"Yes, that's true. If that girl weren't so young, she would be my only choice for a wife on the Dou Qi Continent."
Heaven Beyond, Heavenly Strategy Manor, Ninth Layer.
Xiao Tian Ce's words stunned Ling'er. After all these years together, she had always thought his creed had no room whatsoever for romantic love.
She had never expected him to say something like this.
"Little Mister, are you serious? You actually like that girl?" Ling'er asked in astonishment, pointing at Xiao Xun'er's breathtaking face in the projection.
"Heh, is there anything wrong with that?
"Besides, didn't I already say it? Only if the age gap weren't so great.
"But I'm as old as her father, Gu Yuan, so this is just idle talk between the two of us.
"Now she's already Xiao Yan's beloved. No matter what, I couldn't possibly become involved with her." Xiao Tian Ce smiled.
If they really had been close in age, even if he were several years or a dozen years older than Xiao Xun'er, he would have swallowed his embarrassment and asked Gu Yuan for her hand.
But the gulf between their ages was too wide. They simply wouldn't have much common ground.
"All right. I really can't understand it." Ling'er smiled.
"Enough, let's drop this and keep watching. I want to know what Xiao Yan will choose, too!" Xiao Tian Ce waved his hand, ending the subject himself as he quietly waited for Xiao Yan's answer.
Still, he had already made up his mind. If Xiao Yan truly dared agree, or helped the Gu Clan seize the ancient emperor's inheritance during the upcoming Heavenly Tomb trial, he would have no choice but to kill Xiao Yan himself.
After all, the Xiao Clan had invested no small amount in Xiao Yan over the years.