Bai Chen was about to set off, lowering his voice, "I’ll go investigate!"
"How will you investigate..."
The Second Elder coldly asked, "Where will you start? You think you can unearth the truth just by setting out now?"
Bai Chen was momentarily rendered speechless.
"The enemy is right before our eyes..."
The elderly man adorned with a tall crown spoke softly, his gaze sweeping across the Snow Forbidden City, observing the large falling snowflakes, fine rain threads, pale lightning, and the silhouettes of people waiting one after another.
"Be sure not... to startle the snake by hitting the grass."
He extended a hand slowly and gently placed it on Bai Chen’s shoulder, saying calmly, "Today is a joyful day when Bai Xiu returns home after completing his trials, having just achieved Ninth Layer Perfection. The Changye Five Families are all watching this place. Do you want everyone to know... that such a significant incident has occurred within the Bai Family?"
Bai Chen silently lowered his head, his breath showing a momentary fluctuation before quickly stabilizing.
"We’ll wait here for him to ’come back,’ as for the assassination on the Frozen Prairie..."
The high crown of the Second Elder fluttered in the wind, and he said, "During the thorough investigation, make sure to keep it quiet, it must not be divulged!"
Bai Xiu stood silently before the ancestral hall.
After the thunder and lightning came heavy rain, then heavy snow.
He did not enter the house.
He didn’t shield himself from the curtain of rain either, just silently standing... His white clothes had already gotten soaked on the Frozen Prairie, just now they were doused again.
Bai Lu stood under the eaves, looking at the scene with some concern.
After seeing the bloodstains on the cuff of the white garment, Bai Lu could guess what had happened.
She took out a white cloth, intending to give it to Little Xiuzi.
Bai Xiu did not take it.
The two of them stood together in the pouring rain.
After a long time, Bai Xiu spoke.
His voice was somewhat forlorn, "Is it because... of my origins?"
Bai Lu did not know how to answer that question; she had grown up with Little Xiuzi and vaguely understood the hidden stories behind this.
The head of the Bai Family is determined by lineage.
Only the direct descendants... can inherit the position of Family Head.
Unlike Bai Chen and Bai Lu, who were born as "important figures" in accordance with destiny, Bai Xiu’s origins were not noble.
No... they might even be described as "lowly."
His birth was merely an "accident."
Bai Xiu’s mother was a frail woman from the Jiangbei branch, who used up all her strength in giving birth, while his father, a true scoundrel, was said to have been thrown into the river to feed the fish...
When Bai Xiu’s abilities awakened, he was sent to Snow Forbidden City, and his record was sealed immediately.
Not just because the Bai Family discovered the boy’s potent abilities and wanted to protect him immediately.
But because... Bai Xiu’s birth was, in fact, an insult to the Bai Family.
"This time, someone died for me."
Bai Xiu said softly, "And I don’t even know his first or last name... The Bai’s ancestral hall will not leave a stele for him."
This statement touched a chord in Bai Lu’s heart.
The Witch looked down, feeling somewhat heartbroken.
She struggled to say, "Protectors have always been this way..."
As she spoke, she could not continue.
Is it right just because it has always been this way?
"There are still many people waiting for me outside Snow Forbidden City now."
Bai Xiu said, "The Second Elder hopes I don’t make a scene, it would be best to act as if... nothing had happened. He said today is a good day, my trial is over, I successfully made a breakthrough, so... I should smile."
He slowly turned his head, looking at Bai Lu.
His eyes showed not a hint of joy, sadness, or anger.
All his emotions had been well concealed.
Bai Xiu asked softly, word by word, "Should I smile?"
"Tsk... stop looking at those broken drawings!"
Fatty Luo slammed a metal hand heavily on the table.
His expression was spirited, just about to speak.
"Bai Xiu didn’t even show up at the gates of Snow Forbidden City, everyone waited for nothing," said Gu Shen calmly, cutting him off.
Fatty Luo was so angry that steam seemed to be coming out of his nose.
Using Divination Skill again!
"There are still people waiting at the gates of Snow Forbidden City, maybe Bai Xiu just hasn’t come back yet!" Fatty Luo gritted his teeth, sat down, and absent-mindedly picked up a piece of paper that looked like a scribble, a puzzled expression all over his face.
"He won’t be coming back."
Gu Shen murmured casually, "This guy’s probably run off to the ancestral hall... and ’Wind Eye’ can’t see it, Bai Family will definitely use their authority to erase these traces."
"This... how do you know this?" Luo Yu was stunned.
"... Secret." Gu Shen smiled faintly, picked up the paper again, and continued to mentally replay and decipher the array patterns.
Chu Ling had been monitoring Snow Forbidden City.
After "Wind Eye" signals became abnormal, she conducted an analysis, likely using the same methods as those the Li Family used to escort her that day... The twinkling of myriad stars, and the dim tracks, were actually the traces they tried to conceal.
Some ’Wind Eyes’ stopped working.
Exactly from the gates of Snow Forbidden City to Bai’s Ancestral Hall.
Even a Thunder Realm Walker could not open a Divine Domain and block the ’Wind Eye’ perception... This could only mean one thing, Bai Xiu’s visit to the ancestral hall was facilitated by someone from the Bai Family using their authority.
While they had indeed released a statement, it was a ruse.
This action inevitably led to speculation.
Were they trying to attract everyone to the gate?
"Bai Xiu’s return this time..." Gu Shen chuckled, speaking, "The Bai Family might be in trouble."