Lin Tian and his companions' entrance subtly shifted the atmosphere in the hall. Those who had been conversing paused, their eyes scanning back and forth between the Xiao Family and the Yun Family.
The simultaneous presence of the Xiao Family and the Yun Family, appearing to have a good relationship, took the gathered merchants by surprise, leaving them unprepared. They exchanged glances, recognizing the astonishment in each other's eyes.
To these merchants, the Yun Family was a powerful and prominent family, while the Xiao Family was just a small family off to the side—one in the sky, the other on the ground. It seemed unlikely they would come together.
Yet the reality was that the two families seemed to be united, which astonished them. Only a few merchants remained calm, among them Lin Tian, who noticed Ning Jianxun sitting behind a middle-aged man.
