The ranking of Chang'an's Ten Great Houses was as follows: the Thunder Halberd He Family, the Blood Jade Sword Shen Family, the Nine Phoenix Arrival Flute Ji Family, the Origin Spirit Drizzle Needles Liu Family, the Black-and-White Chessboard Chen Family, the Lightfeather Crane Chu Family, the Gold-Silver Rings Gao Family, the Windwalker Bow You Family, the Wind Shadow Yan Family, and the Ru Yi Disk Gu Family.
Watching Gao Cuilan absorb the Soul Bone with complete concentration, Gao Yunpeng could no longer contain his curiosity. He asked quietly, "Second Brother, what did you mean by giving Dad and me that look earlier?"
Gao Yunhe shot him a sideways glance and replied irritably, "Didn't Cui Lan already tell you? Young Master Xiaojun intends to keep information about Miss Xiao Yi under wraps. Why can't you get that through your head?"
He paused briefly, then continued, "Just look at how generous he was. Altogether, those treasures were worth two or three million, and they were all rarities that money couldn't buy."
"As long as Cui Lan stays on good terms with them, will there be any shortage of benefits in the future? We can't offend the Chen Clan or ruin this opportunity for her."
Gao Ying nodded in agreement. "Cloud Crane is right. Some things are best understood and left unspoken."
Gao Yunhe shook his head, however. "Not necessarily."
Looking at the family's strategist, Gao Yunpeng asked in confusion, "Oh? What do you mean, Second Brother?"
Gao Yunhe's gaze moved between Gao Ying and Gao Yunpeng as he said slowly, "We couldn't hide the rise in Cui Lan's Martial Soul rank even if we wanted to."
"The Chen Clan Young Master chose our Gao Family as his first stop when visiting the great houses, and he even helped Cui Lan raise