"Back in the day, the owner of the Emperor Villa had been to our southern region and had a brief encounter with me," Third Uncle pretended to reminisce, "He's indeed quite wealthy, but really, the guy's abilities fall short, he's not fit to be the First Person. If I were in his shoes, my developments might not lag behind his."

"...How come I don't remember ever meeting you in the south?"

Qin Feng couldn't help but give a wry smile.

Xu Menghui chimed in: "Nonsense, who do you think you are?"

Qin Feng laughed and shook his head.

No wonder these two could be master and disciple, one could outdo the other in boasting, and each was better than the other at putting on an act.

He continued walking up.

Li Cuilan and Xu Guosheng heard that the Third Uncle had met with the manor owner of the Emperor Villa and were no longer afraid, so they continued walking up as well.

Soon.

They finally arrived at the main entrance of the Emperor Villa.

The gate was very solemn.

Just standing in front of it, one could feel its grandiose aura, as if stepping into a Holy Land, invoking an impulse to bow in reverence!

Standing here looking toward Lake City.

The beautiful night view of the entire Lake City spread out before their eyes!

The twinkling neon lights, the night-scened lakes, the bustling streets, all were incredibly beautiful!

Furthermore.

The air here was also extremely fresh.

Especially for those like Xu Menghui and the Third Uncle who were into Martial Arts Training, a few breaths in and they immediately felt refreshed, their Inner Strength seeming to have improved a bit.

"This place really has a great environment," the Third Uncle said joyfully, and he turned to Xu Menghui, "Ahui, whether your master can move in here in the future depends on you!"

"Rest assured, as long as I unite with Yunxiao, within a month, with my abilities, I will definitely become the First Person of Lake City and taking over Emperor Villa will be a piece of cake!" Xu Menghui spoke with full confidence.

The biggest problem at the moment was Qin Feng.

As long as Xu Yunxiao began to loathe Qin Feng and divorced him, then he would have a chance.

The best way, obviously, was to expose Qin Feng's boasting right in front of Xu Yun.

Now was the time.

"Brother Qin."

Xu Menghui said with a smile, "Aren't you going to take us in? Just to be clear upfront, if you come up with an excuse like you lost the key or took the wrong one, that would be too childish, and we won't buy that."

He was convinced that Qin Feng couldn't possibly enter the Emperor Villa, certain that Qin Feng would make up excuses.

Qin Feng, however, did not pay attention to him and said to everyone, "Let me give you a heads-up, if you want to see the night view of Lake City, you can do so outside the walls of Emperor Villa. I'll just open the door for a bit, please don't go inside to avoid disturbing the people resting in there."

He didn't want to disturb Little Dragon Girl and Lan Xin, along with Aunt Li who was taking care of them, from their sleep.

Opening the gate.

Was just to prove to Xu Yun.

Back in the Crystal Palace, before they went looking, he had made a bet with Xu Yun, saying that as long as he could prove he could stand at the "Peak of Lake City," he would agree to fulfill his long-standing wish.

Now was the time!

"Pfft!"

Xu Menghui scornfully said at the moment, "You can open that big door? See this wall here? If you really open the door, I'll eat this wall!"

Third Uncle and Li Cuilan stood by, looking like they were waiting to see a joke, watching Qin Feng.

Qin Feng walked in front of the big door.

Then he took out a bunch of keys, picked one, and inserted it into the keyhole.

Everyone was astonished!

Could it be that he really had the key?

Unthinkingly.

Qin Feng tried to turn it, but it wouldn't budge, so he had to pull it out.

Xu Menghui breathed a sigh of relief, mocking, "See! I knew he would find an excuse about the key!"

Li Cuilan also called out to him, "If you're not bluffing, then stop messing around. If something really happens, your death is no big deal, but just don't get us involved!"

Xu Yunxiao also called out to him, worried.

Qin Feng just smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I last came here, I forgot which key it is, just give me a moment."

Saying this.

He tried a second key.

"Keep pretending, go on!" Xu Menghui said with a smug laugh, "After you've tried all the keys, let's see how you'll continue to pretend!"

But unexpectedly.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a "clack" was heard as the lock was opened!

Immediately following.

The door was slowly pushed open a crack by Qin Feng...

"..."

In that instant.

The air seemed to freeze.

Xu Menghui, Third Uncle, and everyone else including Xu Yunxiao were all stunned, their eyes wide open and mouths agape, staring dumbfounded at the scene before them.

Unbelievable.

Qin Feng had actually managed to open the gate of Emperor Villa!!

Creak——!

The gate was pushed open.

Inside was the courtyard of Emperor Villa!

The crowd looked on blankly.

The interior was indeed extraordinary.

Bathed in moonlight, the distinctive courtyard had floors paved with greenish-white jade tiles, resembling the abode of immortals!

"How did you do that?!"

Xu Yunxiao asked, amazed.

"I told you," Qin Feng said gently with a smile to her, "I can bring you to Emperor Villa; I am the 'First Person of Lake City' you spoke of, now do you believe me?"

"..."

For a moment, Xu Yunxiao felt like she was dreaming, unable to utter a single word.

At this moment, Li Cuilan was looking at everything inside, her eyes wide with amazement, wanting to step inside.

But Qin Feng stopped her.

"There's someone resting inside, it's not good to go in the middle of the night."

Qin Feng said.

"Not even allowed to have a look inside?" Li Cuilan said discontentedly, pouting, "I think you're just the gatekeeper here, aren't you?"

As the words fell.

Xu Menghui, who was still in shock, immediately came to his senses and exclaimed, "Yes, yes, I get it now! Qin Feng must be the gatekeeper here, that's why he has the keys to the gate!"

"It must be so, otherwise why would he be afraid to go inside? And he also said someone is sleeping, it must be the manor owner of Emperor Villa!"

Third Uncle chimed in.

Upon hearing this.

Li Cuilan and the others also snapped to their senses: "It makes a lot of sense, it's also possible that he's here to do renovations." For character sheets and glossaries, visit *.

"Right, it's all possible!"

Xu Menghui nodded emphatically.

Qin Feng, however, couldn't be bothered to respond to them, his eyes tender and affectionate as he turned to Xu Yunxiao and said, "If you want to go in, I will take you in."

Saying this.

He took Xu Yunxiao's hand and, under everyone's gaze, directly stepped through the gate!

Following that, with a wave of his hand.

The gate closed again.

Despite all of Xu Menghui and the others' attempts, they could not push it open from the outside.

Once inside the courtyard.

Xu Yunxiao's heart hung in her throat, nervously gripping Qin Feng's arm, saying, "Don't, don't let anything happen... If the owner finds out we crashed in rashly, we're finished!"

"I am the owner, who dares to say otherwise?"

Qin Feng said.

Then.

He wrapped his arm around Xu Yunxiao's slender waist, pushed off the ground with his feet, and leapt high onto the roof of the tallest building in the courtyard, a house with Liu Li glazed tiles.

Standing at the very top.

Qin Feng looked around the Lake City beneath the surrounding mountains, his eyes exuding a dominative aura, and then he said to Xu Yunxiao, "Wife, look carefully, this place... is the highest point of Lake City—the Peak of Lake City!"