However, Yao Lao merely shook his head, "Forget it. For now, I plan to follow this cheap disciple around for a bit.
As for those old friends, I'll wait until I've recovered mostly before going back. Otherwise, I'll have no face to face those fellows."
Yao Lao sighed softly, but he also made a slight request.
"I have a letter here, and I must ask Little Friend to help me deliver it to Feng Xian of the Starfall Pavilion. Over the years I've been away, that old fellow must have gone nearly mad.
Now that I've awakened, how could I not give him some peace of mind? As for a token, I've already prepared it; this letter contains some of my spiritual strength, and he will understand once he reads it."
"No problem, it's just a small matter." Qin Yun nodded and agreed. Such a trivial matter was just a matter of convenience.
More importantly, this letter could allow Feng Xian to owe the Wind and Lightning Pavilion a huge favor. Not only would it ease the relationship between the two parties, but perhaps it could also yield unexpected gains.
This conversation had also come to a complete end. Immediately afterward, the three of them walked out of the room chatting and laughing.
However, upon seeing him emerge, Fei Tian, who had originally been high and mighty, was like a trafficked child seeing his savior. He rushed over in a flash and grabbed his arm.
This action startled Qin Yun immensely, and then he heard Fei Tian softly pour out all the grievances in his stomach toward his side.
"My Young Pavilion Master, you've finally come out. You don't know what I've experienced this past hour. That Gu Clan young miss is simply too terrifying; she didn't give me any time to drink tea at all.
For this entire hour, she spent almost all of it probing indirectly, wanting to dig out a bit of information from me.
Moreover, she didn't allow me to remain silent. On several occasions, my answers made her feel rather unsatisfied.
During this time, I've been on tenterhooks, terrified of saying the wrong thing and offending this Ancient Clan."
"Alright, alright, how old are you, still complaining to me here? Go and rest first, I'll go chat with her."
Seeing Fei Tian tortured to the verge of a mental breakdown, Qin Yun could only pat his shoulder as comfort, then sighed softly. Truly, none of them were a source of peace.
"Feng Qing'er, you stay here with Uncle Fei first. Remember one thing: absolutely do not cause trouble for me arbitrarily."
Qin Yun loosened his neck, planning to personally go and meet this fangirl of Xiao Yan.
Others feared her, but he certainly did not. In the event something really happened, at worst they would perish together.
"You don't need me to go along?" Feng Qing'er's pretty brows lifted slightly. She had originally thought Qin Yun would let her go together.
"What are you going for? To add a course for us midway?" Qin Yun directly gave her an eye roll.
"You! I'm ignoring you. Good intentions treated like a donkey's liver and lungs."
Feng Qing'er angrily stamped her foot. To think she had actually been somewhat worried about the other party, yet the other party didn't appreciate it at all.
Still, truthfully speaking, her going really seemed to have no use. After all, the backgrounds of the two were not on the same tier; even if she exhausted all her strength, she probably would only take one more slap from the other party.
Forget it, since that bastard wasn't worried, what was she worrying about? It would be even better if he died.
"Hello there, Miss Xun'er." Qin Yun greeted her amicably upon meeting.
"It looks like Big Brother Qin and Brother Xiao Yan were chatting quite happily just now. I wonder what you talked about."
Xiao Xun'er smiled sweetly, yet her gaze involuntarily drifted toward Xiao Yan beside them.
However, Xiao Yan did not notice the Shura field between the two, and even shared with Xiao Xun'er with extreme excitement the joy that his Dou Qi disappearance issue had been resolved.
"Mm, that's wonderful. I didn't expect Brother Xiao Yan's problem to really be resolved. In that way, Brother Xiao Yan is going to rise up from now on."
Though Xiao Xun'er felt happy for Xiao Yan, the wariness in her eyes grew a fraction more.
"I wonder if Big Brother Qin might grace us by talking with Xun'er alone for a bit." Xiao Xun'er narrowed her eyes, revealing a somewhat fake smile.
"Xun'er, you mustn't make things difficult for Big Brother Qin. He's my benefactor after all. If you aren't well-behaved, I'll get angry."
Only after being a beat slower did Xiao Yan perceive that the atmosphere between the two seemed somewhat unfriendly, and he immediately blocked in front of Qin Yun.
Yet before Xiao Xun'er could speak, Qin Yun instead met the difficulty head-on and seized the initiative.
"Little Yanzi, don't worry. I happen to have some words I'd like to say and discuss with her too.
Besides, if I'm not mistaken, this should be my future sister-in-law, right? Not bad, great taste. I'm rooting for you."
A simple sentence instantly caused both of them to blush furiously. Even Xiao Xun'er involuntarily lowered her guard by quite a bit, though she quickly recovered her wits.
Since both of them agreed to chat privately, Xiao Yan found it hard to refuse. As Xiao Xun'er's Brother Xiao Yan,
Xiao Yan naturally knew that his little girlfriend's origins were mysterious and she should possess a huge background,
yet their current relationship was equivalent to the flesh on the palms of his hands.
Whichever one suffered a loss, he would feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, looking at it currently, it shouldn't come to blows.
Next, the two did not stay in the house, but instead arrived at a rather spacious area in the back mountains, found a pavilion, and sat facing each other.
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be the current Young Pavilion Master of the Wind and Lightning Pavilion." Xiao Xun'er opened with a king bomb, directly exposing the other party's identity.
"Mm, yes. It seems your Gu Clan's intelligence network is truly formidable; otherwise, it would be impossible to investigate all my backgrounds in such a short time."
Qin Yun directly admitted to it, while simultaneously keeping an eye on the surroundings. Although he temporarily sensed nothing amiss,
that did not rule out LingYing being hidden in some corner, ready to silence him by killing him at any moment.
"You actually knew my origins? It seems our intelligence gathering is still somewhat inadequate."
Xiao Xun'er narrowed her eyes, evidently not expecting the other party to actually know she came from the Gu Clan.
"I know you should have used other means to help Brother Xiao Yan solve some problems.
Regarding this, I am extremely grateful, but that doesn't mean I will trust you unconditionally.
Don't take me for some ignorant little child either. You must have deliberately come into contact with Brother Xiao Yan as well,
and the reason you stepped in to help him should be to obtain something from him."
"Putting it that way isn't wrong, but I'm mainly making an investment. I'm rather optimistic about Xiao Yan's potential, it's as simple as that."
Qin Yun did not offer excessive explanations. Anyway, his saying it like that wasn't wrong, and as for what the other party would associate it with, that was none of his business.
"..." Xiao Xun'er was silent for a moment, then spoke, "No matter what, you helped Brother Xiao Yan after all, and I shouldn't hold too much hostility toward you.
You are one of Brother Xiao Yan's few friends, and I hope you can maintain this friendship to the best of your ability. If you have any demands, I will also satisfy you as much as possible.
But I must make one point clear: if you dare to harm Brother Xiao Yan, I will let you know the methods of our Gu Clan."
(Next, the protagonist begins to flip the table and counterattack; he won't swallow this loss so easily.)
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