"What is Brother Xiao Yan to that woman?"
The indifferent words left the girl's lips one by one. Paired with her dazzling golden eyes, they were enough to make one instinctively submit.
The sudden question not only cut Mo Yu off mid-sentence, but even made Xiao Yan's heart tremble for an instant.
This girl really did bear a grudge against Ruoruo!
Back when they were at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, Xiao Ding had said that, given Xun'er's personality, there was no way she and Ruoruo would get along particularly well.
At the time, Xiao Yan had not thought much of his eldest brother's words. But now, no matter how much of a headache it gave him, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and handle the relationship between these two girls properly.
One was his clanswoman, the Young Master of the Ancient Clan; the other was the Dao Companion of the Young Master of the Soul Clan. If he handled this even slightly poorly, let alone the tiny Xiao Family, even the Xiao Clan at its peak would likely suffer for it.
"That... girl..." Xiao Yan asked cautiously.
"This matter has nothing to do with Brother Xiao Yan." Xun'er decisively cut him off.
She turned her head, her expression as calm as water, and slowly said, "As her subordinate, I presume you will not hide too much regarding this matter?"
"Hmph, Miss acts openly and honorably. There is no need for concealment in the first place. Why do you need to say it?"
Though he knew Xun'er was deliberately provoking him, Mo Yu still snorted coldly. Reining in his earlier panic, he said unhurriedly, "Let me tell you the truth. Young Master came to the Ancient Clan for no other reason than to reclaim the Xiao Clan's