Two Rather

"Ling Quan?"

Old Crow frowned. "One of those two Ancient Clan Venerables?"

I shook my head and roughly explained Ling Quan's situation, my face full of indignation. Yet after hearing it, Old Crow found it strange. He was merely a Five Star Dou Zong junior of the Ancient Clan. Even if he could unleash the strength of a Seven Star Dou Zong, could he really use such a technique?

I sneered. "Old Crow, this kind of method doesn't require especially high cultivation. What it requires is a sufficiently exquisite secret art. The Ancient Clan is a great clan with a long inheritance and countless secret arts. It isn't strange for Ling Quan to have learned such an exquisite secret art."

Old Crow still insisted on his view and asked strangely, "Couldn't it have been those two Ancient Clan Venerables? I think it's more likely they were the ones who acted. A Five Star Dou Zong, even one born into the Ancient Clan, shouldn't be able to escape even this old man's notice."

I laughed speechlessly. Old Crow did not understand the intricacies involved, so it was hardly strange for him to say something so ignorant. I had no personal grudge against those two black-robed Ancient Clan Venerables. If they wanted to act against me, unless they had...

Xun Er's orders?!

The smile on my face immediately froze. I furrowed my brow and carefully considered the possibility. Could it have been Xun Er?

Xun Er and I had known each other from the very beginning. Back then, Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan had just broken off their engagement, while Xiao Meier and I had just become engaged. I had even accompanied Xiao Yan and Xun Er shopping in Wutan City. Counting carefully, that had been nearly ten years ago!

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