It turns out, they were the main characters.

"It's about my senior sisters."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the entire hall seemed to quiet down slightly.

Sure enough...

Several elders present showed expressions of astonishment.

From the moment Mu Zhian mentioned that Lan Mulian and the other person had a close relationship with him, they had already guessed Mu Zhian's purpose.

At this moment, a melodious voice rang out in the hall: "If Young Master Mu is here for the 'divine gift' left by our ancestors after the ancestral worship ceremony, then we are naturally welcome. However, the matter that Young Master Mu has raised is ultimately a family matter of the Lan family."

"It's probably inappropriate for an outsider like you to interfere."

The one who spoke was a woman dressed in a light green silk dress. She was quite beautiful and was sitting not far from Lan Wu. Her eyebrows were raised and her expression was quite casual, which suggested that this was her usual personality.

Upon hearing this, two elders nearby nodded subtly.

That's true. Mu Zhi'an and Qingdi are husband and wife, so their status is naturally noble. But this is a family matter of the Lan family. What right do you, an outsider, have to interfere?

"She is Lan Wan'er, the child of my father and another woman." Lan Feiying parted her red lips slightly and informed Mu Zhi'an through telepathy, though her voice was somewhat low.

In truth, both emotionally and logically, Mu Zhian was indeed in a position to interfere in this matter.

Both sisters still have the blood of the Lan family flowing in their veins, and this is a family matter of the Lan family. Not to mention Mu Zhian, even the Liangyi Sect is not in a position to interfere.

Mu Zhian calmly took a sip of tea, and heard Lan Wan'er continue, "Young Master Mu is of noble status. The misunderstanding between the two sisters and the Lan family back then was also our family matter. It is not appropriate for Young Master Mu to interfere in family matters, is it?"

"Even if the Azure Emperor knew, he probably wouldn't agree. What do you think, Young Master Mu?"

As Lan Wan'er finished speaking, she looked at Mu Zhi'an with a smile, but her eyes still revealed a hint of arrogance.

As a genius in her clan, one of the people Lan Wan'er despised most in her life was the gigolo who lived off his wife.

Lan Mulian frowned slightly. It wouldn't matter if it was just targeting them, but it was a different story when it involved Mu Zhian.

However, before she could say anything, Mu Zhian, who was sipping tea with his eyes down, suddenly smiled.

"I heard my senior sister and Fei Ying talk about the Blue Clan before. What Miss Wan'er said is right. If I were an outsider, it would be inappropriate for me to mention this matter, let alone interfere."

The moment the words left her lips, Lan Feiying fell silent for a moment.

Lan Mulian's eyes flickered slightly, and she glanced at him secretly.

For some reason, she always felt that her junior brother wasn't the type to compromise so easily.

Upon seeing this, Lan Wan'er raised her eyebrows slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

The girls from her tribe sitting next to her couldn't help but chuckle.

There's no reason for an outsider to meddle in someone else's affairs. Although Mu Zhian is handsome, I wonder what he's thinking.

Seeing this, the elder's eyes showed satisfaction, but his tone was extremely stern: "You children are becoming more and more audacious. You even dare to be so rude to Young Master Mu. Go back to your rooms and reflect on your mistakes for half a month!"

"Yes."

The young girls and boys beside them all had their heads bowed and looked obedient.

This punishment was completely ineffective; it appeared to be a reprimand, but in reality, it was a form of protection for them.

“Young Master Mu, I am truly sorry. These young members of my Lan family rarely go out, so they are not very sensible. I will have someone discipline them properly in the future. Girls are more fickle, and Wan'er will surely change her attitude towards Young Master Mu in the future,” the First Elder said gently.

Lan Wu frowned slightly. He naturally saw that the Grand Elder was intentionally trying to suppress Mu Zhi'an's arrogance. However, the Grand Elder did not take action himself, but instead used a few girls from the clan to accomplish this. Mu Zhi'an could not show his composure by getting angry.

But this was ultimately too offensive. Mu Zhi'an was, after all, a guest of the Yaochi Temple visiting the Lan family, and he was also the Azure Emperor's Daoist partner. If he were to whisper something in the Azure Emperor's ear in the future...

No matter how powerful the Lan family is, it cannot withstand any setbacks.

Seeing this, the Grand Elder said to the servant beside him, "Why haven't you taken Young Master Mu to the guest room to rest?"

Do these people really think I'm stupid...? Mu Zhian looked at the Lan family members in the hall with a playful gaze. Most of them remained silent, and many even had goodwill towards him, though they didn't show it too obviously.

Seeing the attendant approaching, Mu Zhian said calmly, "What the elders and even Miss Wan'er said earlier is very true, and I naturally agree with what you said. As outsiders, it is indeed not convenient to talk about your family affairs."

The elder frowned slightly, understanding the unspoken meaning in Mu Zhi'an's words.

For some reason, he had a bad feeling.

Lan Wu's eyes also flickered slightly, as if he had thought of something. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Mu Zhi'an in disbelief.

Mu Zhian paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "But if we're talking about them as Daoist partners, then that's my family matter, isn't it?"

Daoist partners?

He claimed to be the Daoist partner of Lan Mulian and Lan Feiying.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall widened their eyes slightly.

The disciples in the clan also held their breath, staring blankly at Mu Zhi'an, and at one point even suspected that he had gone mad.

It took Lan Wan'er a while to come to her senses. She raised an eyebrow and said, "Young Master Mu's words are quite interesting. Everyone in the Nine Provinces knows that Young Master Mu's Dao Companion is the Azure Emperor. How come he is now involved with my two older sisters?"

However, seeing that neither of her two older sisters said a word, she couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Could he be telling the truth...?

