Battle Through the Heavens: Beginning the Path to Rise at Jia Nan Academy

After a lengthy conversation, Ling Ying's voice grew increasingly subdued. "Miss, you have refused to return to the clan for so long and have remained inseparable from Young Master Xiao Yan. I fear the Clan Chief has already vaguely guessed something. He seems quite displeased about it."

"The several elders in the clan feel the same way. They believe that Young Master Xiao Yan's current status and strength are not worthy of you."

Xun'er's beautiful face remained calm and unruffled, as though these words had not moved her in the slightest.

Her gaze drifted toward the night sky outside the window. After a long silence, she slowly said, "Whether he is worthy or not, they will naturally find out in the future."

"But there is no time to wait for the future now." Ling Ying sighed softly, a trace of urgency in his tone. "This time, the Clan Chief has issued a strict order. At most half a year from now, if you still refuse to return, the clan may send someone to personally bring you back."

He paused before adding, "You also know that although Young Master Xiao Yan has now broken through to Dou Ling, he is still far too weak to be formally acknowledged by the clan."

Her pearly teeth lightly bit down on her red lips. Gu Xun'er's slender fingers unconsciously clenched before she finally replied in a voice so soft it was nearly inaudible, "Mm, I understand."

She had long known the whereabouts of the so-called "key" of the Xiao Clan, yet she had never revealed a single word.

Because she understood that it was Xiao Yan's only way to determine whether Uncle Xiao Zhan was dead or alive. Once that news reached the clan, the consequences...

Ling Ying looked at Gu Xun'er's calm, beautiful