Xianyu had expected this all along.
An ordinary Diviner from the Divination Commission was hardly a match for a Sword Champion renowned throughout the Xianzhou.
Before the expedition, holding hands in public with Jingliu, the Sword Champion, had not attracted much attention.
After learning about their relationship, people would at most remark on the difference in their status. They would not say anything nasty to their faces.
Now that Jingliu had become an Emanator of the Reignbow Arbiter, she had instantly become the focus of the entire Xianzhou Alliance.
Previously, only the Xianzhou Marshal and the generals could receive the Reignbow Arbiter's blessing. This time, he had made an exception for Jingliu.
No one would question the Reignbow Arbiter's choice. Coupled with Jingliu's repeated military achievements, people soon accepted the new Emanator.
As Jingliu's lover, Xianyu naturally drew attention as well.
People would wonder why the new Emanator had chosen an ordinary Diviner.
Doubts about Xianyu inevitably followed.
Xianyu did not particularly care.
He had always been emotionally stable. Nothing anyone outside said about him could affect him.
Those rumors were ultimately nothing more than other people's one-sided, narrow-minded opinions. They did not represent who he really was.
Those opinions did, however, clearly reveal the true faces of the people who bore him ill will.
Most likely, their own lives were not going well.
Besides, beyond those accusing Xianyu of living off his woman, there were plenty of humans and nonhumans who hated him and wanted him dead. Was he supposed to beat up every last one? And how much would he gain from doing that?
Please. He was Xianyu, not the Aeon of The Hunt.
These people were not worth his attention.
Having decided to ignore the rumors, Xianyu moved past the subject without any change in his expression.