The Yan Family had declared war on the Song Family!
That had been the hottest topic of discussion in Tiandu City over the past two days. At first, it had circulated only among a very small number of people. After all, most ordinary folk could not personally witness what happened in court. Later, no one knew whether someone had spread it among the common people intentionally or unintentionally, but it had quickly set the prairie ablaze, spiraling completely out of control.
At first, some people had been skeptical. They said that the Song Family's power was now towering over the heavens, and Old Immortal Song was the foremost figure in Xifeng's cultivation world. The Yan Family was no Cui Clan, so how could they possibly court death by provoking them of their own accord?
Although the Yan Clan's foundations were not as deep or firmly rooted as the Song Family's, Yan Xiangma was a core direct descendant of the Yan Clan. And although Song Fuxiao bore the Song surname, he was merely a servant of the Song Family. Which side mattered more was obvious at a glance.
Although Song Fuxiao had later gone to the Yan Family's gates to plead guilty while carrying brambles on his back, that had merely been another performance by the Song Family. If they had truly cared about the Yan Family's attitude, they would never have used such heavy-handed methods in the first place. It was said that Song Fuxiao had beaten Yan Xiangma so badly that he had been unable to get out of bed for half a month and had nearly lost his life. Just as he had finally begun to recover, the Yan Family had expelled him. In a fit of rage, Yan Xiangma had vanished, and no one knew where he