Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

After exchanging pleasantries and sharing a cup of tea, You Chengwu explained his purpose.

"Clan Chief Xu, does your Xu family have a young man named Xu Chen? He possesses the Ten Thousand Thunder Body."

Xu Qingzhou took a sip of tea and nodded, saying, "He went to the Wu Kingdom before, and the You family head is also from the Wu Kingdom. Could he have some connection with that kid?"

You Chengwu asked with a complicated expression, "I wonder if Chief Xu can contact him?"

“Xu Chen has been away from home for almost seven years and hasn’t come back. I can’t get in touch with him either,” Xu Qingzhou said.

The Xu family's Drunken Immortal Pavilion hasn't even opened branches throughout the three major dynasties yet, and there's still a long way to go before they can conquer the Eastern Region or even the entire Cangzhou.

Once the chosen ones leave the three great dynasties, they basically lose contact with them.

The thin young man next to You Chengwu looked suspicious and questioned, "He has the Ten Thousand Thunder Physique. In a small place like yours, he should be considered the strongest physique. I don't believe that your Xu family would not leave an emergency contact method for such a prodigy because they care about him so much."

This man's expression and words were filled with contempt and disdain for the Xu family.

Upon hearing this, both Xu Qingzhou and the Third Elder frowned slightly.

You Chengwu's face turned cold, and he turned his head and shouted coldly, "Shut up!"

Then he looked at Xu Qingzhou with an apologetic expression.

"I apologize, Chief Xu. The young people in my family are not good at etiquette and have offended us. Please forgive them."

Xu Qingzhou remained calm. "I wonder what business Patriarch You has with Xu Chen?"

You Chengwu said slowly.

"It's like this, Xu Chen met my daughter in a ruin in the Wu Kingdom. Later, they went to the You family together, but they had a disagreement. After leaving the You family, they disappeared and we can't find them anywhere."

"I learned about the Xu family's location from my daughter by chance. I was really worried about her safety, so I came here to confirm where Xu Chen and my daughter are."

At first glance, his words seemed perfectly reasonable; it was simply that his daughter had fallen in love with Xu Chen and gone missing, and he was worried about her.

But upon closer inspection, they are all problems.

After Xu Chen met and fell in love with his daughter, he went to the You family and had a conflict. It is highly likely that the You family felt that Xu Chen was a poor boy with no background and that he was not good enough for the You family's daughter.

So the two of them eloped.

His statement that he came to the Xu family to confirm the whereabouts of the two of them clearly indicated that he was not worried about his daughter's safety, but rather wanted to put pressure on the Xu family to make Xu Chen give up on the relationship.

In this way, the goal of separating the daughter and Xu Chen is achieved without having to be the villain who forcibly breaks up the daughter and separates the lovers.

Furthermore, on the surface, You Chengwu did not seem to look down on the Xu family, who were poor, remote, and weak, like the two young men behind him.

But in reality, they are just as arrogant and condescending.

If he didn't look down on the Xu family, he wouldn't have brought such ill-mannered young people to their home, nor would he have merely glared at them and scolded them after they said something offensive.

You Chengwu brought the two of them along so that one of them could play the bad cop and the other the good cop.

That way, even if his daughter finds out what happened later, his actions will still be considered acceptable.

After analyzing the problem, Xu Qingzhou asked directly, "Does Patriarch You think the two of them are not suitable?"

An awkward expression flashed across You Chengwu's eyes, and he hesitated slightly.

At this moment, the thin young man behind him spoke again.

"Marriage is about matching social status. Our You family is one of the top three families in the Wu Kingdom, with a long history and profound heritage."

"Luo Ran is the daughter of my You family. Those who admire her are all exceptionally talented princes and noblemen; even the prince of the Wu Kingdom is one of her many suitors. And your Xu family? Heh..."

His face was full of disgust. The spiritual tea that the servants served them was considered quite good even in their household, but he didn't taste a single drop or even glance at it.

This time, You Chengwu didn't even utter a word of reprimand, as if he hadn't heard it at all.

Xu Qingzhou sighed inwardly.

He truly is the chosen one. Although he wasn't jilted, what's the difference between this and a jilted engagement?

“If Patriarch You feels they are not suitable, he can find your daughter and ask her to take the initiative to separate. I believe that my Xu family will not shamelessly continue to follow her.”

You Chengwu frowned, his face showing displeasure.

He didn't want to cause conflict with his daughter by forcibly separating them, so he came to the Xu family hoping to use his power to force the Xu family and Xu Chen to let go voluntarily.

But Xu Qingzhou said something else entirely.

Since the soft approach isn't working, we'll have to resort to the hard approach!

"Cough cough."

You Chengwu didn't speak, but coughed lightly twice.

At this moment, the old man who had been standing at the very back suddenly exuded a powerful aura, like a towering wave crashing down from the sea.

Faced with this unparalleled pressure, Xu Qingzhou and the Third Elder were like a small boat on a vast ocean, about to be capsized and swallowed up.

Fortunately, Elder Kong intervened in time to stop them, and everything returned to normal. The whole process was quick, as if nothing had happened.

"what?"

Only then did the You family notice the unremarkable, unassuming white-haired old man behind Xu Qingzhou.

They had previously thought that Elder Kong was just a butler, so they didn't take him seriously at all. They never expected that he was actually a Nascent Soul Realm expert.

This is because they had investigated before coming here and found that the strongest in the three dynasties was the royal family's Dharma Aspect Realm ancestor, so they never expected that the Xu family would have a Integration Realm expert.

This is a bit difficult. I should have brought more experts at the Integration Realm.

Just as the atmosphere at the scene became tense, Xu Ying suddenly ran in happily.

“Daddy…”

When she saw that there were other people around, she realized her rudeness, quickly stopped smiling, stood up straight, and said apologetically.

"I'm sorry, Father, I didn't know there were guests here."

Xu Qingzhou asked, "Is there something you need?"

“My master transmitted her voice through the token, saying she’s almost here,” Xu Ying said, shaking the Divine Token in her hand.

Xu Qingzhou said in surprise, "Really? Then let's go pick her up."

As the master of Shenque Mansion and his daughter's future master, it was only right that Xu Qingzhou personally greeted her.

Another reason is that Xu Qingzhou was too lazy to deal with You Chengwu and his group, so he could find a suitable excuse to leave.

So Xu Qingzhou didn't even say a word to them before taking Xu Ying out, and Elder Kong left as well.

The Third Elder remained standing in the same spot, head bowed and silent, as if he were asleep.

This was also Xu Qingzhou's intention.

I won't actively kick you out; I'll just let you feel so awkward that you can't stand it anymore, and then slink away with your tails between your legs.