The Wei Family Head could only cough lightly and did not respond. This concerned the Old Ancestor, and he had no standing to judge it.
Yunxi placed another stone, but inwardly she mused that things were probably not as simple as the Family Head claimed. There had to be something else between Wei Nanfeng and Wei Chenyin. Otherwise, Ancestor Chenyin would not have traded a cultivation technique for the sect to cast Wei Nanfeng out.
Do not ask her why she was so certain that Wei Nanfeng was the one abandoned by the sect. After all, Ancestor Chenyin was still cultivating in the sect, while Wei Nanfeng had remained behind to guard the family, with his lifespan nearly at its end.
Moreover, from her previous exchange with Wei Nanfeng, it was not hard to see that some of the old man's views had taken root deep in his bones. That was why he unconditionally protected Wei Yunqing—simply because Yunqing's aptitude was better than hers.
"Second Uncle, my father's marriage alliance with my mother was proposed by the Old Ancestor as well, wasn't it?"
Patriarch Feng nodded.
"Yes. At the time, the Old Ancestor had just advanced to Golden Core, while Ancestor Chenyin had yet to return to the family. The family was in rather difficult straits, so they thought of forming an alliance with the Feng Family."
"Let me guess. Ancestor Nanfeng did this not only for the family. He wanted the Feng Family's Alchemy, or rather, he wanted to cultivate an alchemist who could refine pills to improve his cultivation and prolong his life."
With a snap, the white stone in Wei Lingtao's hand fell onto the board, landing in a far-from-ideal position. He looked at Yunxi, unable either to nod or deny it.
Yunxi did not care whether