The wedding was livestreamed by the sister, revealing his identity as a Taoist priest.

Seven o'clock in the morning.

Jiangcheng Peninsula Hotel, Top Floor Banquet Hall.

General Manager Wang Hai, with his hands behind his back, is inspecting the site setup.

Tonight is the 70th birthday of the Zhou family patriarch. The Zhou family has booked the top floor, and the entire hotel is on high alert.

Wang Hai's personal cell phone vibrated in his pocket.

The moment I took out my phone and saw the caller ID, my back stiffened abruptly.

"Good morning, Butler Liu."

Wang Hai pressed the answer button, his tone extremely respectful.

On the other end of the phone, Uncle Liu, the Shen family's butler, spoke with a calm and steady voice.

"Mr. Wang, the Shen family is hosting a banquet at the Peninsula Hotel's top floor tonight at 8 PM, and they've booked the entire venue."

Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Hai blurted it out.

"Understood, I'll clear the area and set things up immediately."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Hai raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

He turned around and dialed the phone number of Zhou Dafu, the head of the Zhou family.

"President Zhou."

"The hotel has unilaterally cancelled the booking for tonight's top-floor banquet hall, and will refund three times the amount stipulated in the contract, which will be deposited into the Zhou family's account later."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a furious roar.

"Wang Hai! Have you taken the wrong medicine?!"

Chow Tai Fook's roar shook the heavens.

"Today is my grandfather's 70th birthday! We've invited all the big shots in Jiangcheng! And now you want me to back out? Anyone who dares to steal the Zhou family's thunder! I'll kill them!"

Wang Hai moved his phone a little further away.

After the other person finished cursing, he put the phone back to his ear and calmly uttered two words.

"The Shen family."

The roaring on the other end of the phone stopped abruptly.

It felt as if someone had grabbed my neck.

A full ten seconds passed before Chow Tai Fook's voice came again.

Gone was his earlier arrogance; all that remained was violent trembling and extreme fawning.

"Mr. Wang...who did you just say you were referring to?"

"The Shen family, with Miss Shen Nianqing personally hosting the dinner."

"Good riddance!"

Zhou Dafu's voice suddenly rose, revealing the relief of surviving a disaster.

"Mr. Wang, that's a great concession! Forget triple the penalty, I'll even pay you three million! If this had offended the Shen family, my Zhou family would have been wiped out of Jiangcheng tomorrow!"

"I'll tell my relatives right away that the birthday banquet is being rescheduled! No, we're going to eat at a roadside stall instead!"

"Beep beep beep..."

The phone hangs up.

Wang Hai put away his phone and turned to look at the department heads behind him.

"Did you hear everything?"

The supervisors nodded frantically, not daring to breathe.

Wang Hai's eyes were sharp, and his voice echoed in the hall.

"Go all out for tonight! Executive Chef, bring out those ten cases of Romanée-Conti from my private wine cellar! All ingredients will be air-freighted in as fresh as possible, and the payment will come from my personal account!"

The lobby manager swallowed hard and asked, mustering his courage.

"Mr. Wang, who is the Shen family inviting? Such a grand affair!"

"Who we invite doesn't matter! What matters is the Shen family!"

Wang Hai slammed his hand on the dining table.

"Didn't you watch the live stream last night? That son-in-law of the Shen family is a Celestial Master of the Zhengyi Daoist sect! A living deity who can stabilize the Yellow River's watercourses!"

"If anything goes wrong tonight, we'll all be feeding turtles in the Yellow River!"

The entire Peninsula Hotel instantly entered a state of highest alert.

10:00 AM.

Gu Xinglu drove her red Ferrari and parked it in front of the roadblock three kilometers away from the Shen family manor.

She was stunned.

The entire highway leading to the western suburbs was completely closed.

Armed with guns and dressed in black combat uniforms, the elite Tian Shu troops were stationed every three steps and sentries every five steps.

The team leader stepped forward and knocked on the car window.

Gu Xingluo lowered the car window and handed over her ID card.

"Big brother, I'm looking for Shen Nianqing."

The captain checked the list, stood at attention, and saluted.

"Miss Gu, please come in. Miss Shen has given instructions."

