me clearly, what exactly do you mean by this?"

"It doesn't mean anything. Old Li, my Song family has reached a reconciliation with Li Ziqing. We are withdrawing."

Song Kaijiang said truthfully.

"Withdrawing? Heh..."

Li Tianxiang sneered coldly. "Song Kaijiang, you're really something. Do you know what it means for you to withdraw?"

"I know. If you succeed today, we, the Song family, will move out of the imperial city."

Song Kaijiang said calmly.

"Just moving out of the imperial city? Song Kaijiang, you're oversimplifying the consequences... Hello? Hello, hello, damn it, you dare hang up on me!"

Li Tianxiang had only said half a sentence when Song Kaijiang hung up the phone, infuriating Li Tianxiang so much that he cursed.

Li Tianxiang was such a big figure, highly respected, and holding power, but he cursed in front of so many people, which was quite a loss of composure.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what had happened, but the originally noisy hall instantly became much quieter.

Li Tianxiang was so angry that he called again, but Song Kaijiang rejected the call and then simply turned off his phone.

Then came the scene of Li Tianxiang's cheeks bulging with anger.

"Old Li, what's going on? Old Song isn't coming? And he's threatening to withdraw? Withdraw from what?"

Zheng Tianpeng asked tentatively.

The other old guys also perked up their ears and turned their gazes to Li Tianxiang.

"What else could he be withdrawing from? Withdrawing from us!"

Li Tianxiang said irritably, "That old bastard has reached a reconciliation with that bitch from the Li family. From now on, there will be no more five major families in the imperial city!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was shocked.

For those who didn't know the inside story, this news was like a thunderbolt!

What was Song Kaijiang thinking? He wanted to lead the Song family out of the five major families? Why?

The five major families of the imperial city were united and deeply rooted, with such great power that no one had been able to shake them for so many years.

Unexpectedly, in the end, they couldn't avoid the common fate of internal disintegration.

The old guys sitting at the main table, however, were filled with doubts and had their own thoughts.

"What exactly is Old Man Song thinking? He's not even avenging his grandson's death? How did he reach a reconciliation with that bitch?"

Zhao Yuanjie shook his head, looking like he couldn't understand it at all.

Zheng Tianpeng frowned and asked with doubt, "Why would Old Man Song choose to reconcile at this time? Could it be that he knows some inside information that we don't?"

"What inside information could there be?"

Wang Xuedao said with disdain, "I think Old Man Song is just senile. Does he really think that Jiǔ Qiān Suì can't deal with that kid named Chen?"

If Wang Fei was here, he would desperately persuade his grandfather to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, he didn't want to show himself in his current state, so he didn't come.

And apart from him, no one else thought that Jiǔ Qiān Suì couldn't deal with Chen Xiao.

"That's a joke. How could Jiǔ Qiān Suì not be able to deal with that kid named Chen? Maybe Jiǔ Qiān Suì just needs to reveal his prestige, and that kid will be so scared that he'll kneel down and beg for mercy!"

Zhao Yuanjie curled his lips, his eyebrows and eyes filled with sarcasm.

"The kid you're talking about who's kneeling down and begging for mercy wouldn't be me, would it?"

Just then, a slightly playful voice suddenly entered the ears of everyone present.

Before the person arrived, the voice came first.

Everyone looked around, trying to find the source of the voice.

However, the voice seemed to appear directly in their minds, without passing through their ears.

Tap, tap, tap...

Just as everyone was confused, a series of slow and heavy footsteps came from the stairwell.

A woman so beautiful that she captivated the soul appeared in the stairwell.

The woman was clearly only wearing some light makeup, but she was still radiant and dazzling.

Her arrival made the entire banquet hall a bit brighter.

As soon as they saw this woman, the old guys sitting at the main table instantly had a surge of blood pressure.

Their gazes were surprisingly consistent, filled with anger and resentment!

Resentment that they had been merciful back then and hadn't eliminated the root of the problem!

The Zhú Yè Qīng (Green Bamboo Viper, a code name), who had played the entire five major families of the imperial city around and manipulated them in the palm of her hand, was back!