Martial Cultivator Chapter 119: Dinner

The Xie Family was very large. To be more precise, it was not just a mansion but a whole estate. The first time Xie Nandu came here, she already disliked it greatly. It was because as you walked further in, the atmosphere grew colder, as if immersed in the depths of winter, making it difficult for people to like it.

Such a family was filled with too much internal strife; far from the comforting sound of books at White Deer's Xie Clan.

That was why Xie Nandu rarely came here. Most of the time, she would be studying at the academy.

If it were not for certain reasons tonight, she probably would not have returned here.

When they arrived at the main hall, there were already several maids arranging all kinds of fragrant dishes on the large round table. The table was spacious, but there were only a few chairs.

After setting down the dishes, the maids withdrew one by one, leaving only a few standing by the side, waiting to serve.

The profound heritage of a century-old noble family was inadvertently revealed at this moment.

By the time Chen Chao silently sighed with vicissitudes of emotion, an elderly man dressed as a wealthy patriarch walked out from inside. Leaning on a dragon-headed cane, he seemed to have a slight limp. He was not particularly tall, but not short either. His face had a somewhat prosperous appearance, with a few wrinkles lining his face, although not too many. This old man bore some resemblance to the Vice-chairman of the Heavenly Imperial Institution that Chen Chao had previously encountered, but there were essential differences between them.

The two gave off different impressions.

The old man first looked at Xie Nandu with some dissatisfaction and said, "Lass, why are you never home for a visit? Always studying at the academy, be careful not to turn into a wooden block from all that studying."

Although the old man's words carried a hint of reproach, there was even more of the affection of an elder towards a junior.

Chen Chao who was adept at understanding people's hearts, could not detect th

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