At the same time, inside the Xia Family's main hall.
Several family heads were gathered, each with a belly full of questions they wanted to ask.
"Patriarch Xia, what was the meaning of stopping us just now? A mere few evil cultivators aren't worth such fuss, are they?" frowned the Wang Family Patriarch.
"Indeed, even if those evil cultivators outside the city are protecting Tangneng First-class, Ancient Moon City is ultimately our turf. Could they really take it away?" the others chimed in.
"I think you all have really cultivated yourselves to confusion. Didn't you find the elder in the bathhouse a bit familiar?"
Xia Jiuquan pointed at the huge portrait on the wall behind him. "Take a closer look. Don't you find him very familiar?"
"This…"
"Is Patriarch Xia suggesting…"
"Elder Tianwu?"
"How is that possible? Elder Tianwu disappeared without a trace thirty years ago, and besides, why would such a powerful figure come to a small place like Ancient Moon City?"