From then on, she would finally be able to control her own time freely, no longer subject to the Ancient Clan's strict restraints.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan froze for a moment before smiling and nodding.
"I say... are you two pretending no one else exists?"
As Xiao Yan and Xun Er whispered to each other, Gu Qingyang, who stood nearby, finally spoke helplessly.
At his words, Xun Er's cheeks reddened slightly. She quickly regained her composure, gently broke free from Xiao Yan's embrace, then turned her beautiful eyes toward Yao Lao behind him and respectfully gave him the bow of a junior.
"You must be Senior Yao Chen?"
"Hehe, little girl, we've known each other for a long time. We simply never met face-to-face before."
Yao Lao said with a smile.
Long ago, Xun Er had discovered that he was hiding within Xiao Yan. At the time, unable to tell what intentions he had toward Xiao Yan, she had even secretly warned him.
However, if they were talking about a formal meeting, this was indeed their first.
"Senior Yao Chen, please do not take what happened before to heart."
Hearing that, Xun Er felt somewhat apologetic.
Back then, she had suspected that Yao Lao harbored ill intentions toward Xiao Yan, so she had not been particularly polite.
But everything that happened afterward proved that if Yao Lao had not been secretly helping Xiao Yan all along, the latter's path would likely have been countless times more difficult.
"Haha, it was nothing. I'm Xiao Yan's teacher. If I didn't even have the tolerance for my disciple's wife, wouldn't that be rather improper?"
Yao Lao stroked his beard and laughed heartily. Seeing the faint bashfulness appear on Xun Er's cheeks, he felt rather pleased. He naturally understood Xun Er's status within the