"This is my business card; you can contact me directly or call another number on the card, that's my butler," Xu Hao said as he pulled out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Guo Lan.
Guo Lan's hands trembled as she received the gold-plated business card from Xu Hao. Although she was only in her twenties, she looked as old as someone in her fifties, especially her hands, which were incredibly aged, resembling dried tree bark—clearly the result of excessive hard labor.
She looked completely different from the woman Xu Hao had met a few days ago.
Seeing this, Xu Hao turned to Chen Suyi and said, "After we return, have someone bring a set of cosmetics from Jing'an for Teacher Guo. Also, give her some money."
Xu Hao did not try to hide these words.
He had already made it clear; Guo Lan and her daughter were under his protection.
As long as he was alive, no one would dare to plunder anything from them.
Some cosmetics and money were nothing to the people of the big families.
"Young Master Xu, this really shouldn't be, I really don't need such fine things. You've saved my daughter twice, and today you saved us again. I don't know how to thank you enough, I really can't accept more from you," Guo Lan refused repeatedly. The gifts from Xu Hao were definitely of great value, and she had already received too much kindness from him.
She wasn't someone who liked being in debt to others, but she already owed so much and didn't know how she could ever repay it.
Xu Hao smiled and said, "Actually, you have helped me a lot more, you just aren't aware of it. No amount of money or cosmetics could equal your past assistance to me, so you can accept them without worry."
Ultimately, Xu Hao still couldn't reveal the real reason. The Immortal Bone had attracted masters from the Island Country thousands of miles away to seize it, and Tu Yilong had pointed out it was a divine object but refused to name it. This indicated its extreme importance, enough to deeply interest the offspring of a Half Hidden Family!
An innocent man minds not having a jade—Xu Hao certainly understood this principle.
Although the Immortal Bone had already been taken by him, it didn't mean others would truly believe his words. Who knew if someone might harbor evil intentions towards the mother and daughter, which would be detrimental to their personal safety.
Therefore, to protect their safety, Xu Hao still chose not to disclose it.
Guo Lan had been a teacher and was educated and sensible. She understood the implications of Xu Hao's words and knew that further refusal would be detrimental to both parties. She simply stopped refusing and kept thanking him.
Xu Hao chatted with her for a few more moments, then, just before leaving, he dropped a statement, "Tonight's incident is just the beginning; he will definitely make the Wu Family pay a heavy price for these unworthy sons!"
As Xu Hao's figure gradually disappeared, the crowd felt a mixture of emotions.
Alone, he dared to confront the entire Wu Family!
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"Young Master Xu has arrived!!!"
The announcer had only spoken three words, but these three words attracted more attention than the names of the other clan leaders and such.
Everyone stood up, looking towards Xu Hao and others slowly walking up from the foot of the hill.
The crowd glanced downwards, while also discussing among themselves.
"Xu Hao is indeed strong, forcing the Wu Family to seek assistance from their backers in such a short time."
"Humph! In this competition, I favor the Wu Family more; they rely on the powerful Half Hidden Noble Family Tu family, which is a force beyond our imagination!"
"Not necessarily; the Third Young Master of the Tu family was defeated, which suggests their strength might not be all that great, right?"
"Hehe! You guys are too short-sighted! In today's Huadu, an early stage Grandmaster is considered to be at the peak, right? But I heard from my cousin's sister's husband's uncle's brother-in-law that such strong individuals are just mid-level powers in a family like the Tu Family, not to mention those in the middle or late stages of Grandmaster. They even have peak Late Stage Grandmasters!"
"Ah? Impossible, right? How could they have so many Grandmaster Level Experts? Isn't each Grandmaster Level Expert one in ten thousand, and reaching the peak of Late Stage Grandmaster even more so?"
The people around were all stunned as they looked at the man.
The man stroked his long-kept goatee, a look of pride on his face, and said, "What I've said has factual basis, not made up. My cousin's sister's husband's uncle's brother-in-law is a housemaid for the Tu family. Don't underestimate the identity of a housemaid, sometimes they can access a lot of information!"
The crowd nodded, finding his words quite reasonable.
Housemaids have the lowest status in a family, but they are also the least noticeable.
Sometimes, when the family discusses certain matters, it could inadvertently be overheard by a housemaid.
Seeing that the people were somewhat believing him, the man slowly smiled and said, "The strength of the Tu Family is incredible, but they are not actually the strongest."