One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

I can't beat you, Zhang Tianyi, in a head-on fight, but this is a place where rules matter!

“Master Tian Shu, you are used to being a free spirit. If you are a little late, it’s no problem for us old bones to wait.”

Wang Ai spoke with a forced smile, her gaze passing over Zhang Tianyi and fixing intently on Chen Duo behind him:

"But you shouldn't have brought this dangerous element to the important venue of the Ten Elders' meeting!"

As soon as Wang Ai spoke, Lü Ci immediately found a way out and echoed her in a stern voice:

"Indeed! This girl is the Gu-body Saint Child of the Medicine Immortal Society! Once the primordial Gu within her goes out of control, the surrounding hundred miles will be devastated!"

"The company has already issued a containment order. Not only did you intercept her, but you also brazenly brought her to the top floor of this headquarters?"

Lu Ci abruptly turned to look at Zhao Fangxu, who was sweating profusely in the main seat, and applied pressure:

"Chairman Zhao! Are you just going to stand by and do nothing about this behavior that disregards the bottom line of safety in the world of superhumans and ignores company regulations?!"

"If even the security of the Ten Elders' meeting cannot be guaranteed, then it's better not to hold it at all!"

This accusation, once placed on the head, is both grand and impeccable.

Standing on the high ground of righteousness, they brought up the safety of the entire world of supernatural beings.

Zhao Fangxu's hands were so raw from rubbing so much sweat that they were almost rubbed raw.

He could play dumb on the phone, but in front of the Ten Elders, even he, the person in charge, was in a difficult position.

He could only steel himself and look at Zhang Tianyi, desperately pleading with his eyes:

Uncle Zhang, please say something! Just give a simple explanation to get by!

Faced with the joint attack from Wang Ai and Lü Ci, and the solemn gazes of the entire audience.

Zhang Tianyi showed no signs of being provoked.

He walked slowly to the conference table, pulled out a large leather chair, and plopped down in it.

Then, he gently patted the spot beside him and waved to Chen Duo:

"Girl, don't stand, come and sit down. Your legs will get sore from standing for too long."

Upon hearing this, Chen Duo obediently walked to Zhang Tianyi's side and sat down next to him.

Those clear yet somewhat naive eyes curiously observed the ashen-faced old men across the table.

After settling Chen Duo in, Zhang Tianyi leaned forward.

He rested his hands on the table, looking at Wang Ai and Lü Ci with a half-smile.

"A Gu-body Saint Child? A dangerous element?"

Zhang Tianyi suddenly chuckled softly.

"Xiao Wang, Xiao Lü, isn't it time to update your intelligence system?"

Zhang Tianyi spoke in a languid tone, as if chatting with an old friend:

"What era are we living in? Still calling him Gu Tong. You guys don't find it old-fashioned, but I, this old Taoist, find it embarrassing."

"What's the meaning?!"

Lu Ci frowned deeply, "I could smell the poisonous aura emanating from her even across the table!"

"That's her natural scent, what do you know, you old bachelor?"

Zhang Tianyi casually made up a sentence, which almost made Lü Ci choke on his breath.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Tianyi abandoned his nonchalant sitting posture and straightened his back slightly.

A Daoist aura instantly emanated from him, enveloping the entire conference room.

He reached out a hand and placed it very solemnly on Chen Duo's shoulder.

His gaze swept across the entire room, his languid voice resonating in the hearts of every member of the Ten Elders:

"Everyone, let's get to know each other again."

"The girl sitting next to me is neither a Gu-body Saint Child nor a dangerous element."

"Her name is Chen Duo."

“She officially became my disciple several days ago.”

"She is the founding disciple of the Tian Shu lineage of Longhu Mountain and the Celestial Master's Mansion!"

boom!

Lu Jin had just picked up the teacup when his hand trembled, spilling scalding tea onto the back of his hand.

