"Miss," Xuan Yuan put down the young man's hand, turned to look at Mu Ruyue, and smiled slightly, "May I ask what is the relationship between you and the Xiao family?"
Mu Ruyue's eyes were indifferent, and her tone was neither hot nor cold: "It's just a temporary residence. I have nothing to do with the Xiao family in Zhongzhou Continent."
"The Xiao family from Zhongzhou Continent?" Xuan Yuan was stunned, staring at the woman in front of him in confusion.
"Yes," Mu Ruyue sneered, raising the corners of her lips, "Because I am a descendant of Xiao Yun, I was expelled from this land many years ago. The Xiao family I recognize is only the one founded by Xiao Yun, not the current one."
Xuanyuan's expression suddenly changed, and there was a hint of shock in his eyes.
"Are you Xiao Yun's descendant?"
"Yes, my ancestor is Xiao Yun."
"Miss," Xuan Yuan was startled, "You saved my most beloved son today, so you are the benefactor of our Xuan family. There is one thing I have been holding back for a long time, but now that I have met the descendants of Xiao Yun, I have to say it..."
Mu Ruyue frowned and looked at Xuanyuan strangely.
"In fact, our family was also involved in Xiao Yun's affairs back then," Xuan Yuan smiled bitterly and said apologetically, "I was not born when these things happened, so I don't understand the circumstances. I heard some of them from my grandfather. Our family is sorry for Xiao Yun."
Mu Ruyue's expression darkened a little bit: "What's going on?"
What exactly happened to Xiao Yun that day?
Xuanyuan shook his head and sighed softly: "Miss, do you know the Yao family?"
"Yao family?"
"Yes," Xuan Yuan nodded slightly, "On the mainland, there are four major forces, namely the Medicine Sect, the Martial Sect, the Saint Sect, and the Yao Family. These four forces are extremely powerful and even superior to our empire. There are also regulations between the major forces that they are not allowed to attack ordinary people first. However, a member of the Yao Family's side branch learned about Xiao Yun's talent..."
"That year, Xiao Yun was not even eighteen years old. How much of a genius could a person who was less than eighteen years old and had reached the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm? Therefore, a member of the Yao family's side branch wanted to recruit Xiao Yun as his son-in-law."
"But how could Xiao Yun agree to this with his pride? He even went so far as to break off relations with the Yao family's side branch and was framed. If it weren't for our family's protection of the Yao family, they wouldn't have been able to successfully destroy his strength. My grandfather told me that he would never forget the last words of the Yao family's side branch..."
"Since I won't use your genius, I will destroy it and let you experience the pain of never being able to break through! That was the thing that my grandfather regretted the most in his life, but the Yao family's side branch used the people of the entire empire to force him to do so."
Xuan Yuan slightly closed his eyes, and opened them after a long time. He smiled bitterly and said, "Miss, I'm so glad that you are a woman. After the Yao family's side branch abolished Xiao Yun, he once said that if there is a peerless genius among his descendants in the future, women will be forced to be concubines, and men must marry into the Yao family and contribute their whole lives. Fortunately, the Yao family's descendants only have one woman named Yao Tianyu."
"Yao Tianyu? Of the Tian generation?" Mu Ruyue frowned in confusion and looked at Xuanyuan with questioning eyes.
"That's right," Xuan Yuan nodded, "In a big family like the Yao family, people are divided into different generations. The side branches can only use the word 'Tian'. Precious words like 'Yun' can only be used by the direct descendants. The one who saw Xiao Yun's talent is the Yao family's side branch."