Time flew by.
A month had already passed since the Xiao Clan's coming-of-age ceremony. With the ceremony concluded, the sixteen-year-old clan members generally faced one of two paths.
The first path applied to those whose Dou Zhi Qi was below the seventh stage. They would be successively transferred out of the clan and assigned to various external businesses and properties, reduced to serving as stepping stones for the clan's operation for the rest of their lives, quietly dedicating their existence to the family. Unless they encountered some heaven-defying luck, it would be very difficult for them to turn their fortunes around.
Chapter 28