ún Fūr glanced around, then with a flick of her wrist, several books of varying thicknesses flew off the surrounding bookshelves. There were about ten or so in total. She placed these books before Lù...Within the Immortal Shadow Hall, Su Yuqing's voice sounded again: "Since many years ago, the three factions of Fangcun Mountain have been planning this. The members of our clan, Yueyao, couldn't reach the core, so they could only try to find someone from outside clans. But most outsiders wouldn't be trusted after all, because if they found the core, it would be almost like controlling the lifeblood of our clan. So we chose candidates who usually married into our clan and were thoroughly investigated over a long period. We chose people we could trust."

Lu Ye nodded, indicating understanding.

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