Jiang Chen paused for a moment, then understood instantly. He glanced at Ping Zeyuan and said softly, "Old Master Ping is at the mid-stage of the Venerable Realm!"

"What!? Mid-stage of the Venerable Realm!?"

Old Master Tang was taken aback. He had known Ping Zeyuan was strong, but he didn't expect he was on par with himself. It took Jiang Chen's significant help for him to reach his current level!

"How did you see through my father's strength!?"

"And what's your power level?"

"He can see through grandpa's power!?"

"Damn, what's going on!?"

"Did someone tell him?"

The Ping Family members looked at Jiang Chen in astonishment, then collectively shifted their gaze to Wu Qianxun.

"Little Ping, what are you so excited about? Big Brother is also at the mid-stage of the Venerable Realm, how's that? Impressive, right?" Lou Qiangqiang boasted to Ping Zhenggang with a proud expression.

"What!?"

"Mid-stage of the Venerable Realm?!"

"How is that possible!?"

"He's so young!"

The Ping Family members' expressions completely changed this time, and they cried out in shock.

"What's the big deal, let me tell you, I'm already at the early stage of the Venerable Realm, and Yan Hu is also at the mid-stage. Mi Jiaro, on his recent trip home, also broke through to the mid-stage of the Venerable Realm, and Ying Zi is at the late-stage of the Venerable Realm. These two grandpas are both Saint Realm experts, isn't that awesome!"

Lou Qiangqiang started introducing the power levels of Jiang Chen's group one by one, his face full of smugness.

"What!?"

"They're all so strong!?"

"This is..."

The Ping Family members were utterly shocked, no wonder they couldn't see through any of them, turns out...

Ping Zeyuan's expression grew serious, and a strong sense of worry appeared in his eyes.

Yan Hu and others looked at Lou Qiangqiang with odd expressions.

Jiang Chen said with a chuckle, "Qiangqiang, you're really siding with them. You might as well change your last name to Pingchang!"

"No, no, no! I can't do that. If I change my name, my dad would kill me. Although my dad can't beat me anymore, if he wants to hit me, I can't just let him do it!" Lou Qiangqiang waved his hands hastily.

Mi Jiaro looked at Lou Qiangqiang quizzically, then turned to Jiang Chen: "Mr. Jiang, does this count as betrayal? What's the term... right! Colluding with the enemy, is that it?"

"Logically speaking, yes. In such situations, you can just crush him!" Jiang Chen nodded, looking at Lou Qiangqiang with a mischievous grin.

"No, no, no! I'm not colluding. I, I..."

Lou Qiangqiang blushed, urgently trying to explain but not knowing how to.

"Haha!"

"Pfft!"

"Haha..."

Seeing Lou Qiangqiang's anxious expression, everyone burst into laughter.

Jiang Chen laughed lightly and said, "I know you're not colluding, you just don't want us to fight, so you deliberately revealed our strength to make sure Old Master Ping and his people don't even consider making a move, right?"

"Hehe!"

Lou Qiangqiang chuckled sheepishly: "When we arrived, they looked like they were ready to fight to the death, so I… Big Brother, I was wrong! But Little Ping and his people are good, really. Over the years, they've never gotten into fights, and they've been very proper!"

"Alright!"

Jiang Chen waved his hand, glanced at Ping Zeyuan, and said with a faint smile: "I trust they have no ulterior motives. Otherwise, with the Martial Dao World's situation along Jiang two years ago, the Ping Family would have already become a top family!"

Hearing this, Ping Zeyuan quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

When he realized it was Jiang Chen, Ping Zeyuan lost the thought of fighting to the death. When he learned about their strength, his heart was in his throat until now, when he could finally relax a little.

"Old Master Ping!"

After explaining to Lou Qiangqiang, Jiang Chen said sternly, "I believe you had no sinister intentions in the past, but after all, you are from Beihai National, and given the current Martial Dao World situation, it's clear the conflict will eventually reach the Divine Palace of Beihai National. Thus, before the Soul Devouring Group is annihilated, I hope you and your family won't leave the ancient capital!"

"Alright!" Ping Zeyuan nodded gently.

"Mr. Jiang, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on them. If they try to leave the ancient capital, I'll bring them back for you!" Old Master Tang promised confidently.

Ping Zeyuan and his people glanced at Old Master Tang and smiled knowingly.

"There's one more thing!"

Jiang Chen stared directly into Ping Zeyuan's eyes and said seriously: "The Eight Yata Mirror is useful to me. I'll be visiting the royal family of Beihai National, but, Old Master Ping, I need to make it clear that if I obtain the Eight Yata Mirror, I will not return it to your family!"

Ping Zeyuan smiled slightly and nodded: "I've already seen that the energy inside you far exceeds your physical body, this imbalance is extremely detrimental to your future cultivation. Therefore, you need the Eight Yata Mirror."

Jiang Chen was taken aback, unexpectedly the other had seen through this.

"Moreover, if you trust me, after obtaining the Eight Yata Mirror, you can come to me, and I will do my utmost to help you make good use of it."

Ping Zeyuan spoke with a gentle smile and then continued: "Head of the Jiang Family, there's no need to be surprised. My great-grandfather instructed me before he died, regardless of whether we can return to Beihai National in the future, we should not seek the Eight Yata Mirror again. Because, our Ping family, we're no longer the Pingchang Family that guards the Divine Artifact, we're just the Ping Family!"

"Understood! Apologies for the disturbance!"

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, solemnly nodded, and stood up to take his leave.

"Mr. Jiang, I'm not going back with you, I'll stay here to play a game of chess with Old Brother Ping." Old Master Tang spoke softly.

"I'll stay too, to defeat Little Ping in a couple of games." Lou Qiangqiang hurriedly said.

Jiang Chen smiled lightly and nodded, leaving the fenced yard with Yan Hu and the others.

Watching Jiang Chen and the others leave, Old Master Tang looked at Ping Zeyuan with deep meaning: "Old Brother Ping, whether you're the old master of the Ping Family or the old master of the Pingchang Family, I'll always call you Old Brother Ping, but I hope there will never be a day when I don't want to call you Old Brother Ping anymore!"

"Old Brother Tang, you'll always be my younger brother in this life!" Ping Zeyuan smiled gently and patted Old Master Tang's shoulder.

Old Master Tang also laughed.

"Little Ping, showing attitude with the big boss, are you? Huh? Not welcoming the big boss, do you need a beating?" Lou Qiangqiang grabbed Ping Zhenggang's ear, reprimanding him fiercely.

"Ouch, ouch, it hurts, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Ping Zegang clutched his ear and shouted.

Everyone watching the lively scene couldn't help but smile.

Old Master Tang and Lou Qiangqiang stayed to reassure the Ping Family members and to ensure there were no negative impressions of Jiang Chen formed.

But neither of them said this explicitly, Old Master Tang made a subtle hint, while Lou Qiangqiang directly used roughhousing to let them know he didn't regard them as outsiders due to their status!

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