Early the next morning, after saying goodbye to the ladies, Su Chen left with Ouyang Jing and drove to the airport.

Because the journey was rather long, Su Chen couldn't be bothered to take the helicopter.

Soon enough, the two boarded a flight to City W, one of the country's major metropolises, as bustling as Jianghai City.

The birthday banquet for the Hall Master of Yunhai Hall was being held in City W, though Yunhai Hall's headquarters is not actually in the city, nor could it be!

Yunhai Hall chose to host it in the city proper partly because it's livelier in a big city, and partly to make it easier for guests to attend the banquet!

After all, going to the headquarters deep in the mountains would be too inconvenient!

In fact, it's not just Yunhai Hall; many Ancient Martial Forces also choose nearby big cities to host large banquets or events!

Of course, sometimes they will choose to host them at their headquarters or ancestral homes!

After a few hours on the plane, they arrived in City W by the afternoon.

"Is Yunhai Hall's headquarters near City W?"

As they left the airport, Su Chen casually asked Ouyang Jing.

"Yes, about three to four hundred kilometers east of a small county under City W, in a hidden spot,"

Ouyang Jing nodded and replied.

Su Chen was just asking casually, and then the two hailed a cab and headed to their destination.

Twenty minutes later, the car stopped not far from an estate on the outskirts of the city, which was the venue for Yunhai Hall's birthday banquet.

Of course, this estate was part of Yunhai Hall's own property!

Most of the Ancient Martial Forces also have their own businesses in the Secular World, as they need to make a living!

At this moment, people were coming and going around the estate, almost all of whom were Martial Artists, and at least at the Late Stage of Meridian Expansion, with many at the Kaiyuan Stage!

Of course, these individuals were all from the Ancient Martial World, and most belonged to first-rate forces!

Just like in the Secular World, the Ancient Martial World also has hierarchies everywhere. After all, wherever there are people, there are circles!

In the Ancient Martial World, this manifests in second-rate forces, first-rate forces, and super first-rate forces having their own circles!

It's not that they don't interact at all, it's just relatively rare.

Like in the Secular World, where millionaires and millionaires are on the same level, multi-millionaires with multi-millionaires, and billionaires with billionaires—it's the same logic!

"Xinyi, don't stand at the door, you'll get tired. Uncle Zhang is here,"

At that moment, a middle-aged man at the estate entrance said to a young woman in her twenties nearby.

"It's okay, Uncle Zhang, I'll keep you company."

Lan Xinyi smiled, while her eyes roamed around constantly, appearing a bit anxious.

"Xinyi, are you waiting for someone special?"

The middle-aged man asked, noticing Lan Xinyi's demeanor.

"Uncle Zhang, what are you talking about?"

Lan Xinyi blushed slightly and pouted, saying:

"Who could I be waiting for?"

Just then, a figure caught her eye!

Her beautiful eyes immediately lit up, and she quickly ran a few steps forward!

"Su Chen, you're here?"

Lan Xinyi, seeing Su Chen finally arrive, said happily.

Su Chen had told her his estimated arrival time earlier, so Lan Xinyi had been waiting at the entrance in advance.

"How could I not come when the beautiful Lan specifically invited me?"

Su Chen joked.

"What are you saying!"

Lan Xinyi said, slightly embarrassed.

"By the way, Xinyi, here's a birthday gift for Uncle,"

Su Chen said, taking a box out of his pocket and handing it to Lan Xinyi.

"You being here is enough, why bring a gift?"

"It's only right for Uncle's birthday,"

Su Chen smiled, having randomly picked a gift from his Cangyue Ring.

Those items were all treasures he had acquired in the Dark World, worth fortunes.

Of course, Su Chen didn't mind.

"Senior Brother Ouyang, you're here too!"

At this moment, Lan Xinyi turned to smile at Ouyang Jing, next to Su Chen.

"Oh, Xinyi, you finally noticed me! I thought I was invisible!"

Ouyang Jing joked with a rare teasing smile.

"Senior Brother Ouyang, stop joking!"

Lan Xinyi blushed again.

When she saw Su Chen appear earlier, she really had overlooked Ouyang Jing.

Upon hearing Ouyang Jing's joke, she naturally felt a bit embarrassed.

Seeing Lan Xinyi's reaction, Ouyang Jing suddenly understood that Lan Xinyi surely had some special feelings for Su Chen!

This made Ouyang Jing feel quite puzzled about what kind of charm Su Chen possessed that made every woman he met fancy him.

He wasn't extraordinarily handsome, was he? Just a bit more so than Ouyang Jing himself?!

That was really frustrating!

Of course, Ouyang Jing was just thinking randomly, as he didn't harbor any improper thoughts about Lan Xinyi, treating her more like a sister.

But he did know that in the Ancient Martial World, there were not a few who adored Lan Xinyi. After all, she was a rare beauty in the Ancient Martial World!

"Xinyi, I didn't bring a gift! You won't stop me from entering, will you?"

Ouyang Jing said with a smile.

"Senior Brother Ouyang, you're joking again! Let me take you inside, Uncle Ouyang and the others have arrived."

Lan Xinyi said with a smile.

Unlike Su Chen, Ouyang Jing was the Young Master of the Ouyang Family, which surely had given a gift, so he didn't mind.

The middle-aged man at the door watched the scene from afar and then understood.

Oh, so the lady was waiting for them. He knew the young master of the Ouyang Family, but as for the young man next to him, he had never met before.

It seemed that the lady was actually waiting for that unfamiliar young man, not the Ouyang Family's young master, which he found rather curious.

At that moment, Lan Xinyi was already leading Su Chen and Ouyang Jing over.

"Uncle Zhang, let me introduce you; this is my friend Su Chen, and you surely recognize Young Master Ouyang, no need for an introduction!"

Lan Xinyi said with a smile.

"Uncle Zhang,"

Su Chen greeted courteously, as a gesture of respect towards Lan Xinyi's elder.

"Hello,"

Uncle Zhang smiled at Su Chen, while continuing to size him up, as if trying to discern something unique!

"Uncle Zhang, long time no see!"

At this point, Ouyang Jing also greeted with a smile.

"Young Master Ouyang,"

Uncle Zhang, hearing the voice, turned his gaze to Ouyang Jing and responded.