The Northern and Southern Lands, the Eight Liangs and Three Branches.
The Xie Family, leaders of the northern alliance, had joined forces with Snake, one of the Three Branches, at some unknown point in history. In the end, after following Teacher Xun, some had perished, half the survivors had gone to prison, and the other half repaired cars at an auto shop. They had more or less cleaned up their act and cut ties with their past.
As for the Gan Family, their curse had flared up during the Qing Dynasty, killing them all.
They had probably left no descendants, ending their bloodline.
Snake, one of the Three Branches, was gone. By the time Lin Feng met Song Zi, Bird had all but forgotten its ancestral trade and fallen apart.
Lin Feng had tricked Bird's main family in the Northwest, leaving them to die there.
The other branches had lost their inheritance and scattered to the winds.
Only Song Zi's family remained in the country.
Most of the others had gone abroad to make a living, each going their own way.
As for Fangxiangshi, Lin Feng had never met him.
Among the Eight Liangs, the Hui Family's unique method of passing down their legacy had led to countless deaths many years ago. Some had been executed by firing squad, some killed fighting over territory, and others killed while serving as bandits and outlaws.
Their inheritance had long since vanished, and they had died out.
The Jiao Family had gone overseas, putting down roots in Southeast Asia and becoming shamans.
They seemed to be quite respected there.
Of the Eight Liangs and Three Branches of the Northern and Southern Lands that have come down through Historian, only one faction actually remained: the Seven Liang Pillars.
The Listening Hong Family was one