"Who is it?"

Zeng Chengtian looked at the informer, who immediately said, "I only heard the person report themselves as Ximen."

Zeng Chengtian was initially taken aback by this surname, then burst into laughter, "Now this will be quite a show."

Zeng Chengtian squinted his eyes, now eager to see what expression Li Feng would have.

Li Residence.

Fang Zhoushan respectfully approached Li Feng, then directly knelt on both knees, "Disciple Fang Zhoushan today enters the Li Family as a disciple, I will regard you as the master. Should I betray, may the heavens strike me with thunder."

Having said that, Fang Zhoushan performed the grand ceremony of three bows and nine kowtows.

However, just as Fang Zhoushan was about to make the third bow, suddenly, an egg-sized stone flew in from outside the door, hitting Fang Zhoushan squarely on the back, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood and collapse in front of Li Feng.

Seeing this, Li Feng looked up towards the courtyard, where a young man dressed in flowing white robes, with a jade belt around his waist and a Bone Fan in hand, stepped into the main hall.

"Who are you?"

Li Feng asked.

The young man raised his eyes with a mocking look at Li Feng, coldly sneering, "Who am I? As expected from the Lower Three Rings, you don't even recognize who I am."

"Listen up." The young man said, folding the fan in his hand.

"I am Ximen Rufeng."

Li Feng frowned slightly, Ximen Rufeng, who was this, daring to act arrogant in his home.

"Ximen Family...!"

Standing to the side, Li Batian gasped, aware that Li Feng's intention to accept Fang Zhoushan as a disciple would not proceed smoothly. The Fang Family was often talked about as fat prey; though the Zeng Family appeared intent on swallowing the Fang Family, they were essentially being used as enforcers.

The benefits gained would merely elevate them from a fourth-ranked family to a third-ranked family, acquiring some wealth and gaining a powerful ally.

It's important to know that families in Ancestor Dragon City are divided into three parts. One part consists of families dependent on powerful families, becoming guardian families. These families, while having a certain degree of autonomy, have internal affairs heavily influenced by the main family, including the selection of the family head.

There aren't many of these families, usually only first-ranked families have guardian families.

The second part is the dependent families, which enjoy relative freedom but seek shelter from powerful families, maintaining relationships through annual tributes and receiving some protection in return.

The third part comprises independent families, which don't choose sides or seek alliances, instead forming loose family alliances where they cooperate while maintaining maximum independence, though lacking a powerful backer. However, with sufficient strength, they can survive.

The Zeng Family belongs to the second category. To obtain certain protections and support, they aligned themselves with a first or second-ranked family. However, this family is not the Ximen Family, though it is relatively strong within the second-ranked families.

While the Zeng Family devoured the Fang Family to elevate to a third-ranked family, seventy percent of the profits would go to the other party, leaving only a portion for themselves. With the other party's approval, the Zeng Family became aggressive towards the Fang Family, a third-ranked family.

The Fang Family is in the third category, having friendly relations with several families, but such family alliances are quite loose. When it comes to self-interest, such alliances are often of little use.

Li Batian didn't expect that the Ximen Family would show up today.

Seeing Li Feng's expression, Li Batian knew this family head was unaware of the Ximen Family's background, so he whispered into Li Feng's ear.

"Family Head, the Ximen Family is a second-ranked family and also a guardian family of the Sikong Family. The fact that they came, it's unknown if it's at the Sikong Family's behest."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng squinted his eyes. Is the Sikong Family's guardian family here because of his Vermilion Bird Bloodline?

Regardless, Li Feng had no reason to back down.

Li Feng stood up from his chair and looked at Ximen Rufeng, "So you're Ximen Rufeng, you barged into my home, interrupted the disciple ceremony, and injured my disciple. Should I take this as deliberate provocation?"

Ximen Rufeng was slightly taken aback, evidently not expecting such a reaction from Li Feng.

But then Ximen Rufeng curled his lips into a cold smile.

"Provoking you?"

"You overestimate yourself, thinking that the Ji Family young master siding with you yesterday gives you the right to act arrogantly."

"I'm here for one thing. What's with the Vermilion Bird Bloodline you possess? If your answer satisfies me, perhaps I'll spare your life. If your answer displeases me—"

"Heh."

Ximen Rufeng coldly smiled, "Then don't blame me for being ruthless."

Ximen Rufeng indeed showed up uninvited. He and Li Feng had no personal enmity, but his brother-in-law did.

Yes, his brother-in-law is Sikong Lie.

Ximen Rufeng actually didn't know about Sikong Lie's injury. This matter was kept secret, but he was called over by his second sister last night, who is married to Sikong Lie.

It was from his second sister that he learned about Li Feng.

This Li Feng had injured his awakened Vermilion Bird Lineage brother-in-law in the Flowers Pavilion. This matter was deliberately concealed because within large families, competition is fierce. If news of his brother-in-law's serious injury got out, it would cause another uproar.

So, revenge against Li Feng was temporarily delayed. Unexpectedly, Li Feng suddenly exposed his Vermilion Bird Bloodline, and the Sikong Family also got wind of this, especially since yesterday's incident caused quite a stir.

The Vermilion Bird Bloodline is too eye-catching; naturally, it would be conveyed directly to the Sikong Family.

The Sikong Family is now perplexed about Li Feng's origins. The Vermilion Bird Bloodline is exceptionally rare, and even the Sikong Family, who claim to be of the Vermilion Bird family, have only a few offspring awakening this bloodline each generation.

Thus, there was a suspicion that Li Feng, possessing the Vermilion Bird Bloodline, might be an illegitimate child from within the family, leading to some arguments.

His sister, upon learning this, realized Li Feng might be a threat. If he truly was the Sikong Family's illegitimate child, once verified, he could become a competitor to her husband, especially since he had already defeated her husband.

If Li Feng were to return to the Sikong Family and threaten her husband's position, that would be intolerable.

Therefore, after understanding the situation, Ximen Chengfeng came early in the morning, hoping to clarify Li Feng's identity before the Sikong Family verified it.

Or perhaps there was no need to verify it—just eliminate him.

After all, Li Feng's identity wasn't confirmed yet, presenting the only opportunity; otherwise, taking action later would be difficult.

In the courtyard, seeing the tense atmosphere between the two, some people exchanged glances.

"This Ximen Family is the guardian family of the Sikong Family, and Ximen Chengfeng dares to attack Li Feng, who possesses the Vermilion Bird Bloodline?"

"Could it be the Sikong Family has confirmed that Li Feng isn't part of their bloodline?"

"That can't be; the Vermilion Bird Bloodline isn't so easily obtained. Besides the Sikong Family in Ancestor Dragon City, who else has awakened this bloodline?"

"It's possible someone doesn't want Li Feng to live."

Some with a dark outlook speculated, as in large families, there is often internal strife. A sudden emergence of a bloodline heir could cause unrest within the Sikong Family.

So taking early action to eliminate Li Feng wasn't out of the question.

"Hmm, whatever, but can Ximen Chengfeng really handle Li Feng? Li Feng isn't weak; yesterday, he used his Bloodline Power to directly overpower a Golden Core Middle Stage from the Zeng Family, who now stands there as his slave."

In the courtyard, two handsome young men looked at Ximen Chengfeng inside, clicking their tongues.

"Heh, we haven't even gone looking for trouble with Li Feng yet, and Ximen Chengfeng arrived first."

"Probably because he heard about Li Feng awakening the Vermilion Bird Bloodline, fearing competition with his brother-in-law. But Ximen Chengfeng is no simple person; his master is from the Tao Sect's Maoshan Peak."