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Imperial City, Martial Temple.
Wu Dao'an stood rather helplessly in the grand hall.
By his side, A'Qing sat on the ground in a rare mood of dejection, hugging her knees with her shoulders trembling slightly.
Xu Wanyun was squatting beside her, tenderly soothing her emotions.
However, this woman, who seemed composed, was also somewhat lost in a daze.
The two women, who had been sheltered at home for many years, were feeling their wings harden and ventured out to make a decision on behalf of their family for the first time.
They were cruelly slapped by the harsh reality.
It proved that the Xu Family was far from being able to leave their hiding place and walk in the world openly and honorably.
Their words, after all, had influenced the judgment of the Fifth Ancestor.
The elders, together with their clan, set foot again on this familiar yet foreign land, only to be ensnared and completely annihilated by their life-and-death foes before they could even reach Great Qian.
