"Aren't there the Four Great Families? Chu, Mo, Chen, Yun. Oh right, there's also a Luo family, but I haven't heard of them being on par with the first four."
Hearing this, a hint of sadness flickered in Qin Xuan's eyes.
Indeed, time was the most potent weapon, not only erasing traces but even the memories of the world.
"Yu Yan, I'm talking about three years ago, the Five Great Families of the capital."
Wang Yu Yan furrowed her brow, thought for a moment, and said.
"Three years ago? I only remember Chu, Mo, Chen, Yun..."
"Qin."
"Yes, that's right, Qin. I remember the Five Great Families of the capital and even Long Country. They were truly colossal powers, absolutely top-tier in Long Country."
Qin Xuan smiled, a touch of melancholy in his voice.
"Back then, the Five Great Families of Long Country, Qin, Mo, Chen, Yun, Chu, were indeed immense forces."
"But this Qin family, it seems to have disappeared three years ago," Wang Yu Yan recalled carefully and nodded.
"It's true. It used to be five great families, and then suddenly it became four."
"The Qin family was annihilated," Qin Xuan said slowly, taking a breath.
This matter, Qin Xuan had only spoken of to Tan Tai Yue, never to anyone else.
"Qin Xuan, are you feeling alright? Who could annihilate one of the top powers in Long Country?" Wang Yu Yan's gaze grew more suspicious as she spoke.
"The great fire three years ago, it burned everything of the Qin family."
"Ah? A fire? Qin Xuan, are you joking? How would you know if the Qin family caught fire?" Wang Yu Yan's eyes widened suddenly, her tone filled with alarm.
Qin Xuan's surname was Qin!
"Could it be, you are from the Qin family..."
"That's right, I am from the Qin family," Qin Xuan said slowly, his eyes fixed on Wang Yu Yan.
"I am one of the two survivors of the Qin family. The other is my sister, Qin Lin."
"What!" A storm raged within Wang Yu Yan's heart.
The Qin family back then was considered a giant in the entire Long Country.
And Qin Xuan, standing before her, was from the illustrious capital family.
"Yu Yan, you said just now that you didn't know about the Qin family fire three years ago, is that right?"
Qin Xuan had keenly noticed the point Wang Yu Yan had raised.
The Qin family's demise was known within the capital as being marked by a great fire, but outside the capital, it was as if the Qin family had been instantly erased.
There was no news.
"Yes." Wang Yu Yan was still immersed in shock. The amount of information today was quite a lot, and she replied somewhat listlessly.
"You haven't heard that the Qin family was destroyed by fire?"
Qin Xuan nodded. He understood now why Tan Tai Yue had also seemed bewildered by his description of himself.
At first, he thought Tan Tai Yue's standing wasn't high enough to be aware of the Five Great Families of the capital. Now, he realized he was mistaken. It was the perpetrators behind the scenes who had suppressed all news.
Even if the fabricated news was their own creation.
After a long while, Wang Yu Yan finally recovered from her shock.
"Qin Xuan, are you... truly from the Qin family?"
"My father," Qin Xuan's voice was devoid of emotion.
"Was the head of the Qin family back then, Qin Zheng Tian."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yu Yan covered her mouth.
Qin Xuan was actually... the son of Qin Zheng Tian, the former patriarch of the Qin family.
That meant Qin Xuan was the eldest grandson of the Qin family!
Back then, the Qin family was the foremost of the Five Great Families, unparalleled. To put it bluntly, Qin Xuan's status in the capital was that of a prince, infinitely close to the crown prince!
This was terrifying.
"Qin Xuan, then why have you returned to the capital this time?" Wang Yu Yan asked, her voice trembling slightly.
"The truth." The two ice-cold words, coupled with the fierce killing intent in Qin Xuan's eyes, made Wang Yu Yan tremble involuntarily.
"Qin Xuan, don't do anything foolish. That was years ago, and now you are alone..." Wang Yu Yan quickly recovered from her shock, her concern for Qin Xuan bringing her back to her senses.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm facing. Besides, they believe the Qin family has been annihilated."
Looking at Qin Xuan's expression, Wang Yu Yan grew even more worried.