Chapter 160 - 159 Xiao Fa
Tie Dan followed the servant into the city and saw the Lan Pond in the west of the city, with layers of golden lotuses and emerald leaves stretching to the sky. The East Field sprouted a small garden, constructed with layers of palace gardens and alleys, expanding with countless Mysterious Gardens. Among them were towers and pavilions with the North Moat of Tai City, gathered with strange stones, making a wonderful scenery of mountains and waters. Bamboo groves lined the side door, with high walls within, creating hundreds of winding corridors with ingenious mechanisms stretching far into the distance. The grandeur was breathtaking, with palace halls inside, all exquisitely decorated, luxuriously surpassing even the royal palace.
It was said that the Xiao Family Ancestor admired frugality and did not wish to waste the people’s resources on gold and silver or indulgence, hence he was praised as virtuous. Considering this scene...
It’s actually quite reasonable.
After all, the Xiao Clan has been a noble family for many years. With their wealth, just having such a display at the Lanling ancestral home is indeed very modest and thrifty, isn’t it...
To avoid getting lost, Tie Dan patiently followed the Xiao Family servant into the East Field City Garden, quietly waiting in the guest room while observing the Lan Pond.
The Xiao Family’s Guardian God General naturally followed along too, without hiding their vigilance, lining up by the pool outside the courtyard, watching Tie Dan, strictly preventing any disturbance. Yet no one dared get too close, fearing to anger him, as he was really capable of chopping someone.
However, first the Xiao family member was kidnapped, then Tie Dan hacked a lion’s head in the street and injured someone, causing this affair. Naturally, the Xiao Family couldn’t afford to slack off. Upon receiving the token letter, the Young Master of the Xiao Family reacted quite swiftly. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he was prepared and ready, inviting Tie Dan to meet in the study in person.
"I am Xiao Baize, thank you, benefactor, for taking the trouble to deliver the letter from my elder sister from afar. Please, take the main seat."
A young man in his twenties, gentle and elegant, with refined manners, and a handsome appearance, took the main seat in the study. Given his family’s status, he naturally had good looks. However, he seemed too opulent, with a robust frame and dressed in luxury vestment robes made of peacock feathers, displaying an extravagant playboy demeanor, making a striking impression.
This person was the legitimate Young Master of Lanling, the direct grandson of the Xiao Family Ancestor. The position of Marquis Lanling, which represents the Family Head of the Xiao Family, had already been passed down to his father. He would inevitably inherit the main position of Lanling, so there could be no faults.