Although the first half of this statement sounded quite pretty, the second half carried a hint of a threat.
Damn, I really want to beat her up. This was Qin Yun's initial thought; after all, anyone hearing these words would feel somewhat uncomfortable, but the problem was that he simply couldn't beat her right now.
Yet Qin Yun didn't want to just swallow this insult either. If the soft approach wouldn't work, then he would have to try something else-provided she wasn't afraid of shattering this mouthful of teeth.
"I naturally won't hurt him, but if we're talking about who has hurt Xiao Yan the most,
then I suppose that, roughly speaking, it's more or less your Gu Clan.
After all, over the course of a thousand years, your Gu Clan has completely bled the Xiao Clan dry."
Heh, since you want to play, don't blame me for flipping the table. At worst, nobody gets to eat.
"Stop talking nonsense! I'm telling you, this is slander."
Upon hearing this sentence, Xiao Xun'er acted as if she had run into some catastrophic flood or ferocious beast.
She stood up directly, completely devoid of the elegance and composure typical of a Gu Clan young miss.
"Whether it's true or not, you know best in your heart. Tsk, tsk, tsk, if I remember correctly,
a thousand years ago when Xiao Xuan's breakthrough failed, he specifically entrusted the Gu Clan to take good care of the Xiao Clan.
And the result? Barely a thousand years have passed, and the Xiao Clan has already declined to this state.
The dignified patriarch is actually only at the realm of a Da Dou Shi-such a realm must be as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns even within your Gu Clan.
Just the quotas for entering the Heavenly Tomb were entirely monopolized by all of you, to say nothing of various other cultivation resources and Heaven Tier Dou Techniques.
I suddenly thought of something interesting: if your Brother Xiao Yan were to find out about these matters,
would he still call you Sister Xun'er? If it were me, I definitely couldn't do it." Qin Yun put on an utterly indifferent expression.
However, saying he wasn't nervous inside would be a lie. Still, when two armies battle, momentum is crucial; whoever let their momentum slip even a little had already lost half the fight.
Especially when he felt a slight ripple somewhere in the surroundings-if he wasn't mistaken, the hidden Ling Ying beside them might have already developed killing intent toward him.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you right now? Only the dead can keep a secret completely." Xiao Xun'er's heart was no longer as calm as unrippled water.
She was genuinely terrified now; if Brother Xiao Yan found out about these things, would things between them never return to the way they used to be?
"Kill or carve me up as you please, but if I haven't walked out within a few minutes,
my other two companions will tell Xiao Yan about this. Are you sure you want to gamble on it?"
Qin Yun bluffed with a straight face. In reality, let alone Feng Qing'er, he hadn't even told Fei Tian about these matters.
In case those two ran their mouths off in the future and accidentally leaked even a tiny bit,
that would be the end of everything, so it was best if he kept this little secret to himself.
"So what do you want?" Xiao Xun'er could be considered to have yielded in a roundabout way.
Through these past few years of association, Xiao Yan had already come to occupy a very important position in her heart.
It was probably getting close to the same level as her father. If Gu Yuan found out that the daughter he sent as an undercover agent had been hooked by some blond punk named Xiao Yan, she had no idea what he would do.
"I don't really want much; I just want to live in peace and not be at daggers drawn like today.
However, there is one thing I can guarantee, and that is that I will not do anything detrimental to Xiao Yan.
If you agree, today's events will be treated as if they never happened, and I will never reveal a single word to the outside world. How about it?"
Qin Yun decided to wield a big stick first and then offer a sweet date; after all, he couldn't push the other party too far, just in case she decided to smash the jar because it was already cracked, which would result in losses outweighing the gains.
"Very well, but I hope you remember what you said today." Xiao Xun'er let out a soft sigh, effectively acquiescing.
Afterward, the two of them exchanged a few brief and simple words, and this private conversation finally drew to a close.
After Qin Yun left, a figure suddenly appeared beside Xiao Xun'er-plainly the high-level bodyguard Ling Ying, who had been lurking nearby all along.
"Miss, this person knows far too many secrets. Should this subordinate go and deal with him?"
A hint of killing intent flashed in Ling Ying's eyes, and he made a throat-slitting gesture.
He had no idea where this fellow named Qin Yun had managed to dig up so much history concerning the Gu Clan and the Xiao Clan-some of the intelligence even he himself was unaware of.
"Don't touch him. More than that, ensure his safety when necessary."
Xiao Xun'er said expressionlessly. She never expected that the proud young miss of an ancient overlord would get such a harsh lesson from a country bumpkin. Xiao Xun'er didn't know whether she should cry or laugh.
"But Miss, he..." Ling Ying was somewhat unreconciled, appearing as though he wanted to say more.
"I said, just go do it. Do not question my words." Xiao Xun'er displayed a rare flash of anger.
She didn't dare to gamble on whether Brother Xiao Yan might develop completely different thoughts toward her once he learned certain things.
The best method right now was to pretend she knew nothing at all, and wait until a suitable opportunity arose in the future to slowly reveal it bit by bit, giving the other party a chance to buffer.
"Phew, it's finally over. My poor little heart was about to jump out." After walking a certain distance away, Qin Yun let out a long sigh of relief.
To be honest, despite looking quite forceful just now, his palms had actually been slick with sweat. Fortunately, though, he had temporarily reached a peace treaty with that little girl.
As long as they lived in peace for the period ahead, and once time was up and he left, this matter could be considered temporarily brought to a close.
"Hey, are you alright! That person didn't give you a hard time, did she?"
At that moment, Feng Qing'er suddenly hurried over from afar, rushing to inquire about his condition the very moment she arrived.
"Of course nothing's wrong, I just struck a bargain with her. Besides, you must have been hanging around nearby."
Qin Yun saw straight through the fact that Feng Qing'er had secretly followed him.
She had simply been standing guard at the outermost perimeter so she could react instantly if anything happened.
"Being in a bad mood and strolling outside, isn't that completely normal? Do you really think I care whether you live or die?"
Feng Qing'er still crossed her arms with her head held slightly high, wearing an expression that looked down on everyone.
"...Fine, whatever makes you happy." This was not the first time Qin Yun had seen her acting so proud and aloof.
He had already developed a tolerance for it; as long as she obediently followed orders, he did not demand anything else.
"Tell me, you went to all this trouble, hurrying over from ten thousand miles away and even entangling yourself with a behemoth like the Gu Clan,
what on earth are you after? Are you really just taking a fancy to the potential of that fellow named Xiao Yan? Why do I feel like you're stringing me along?"
This question had been bottled up in Feng Qing'er's heart for a long time.
A while back, she had also carefully observed Xiao Yan and discovered that this guy did not seem to have anything particularly brilliant about him.
The only thing the least bit special was that he had reached the Dou Zhe stage at age eleven.
Yet that only seemed astonishing within a place like Wutan City.
If you placed him in a location like the Central Plains, he would only count as utterly ordinary.
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