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Soon, Xiao Zhan walked out and saw the person who had come to visit him.
The opponent looked to be around forty years old, appearing just like an ordinary middle-aged man, wearing a set of simple coarse hemp clothes with a slight smile hanging on his face, which made people feel slightly at ease.
However, his peaceful gaze seemed as though it could thoroughly penetrate a person's heart. At the exact moment he saw the opponent, a feeling suddenly arose within Xiao Zhan's heart that he had been completely seen through by the other party!
Shaking his head, Xiao Zhan tossed aside this somewhat ridiculous thought in his mind.
How could this be possible? One must know that even his teacher, Yun Shan, did not possess this kind of ability!
His teacher, Yun Shan, was already a Peak Expert of the Five-Star Dou Zong.
Xiao Zhan did not believe that someone even stronger than his own teacher would specifically come to visit him. Besides, within the Jia Ma Empire, where would there be someone stronger than his teacher?
Therefore, Xiao Zhan merely treated the feeling that had just arisen in his heart as his own illusion!
"He does not look like someone with a dark mind, so handing Xun'er over to the other party to be taken care of seems to be no problem."
Gu Yuan silently thought in his heart.
By Gu Yuan's side, Gu Xun'er was also blinking her curious large eyes at this moment, looking all around at the surrounding environment, as well as the man right in front of her.
After all, if no unexpected accidents occurred, she would be living here for a very long period of time in her future. As for the man in front of her, he should be considered her next guardian.
How should she put it?
Just the environment of this Xiao Clan alone was absolutely separated from the Gu Realm of the Gu Clan by a hundred thousand eight thousand miles!
Of course, this referred to the density of the natural energy here.
However, for some unknown reason, even though the density of the natural energy here was very low, while she was here, she actually could not feel even a single bit of the kind of restraint she felt within the Gu Realm!
As for the man right in front of her, the feeling he gave her was also not as pedantic as the Elders of the Gu Clan. Therefore, to be honest, Gu Xun'er's very first impression of the Xiao Clan was quite decent.
"May I ask who this gentleman is?"
After sizing each other up for a moment, it was still Xiao Zhan, acting as the master of this place, who spoke first.
"My name is Gu Yuan, and this is my daughter Gu Xun'er. Today, we take the liberty to come to your door and disturb you, so I hope Clan Leader Xiao will not blame us."
Gu Yuan did not display even a single tiny bit of arrogance!
To tell the truth, at this very moment, no matter who it was, they would not believe that this middle-aged man before them, who possessed zero arrogance, would actually be one of the three current peak experts of the Dou Qi Continent, the Clan Leader of the Gu Clan, Gu Yuan!
In reality, the reason why Gu Yuan acted like this was mainly because he did not want to arouse Xiao Zhan's suspicions. If he directly revealed his identity, how would the other party still dare to let his daughter enter the Xiao Clan?
After all, wouldn't this clearly show that there was something fishy going on?
Whose family's top three strongest experts of the continent would foster their daughter in such a small clan of the Northwestern Region?
"So it is Mr. Gu and Miss Gu. I wonder for what matter you have visited my Xiao Clan? Oh, that's right, I am truly sorry for leaving the two of you standing out here, please follow me this way."
Very quickly, remembering something, Xiao Zhan welcomed the father and daughter pair, Gu Yuan and Gu Xun'er, into the Xiao Clan.
At this moment, Xiao Zhan was also already able to feel that the feeling Gu Yuan gave off was extraordinary.
Therefore, he naturally did not dare to be neglectful!
As Gu Yuan had originally come with a purpose in mind, he naturally would not refuse.
At the same time, while Xiao Zhan was entertaining the father and daughter pair of Gu Yuan and Gu Xun'er, he also temporarily put down all other matters. Intuition told Xiao Zhan that entertaining this father and daughter pair well was the most important thing for him!
After welcoming the father and daughter pair of Gu Yuan and Gu Xun'er into the meeting hall, Xiao Zhan also asked the question from just now once again.
"It is like this. In truth, I and the Former Clan Leader of your Xiao Clan, Xiao Dongcheng, can be considered old acquaintances."
"Originally, I wanted to look for him, but I did not expect that he had already passed away, and I also heard that the Xiao Clan has already relocated from the Capital of the Jia Ma Empire to the current Wu Tan City, which is why I came to visit."
For a thousand years, his Gu Clan possessed the data of every single past generation's Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan!
Therefore, this sentence of his was not considered a lie!
After hearing Gu Yuan say this, Xiao Zhan's heart instantly suffered a shock, and at the same time, his brows furrowed slightly. One must know that when he was young, he was accompanied by the old Clan Leader, Xiao Dongcheng, for a very long period of time.
However, he did not remember within his impressions that the old Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng had such a friend? Could it be that he had encountered a swindler? But, looking at the opponent's temperament, he also did not look like a person who would tell a lie!
However, regardless of whether what the opponent said was true or false, he would just see what subsequent purpose the opponent had. As the new generation's Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan still possessed this bit of alertness.
As for what Xiao Zhan was thinking, Gu Yuan did not care about it at all. He believed that the remuneration he would give out in a moment would be something the Xiao Clan simply could not refuse!
"So it is like that. Mr. Gu Yuan is actually an old friend of my Xiao Clan's old Clan Leader. Unfortunately, the old Clan Leader has already passed away for nearly ten years, so Mr. Gu Yuan has indeed come late."
Xiao Zhan said without shifting his expression.
"Yes, I also feel it is a great pity. Furthermore, my visit to the Xiao Clan today is not entirely for this matter."
Gu Yuan said with a sighing tone.
"It's coming!"
Xiao Zhan secretly said a line in his heart.