Mu Zhi'an looked around at everyone and smiled, "I'm afraid the elders present, and even the Lan Clan Chief, all have more than one Daoist partner, right? It wouldn't be strange if I, Mu, had two or three Daoist partners, would it?"

Lan Wan'er frowned slightly and said, "My two elder sisters are extremely talented and have high standards. How could they possibly choose a man who already has a wife as their Daoist partner?"

"Does Miss Wan'er think my conditions are not good enough?" Mu Zhi'an asked with a smile.

To be fair, Mu Zhian was excellent in both appearance and talent, but out of consideration for her pride, Lan Wan'er still snorted softly and was about to speak.

However, the moment she looked up, she saw Mu Zhian's eyes.

Her dark eyes shone with a faint pink light, accompanied by an alluring and sweet charm.

dong dong!

For some reason, Lan Wan'er's heart suddenly raced, and her expression, which had been somewhat disdainful, instantly froze, her beautiful eyes filled with infatuation.

At the same time, the granddaughters of several elders in the Lan family blushed and looked flustered. They lowered their heads shyly and hurriedly to fix their hair, suddenly becoming concerned about their image.

Even the female disciples outside the hall had their eyes sparkling with curiosity, staring intently at Mu Zhi'an.

"What do you think, Miss Wan'er?" Mu Zhi'an asked softly.

Under the astonished gazes of the elders, the previously unruly girl blushed and stammered, "Young Master Mu is of excellent quality, naturally worthy of me and my two older sisters..."

"Does Miss Wan'er think this counts as a family matter?"

"That's natural..."

Faced with the alluring aura emanating from Mu Zhian, several girls from the clan blushed, and Lan Wan'er's voice suddenly became hesitant.

"It seems the elder was right. Girls are indeed fickle creatures." Mu Zhian looked at the speechless elder and smiled brightly.

The main hall was completely silent.

Lan Mulian's fair face flushed slightly. She hadn't expected Mu Zhian to dare say such shameless things in front of her father, which made her earlobes feel hot.

But what followed was a sense of surprise.

The Heavenly Mandate Holy Body could see into the source of things, so she naturally saw just how alluring the seductive aura that Mu Zhi'an had just exuded was.

Not to mention Lan Wan'er, a girl who had only been cultivating for a short time, even she, a Void Returning Realm cultivator, was inexplicably moved and felt an urge to snuggle in his arms.

Lan Feiying couldn't help but steal a glance at Mu Zhian, her usually charming and mature eyes now showing a hint of shyness.

Although she and her sister had been intimate with Mu Zhian before, it was still shameful to say in front of the clan that the two sisters were his Dao partners.

Doesn't this guy feel embarrassed saying that?

For a moment, the hall remained silent for an unknown period of time.

Lan Pingzhi's fists, hidden in his sleeves, were already clenched tightly. If it weren't to avoid losing his composure, he probably would have already made a move.

Lan Mulian and Lan Feiying are his children after all. Now, these two precious cabbages have been taken by someone else without anyone knowing, and the other party just got married to the Azure Emperor not long ago... If they really end up with Mu Zhian in the future, won't they be suppressed and bullied by the Azure Emperor every day?

The hall remained silent for an unknown period of time before an aged voice slowly rang out from the Grand Elder: "Young friend Mu, you truly have remarkable skills."

"Such bewitching techniques are probably not unique to the Eastern Continent, are they?"

The other Lan family patriarchs also stared at Mu Zhi'an, realizing that he had just used sorcery.

Using demonic arts from the demon realm to bewitch people in the Lan family... does this mean they completely disregard them?

“This is indeed not the method of the Eastern Continent. However, Yao Meng often told me before that there is no distinction between good and evil in cultivation methods. As long as they are used properly, they are fine,” Mu Zhian said with a smile, seemingly unconcerned.

These people present were all high-ranking officials in Dongzhou. He didn't know if they had any private connections with demon cultivators in the demon realm, but they must have had some contact with them.

He wasn't worried that these people would be as foolish as Ye Yu was back then, making a big deal out of the matter of demon cultivators.

Everyone here is smart; they know this kind of thing won't hurt him at all.

They had only tried to use the 'juniors' to suppress him, and Mu Zhian had simply retaliated by using the juniors in a small way.

However, it seems unrealistic to expect to resolve the issues between my senior sisters and the Lan family today.

While staying at the Lan family's residence these past few days, I'll probably need to learn more about what happened between them and the Lan family before I can find a proper solution...

Furthermore, the fact that the Soul-Locking Bell used to search for the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox would have a reaction in the Lan Clan's important territory is also quite concerning...

Thinking of this, Mu Zhian glanced at the hall, which had fallen silent, and was about to speak to break the silence.

Suddenly, he felt a clear light flash before his eyes.

Mu Zhian paused for a moment, and the smile on his face faded slightly.

Then, he felt a familiar, warm aura silently enveloping the hall.

He finally realized what was happening and abruptly looked down at the blue lotus ring on his finger.

At this moment, the Azure Lotus Ring emitted an incomparably soft light.

Almost instantly, several elders in the hall, including the two 'living fossils' elders and the Lan family patriarch, were awakened, their gazes suddenly fixed on Mu Zhian's Azure Lotus Ring.

The next moment, from that clear light, a vast will as boundless as the sea descended.

A woman in a green dress appeared in the hall, her body shrouded in the glow of moonlight. Only her stunningly beautiful figure and her serene, emerald-green eyes, which seemed to hold a compassionate view of the world, could be seen.

"Senior Qingdi!"

The elders reacted almost immediately, stood up, and bowed.

"Greetings, fairy."

The clansmen also reacted quickly, raising their hands in a gesture of respect, bowing their heads.