The appearance of Chu Xiao was an interlude.
However, his provocative behavior instead highlighted Jun Xiaoyao's magnanimity and demeanor.
Many people couldn't help but sigh, thinking, as expected of the Yun Clan Emperor Clan's new Young Lord, such a broad-minded disposition is indeed not something ordinary people can possess.
In comparison, Chu Xiao seemed a bit like a clown.
This made Chu Xiao's Face extremely unsightly.
After his initial fervor cooled, he did indeed realize that he had been too impulsive.
He had lost his rationality somewhat because he saw Tantai Qingxuan treating another man with such an attitude.
However, the grudge with Jun Xiaoyao was now formed.
Even without the Tantai Qingxuan factor,
the mere identity of the Yun Clan Emperor Clan's Young Lord was enough to make Chu Xiao feel disgusted and annoyed with Jun Xiaoyao.
After all, if the Chu Clan Emperor Clan had not declined,
with Chu Xiao's talent, he would at least be a well-known Prodigy of an Emperor Clan, even if not the Young Lord of the Chu Clan Emperor Clan.
His status would not be much worse than Jun Xiaoyao's current status.
But now, all status and glory were gone.
Chu Xiao needed to fight for them himself.
Chu Xiao was also sensible; he deeply suppressed the hatred for his Family in his heart.
"Junior has come today to celebrate Tantai Ancient Ancestor's birthday, wishing Tantai Ancient Ancestor a lifespan as long as the heavens," Chu Xiao said, taking out a gift box.
What made his Face slightly awkward was that Tantai Jade Dragon, seated on the high platform, had his Face shrouded in a blurry halo, appearing expressionless.
He didn't even respond to Chu Xiao.
His attitude was a world apart from when Jun Xiaoyao presented his gift.
It was Tantai Ling who snorted, raised his hand, and took Chu Xiao's gift box.
Upon opening it, it turned out to be just a top-grade Saint Pill.
A top-grade Saint Pill, in a Minor Thousand Worlds like Qingyang World, was already an absolutely rare treasure, hard to find anywhere.
However,
from the perspective of the Tantai Imperial Clan,
this was quite laughable.
It was like a beggar finding a silver coin and then giving it as a gift to a wealthy person.
"Hmph, to give Ancient Ancestor such a gift! You should know that in our Tantai Imperial Clan, this thing is worse than weeds," Tantai Ling said, humiliating him without reservation.
Who told Chu Xiao, this ant, to almost ruin the Tantai Imperial Clan's good fortune?
If Jun Xiaoyao were to distance himself from Tantai Qingxuan because of this,
it would be a huge loss for the Tantai Imperial Clan.
"Do you know what gift Young Lord Jun Xiaoyao gave? A World Tree branch. But with your ant-like vision, you probably don't even know what that is," Tantai Ling said coldly.
Even with Chu Xiao's composure, his body trembled slightly at this moment, as if a suppressed rage was about to erupt.
Tantai Qingxuan bit her lip, and just as she was about to speak,
Jun Xiaoyao eased the atmosphere, saying, "Senior, you are mistaken. As the saying goes, a goose feather sent a thousand miles is a small gift but a deep affection. Having this intention is enough."
Tantai Ling was stunned, not expecting Jun Xiaoyao to speak up.
He chuckled and said, "Young Lord Jun Xiaoyao is right."
"Young Master…" Tantai Qingxuan's heart was complex.
How many times had Jun Xiaoyao helped her out of difficult situations?
Moreover, even though Chu Xiao had provoked him, Jun Xiaoyao still spoke up for him like a true gentleman.
This made Tantai Qingxuan, who already had an excellent impression of Jun Xiaoyao, unable to find any fault with him.
As for Chu Xiao, he only felt a deep insult.
But he couldn't say anything.
After all, Jun Xiaoyao seemed to have helped him out of the predicament.
This was what made Chu Xiao most uncomfortable.
When he came, he would never have thought that after a year, seeing Tantai Qingxuan again would be like this.
And Tantai Jade Dragon's birthday banquet ended under these circumstances.
It could be said that the biggest protagonist of this banquet was not Tantai Jade Dragon.