However, the expression on Xiao Zhan's surface still did not have any changes!
"Since Mr. Gu Yuan is an old friend of the old Clan Leader, if there is a matter, you might as well speak directly. If it is something we can help with, my Xiao Clan will definitely not shrink from our responsibility!"
Xiao Zhan's main focus was to simply avoid offending anyone.
As for whether what the person in front of him said was true or false, he was too lazy to even distinguish it.
After all, true or false, who could verify it? What was important was the matter the other party wanted to speak of next!
"It is like this. In truth, I personally plan to go to the Central Plains to travel and make a living for a while, but bringing my daughter along is somewhat inconvenient after all. Therefore, if possible, I want to temporarily foster my daughter within the Xiao Clan."
"Once she grows up a bit more in the future, I will come back to pick her up. Clan Leader Xiao, what do you think? Of course, I will not let the Xiao Clan look after my daughter for nothing. These are the rewards I am giving to the Xiao Clan."
After Gu Yuan finished speaking of his purpose, he also handed over a storage ring toward Xiao Zhan.
On the other side, when Xiao Zhan heard that the person before him actually only wanted his help to look after his daughter for a period of time, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
This was indeed just a small matter for the Xiao Clan.
Following that, Xiao Zhan also looked toward that storage ring handed over by Gu Yuan.
With just a single glance, Xiao Zhan's pupils could not help but shrink slightly. Within that storage ring were countless medicinal pills, medicinal herbs, as well as Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques!
One must know that the reason why Xiao Zhan and the rest of the Xiao Clan members chose to leave the Jia Ma Imperial Capital and come to Wu Tan City was because they wanted to rely on their own abilities to return to the Imperial Capital.
Therefore, when Xiao Zhan led the Xiao Clan members to come to Wu Tan City for development, they had actually only brought out a portion of their resources.
Thus, right now when they had just established a foothold in Wu Tan City, though it was not to say that the Xiao Clan lacked resources, the resources they currently possessed were actually not many.
Yet these resources within Gu Yuan's storage ring could absolutely enrich their foundation by a great deal. Just to look after someone else's daughter, he actually acted with such overwhelming generosity?
This also caused Xiao Zhan to become even more certain that the other party was not simple!
It could be said that Gu Yuan had indeed given a reward that Xiao Zhan could not refuse. Furthermore, it was just looking after someone else's daughter, which was indeed an extremely easy matter.
At this moment, regarding this matter, a decision had already been made in Xiao Zhan's heart.
"Mr. Gu Yuan, looking after your daughter is something my Xiao Clan can agree to, but we do not need this much reward!"
Although his heart was moved, Xiao Zhan was not a greedy person.
Compared to the matter that needed to be done, these resources were indeed too much!
It was just that while these resources were a lot in Xiao Zhan's eyes, in Gu Yuan's eyes, they were truly just a single hair out of nine oxen. If it were any less, he would feel too embarrassed to give it out!
Moreover, for the things he sent out, how could there be a reason to take them back?
"Clan Leader Xiao does not need to be polite, please just accept it. After all, after I go to the Central Plains, it is estimated that I will not return within ten years. These rewards are not considered much in my eyes."
Gu Yuan shook his head and explained.
"Not returning within ten years? Alright, I understand. Since it is so, then I will accept it rather than be impolite! In the future, I will treat Miss Gu Xun'er as my own biological daughter!"
Xiao Zhan guaranteed with incomparable solemnity.
To say the truth, having always wished to have a daughter, didn't he just get one right now?
"Good, then I will trouble Clan Leader Xiao. Xun'er, call him Uncle Xiao."
At this time, Gu Yuan turned his head and said to his daughter who had been sitting quietly on the side.
"Hello, Uncle Xiao."
Gu Xun'er called out obediently.
In reality, according to seniority, Gu Xun'er did not even know how many generations higher she was than Xiao Zhan...
If Xiao Zhan were to call her grand-aunt, it would probably still be considered a low seniority.
But at this moment, no one cared about this point.
"Miss Gu Xun'er, welcome to the Xiao Clan. In the future, just treat this place as your own home. If you need anything, you can tell Uncle Xiao at any time!"
Looking at such an obedient little girl before him, Xiao Zhan's heart almost melted.
He and his wife had always wanted such a daughter!
"Uncle Xiao, you don't need to be so polite. You can just call me Xun'er in the future. That's right, since I will be living in the Xiao Clan from now on, I will take Xiao as my surname. This way, it will also be a bit more convenient."
Gu Xun'er—no, she should be called Xiao Xun'er now—spoke again with a clever smile.
"This..."
Xiao Zhan hesitated for a moment at first, turning his head to look toward Gu Yuan.
"Clan Leader Xiao, just go along with my daughter. After all, this way is indeed also more convenient."
Gu Yuan did not object to his daughter's decision.
"Alright, then I shall take the liberty. Xun'er, in a moment I will announce to the clan members that you are also a part of our Xiao Clan!"
"Alright, then I will trouble Uncle Xiao."
With the conclusion of the conversation, at this point, the young miss of the Gu Clan, Gu Xun'er, used the alias Xiao Xun'er and formally entered the Xiao Clan as a member of the Xiao Clan to begin her childhood life!
After sending away Gu Yuan, Xun'er's biological father, Xiao Zhan also immediately announced to the clan members that Xiao Xun'er would also be a part of the Xiao Clan in the future!
On this matter, Xiao Zhan did not allow a single person to object.
After Yang Xiyue learned of this matter, she also treated Xiao Xun'er as her own biological daughter. As for the three brothers Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Xiao Yan, they also treated the other party as a younger sister.
Regarding this matter, history had not changed either!
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