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214: Chapter 204 214: Chapter 204 “This doesn’t seem quite right.

Xuanyuan Mengting is just a young girl, how can she take on such a major responsibility?”

The elder speaking was Xuanyuan Mengting’s father, who had only one daughter and one son.

His daughter, Xuanyuan Mengting, was previously coddled, with no expectation of competing with the male members of the clan.

His son, however, was only ten years old, a child with low cultivation.

Xuanyuan Mengting glanced at one elder, then another, her face reddening slightly.

She could sense from the tone of the elders that they intended to use her friendship with Jiang Tang to recruit him into the family as a clan member.

“Ah, if there’s talent, our clan must act.

Regardless of gender, everyone in the clan has a responsibility.

Don’t you want to advance, Third Brother?

With those supreme elixirs being sold so wildly outside, others are improving their cultivation.

Do you still want to mark time?

Eventually, your cultivation won’t be that of a Great Power Holder, it might be…” another elder said.

“The matter is settled.

From now on, Xuanyuan Mengting will be the manager in charge of business specifically for handling Jiang Tang’s affairs.

She must recruit him to become one of our clan elders and convince him to sell Pills to us at a low price,” declared the Family Head with finality.

The other elders all nodded in agreement, smiling.

Only Xuanyuan Mengting’s father hesitated momentarily.

Torn between strengthening his capabilities and the prospect of his daughter entering a marital alliance, he ultimately chose to increase his power and nodded in agreement with the Family Head’s idea.

Xuanyuan Mengting, a daughter of the clan who held no official position, suddenly became a business manager—and her position was created solely for Jiang Tang.

Though used by her family, she didn’t feel the slightest resentment; on the contrary, she looked forward to having more contact with Jiang Tang in the future.

“Xuanyuan Mengting, come with me to see your mother and brother first,” her father, the elder, had some personal words he wanted to share with his daughter and certain things that needed to be discussed between his wife and his daughter.

After the meeting in the council hall ended, Xuanyuan Mengting went along with her father to their family courtyard, which was also one of the houses within the clan compound.

The elder’s house was more opulent and majestic, with the important feature of being protected by formations.

There were formations to defend against enemy sneak attacks, soundproofing, as well as a Spirit Gathering Array.

Only the residences of some golden elite disciples and highest-ranking family members had such a Spirit Gathering Array.

Xuanyuan Mengting arrived at her parents’ courtyard and entered with her father, where their mother and younger brother were waiting to have lunch with them in the living room.

“Daughter, as soon as I heard you were back, I had your brother come over and cooked a table full of delicious dishes for you,” Xuanyuan Mengting’s mother said.

Her cultivation was even higher than that of her daughter, after all, she was a mature cultivator in the Cultivation World, not someone who would stop cultivating just because she had given birth.

“Mother, your information is so accurate.

Did Father tell you?” Xuanyuan Mengting sat down and smiled gently at her kind mother and winked at her young brother.

“Sister, have you improved your cultivation?

Alas, I can’t catch up…”

The young boy’s cultivation was not as advanced as his sister’s; he was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage and was eager to quickly improve his cultivation to become one of the elites of the clan.

Having heard that Supreme Elixirs, which could enhance cultivation, were being sold, he envied those who were able to consume them to improve their cultivation.

“Yes, because sister has taken a Supreme Elixir, my cultivation has improved!” boasted Xuanyuan Mengting, wrinkling her nose proudly at her brother while making a playful face.

“Father, Mother, I also want a Supreme Elixir to improve my cultivation.

I don’t want to be the trash of the Cultivation World,” Xuanyuan Ming’s face turned red with excitement.

“Trash, trash…” Xuanyuan Mengting teased her brother on purpose.

“Oh…

Father, Mother, Sister is bullying me,” Xuanyuan Ming’s excitement turned to tears streaming.

“All right, Mengting, stop teasing your brother.

Your father and I wish you well, and if you don’t like Jiang Tang, we won’t force you,”

When the Elder returned, he communicated with his wife through a voice transmission and informed her of the family’s decision.

His wife thought that securing a good son-in-law early for their daughter was indeed a good strategy.

“Yes, daughter, we’ve never met Jiang Tang and have only heard of his abilities.

We are not such snobbish people, as long as you like him and he can do something for our family, it’s mainly up to you…”

As a mother, she also had the selfish desire to become stronger and to be the mother-in-law of the most capable person in the family, especially since her own son was still young and would rely on the husband that Mengting would marry.

“Dad, Mom, we’re just friends, and it’s not at the stage where I like him enough to marry.

But I agreed to consider the family’s opinion because Jiang Tang really is capable, not only at earning money, but his cultivation is even higher than cousin Xuanyuan Jie.”

Mengting shared her thoughts with her parents.

“How great an opportunity must it have been for an ordinary person to make such progress in just one or two months?

What if he could become the first person in the Cultivation World to ascend in ten thousand years?

Our Imperial Sect could regain its former glory.”

Elder Xuanyuan was full of ambition, but ever since reaching the Spirit Mansion stage, even though he was one of the Great Power Holders in the Cultivation World, he had struggled to advance his cultivation over the past decade, finding progressing to the next stage exceedingly difficult.

It almost made him lose hope of ever advancing again and resign himself to waiting for his natural lifespan to run its course.

“Does Jiang Tang really have such abilities?” Mengting’s question was something everyone wanted to know.

“Big sister, can I come with you?

I want to meet Jiang Tang and become friends with him,” Xuanyuan Ming spoke up during his parents’ and sister’s conversation, idolizing the ordinary Capable Being who had become a Great Power Holder in just over a month.

“Ming, stop it.

Your sister has important tasks to undertake.

Stay here at home, and when your sister completes her mission, you’ll naturally meet Jiang Tang,” the mother said, not wanting her young son to venture outside where unknown dangers lurked.

“Really?

You’ll bring Jiang Tang back to our family?

Big sister, you must make it happen,” Xuanyuan Ming could only plead with his sister after being persuaded by their parents.

“Alright, I will try my best to bring Jiang Tang to our family,” Mengting couldn’t refuse her brother’s hopeful gaze.

After dining with her parents, Mengting didn’t return to her own courtyard.

Escorted by the family-appointed guards, she headed back to Immortal Venerable City.

When she arrived in Immortal Venerable City to find Jiang Tang, it was the middle of the night.

The only shop in the city that was open for business at midnight was the Holy Pavilion, a 24-hour shop with two shifts of shopkeepers and numerous clerks.

Mengting, along with her guards, entered the shop.

Even in the middle of the night, there was a good flow of customers.

Meanwhile, Jiang Tang remained in seclusion in his room.

The clerks of the Holy Pavilion had seen Mengting many times as she always came looking for the boss.

This time, she arrived in the middle of the night with guards in tow, prompting one of the clerks to greet Mengting and say:

“Miss, our boss is currently in seclusion.”