It was Jun Xiaoyao.
This new Young Lord of the Yun Clan Emperor Clan, the son of Emperor Tianya.
As soon as he made a move, he amazed all beings.
With one move, he intimidated Xiahou Zhen, the current King of the Xiahou Emperor Clan.
So young, yet his cultivation was so unfathomable.
When this news spread, many people believed that Emperor Tianya had a worthy successor.
"The Yun Clan Emperor Clan, as expected, is subtly at the head of the Eight Great Emperor Clans. First there was Emperor Tianya, now there is Young Lord Jun Xiaoyao."
"That's right, the younger generation often measures the future of an Emperor Clan. It seems the Yun Clan Emperor Clan still has a promising future."
Originally, among the Eight Great Emperor Clans, the Yun Clan Emperor Clan already had the most prominent prestige.
Now, Jun Xiaoyao had further enhanced the mighty prestige of the Yun Clan Emperor Clan.
This could also be considered some form of repayment from Jun Xiaoyao to the Yun Clan Emperor Clan.
After all, the Yun Clan Emperor Clan had indeed treated him exceptionally well.
After the birthday banquet, Jun Xiaoyao did not leave.
Because Tantai Jade Dragon and Tantai Qingxuan both wanted Jun Xiaoyao to stay so they could entertain him privately.
Tantai Qingxuan even believed that Jun Xiaoyao first saved her life, then repeatedly helped her out of awkward situations.
And he even treated Chu Xiao with tolerance out of consideration for her Face.
By all accounts, Tantai Qingxuan should properly entertain and thank Jun Xiaoyao.
Jun Xiaoyao did not decline and agreed to stay.
As for Chu Xiao, although the Tantai Imperial Clan did not welcome him,
he was still Tantai Qingxuan's best friend after all.
Moreover, Jun Xiaoyao did not mind him, and could even be considered tolerant.
So the Tantai Imperial Clan did not do anything to Chu Xiao.
However, sarcasm and ridicule were absolutely unavoidable.
Chu Xiao did not leave either.
It wasn't that he had a masochistic tendency and willingly endured the scorn of the Emperor Clan here.
Rather, he still had many things he wanted to say to Tantai Qingxuan.
But Tantai Qingxuan was currently entertaining Jun Xiaoyao at a private banquet.
Thinking of this, Chu Xiao felt a pang of heartache.
Although he believed that given Tantai Qingxuan's reserved nature, nothing would happen,
he still felt a sense of unease.
Just as Chu Xiao was suffering in agony,
over here, in Tantai Qingxuan's private garden, within the pavilion,
Jun Xiaoyao and Tantai Qingxuan sat side by side.
Fine wine and delicious food emitted their fragrance.
But what smelled even better was the body scent coming from the beautiful woman beside him.
Tantai Qingxuan accompanied him in drinking, and after a few cups of ten-thousand-year-old aged wine,
her jade-like Face was flushed, as if it had been smeared with rouge.
Jun Xiaoyao, on the other hand, held a teacup and took a small sip.
He preferred tea to wine.
Wine confused one's nature and disturbed one's thoughts, while tea could keep one clear-headed at all times.
The slightly intoxicated state of the beautiful woman beside him was already incredibly alluring.
And Jun Xiaoyao, while maintaining a gentle smile on the surface, had eyes as deep and silent as a well.
This was because he still harbored someone in his heart.
Someone he cherished immensely and needed to find.
So even with the beautiful woman by his side, his heart remained cold and quiet.
Tantai Qingxuan, in her slightly intoxicated state, also told Jun Xiaoyao some things.
She had gone out for training and unexpectedly arrived in Qingyang World.
Then, by chance, she met that down-and-out young man.
Later, she personally witnessed the down-and-out young man rise step by step and grow into the current Chu Xiao.
Jun Xiaoyao already understood this.
This kind of plot was quite normal.
However...
Tantai Qingxuan, it seemed, also did not know that there was a deeper layer of Karma behind Chu Xiao.
That was what interested Jun Xiaoyao the most.
He vaguely felt that Chu Xiao's identity might not be as simple as just being the controller of the Time Book.