Xiao Xuan snorted coldly, his tone carrying both disdain and helplessness.
"Only that old Gu Yuan managed to have such a good daughter. Otherwise... hmph!"
"Hehe, there's actually something I've been curious about. Why did Gu Yuan suddenly decide to have a daughter more than twenty years ago?"
"Who knows? Maybe he really just acted on a whim."
"I don't think so. I heard that when Xiao Yan was born, Gu Yuan went to see him. After returning to the Ancient Clan, he had Gu Xun'er.
Then, just a few years later, Gu Yuan sent Gu Xun'er to the Xiao Family to be raised.
Doesn't that mean Gu Yuan took a liking to Xiao Yan the moment he was born, then deliberately had a daughter to tie him down?"
"Oh, that would explain it. But did that old Gu Yuan really have such foresight?
Could he tell from birth that Xiao Yan had the potential to become a Dou Di?"
"It's just a joke. If Gu Yuan had truly thought highly of Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan wouldn't have suffered so much along the way. Put nicely, it was training. Put bluntly, it was nothing but a series of near-death disasters."
Listening to Xiao Xuan and Lan Hong talk about him, Xiao Yan felt genuinely at a loss.
"Seniors, Ancestor Xiao Xuan, please stop making fun of me."
"Hehe, what's wrong with saying a few words about you? You don't like it?"
"Of course not. It's just..."
"Enough. Leave the Heavenly Tomb quickly. Your father, Xiao Zhan, is still waiting for you to rescue him."
"Mm. Seniors, Ancestor Xiao Xuan, farewell. Ancestor Xiao Xuan, I will definitely find a way to revive you someday."
"Sigh, it's enough that you have that intention. As for whether I can truly be revived, let