323 A Buried Truth

Xiong Zhi glanced down. It seems like Linfeng could handle it alone.

"..." 

There was an overwhelming silence that lasted for a long time.

The two older men were shocked to the core.

Since the very beginning, the Xiong Patriarch had passed down a decree to set the Zhou family free once the dynasty changed. Once the reigning imperial family changed. The Xiong family and the Zhou family gave much importance to their ancestor's will, and such a decree would be considered the highest order of importance. Any succeeding generations must adhere to it.

And yet...

"T-there's no... There's no such decree passed down..." Old Xiong managed to say after a while. 

A few eras have passed. The dynasties have changed many times. Why was there no decree about this?

Old Xiong was both startled and confused.

"There's no decree..." he repeated again and again absently.