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The moment those words were spoken, the air in the hall seemed to freeze for an instant.
Si Baining's elegant brows knitted slightly. "Then what does the Chen family seek?"
Chen Xun replied clearly, "There is only one condition: if Mr. Si successfully advances to Titled Douluo, you must swear an oath to become an Enshrined Elder of the Chen family."
"With your experience and status, the weight and allegiance involved should require no further explanation from me."
The Si siblings exchanged a brief glance, and the hall fell silent for a moment.
Chen Xun waited calmly, then added at an unhurried pace, "Of course, on the day Mr. Si is honored as an Enshrined Elder, you will also enjoy all the rights and generous treatment due to an Enshrined expert. The two go hand in hand."
"Old Zhuo once said something that I deeply agree with..."
Si Baining raised his eyes to him, waiting for what came next.
Chen Xun's gaze focused slightly. His pace was calm, yet every word carried immense weight. "He said, the world is a great furnace—who isn't choosing a side?"
After speaking, he once again lifted that cup of Fragrant Snow Spirit Tea and slowly took a sip.
At those words, an extremely faint, almost soundless hint of a wry laugh flashed across Si Baining's face before vanishing.
He said solemnly, "Clan Leader Chen Xun, you make it sound too grave. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Becoming an Enshrined expert and serving the Chen family—I had already considered this clearly before coming here, and I long had such an intention."
His tone shifted slightly. "The brief silence just now was only because I had not expected the 'price' Clan