Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor-Chapter 351 - 349 Xiang City Yuann Family!

Li Chen helped Ye Chuxue put on her clothes, quickly washed up, and then hurried home with her.

Upon returning home, Ye Yuancheng was on the phone, and Tang Lan was packing things, looking like they were preparing for a long trip.

Their expressions were slightly surprised upon seeing Li Chen and Ye Chuxue return together.

"Li Chen, when did you get back?"

Tang Lan was the first to ask, but her eyes were fixed on Ye Chuxue as she spoke.

Ye Chuxue felt guilty and couldn’t bring herself to meet her mother’s eyes directly. Instead, she started examining the ceiling as if something there was particularly captivating.

Li Chen and Aunt Tang had requested leave under the pretense of studying hard to get into a good university, as he went to Hengshui Middle School for a devilish style of studying.

Ye Yuancheng was never much concerned about Li Chen’s affairs, as long as he stayed away from his precious daughter.

Initially, when he learned that Li Chen was going to Hengshui Middle School, thousands of miles away, for devilish studying, he secretly rejoiced for several days, thinking this would keep Li Chen away from his precious daughter.

However, it now seemed that their relationship had not become estranged; instead, it had grown even closer.

Upon hearing Tang Lan’s inquiry, Li Chen looked at Ye Chuxue and said, "I just came back this morning, and in two days isn’t it Chuxue’s 18th birthday celebration? So, I came back to check on her!"

Tang Lan nodded then turned to Ye Chuxue, asking, "Chuxue, didn’t you say you hadn’t seen Li Chen, so how come now?"

"I, I, I..."

Ye Chuxue had always been the obedient girl since childhood. Under the bad influence of Li Chen, she had barely learned how to lie over the phone. Facing such direct questioning, she was at a loss, not knowing how to respond.

She looked intently at Li Chen, prompting him with her eyes to quickly come to her rescue.

Li Chen chuckled and said, "I met Chuxue on the bus, so we came back together. By the way, Aunt Tang, didn’t Chuxue say her grandma wants to throw her a grand coming-of-age ceremony?"

Tang Lan nodded and said, "Huh, according to family traditions, it’s not Chuxue’s turn, I don’t know what the Old Lady is thinking?"

Thinking back to this morning when the Old Lady called with a firm tone still ringing in her ears.

In Tang Lan’s view, this kind of tough attitude from the Old Lady was rare, having happened only twice including this time.

The first time was twenty years ago when she married Ye Yuancheng against her family’s wishes.

"Perhaps the Old Lady just really likes Chuxue!" Seeing his wife’s worry, Ye Yuancheng came over and took her hand.

Tang Lan didn’t want to be overly fixated on this issue in front of the children, so she waved her hand at them and said, "Li Chen, Chuxue, today we’re going to Hang City. You both should go back to your rooms and pack as well."

"My birthday is still two days away, why the rush?" Ye Chuxue widened her eyes, puzzled.

"Your grandma misses you, go pack your things!" Tang Lan answered somewhat perfunctorily.

Ye Chuxue wanted to ask more, but Li Chen stopped her with a look.

After returning to their room, Li Chen took out his phone and called Tang Lianhe to inquire about the situation.

When Tang Lianhe received the call, he was in the middle of a very important board meeting.

Normally, all calls would be rejected in such a setting.

But when he saw the caller ID, he immediately ended the meeting and ran to his office to answer the call.

"Immortal Master Li?"

Li Chen corrected, "Uncle, that’s what outsiders call me; we’re family, you can just call me Chen."

After learning of Li Chen’s true identity, Tang Lianhe regarded him almost like a Heavenly God, and was still not adjusted to this revelation.

However, Li Chen, not wanting to bother with such a meaningless issue of addresses, directly cut to the chase and asked why the Old Buddha was going against family traditions to hold the coming-of-age ceremony for Chuxue.

Ye Chuxue’s grandmother, when she was young, was a very dominant woman, and Grandpa Tang was famously henpecked. Thus, Li Chen and the younger generation were accustomed to referring to her as Old Buddha behind her back.

Tang Lianhe gathered his thoughts and said, "I’m not clear about the exact situation. Oh, and a few days ago, someone from the Yuann family visited. Presumably, it must be related to this matter!"

Li Chen pressed, "The Yuann family? Which Yuann family?"

Tang Lianhe responded, "The only one that Old Lady Tang holds in such high regard would naturally be the Yuann family from Xiang City."

Hearing Xiang City Yuann Family, Li Chen was startled.

If asked who was the most powerful family at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China era,

Nine out of ten people would probably give the same answer: the Yuann family.

The head of the Yuann family at that time was called Yuann Datou.

As the saying goes, water overflows when full, and the moon wanes at its peak.

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Yuann Datou, who had become the provisional president, became delusional. He acted perversely against the tides of history, declaring himself emperor. He faced joint condemnation from various warlords. His reign lasted only 83 days before he was forced to abdicate and died in melancholy shortly after.

Since then, the Yuann family declined, but even so, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse.

After a century of laying low, the power of the Yuann family had spread across the globe. In the millennium year, Forbes compiled a list of the top 100 families worldwide; Huaxia had seven families on the list, and the Yuann family ranked eighty-ninth.

This illustrates the depth and terror of the Yuann family!

Li Chen stood with his hands behind his back, looking out the distant window.

The Yuann family, what exactly do they want to do?

Forget it, if the Yuann family dares to make a move, I wouldn’t mind annihilating the entire Yuann family!

In saying so, Li Chen crushed a water cup on the table.

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That very noon, Li Chen and Ye Chuxue, along with Aunt Tang, took a car to Hang City.

At this time, the Tang Family’s doorway was festooned with lanterns and decorations, magnificently arranged.

Ever since Immortal Master Li killed the Dragon Family Ancestor at West Lake, the Long Family declined.

What comes around goes around, the Tang Family, supported by Immortal Master Li, rose swiftly and seemed set to replace them.

The onlookers seeing the Tang Family’s decorations gathered in groups to discuss.

Someone asked, "Is the Tang Family marrying off a daughter or welcoming a daughter-in-law?"

A knowledgeable person shook their head and said, "Neither, it’s said to be some sort of coming-of-age ceremony!"

"Coming-of-age ceremony? Strange, none of the direct grandchildren of the Tang family are coming of age this year, right?"

"It’s not the grandson or granddaughter; it’s a granddaughter-in-law, the daughter of the former Miss Fifth, called Ye Chuxue!"

Tang Lan was ranked fifth in the family, so the old neighbors around the Tang household customarily referred to her as Miss Fifth.

"Miss Fifth, didn’t she marry far into Donghua? I heard it caused quite a stir back then, Old Lady Tang even harshly declared she no longer recognized her as her daughter. Now why hold a coming-of-age ceremony for her daughter?"

"Exactly, it feels improper. Not to mention far away cases, just take Miss Fourth, a direct daughter who married the director of the municipal office. Even her son’s coming-of-age wasn’t handled with such fanfare, was it?"

"It’s quite peculiar, a married daughter is like water that’s been poured away, especially since she decided to sever ties with her mother back then. Yet now, they want to extravagantly celebrate her granddaughter’s coming of age, isn’t this like slapping their own face?"

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The day before yesterday, I stayed up late writing a Chapter, and thankfully, my body cooperated by giving a heads-up the next day. Little Le needs to start sleeping and waking up early, and exercising more. Otherwise, the book might not be finished before I pass away. From now on, updates will be posted before 10 PM; there will be no updates after 10 PM. This is a special announcement!