"Are you paranoid or something?"
"You said it yourselves: once this news got out, plenty of people heard about it. Maybe it wasn't aimed at the Five Clans Alliance."
"You're just one group among many who heard the news."
"Given the situation, it's quite possible the story is true. But whoever found the Promotion Beads first didn't have the strength to claim them."
"So they needed help. It doesn't make much sense that they wouldn't privately seek out reliable allies."
"If the news is fake, and someone deliberately spread it to lure people to that destination, then what are they hoping to achieve?"
"Besides, other people may not recognize this place, but... Family Head Yun, doesn't it seem familiar to you?"
Familiar?
At Chen Changan's words, Yun Muchen was briefly taken aback, but he immediately understood what Chen Changan meant.
"Elder Chen, could it be..."
"You old bastard, just say it. Why speak in riddles?"
"You should remember that our Yun Family once had a promising young descendant named Yun Xiao. He was also my own grandson."
"Yun Xiao? Of course we remember him. The kid was impressive. It's a shame he died so young. What does this have to do with him?"
"The place where Yun Xiao died is where the Intermediate Promotion Beads were discovered this time."
"And the people who killed Yun Xiao back then were from the Cangnan Du Family."
The Cangnan Du Family?
"What? The Cangnan Du Family killed him?"
"But... this isn't within the Cangnan Du Family's sphere of influence. And Cangnan is so far away. Why would they show up here?"
"Could they... have come here for the Promotion Beads too?"
"Then could the Du Family have been behind the news getting out this time?"
"But they'd have no reason to do that.