Who—
Dare to stand up and oppose everyone in the formal occasion of the "Arrogant Faction" relying on Empress Dowager Xiao?
Ye Wushuang, Qin Yujie, Yu Minmin, and others suddenly had this thought. The moment they turned their heads, their icy gazes shot out.
But in the next second, everyone present heard Zi Ye call out "Mom" with ecstatic joy.
The hearts of these members of the Arrogant Faction trembled.
Ding Xiaolang—
Considered a亲女儿 (close daughter) by Li Nanfang, the Valley Master of Eight Hundred Emperor's Valley; even surpassing Lu Ziqi and Li Wujiang in Empress Dowager Xiao's assessment; the true childhood sweetheart of the Lord of Dragon Ruins; yet never participating in the succession struggle of Dragon Ruins, thus possessing high prestige, Ding Xiaolang has arrived!!
"When did she come to Dragon Ruins?"
"Why didn't she show herself after arriving in Dragon Ruins?"
"She only appeared when we collectively made our move, catching us off guard."
"Who arranged this?"
"It can only be—"
The women who dared to compete for succession were not those with developed bodies and simple minds.
On the contrary, they were all super-intelligent beings!
In an instant, they understood who had arranged all of this.
Everyone looked at the woman in the black robe, who had been standing in the corner, once again.
Yang Xiao looked indifferent, holding a glass of plain water, quietly watching everyone.
The scene was silent.
The once chaotic hall fell silent as Ding Xiaolang suddenly appeared, to the point where a needle drop could be heard.
And the Arrogant Faction members who had rushed forward were all greatly alarmed.
The pupils of their eyes were constantly shrinking.
They could clearly feel their hearts beating uncontrollably.
The fear of being overshadowed by death grew stronger and stronger.
"Empress Dowager Xiao deliberately let us step forward, so she could see clearly who dared to defy her will and compete with Qianfan for succession!"
"Today, she has seen all of our performances."
"Ding Xiaolang's sudden arrival is just a tool to help her stabilize the situation and help Su Ziyu safely navigate today."
"After today, she will systematically and cruelly purge us!"
"For the stability and safety of Dragon Ruins, she will absolutely dare to do this!!"
"She will not harm her grandchildren, but she will not be polite to us women."
The above were the things the Arrogant Faction members suddenly understood.
Their changing expressions were noticed by Su Ziyu and Mo Hongti.
Mo Hongti didn't know what was going on yet.
But Su Ziyu suddenly understood.
Before Yang Xiao decided to bring her to Dragon Ruins, she had told her that she wanted to see who dared to step forward.
For no reason.
Su Ziyu suddenly smelled a faint scent of blood in the hall.
"Mom."
Zi Ye's crisp voice broke the silence in the hall, "Come here, come here, quickly come."
Ding Xiaolang, also wearing a black skirt suit, first nodded slightly at Yang Xiao, then walked gracefully from the back door of the hall.
Click.
Click-clack.
The sound of her high heels stepping on the ground was so loud, even piercing, in the hall where hundreds of people were present but no one spoke.
Ding Xiaolang walked past Helan Xuejing, who followed behind her without hesitation.
She walked past Xiu Zi, the Grand Secretary of Dragon Ruins, who followed.
She walked past Bai Hong, the Chief Steward of Internal Affairs of Dragon Ruins, who followed.
She walked past—
Soon, more than a dozen women followed behind her, along with seven or eight men such as Gray Ghost and Li Xiusi.
These people were the "Royalists" who recognized and supported Li Qianfan's smooth succession to the position of Dragon Ruins Lord.
This was also a united and powerful force!
Ding Xiaolang walked up to Su Ziyu and examined her from head to toe, carefully.
This was the first time Ding Xiaolang had seen the real-life Su Ziyu.
Similarly.
Su Ziyu was also seeing the legendary richest woman in the East, the CEO of Red Leaf Information, for the first time.
Su Ziyu slightly bowed, showing respect to Ding Xiaolang, and also looked at her generously.
"Qianfan's taste in choosing a partner is still very good."
Ding Xiaolang smiled slightly and nodded, "I like you."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Su Ziyu immediately bowed and formally paid her respects to Ding Xiaolang.
"You are Mo Hongti."
Ding Xiaolang took the initiative to extend her hand and shook hands with Mo Hongti, who was standing beside Su Ziyu. "I've heard of you before. You took good care of Qianfan in Qingyun."
Mo Hongti was flattered—
Holding Ding Xiaolang's hands, she was nervous and excited, but didn't know what to say.
Because the evaluation Ding Xiaolang gave her in public was too high!
"We're all family, no need to be so nervous."
Ding Xiaolang patted Mo Hongti's hand and, while doing so, took Su Ziyu's left hand. "Let me introduce you to your aunts, uncles (Gray Ghost and the others), younger brothers and sisters."
When Zi Ye was acting as Su Ziyu's "introducer," she had intended to introduce her to the Royalists first.
That is, those behind Ding Xiaolang.
But Ding Xiaolang did not do this.
She first introduced Su Ziyu to the moderates who did not support, but also did not oppose Li Qianfan's succession, and wished to remain neutral.
And the first person among the moderates—
Was a young man in his early twenties, with a face seven-tenths similar to Li Xiao (Qianfan's appearance was more like his mother's).
"Tai Zai."
Ding Xiaolang pointed at the young man and introduced him to Su Ziyu, "This is your Aunt Ziqi's son, and he is the current patriarch of the Marco family, a position he has held since birth."
Huh?
This young man with no facial hair is the patriarch of the Marco family, one of the four major powers in the world?
