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"Is Zhou Heng here?"

This was a question that everyone was thinking about. In the banquet hall, they paid attention to every single unfamiliar face they had not seen in the past few years, and then wondered if this person was the latest rising star in feng shui realm.

It was not difficult to imagine that this young man named Zhou Heng was most likely the next head of the Chinese feng shui. Then, before he had even gotten a firm foothold outside of the mountain, building a closer relationship with him was undoubtedly the most reliable and the most profitable 'investment'.

But unfortunately, after everyone observed their surroundings, they realized that this young man was not present. The only ones following Miss Tong to the banquet were the four clan elders of the Tong Family, and the only people surrounding the Miss Tong were the "old faces" Hua Qianqiu of the Hua family. The newbie that received a lot of attention did not appear, so everyone could not help but speculate: Such a huge event happened in Tong Family, and he actually did not appear. Could it be that his relationship with Tong Family was not as close as everyone imagined? Or could it be that the Tong Family treated him as a trump card?

It turned out that all their guesses were just because they were thinking too much. After Zhou Heng arrived at the Beiping, he did not follow the Miss Tong to the feng shui realm banquet. At the end of the day, he was only in his early twenties, a young man with almost no social experience in high-end situations. That kind of situation where he could amaze the audience with his first appearance could only be seen in novels and movies, and in fact, if he didn't know the etiquette of social interaction, he would undoubtedly be making himself suffer if he appeared in those situations.

Zhou Heng did not have this habit, furthermore, he heard that Merlin was about to reach Beiping, so he had to pay attention to this foreign Magus to prevent him from causing any trouble in the capital.

In the banquet hall, the distinguished guests holding wine glasses slowly walked over to Miss Tong's side. They greeted her warmly, and among them, many of them were seeing her for the first time, but they looked as if they were old friends who had known each other for many years. Miss Tong also carefully greeted them one by one. There must not be any problems with the way they addressed and phrased their words. If it was a "family member" close to Tong Family, they should call him "uncle" or "uncle", just like how she would call Hua Qianqiu "flower brother". As for those who were not that close, they would have to be called according to their position in the family, such as "Manager He" or "Master Li". As the manager of the Tong Family, if he were to be addressed as Miss Tong, he would alienate his family, or show weakness to those who were originally distant.

Unlike Zhou Heng, Miss Tong had been receiving etiquette training since childhood. No matter what she thought in her heart, she had to be able to socialize and act as she pleased.

"Tong Dang." The person who was currently greeting Miss Tong was the head of the He family, and was one of the four great families that had been invited to participate in the Feng Shui trials. The middle-aged man held a glass of transparent liquid in his hand, making it hard to tell if it was wine or water.

"Manager He, long time no see." Miss Tong greeted him. From the way they addressed him, it seemed like the two of them were not really close, but whether it was Miss Tong or the four elders who followed behind him, all of them looked at the middle-aged man in front of them with a smile.

Manager He's figure was slightly rich, his personality was very easygoing, he was indeed a person that would make people happy.

"Tong Dang, the last time I saw you, you were still a timid and fearful little girl. Now, you have become a great beauty!" If it was someone else speaking these words, they would definitely be considered to be extremely rude. However, if it was the Manager He speaking, there wouldn't be any problems. This was because everyone knew that Manager He was not a person who talked about etiquette.

"Ha, Manager He is too kind," Miss Tong laughed as she cupped her hands towards Manager He, "Where is Miss He? I haven't seen her in years and I miss her very much! "

"Aiya, if I knew that Tong Dang wanted to see my daughter, I would have brought her here." Manager He suddenly sighed, "But now that she has a boyfriend, she won't listen to me." Manager He's daughter had once attended the same high school as Miss Tong, but she was not in the same class. Since the two of them were of the same age and they were both dainty girls from Feng Shui Family at the time, they were quite good friends.

However, after Miss Tong got sick, she never interacted with any of the She family members again.

The He family was similar to the Tong Family in that they both resided in Jiangnan. However, the He family did not have the military background of the Tong Family, nor the accumulated wealth of the ancestors of other families. To be able to support such a large family, it all depended on the business operation of the Manager He. Correspondingly, the tradition of the Feng Shui Family s began to slip away from the He family.

The He family could be said to be the most unlike the Feng Shui Family, but luckily, the Chinese feng shui only talked about seniority and not achievement. Otherwise, the Manager He who only knew how to do business didn't have the qualifications to enter this sect.

"Manager He," Miss Tong smiled and said to the middle-aged merchant, "Please have mercy on us after a few days at the Wind Water Trial!"

"What do you mean by showing mercy?" Manager He casually waved his hand, "My opponent is the Yang Family, and yours is the Li Family. We have to defeat these two families before we can meet each other, how can we do that!" These words were inappropriate, but since it was Manager He who said it, there was no problem.

"Is Manager He not confident in this audition?" Miss Tong cracked a joke following the elder's words.

"I'm just trying to make up for it," Manager He suddenly lowered his voice. "Who doesn't know, there aren't many people who study feng shui technique in our He family, let's just talk about my daughter. If you want her to calculate the constellations, then don't come and embarrass yourself!" Although he said it in an exaggerated manner, it was still the truth. The He Family that did not think much of Feng Shui already met the's old school, the Yang Family. It wasn't wrong of him to say that he was here to make up the numbers, but it didn't sound too good.

"But it's you, Miss Tong," Manager He suddenly revealed a meaningful smile, "I heard that Zhou Heng is your boyfriend, did he come? "Just based on seniority alone, I'm still half your uncle after all. You don't need to hide this sort of thing from me, right?"

Miss Tong's face suddenly flushed red: "H-he isn't my boyfriend."

After pausing for two seconds, she continued: "Uncle He — — I won't hide it from you. Zhou Heng has already arrived at Beiping, and will indeed appear on the Wind Water Trial for us Tong Family." Her voice was not loud, but everyone around could hear her.

As expected, the new star that suddenly appeared was from the Tong Family!

The worm of a hundred feet, stiff but not dead, was actually able to cultivate such a talent with the help of the waning Tong Family. From afar, Manager Li coldly looked at Miss Tong and unknowingly, the wine cup in his hand became tighter and tighter.