In the Cultivation World, digging up someone else's ancestral grave was a widely recognized taboo, but colluding with Heavenly Demons was an even greater one.
The latter offense was more serious—if one committed the former taboo, at the very least, it was rare to face the extermination of one's entire clan.
Thinking of clan extermination, Qu Shitong had to consider another question: what if someone in the Xiong Clan had violated the taboo before Xiong Chumo did?
That possibility was not nonexistent.
With Qu Shitong's limited knowledge, he could roughly guess one fact.
Xiong Chumo's contact with Heavenly Demons likely began during that expedition beyond the Small World.
But he could not be sure whether the Xiong Clan had any ancestors who had violated the taboo before that.
If that were the case, he was clearly standing on the edge of clan extermination as well—whether he lived or died would depend entirely on the other party's mood.
He pondered for several seconds before sighing. "Senior, you can't possibly expect me to say the word 'agree.'"
If they wanted to dig, then let them dig. In any case, the ancestral hall had already been wrecked beyond recognition over the past few days.
But expecting him to openly express his approval... sorry, the Qu Family could not produce such an unfilial descendant! "I wasn't planning to obtain your consent," Qu Jianlei said blandly. "I'm merely informing you... after all, you're the only descendant left."
He also knew that what he intended to do was somewhat taboo, so when acting, he should at least retain some reverence.
Will they leave this strand of my bloodline alive? Qu Shitong silently nodded. It seemed these seniors were not especially overbearing in their actions.
Next, the group headed to the Xiong Clan's ancestral hall.
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