"Did you have something to say?"
Xiao Yan paused briefly and looked at Qing Yanjing, catching a trace of anxiety in her beautiful eyes.
"Elder Qing Yun..."
Qing Yanjing parted her lips, but Qing Yun frowned slightly. "Saint Daughter, you should know the rules of our Buddha Pagoda Gu Clan.
"Besides, the Maha Gu Clan is no easy opponent either."
Qing Yun's expression was grave. Although the holy sons and Saint Daughters of the various Gu Clans held exalted positions, they were theoretically still a little below Heavenly Sovereigns. Qing Yanjing, however, was different. After all, she was the clan's most promising prospect for reaching Saint Grade in ten thousand years.
Moreover, her father had once been the head of the Buddha Pagoda Gu Clan's Qing Lineage.
Qing Yanjing froze for a moment, then fell silent.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan could more or less guess what Qing Yun was about to say.
Sure enough, Qing Yun slowly began, "I know you did not deliberately take our Saint Daughter's chastity. The circumstances at the time forced your hand, and on behalf of the Buddha Pagoda Gu Clan, I thank you."
"However, the rules of our Buddha Pagoda Gu Clan are extremely strict, and there is also internal strife within the clan. If the powerful figures of other factions learn what happened between you and the Saint Daughter, they may use it as a pretext to act against her, or even against you!
"What's more, Maha Tian is pursuing our Saint Daughter. If he learns that the two of you have already done that, he may mobilize the entire Maha Gu Clan against you."
Elder Qing Yun sighed softly. "Although you have already advanced to the level of a Heavenly Sovereign and can count yourself among the true supreme experts of our