Hey, you know what, having a successful granddaughter is really great.

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Five days later, Qingcheng.

In the Shen family's reception hall, a long black table was filled with representatives from various ethnic groups, with only the seats at the left and right ends remaining empty.

The room was filled with people of varying expressions, and the hall was deathly silent, the atmosphere eerily quiet.

Seeing that everyone remained silent, Nian Guoyao took the initiative to break the deadlock: "Now that we have investigated with many people, it has been confirmed that there are indeed reclusive sparrows in the back mountain of the Shen family."

As he spoke, his tone became serious: "This bird is a celestial spirit beast. If the mother bird truly dies in childbirth, the male bird will go mad, and a calamity may indeed befall us."

"At that time, the entire Qingcheng will suffer severe damage, and the casualties and losses will be incalculable."

After Yao finished speaking, the entire room fell silent for a moment.

Half a minute later, Fang Yang, the acting head of the Fang family of Qingcheng, couldn't help but speak up: "I don't think this matter may really be that dangerous, right?"

Upon hearing this, an elderly man sitting to his left immediately sneered, "Hmph, you brat, what do you know?"

"That reclusive sparrow is indeed pregnant. Before this, who would have thought that there would be a Heavenly Rank spirit beast in my Qingcheng?"

"Given how things have come to this, how can we not be cautious? Are we really going to gamble Qingcheng's chances of the prophecy being wrong?"

Fang Yang was speechless for a moment, but couldn't find anything wrong with it, so he could only rage helplessly, "Ancestor of the Qian family, don't be so aggressive."

The Qian family patriarch scoffed, "Aggressive? Ha! I am a Nascent Soul cultivator; it's not your place to speak, you mere Golden Core cultivator."

  

"It's only because your Fang family head is away that you're worthy to appear before me!"

Fang Yang: "You!"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing."

Nian Guoyao had a terrible headache. How could these two still be arguing at a time like this?

At this moment, one of the middle-aged women who had been silent looked up and her gaze fell on Shen Wuming and Nian Qiuhua.

"Actually, what you both said makes sense."

"I wonder, Patriarch Shen, Vice Patriarch Shen, please explain in detail, from whom did this information come?"

She paused, then said solemnly, "It's not that we're deliberately being suspicious, but this matter involves a great deal of information."

"If it turns out to be just a false alarm, it will be really hard to explain to the higher-ups."

These words revealed the thoughts of most of the people present, and immediately all eyes turned to Shen Wuming and his wife.

Shen Wuming was taken aback, his expression somewhat hesitant.

An'er is currently in a special situation on Dragon Island, where various forces are mixed together and people's hearts are unpredictable.

He subconsciously looked at Nian Qiuhua beside him, but Nian Qiuhua's expression was also somewhat hesitant.

But Nian Guoyao, seeing this, spoke frankly: "Tsk, I'll be blunt, this was foreseen by my granddaughter in a dream!"

"I just don't know if you'll dare to believe me, given my bold claim."

With that, he chuckled and raised his head arrogantly, saying, "The one who made the prophecy is none other than my granddaughter, Shen Shu'an!"

The moment those words were spoken, everyone present was shocked, and an uproar erupted—

"Absurd! Utterly absurd!"

"If I remember correctly, that young lady Shen is just a greenhorn. How could she possibly foresee the future? That's utterly absurd!"

"Yes, how can we listen to the words of a mere child on such an important matter?"

Fang Yang asked with equal doubt, "Is this Shen Shu'an the second young lady of the Shen family?"

"Who didn't know that the second young lady of the Shen family was mentally unstable before? Now she has been completely transformed and possesses the ability to foresee destiny?"

"She's so young, probably only just started cultivating, how could she possess such extraordinary abilities?!"

In an instant, chaos erupted in the hall, with voices of confusion and bewilderment rising one after another.

Nian Qiuhua couldn't help but want to explain, "You..."

"Hehe, everyone, don't be in a hurry."

But Nian Guoyao interrupted him.

"Oh, please speak, Master Nian."

At this moment, the Zhou family patriarch, who had been silent until now, spoke.

The moment he spoke, the entire room fell silent. This was because he was a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Nian Guoyao smiled slightly and thanked the other party: "Now, my granddaughter has joined the Holy Bright Sect and has been accepted as the only personal disciple by the sect's vice sect leader, Lord Linghua."

As he spoke, he stood up and looked down at everyone, raising his voice: "Furthermore, my granddaughter has also awakened the bloodline of the Nian family's dragon clan across generations, and is now on Dragon Island."

"Normally, he is taught and protected by a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Void Refinement stage, learning the Dragon Clan's Dao techniques!"

As he spoke, Nian Guoyao looked at the few who had been shouting the loudest earlier with a half-smile: "An'er has only been cultivating for a month, yet she has already reached the peak of Qi Refining. Her heart is with Qingcheng, which is why she was fortunate enough to foresee it in her dream. What's so unbelievable about that?"

As the last sentence was uttered, the entire room fell silent for a moment, then erupted into a cacophony of noise.

The Qian family patriarch, sitting beside Nian Qiuhua and Shen Wuming, looked at the couple in shock: "Is that really so? They've reached the peak of Qi Refining after only one month of cultivation?"

Shen Wuming was completely bewildered. Wasn't An'er at the seventh level of Qi Refining? How did she become the peak of Qi Refining?

My father-in-law's explanation is one thing, but why is he exaggerating his cultivation level?

But before he could answer, Nian Qiuhua nodded first and said calmly, "That's true. Besides, my child listens to lectures from powerful dragon clan members during the day, and only cultivates during his rest time."

Nian Qiuhua understood what Yao was thinking as soon as he spoke.

Since it couldn't be hidden any longer, they had no choice but to tell the truth. And the more powerful An'er's background was, the less people dared to act rashly.

Even if we send someone to investigate, it will take at least half a month for them to travel back and forth, by which time the matter of Qingcheng will have already been settled.

Hearing Nian Qiuhua's words, Shen Wuming was startled again. He tried his best to maintain his composure, but his eyes were still filled with shock as he looked at Nian Qiuhua.

Nian Qiuhua stomped hard on Shen Wuming's foot, which finally brought back Shen Wuming's clear eyes.

After receiving Nian Qiuhua's affirmative answer, the entire room fell silent for a second, followed by several gasps of surprise.

"Is everything you say true?"

"How can this be? How can the dragon bloodline awaken in a generation that hasn't been passed down? This doesn't make sense!"

"Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, go ahead and check!"

Nian Guoyao raised an eyebrow, his face full of provocation.

Instantly, no one spoke again.

Nian Guoyao smiled slightly, admiring everyone's expressions, picked up his teacup, and took a satisfied sip.

Wow, you know what? Having such a successful granddaughter is truly amazing!

It's finally my turn to show off my divine power before others!

I never imagined that after waiting half my life, the pride of my family would not be my children, but my grandchildren!