Bai Zihan looked at the fuming Nie Qingyu for a few more monts before finally losing interest.
"We've played around long enough."
His tone was calm and casual, as though the entire exchange earlier had rely been a small pasti to him.
"Patriarch Xue, let's go!"
The mont those words fell, Patriarch Xue nearly felt tears welling up in relief.
"Yes! Yes, Clan Leader Bai!"
He hurriedly nodded.
His tense heart finally relaxed slightly.
Earlier, he had truly feared that Nie Qingyu's actions would completely offend Bai Zihan and cause him to leave imdiately.
If that happened, everything would be over before it even began.
Fortunately, Bai Zihan was still willing to proceed.
At that mont, Patriarch Xue suddenly realized sothing.
No matter how young Bai Zihan appeared, he was still the Clan Leader of the Bai Clan.
A true overlord of the empire.
How could soone like him allow a child's angry words to affect important matters involving entire clans?
Thinking this, Patriarch Xue secretly admired him even more.
(As expected of Clan Leader Bai Zihan…)
Taking a deep breath, Patriarch Xue imdiately stepped forward to lead the way.
"Clan Leader Bai, this way please."
Bai Zihan nodded lightly and began walking calmly through the streets of Cloudcrane City.
The crowd instantly parted wherever he passed.
No one dared block his path.
Many people even lowered their heads completely, not daring to look directly at him.
anwhile, Nie Qingyu stared at his back angrily.
Her chest still rose and fell with frustration.
After standing there for a few monts, she finally gritted her teeth and hurriedly followed behind them.
"Wait!"
Her voice rang out sharply.
Patriarch Xue's scalp imdiately tingled again.
(This little ancestor is still following?!)
He almost wanted to cry.
Nie Qingyu quickly caught up and walked beside them with an angry expression.
"What exactly are you here for?"
Her tone remained filled with suspicion.
Clearly, she still believed Bai Zihan had co with bad intentions.
After all, why else would soone like Bai Zihan suddenly appear in Cloudcrane City?
Bai Zihan looked at her briefly.
Then the corners of his lips curved upward faintly.
"Guess?"
"You—!"
Seeing her reaction, Bai Zihan's smile deepened slightly before he calmly continued walking forward as though teasing her was rather entertaining.
Nie Qingyu still followed closely behind them.
Her brows remained tightly furrowed as she glared at Bai Zihan's back.
"If you really ca here with bad intentions toward the Nie Clan, you won't get away with it easily!"
Her voice carried obvious hostility.
"Our Nie Clan isn't weak anymore! My brother won't lose to you either!"
She continued speaking one sentence after another.
At tis warning him.
At tis mocking him.
At tis even trying to provoke him deliberately.
Yet throughout the entire journey, Bai Zihan barely responded.
Most of the ti, he simply ignored her completely.
Occasionally, he would glance at her with faint amusent before continuing forward calmly.
That indifferent attitude only made Nie Qingyu even angrier.
Before long, the enormous Nie Clan Estate finally appeared before them.
Tall walls surrounded the estate.
Nurous guards stood outside vigilantly.
The atmosphere around the Nie Clan was far more imposing than ordinary clans within Cloudcrane City.
Clearly, after Nie Fengzhuo's rise, the Nie Clan had expanded greatly.
The guards imdiately noticed the approaching group, but they weren't too alard.
After all, Nie Qingyu was walking with them.
They subconsciously assud these were rely acquaintances of the young miss.
However, their expressions quickly changed when they recognized Patriarch Xue.
"Patriarch Xue!"
The guards hurriedly bowed respectfully.
Then their eyes instinctively shifted toward the young man beside him.
The mont they saw Bai Zihan's crimson eyes and extraordinary aura, their hearts shook slightly.
Although they did not recognize him imdiately, they could already tell this young man's identity was absolutely terrifying.
Patriarch Xue stepped forward quickly.
"This is Clan Leader Bai."
The guards froze instantly.
Clan Leader Bai?!
Their minds blanked briefly.
Then their faces changed drastically.
Shock appeared in their eyes.
"We have important matters to discuss with your Clan Leader. Please inform your Clan Leader imdiately!"
The guards did not dare waste even a mont.
"Yes!"
One of them instantly rushed into the estate at full speed.
The others beca visibly nervous.
Although the Nie Clan had complicated feelings toward the Bai Clan because of the broken engagent, most ordinary mbers did not truly harbor deep hatred.
Aside from the engagent incident, the Bai Clan had never truly suppressed or targeted the Nie Clan afterward.
More than hatred, they feared them like any other major power.
anwhile, Nie Qingyu looked at the respectful guards and beca even more displeased.
"Hmph!"
She crossed her arms angrily.
"Useless!"
Her voice was filled with dissatisfaction.
She felt that they should have stopped him instead of letting him enter so easily, considering their history with the Bai Clan.
Yet those guards were obediently letting Bai Zihan in with even more respect than they ever showed her.
She followed them inside but gave the guards a glare before entering.
***
Inside the grand reception hall of the Nie Clan Estate, the atmosphere beca unusually tense.
Servants hurried about nervously.
No one dared to act carelessly after learning that Bai Zihan had personally arrived.
anwhile, Bai Zihan sat calmly in the main guest seat.
His posture was relaxed, as if he were in his own residence.
One hand rested lightly against the armrest as his crimson eyes casually observed the surroundings.
Patriarch Xue sat beside him, though his posture was far more restrained.
As for Nie Qingyu, she remained standing nearby with her arms crossed tightly.
Her expression was still filled with dissatisfaction.
From ti to ti, she glared at Bai Zihan as though afraid he might suddenly do sothing.
Bai Zihan naturally noticed her gaze.
But he simply ignored it.
The hall remained quiet for only a short while before hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from outside.
A middle-aged man quickly entered the hall.
His aura was powerful and steady.
The pressure of a peak Void Refinent Realm cultivator faintly spread from his body.
This man was naturally the current Clan Leader of the Nie Clan, Nie Yuanfeng.
The mont he entered, his eyes imdiately landed on the white-robed young man seated calmly ahead.
And instantly, his heart shook slightly.
(Bai Zihan…)
Even though he had never personally t him before, there was no need for introductions.
Those crimson eyes alone already revealed everything.
For a brief mont, Nie Yuanfeng even felt pressure far greater than when facing so older generation experts.
He quickly suppressed the shock in his heart and stepped forward respectfully.
"Young Master Bai…"
He paused briefly before correcting himself with a bitter smile.
"No, I should say Clan Leader Bai now."
After all, Bai Zihan was no longer rely a junior of the Bai Clan.
He was now the true ruler of the entire Bai Clan.
A figure whose status stood at the absolute peak of the empire.
Nie Yuanfeng clasped his fists politely.
"This Nie Yuanfeng greets Clan Leader Bai."
His attitude was extrely courteous.
There was not the slightest hint of arrogance.
Because he understood very clearly just how terrifying the person before him was.
The current Nie Clan might have risen greatly because of Nie Fengzhuo.
But compared to the Bai Clan, they were still far too weak.
Not to ntion the Bai Clan itself.
Even Bai Zihan alone was already an existence the current Nie Clan could hardly afford to offend.
Thus, despite the complicated history between the Bai Clan and the Nie Clan, Nie Yuanfeng had absolutely no intention of offending Bai Zihan.
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