A refined, middle-aged man with a long mustache and beard appeared silently right beside them, startling Long Chen and Mo Nian.3

This individual was an incredibly powerful Heaven Saint, capable of suppressing his aura to the point where Long Chen and Mo Nian were unable to detect him before his sudden appearance.5

The middle-aged man smiled and waved at Lu Ziqiong and her companions before turning his attention to Long Chen and Mo Nian. He respectfully cupped his hands toward them.1

“This child Ziqiong doesn’t know how to treat guests. She didn’t inform me of your arrival. I’m sorry for arriving so late here.”1

Hearing this, Lu Ziqiong and the others were stunned. This middle-aged man was the head of the Lu family, and the vice sect master of...3