As the mountain lord of the Lion Garden, the old woman didn't follow Chen Ping'an and the others into Liu Qingqing's residence. Her reasoning was that since Esteemed Immortal Chen was there to manage the situation, Liu Qingqing definitely wouldn't face any dangers in the short term. Thus, she needed to head over to protect Assistant Minister Liu and the many other descendants of the Liu Clan.0

Inside the ancestral hall of the Liu Clan, the old woman was filled with spirit and energy after being freed from the restrictions of the fox demon's black ropes.0

From past to present, all clan leaders of the Liu Clan recognized Lady Liu Shu, the mountain lord who was even older than the Lion Garden.[1] When it came time for the Liu Clan to burn incense and give offerings to their ancestors each year, Lady Liu Shu would definitely receive a huge portion thanks to her position as the guardian deity of the Liu Clan.0

The ancestral hall of the Liu Clan was packed to the brim with people right now, and many servants who didn't actually have the right to enter the ancestral hall had been shooed inside by Old Steward Zhao at the behest of Assistant Minister Liu as well. If news of this traveled out, it was inevitable that Assistant Minister Liu would be accused of bringing disgrace to etiquette and desecrating his ancestors’ memory.0

Assistant Minister Liu and twenty or so members of the Liu Clan were gathered in a relatively quiet area of the ancestral hall at this moment. This was the...0