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After the banquet ended, Tie Fu'er accompanied Tang Yuchen on the way back.
He hesitated, then spoke in a low voice. "Master, what you said today... seemed to be a little too much."
Tang Yuchen faltered a step and answered calmly, "I know what you mean, but there are some things I couldn't leave unsaid."
His gaze drifted toward the solemn outline of the distant Ancestral Hall. A complicated look flickered in his eyes as he said with a self-deprecating smile, "Besides, our clan's higher-ups may well know already. At the end of the day, I'm merely a former direct-line disciple."
He paused, stopped walking, and turned toward Tie Fu'er. "And... I also want to see."
Tie Fu'er seemed not to have heard him clearly. "Master?"
Tang Yuchen's voice was barely audible, yet carried a probing note. "I want to see what this young master, who seems anything but simple, will do after learning all this."
Three days later, the Chen Clan held its first joint meeting of the twelve departments since its reform into a consolidated departmental structure. Chen Xiaojun had hurried back at short notice chiefly to attend this crucial meeting.
Clan Chief Chen Xun, Grand Elder Chen Hong, and Xia Qingyun sat at the head of the Ancestral Hall's Side Hall.
Xia Qingyun was returning to the Balak Kingdom and passing through Chenlin Village along the way. Besides bringing Ji Tiantian to acknowledge her ancestors and rejoin the clan, she had also been entrusted by Bo Xian'er to represent the Enshrined Elder Pavilion in the deliberations.
Chen Zixiu, Zhang Xiaofan, and Lu Xueqi had taken three elders to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Bo Xian'er herself needed to remain stationed in Chang'an City. Whether in status,