Peerless Taoist

"Dejected to rely on outsiders as backers, what difference is there between that and a puppet? You are betraying your family's interests! "    

Behind Madame Xiahou, the members of the direct bloodline were also glaring at him.    

However, their strength was too weak. They were not even worth the attention of the other clansmen.    

Judging from the looks of the elders, they had obviously colluded with outsiders long ago. They had come here directly for Xiahou Li's inheritance.    

"Puppets? Who do you think wants you to be puppets?"    

A domineering voice suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.    

That voice was loud and clear, like the sound of thunder, shaking everyone's eardrums until they hurt.    

"Sir, you are here!"    

Xiahou Yan led a group of elders and hurried forward to welcome him.    

The few branch family Family Head even squeezed out flattering smiles on their faces as they all went forward to welcome them.    

Many of the family members present were whispering to each other, but no one stopped them.    

All the decisions were made by the elders and the branch family Family Head.    

They were the decision-makers of the family. Ordinary family members could only watch helplessly as the leader of the family had a disagreement, but they could do nothing about it.    

A general dressed in heavy armor was escorted out by the crowd.    

When they saw the armor, their eyelids jumped, and their faces revealed expressions of terror.    

It was a set of black steel armor that covered the Heart Protection Mirror. There was a picture of a tiger and a leopard drawn on it. The general stood on military boots, and his body was like that of a human and a bear. As he strode over, every step he took caused the earth to shake.    

"It's actually a Rank-3 commander!"    

"I remember that our Lord Marquis was only a Rank Three Commander, right?"    

A few Xiahou Manor clansmen whispered to each other, their faces filled with panic.    

A general of this rank was an expert with considerable power in both the imperial court and the military!    

Now, such an expert had actually come to Xiahou Manor. It was unknown whether it was a blessing or a curse.    

"Let me introduce you. This is Lord Changling! From now on, my Xiahou Family will be a vassal force of Lord Changling. From now on, we will be able to establish a relationship with the top aristocratic families in the imperial capital! "    

Xiahou Yan introduced him with pride.    

Lord Changling!    

Hearing this title, Madame Xiahou's body trembled slightly. The surrounding maids hurriedly went forward to support her, allowing her to stand up slightly.    

The current Marquis Changling was called Yan Xin!    

He was from the Yan Clan in the imperial capital!    

As one of the Eight Great Clans of the imperial capital, the Yan Clan had the lowest sense of existence and rarely appeared in the public eye.    

However, they could not be underestimated because of this. In fact, the Yan Clan possessed a huge amount of resources and mainly controlled water, medicine, and other industries, monopolizing almost half of the Imperial Capital Region's medical resources.    

Moreover, water was an important source of income for the Yan Clan.    

No matter if it was cultivators or mortals, they could not leave the water.    

Within the Imperial Capital, the countless Energy Spring Water Eyes belonged to the Yan Family.    

The Xiahou Family had only produced one Xiahou Li after so many years. It was only because of this that they had become the Imperial Capital's family from a small place.    

However, even so, the Xiahou Family was only a small family. They could not be compared to a colossus like the Yan Family.    

"What's going on? Is everything ready? " Yan Xin said in a deep voice.    

Xiahou Yan hurriedly said, "Lord Marquis, we should have brought the things out for you. Who would have thought that Xiahou Li's wife would stop him and seal all of his inheritance in the coffin? We were ambushed when we approached just now, and we were injured because of it!"    

Another elder stepped forward. "Master Hou, don't worry. We will bring the items out now and present them to you!"