Gu Kaiyuan remained silent, standing quietly to the side.
After nearly half a stick of incense, Gu Li finally spoke, "I cannot directly intervene in this matter. I can offer you a few families, but I can't do much beyond that."
"Grand Uncle, you've misunderstood my intention. I want to inquire if my branch can stand independently?" Gu Kaiyuan did not want to acknowledge another group of ancestors.
"You want to establish your own clan?" This idea was quite bold, but implementing it was not easy.
After all, Gu Kaiyuan was not someone without roots — doing this would mean betraying the main clan, akin to what Gu Baijiang did.
Gu Kaiyuan said, "I don't dare have such thoughts; I merely wish to establish another branch within our clan, with no plan of adoption."
"This... I need to consider it and see if there's any precedent."
"However, can you tell me how you plan to persuade Gu Baijiang and the others to agree?"
