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Of course, Lin Feng on the other side naturally had no idea about any of this. After he and Dan Xuan passed the Cao Clan guards' inspection, they successfully entered the Cao Clan estate. Once they stepped inside, Lin Feng realized it was just as crowded as the outside.
However, the manor was clearly decorated for the occasion. Red lanterns and red silk were hung everywhere. The enormous Cao Clan estate looked completely festive and joyful. But after all, this was the Dou Qi Continent, not Earth.
So no one bothered writing the word "Shou" for longevity. [ A.N : 壽 ]
Speaking of which, people on the Dou Qi Continent didn't really pay much attention to birthdays to begin with. If anything, the only thing similar to a birthday celebration was when the younger generation of a family turned twenty or so, and a coming-of-age ceremony would be held.
After that, nobody cared about such things anymore. After all, a cultivator's lifespan was unbelievably long compared to people on Earth. Even celebrating once every ten years would feel annoying.
Let alone those magic beasts with lifespans far longer than humans. Of course, there were always exceptions. If something needed to be announced, yet it wasn't convenient to use the real reason to gather people…
Then birthdays or other excuses might be used to call everyone together.
"I'm more familiar with this place. Come with me."
After entering, Dan Xuan saw Lin Feng looking around, not knowing where to go, and immediately spoke.
"Alright."
Knowing it was his first time here and that he was definitely not as familiar as Dan Xuan, Lin Feng immediately nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Dan Xuan quickened his steps and followed a path inside the courtyard toward the front. As for Lin Feng, after giving a polite smile to the old man behind Dan Xuan, he followed along.
After walking for a while and making several turns, they finally emerged from a small path on the side of a luxurious crystal hall. Seeing the grand hall before them, Lin Feng glanced around.
He realized Dan Xuan had led him through a small side path, avoiding the crowd squeezing through the main entrance.
"Hehe, Young Master Dan Xuan, long time no see. You're getting more and more handsome. I'm afraid even more young ladies are going to be utterly enchanted by you."
As they arrived, a chubby middle-aged man wearing Cao Clan robes approached them with a squinty, smiling face. His eyes were originally small, and now that he was smiling, they were reduced to thin lines on his wide, round face.
"So it's Uncle Cao Dong. It's been a while. Your strength has grown even harder to fathom. Standing before you now, even I feel a little intimidated."
Seeing the man, Dan Xuan's handsome face revealed a soft smile as he replied calmly.
After he spoke, the old man behind him also laughed and said, "That's right. I didn't expect that after just a bit of time, you've already reached Four-Star Dou Zun. Since we've run into each other, once the banquet is over, how about you and I have a little spar?"
At that, the chubby man called Cao Dong instantly lost his smile. It vanished without a trace as he shook his head wildly and said with a bitter smile, "Please don't keep using me as a sandbag. Every time I spar with you, this already-fat face of mine swells even larger."
Judging by the bitter expression on his face, he had clearly suffered a lot under this old man's hands.
"Hmph, your guts are getting smaller and smaller. I'm only a Seven-Star Dou Zun. What are you afraid of?"
Seeing the guy shaking his head like crazy, the old man who came with Dan Xuan immediately showed a look of disappointment and snorted, "Besides, I'm doing this to train your strength. It's not like my hands are itching to hit someone, and I'm dragging you out for a spar."
Hearing that, the chubby man called Cao Dong completely ignored him, refusing to fall for the old man's tricks.
After all, based on his past experiences of being beaten up, as long as he agreed, this old man wouldn't stop until even his own mother wouldn't recognize him.
The Dan Clan Elder realized the fatty had gotten smarter and no longer fell for his bait. Left with no choice, he could only walk away in disappointment.
"Ah, Young Master Lin Feng, you finally made it. The family head was just talking about you."
Shaking his head, Cao Dong suddenly noticed Lin Feng nearby.
He quickly walked over, eyes narrowing into slits again. After all, he'd heard some rumors that the family head intended to marry Cao Ying to Lin Feng. If that really happened, then Lin Feng would be their Cao Clan's future son-in-law. There was no way he could treat him lightly.
Not to mention, even without that, the other party was a high-grade eighth-tier alchemist. His status was far above that of a mid-level Dou Zun like him.
"Uh... greetings, senior."
Seeing the overly enthusiastic Cao Dong, Lin Feng replied awkwardly. He couldn't shake the feeling that this fatty's attitude toward him was too warm.
"Hehe, no need to be polite. Come, let's head inside. The family head is waiting."
As he spoke, Cao Dong pushed Lin Feng toward the main hall.
Of course, he didn't forget to call Dan Xuan and the other person in as well. Watching this scene, Dan Xuan's brows also tightened slightly. He too felt that Cao Dong's attitude toward Lin Feng was strangely enthusiastic, overly so.
As for Lin Feng, once he was pushed into the main hall, he immediately saw how magnificent and luxurious it was. The ceiling rose dozens of meters high. The crystal lamps illuminating the entire hall were wrapped on the outside with countless Rank 7 magic beast cores of various attributes.
The different-colored cores turned the originally plain white light into a dazzling brilliance. When Lin Feng's gaze shifted to the surrounding walls and the massive support pillars, he found embedded within them many transparent crystal orbs with small holes.
Inside each crystal orb sat a low-grade seventh-tier pill. A faint medicinal fragrance drifted out from the holes in those orbs, filling the entire hall. Anyone who entered could immediately smell the pill aroma lingering in the air.
Then Lin Feng looked forward and saw a wide red-carpeted passage in the center of the hall, more than ten meters across, and leading straight toward the main seat. On both sides of the passage, rows of wooden chairs were arranged neatly.
However, it seemed Lin Feng and Dan Xuan had come a bit late. Most of the seats on both sides were already occupied.
Less than ten seats remained empty.
Finally, Lin Feng's gaze lifted toward the main seat. On it sat a middle-aged man wearing the Cao Clan's robes, his expression carrying a faint air of authority. Beside him, in the other seat, sat a white-haired old man.
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