As a powerful local magnate, Yan Chishan had an extensive network of connections and acquaintances. Within just a few hours, several Earth Rank Experts of some renown among the grassroots of Central Province came to offer their sympathy. Even the Sacred Dragon Sect sent two elders.
Yan Chishan immediately asked the Sacred Dragon Sect elders how to resolve the matter.
One of the older elders sighed. "Chishan, your anxiety has muddled your head. Heyan is already trapped down there. You're the only Earth Rank clan elder left in the Yan direct lineage. The others are either attendants from outside the clan or bold adventurers from the grassroots."
"To put it bluntly, are you planning to hand over the foundation your ancestors spent generations painstakingly building?"
Yan Chishan stiffened at those words. His face flushed, then paled, and he did not know how to answer.
Since he could manage the clan's affairs and sustain such a powerful local aristocratic clan, he naturally understood the situation before him.
"But..."
"No buts. If your brother dies, you still have other clansmen. If your son dies, you can have another. Besides, don't you have two more?" The elder clearly had an unusually close relationship with him and offered his advice with ironclad resolve.
"We can help you request reinforcements and invite skilled men from far and wide to investigate, but we cannot let you act recklessly on a whim and talk about going down there yourself!"
"You're the backbone of the Yan clan. Our sect also needs your clan to hold Wild Goose Mountain and keep petty villains cowed. Do you understand?"
Yan Chishan remained silent for a long time. In the end, he sat back down with lifeless eyes and sighed in silent grief.
Seeing this, the Sacred Dragon Sect elders felt somewhat