Lin Xiaotian, as a former Tiger Marshal, had long reached the initial stage of the Grandmaster realm.
Beyond his strength, Lin Xiaotian also held significant influence within the Jiangdong military.
It was for this reason that Old Man Haiyun personally came to offer birthday wishes.
Upon learning that Lin Ying was Lin Xiaotian's granddaughter, Old Man Haiyun could only suppress some of his anger.
"This brat hit my grandson, and you, as the host, aren't going to do anything?" Old Man Haiyun said coldly.
Lin Ying snorted, "Your grandson spoke disrespectfully and deserved to be beaten."
"You!" Old Man Haiyun was furious.
"Today is my grandfather's birthday. Is the Huangfu family here to offer wishes or to cause trouble?" Lin Ying questioned Old Man Haiyun fearlessly.
Old Man Haiyun ultimately dared not fall out with Lin Xiaotian. He looked at Qin Hanchu and sneered, "After the birthday banquet, I will make you pay."
Qin Hanchu disdainfully said, "I'll be waiting."
Hmph!
Old Ancestor Haiyun flicked his sleeve and strode into the hotel.
Huangfu Daoming clutched his face and looked at Qin Hanchu with icy eyes, "This slap will be repaid with your life!"
Qin Hanchu chuckled, "Are you worthy?"
"You!"
"Don't just talk tough. He'll get what's coming to him after the banquet," Old Man Haiyun scoffed.
Watching Old Man Haiyun walk away, Qin Hanchu said to Situ Guangtao, "He must have found some help."
"You shouldn't have made an enemy of him for our sake," Situ Guangtao said with self-reproach.
Qin Hanchu smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that I now hold a title?"
Situ Guangtao blinked, then chuckled, "Look at my memory, I almost forgot you are now the Champion Marquis."
No matter how powerful the Huangfu family was, did they dare to make a move against a Marquis?
Moreover, Qin Hanchu was now a role model publicized by Great Yan.
To dare to lay a hand on Qin Hanchu would be to slap the face of the royal family.
Despite Old Ancestor Haiyun being a Grandmaster, he was nothing in front of the royal family.
"Let's go in," Lin Ying said.
The four of them entered the hotel together and soon arrived at the banquet hall.
Inside the hall, important figures were conversing in small groups.
Upon seeing Situ Guangtao enter, someone immediately went up to greet him.
Qin Hanchu disliked socializing, so he moved away with Lin Ying and Xinxin.
Sitting in the lounge area, Lin Ying smiled and said, "If they knew you were the Champion Marquis, they'd all flock to fawn over you."
"Give it a rest, I don't want to be that tired," Qin Hanchu replied.
As the three of them were chatting, the Jiangdong Prefect and his family of three arrived at the banquet hall.
Seeing the Prefect arrive, everyone immediately gathered around.
Gong Changjun wisely excused himself and walked towards the circle of young people.
"Brother Huangfu, what happened to your face?" Gong Changjun asked curiously upon seeing the handprint on Huangfu Daoming's face.
Huangfu Daoming said with a grim expression, "I was beaten by a bastard. After the banquet, I will cripple him."
"Who dared to hit you? Is he here?" Gong Changjun, who had a good relationship with Huangfu Daoming, said angrily upon hearing that Huangfu Daoming had been beaten.
Huangfu Daoming looked around, then pointed at Qin Hanchu and said, "It's him."
When Gong Changjun saw Qin Hanchu, his angry expression froze. He said fearfully, "Take my advice, apologize to him now, don't oppose him."
Gong Changjun's reaction made Huangfu Daoming's eyes widen.
This was the Prefect's son, why was he so timid?
"What do you mean? You know this kid? What's his identity that makes you, the Prefect's son, say such a thing?" Huangfu Daoming was shocked.
Gong Changjun was about to explain Qin Hanchu's identity, but he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Turning his head, he saw Qin Hanchu looking at him coldly.
Gong Changjun's heart pounded, and he dared not speak further.
"Since things have come to this, you're on your own." After saying that, Gong Changjun quickly left.
Huangfu Daoming looked on in bewilderment, what exactly was going on?
Why was Gong Changjun so afraid?
"Although his mother is the Prefect, she is only at the Grandmaster realm."
"My ancestor is a Grandmaster, there's no need to pay too much attention."
Despite his bewilderment, Huangfu Daoming ultimately did not pay much heed.
More than ten minutes later, the Jiangdong Prefect casually approached Qin Hanchu.
The two exchanged a few brief greetings and then parted ways.
The Jiangdong Prefect could tell that Qin Hanchu did not wish to publicize his identity.
Since Qin Hanchu was unwilling to reveal it, the Jiangdong Prefect naturally helped maintain the secrecy.
"Xiao Ying, it's been a while."
"Xinxin is here too."
As Qin Hanchu, Lin Ying, and Xinxin were chatting, a few girls walked over together.
These girls were all daughters of prominent families from Jiangdong's top circles.
Some were daughters of high-ranking officials, some were young ladies from noble families, and others were heiresses of financial groups.
"Sister Shiya, Sister Hanyun, when did you return?" Lin Ying said with a smile.
"We returned yesterday. We heard you have a fiancé? Won't you introduce him to us?" the beautiful woman named Shiya said to Qin Hanchu with a smile.
"This handsome young man is your fiancé, isn't he? He's quite good-looking?" the others said with smiles.
Lin Ying was a little embarrassed. She said, "Although we have an engagement, whether we can be together is still unknown."
"Our Xiao Ying is stunningly beautiful, what man wouldn't be captivated?"
"If you're willing, I believe this young man won't refuse, right?" Hanyun said to Qin Hanchu with a smile.
"It still depends on whether there's a connection," Qin Hanchu said with a smile.
"Men always say that."
"In reality, it's about appearance." The other girls teased.
"By the way, what do you do?"
"If Xiao Ying accepts you, you must be very outstanding?" Shiya asked Qin Hanchu.
Qin Hanchu smiled and said, "Xiao Ying and I are classmates."
"Being able to enter the Military Martial Academy can be considered talented."
"Which class are you in? Like Xiao Ying, are you in the advanced class?" Hanyun asked.
"He's in the special class," Xinxin said with a smile.
Everyone present showed surprise.
Being able to enter the special class of the Military Martial Academy definitely meant one was a genius.
"I knew it, anyone Xiao Ying accepts must be outstanding," Shiya said.
"I heard the Champion Marquis is in your special class, is that right?"
Hearing the girls' question, Qin Hanchu nodded somewhat awkwardly, "Yes."
Lin Ying and Xinxin both wore smiles, finding it quite amusing.
"Can you introduce him to me? I want to meet the Champion Marquis."
"Me too, I want to be friends with the Champion Marquis."
"You're all so hypocritical, aren't you just trying to pursue the Champion Marquis?"
"If you help us arrange a dinner with the Champion Marquis, we definitely won't treat you poorly," Shiya said excitedly to Qin Hanchu.
"If you introduce the Champion Marquis to us, we'll help you pursue Xiao Ying, how about that?"
Seeing the excited looks of the girls, Qin Hanchu's expression became a little strange.
If they knew he was the Champion Marquis, wouldn't they tear him apart?
"We'll talk about it if there's a chance in the future," Qin Hanchu said with an awkward laugh.
"Who is the Champion Marquis? It's ridiculous to think he'd agree to be arranged by you!"
Qin Hanchu had barely finished speaking when a sarcastic voice came from behind the girls.