Hearing his grandfather's inquiry, Long Xingfeng laughed and said, "Grandfather, you're pretending to be confused, aren't you? Do I have to say it out loud?"
"Tell me, don't play coy with me!"
Long Xiaotian glared fiercely at his grandson, feigning ignorance and shouting.
Long Xingfeng said with a smile, "Grandfather, it's fine for me to say it, but can you spare a few of those energy pills from the bottle in your hand for your grandson to try?"
"No, these were given to me by Xingyun!" Long Xiaotian, having tasted the benefits of the energy pills, was unwilling to part with them.
Besides, this Long Xingfeng was being greedy, asking for several at once.
Upon hearing this, Long Xingfeng smiled and said, "Grandfather, do you know that the energy pills in this bottle were given to Xingyun by the master Cheng Xiaofan!"
His words immediately reminded many people present, and with a swish, their gazes all fell on the bottle in Long Xiaotian's hand.
These people were all sharp as knives!
From the extremely nervous look on Grandpa Long's face, they could tell that these energy pills were definitely extraordinary treasures.
"Grandfather, can you spare me one?"
"Sect Leader, please give me one!"
"Grandfather, you can't hoard them all!"
"Grandfather..."
"All of you, shut up!"
Long Xiaotian slammed the table with a bang, shouting angrily, "Are you rebelling? You even want to snatch the energy pills from my hand?"
When the patriarch became angry, the people in the council hall instantly fell silent.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Long Xiaotian, seeing Long Xingfeng still standing before him, said coldly, his anger not yet subsided.
Long Xingfeng chuckled and said, "Grandfather, your grandson hasn't finished speaking yet. It's so uncomfortable to keep it in my stomach, of course, I have to say it!"
"Grandfather, you should know Xingyun's skills. Among the younger generation in the Xuecheng ancient martial arts world, he is second to none. That Cheng Xiaofan could defeat him in minutes, which shows how formidable his abilities are!"
"Cheng Xiaofan sent Lu San to convey a message, saying to leave some room for kindness, so they can meet again in the future. His intention is clear: he wants to protect Xingyun. Anyone who harms Xingyun will be considered his enemy!"
His gaze swept across everyone present, and he smiled, "Everyone, am I making sense?"
"Xingfeng's words are reasonable. We cannot afford to offend such a young man in the Long family!" an elder beside him nodded and said.
Those who desperately wished for Long Xingyun's death bit their lips and dared not make a sound.
These people were nothing compared to Long Xingyun, let alone the peerless master Cheng Xiaofan. Who would dare to oppose him? Were they tired of living?
Suddenly, they felt that the truly terrifying one was Long Xingyun!
Because behind him stood such a powerful person to back him up!
The young man who had shouted for Uncle Zhong to drag Long Xingyun away, wanting to curry favor with Long Xingyun, immediately made a decisive move and stood up, saying to Long Xiaotian, "Grandfather, Xingfeng Ge is right!"
"We should thank Xingyun Ge for getting to know the peerless master Cheng Xiaofan. With him protecting our Long family, our Long family will surely achieve greatness in the ancient martial arts world."
Long Xiaotian rolled his eyes at him and asked, "In your opinion, what should we do?"
The young man replied, "We should report to the branch leader Jiang Feijiao that our Long family, rather than be stripped of our status and kicked out of the hidden aristocratic families, would rather protect Xingyun Ge's life!"
"Does anyone have any objections?"
Long Xiaotian's gaze swept over everyone, and he asked.
"We have no objections!"
Those people said in unison.
Long Xiaotian scanned everyone again and said, "You all need to be mentally prepared. To protect Long Xingyun, our family will be demoted, and all our business dealings will be cut off. We will have to prepare for hard times!"
"That's not a big deal!"
Someone else stood up and said, "The purpose of the hidden aristocratic families frantically making money is to use that money to buy rare treasures to improve their cultivation.
"Now, if we have the energy pills from a peerless master, can't we still improve our cultivation? We might even become stronger!"
"Originally, the Northern Branch Leader was ours, but Jiang Feijiao, that treacherous villain, schemed to take it away. Perhaps with the help of a peerless master, we can even snatch back the position of branch leader!"
His words immediately sparked discussion.
"That's well said. Cheng Xiaofan, this peerless master, is worth our Long family's efforts to appease. We must not let others get ahead of us!"
"Even a starving camel is bigger than a horse. Even if our Long family is demoted, we can still live our lives!"
"Yes, Patriarch, we must protect Xingyun!"
"If such a master is known to the ancient martial arts world, it will attract countless cultivators. It would be too much of a pity if he fell into the hands of others!"
Hearing this, Long Xiaotian waved his hand and said, "Alright, since you all say so, I will do as you suggest!"
"Xingyun, quickly thank everyone!"
Thump!
Long Xingyun kowtowed heavily three times to everyone present, his voice choked with tears, "Thank you, uncles and brothers, for saving my life. Xingyun will never forget your kindness!"
"Xingyun, Xingfeng, you two stay,"
At this moment, Long Xiaotian waved his hand and said, "The rest of you, you are dismissed!"
After everyone dispersed, Long Xingfeng quickly said to Long Xingyun, "Xingyun, you have to thank Grandfather. He was the mastermind behind your escape!"
"Grandfather, thank you!"
Long Xingyun kowtowed to Long Xiaotian again.
Long Xiaotian quickly pulled him up and sighed, "Xingyun, my grandson, I like your courage to take responsibility. It's quite like my style back then!"
"It's just a pity that your cultivation has been crippled like this!"
Long Xingyun immediately smiled and said, "Grandfather, Cheng Xiaofan told me that he is working on refining high-quality energy pills to restore my original cultivation!"
"What? He can even refine such a pill?"
Long Xiaotian was utterly astonished.
Long Xingyun nodded solemnly and said, "I can tell that Cheng Xiaofan is not someone who speaks without thinking!"
"If he didn't have such heaven-defying abilities, how could Bai Yiling, the CEO of Bai Group, so easily sell all her assets to invest in Zhuxi Village!"
"Hahaha, good, very good!"
Long Xiaotian applauded and laughed, "I'll call that old Jiang right now."
Ring, ring!
Jiang Feijiao, the branch leader of the Northern Branch of the Hidden Aristocratic Families, was about to rest when his phone rang.
He took out his phone and saw that it was Long Xiaotian from Xuecheng calling.
"Heh heh, Old Master Long, calling me so late, is it about your grandson Long Xingyun?" Jiang Feijiao said with a sinister smile.
However, Long Xiaotian's laughter came from the other end of the phone: "Hahaha, you're right, Branch Leader. My son is back, hahaha..."
Jiang Feijiao's face darkened: "How did you deal with your grandson?"
"Hahaha..."
"You, Long, what are you laughing at?"
"Hahaha..."
"Long Xiaotian, speak to me!"
"Jiang Feijiao, I have decided. Rather than lose status, I will protect my grandson's life. What is money compared to a human life, is it more important than a human life?"
Old Master Long let out another burst of laughter, "Hahaha..."
Jiang Feijiao immediately hung up the phone, thinking, this Long fellow must be quite stimulated. Listening to his laughter, this guy has gone mad!
Heh heh, it's good that he's mad!