Mo Hongti, who had done a lot of research on the four major powers in the world before coming to Dragon Ruins, although she already knew that the patriarch of the Marco family was young.
But upon seeing Li Tai Zai himself, Mo Hongti was still secretly surprised.
Li Tai Zai immediately smiled and bowed to Su Ziyu, "Tai Zai greets Sister-in-law."
"Hello, Tai Zai."
Su Ziyu hesitated and took the initiative to extend her right hand.
They lightly clasped hands and then separated.
"Zi Ming, Yang Zi Ming."
Ding Xiaolang began to introduce a girl with a superb figure but a youthful face to Su Ziyu. "This is your Aunt Meizhu's only daughter, two years younger than Zi Ye."
Due to certain reasons, Feng Meizhu, who could not be present today, was the second-in-command of the Marco family (in fact, she was a super assistant to Lu Ziqi and Li Tai Zai). She sent her only daughter, Yang Zi Ming.
"Hello, Sister-in-law."
Yang Zi Ming, with her fiery personality, directly opened her arms and hugged Su Ziyu, giggling, "I'm also from Tiandong, so we're bona fide fellow townsfolk!"
"Hello, Zi Ming."
Su Ziyu hugged her lightly.
As soon as they separated.
Before Ding Xiaolang could introduce her, another girl jumped over, "Hey, Sister-in-law, I'm Yang Ziqin, and my mom is Lu Ziqi!"
Yang Ziqin was also one of Lu Ziqi's twin daughters.
By rights, her status was much higher than Yang Zi Ming's.
But she still actively pushed Yang Zi Ming forward, simply because Zi Ming represented Feng Meizhu, the second-in-command of the Marco family.
As Su Ziyu quickly hugged her, Ding Xiaolang smiled and said, "Our Ziqin is known as the number one princess in North America. If Ziyu visits there for pleasure or business in the future, mentioning Ziqin's name will get you a 20% discount on coffee."
Ziqin immediately retorted, "Wrong! Lang Ma, if you mention my name, it should be at least half price, right?"
Haha—
Zi Ye and the others immediately let out friendly laughter.
With the greetings of the two beautiful young ladies, the originally tense atmosphere in the hall visibly eased.
Ding Xiaolang continued the introductions.
This time, it was a beautiful woman who looked about fifty years old, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Ziyu, Hongti."
Ding Xiaolang said directly, "If you pay attention to international affairs, you should know who she is."
Who is she—
Ziyu and Mo Hongti quickly exchanged glances, and looks of horror appeared on their faces.
They recognized who this beautiful woman was.
Juliet! Who had served as Gaul's Best Actress more than ten years ago, had been in seclusion for many years, and reappeared in the public eye last year, preparing to run for Gaul's Best Actress again!
Gaul's Best Actress—
If it were more than a thousand years ago in the East, she would be Empress Wu Zetian!!
But such a woman was one of Li Gongdie's confidantes.
This—
"Li Gongdie is too amazing, isn't he?"
After Su Ziyu and Mo Hongti grasped this, their faces were filled with disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost.
"Heh, a country bumpkin who's never seen the world. How dare you start a succession struggle in Dragon Ruins and receive such a grand reception."
A woman in the crowd suddenly sneered.
Her voice was not too loud, but she spoke quite clearly, clearly intending for everyone to hear and know who was speaking!
Who was it that was formally stepping forward, sounding the horn to challenge Su Ziyu (Li Qianfan) for succession!!
Whoosh—
Everyone in the hall turned to look.
Yang Xiao, who had been observing the overall situation, also looked up immediately.
The moment she saw the woman's face, her eyes immediately showed a look of "as expected."
It was Katerina (also known as Katelia).
As early as 20 years ago, she was one of the six presidents of the Dark Web, and one of Li Xiao's staunch enemies!
However, she was also the granddaughter of Hu Mietang and a direct descendant of the Longteng Group.
If Hu Mietang hadn't resorted to tricks and made her give birth to a son for Li Xiao, her grave would have been covered in three-zhang-high weeds long ago.
Katerina was also a hardcore supporter of the Arrogant Faction.
Regardless of her personal strength, she dreamed of her son becoming the ruler of Dragon Ruins.
Ye Wushuang was the first to step forward and disrupt Zi Ye's introduction, but that was just a cautious probe.
And Katerina's performance this time was the most "bold" and "hardcore" challenge!
The prelude to the multi-son succession struggle in Dragon Ruins was officially drawn by her!
"Since you are truly the first to step forward, I will give you a fitting end."
Yang Xiao thought to herself, and looked at Katerina, suddenly smiling faintly.
Suddenly.
With Yang Xiao's smile—
The hall, which had just relaxed, instantly fell silent again.
This was because everyone, at this moment, felt the chilling killing aura emanating from Yang Xiao's smile.
Katerina's gaze also met Yang Xiao's.
Instantly—
Peng!
Her heart pounded, and the blood drained from her face.
This was because Yang Xiao's gaze was as if she were looking at a dead person!!
"It's over, Empress Dowager Xiao is going to kill."
"Katerina may not live to see tomorrow's sun."
"Once Empress Dowager Xiao starts killing, she won't just kill Katerina alone."
As many people in the scene thought this, they suddenly discovered.
At some point, more than a dozen men and women, dressed in white robes and appearing to be around forty years old, had appeared in the hall.
These people had expressionless faces and stood there like wooden stakes, as if they wouldn't react even if you kicked them.
However, they exuded a bloody aura.
"Blood Kill!"
Someone, upon seeing these people, exclaimed, "The Blood Kill of Fiery Flame Valley! How, how did they appear in Dragon Ruins!?"