"Then that settles it. Gu Dao, the three of you will prepare the materials needed to break through the Yan Clan's barrier."
After Gu Xun'er finished speaking, Gu Yuan pondered for a moment before issuing his orders.
"Yes! We obey the Clan Chief's command!"
Having sensed Gu Yuan's resolve, no one dared raise any further objections. They all respectfully cupped their fists and answered.
"Dismissed!"
Gu Yuan nodded, flicked his sleeve, and turned, vanishing from the Main Hall.
As Gu Yuan's voice faded, the elders departed one after another. For a time, the entire Gu Clan sprang into action.
After more than a year, Hun Changqing had finally returned to the Hun Clan. Looking at those utterly unchanged buildings, he felt as though blue seas had turned into mulberry fields. This short year seemed to have surpassed the six or seven years before it.
Fortunately, he was finally back. The thoroughly underworld-like buildings and surroundings, together with the vast energy within his body, truly gave Hun Changqing all the security he could ask for.
After following Hun Tiandi and the elders to the Heavenly Emperor Palace at the center of the Hun Clan, Hun Changqing barely managed to maintain a smile beneath Hun Tiandi's amiable smile, which carried an invisible yet terrifying pressure.
Only after delivering a heartfelt speech expressing his loyalty to the Hun Clan and Hun Tiandi did he feel that invisible pressure dissipate. Hun Tiandi then assigned him several tasks before Hun Changqing was finally allowed to leave.
Once he left, Hun Changqing naturally raced straight to Xingxiu's clan territory without stopping. The moment he saw her, Xingxiu greeted him with a barrage of punches and kicks, tears brimming in her eyes.
Hun Changqing could only explain everything he had experienced over the past year amid