The next day, whispers about the Lan Clan had already spread throughout the capital.
Groups of curious onlookers lingered near the gates of the Lan Clan estate, their faces a mix of disbelief and anticipation.
"I heard someone saw the Lan Clan elders tied up like prisoners."
"No way! The Lan Clan might be arrogant, but they're powerful. Who would dare do something like that?"
"I swear it's true!" another bystander chimed in.
"My cousin was passing through last night and saw it with his own eyes. He said they were being dragged around the courtyard like common criminals."
Gasps rippled through the small crowd.
"I also felt the Qi fluctuations from the Lan Clan compound last night. It wasn't normal—it felt like Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were fighting in there. And I'm not the only one who sensed it."
Another cultivator in the group nodded in agreement.
