"Brother Han, does this count as us..."
The various clan heads watched the people from Starfall Pavilion gradually disappear into the distance. Someone beside Clan Head Han leaned in and asked in a low voice.
"We didn't reveal any news about the Woeful Poison Maiden. I imagine the people from Ice River Valley won't blame us too much..."
Though he said that, when Clan Head Han thought of that elder from Ice River Valley's overbearing attitude, he gave a bitter smile. He could only hope they would not vent their anger on the Han Clan...
"What is the situation with the Ye Clan?"
Yun Zimo asked softly.
"The Ye Clan is one of the five great clans of the Pill Region—Dan, Cao, Qiu, Bai, and Ye. The Dan Clan is the strongest, while the Ye Clan is the weakest, but even a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. They're still fairly well-informed about certain matters."
"Ye Xinlan, the eldest young lady of the Ye Clan, was two years below us. But for some unknown reason, she didn't even stay a full year in the Inner Academy. When our Central Plains squad was formed, First Elder Su Qian slipped her in. Back then, our understanding of the Central Plains basically came from her, aside from the First Elder's information."
Lin Xiuya briefly introduced some information about the Ye Clan and Ye Xinlan. What he did not mention, however, was that Ye Xinlan had shown a great deal of interest in Xiao Yan at the time. Yet it had not been the sort of feeling between a man and a woman. It was more like she had been interested in something on Xiao Yan.
The group from Starfall Pavilion was not weak. In merely half a day, they had rushed