A day later, at the Xiao Clan of Wu Tan City…(Not counting a chapter)
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.
"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 from within his heart. This anger was not because Nalan Yanran had discriminated against him. Truthfully speaking, although the young lady opposite him was beautiful, he, Xiao Yan, was not a perverted wolf whose mind was dominated by the lower half of his body. Even if he could not get along well with her, Xiao Yan would at most have some regrets of 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 she also had an illustrious status. Moreover, her talent was also excellent. Anyone who mentioned this matter would think that he, Xiao Yan, was a toad that wanted to eat swan meat, 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!
A delicate little hand quietly passed through Xiao Yan's sleeve and gently pressed on Xiao Yan's tightly clenched hand. Xun Er softly said,"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.
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