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Ge Yi's death had a tremendous impact on the relationship between the Shang Kingdom and the Ge Kingdom.

Yet within the overall situation of the Central Plains, it did not stir up much of a ripple.

Upon hearing the news from Tongming, Horned-Head Immortal, who had never thought much of nobles, burst into laughter. "Looks like this Ge Yi was not as important as he imagined!"

Spirit Fang Immortal, who was somewhat more rational and had frequently interacted with humans over the past decade, saw some of the issues beneath the surface. He said softly, "This outcome was largely because Fellow Daoist Tongming was the one who acted."

"At the end of the day, Ge Yi was merely the second son of the Ge Kingdom and Ge Jun's second legitimate son. He did not hold the right to directly inherit the Ge Kingdom. Although the current Ge Jun was still alive, giving him a certain standing within the noble circles of the Central Plains, strictly speaking, he could only be considered an ordinary quasi-noble who had yet to inherit noble status."

Horned-Head Immortal, who did not fully understand the human class system, asked curiously, "That Ge Yi was always so arrogant. I thought his status was incredibly high. In the end, he was only a quasi-noble who had not inherited noble status?"

"The human noble system is actually quite complicated."

Spirit Fang Immortal offered a brief explanation. "Within the human system, there are several ranks: wildlings, slaves, citizens, nobles, rulers of feudal states, and emperors. Generally speaking, once their status is established, it will not change. Ge Yi's status was not low. As Ge Jun's legitimate son, at the very least, he would become a noble. The reason he remained a quasi-noble without inherited noble status was because his elder