Chapter 447

The lively atmosphere of the banquet cooled instantly at the mention of the Ge Clan. The Old Ge Clan Leader hurriedly rose to offer an explanation. Ge Guang sat to the side, watching his father with a heart full of bitterness and sorrow. His own sister was dead, and his father was consumed by immense grief; how he wished none of this were true. Yet, here he was, forced to prove to outsiders time and again that his daughter was indeed gone. It was a harrowing torture. Man Tu wore an expression of listening, but his attitude was far from accepting. Chang Shanyin was a hero of the Righteous Path, a genius Gu Master cultivated by the Chang Clan. Since slaying Hatu Gu and his band of horse bandits, he had been widely praised and was a household name throughout the Northern Plains. For the sake of saving face for Chang Shanyin, Man Tu put on a show of listening carefully. But even if Chang Shanyin’s reputation were five or six times greater, it could not outweigh the benefits of annexing the Ge Clan. Having finally found a legitimate excuse, Man Tu would certainly not let it go so easily. After "patiently" hearing the Old Ge Clan Leader’s explanation, Man Tu glanced at his third son.