Ever since Duanmu Ying found out that Xue Fanxin was the Nine Nether Consort, she had secretly asked around about the Duanmu family's current situation. It would have been fine if she had not asked, but once she did, she found out. The Duanmu family was in a mess now. They had suffered blows in all aspects, and there were internal and external troubles, so she did not dare to return to the family at all.
The descendants of the four great families would often be sacrificed at a critical moment that involved the family's interests.
If she returned to the family now, she might really be sacrificed. The most likely outcome would be a marriage alliance. Furthermore, the target of the marriage alliance would often not be good.
