A trace of astonishment appeared on Huang Xiao's face when he heard Zheng Zhiyi's words.
"Ha! You really did guess right!" You Yidao understood as soon as he saw Huang Xiao's expression.
"Yes, I wanted to know whether Tuoba Dezheng has any connection to the Lin'an Tuoba Family. After all, they both bear the surname Tuoba." Huang Xiao was still very curious about this.
If not for Tuoba Xing, Huang Xiao might have had little interest in the Lin'an Tuoba Family. But because of Tuoba Xing, he had to learn about matters concerning them.
"You're overthinking this. The two families can be considered unrelated," Zheng Zhiyi said with a smile.
"Can be considered unrelated?" Huang Xiao frowned, picking up on the ambiguity in Zheng Zhiyi's words.
"Brother Zheng, give me a chance. Let me explain this one, will you?" You Yidao said hastily.
"No problem. But this means you've lost this time, doesn't it?" Zheng Zhiyi asked.
"It's only three pots of wine, isn't it?" You Yidao waved a hand. "Brother Huang, when people first hear about these two families, they really do assume they're related, just as you did."
Huang Xiao nodded. "Exactly. They both bear the surname Tuoba, after all. I couldn't help thinking that."
Mainly, the recent matters involving Tuoba Xing had left a deep impression on Huang Xiao, so his thoughts had immediately turned to the Lin'an Tuoba Family.
"Strictly speaking, the two families are related. They both originated from the Tuoba Family, one of the Heavenly Demon Sect's former forces. But Tuoba Yanzhao followed Emperor Taizu on his campaigns north and south and never returned to the Tuoba Family afterward. You could say he established a separate branch. The same goes for Tuoba Xing's branch. They also split off from the original Tuoba Family. The