The young man nodded slightly, glanced at Chu Xiaoxiao, and said, "It shouldn't be wrong. The extreme cold aura on her is very intense. If she isn't the successor of the demoness, then I fear there is no one else."

Successor of the demoness?!

What is this?

Xu Hao and Chu Xiaoxiao were somewhat bewildered.

At this moment, the young man looked at Xu Hao, smiled slightly, and said, "Young Master of the Tian Ji Pavilion, it's our first meeting, I hope you have been well!"

Xu Hao was instantly stupefied.

Indeed, the force his biological father belonged to was called Tian Ji Pavilion, something he had only recently discovered after asking Wang Zhong multiple times. Yet this young man outright revealed his identity!

This was something that had never happened before!

The Meng Family indeed lives up to being an ancient clan with over two thousand years of heritage!

Seeing Xu Hao's shock, the young man smiled and said, "I am the seventy-sixth generation successor of the Meng Family, Meng Xiangwen."

"You are from the Meng Family?!"

Xu Hao became even more serious, simultaneously grabbing Chu Xiaoxiao's hand.

Previously, when Xu Hao heard someone was from the Meng Family, he would certainly believe that this person must be righteous, after all, what Meng Zi cultivated was the most upright Majestic Qi between heaven and earth.

To cultivate Majestic Qi to the Great Perfection of Late Stage Grandmaster level, that person surely isn't ordinary.

However, the affairs of Meng Jiu made him realize that these great families, which have been inherited through dozens of generations, are certainly not as harmonious and unified internally.

Moreover, they kept calling Chu Xiaoxiao a "demoness," which upset Xu Hao. Chu Xiaoxiao is his servant; how can others disparage her?

Although Meng Xiangwen's demeanor seemed amicable, Xu Hao could clearly sense a deeply hidden hostility towards him.

Thus, Xu Hao immediately pulled Chu Xiaoxiao back a few steps.

Chu Xiaoxiao also asked, "Why do you say I'm a demoness as soon as you come? Isn't that an insult to me?"

Meng Xiangwen smiled slightly, "Miss Chu, aren't you aware of your own situation? The seal within your body is actually sealing a power, a type of power that shouldn't exist in this world. Moreover, we are quite sure that there is a remnant soul of that demoness within you. If you cooperate with us and let us extract that demoness's remnant soul, we won't forcibly remove the seal, for the power within the seal is harmless to you and actually serves to protect you."

Hearing Meng Xiangwen say this, Chu Xiaoxiao's expression wavered slightly.

After all, the opponent's strength is so formidable, and they are people of the Meng Family, they should not be bad people, right?

But seeing Xu Hao's vigilant demeanor, she felt that things might not be as simple as she imagined.

Besides, how did they know she had a seal in her body?

These matters are all worth pondering deeply.

Meng Xiangwen saw Xu Hao's actions, smiled, "Brother Xu, no need to be overly cautious, our Meng Family is well reputed and naturally wouldn't do anything detrimental to Miss Chu."

Xu Hao chuckled lightly, "Then tell me, who is the demoness? How did she suddenly become the successor of the demoness?"

Meng Xiangwen's expression turned slightly serious as he said, "Brother Xu, this matter is of great importance, and moreover, it's a secret passed down in our Meng Family for over two thousand years. Had it not been for the recent anomaly in our ancestral artifact, we'd have never known about the successor of the demoness returning, nor would we have specifically sought you out."

Xu Hao said coldly, "What I asked was, what is the demoness? Are you unwilling to say?"

"Brother Xu, I'm sorry, I cannot divulge." Meng Xiangwen said apologetically.

"Well, if you won't say, then don't. But I won't allow you to harm even a hair on Chu Xiaoxiao." Xu Hao said coldly.

When have Xu Hao's people ever been moved by outsiders?

Chu Xiaoxiao was extremely touched by Xu Hao's words. She never thought Xu Hao would treat her so well, something she didn't dare to imagine.

She knew she was merely Xu Hao's servant. By his side, she was always very careful and cautious, basically just doing her tasks without speaking.

Yet now, Xu Hao was willing to offend these people for her.

These were people of the Meng Family!

Chu Xiaoxiao, though not particularly knowledgeable about these matters, knew just how powerful the Meng Family must be.

This was completely a colossal entity!

Meng Xiangwen's expression instantly turned unpleasant as he said coldly, "Brother Xu, I have been polite to you for the sake of you being the young sect leader of the Tian Ji Pavilion, but don't forget, your father is unable to protect himself now, let alone you. If you don't cooperate properly with me, don't blame me for using some less friendly means against you."

Seeing that negotiations with Xu Hao failed, Meng Xiangwen began to reveal his true intentions.

Xu Hao said coldly, "Two Great Perfection Late Stage Grandmasters, indeed quite strong, but that cannot make me yield. If you two are not convinced, then go ahead and try. I'd also like to see what skills your Meng Family truly possesses! You were quite adept at coercing Meng Jiu back then!"