"Ancestor, our men have investigated it thoroughly. That thief Jiang Dao ultimately went to the Green Maple Valley of the Green Maple Li Clan. After entering Green Maple Valley, he never came out again."
In an inn within the County Town, a middle-aged man respectfully reported to an old man with crane-white hair and a youthful face.
"The Green Maple Li Clan?"
The old man frowned slightly upon hearing this.
"Yes, Ancestor. If Jiang Dao has gained the protection of the Green Maple Li Clan, then killing Jiang Dao to avenge Young Master will not be so simple."
The middle-aged man spoke with a grave expression.
"What do you mean?"
The old man was somewhat puzzled. In his impression, the Green Maple Li Clan seemed to have only one cultivator who had just entered the Qi and Blood Realm.
As though seeing the old man's confusion, the middle-aged man explained, "Ancestor, you have been in seclusion for too long and are unaware of many things. The Green Maple Li Clan of today is no longer what it once was."
"Since the previous Li Family Head died, the one who succeeded to the position was a young man, only seventeen years old."
"A seventeen-year-old child can become family head? They're treating the Lineage like a joke." The old man sneered.
"Ancestor, you must not underestimate him just because he is young."
The middle-aged man hurriedly said.
"Although the new Li Family Head is only seventeen, during his tenure, the Li Family has already annexed five of the nine great families in Baihe County. Moreover, his own cultivation has reached Qi and Blood Minor Accomplishment."
"Pfft."
The old man, who had been drinking tea, sprayed a mouthful across the middle-aged man's face. Under the man's resentful gaze, the old man's eyes widened,