"Miss, this is the Xiao Family's current situation." An elderly man in a gray robe, his hair half-white, was reporting to a graceful young girl.
The girl in a purple dress stood quietly and elegantly. Her calm, youthful face did not change in the slightest because of the old man's words.
The girl's cool and aloof bearing was like a lotus just beginning to bloom. Though still so young, she already possessed an ethereal grace. It was hard to imagine just how breathtakingly beautiful she would become once she grew up...
"Mm, what about Brother Xiao Yan?" the girl asked. When she mentioned that name, a trace of gentleness appeared in her eyes.
"Young Master Xiao Yan is currently with Clan Leader Xiao Zhan, and he is... still the same."
"I understand." The girl spoke with some heartache. To her, what happened to the Xiao Family was fundamentally unimportant. To put it bluntly, if not for that key, she would not have felt a thing even if the Xiao Family had been exterminated. But Xiao Yan...
"When will the people from the clan arrive?" After shaking her head, the girl asked the old man.
"Probably..."
"Gu You pays respects to Miss!"
"Gu Feng pays respects to Miss!"
Before the old man could finish, two voices rang out from within the room. At the same time, space rippled, and two figures, one clad in blue and the other in purple, appeared before the girl and knelt on one knee in salute.
"Mm. The two Elders have arrived. Rise." The girl spoke indifferently, with little warmth in her tone. Perhaps only matters concerning Xiao Yan could move her emotions.
"Yes, thank you, Miss." The two men lowered their heads again as they spoke before rising.
"Ling Ying greets the two Elders." Once