The three of them quickly arrived at the east gate of Jinjiao City, and Su Yu contacted Chu Xinyue. Soon, a Spiritual Wing Flying Ship approached, and Su Yu immediately said:
"My leader is here."
"Stand firm."
The second brother patted Su Yu on the shoulder, smiling, and looked at the approaching Spiritual Wing Flying Ship.
Seconds later, the Flying Ship stopped in front of them, and the second brother was surprised and astonished to see two beautiful women walking down from the ship. The hand he had extended involuntarily retracted.
Maintaining a smile on his face, he inquired with Su Yu through transmitted sound:
"Don’t tell me this is your leader? A woman?"
Su Yu whispered cautiously:
"Yes, the one in front is my leader."
"A female leader..."
The sister-in-law turned to Su Yu with a strange look, exchanged glances with her husband, nodded, and greeted Chu Xinyue and Xiao Qingli with smiles.
"Welcome, both of you. You must be Leader Chu Xinyue? I’m Meng Siyi, vice leader of Canglan Pavilion and also Su Yu’s sister-in-law."
Chu Xinyue shook hands with Meng Siyi and nodded:
"Hello Mr. Meng, I’m Chu Xinyue, and this is my friend Xiao Qingli."
"Welcome Mr. Chu and Xiao, I’m Mr. Su Huan, leader of the Canglan Association, Su Yu’s second brother. Thank you, Mr. Chu, for looking after my younger brother."
"Mr. Su, you flatter me. Su Yu’s current strength is the result of his own efforts. I merely gave a push, and we all complemented each other through mutual effort and achievement."
"Mr. Chu, you’re too kind. No matter what, you are his benefactor and patron."
Meng Siyi positively affirmed, and before Chu Xinyue could say more, changed the subject:
"You see, discussing matters outside isn’t ideal. Shall we go inside first?"
Chu Xinyue smiled and nodded:
"Please!"
The sister-in-law soared into the sky, flying towards the interior of Jinjiao City along with Chu Xinyue and Xiao Qingli.
Following behind the group, Mr. Su transmitted sound to Su Yu, asking:
"Your leader is so young and beautiful? She treats you so well, don’t tell me she’s interested in you?"
Su Yu, following behind, almost lost his breath, and replied through transmitted sound without words:
"Second brother, what are you thinking? No such thing."
"Isn’t it possible that my innate talent is good, and the leader has a discerning eye? Surely, you all don’t groom newcomers?"
"Of course we do, but we wouldn’t let someone who has only been cultivating for under a year become a team leader, much less a vice leader."
Su Huan said with disbelief:
"Normal grooming of newcomers in the first few years involves providing resources for them to grow quickly, not assigning significant responsibilities so soon, which would only scatter their focus."
"Our situation here is different; the leader’s environment wasn’t very good at the time, urgently needing newcomers to stand out..."
Su Yu explained earnestly, detailing the difficulties Chu Xinyue faced back then to second brother.
After listening to his explanation, second brother became enlightened:
"So that’s how it was, now second brother is relieved."
Su Yu pouted:
"What did you think it was?"
"Hehe, I was just afraid it might affect your relationship with Miss Qingchan."
"By the way, you ought to explain this to Qingchan, to prevent any misunderstandings."
"Don’t worry, I’ll tell her after we’re done."
"As long as you keep this in mind."
Five minutes later, the group arrived at the villa area within Jinjiao City, where second brother and sister-in-law owned a villa.
Inside the villa, after a simple conversation, the sister-in-law proactively asked:
"I heard from my younger brother that Mr. Chu has over seventeen hundred people coming here. I really welcome you here; I can promise on behalf of the Canglan Association that your team will receive the best treatment whether you choose to merge with us or operate independently or affiliate as a guild. What kind of cooperation does Mr. Chu prefer?"
Chu Xinyue and Xiao Qingli exchanged a look, and said in a subdued voice:
"We plan to first affiliate under your guild, and after some time, decide whether to merge."
Meng Siyi immediately said:
"No problem."
Then she pointed, opening a map in front of everyone, adjusted the positions on the map by operation, and pointed to several places on the map:
"This is Jinjiao Island, and the entire island, along with surrounding vast sea areas, belong to the Canglan Association."
She pointed to many locations of different colors on the map, introducing them one by one: