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"Pfft..."
Dugu Yan, who had the most straightforward temper, couldn't hold back any longer and rolled her eyes.
"Master, are you getting old and hallucinating?
I've known him for so many years, and I can't even count the number of times he's made me jump up and down. I've never heard him utter a single 'sweet word'!"
Sitting to the side, Ye Lingling, who was usually aloof and taciturn, sighed with deep sympathy and added quietly, "He simply doesn't have the talent to coax people."
When he really makes us angry, he only knows three tricks to coax us:
He admitted his mistake at lightning speed, forced himself to act cute, and shamelessly acted like a scoundrel.
"Yes! Lingling is absolutely right!"
Ning Rongrong crossed her arms and looked at Yu Xiaogang with a sneer. "Moreover, there's an important prerequisite—"
That means he himself knows in his heart that he was indeed in the wrong this time!
Otherwise, if we make a fuss, he won't pay any attention to us at all, and will even sweet-talk us until we're completely swayed.
"Master, do you think everyone is like you, only possessing a mouth that can deceive?!"
When Yu Xiaogang heard the girls' various "complaints" and defenses of Xuan Hao, the coldness in his eyes intensified.
He sneered, "Does lying always require sweet talk?
Someone as cunning as Xuan Hao, who can thrive in the complex world of Tiandou City and manipulate so many powerful figures, would it be easy for him to deceive you naive young girls like you?!"
He turned his head sharply, pointed at Xiao Wu standing to the side, and questioned her sternly,
"Just like Xiao Wu! Back in Soto City, she had only known Xuan Hao for a few days, yet she was immediately tricked away from Tang San by his few words and followed him wholeheartedly to Tian Dou City!"
Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang bring up this old matter again, Tang San's eyes, which had been trembling violently because of Na'er's soul-searching questions, became firm and angry once more.
Yes! Back in Nottingham, Xiao Wu and I spent six years together, our bond was incredibly deep.
But because of Xuan Hao's sudden appearance, Xiao Wu was as if she had been bewitched and followed that bastard without hesitation.
If it weren't for Xuan Hao's deception and manipulation, how could Xiao Wu have left him?!
However, faced with Yu Xiaogang's self-righteous "final blow," Xiao Wu showed a strange and speechless expression.
"Master, have I ever told you this before…" Xiao Wu scratched her rabbit ears and looked at him with an expression that said he was an idiot, "Actually, Xuan Hao, Na'er, and I have known each other since we were little."
"What?!"
Yu Xiaogang was stunned for a moment, and his originally aggressive expression froze on his face.
Even Tang San's pupils dilated in shock as he looked at Xiao Wu in disbelief:
"Xiao Wu, you... what did you say? You've known each other since childhood? How is that possible!
I've never seen him in the six years you spent at Notting Academy!"
Xiao Wu was even more confused. She looked at Tang San and asked, "Tang San, didn't I mention this to you when I was in Soto City?"
Actually, Xuanhao makes time to visit me every year, and Na'er always comes along.
However… because of their special identities, we didn't want to attract the attention of the Notting City Martial Soul Branch Hall, so we always met secretly in the grove outside Notting City. Of course, you wouldn't know that."
"How come in your mouths it's become that he lied to me?" Xiao Wu pouted, looking completely puzzled.
Yu Xiaogang was caught off guard by this sudden truth, but he was not about to admit defeat and immediately retorted with sophistry:
"Absurd! If Xuan Hao has been doing so well in Tian Dou City these past few years, if he really knew you since childhood and really cared about you, why would he be so heartless as to leave you alone in a remote and impoverished place like Notting City for six long years?!"
Don't be fooled by him anymore, and stop foolishly defending him here!
"Oh dear, Master, why can't you just listen to people properly!"
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes, completely speechless:
"I already said, that's because Xuan Hao didn't have a firm foothold in Tian Dou City in previous years!"
He's busy every day fighting for territory and recruiting followers.
