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The man walked over, lifted his red wine glass, and revealed a devilishly charming smile that could drive any young girl wild, saying, "Hello, I'm Wen Ping from Xu City's Wen Family."

"The Wen Family from Xu City?" The group was taken aback for a few seconds before Hu Xue's eyes lit up, saying, "The Wen Family from Xu City, I've heard of them, they're called the number one agricultural family in Xu City."

"Heh, that's indeed us. Didn't expect my family to have such a reputation," Wen Ping said with self-mocking laughter, though the pride on his face was quite evident.

Qin Qing and a few other girls also brightened up at the mention. The Xu City Wen Family, in terms of wealth, possessed over a billion. Most importantly, the Wen Family was in the real economy, with influence radiating across several cities nearby.

By comparison, even though Tang Youde had an impressive sister, in terms of influence and family heritage, he definitely couldn't match the Wen Family.

Tang Youde himself didn't have much of a reaction, the Wen Family, Wang Family, and such had little to do with him.

"How may I address you all?"

"Hi, my name is Hu Xue, my dad is Hu Yong." As Hu Xue introduced herself, she leaned forward, getting very close to Wen Ping.

"Ah, Miss Hu, nice to meet you." Wen Ping hadn't heard of anyone named Hu Yong, and from Hu Xue's introduction, it seemed he wasn't someone particularly important, otherwise her introduction would have been more than just a name.

"Hello, my name is Zhang Ken, my dad is..."

One by one, they introduced themselves. These people were quite arrogant in school, but they were well aware that anyone who could attend today's networking event was an existence they looked up to, so they naturally didn't dare to put on airs.

"Hello, I'm Qin Qing." Qin Qing smiled sweetly and threw a flirtatious look at Wen Ping as she spoke.

Qin Qing stood shoulder to shoulder with Tang Youde, who didn't see her flirtatious glance.

Wen Ping's eyebrows raised, and a smile crept up the corner of his mouth.

This woman, she's quite something.

...

After Zhu Xiaoyue returned, she didn't go to the botanical garden immediately, but instead called Tang Tiantian and they agreed to eat something together.

They weren't keen on attending such networking events; for them, it was better to spend their time on other activities.

When the two women met, Zhu Xiaoyue could clearly see that Tang Tiantian was much more spirited, her face glowing radiantly—a sign that she had been well taken care of by Li Xiaoyao.

Zhu Xiaoyue looped her arm through hers, teasing with a laugh, "Did you have a good time yesterday? Did that bastard Xiaoyao play with you all night?"

Blushing, Tang Tiantian retorted in feigned annoyance, "You wretch, what are you talking about? It wasn't all night."

"Oh, not all night, huh? So he played with you until midnight," Zhu Xiaoyue caught the loophole in her words, saying with a giggle.

"Goodness, you wretch, if you keep this up, I'll ignore you," Tang Tiantian, though now more experienced, was still somewhat conservative by nature and couldn't handle Zhu Xiaoyue's teasing.

"Alright, alright, let's stop here and go eat. I got up early in the morning to catch the flight and I'm starving. I want to eat meat, lots and lots of meat."

Tang Tiantian pinched her on the chest, giggling, "All that meat you've eaten has gone here, so big. Be careful or Xiaoyao might play with you all night."

Zhu Xiaoyue stuck out her chest and huffed, "Hmph, I'm not afraid."

...

After leaving the bar, Li Xiaoyao went directly to the botanical garden. He walked around the outside of the garden first, testing the concentration of spiritual energy there with his body.

"Not bad, the Spirit Gathering Array is very stable." Nodding, Li Xiaoyao was quite satisfied with the formation he had arranged.

When he reached the entrance, Li Xiaoyao was about to enter but was stopped by the security guard.

"Sir, please present your invitation," the security guard demanded coldly.

"Invitation?" Li Xiaoyao had forgotten to get an invitation from Tang Tiantian. He smiled faintly, and in an instant, his eyes were covered with a strange, golden light. The security guard's eyes met his, and they immediately became somewhat vacant.

"May I go in now?"

The security guard nodded and stepped back, "You may."

It was not until Li Xiaoyao's figure vanished that the security guard came to his senses, "What just happened? Why is my head spinning?"

After looking around and seeing nothing amiss, the security guard returned to the security booth, his face full of perplexity.

Once inside the botanical garden, Li Xiaoyao immediately released his thoughts, enveloping the entire garden within them.

"There seem to be a lot of people over there, so that must be the place," he concluded and slowly made his way there.

In the banquet hall, Qin Qing and several others stood with Wen Ping, who kept talking about things they had never encountered, earning their undivided admiration.

"Actually, there are many remarkable people in this world, individuals who are not bound by worldly dogma," Wen Ping said.

Zhang Ken immediately responded, "Brother Wen, are you talking about martial artists?"

Wen Ping looked at him curiously, smiling, "I'm surprised you've heard of them."

Zhang Ken immediately looked at Hu Xue with pride and said, "My father once mentioned them, saying that there are many extraordinary and unusual people in the world, but ordinary people can never come into contact with them."

Wen Ping hummed in agreement, "Indeed, that's true."

Hu Xue and the others didn't believe there were such extraordinary people in the world, considering such things to be deceitful. However, now that Wen Ping was also saying so, it was difficult for them to argue, as that would be disrespectful to Wen Ping.

Wen Ping, seeing the disbelief in their eyes, said, "Do you know what used to be here before this botanical garden?"

"It was the antique street," they replied.

"And do you know why this whole antique street was turned into a botanical garden?"

"There was an earthquake in Ling City, and it seemed like this area was entirely turned into ruins," Hu Xue mentioned softly.

Wen Ping shook his head, "That's nothing more than a fake message released by the officials for the sake of maintaining stability."

"Fake message? Wasn't it an earthquake?" they asked, shaken, turning to him.

Wen Ping lowered his voice, "That day, a demon beast appeared and destroyed this entire area. If you often surf the internet, you should know about this event."

"I know, I know!" Hu Xue exclaimed. "That news was really trending at the time, but I didn't believe it and thought it was fake."

"It's true," Wen Ping stated seriously. "The world is far from as simple as you imagine. Take martial artists, for example."

"The bodies of martial artists are tens of times stronger than normal humans. They can break steel with their feet and shatter boulders weighing thousands of pounds with their fists."

"That's incredible!" they gasped, as the door to a new world slowly opened before them.

Wen Ping shook his head, "That's nothing. Above martial artists, there are cultivators, and they are truly formidable. Powerful cultivators can move seas, turn over clouds, and control the rain. Their strength is beyond your imagination."