Xavier Liu's words rang out, each syllable sharp and resonant.
Hearing this, the Rowe Patriarch’s face instantly turned extremely ugly.
Everyone could see the Rowe Patriarch’s hand clenching the armrest, his whole body tense, completely unable to muster a single retort to Xavier Liu’s remarks.
“Among the Ancient Martial Clans, right now, the Rowe clan is the weakest.”
“Yeah, I’ve heard a few Ancient Martial Clan people say it lately—the Rowe Patriarch is the only one with any real strength, the rest are pretty much useless.”
“Once the Rowe Patriarch passes away, the whole Ancient Martial Rowe clan will probably collapse overnight.”
It wasn’t just the Ancient Martial Clans making these comments.
Even juniors from the vassal houses couldn’t stop talking about it.
All kinds of mocking remarks reached the Rowe Patriarch’s ears.
He took a deep breath, his hand on the armrest gripping even tighter.
“Clan Leader Liu, you don’t need to trouble yourself with my Rowe clan’s affairs.”
The Rowe Patriarch spoke in a deep voice.
“I don’t mind doing you a favor—no need to be overly polite.”
Xavier Liu spoke with a lazy indifference.
His attitude made it clear he didn’t take the Rowe Patriarch seriously at all.
With those words, the atmosphere in the hall grew even heavier.
The Rowe Patriarch sat there, his gaze flickering.
His face was filled with extreme humiliation.
They were all supposed to be part of the same Ancient Martial bloodline.
But Xavier Liu was blatantly using force and momentum to crush the Rowe Patriarch.
Everyone was just watching for entertainment.
No one spoke up to help him.
All of this—
Was because he hadn’t reached the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm!
“Xuyan, these days the Ancient‑Martial Liu clan is one of the strongest houses around. As long as the Liu Patriarch is alive, the Liu clan stays powerful!”
Your connection with Young Master Liu, Colin Liu, is something you need to leverage—stick together, and you might just climb up a little.
The old man sitting in the seat of honor for the Lu Family finally spoke, his eyes never leaving Xavier Liu’s face.
He was the Lu Family Patriarch!
Though the Lu Family was just a vassal house under the Ancient Martial Clans, their current status owed far more to this patriarch’s abilities than to their subordinate position.
It was his strength that made the Lu Family what it was today.
His ability to read the situation was exceptional.
“I understand, Patriarch.”
Ethan Lu’s face was full of excitement at those words.
“Both Young Master Liu and I were offended by that kid. If he shows up, I’ll bring people and grab him right away, deliver him to Young Master Liu, and let him deal with it!”
Thinking of this, Ethan Lu actually felt a bit grateful to that kid.
If not for Lin Yi, Ethan Lu wouldn’t have had any special opportunity to get close to Colin Liu.
Now, because they’d both been offended by Evan Lin, they ended up on the same side.
“Right. If you spot that kid—or that Rowe clan woman—grab them both.”
The Lu Family Patriarch nodded.
He never would have made such a decisive move against the Ancient Martial Rowe clan in the past.