Chapter 72 No comparison, no harm

Lan Jiang had come this time to propose marriage for his youngest son, Lan Jiaxin, and the target of the proposal was the Great Elder's granddaughter, Qiao Yanran.

The guest hall fell into a deathly silence for a moment, and the atmosphere was very strange.

This left the Lan Family completely bewildered. Agree or disagree, at least say something! What's with everyone turning into mutes?

Marriage alliances are very normal. Even if our two families had a very bad relationship before and weren't on the same path, allies can change because of benefits.

Lan Jiang couldn't help but ask, "I wonder what Brother Qiao thinks?"

Qiao Tianchu wanted to directly refuse, but he didn't know how to speak. Just as he was hesitating, the Butler came again.

"Reporting to the Clan Leader, the Xu Family Clan Leader has arrived."

Qiao Tianchu's Face lit up with joy, and he subconsciously stood up, seemingly forgetting that there were still guests. He walked straight out.

Seeing this, the Other Elders also followed him out.

In a moment, the guest hall, which had been quite lively, was left with only the three members of the Lan Family.

The three members of the Lan Family: "???"

This is too much! Hearing that other guests had arrived, they just abandoned us? Are we not people?

Moreover, when we came just now, only the Butler greeted us, but when they came, all the high-ranking officials went out together. This is too much differential treatment!!

Instantly, the Faces of the three members of the Lan Family turned dark. They had never suffered such humiliation in Lingyue City.

Even though they were at odds with the Qiao family, normally everyone would act politely, but now they didn't even want to act anymore!

Lan Jiaxin said sternly, "This Qiao family actually abandoned us. This is truly going too far!"

Lan Jiang snorted coldly, his Face gloomy.

At this moment, a hearty laugh came from outside, it was Qiao Tianchu's.

Hearing this laughter, the three members of the Lan Family became even more angry. This was truly a case of no comparison, no harm.

When they came, Qiao Tianchu also smiled, but his smile was very forced, everyone could see it.

But when it came to the Xu Family, his laughter was exceptionally loud, as if he was deliberately trying to anger them.

Soon, the high-ranking officials of the Qiao family, surrounded by Xu Qingzhou and Xu Yan, arrived at the guest hall, treating them like extremely distinguished guests.

Xu Qingzhou saw the three people sitting in the guest hall.

"Who are these three?"

Although the Lan Family was one of the five third-rate forces in the city, the Xu Family didn't have much interaction with them, and Xu Qingzhou didn't go out often and didn't have the habit of attending various banquets, so he naturally didn't recognize him.

But when he came just now, Qiao Tianchu had already explained the situation, Xu Qingzhou was just pretending not to know.

Lan Jiang said in a sarcastic tone, "So it's the Xu Family Clan Leader who has arrived. I thought it was the Great Qi Imperial Family."

He was implicitly mocking Qiao Tianchu. The Xu Family was just a fourth-rate force, yet the high-ranking officials of the Qiao family all went out to greet them. This was too outrageous. Anyone who didn't know would think the Great Qi Imperial Family had arrived.

Hearing the hostility in his tone, Xu Qingzhou didn't indulge him. "Why do I smell a foul odor? Did someone fart?"

Lan Jiang's Face turned cold, and a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

Others feared the Lingyue Sect, but their Lan Family did not, because the Lan Family was related by marriage to the Great Qi Dynasty's famous True Martial King.

But as long as they didn't completely fall out, no one dared to act easily, after all, the implications were too great.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the guest hall became tense again, and the air became heated.

Qiao Tianchu asked knowingly, "I wonder if Brother Xu has something to do this time?"

He naturally knew that the Xu Family was coming to propose marriage, otherwise he wouldn't have been waiting here with the Other Elders so early.

But the Lan Family also came to propose marriage, and the target was also Qiao Yanran.

Even without the Xu Family competing, Qiao Tianchu was unwilling to form a marriage alliance with the Lan Family, because the backgrounds of the two families were hostile, and yet the other party wanted to form a marriage alliance. Something abnormal must have a reason.

It was just that the Lan Family also had a strong background, and he didn't want to offend them by completely falling out.

Now that the Xu Family had arrived, he could use them to anger the Lan Family into leaving on their own.

"I came this time mainly to propose marriage for a member of my Xu Family," Xu Qingzhou pointed to Xu Yan next to him.

Qiao Tianchu continued to act, "Oh? Which young lady of my Qiao family has the Xu Family's talented young man taken a liking to?"

The Qiao family was very much in favor of this marriage. If the Lan Family hadn't interfered, they wouldn't even need to go through the process. By now, they would probably have already decided on the wedding date.

Xu Yan cupped his hands and said, "Clan Leader Qiao, Yanran is virtuous, kind, and intelligent. We are deeply in love, and I hope Clan Leader Qiao can grant our wish."

Upon hearing this, Lan Jiaxin, the son of the Lan Family Clan Leader, who still lacked enough composure, could no longer hold back.

"Where did you come from? Are you even worthy of proposing marriage to Yanran?"

He was clearly the one who came first, but this kid had stolen his lines.

Xu Yan stepped forward and said loudly, "Yanran and I are deeply in love. Where did you come from? Are you even worthy of questioning us?"

Qiao Tianchu hadn't even stepped forward to speak yet, but Lan Jiang was the first to stand up and mediate.

"Since you are both interested in the same person, let's have a fight. Whoever wins will have the right to propose marriage."

Everyone quickly understood his intention. His son, Lan Jiaxin, was at the Late Stage of the Naling Realm, while Xu Yan was still at the Middle Stage of the Naling Realm. If they fought, his son would definitely have a greater chance of winning.

His calculations were making a loud clatter.

Lan Jiaxin's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Right! Let's compete and see who is stronger. You wouldn't dare, would you?"

He slightly tilted his head, in a provoking posture.

Xu Yan knew he was stronger than himself, but he was not afraid at all. "We can fight, you don't need to use such a low-level provocation."

Xu Luo had taught them a saying before: no matter when, never be afraid before fighting.

Lan Jiaxin curled his lip in disdain, "Hmph! I'll knock you down in a while and see how you can still pretend!"

So they rashly decided on this, and together they went to the Qiao family's Martial Arts Arena.

Before the fight even started, the Qiao family already had their choice.

Just from their performance just now, Lan Jiaxin lacked composure, was prone to anxiety and impatience. If he didn't change, he would be unlikely to achieve great things in the future.

As for Xu Yan, no matter who he faced, he was always neither arrogant nor humble, and his emotions were stable. His confidence came from within.

Putting aside other factors, just from the perspective of choosing a son-in-law, Xu Yan was also a better choice.

If the Lan Family didn't have a background and they weren't willing to rashly fall out, Qiao Tianchu would have even wanted to directly drive the Lan Family away and choose an auspicious day to get married with the Xu Family.

After all, the Qiao family and the Lan Family were not on the same path to begin with. The Qiao family was considered an affiliated force of the Lingyue Sect, while the Lan Family was related by marriage to the True Martial King's direct descendant.

This was another reason why the Qiao family members were surprised when the Lan Family initially came to propose marriage. The Lan Family was like a weasel visiting a chicken for New Year's, with no good intentions.

The Qiao family not directly refusing was already giving them a lot of Face, after all, they were both in Lingyue City and would see each other frequently.