A single sentence from Old Ancestor Huoyun plunged the entire hall into silence.
Amid that silence, Tang Zhen's expression darkened and shifted, while Old Ancestor Huoyun remained cold-faced. After a brief daze, Tang Huo'er's face filled with grief and indignation, her beautiful eyes reddening. Xiao Yan, standing to one side, looked somewhat awkward.
"Ancestor, is currying favor with the Xiao Clan really that important to you?"
Tang Huo'er's eyes were red. Ever since childhood, she had been treated like a princess in Burning Flame Valley. Not only had Tang Zhen doted on her beyond measure, but Old Ancestor Huoyun had also cherished her, granting almost anything she asked for.
Yet the Ancestor's indifference today sent a faint chill through her heart.
"Get out of Burning Flame Valley."
Those words had sounded so casual, yet they were filled with cold indifference. They meant that if she refused, her ties to Burning Flame Valley would be severed completely, and the valley would no longer acknowledge Tang Huo'er as one of its own.
Although their actions infuriated her, Burning Flame Valley was, after all, the home where she had grown up. If she left, she truly had no idea where to go.
Old Ancestor Huoyun ignored everyone else's expressions and turned his gaze toward Tang Huo'er, saying coldly, "Ever since you were little, everyone in Burning Flame Valley has doted on you and respected you. The valley's finest resources have always been provided to you. That is what made you who you are today.
"But since you have enjoyed the valley's benefits, you must not forget the responsibilities you bear. With talent like Xiao Yan's, in what way is he unworthy of you?"
Tang Huo'er fell silent, and Tang Zhen had nothing to say either. Indeed, aside from her own considerable talent, Tang