No wonder Zhou Feng and Liu Nanwei were stunned; they were shocked by Xu Lai's audacity.

"Director Xu, aren't you afraid of Ruan Lan seeing you and telling her sister?" Liu Nanwei said in a low voice. "Although men can be fickle, this is... a bit too blatant, isn't it?"

"I've already met his wife, so no worries," Anna said, still resting her chin on her hands as she winked at Liu Nanwei.

Liu Nanwei was speechless. My voice was so low, how could she have possibly heard that?

"Let me tell you a secret," Anna said with a smile. "I'm an angel with super-sensitive senses. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to hear the prayers of the faithful."

Liu Nanwei was defeated. An angel... she thought, looking at Xu Lai with a strange expression. Fine. Director Xu's hobbies are getting more and more bizarre. If you're an angel, then I'm a magical girl.

Xu Lai turned to Anna and said softly, "Stop fooling around. Behave yourself, or you can go back to the West."

"Oh."

The remark earned a giggle from Anna, but when she noticed Xu Lai's stare, she quickly stuck her tongue out apologetically. It was such a girlish gesture, yet it made Anna seem infinitely charming.

This isn't the temptation of a Twelve-Winged Angel; she's a straight-up Fox Spirit! Xu Lai thought.

He sighed and decided to ignore her.

Anna casually picked up a 'Chinese History Book' and began to read, reasoning that a better understanding of Earth would be beneficial for her future visits.

Time slipped by quietly.

At five in the afternoon, Xu Lai drove Anna straight to the company. He had asked his sister-in-law, Ruan Lan, to pick up his daughter Yiyi and take her home.

"Don't say anything crazy at dinner tonight," Xu Lai said, a headache already forming.

He didn't understand why Ruan Tang had invited Anna to dinner. This was supposed to be a business meeting between Above the White Clouds and the European Dreamland Company.

"I promise I won't say a word," Anna said earnestly. "After dinner, I have to return to the Immortal Domain anyway."

Her sister had sent a telepathic message. A spatial rift had appeared in the Western Immortal Domain. Anyone at the Immortal Venerable Realm would be turned to ash the moment they entered. Only those at the Quasi-Emperor Realm could enter to investigate. For the safety of their clan, they had to find out what was going on.

"Really?" Xu Lai asked, pleasantly surprised.

Anna bit her lower lip and lamented, "The imperial families are truly the most heartless. The books were right."

Xu Lai then remembered that Anna had been engrossed in history books all day. But he wasn't part of any imperial family. He, Xu Lai, was just an ordinary father and a soon-to-be husband.

Oh, wait. Right now, I'm still just her boyfriend.

***

The dinner was at a farmstead resort in the suburbs of East Sea City. After picking up Ruan Tang, the drive on the highway alone took an hour.

The resort was surrounded by mountains on three sides and the sea on the fourth. The nearest town or village was a fifteen-minute drive away, leaving it almost completely isolated. Calling it the middle of nowhere wouldn't be an exaggeration.

The farmstead was a huge manor. Two blood-red lanterns hung at the gate, but inside the vast estate, there wasn't a single waiter to be seen.

"Thank goodness you're here," Ruan Tang whispered, quietly gripping Xu Lai's arm, her expression tense. She would never have dared to come here on her own.

"Yes, it's terrifying," Anna said, her face a mask of 'panic' as she took the opportunity to grab Xu Lai's other arm.

Xu Lai was silent. You're a damn Quasi-Emperor! There are only a handful of people in the entire Universe who could beat you. You're taking this act way too far!

Luckily, Ruan Tang was too scared to notice.

The three of them entered the manor and walked about thirty meters down a bluestone path until they reached the main hall. The hall was massive, spanning hundreds of square meters. Inside, a long, enormous table was set, with only a single old man sitting at it.

It was him. The Lin Family's Ninth-Grade Martial Ancestor!

The Lin Family's expert had been resting with his eyes closed. Upon hearing footsteps, he opened them. They glinted sharply as his gaze passed over Ruan Tang and Anna, fixing directly onto Xu Lai.

This man... Is he a cultivator from another star? No... He's one of the Moon Clan from the Moon. An Otherworlder who slaughtered countless civilians and the Lin Family's own prodigies. He must be killed!

"Are you the Chairman of Dreamland Company?" Ruan Tang asked hesitantly, stepping in front of Xu Lai. "I'm Ruan Tang from Above the White Clouds. Today, we're here to..."

"Did I give you permission to speak?" the Lin Family Martial Ancestor snapped, his expression souring. An instant later, a terrifying realm pressure crashed down like Mount Tai, a clear attempt to intimidate them.

Xu Lai raised an eyebrow. The pressure didn't harm any of them. Instead, it reflected back at its source with ten times the force.

It was a terrifying exchange, yet the room remained perfectly calm, with no trace of spiritual power leaking out. This profound stillness was what terrified the Lin Family's Ninth-Grade Martial Ancestor, making his heart tremble with fear. This means his control over 'momentum' has reached the pinnacle!

He no longer dared to be careless. He instantly unleashed his peak Ninth-Grade boundary, but even that couldn't withstand the immense, rebounding pressure.

BANG!

The Ninth-Grade Martial Ancestor's eyes widened in fury as his head slammed hard onto the table. He was dead.

Those observing from the shadows were eight Ninth-Grade Martial Ancestors led by Lin Tianxiong. Their faces were etched with horror. What level is he at?! He killed Lin Xu with realm pressure alone!

They knew Xu Lai was strong, but they had never expected him to be this powerful. One of their strongest fighters was dead before they had even made a move.

For a moment, all the Ninth-Grade experts looked to their Family Head, Lin Tianxiong. A cold sweat beaded on his forehead as a sense of foreboding crept into his heart. But he forcibly suppressed it.

Xu Lai had to die today, and Mount Haitang must fall into the Lin Family's hands! After all, the Lin Family still had an incredibly powerful ally: Daphne. Her cultivation level was also unfathomable.

Lin Tianxiong stood up, his face an emotionless mask. "Let's go. Time to meet Xu Lai."

***

"Is he drunk?" In the eyes of an ordinary person like Ruan Tang, the dead old man simply looked like he had passed out drunk at the table.

Xu Lai spoke softly, "Honey, I'm afraid business is off the table tonight, and so is dinner. Some people... want us dead."

Ruan Tang's expression changed slightly, but she wasn't overly afraid. Deep down, she knew that the safest place in the world was right beside Xu Lai.

THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.

The sound of heavy footsteps approached. The doors at the far end of the hall were pushed open, and eight elderly men and women walked in, their faces cold and indifferent.

They were the Jiangbei Lin Family's strongest publicly known fighting force.

"Xu Lai, do you have any idea who we are?" Lin Tianxiong's voice was filled with arrogance.

"I'm not interested in the identities of dead men," Xu Lai said calmly. "The rest of you hiding in the shadows can come out now."

As he said this, he shot Anna a frosty glance. The look was cold enough to make Anna's scalp tingle. What does The Supreme Emperor mean by that?

She released her Divine Sense to scan the area, and her expression instantly turned grim. There were three other angels with incredibly pure bloodlines hidden nearby

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