In the hall, Xiao Zhan and the three elders were talking to the unfamiliar old man eagerly. However, the old man seemed to have something difficult to say. Every time the words reached his mouth, he would helplessly swallow them back. Every time this happened, the delicate girl beside him could not help but glance at the old man…
Xiao Yan tilted his ears and listened for a while before he shook his head in a somewhat bored manner…
"Xiao Yan ge ge, do you know their identities?”Just as Xiao Yan was so bored that he wanted to doze off, Xun Er, who was beside him, once again flipped open the ancient book page with her delicate fingers and smiled without looking sideways.
"I told you not to emphasize that word. Forget it, you know their identities?”Xiao Yan curiously asked.
"Do you see the silver swords in the clouds on the sleeves of their robes?”Xun Er smiled and said.
"Oh?" A thought passed through Xiao Yan's heart. His gaze turned to the sleeves of the three people and he indeed discovered a cloud shaped silver sword.
"They are from the Misty Cloud Sect?" Xiao Yan softly asked in surprise.
After these few years of training, it was already sufficient for Xiao Yan to understand the basic strength of the Jia Ma Empire. The city where the Xiao clan was located was called Wu Tan City. Wu Tan City belonged to the Jia Ma Empire. Although this city was ranked among the large cities in the empire due to the geographical advantage of having the Magical Beast Mountain Range as its back, it was merely at the bottom.
Xiao Yan's clan was quite influential in Wu Tan City. However, it was not the only one. There were two other large clans in the city whose strength was not much different from the Xiao clan. The three parties had been fighting openly and secretly for decades, but no victor had been determined…
If the Xiao clan was said to be the overlord of Wu Tan City, then the Misty Cloud Sect that Xiao Yan spoke of should perhaps be said to be the overlord of the entire Jia Ma Empire! The gap between them was like a chasm. It was no wonder that even his father, who was usually serious, was so respectful.
"What are they doing here?”Xiao Yan softly inquired with some doubt.
Xun Er's moving slender finger paused. She was silent for a moment before saying,"Perhaps it has something to do with Xiao Yan ge ge…"
"Me? I've never interacted with them before.”Xiao Yan was startled when he heard this. He shook his head and denied it.
"Do you know the name of that girl?”Xun Er indifferently glanced at the delicate young lady opposite her.
"What?" Xiao Yan frowned slightly and asked.
"Nalan Yanran!" A strange expression surfaced on Xun Er's small face as she glanced at Xiao Yan.
"Nalan Yanran? The granddaughter of the Jia Ma Empire's Lionheart Marshal Nalan Jie, Nalan Yanran? That…that fiancée I was betrothed to before I was born?”Xiao Yan frowned and coldly asked.
"Hee hee, grandfather and Nalan Jie were good friends for life and death back then. At that time, it just so happened that you and Nalan Yanran were born at the same time. Therefore, the two old men decided on this marriage. Unfortunately, three years after you were born, grandfather died from a serious injury from fighting with an enemy. As time passed, the relationship between the Xiao clan and the Nalan clan gradually became shallow…" Xun Er paused slightly."Nalan Jie, this old man, not only has a wild and unruly character, but he is also extremely particular about promises. The marriage back then was personally agreed by him. Therefore, even though Xiao Yan ge-ge's reputation has been extremely bad in recent years, he did not send anyone over to break off the marriage…"
"This old man is really interesting." Xiao Yan involuntarily laughed when he heard this.
"Nalan Jie possesses absolute authority in the clan. No one would dare to object to his words. Although he dotes on his granddaughter, Nalan Yanran, it is somewhat difficult for him to call off the engagement…" Xun Er's beautiful eyes curved slightly as she teased,"I'm not sure if he will agree to it.""However, five years ago, Nalan Yanran was personally accepted by the Misty Cloud Sect's leader, Yun Yun, as a disciple. During these five years, Nalan Yanran displayed an excellent training talent, causing Yun Yun to dote on her endlessly…When a person possesses the strength to change her own fate, she will think of all ways to resolve the matter that she does not like…Unfortunately, the marriage between Xiao Yan ge-ge and her caused her to be the most dissatisfied!”
"Are you saying that she's here to cancel the engagement?”
Xiao Yan sensed a killing intent churning within her heart. This killing intent was not because Nalan Yanran had discriminated against her. Honestly speaking, although the young lady opposite her was beautiful, Xiao Yan's training these few years was not for nothing. Naturally, there would be no fluctuation. Moreover, if she really proposed to her father to cancel the engagement in public, then her father's face as the clan leader would be completely lost! Nalan Yanran was not only beautiful and lovable, but also had an illustrious status. Moreover, her talent was excellent. Anyone who mentioned this matter would think that she, Xiao Yan, was a loach who wanted to eat the flesh of a swan, but was instead trampled under the feet of a swan…
If this was the case, not only Xiao Yan, but even his father would end up becoming the laughing stock of others in the future. His prestige would be greatly lost.
A smile hung on the corner of his lips. His long hair hung down to cover his eyes, leaving a black shadow on the upper half of his face. However, it made those who saw it feel as if they had heard the roar of a vengeful soul. The sea of blood churned. At 1:07, an ominous purple light flashed.
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