The Dragon King's messenger has arrived!

Old Master Qin spoke earnestly, his expression extremely serious.

Zhou Cheng watched him the entire time, observing the changes in Old Master Qin's demeanor, but found no traces of lying or storytelling.

This led Zhou Cheng to mentally arrange a drama in the style of an 80s version of 'The Rich Miss's Personal Bodyguard'.

This Protagonist Halo is truly powerful; besides, it was already the 80s back then, so didn't anyone care that forcibly marrying so many people was illegal?

As a protagonist, he doesn't even follow the law, does he!

He simply treats the country's laws as if they were nothing!

Zhou Feiyu listened intently, wondering whether this new return of the Dragon King would be a blessing or a curse for the Zhou Family.

He wondered how the Zhou Family should respond.

As for Zhou Cheng, he was listening to it entirely as if it were a story; the times were different now.

If this protagonist really went up against his Family, he had ways to deal with him.

Moreover, in Zhou Cheng's view, while things like world Luck existed and protagonists possessed some degree of Protagonist Halo, he was the only existence capable of suppressing and stripping the other party of their Luck.

So, after learning all this, Zhou Cheng felt that he didn't need to care too much about this Dragon King.

“It’s been over forty years since the last dragon kings return, right? How is this Dragon King selected?” Zhou Feiyu asked in confusion.

“I don't know, but I only know one thing: when the Dragon King Emissary appears, the Dragon King will surely appear, and the one holding the dragon king token is the Dragon King.”

“In fact, after the last Dragon King appeared, he even set a rule: when the Eight Great Families of Modu see the Dragon King present the dragon king token, they must kneel to welcome him.” Old Master Qin said, shaking his head.

These words made Zhou Cheng unable to resist complaining in his heart again.

This is truly filled with all the typical tropes; they even have to kneel to welcome him.

These knees of his had never knelt to anyone else before.

What, did the Great Xia's vigorous efforts to eradicate feudal superstition skip over the Dragon King's house?

Zhou Feiyu's brow furrowed upon hearing this; the fact that the previous Dragon King had returned and wiped out five families had left a psychological shadow on everyone.

None of them wanted their Family's business to be ruined in an instant.

Zhou Feiyu felt the same way; at this moment, he was focusing all his energy on the Family and truly didn't want to see the Zhou Family destroyed.

As for Zhou Cheng, after hearing so much information about the Dragon King, he actually relaxed.

He was a public official of the state, a person who upheld the law. Opposing him—wasn't that just opposing the state?

Zhou Cheng didn't believe this Dragon King could affect the Luck of Great Xia.

Other Villains used various Evil Path methods like mockery and brawling to fight the Dragon King, but he used the law.

No one understood the law better than him; in front of him, even the Dragon King had to obey the law.

“Second Young Master Zhou, given the relationship between Little Qin and Wanyu, why don't our two families unite as one to Face the upcoming return of the Dragon King together?” Old Master Qin said, looking at Zhou Cheng.

At this time, he no longer called Zhou Cheng 'Xiao Cheng' but used the title of Second Young Master.

Clearly, he was serious now, treating the Qin Family and Zhou Family as equals and wanting to reach a cooperation with Zhou Cheng, binding the Qin Family to the Zhou Family to Face this together.

“I certainly can,” Zhou Cheng said.

Zhou Feiyu didn't have any objections either.

The Qin Family and Zhou Family were similar in strength; cooperating would allow them to withstand greater risks.

A while later, someone from the Liu Family came to invite them.

They said the head of the Liu Family invited the Qin and Zhou families to the tea room together.

Since Zhou Cheng and Old Master Qin had finished their conversation, they stood up and followed the Liu Family member toward the tea room.

They arrived shortly after.

The fragrance of tea drifted inside.

Zhou Cheng took a quick look; the people from the other families had all arrived.

There were several old men present and only two middle-aged men.

In the entire tea room, Zhou Cheng was the youngest!

In terms of age, Zhou Cheng was of their grandchildren's generation.

Eight chairs were arranged in the tea room. After Old Master Qin entered, he picked one and sat down, leaving one chair remaining.

Clearly, that one was for the Zhou Family.

Zhou Feiyu wanted Zhou Cheng to sit, but Zhou Cheng didn't agree. Instead, he had Zhou Feiyu sit in the chair while he stood behind him.

