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Xiang Yuan had lingered in the minor pocket realm too long. The gates to the Feng Clan ancestral mausoleum had closed, trapping him inside.
Fortunately, it was no great problem—he had a professional at his side.
Xiao Feng might not have been able to sneak silently into the Feng Clan mausoleum, but leaving without a sound posed no challenge at all. According to him, the ancestral grounds of great clans basically all had a back door, ensuring that some ancestor who rose from the dead could make a getaway.
In other words, the imperial mausoleum of Shendu's Xiao Clan was the same!
After Xiang Yuan coaxed some information out of him, he learned that Xiao Feng's seniority within the Xiao Clan was not low. Even King Zhao, Xiao Yan, would have to call him Great-Granduncle.
Xiang Yuan had called Xiao Feng "Father" twice before. Factoring in that relationship, his adoptive father and father-in-law had become his great-nephew, while Xiao Lingyue had become his granddaughter.
Though having his fiancée turn into his granddaughter sounded a little perverse, the moment he thought of having a grandson named Xiao He, the feeling came rushing in.
Xiang Yuan and Xiao Feng parted ways at the Feng Clan ancestral grounds, agreeing to meet in Shendu of the Inner Capital Circuit at the beginning of next year—in other words, one month later. One would hand over the money, and the other would break his word.
Xiao Feng left with a bitter face. Unable to exploit any loophole in the Primordial Spirit oath, he could only think of a way to go back and scrape together the money.
Not only had he gained nothing from this trip, he had taken a thorough beating, lost the savings he had amassed over many years, and acquired a creditor