For a long while, silence reigned.
Only when the fine snow drifting from the sky fell into the wine cup did the deathly still wine, mirror-like in its calm, finally ripple with wave after wave of disturbance.
"..."
Though not a single word had been spoken, Xiao Xuan's loss of composure was enough to show just how shaken he was inside.
Exterminate the clan?
If anyone from the Soul Clan had said those words, Xiao Xuan would not have been surprised in the slightest. Yet the one who had said them was Xun'er, the Ancient Clan's young lady!
The biological daughter of Gu Yuan and Gu Xiuyi!
Born of the bloodlines of the Ancient Clan's two finest people, Xun'er's status was so exalted that it could be called unprecedented—and perhaps never to be surpassed.
Yet this girl, the one least likely to betray the Ancient Clan, had now uttered the most vicious words of all: exterminate the clan!
"You know her?"
Xiao Xuan furrowed his brow and suddenly asked in a deep voice.
The Scholar nodded. "You could say we have met once."
"Just as I thought!"
Having received confirmation, Xiao Xuan's brow furrowed even more deeply as he seemed to search the girl for some clue.
"No need to guess."
The Scholar suddenly interrupted him and said calmly, "You should know well enough that whenever I act, I always demand an equal exchange. Gu Yuan has already paid the price back then. There is no need for me to target a mere junior any further."
At those words, Xiao Xuan fell silent, clearly noncommittal toward Hun Tiandi's claim.
Seeing this, the Scholar said nothing more. He simply turned around and casually asked, "Your reason."
Just two words, yet they seemed to carry a pressure capable of making heaven and