In the quiet chamber, Hou Yuxiao sat in the seat of honor, with Hou Yucheng and Hou Yuling to his left, and Hou Yujie and Hou Yuduan on his right.
Hou Yuxiao looked around at his relatives, pausing for three breaths each on Hou Yucheng, Hou Yuling, and Hou Yujie, sensing that all three had now reached the Gathering Evil Phase in their cultivation. A trace of reassurance flickered across his face.
Finally, when his gaze fell upon the Fifth Brother Hou Yuduan, he lingered for around ten breaths before heaving a slight sigh and retracting his gaze.
Since the end of the Zhaoyang Disturbance last year, family affairs had increased. The Second and Third Elders, as well as the Fourth and Fifth, took turns handling clan matters in the prefectural city, and even he himself had spent nearly three months outside attending to business.
The last time the five of them had gathered like this was during the clan's promotion to the third-rate status.
