Gongsun Xiao looked at the calm-faced middle-aged man before him and grinned. "Yo! Isn't this the clan leader of the Ancient Clan? Here to stand up for your precious daughter?"
Gu Yuan did not answer. With a light step, his figure vanished from Gongsun Xiao's sight.
"Heh! Every single one of you Ancient Clan people has such a rotten temper." Gongsun Xiao snorted twice, his figure turning into a streak of light as he disappeared as well.
Jian Realm
"Your daughter really is something else. An Eight-star Dou Zun challenging a Dou Saint."
At a small pavilion beside a waterfall somewhere on Kongming Peak, Gongsun Lin sat opposite Gu Yuan. Several small dishes and two wine jars rested upon the stone table between them.
Facing Gongsun Lin's mockery, Gu Yuan let out a soft sigh, equally perplexed. "Xun Er has never been an impulsive child. Besides, she should not have known that girl from your family. Why do the two of them seem so bent on opposing each other?"
Gongsun Lin picked up a peanut with his chopsticks and tossed it into his mouth. Glancing at the frustration on Gu Yuan's face, he chuckled. "For that, you'll have to consult someone more capable!"
"Someone knows the reason behind it?" Gu Yuan froze, quickly pressing for an answer.
"That person is far away yet right before your eyes. He's in the Ancient Realm right now!" Gongsun Lin spoke in riddles, but as though he had recalled something, his face immediately darkened. Through gritted teeth, he muttered, "Who would've thought that the words I used to mock you with all those years ago would come back to bite me?"
Gu Yuan fell silent for a long while before suddenly speaking a name. "Xiao Yan?"
Gongsun Lin nodded and sighed. "At least