"Mm!"
Gu Yuan nodded slightly, then said with a smile, "If you need anything, just tell Uncle Gu."
"The Gu Clan still has some influence on the continent."
"I will."
Lu Yunxiao smiled and did not refuse outright.
Although the Cloud Sect's development would not require the Gu Clan's help, he would not be so blunt as to reject Gu Yuan's goodwill directly.
That was the art of dealing with people.
Of course, Gu Yuan surely understood that Lu Yunxiao was merely being polite.
But such matters were understood without being spoken.
"Yunxiao, Xun'er's cultivation method was taught by you, wasn't it?"
Gu Yuan's gaze shifted slightly as he asked with a smile.
Gu Xun'er's cultivation method was far too unusual to have been obtained through ordinary means.
If it had a source, it must have come from Lu Yunxiao.
"Yes, I taught Xun'er her cultivation method. When I passed it on to her, I was also the one who told her not to reveal it."
"If there was anything improper about that, I hope Uncle Gu can forgive me."
Lu Yunxiao knew that Gu Yuan must already have asked Gu Xun'er about the origins of her cultivation method, and Gu Xun'er had surely not told him the truth.
He trusted Gu Xun'er. Since he had instructed her so, she would never reveal any secret.
That was his trust in Gu Xun'er.
And precisely because of that, he had to take responsibility for this matter. He had been the one to speak, so he could not let Gu Xun'er bear the blame.
"Ah, it's nothing of the sort. Uncle Gu was merely curious."
"I had no other intentions."
Gu Yuan waved his hand and explained.
Blaming Lu Yunxiao? He was not that foolish.
The current Lu Yunxiao was no longer