The three of them walked into the living room, and Miaoqiu said to a butler in his fifties, "Go call everyone to the conference hall."

"Yes, Miss," the butler replied and then retreated.

Miaoqiu then led the two of them around two corners and finally arrived at a very modern conference room, fully equipped with all kinds of office equipment.

Miaoqiu went straight to the head seat and sat down, and Mei Ruyan and Lin Tian took the seats beside her without hesitation.

Seeing that Mei Ruyan’s face was always not very good, Lin Tian asked, "What’s wrong?"

Mei Ruyan just lowered her head slightly and replied in a soft voice, "Nothing."

Just as Lin Tian wanted to ask more, a group of people walked in, chatting.

The place was filled mostly with women, surprisingly.

And the laughter had only two characteristics—sweet and alluring, just hearing their voices would make any man daydream.

"Sister Miaoqiu, what’s going on?" a girl about twenty years old asked.

At this time, Lin Tian also saw them. Just as he thought earlier, this group was basically full of beauties, each charming in her own way.

Their ages ranged from twenty to forty.

You had everything from young girls to mature women.

Lin Tian swallowed reflexively; how many men dream of such a paradise?

Besides these women, there were also four men, all exceptionally handsome, but Lin Tian had no interest in them at all.

"Of course, it’s to discuss the auction that’s happening in a few days," Miaoqiu said.

At this moment, an unpleasant voice suddenly piped up.

"Why is this bastard here too? Who let her in? And sitting in the vice-chair, no less?"

The speaker was a man named Xu Yutang, tall and with a pair of amorous eyes, enhanced by the Xu Family’s unique Charming Skill, making him the kind of guy most girls would like.

An ancient martial arts family, as the name implies, is a family preserved from ancient times to modern days. Although they have kept up with the times, their family rules are set in stone.

For example, not just anyone is qualified to sit in the head and vice-head seats.

Miaoqiu is the eldest miss of the Xu Family, so her status is the most noble here, and she naturally is qualified to sit in the head seat. However, in their eyes, Mei Ruyan is nothing more than an illegitimate child, how could she be qualified to sit there?

As for Lin Tian... They had no idea who he even was.

Mei Ruyan’s face instantly became even grimmer; as she expected, these people would come causing trouble as soon as they arrived.

Miaoqiu stood up with a loud ’clatter,’ her fair little hand slapped on the table with a ’bang,’ and said with authority, "She is the second miss of the family. Is there anyone here with a status greater than hers?"

Status is something very important in an ancient martial arts family. So using status to argue is Miaoqiu’s best weapon.

Xu Yutang’s fist clenched slightly, and with a gloomy face, he said, "What kind of second miss is she? She is just the illegitimate child the Patriarch had outside. When there was talk of bringing her back to the family, none of us objected. But look at what she’s done! If it weren’t for her, the Patriarch wouldn’t be bedridden with illness now, and our family wouldn’t be in such a poor state."

"That’s a load of bullshit," Mei Ruyan said coldly to Xu Yutang from her chair, "What does that old man’s sickness have to do with me? Don’t try to blame that on me."

"You... Do you all see? This bastard is full of filth, and yet she dares to call herself the Xu Family’s second miss?" Xu Yutang’s face turned red with anger, he wasn’t one to be insulted without retaliation.

"Exactly, get off that chair, it’s not for you." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"A bastard who dares to come back. If it weren’t for you, our family wouldn’t be so miserable."

These words were spoken by those four young men, who seemed to have made Mei Ruyan their sworn enemy, constantly targeting her.

Lin Tian was sitting in the vice-chair, picking his nose, and no one had said anything to him.

And at that moment, voices of rebuttal also arose.

"Isn’t that too harsh? Ruyan’s background is quite pitiable, why say such things about her?"

"Exactly, the family’s current state isn’t her doing at all."

These words came from those thousand charming beauties, and Mei Ruyan never thought there would be anyone sticking up for her.

Xu Yutang’s face gradually turned white, and he shouted coldly, "Which side are you on after all? Why are you defending this mongrel? I..."

Before he finished, Mei Ruyan slapped the table and stood up, looking like she was ready to risk everything.

Lin Tian also quickly stood up, holding Mei Ruyan’s arm, and said, "Leave it to me."

While saying that, Lin Tian curled his fingers and flicked out a black object.

At this moment, Xu Yutang was still speaking, when suddenly something shot into his throat and got stuck there.

Xu Yutang’s words stuck in his throat, he retched a couple of times, but couldn’t vomit out the object stuck there.

Suddenly, Lin Tian stood up and asked with a smile, "How is it? Not a bad taste, right?"

When Xu Yutang looked up, he realized that Lin Tian was picking his nose. Then, it was obvious what was stuck in his throat...

"Urgh..."

Instantly, a wave of nausea surged from his lungs, forcing him to bury his head in a wastebasket and vomit uncontrollably.

It was utterly disgusting!

The others also looked at Lin Tian in shock, utterly puzzled as to who this guy was.

After he vomited a couple of times, Xu Yutang looked at Lin Tian, panting heavily, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

"I’m your father."

"I see you have a death wish!" After Xu Yutang spoke, his eyes narrowed, and his originally pitch-black pupils were instantly stained with a layer of blood, strangely bewitching.

Miaoqiu quietly watched the scene, thinking if Lin Tian couldn’t handle this, it might be best to send him back.

Seeing this, Mei Ruyan became anxious and quickly said, "Lin Tian, don’t look into his eyes."

After Mei Ruyan finished speaking, she realized the two were already looking into each other’s eyes.

Instantly, Mei Ruyan’s heart was in panic. She knew all too well the power of the Xu Family’s Charming Skill. If cultivated to its peak, someone could turn into an idiot just from a glance.

Although Xu Yutang wasn’t that powerful, making someone hallucinate or turn mad wasn’t an issue. Although it was temporary, it could still cause some damage to the mind.

Looking at his red eyes, the scene before Lin Tian’s eyes changed instantly. The conference room vanished, Mei Ruyan and Miaoqiu were both gone.

Before his eyes was the Yongxing Bridge, the rushing night wind in his ears, and behind him, a practitioner with a knife. In front, Bai Wuchang was holding that carving knife, engraving that enchanting rose on Liou Qingcheng’s face...