Zandar waited and waited, and at last heard from Xianyu.
His student said he needed to visit the Divination Commission.
Zandar had no choice but to send Marty away first. After waiting quite a while, he finally met up with Xianyu.
The moment they met, Zandar breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed nothing untoward had happened.
Otherwise, given his student's personality, he would certainly have taken responsibility!
He might, for instance, have tallied up his assets and given them to his lover as compensation for taking liberties.
Or put their wedding on the agenda.
In any case, this was definitely not how he would have reacted.
Thankfully, that woman hadn't forced him... wait, tricking someone into marriage counted as coercion too!
When Guan Liang saw his former superior's forged signature on the marriage application, he knew Xianyu hadn't slept with her.
After thousands of years, someone who could keep that man in check had finally appeared!
In Guan Liang's mind, the truth no longer mattered.
All he needed to do was offer his trust and follow instructions.
Whatever progress Xianyu and that Sword Champion had made, whatever relationship Xianyu had with Zandar...
None of it mattered.
It wouldn't stop him from tormenting his former superior!
Besides, how could an upright gentleman like Xianyu possibly turn private matters between himself and his lover into conversation fodder?
He would only avoid the subject and forbid them from discussing it further.
Xianyu nearly lost control of his expression.
He quickly collected himself and gave Guan Liang another gentle, harmless smile.
Guan Liang knew when to stop. Just as he was about to turn the conversation to the blood sample he had brought, Zandar frowned, looking puzzled, and asked hesitantly:
"Eric, I have a question..."
Gray Wind wondered what question could possibly stump