He was completely oblivious, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets:

"Second...Second Senior Brother? You really took on a disciple?! And it was her?!"

Feng Zhenghao's hand, which was pushing up his glasses, froze in mid-air.

Chen Jinkui gasped, touching his bald head, feeling that this world was too crazy.

Everyone had heard the rumors before, but no one expected Zhang Tianyi to value Chen Duo so much.

The founding disciple of Master Tian Shu of Longhu Mountain?!

What does this identity mean?

This means that from this moment on, Chen Duo's name has been written into the genealogy of the Zhengyi Sect!

This means she is no longer an orphan who can be manipulated at will!

Anyone who dares to touch her is openly slapping Longhu Mountain in the face!

Slap Zhang Tianyi and Zhang Zhiwei in the face, that "dragon and tiger"!

Wang Ai and Lü Ci's expressions changed instantly.

It was like punching a steel plate; not only did they fail to hurt the other party, but they also felt the shock.

Using poison as an excuse?

He is now a direct descendant of a prestigious and righteous family!

The fact that Zhang Tianyi dared to accept it means that he could handle the poison!

"What's wrong? You all seem a bit unhappy?"

Looking at the Ten Elders who were collectively petrified, Zhang Tianyi's smile grew wider and wider.

Instead of taking profits while he was ahead, he smoothly transitioned from a "passive defense" to an "active attack."

Zhang Tianyi leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and tapped his long fingers on the table, making a series of crisp sounds.

"I say, everyone, we are all prominent figures in the world of supernatural beings."

"By all accounts, all of you here are this girl's elders, right?"

Zhang Tianyi drawled out the last syllable, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light:

“My precious apprentice has suffered a lot in the first half of his life and has never seen much of the world.”

"Today, I, Dao Ye, specially brought her to this meeting of the Ten Elders so that she could get acquainted with the community and meet the highly respected seniors."

At this point, Zhang Tianyi paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping over the Ten Elders like a radar:

"But everyone..."

"The first time he met my first disciple, he didn't even greet me, and he came up here glaring at me with a huff."

"If word gets out, people will think that the higher-ups in our world of supernatural beings are all stingy people who don't know any manners."

Zhang Tianyi sighed, her face filled with heartache:

"So... since we are elders."

"It's inappropriate to meet empty-handed on our first meeting, isn't it?"

The meeting room fell silent immediately.

Zhao Fangxu's eyelids twitched wildly as he listened from the main seat.

Holy crap?!

Extortion?!

At the highest-level meeting of the Ten Leaders, in front of all the bigwigs, they blatantly tried to extort money from him?!

Uncle Zhang is awesome!

"Come on, Xiao Lü, weren't you the loudest just now?"

Zhang Tianyi didn't give them any time to react and immediately began "targeted begging."

He immediately called out Lü Ci, who had been jumping the most enthusiastically earlier:

"You are a master of Ruyi Jin, and also one of the four great families."

"My apprentice is a beginner with a weak foundation. As Grandpa Lü, aren't you going to offer him something?"

"I've heard that your Lü family's 'Warm Jade Soul-Nourishing Pill' is quite good, with miraculous effects on nourishing the soul. Is it too much to ask for three or five as a gift?"

Lu Ci's old face instantly turned a deep liver color.

Warm jade soul-warming pill? !

That's the Lu family's secret life-saving elixir!

It takes ten years to perfect one batch!

You just casually mention three or five pieces?!

"Master Tian Shu... I... I didn't bring this pill with me..."

Lu Ci gritted his teeth, trying to stall for time.

"Didn't bring it? No problem, just write an IOU, I'm very easy to talk to."

"You won't give it to me? If you don't give it to me, Zhang Tianyi, then you're looking down on Longhu Mountain?"

Zhang Tianyi casually slapped a huge accusation on him.

Lu Ci took a deep breath, looked into Zhang Tianyi's emotionless eyes, and finally closed them in humiliation.