Lucifer brought Xiao Yan to the hall and knocked on the door respectfully before gently opening the door. The hall was very spacious and there were quite a number of people inside. The few people sitting at the top were Xiao Zhan and three indifferent faced old men. They were Elders of the clan and their authority was not inferior to the clan leader.
On the left of the four of them sat some of the elders in the family who had the right to speak and were not weak. Beside them were some of the younger generation who had performed well in the family.
On the other side, there were three strangers. They must be the guests that Xiao Zhan had mentioned last night.
A somewhat puzzled gaze swept over the three unfamiliar people. Among the three of them was an old man wearing a moon white robe. The old man was full of smiles and was in high spirits. His pair of small eyes occasionally flashed with a bright light. Xiao Yan's gaze moved down slightly and finally paused on the chest of the old man. His heart suddenly became cold. There was a silver colored crescent drawn on the chest of the old man's robe. Around the crescent moon were seven glittering stars.
'Seven star Da Dou Shi! This old man was actually a seven star Da Dou Shi? You really can't judge a book by its cover! Xiao Yan was greatly surprised in his heart. The strength of this old man was actually two stars higher than his father.
As for Lucifer Nie? Tsk, the strength of the two wings isn't even enough. I can easily crush a bunch of them.
A person who could become a Da Dou Shi was at the very least an expert whose name shook a region. Such strength would cause any faction to scramble for it. It was no wonder that Xiao Yan would feel surprised when he suddenly saw an expert of such a level. In comparison, Lucifer was more abnormal. He was born with the strength of two wings. In the Dou Qi continent, he was a natural Dou Wang.。。。
Beside the old man sat a young man and woman. They were also wearing the same moon-white robes. The man was around twenty years old. His handsome appearance, coupled with his tall and straight figure, made him very charming. Of course, the most important thing was the five golden stars on his chest, which represented the strength of the young man. Five star Dou Zhe!
To be able to become a five star Dou Zhe at the age of twenty, this showed that the young man's training talent was not ordinary.
With his handsome appearance and extraordinary strength, this young man not only charmed some ignorant girls in the family, but after Lucifer came in, those girls also turned their eyes away, including Nalan Yanran and that man. It was only after Xiao Zhan coughed that he came back to his senses. He had no choice, Lucifer was too monstrous.
Beside the young man was a young girl.
This young lady's age was similar to Xiao Yan's. What surprised Xiao Yan was that her appearance was actually a little more beautiful than Xiao Mei's. In this clan, it was likely that only the green lotus-like Xiao Xun Er could compare to her. No wonder this man did not care about the rouge of the clan.
There was a green jade pendant hanging from the young girl's delicate earlobe. As it shook slightly, it emitted a clear jade sound, suddenly revealing a touch of delicateness…
In addition, there were three golden stars beside the girl's small chest that had already begun to develop. "A three star Dou Zhe, this girl…if she did not rely on external factors to stimulate her, she would be a top genius!”Xiao Yan's heart gently inhaled a breath of cool air. His gaze only paused for an instant on the young lady's cold and elegant small face before shifting away. No matter how one put it, under his childish appearance, he also possessed a mature soul. Although the young lady was very beautiful, he did not have the leisure to reveal a drooling pig brother to annoy others.··This action of Xiao Yan caused the young lady to be a little surprised. However, it was merely a surprise. What caused her to be surprised was still Lucifer. From the moment he entered, his eyes were calm and lonely. He did not linger on the young lady's appearance at all. "Father, three elders." Xiao Yan pulled Lucifer and respectfully bowed to Xiao Zhan and the three Elders.··"Ke ke, Yan 'er, Bing' er, have a seat.”Seeing the arrival of the two, Xiao Zhan stopped chatting with the guests and nodded at them.。Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. He pretended not to see the impatience and faint disdain shot over by the three Elders. He turned around and swept his gaze across the hall. However, he was stunned to discover that there was only one seat. That seat was the one that Lucifer had once sat on. Why is there Lucifer's position? They knew that Lucifer wasn't a good-for-nothing. They had seen Lucifer's power before.。。。。
"Ugh, it seems that my status in this clan is getting lower and lower. It was good in the past, but now, they are actually making things difficult for me in front of the guests. These three old fogeys…" Xiao Yan laughed in his heart and shook his head. The surrounding young people from the clan involuntarily emitted mocking laughter as they eyed Xiao Yan, who was standing on the spot without moving. Clearly, they liked to see Xiao Yan make a fool of himself.
'Hmph, how insignificant. If it wasn't for Yu' er, those old bastards wouldn't be alive.'When he thought about this, he didn't know that he had lived for hundreds of millions of years and was an old bastard himself.
At this moment, Xiao Zhan, who was on top, had also discovered Xiao Yan's awkwardness. Anger flashed across his face as he frowned at the old man beside him and said,"Second Elder, you…"
"Brother Xiao Bing, come and sit here!”The girl's crisp laughter rang out in the hall." You can still sit down if you squeeze a little."
"Alright, Xiao Yan Zi, you can sit there. I'll squeeze in with Xun Er. After not seeing her for 2 years, he missed her quite a bit. Ignoring the jealous gazes of the youths in the hall, Lucifer sat down beside Aroma and shamelessly moved closer to Aroma, smelling the faint fragrance of the young lady. "Xun Er, thank you. You have helped us brothers out of trouble again."
Xun Er didn't mind Lucifer's intimacy. Lucifer didn't know that his actions were very intimate, so he moved closer to Lucifer and smiled, revealing two small dimples. "I wonder if Xiao Yan ge-ge's Dou Qi is showing any signs of improvement?" The kind-hearted Xun Er asked Lucifer about Xiao Yan's condition.
