Xiao Jin felt numb. How had eating some perfectly ordinary gossip ended up involving him?
He hurriedly said, "Girl, don't talk nonsense. If Senior Zhu Kun misunderstands, I'll die without even a complete corpse."
His form of address had already changed from "Uncle" to "Senior," and his half-joking tone only made his seriousness clearer.
He had thrown a tantrum and dragged Zhu Kun out to ensure his own safety, not to make an enemy who would keep an eye on his head from time to time.
To Xiao Jin's surprise, Zhu Kun was not angry that some yellow-haired brat had whisked his daughter away. Instead, he merely let out a soft sigh.
He had known this day would come ever since he first saw Xiao Jin and Zi Yan in Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.
His daughter had barely felt any warmth since childhood. Su Qian, who had taken her in, was the Great Elder of Jia Nan Academy. Just handling the academy's affairs every day gave him more than enough headaches, and even his own cultivation had been delayed considerably.
As for raising Zi Yan, he had mostly adopted a hands-off approach.
Thus, Zhu Kun understood perfectly what Xiao Jin's sudden appearance meant to Zi Yan.
Ever since reaching the Dou Wang stage, nearly every one of Zi Yan's breakthroughs had been connected to Xiao Jin.
Some had been direct improvements, while others had been indirect. For example, obtaining Zhu Kun's Essence Blood had relied on Zhu Kun himself, but without Xiao Jin, Zi Yan would never have found Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.
After accompanying each other for so long, it was only natural for other feelings to develop.
Especially for someone like Zi Yan, who had lacked emotional affection since childhood.
When Zhu Kun failed