Chapter 227: The Curtain Falls on the Turmoil

The doors to the headquarters of the Xiyang House, which had been tightly shut for a long time, opened under the gaze of many curious eyes, and a group of people came pouring out in a rush.

Immediately following this, many sounds of surprise erupted from the crowd.

Because they all recognized that this group of people were none other than the Resonance Tuners from the Xiyang House branches, and the two leading them were precisely Tang Yun and Lu Xiaofeng.

These branch Resonance Tuners hadn't met with any trouble?

Many people looked at each other in dismay; this seemed quite different from the rumors they had heard.

Although the complexions of these branch Resonance Tuners appeared somewhat pale, it was clearly a far cry from the so-called poisoning.

As the many whispers arose, Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e were seen walking out as well. Their gazes swept across the surroundings, and they could feel that many eyes were fixed upon them.

Those gazes held malice, goodwill, and, of course, mostly the mentality of onlookers waiting for a show.

Li Luo ignored these hidden gazes and nodded at Tang Yun. The latter, receiving his signal, took a deep breath, a look of determination flashing in his eyes.

He stepped forward, cupped his hands toward the crowd, and said, "Everyone, from today on, we Resonance Tuners from the Xiling County branch will officially join the Xiyang House headquarters, and at the same time, we will have no further ties with the Xiling County branch."

His resolute voice spread out, causing many eyes to widen slightly.

No one had expected that the show they had waited all day for would end in such a result.

Not only had these Xiling County Resonance Tuners not been poisoned by Li Luo as the rumors claimed, but they had also chosen to join the Xiyang House headquarters in their entirety and completely severed their relationship with the Xiling County branch.

Such determination, and the attitude behind it, was not hard to fathom.

Clearly, something must have happened during this time to make these Xiling County Resonance Tuners so resolute, choosing to abandon Pei Hao without the slightest hesitation...

So, what was it?

Combined with the previous rumors, this became quite intriguing.

Although Tang Yun did not state explicitly what had happened, this lack of full disclosure made it even easier for people to think deeply... so, who exactly was the one who poisoned them?

At this moment, the answer had already appeared in the minds of many.

A commotion spread in front of the Xiyang House headquarters, and whispers continued to diffuse.

After announcing this news, Tang Yun, Lu Xiaofeng, and the others retreated back into the headquarters. Li Luo looked at the crowd with a smile and said, "Thank you all for your concern for my Xiyang House, but everything is fine now, so please disperse."

In front of the headquarters, the bustling crowd, seeing there was no more show to watch, dispersed in disappointment.

Just as Li Luo was about to turn around, he suddenly caught sight of a group of young men and women. His eyes lit up, and he quickly hurried over to greet them.

Seeing Li Luo approaching quickly, Yu Lang, who was among the group, gave a carefree smile and said, "Although Li Luo is the Young Master of the Luolan Mansion, his sincerity toward friends is still quite moving."

Then he opened his arms to welcome him.

Li Luo walked up, gave the approaching Yu Lang a strange look, and said, "Move aside, thanks."

Yu Lang glared at him and said, "You've hurt my feelings!"

Li Luo rolled his eyes, ignored this guy's antics, and greeted Bai Doudou and Bai Mengmeng with a face full of smiles: "Captain Bai, Mengmeng, have you come to Daxia City too? Haha, you are truly welcome."

"Let's go, let's go inside the Xiyang House and sit for a while."

He invited them enthusiastically.

Bai Doudou was a bit unaccustomed to Li Luo's enthusiasm. She could feel that although Li Luo was saying he welcomed her, his fervent gaze was actually more focused on Bai Mengmeng.

"Okay."

Bai Mengmeng didn't think much of it; after all, Li Luo was her captain, and she still held a lot of respect for him, so she immediately accepted his invitation.

The young girl was dressed in light-colored clothes and a floral skirt today. Her calves beneath the hem of the skirt were fair and slender, and the smile on her delicate, sweet face was as sweet as tasting honey.

Li Luo also greeted Zhao Kuo and the others on the side before bringing them into the Xiyang House with a beaming smile, and then he introduced them to Jiang Qing'e, who was waiting there.

"Sister Qing'e, this is Bai Doudou, the most formidable female captain in the One-Star Hall, and you've already met Bai Mengmeng..."

Jiang Qing'e gave a faint smile to everyone, her gaze lingering a bit longer on Bai Doudou and Bai Mengmeng. She had heard of Bai Doudou, but what interested her more was Bai Mengmeng.

Because she had already heard from Li Luo that this young girl was extremely adept at researching Resonance Liquid and Light formulas, and her achievements in this area had almost crushed the years of results from the Xiyang House research lab.

And she also knew that Li Luo was extremely covetous of this ability of Bai Mengmeng's.

If the Xiyang House wanted to compete for the top ten in the Daxia Resonance Liquid and Light House in the future, relying solely on Li Luo's Secret Technique Source Water would not be enough; the formulas for the Resonance Liquid and Light were equally crucial, so it was no wonder Li Luo was so covetous of her.

