The visitor's name was Yan Gan, also the head of a branch family. His family was the strongest of the four branches, second only to the main family.
Yan Gan walked over quickly, his iron tower-like body trembling slightly.
"Brother Mu, it's really you!"
A pair of big hands patted Yan Mu, and then turned into a bear hug.
"Seven years! You finally showed up!"
"Has my brother become so unfamiliar with me after not seeing you for a few years?"
Letting go of Yan Mu and wiping away the tears from his eyes, Yan Gan laughed and said, "Xiao Mu! It's my fault! Hahaha!"
Yan Gan and Yan Mu are both from the same branch clan. They have the same ancestor and their blood relationship has long been weakened to the point of being almost non-existent. However, they are good brothers who have grown up together. However, since the incident seven years ago, Yan Gan and Yan Mu have never seen each other again.
"It's been seven years. I've gone to your place several times, but you've always refused me because I was sick. It really pissed me off!"
Yan Gan said with a hint of blame.
Yan Mu showed a nostalgic look and said, "It's all in the past."
Yan Gan nodded, "Yes, it's all in the past. I have to develop my family well and take care of myself in the future!"
Turning his gaze towards Gu Yuan and the others, he sensed the presence of Yan Lei and the others and asked in surprise, "Are they the younger generation participating in this competition?"
Yan Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Yes. You know the situation of my lineage over the years. Under the suppression of the main family, how can we compare with your lineage?"
Yan Gan carefully looked around and whispered, "Xiao Mu, I'm here to remind you that what happened back then is in the past. No matter what you're thinking, you must not show it. After all, this is the main house, and there are many people watching!"
"I know, don't worry, brother."
Yan Mu said calmly with an expressionless face.
"Well, if it's really impossible, just give up! It's better than them being killed or injured! As for the elders' meeting, I will try harder to see if I can get the clan leader to cancel the proposal to expel your lineage."
Yan Mu said, "Among the three dissenters, I think one of them must be my brother, right?"
Yan Gan laughed and said, "After all, I am your brother. If I don't support you, who will?"
He then snorted coldly and continued, "Humph! Originally, our four branches were supposed to be of the same blood, but who would have thought that the second brother would go back on his word and stab us in the back? Fortunately, the third brother didn't fall for his tricks, otherwise, even with Elder Yan Qiu from the main family, it would be useless this time."
The four heads of the four major branches grew up together. According to age, Yan Gan is the eldest and Yan Mu is the fourth.
Yan Mu was slightly stunned, "Elder Qiu?"
"Yes, this time it was me, the third brother, and Elder Qiu from the main family who voted against it. Otherwise, the second brother would have really ruined everything."
"Alas, everyone has his own aspirations, let him be."
Yan Mu's mind flashed with the image of his second brother, whom he often called when he was a child. He shook his head and suddenly felt a little chilled.
"Alright. Let's go to the training grounds. I think everyone will be here soon."
Martial Arts Field
Below the martial arts arena, the crowd formed two distinct factions. One side represented the main family and the second branch, or what Yan Gan called the "Second Branch." The other side consisted of the first branch controlled by Yan Gan, the third branch controlled by Yan Xing, and the fourth branch controlled by Yan Mu.
Most of the people present were from the main family. Apart from those who participated in the competition, there were not many people from the other four clans.
"That...that's Xiaomu?"
Yan Xing suddenly stood up and walked towards Yan Gan who was coming.
“Big Brother!”
"Hahaha, third brother, look who's here!" Yan Gan laughed.
"Brother Xing." Yan Mu greeted him with a smile.
"Xiaomu!"
Yan Xing had the same reaction as Yan Gan, and gave him a bear hug.
"Okay, okay, we are all adults, why are you still acting like children?" Yan Mu pushed away Yan Xing who was hugging him and said helplessly.
"You kid! Isn't Third Brother excited?"
Yan Xing punched Yan Mu in the chest and said embarrassedly.
"Alright, alright, let's get together after the competition. Let's talk about what happened this time first!"
Yan Mu looked at Yan Gan and the other man and said.
After all, he hasn't shown up in many years, so the information he knows is naturally not as good as that of Yan Gan and the others.
"Third brother, tell me about the situation first." Yan Gan said.
Yan Xing pondered for a moment and said, "This competition is the same as before. Each family must send five people, but they must be from the same lineage and no older than twenty years old. The person we need to pay attention to this time is Yan Xing from the main family. People outside say he is a ninth-level spiritual disciple, but in my opinion, he may have already broken through to the spiritual master level a long time ago."
"Spiritual Master?"
Yan Yue, who was behind Yan Mu, exclaimed and looked at Gu Yuan with some concern.
Gu Yuan's expression remained unchanged as he whispered, "It's okay, trust me."
"The five members of the main family are all very powerful. Aside from Yan Xing, the other four are all spiritualists. As the main family's top talent, Yan Xing is definitely more than just a ninth-level spiritual disciple. That's why I concluded that Yan Xing has already become a spiritualist. The second branch is also quite strong, with one spiritualist, two eighth-level spiritual disciples, and two ninth-level spiritual disciples. Our third branch is just average, with only three ninth-level spiritual disciples, two eighth-level spiritual disciples, and not even a single spiritualist."
Yan Gan said: "We have three spiritual masters and two ninth-level spiritual disciples in our lineage. Although we are not as good as the main family, we are still pretty good."
It can be seen that Yan Gan is quite satisfied with his younger generation.
Yan Mu smiled bitterly and said, "I won't say anything here. I'm just here to make up the numbers."
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