Liu Guiren was already waiting in the great hall.
He sat comfortably, a glass of beer in his hand, as though he had been waiting for them for some time. When Li Yang entered, Liu Guiren looked up.
For a moment, surprise flickered across his face.
Li Yang was equally surprised to see him.
Liu Guiren was younger than Li Yang, yet in many ways, he had already achieved far more. He had inherited his grandfather's entire company, along with the enormous legacy that came with it.
That kind of inheritance was difficult to comprehend.
It wasn't merely wealth.
It was influence, connections, resources, and a name that had already opened countless doors before Liu Guiren ever needed to knock.
Li Yang had taken the opposite path.
He had worked his way upward, step by step, building his position through his own efforts. Before entering the world of cultivation, his ambitions had been considerably simpler.
He had wanted to work.
A stable company job.
A decent career.
