Only during the second year would the outer sect disciples be allowed to return to the family to visit their relatives. During this period, they were not allowed to casually contact the family!
Yu Bing only found out about this rule after entering the outer sect-he wanted to write a letter to his family about the Qi gathering pill, but that was impossible now. He didn't know that Lin Yi and the Ice Palace had come to some sort of agreement, and that Lin Yi's woman had become the next Palace Master-he still treated himself as a normal member, not daring to ask for anything too much!
As for Xiaoxiao becoming the sect master's sister, that was something only the inner sect knew. The outer sect disciples only knew that the sect master was taking her in on their master's behalf, but they'd never seen her.