His career is still in its early stages and he's barely making ends meet.
Now that he's finally got the Tiandou Self-Improvement Association up and running and his business is completely stable, he has the ability to protect me, so why doesn't he bring me over to enjoy the good life with him?
Yu Xiaogang was still relentless, pointing at Na'er who was sitting quietly beside him, and continued to attack like a mad dog:
"Since he couldn't even protect himself back then, what about this little girl named Na'er?!
How come she was able to stay by Xuan Hao's side so safely and wasn't abandoned?!"
"Master, I've noticed that you're not only cowardly, but you also seem to enjoy rambling and making up nonsense."
Xiao Wu sighed helplessly and patiently explained, "Xuan Hao and I were the first people I met.
After Xuan Hao settled me in Notting City, he went to Tian Dou City to make a name for himself.
As for Na'er, she was a poor little thing he happened to meet on his way to Tian Dou City."
"Xuanhao saw that she was all alone and helpless, and couldn't bear to leave her to die in the wilderness, so he simply took her with him and brought her to Tiandou City. Is that wrong?"
Seeing that Yu Xiaogang was about to continue his sophistry, Xiaowu directly raised her hand to interrupt him, cutting off all his escape routes like a machine gun:
"Are you thinking again: Since Na'er could be taken in later, why didn't Xuan Hao come back and bring me to Tian Dou City as well, right?"
"Sigh, I really don't know how to explain this to someone like you who's full of conspiracy theories and judges others by their own standards!"
Xiao Wu, hands on her hips, puffed out her cheeks. "Do you even know how far apart Heaven Dou City and Notting City are?
It would take an ordinary person at least two months to travel there and back!
Even for a Soul Master, it would take a month!"
"Back then, Xuan Hao barely managed to establish himself in Tiandou City, and it wasn't until a year later that he managed to find time to return to Notting City to find me!"
"I was doing very well at Notting College back then, attending classes and cultivating every day, and I also made so many good friends like Xiao San and Wang Sheng."
Meanwhile, Xuan Hao was in the prime of his career in Tian Dou City, working non-stop every day.
If he had forced me to go there then, not only would he have had to take care of me, but I would also have faced the constant danger of being targeted by his enemies.
"Besides, I was really happy at Notting College, so I asked to stay there."
But like I just said, Xuanhao comes to see me every year without fail, and Na'er always comes with him. Our bond has never broken!
Xiao Wu glared at Yu Xiaogang, her mouth spewing out venomous words:
"Does Master, in your logic, I should disregard everything and insist on following Xuan Hao to Tian Dou City?"
When he has a ton of troubles to deal with and can barely take care of himself, why should he be a burden who only knows how to hold him back?
And should I really just look down on all those classmates and friends I made at Notting College, turn around and forget about them all, and kick them aside?!
"No... Master, what's wrong with your brain?
How come it's filled with such selfish and self-serving thoughts?"
Xiao Wu pointed at Tang San beside her:
"Even if I'm now in Heaven Dou City and following Xuan Hao, does that mean I'm going to ignore Xiao San and disown him as a friend?"
"Besides!" Xiao Wu was even more furious when she recalled what had happened before.
"When Xuan Hao went to Soto City to pick me up, didn't he also invite Xiao San to come and develop in Tian Dou City with us?!"
"Isn't it because he thinks the mistress is my good friend, and because he feels that she has been taking care of me all these years in Nottingham, that he thought he could give her a hand and a better future?"
"And what was the result?! It's all because of you, this so-called master, stirring up trouble and spreading those nonsensical theories! It's made the mistress prejudiced against Xuanhao and refuse to come with us no matter what!"
"Now, instead of reflecting on your cowardice back then, and seeing your fig leaf being torn to shreds, you actually try to drag Xuan Hao out as a scapegoat, attempting to divert everyone's attention from your abandonment of Dean Erlong?!"
Xiao Wu huffed angrily, "You're truly the most shameless person I've ever met!"
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