Ancient Realm, Gu Yuan's residence.
Xiao Tian Ce watched the angry Gu Yuan with a genial smile. He waved a hand and added with a laugh, "Brother Gu, don't be angry. If you can't bear to part with your girl, I simply won't bring it up again."
"Hmph. You had better not, or I'll have no choice but to show you out."
Gu Yuan snorted coldly. Then, noticing that Xiao Tian Ce's cup was empty, he reluctantly poured him another cup of tea.
The Xiao Clan might be powerful, but his Gu Clan had no reason to fear it. If Xiao Tian Ce insisted on pressing this matter, he would not spare his feelings.
Seeing Gu Yuan act so prickly, Xiao Tian Ce was not annoyed. He smiled as he toyed with the teacup in his hand, saying nothing, as though lost in thought.
Finally, after quite a while, Gu Yuan spoke again. "Let's leave my daughter's marriage aside for now. She's still young, and the clan has other arrangements for her.
"Besides, I don't mind telling you outright, Tian Ce: I have great hopes for Xun'er. Unless something unexpected happens, she will be the next chief of the Gu Clan."
At this, Xiao Tian Ce smiled and nodded in agreement. In the original story, among all the members of Xiao Xun'er's generation in the Gu Clan, she indeed possessed the strongest ancient emperor bloodline power. Hers was the only divine-grade bloodline.
Moreover, as Gu Yuan's only daughter, it was only natural that he placed great hopes in her and wanted her to become the next Ancient Clan Chief.
He simply had not realized before that this fellow doted on his daughter so much.
No wonder Xiao Yan had remained alive and well in the original story, even without the