chapter 25:"The Zhao Family’s Request"

"Xiao Chen, th-this..."

Xiao Fa raised his head, looked at Xiao Chen, and asked hesitantly.

The change in the situation was beyond his imagination and left him a bit dazed.

"Is-is this man really the young master of the Zhao family?"

Why was he behaving like a servant in front of Xiao Chen?

Also, why did the level nine Spirit Incarnation Realm experts from the Zhao family... not possess any strong demeanor at all?

Xiao Chen smiled and shook his father's hand. He said lightly, "Father, didn't I tell you that I had a very good talk with the young master of the Zhao family? He will help us deal with the reporting problem today."

"You hit him, but then you had a good chat with him...?"

Xiao Chen said indifferently, "Yeah, I fought with him, but then we became friends after the fight."

"Do people like that exist?"

Xiao Fa was even more confused and asked blankly. Was the young master of the Zhao family a masochist?

Otherwise, who would be so silly as to consider Xiao Chen a friend after getting beaten by him?

Thinking of this, he looked at Zhao Qian with different eyes.

Feeling Xiao Fa's gaze on him, Zhao Qian quickly walked over and knelt on the ground. He said loudly, "Greetings, Master Xiao, I'm Zhao Qian from the Zhao family. I wish you a long life and abundant blessings."

"Ah."

Xiao Fa suddenly panicked. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't be like this, Young Master Fenglei. Get up right away."

He really could not accept the young master of the Zhao family kneeling down in front of him.

After all, the idea of the Zhao family being invincible had long been engraved in his bones.

When the people from the government office heard the dialogue between Xiao Chen and his father, they were also shocked, and the way they looked at Zhao Qian instantly changed.

"I didn't expect Zhao Qian to be such a person!"

"It's really possible. I heard that geniuses are all eccentric. Zhao Qian has been pampered for so many years. In the entire Tianyang Prefecture, only this guy, Xiao Chen, dares to offend him."

"Yes, perhaps that's why he felt that Xiao Chen is not afraid of him and they could interact as equals?"

"D*mn it! If I had known this earlier, I would have beaten him up as well."

"Zhao Qian, I'll leave this to you. Is that okay?" Xiao Chen glanced at Zhao Qian and said lightly.

Zhao Qian patted his chest and said in a loud voice, "Don't worry, Young Master Xiao. I'll handle it."

After that, he went into the government office. After a while, he came back with a set of files.

"Young Master Xiao, everything is settled."

Zhao Qian trotted back and said as if he were offering treasures.

"Is that all?"

Xiao Fa stared blankly at the file in front of him. Something he regarded as so difficult had been resolved just like that? He had not expected this.

However, after some thought, he understood.

Zhao Qian was the young master of the Zhao family. Since he had personally stepped in, who would dare to refuse him in Prefecture City?

"Well, sorry to trouble you."

Xiao Chen nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that it was a wise choice to not destroy the Zhao family.

Zhao Qian shook his head quickly. "No trouble at all. It's my pleasure to serve you, Young Master Xiao."

"Since the problem has been solved, let's return to Yunhai City."

Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Fa and said.

"That's right."

Xiao Fa thought about it and nodded his head in agreement. If the report was completed, then there was really no need for them to stay in Prefecture City. After all, there was still a mess in the Xiao family that he had to deal with.

With this, Xiao Fa clasped his hands together and said gratefully, "Thank you, Young Master Fenglei. If you have time in the future, please visit Yunhai City."

"Ah? You will leave just like that?"

Zhao Qian was stunned and blurted out, "Young Master Xiao, how about you stay for a few days?"

"What's that?"

Xiao Chen frowned. "Why?"

"Oh, here's the thing."

Zhao Qian hesitated for a moment, then pulled Young Master Xiao aside and said in a low voice, "I don't know if you have heard of the Seven Families Meeting?"

"Seven Families Meeting? No, I've not."

Xiao Chen shook his head and said faintly, "Cut the crap and go straight to the point. Don't talk nonsense."

En.

Zhao Qian smiled awkwardly and said in a hurry, "The Seven Families Meeting is an interest division meeting between the Seven Greatest Households in Tianyang Prefecture. It is held every three years. The latest meeting will be held in one month. Our Zhao family would like to invite you to preside over the meeting."

"What does it have to do with me? I won't go."

Xiao Chen refused without hesitation. He had nothing to do with it, so why would he preside over the meeting?

"Well, it really has something to do with you this time."

Zhao Qian said with a wry smile, "Every meeting involves a large number of resources division, which is bound to cause conflicts. In order to avoid a large-scale war from breaking out, all parties have agreed to only send the strongest people to fight for ranking."

"During the previous years, our Zhao family has always been the first, therefore we have received a lot of resources, almost one-third of them. This is also the reason why our Zhao family has been able to stay strong."

"But this time, according to the Zhao family's network report, the Ouyang family has somehow formed a connection with the Regional City and had invited experts to help."

After listening quietly, Xiao Chen asked thoughtfully, "So, you want my help?"

"Yes, just in case. After all, the Ouyang family is the number two family of Tianyang Prefecture, second to the Zhao family. They have a strong... how strong the masters they invited are."

Zhao Qian said with a serious face.

"No matter who is number one or number two, it doesn't affect me much. Anyway, even if the Ouyang family is ranked number one, they would not do anything to me."

Xiao Chen shook his head and refused.

He did not destroy the Zhao family because he wanted to solve some of his problems, but he had no obligation to solve their problems for them.

Moreover, the Zhao family worked for him only because he was strong. They did not have much loyalty.

Zhao Qian gave a wry smile and said slowly, "I won't ask you, Young Master Xiao, to initiate action. Master Fenglei has said that if the Zhao family still wins the meeting, they will give seventy percent of their resources to the Xiao family for the development of the Xiao family."

"With these resources, the Xiaos will definitely develop extensively. It would be easy to become a wealthy family in Tianyang Prefecture."

"You wouldn't want the Xiao family to stay on the sidelines forever, would you?"

Xiao Chen's heart skipped a beat.

After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay."

"Thank you, Young Master Xiao."

Zhao Qian was overjoyed. With Xiao Chen's incredible strength, the Regional City's experts were probably no match for him.

"Then, please stay in the Zhao family during this period of time, Young Master Xiao."

"Okay."

Xiao Chen nodded and walked toward Xiao Fa. He said in a low voice, "Father, please return to Yunhai City first. I have some matters to attend to. I'll return later."

"All right."

Xiao Fa looked at Xiao Chen. This kid had somehow become unfathomable. Even he could not figure him out.

Without further ado, he patted Xiao Chen's shoulder and said in a low voice, "Pay attention to your safety. Since the Zhao family can maintain the number one spot here, they are certainly not kind. Don't get used by them."

"Don't worry, Father."

Hearing the conversation between the father and son, Zhao Qian's mouth twitched.

D*mn it, who was the one using the other?

Zhao Qian was grateful for not getting used by Xiao Chen. Zhao Qian would never be so bold as to use him.

Xiao Fa probably didn't know how much trouble his son had created for them.