How Gu Xun'er Planned to Increase Xiao Yan's Strength

Hearing his question, Gu Xun'er naturally could not reveal the truth.

After all, if Xiao Yan learned of the secret behind it, he would inevitably develop a grudge, affecting the relationship between them.

Therefore, after organizing her thoughts, Gu Xun'er explained, "The Xiao Clan and our Ancient Clan are allies. When the Xiao Clan was attacked by the Soul Clan, the incident happened too suddenly, and our Ancient Clan had no time to provide aid. However, afterward, after a fierce battle, our Ancient Clan drove the Soul Clan out of the Xiao Realm."

At this point, Gu Xun'er paused slightly before continuing, "After that, the elders of my Ancient Clan saw that no one was living in the Xiao Realm. Leaving it there would make it easy for the Soul Clan to take it and use it as a base, so they took it away."

Hearing that the Ancient Clan had taken something belonging to the Xiao Clan without even consulting its owners, Xiao Yan immediately furrowed his brows.

However, when he considered that if they had not taken it, it might have benefited the Soul Clan instead, Xiao Yan's brows relaxed slightly.

Seeing his expression, Gu Xun'er knew that he was somewhat displeased, so she spoke again, "However, many elders in our clan opposed this decision as well. But because the Soul Clan has always been eyeing the Xiao Clan's assets covetously, we had no choice but to—"

Worried that their relationship would be damaged, Gu Xun'er frantically dragged the Soul Clan out to take the blame.

Sure enough, Xiao Yan, who had originally held some opinions about the Ancient Clan, swiftly had his attention drawn away upon hearing about the Soul Clan.

After a brief silence, Gu Xun'er said, "Brother Xiao Yan, although I know who possesses many