The roadblocks were removed.

As Gu Xinglu drove into the manor, her heart pounded like a drum.

This isn't a residence, this is a military base!

The Ferrari braked suddenly and came to a stop in front of the main building.

Gu Xingluo pushed open the car door and rushed into the villa's hall like a gust of wind.

Shen Nianqing sat in a wicker chair in front of the French windows, with a merger and acquisition proposal written entirely in English on her lap.

"Nianqing!"

Gu Xingluo plopped down on the sofa, grabbed a water glass from the coffee table, and took a big gulp.

Shen Nianqing looked up at her.

"Slow down, is a dog chasing you?"

"Much scarier than a dog!"

Gu Xingluo slammed her phone down on the coffee table.

"What's with all those soldiers outside your house? When I came in, I thought I'd accidentally wandered into a nuclear weapons base!"

"The people of Tian Shu."

Shen Nianqing turned a page of the document.

"They insisted on coming to work as security guards, and I didn't refuse."

Gu Xingluo almost spat out her water.

"Tian Shu? The highest-level supernatural ability organization in the Dragon Kingdom? To be your security guard?"

Gu Xingluo completely lost her temper and moved closer to Shen Nianqing.

"Nianqing, tell me honestly, is your husband the Jade Emperor on a private visit to the mortal realm?"

Shen Nianqing spoke in a flat tone.

"He's just a Taoist priest."

"Go to hell, you Taoist priest!"

Gu Xinglu rolled her eyes.

"Do you know what my dad did after he got home last night? He had a pure gold memorial tablet made overnight, with the inscription 'The Tablet of Chen Tianshi, Son-in-Law of the Shen Family,' and he's leading my whole family to offer incense right now!"

Shen Nianqing paused, her hand holding the black tea frozen in mid-air.

"Uncle Gu...you're so kind."

Shen Nianqing put down her teacup.

"Let him leave; Shi Du is still alive."

Gu Xinglu slumped on the sofa, staring at the ceiling.

"I was so stupid, really. At first I thought you were marrying down, but now I think you've ascended to heaven."

Gu Xinglu counted on her fingers.

"The Taiyi Star Letter, the Seven Star Lamp, the Nine Heavens Phoenix Zither, and the Kunlun Dragon Vein—last night, a deity was even enshrined in the Yellow River."

"No wonder those three powerful families in the capital died so tragically. Going against the gods is like asking to be struck by lightning."

Gu Xingluo suddenly sat up straight.

"By the way, at the end of last night's live stream, what did he say about the sixth betrothal gift? 'To stabilize the world'?"

Shen Nianqing didn't reply, closed the file, and stood up.

"Stop lounging on the sofa, go change your clothes."

Gu Xingluo was taken aback.

Why are you changing clothes?

"Come with me to the Peninsula Hotel tonight, there's a banquet there."

"banquet?"

Gu Xinglu pouted, looking disgusted.

"I'm not going to any of those nouveau riche bosses' parties in Jiangcheng. Who's even worthy of your presence, Miss Shen, attending these banquets now?"

Shen Nianqing walked to the door of the dressing room, stopped, and turned around.

"Not from Jiangcheng."

"I'll treat."

Gu Xingluo was stunned.

"You're hosting? Who are you inviting?"

Shen Nianqing spoke calmly, reciting a few names.

"Ye Canghai, He Yunting, Lei Zhen."

Gu Xingluo opened her mouth wide, her jaw almost dislocated.

The head of the Ye family in the capital?

The God of Wealth in Shanghai?

The shipping tycoon of Guangdong Province?

This is half of China's business world!

"Did they...did they come to your house?"

Gu Xingluo stammered.

"The living room was too small last night, so we didn't let them sit down."

"I told them to wait for me at the Peninsula Hotel at 8 p.m. tonight."

Gu Xingluo froze on the spot.

The most powerful conglomerate in China arrived in the middle of the night, but couldn't even get a seat. He has to obediently wait for his summons tonight.

"Are you going or not?"

Gu Xingluo suddenly jumped up from the sofa, her eyes shining.

"Go! I'll go even if it kills me!"

"Tonight, let's see how these money-grubbing gods of China line up to be your lackeys!"

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