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Yet the many girls didn't find this exaggeration at all, feeling it entirely justified instead.
Even Nangong Yao, who had voiced doubt, was stunned into silence.
Only the girl in purple who started the complaints sneered, "Shangguan Yan, look at you drooling all over the place, just like a silly lovesick fool!"
Shangguan Yan glanced at the girl in purple and said coldly, "Yes, I am lovesick, so what?"
The girl in purple chuckled, "Nothing much, but how come I heard that this Elixir King Xue already has a lady?"
At her words, Shangguan Yan and the many girls looked at each other and then all laughed.
"Of course we know about it, and not only does Lord Xue have a lady, he even has a child!" said Shangguan Yan indifferently.
"Then why are you all..." said the girl in purple in surprise.
Shangguan Yan laughed, "Because we've heard that Lord Xue's lady is quite a mediocre-looking woman!"
