At dawn, quite a few mercenaries headed for the Magic Beast Mountain Range gathered in twos and threes along Wutan City's streets, eating breakfast and chatting about the many interesting things that had happened recently.
"Hey, have you heard? I heard that Instructor Ruo Lin and Xiao Ling of the Xiao Clan had a daughter together. She seems to be that Xiao Xun'er beside him."
"Come on, brother, that's one hell of a melon. I'm afraid we can't afford to eat it."
Quite a few mercenaries nearby looked toward a burly man in gray at a breakfast stall and smiled wryly.
They were merely lowly mercenaries. How would they dare to indulge in such explosive gossip?
It was obvious that someone was deliberately smearing that junior of the Xiao Clan.
They were not fools. The only ones in Wutan City capable of doing this were the Aoba Family and the Jialie Family. Who knew what gave those two great families the nerve to gossip about a Jia Nan Academy instructor behind her back?
"Brother Xiao Ling, these people are going too far~"
Xiao Ling and Xun'er, who happened to be passing by, heard those words as well. Xun'er tilted her little head and looked at Brother Xiao Ling, whose brows had risen, then said indignantly.
Her words were heard by the mercenaries who had been discussing the matter. They all turned to look over and saw Xun'er, held in the arms of the White-robed Youth, staring at them with her large, expressive eyes. They hurriedly rose and cupped their fists.
"Good morning, Young Master Xiao Ling. Good morning, Miss Xun'er. Someone is clearly trying to slander Young Master Xiao Ling and Miss Xun'er. Please rest assured, Young Master Xiao Ling, we will never spread these rumors."
After all, a man's