"Haha! Let's go, it's all on you, the little Chaos Devil, to protect Fatty from trouble today!" Jiang Chen chuckled.

Lou Qiangqiang's eyes shone, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, with me here, no unexpected things will happen!"

The group laughed and stepped toward the Ouyang Family's mansion.

"Hello, please present your invitations!" Arriving at the entrance of the Ouyang Family mansion, Jiang Chen and his companions were stopped by the greeters at the gate.

"Present what invitation? Don't you recognize me?" Lou Qiangqiang, who had just been instructed by Jiang Chen and was eager to show off, immediately saw a chance to perform.

Jiang Chen, however, didn't think it was as simple as Lou Qiangqiang thought. He had clearly seen the group before them enter without being asked for invitations, and now it was their turn and an invitation was requested—something seemed fishy.

"Young Master Lou, you certainly don't need an invitation, but they are complete strangers, so..."

The greeter smiled awkwardly at Lou Qiangqiang. This person was the well-known Chaos Devil of the ancient capital, and the greeter sensed today's task would not be easy.

"So what? My friends enter the Ouyang Family residence because they regard you highly, and you dare ask for invitations? Believe it or not, I'll break your legs?" Lou Qiangqiang portrayed the image of a playboy to perfection.

Jiang Chen looked at Lou Qiangqiang in astonishment. If he hadn't already spent some time with Lou Qiangqiang, he might have really taken him for a reckless playboy—and a particularly suicidal one at that, considering this was happening right at the entrance of the Ouyang Family mansion, and the Lou Family was certainly of lower status compared to the Ouyang Family!

Feeling Jiang Chen's gaze, Lou Qiangqiang quickly winked at him; he certainly didn't want Jiang Chen to misunderstand.

Jiang Chen thought about it and realized what was happening—this was probably the Lou Family's way of protecting Lou Qiangqiang. Letting him be a bit reckless, a bit spoiled, so nobody would suspect that a Profound Level, spoiled young master would be an Ancient Martial Artist!

"This... Young Master Lou... this..." Facing someone as unreasonably aggressive as Lou Qiangqiang, the greeter was truly helpless.

"Lou Qiangqiang, stop being so unruly here. Isn't it normal to check the invitations of unfamiliar faces?" A stern voice rang out, and a young man walked out from the Ouyang Family residence.

"Ouyang Liang, what nonsense are you spouting? Since when did the Ouyang Family start handing out invitations? How come I didn't know about it? How come the Lou Family didn't receive any? What, does the Ouyang Family look down on us and deliberately not issue us an invitation?" Lou Qiangqiang pointed at the young man's nose and cursed.

Ouyang Liang's expression changed, and he glared fiercely at Lou Qiangqiang but was unable to retort—indeed, the Ouyang Family had not issued any invitations.

After glancing at Zhu Wenqiang, Ouyang Liang's brain raced as he searched for a countermeasure.

"This is targeted at me!" Zhu Wenqiang spoke in a low voice.

Jiang Chen laughed lightly and nodded, also understanding the situation.

If the Ouyang Family had truly issued invitations, the Lou Family, as a local First-Class Family, would have definitely received one from the Ouyang Family. However, they hadn't heard anything about it, and it seemed others didn't need invitations, only they did—this was clearly targeting them.

Obviously, this was meant to intimidate Zhu Wenqiang; even if they couldn't actually keep him out, at least they could annoy him.

Glancing at Ouyang Liang, Jiang Chen realized that this situation could not have been instigated by the Ouyang Family. At most, it was the doing of the current Ouyang Liang or some other young member of the Ouyang Family.

But now that they had to face Lou Qiangqiang, who had played the role of a spoiled young master for so many years and perfected it, Ouyang Liang was clearly at a loss!

"What are you rolling your eyes around for? Huh? I'm talking to you, is it that you look down on our Ouyang Family?" Lou Qiangqiang bellowed with an imposing arrogance.

"What's going on here?"

"It seems Ouyang Liang blocked the Chaos Devil's friend from getting an invitation and ticked off the Chaos Devil!"

"An invitation? What invitation?"

"There's no invitation? Is the Ouyang Family targeting the Lou Family?"

Some guests who had come to wish Venerable Ouyang a happy birthday whispered to each other after seeing the situation at the door.

Ouyang Liang's face turned completely dark. He wanted to stir up trouble, but now the script had not followed his plans at all, making him feel like he was shooting himself in the foot.

Huh?

Lou Qiangqiang was in the middle of berating when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a group of people trying to walk past and enter the Ouyang house. His eyes lit up, and he subtly signaled Jiang Chen with a look before directly blocking the group's path.

After catching Lou Qiangqiang's glance, Jiang Chen focused his gaze on the group of people.

They were a group of four men and one woman, all dressed in strong attire. The leader was a middle-aged man with the strength of an Innate Grandmaster, and trailing at the end was a skinny old man who caused Jiang Chen's pupils to shrink.

A Semi Venerable?!

Which family are they from? Why would they send a Semi Venerable to celebrate Old Master Ouyang's birthday? Aren't they giving the Ouyang Family too much face?

Moreover... it seemed the Semi Venerable was constantly in a protective stance around the woman.

But when Jiang Chen saw the woman, he instantly understood something.

The woman, dressed in an impressive attire, showcased her curvaceous figure to the fullest. There were fluctuations in her aura, and a great Grandmaster's presence discreetly spread from her body. It was apparent that she had recently broken through to the Semi Innate stage and had not yet fully integrated her newfound strength.

What caught Jiang Chen's attention was that the aura emanating from her had some similarities to his own Inner Qi.

An Ancient Martial Artist; this girl is an Ancient Martial Artist!

It appeared that the Semi Venerable had come to protect this girl!

Jiang Chen made up his mind, and Lou Qiangqiang's next words confirmed his thoughts and left him somewhat in awe. Having two Ancient Martial Artists in one household was an incredible honor, but unfortunately...

"Tang Family, do you have an invitation? If you don't have one, you can't enter!" Lou Qiangqiang shouted at the five people.

The middle-aged man was Tang Chengye, the Family Head of the Tang Family. On hearing Lou Qiangqiang's words, he frowned slightly and spoke in a low voice, "Lou Qiangqiang, what nonsense is this? Since when has Venerable Ouyang needed invitations for his birthday celebrations?"

"Huh? Your family didn't receive one either?"

Lou Qiangqiang gave Ouyang Liang an exaggerated look with a tsk-tsk and said, "Oh my, the Ouyang Family really is a top-notch family, aren't they? Even First-Class Families like ours and the Tang Family don't receive an invitation. I wonder who has the privilege to enter the doors of the Ouyang Family!"

Turning to look at the onlookers who were enjoying the commotion, Lou Qiangqiang waved his hands and said, "Let's go, let's go. Didn't you see that even our Lou Family and the Tang Family don't qualify to enter? What are you second-rate and third-rate family people thinking? Want to suck up to them? Stop dreaming and move along!"

With this uproar, the crowd instantly fell silent.

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