"I'm rather curious. What exactly was the relationship between the Manor Lord of Imperial Remnant Manor and your Demon Hall's First Hall Master? If they could join forces, their relationship must have been unusual," the First Clan Chief asked.
At the First Clan Chief's question, Huo Lian froze briefly, then burst into laughter.
His laughter left the four of them baffled.
"Were they not close?" the Fourth Clan Chief asked.
"It was merely cooperation. You could hardly call their relationship close," Huo Lian said. "You should know that Imperial Remnant Manor's Manor Lord back then was a woman, shouldn't you?"
"That much we know. I even met her once back then. She was an absolute she-devil. Many seniors of our Divine Beast Clan fell beneath her sword," the First Clan Chief said, his expression darkening slightly.
"Actually, she was originally a true member of the Righteous Path," Huo Lian said.
"Impossible!" the Fourth Clan Chief said incredulously. "How could someone who slaughtered so wantonly belong to the Righteous Path? And how could she join forces with your Demon Hall?"
"Heartbreak drove her into demonhood!" Huo Lian said.
"What?" the Fourth Clan Chief exclaimed. "Heartbreak? At her level, who could make her love so deeply, let alone hurt her?"
"The Immortal Alchemist." Huo Lian glanced at the four of them before softly uttering the name.
"The Manor Lord of Imperial Remnant Manor was Senior Immortal Alchemist's lover?" the Fourth Clan Chief asked, his eyes wide.
None of them had imagined such a connection. They had always thought the Manor Lord of Imperial Remnant Manor was involved with the Demon Hall Master.
"That was more or less the case," Huo Lian said. "But later, it seems the Immortal Alchemist abandoned the Manor Lord of Imperial Remnant Manor."
"Why?" the First Clan Chief