" There's still no progress in his battle energy, but his body has been trained to an astonishing level. Without using battle energy, he can easily defeat anyone below the Dou Zhe level. However, those people who are specially trained by the big families are exceptions," Lucifer explained.
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"That's right, 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.
"You know about it?" Xiao Yan curiously turned his head and asked in surprise.
"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.
Although Xiao Yan had not gone out to train, he had read some information regarding this Sword Sect in some books. 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 its geographical advantage of being backed by the Magic Beast Mountain Range, it was only 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 is related to 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 and asked.
"Nalan Yanran!" A strange expression surfaced on Xun Er's small face as she glanced at Xiao Yan, whose body was a little stiff.
"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's expression was stiff as he replied.
"Hee hee, back then, grandfather and Nalan Jie were life and death good friends. 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 serious injuries 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. She looked at Xiao Yan's widened eyes and involuntarily laughed softly."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 during these few years, he has not sent anyone over to break off the marriage…"
"This old man is indeed so cute…" Xiao Yan could not resist smiling and shaking his head 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 is the thing that she is most dissatisfied with!”
"Are you saying that she's here to cancel the engagement?”
Xiao Yan's expression changed. A wave of anger suddenly surged out of his heart. This anger was not because Nalan Yanran had discriminated against him. Honestly speaking, although the young lady opposite him was beautiful, he, Xiao Yan, was not a pervert whose mind was dominated by the lower half of his body. Even if he could not get along with her, Xiao Yan would at most have some regrets from a man's habit. However, if she really requested for the annulment of the engagement to his father in public, then his father's face as the clan leader would be…But even if they were all lost!
Nalan Yanran was not only beautiful and lovable, but also had an illustrious status. Moreover, her talent was also extremely good. Anyone who mentioned this matter would think that 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.
Xiao Yan gently inhaled a mouthful of ice-cold air. The hand that was hidden under his sleeve had already been tightly clenched."If you were a Dou Shi now, who would dare to trample on me like this?”
Indeed, if Xiao Yan possessed the strength of a Dou Shi at this moment, even if Nalan Yanran had the Misty Cloud Sect's support, it would be impossible for her to do such a thing. A Dou Shi who was only fifteen years old, hei, there were only a few people in the many years of history of the Dou Qi continent. Moreover, these few people had long become the big shots in the Dou Qi training world!··Xun Er consoled,"Xiao Yan ge-ge, if she really does this, it will only be her loss. Xun Er believes that in the future, she will regret her short-sightedness today!"”··Regret?" Xiao Yan sneered. His face was filled with self-mockery,"Do I have the right now?”
"Xun Er, you seem to know them very well? Perhaps even my father doesn't know about the things you mentioned earlier? How did you know?" Xiao Yan gently waved his hand and suddenly changed his tone as he asked.
Xun Er was startled. However, she smiled and did not say anything.
Seeing Xun Er's dodging posture, Xiao Yan could only helplessly curl his mouth. Although Xun Er's surname was Xiao, she did not have any blood relations with him. Moreover, Xiao Yan had never seen Xun Er's parents before. Every time he asked his father, his father would immediately shut his mouth with a smile on his face. Clearly, he was very afraid of Xun Er's parents, and even…afraid!
Xun Er's identity was extremely mysterious in Xiao Yan's heart. However, no matter how he asked her indirectly, this little girl would cleverly respond with silence. This caused Xiao Yan to be unable to do anything even if he had a plan.
"Ah, forget it. I can't be bothered to care about you. If you don't want to say it, then so be it…" Xiao Yan shook his head and his expression suddenly became gloomy. This was because under Nalan Yanran's repeated signal with her eyes, that old man had finally stood up…
"Ke ke, are you borrowing the Misty Cloud Sect to exert your might on father? "This Nalan Yanran really has good methods…" A furious cold smile sounded in Xiao Yan's heart.·
The old man in white cleared his throat, cupped his hands at Xiao Zhan, and smiled.""Patriarch Xiao, I have come to your clan this time with a request!”
"Mister Ge Ye, if you have something to say, please say it.”Xiao Zhan did not dare to neglect the people from the Misty Cloud Sect.
"Patriarch, do you know the lady behind me?”Ge Ye pointed behind him,"She is our sect master's beloved disciple, Nalan Yanran."”
" Niece Nalan is so lucky to be chosen by Lady Yun Yun. Her talent must be extraordinary," Xiao Zhan praised with a smile and asked enthusiastically.
"Uncle Xiao, I was just lucky." Unable to resist Xiao Zhan's enthusiasm, Nalan Yanran pulled Ge Ye's sleeve.
"Clan Leader Xiao, this trip is related to Yanran, and it was the Sect Leader who personally asked for it." Seeing Xiao Zhan's expression change, Ge Ye said embarrassedly,"Miss Yanran has outstanding talent and her future achievements will be extraordinary. I hope to help Yanran settle her worldly affairs and focus on cultivation.”
'Ordinary matters? Xiao Zhan's body suddenly stiffened. He gripped the armrest of the chair tightly and pointed at Nalan Yanran with a trembling finger."What courage, niece Nalan. What courage. I can't bear to be called 'Uncle Xiao' by the future Cloud Mist Sect Master. I'll just call you 'Chief Xiao'. Yan' er's talent is average, and he's not worthy of you…"
"Thank you for your understanding, Clan Leader Xiao. These two Qi Gathering Pills were personally refined by Pill-King Gu He. I hope that Clan Leader Xiao can accept them. After all, it's not very honorable to break off the engagement. Ge Ye took out a box from his storage ring and handed it to Xiao Zhan.
Just as the eyes of the three Elders lit up and were about to receive it, Xiao Yan walked out from his seat.
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