"No wonder our grandmaster always favored the Xiao Household, no matter what happened. It was because of you, Grandpa!"
How could Xiao Ding not have guessed why the Xiao Household and the Misty Cloud Sect were so close?
After all, his grandmaster had even played along with his grandfather's act. How could the two of them not be close?
"Mm. Your grandmaster is a decent man."
That was Xiao Lin's assessment.
And wasn't it true? Yun Shan was so decent these days that no matter what Xiao Lin did, he cleaned up the mess afterward.
Was there anyone more decent than Yun Shan?
Looking back, the deal Xiao Lin had made with Yun Shan had been the right choice!
Whatever Xiao Lin did on the Northwest Continent now, Yun Shan took the blame and cleaned up after him. Xiao Lin couldn't have had it better.
And all he had given in return was a copy of the Misty Cloud Sect's long-lost inheritance.
That had cost neither Xiao Lin nor the Xiao Household anything!
On the contrary, while Xiao Lin had been away, the Xiao Household had received the Misty Cloud Sect's protection and support at every turn!
As things stood, the deal had been a win for both the Xiao Household and the Misty Cloud Sect!
"So Grandmaster knows everything about you, Grandpa?"
Xiao Ding turned to the grandfather beside him.
"Not everything. Some of it."
Xiao Lin explained.
That was the truth, after all.
Besides, if not for Xiao Lin, why would Yun Shan have treated the Xiao Household so well?
He could dream on!
"By the way, Grandpa, how much else have you hidden from me, Mom and Dad, and my brothers?"
That was what Xiao Ding wanted to know most of all.
"Not much. Just a tiny