When Huo Hai came out, someone was already waiting outside. "Young master, the grand elder instructed you to go to the main hall as soon as you came out." The man was another elder of the lineage, one of its few Spirit King Realm experts.
Huo Hai nodded in acknowledgment, then headed toward the main hall. The man who had been waiting immediately sent out a signal. Behind Huo Hai, Yun'er did not stay where she was, but skipped along after him toward the hall.
Upon reaching the hall, Huo Hai walked straight to his seat, while Yun'er sat down beside him. "Yun'er, why are you sitting here? This is where the lineage discusses its affairs. Won't Grandpa scold you?" Huo Hai did not mind her sitting there, but he worried that his grandfather might get angry.
Yun'er pouted and said indignantly, "Hmph! Yun'er can sit wherever she likes. Grandpa won't say anything."
Huo Hai froze for a moment, then understood. After all, apart from him, Yun'er, and the others, the lineage still had no Spirit Emperors. Having reached the Spirit Emperor Realm, Yun'er naturally qualified to sit here, even if her temperament was not particularly suited to it.
Presumably, Yun'er did not usually come here. She had only followed him today because he had returned. Of course, another reason was that her older sisters had all gone into seclusion to retrain, leaving no one to play with her.
Sure enough, before long, every important figure in the lineage arrived. Surprise flickered across their faces when they noticed Yun'er, but none of them said anything. They simply chose their seats and sat down.
"Xiao Hai, you were gone for two whole years this time, and we received very little news. Seeing you return safe and sound truly puts our minds