Eight Ancient Clans 2

"Ancient Clan, Soul Clan, one, two, three, four." Beside them, Xiao Xiao carefully counted on her fingers before looking up in surprise. "Grandmaster, that only makes seven."

Hearing this, Wei Ye and Wei Shuo carefully counted as well, then looked up in surprise. "Grandmaster, where's the last one?"

Elder Yao and Wei Yang both silently turned their gazes toward Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan fell silent for a moment before reaching out to rub his daughter Xiao Xiao's head. His tone was somewhat complicated as he said, "The last one is our Xiao Clan."

"Ah?!" The three little ones' mouths immediately fell wide open, unable to believe it.

The Xiao Clan? That second-rate clan tucked away in a corner of the Jia Ma Empire was actually one of the Eight Ancient Clans.

"You heard correctly." Xiao Yan slowly exhaled, as though trying to breathe out all the tangled thoughts in his heart. He said softly, "Or rather, our Xiao Clan is merely a ruined ancient clan. It once was one of them, but it has long since declined and is no longer one of the Eight Ancient Clans."

The Xiao Clan had once been glorious, possessing overwhelming might. Yet now, this once incomparably illustrious Imperial Clan had been cast aside and fallen into utter ruin.

It took the three little ones quite a while to recover from their shock.

"Why are they all called ancient clans? Is it because they were passed down from a very, very ancient era?" Xiao Xiao asked curiously.

"Not merely because of that. It is because each of these eight clans once produced a Dou Di, which is why they are qualified to be called the Eight Ancient Clans. The Eight Ancient Clans are also known as Imperial Clans," Elder Yao said.

"Your Xiao Clan once