Xu Yanyan was standing there with a gloomy expression, caught in an awkward situation, when Gao Xu finally spoke.
"We won't hurt this little fellow."
His sudden voice made Xu Yanyan and the surrounding Xu Family Hunters turn their eyes toward Gao Xu.
Su Ming also looked at Gao Xu, his mind filled with a thousand thoughts.
"So it's Mr. Gao."
On the other end of the phone, the girl had actually identified Gao Xu's identity from his voice alone.
However, her attitude had not changed much.
"Can I take that as a promise from you, Mr. Gao?"
The girl's voice was still filled with soft laughter.
"Of course." Gao Xu said indifferently, "Although I'm not a member of the Xu Family, I should still have some influence."
That was true.
As a High-level Professional—and a fairly famous one at that—Gao Xu had always been deeply respected by the various factions and families.
Ever since he had been recruited into the Xu Family and become one of its retainers, the Xu Family Head had regarded Gao Xu highly. He had even sent quite a few of the family's younger generation to study under Gao Xu, making them his students.
Xu Yanyan was one of Gao Xu's many students.
Thus, within the Xu Family, Gao Xu had students everywhere, and his reputation was so great that even the Demon Hunter Academy had gone out of its way to invite him to teach.
A man like Gao Xu now seemed to have been won over by Xu Yanyan's father, becoming a trusted aide of his faction.
Since that was the case, his words naturally carried considerable weight within the Xu Family.
That was also why, as a Xu Family retainer, he could openly reprimand Xu Qianqian and Xu Yanyan, who were both