Faced with the clan leader's questioning, the subordinate did not know how to explain either.
For a moment, the office fell silent, making things somewhat awkward.
Just then, a quiet voice suddenly spoke up:
"Why do these tribulation clouds look so familiar?"
The voice was not loud, but it sounded particularly clear in the silent office.
Everyone turned toward the speaker, who was none other than the family's First Elder.
Seeing everyone looking his way, the First Elder looked somewhat embarrassed.
Then he cleared his throat softly and said loudly:
"Don't any of you find these tribulation clouds familiar?"
At those words, discussion suddenly broke out. Only Clan Leader Ferid and the Supreme First Elder fell into thought.
Within mere seconds, Ferid and the Supreme First Elder abruptly raised their heads, seemingly having remembered something.
The two exchanged a glance, and each saw disbelief in the other's eyes.
Ferid said:
"Surely not. How long has it been? No matter how gifted he is, it couldn't be this fast!"
"That's hard to say. He was extraordinary to begin with-that's why we placed such a heavy wager on him! Besides, whether it is him or not, we'll know once we go and see!"
After speaking, the two actually ignored everyone else and abruptly vanished from the office.
The office grew even noisier. Before the others could understand, the clan leader and Supreme First Elder had left. What exactly did this mean?
The others did not understand, but the First Elder knew perfectly well.
While no one was paying attention, he too vanished from the office.
Not long afterward, Ferid, the Supreme First Elder, and the First Elder appeared outside the building where Ye Feng was staying.
The place was heavily guarded, with a family member at the complete stage of the Tribulation