Chapter 67: Yunlan Sect Being Blackened

  "Some people in the clan... seeing that Miss has had no news for many years, finally... took action." Ling Ying saw Xun Er's appearance and felt a little unbearable, but still smiled bitterly and spoke out the truth.

  Xun'er's face turned pale as soon as she heard it, and she couldn't believe that the people in her clan would abandon their long-standing alliance for the sake of the ancient jade! Hadn't she been wrong to hide the fact that the ancient jade had been taken away from her when she stayed with the Xiao family all those years ago?

  "What's going on with the Xiao family now? Who made a move?" Xun'er suddenly asked, her tone carrying an irrepressible anger.

  The people of Gu's family went to Xiao's house to rob Gu Yu, how would Xiao Yan look at her then?

  "The casualties were heavy, and all the elders died. Many young people in the clan were also killed or injured. I heard that only three people went to the Xiao family, but they claimed to be from the Yunlan Sect and wore Yunlan Sect's special clothes. They said that the Xiao family had lost face to the Yunlan Sect and came here to demand compensation, even threatening the lives of the clan's younger generation to force Xiao Zhan to hand over something. As a result, Xiao Zhan couldn't hand it over, and killing several young people was ineffective, so they took Xiao Zhan away. However, the person who made the move is still unclear. Although it can be confirmed that it was done by the radical faction within the clan, they should not have excluded the high-ranking masters in the clan, including those at the Dou Huang level. There are too many of them in the clan, and it's possible that they intentionally sent out only this level of strong cultivators to avoid drawing attention from the rest of the clan." Ling Ying shook his head and said.

  Her teeth were clenched on her red lips, and Xun Er's slender hands were tightly clenched, with her fingernails deeply embedded in the flesh. She had not expected that the people of her clan would...not even spare the lives of their younger generation.

  After a long time, Xun'er asked: "Why did they disguise themselves as people from Yunlai Sect?"

  "A radical faction ignored the alliance and acted arbitrarily, so they sent someone who was not strong in power but very cautious in thought. They arrived at Hei Tan City early on, but did not take action immediately. Instead, they spent several days understanding the contradictions between the Xiao family and Yunlan Sect before disguising themselves as Yunlan Sect to take action. Their goal was not to deceive the Xiao family, but to deceive our ears and eyes." Ling Lao sighed and continued: "If it weren't for the fact that the clan leader had already planted people among those men, we would have all thought it was Yunlan Sect's doing. After all, Yunlan Sect has dealings with the Soul Temple, plus the contradictions between Yunlan Sect and Xiao family, as well as..."

  "And... the ones who took away the ancient jade are those people from Yunlan Sect!" Xun'er whispered, "At that time, I was also too trusting of the Na ring given to me by Father. However, this matter must have been done by a master from the Soul Clan."

  Ling Ying looked at Xun Er's disheartened appearance and let out another sigh, then said: "Since the Yunlai Sect was sent by the Soul Clan to steal the ancient jade, why don't... we just push the blame onto the Yunlai Sect this time? After all, the Yunlai Sect is indeed closely related to the theft of the ancient jade. The remaining disciples in the clan do not know the purpose of those people from the ancient tribe, and they only think that the other party are people from the Yunlai Sect."

  "Are you going to expose our family's ugly secrets?" Xun'er muttered to herself.

  Ling Lao sighed and said, "It's the only way, Miss. You'll have to use Young Master Xiao Yan's trust... Later, when you gain power, you can eliminate those people one by one. As for whether to confess to Young Master Xiao Yan or keep it a secret forever, that's up to you to decide. I, Ling Lao, will pretend I didn't know about this matter."

  "Moreover, the news of the Xiao family's downfall spread to the Gu tribe. Many people in the tribe thought it was Yunlan Sect seeking revenge and had nothing to do with Guyu. However, strangely, according to what we know from the radical faction, Xiao Zhan was rescued by someone."

  "Escaped? From among the Gu tribe people? How is that possible?" Xun Er also found it strange, "Could it be that the radical faction was lying?"

  "I don't know, but the radicals shouldn't have lied either, they didn't need to tell such lies. The mastermind behind this action was also punished for getting nothing."

  "Abnormal things are getting more and more." Xun'er's cheeks involuntarily showed a bitter smile, and she asked again: "In that case, what about the clan's orders?"

  "The clan leader said that if the young lady can't find that part of the key, then she should immediately return," Ling Ying said in a low voice: "Miss, you're reluctant to go back and have been with Xiao Yan Young Master all along. I'm afraid the clan leader has also vaguely guessed something, and he seems very dissatisfied with it. Some of the elders in the clan also think so, they think that Xiao Yan Young Master is not worthy of you."

  "After a long while, she faintly said: 'Whether they are compatible or not, they will naturally know in the future.'"

  "The clan leader knew that the radical faction was going to take action against the Xiao family, but he deliberately didn't stop them and only told us after they were done. This is probably also an attitude of the clan leader's, indicating that he does not allow his own daughter to be with the heir of a declining family." Ling Ying knew that Xun Er was intelligent and should have thought of this point long ago, but she still couldn't help reminding her again.

  "At the same time, the clan leader has already given orders that if Miss Xun doesn't return within a month, someone from the clan will come personally. I'm sure Miss wouldn't want Mr. Xiao Yan to have any contact with the clan at this time either? You also know that currently, Mr. Xiao Yan's strength is not even worthy of being taken seriously by the family."

  After finishing speaking, Ling Ying retreated several steps back and disappeared into the darkness. So many unexpected things happened all at once, and for Xun Er, an underage girl, she needed time to think and sort everything out.

  It was a long time after Ling Ying disappeared that Xun Er slowly moved to the window, gazing at the vast night sky. She had never doubted Xiao Yan's potential, even when he fell from being a genius to a useless waste. She still believed that he would one day stand on the pinnacle of greatness again. However, geniuses were nothing but a mere drop in the ocean compared to that enormous and terrifying power. Countless years of legacy had allowed that ancient power to witness the rise and fall of one genius after another. Therefore, the word "genius" would not bring them even the slightest surprise. What they cared about was what kind of achievement you had accomplished at this moment!

  This unconditional trust can only be achieved with unconditional love. But now, Xun Er has to trust Xiao Yan on one hand and deceive him on the other, secretly going to the Xiao family without telling anyone in her clan. This is undoubtedly a great pain for her.

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  At the same time, Xiao Xing Meng also received news of the Xiao family being attacked. After all, he still cared about his adoptive parents in the Xiao family, so he let several subordinates go to protect them. However, the ancient tribe people were only killing and interrogating at the main house of the Xiao family, and had no interest in the peripheral members. As a result, Xiao Xing Meng's soul tribe subordinates did not clash with those ancient tribe people.

  "Huh? The Gu tribe's people heavily injured the Xiao family, disguised as Yunlan Sect and threatened Xiao Zhan to hand over something, using the life of a younger elder as coercion, but to no avail. They took Xiao Zhan away after leaving."

  This was the intelligence that Xiao Xing Meng had obtained. Compared to Xun Er's intelligence, he did not know about Xiao Zhan being kidnapped midway.

  "Damn it, when I stole the ancient jade, I was polite at first and then took action in the middle of the night. My family's Soul Temple and Yunlan Sect have also lost interest in the Xiao family, how did those guys from the Gu tribe cause trouble again? This is all being framed, Yunlan Sect, you are really tragic." Xiao Xingmeng shook his head, anyway, his adoptive parents and other peripheral personnel couldn't be involved in their struggle, let them make a fuss.