"Senior Sister Jiang."

Seeing Jiang Qing'e, Bai Doudou was a bit excited; after all, from a certain perspective, Jiang Qing'e was the goal she wanted to pursue at the Astral Sage College.

Although Bai Mengmeng had met Jiang Qing'e several times, she was always a little afraid of her aura, so she kept half her body behind Bai Doudou.

"Welcome to the Xiyang House. It's a bit chaotic today, so I hope you don't feel the hospitality is lacking." Jiang Qing'e smiled at them, and without saying much more, she led them inside.

"It just ended like this?"

As the crowd in front of the Xiyang House headquarters began to disperse, Si Qiuying couldn't help but widen her eyes, her face full of bewilderment.

Si Tianming, who was beside her, was also stunned for a moment, then chuckled: "It seems we both underestimated Jiang Qing'e and Li Luo; they resolved this trouble quite easily."

"It's mostly because Sister Qing'e took action," Si Qiuying said with conviction. After all, she was a fan of Jiang Qing'e, and although Li Luo had become increasingly outstanding recently, he was still much dimmer compared to Jiang Qing'e.

"Perhaps."

Si Tianming was noncommittal. Jiang Qing'e was indeed excellent, but when facing such a turn of events, it didn't necessarily mean it was just about who had the greater strength.

However, he didn't know the inside story, so he couldn't give a more precise assessment.

Just relying on some intuition, he felt that the weight of that Young Master in this matter was probably not as light as Si Qiuying thought.

But regardless, the fact that this incident was perfectly resolved was the best result for the Luolan Mansion, and the Golden Sparrow Mansion, which still had a decent relationship with the Luolan Mansion, was happy to see it.

"What kind of mess is that idiot Pei Hao making? It was resolved so easily?"

Anger surged on Duze Beixuan's delicate, feminine face. He had been so expectant earlier, but the result he waited for made him feel as if he had been played by Li Luo.

Duze Honglian also frowned. The fanfare for this event had been so grand, yet it was solved just like that; it was indeed a case of much thunder but little rain.

"The problem probably doesn't lie with Pei Hao, but within the Xiyang House..." Duze Honglian shook her head. She didn't think Pei Hao hadn't been ruthless this time, but perhaps even Pei Hao hadn't expected that Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e would ultimately resolve this wave of attacks.

"This Pei Hao, not only did he fail to destroy the Xiyang House, but he even delivered a large batch of Resonance Tuners... Is this guy trying to mess with Li Luo, or is he helping him?" Duze Beixuan said angrily.

Originally, the Xiyang House had begun to show signs of rising due to the appearance of that Secret Technique Source Water, but fortunately, their Duze Mansion had spent a great price to ensure the Xiyang House couldn't recruit more Resonance Tuners in the short term, which limited its scale. But now, this Pei Hao had directly delivered a gift package from a thousand miles away, breaking their Duze Mansion's plans as well.

And next, the Xiyang House, with its surging number of Resonance Tuners, would inevitably experience a massive expansion in scale.

Duze Honglian wasn't as angry as he was, but she also appeared somewhat disappointed.

"Let's go. Since things have come to this, saying these things is useless. Go back and notify the Daze House that the suppression of the Xiyang House must be intensified from now on. I have a premonition that if the Xiyang House is really allowed to rise, then our Daze House will inevitably bear the brunt."

She shook her head and turned to leave decisively.

If people elsewhere were mostly disappointed, then in the private room where Pei Hao was, the atmosphere had been stagnant from the very beginning.

Pang Qianchi's expression was uncertain, and he didn't dare to say a word, because he could feel how strong the pressure was from the low-pressure atmosphere emanating from Pei Hao.

The latter had originally intended to accept the fruits of victory, only to find that what flew over wasn't a fruit, but an iron ball covered in spikes.

Getting that thrown in the face really hurt.

The solidified atmosphere lasted for a long time, finally broken by a long exhale from Pei Hao.

Pang Qianchi gave a dry laugh and said, "Manager Pei Hao, don't be angry. This was just a practice run; there will be opportunities in the future."

"Jiang Qing'e is indeed very difficult to deal with."

"No."

Pei Hao shook his head, interrupting Pang Qianchi. He turned his head to look at the latter and said calmly, "I feel that this time, I didn't lose to Jiang Qing'e, but to Li Luo."

Pang Qianchi was stunned and said, "How is that possible... Although that Li Luo has some ability, there is still a significant gap compared to Jiang Qing'e."

"Just intuition," Pei Hao said calmly.

"Then, what should we do next?" Pang Qianchi asked.

Pei Hao's eyes were deep; he shook his head and turned to leave.

"No rush. Everything now is just a prelude; the Mansion Festival in half a year is the real main event."

"I hope that by then, Li Luo can truly hold onto the foundation left by his Master and Mistress. Otherwise... this Luolan Mansion will be due for a change of sky."