Although he was the one who called the shots in the Zhou Family, Zhou Feiyu was still the eldest brother and would be the chairman of the Chenyang Group in the future. Therefore, when out in public, he had to give him plenty of Face.

“I've long heard that the two Qilin sons of the Zhou Family are both talented and handsome. Seeing you now, you are indeed exceptionally handsome.” The old man sitting in the middle said.

He was the head of the Liu Family and also the host of this banquet.

He looked at Zhou Feiyu and Zhou Cheng, genuinely praising them in his heart.

Of these two Zhou brothers, one was elegant and dignified, while the other was cold and overbearing.

One was calm under pressure and could hold up the banner, while the other was even more ruthless and decisive, turning the tide when things were collapsing. It could be said that in the entire circle of wealthy families now, aside from some confusion over Zhou Cheng's behavior...

There was no one who didn't envy the Zhou Family for having such sons!

After the Old Patriarch of the Liu Family spoke, the others followed suit.

This also served as an opportunity for Zhou Cheng to get to know them one by one.

“Family Head Liu, when will the Lord Dragon King return? Do we need to prepare anything this time?”

“Is there some major event for the Lord Dragon King this time?”

“Family Head Liu, where is the Dragon King Emissary? Where is he now? Why not invite the Dragon King Emissary out? We've all brought gifts for him; this was personally selected by my Yang Family.”

“...”

The conversation then shifted back to the Dragon King, with everyone asking about the specific situation, especially since all the families had brought gifts for the Dragon King Emissary.

This made the two from the Zhou Family a bit awkward. They had brought a gift for the Liu Family, but as for the Dragon King Emissary, they weren't familiar with him, so they hadn't brought anything at all.

“Alright, if you're asking me, how would I know? When Lord Dragon King Emissary arrives later, he will naturally explain his purpose. At that time, everyone just needs to listen to the Dragon King Emissary's orders and carry them out well, right?”

Family Head Liu glanced at everyone and said leisurely.

After all, everyone sitting there was a competitor.

If some Family accidentally offended the Dragon King and ended up being destroyed, the Liu Family could quickly seize their market share.

So why would he say much?

When the time was about right, everyone came out of the tea room.

Zhou Cheng and Zhou Feiyu walked at the very back, unconcerned.

“The heads of the Eight Great Families are out!”

“As expected of the heads of the Eight Great Families of Modu. Each one exudes an aura of authority; just standing near them, you can feel the pressure.”

“The two young masters of the Zhou Family are even more extraordinary; their temperaments truly have their own strengths.”

“Second Young Master Zhou isn't married yet, and the Eldest Young Master is already divorced. This is an opportunity for our families. If we can marry into the Zhou Family, we'll surely rise.”

“Second Young Master Zhou is so handsome. Sister, do you think if I intentionally approach him later, pretend to trip, accidentally spill wine on him, then immediately apologize and take him to a room to change clothes, I could take it a step further?”

A young girl from one of the families said to the sister beside her.

But before her sister could speak, a crisp voice from the other side answered her first.

“Not likely. At best, he'll give you a fierce glare. At worst, he'll pull out handcuffs, cuff you, and take you back to the police station.”

Hearing this answer, the girl's eyebrows furrowed as she looked speechlessly at the person who had answered her.

“Why are you slandering Second Young Master Zhou like that? I can tell that Second Young Master Zhou is the gentle Overbearing CEO type.”

“If he likes me, I could give him my whole heart,” the girl added.

“Give him your whole heart? He'll say this: 'Why give me things that nobody wants? I'm not an organ trafficker. Do you know that trading human organs is illegal?'” Zhou Wanyu replied, imitating Zhou Cheng's tone.

This made the girl's brow furrow tightly as she looked at Zhou Wanyu with displeasure.

“Which Family are you from! Why are you slandering Second Young Master Zhou like that?”

“Heh, I'm his biological sister. How could I not know him?” Zhou Wanyu rolled her eyes at the girl, speechless.

She then called her little follower Qin Ming and turned to leave, leaving the girl who had been speaking dumbfounded, only able to watch Zhou Wanyu walk away.

“The Dragon King Emissary has arrived!”

Just as the heads of the Eight Great Families came out, Liu Tianqi at the entrance shouted loudly!

Then the main doors were fully opened!

Following the sound, everyone looked outside!!!