After inhaling deeply, the patriarch sighed. "It appears that I can no longer conceal this from you."
"Have you ever read the Loughtons' history?" inquired the Patriarch. He continued without pausing for Jin's response. "Loughton was built here long before the kingdom was born." There were five great clans at the time, not four, and this fifth clan was the Ming clan.
But the real reason why the five great clans were born here is only known to the Patriarch and the great elders of the great clans. This is also the secret of the foundation of the great clans.
"What is it?" Jin inquired, his face expressionless.
"An underground cave," the Patriarch continued, as if he planned to tell Jin everything, even if he didn't want to hear it.
