The man was about to continue speaking, but at that moment, Butler Xu directly interrupted him.
"Please show some respect. Xiao Tian is a distinguished guest of the Lin family. If you don't want the old lady to hold you accountable, I suggest you be sensible."
Old Madam Lin!
Hearing this, the man obviously froze.
When did Lin Xiao Tian get involved with the Lin family's old lady?
But he also knew that Butler Xu had no reason to lie to him about this matter.
Having no other choice, he let out a cold snort and stopped pressing Lin Xiao Tian.
The dispute at the entrance was just a minor interlude. In a moment, Lin Xiao Tian, led by Butler Xu, arrived at the main hall of the banquet.
The main hall was crowded with guests. According to Butler Xu's introduction on the way, most of the attendees were people of high status from various families, as it was Old Madam Lin's birthday celebration.
Upon entering the main hall, Lin Xiao Tian immediately drew the attention of many people.
They were naturally not strangers to this Lin Xiao Tian. Many of the assassins they had sent out previously had come from their hands.
Some of them wished Lin Xiao Tian dead, while others hoped to seize the longevity pills he possessed.
"You are Lin Xiao Tian, aren't you?" A middle-aged man with a kind face walked towards Lin Xiao Tian.
"Who are you?" Lin Xiao Tian asked.
"Heh heh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Qin Hai, from the Qin family."
Qin Hai did not offer a lengthy introduction, but these few words had already fully conveyed his identity.
The reclusive Qin family!
How could someone from such a family be ordinary?
This was equivalent to a symbol, an adjective.
"Hello, Mr. Qin," Lin Xiao Tian replied very politely.
Although he was not particularly interested in these reclusive families.
"Everyone has been talking about you recently! Lin Xiao Tian, you are truly young and promising! I really don't know what kind of person could teach such a genius like you?" Qin Hai said with a smile.
Lin Xiao Tian appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he sneered.
He knew very well what Qin Hai's question implied.
Lin Xiao Tian's true identity had always been a mystery.
All the reclusive families must be having a headache now, wondering where Lin Xiao Tian came from.
But Lin Xiao Tian certainly could not reveal it, and now the various families could only speculate about his identity among themselves.
For Lin Xiao Tian, this was a shield.
"Mr. Qin, you flatter me. It's just some unorthodox skills."
"Unorthodox skills," Qin Hai chuckled.
He knew very well that these were not unorthodox skills.
Whether in medicine or in martial arts, Lin Xiao Tian had surpassed countless people.
And at his age, this was, in a sense, an impossibility.
But he also knew that Lin Xiao Tian's words were simply a way to avoid revealing the true facts.
Qin Hai naturally did not expose him.
Although he suspected Lin Xiao Tian's identity, he greatly admired Lin Xiao Tian's abilities.
Anyone who could refine longevity pills was someone any family would want to win over.
Following that, Qin Hai's gaze fell upon Qin Yu Xiang standing beside him.
"You are Qin Yu Xiang?"
"Mr. Qin, hello."
Qin Hai nodded politely.
"Heh heh, you are so beautiful, no wonder you could make Lin Xiao Tian so infatuated. I know! Xiao Tian has gone through so much danger for you."
"When I looked at the profile, I wondered what kind of person could make Xiao Tian so smitten? Now that I see you, isn't it obvious?"
Qin Hai had high emotional intelligence, and with his words of praise, Qin Yu Xiang blushed.
Just then, a voice called out to Qin Hai.
The few of them instinctively turned their heads to look, and when they saw the person who had arrived, Qin Yu Xiang's expression froze.
"Teacher Qin?"
Lin Xiao Tian was also slightly surprised. Although he had vaguely guessed that Qin Yuan would be from the Qin family, he hadn't expected Qin Yuan to appear at such an occasion.
This meant that Qin Yuan's status in the Qin family was undoubtedly extraordinary.
Yet, someone of such an unusual status had been a village teacher in Yuehai Village for so many years. Lin Xiao Tian found her increasingly unfathomable.
Qin Yuan saw Qin Yu Xiang, but her expression was not particularly warm.
"Oh, it's you, Yu Xiang," Qin Yuan said casually.
This made Qin Yu Xiang, who had been about to go up and chat, lose her courage.
Lin Xiao Tian knew that Qin Yu Xiang must be feeling very upset at this moment.
She gently squeezed Qin Yu Xiang's hand and looked at her tenderly, signaling her not to take it to heart.
"Heh heh, I didn't expect you two to know each other?" Qin Hai looked at her meaningfully.
Qin Yuan's face instantly became uncomfortable. "What if we know each other?"
"Nothing," Qin Hai shrugged. "I just didn't expect you two to know each other?"
"She was my student when I was doing volunteer teaching in the countryside," Qin Yuan continued to explain.
"Oh, no wonder. That's a real coincidence, meeting each other at an occasion like this?" Qin Hai said with a forced smile.
Qin Yuan snorted coldly and did not reply.
Lin Xiao Tian could tell that the two of them did not seem to get along.
However, he did not know much about the internal affairs of the Qin family.
Seeing the awkward situation between them, Lin Xiao Tian took Qin Yu Xiang's hand and they left.
The birthday banquet had not fully started yet, and the old lady had not arrived. A part of the Lin family's estate was open to everyone.
For example, the surrounding gardens. Lin Xiao Tian first took Qin Yu Xiang to stroll in the gardens.
Admittedly, the Lin family's gardens were designed exquisitely, as if an entire park had been moved there. Furthermore, they incorporated various landscaping designs. It could be said to be the most luxurious and best-designed garden Lin Xiao Tian had ever seen.
Even though they had left the main hall, as they walked, many people still came to find Lin Xiao Tian.
These people had more or less received information, and naturally spared no effort in trying to win over Lin Xiao Tian, the master alchemist.
Among them was the Yang family, one of the reclusive families.
The Yang family was represented by an elder from the main family and the head of a branch family.
This branch family head was from the same family as Yang Lin and Yang Xin.
They came here to thank Lin Xiao Tian and also invited him to visit the Yang family when he had time.
Lin Xiao Tian thought about it and did not refuse. From the information he had, he knew that each reclusive family controlled a forbidden area.
Lin Xiao Tian was very interested in these forbidden areas. If he could go to the Yang family, he might be able to visit one of the former forbidden areas, the Water Mirror Lake Marsh!