On the ground, Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, and Hua Yao heard what had just been said in the sky and instinctively turned toward Zhang Lexuan, about to ask, "Gu Yunxiao is the Young Master of the Dragon God Hall?"
Instead, they found Zhang Lexuan looking just as "surprised."
His cover was blown so quickly... Zhang Lexuan was mortified inside, but she still maintained her facade well.
"Senior Sister, you... did you only just find out too?" Han Ruoruo looked puzzled, a trace of suspicion surfacing in her eyes.
"Yes."
Zhang Lexuan gave a "wry smile."
"How could Gu Yunxiao do that? He even kept it from Senior Sister?" Wu Ming complained, looking ready to stand up for Zhang Lexuan.
"You were right there in Dragon City, and he still kept it from you..." Hua Yao was speechless too.
"You can't really blame Yunxiao."
Zhang Lexuan shook her head and explained, "It hasn't even been a month since Yunxiao and I returned to Dragon City, and the Dragon God Hall only started becoming famous this past month."
"Although I've already graduated from Shrek Academy, if you really count the days, it hasn't even been a month since I left Shrek."
"It's perfectly normal for Yunxiao... not to trust me."
"Besides, Yunxiao told me he would give me a surprise next month... I never imagined the surprise would turn out to be the Dragon God Hall."
To protect Gu Yunxiao, Zhang Lexuan had pulled out every trick she had to explain things away, barely managing to patch together a plausible lie.
"So that's how it is!"
Wu Ming and Hua Yao nodded and said nothing more.
Only Han Ruoruo, standing beside them, wore an odd expression. The suspicion in her eyes grew stronger, and she had even begun to develop a certain