Battle Through the Heavens, Reborn as Xiao Yan's Sister

Chapter 37 The Beginning and End of the Farce

"Brother Nalan, I haven't asked yet. I wonder how the old man's health has been lately?" Xiao Zhan asked.

Upon hearing Xiao Zhan's question, Nalan Su sighed and said, "It's getting more and more serious..."

"The feeling of being afflicted by the fifth-order branding poison is unbearable. The old man is now bedridden and only relies on the life-sustaining medicine refined by the Pill King Guhe to keep him alive."

Nalan Su's words were filled with helplessness and worry, and his eyes became dull and lifeless.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan also sighed. He knew that Old Master Nalan's condition had always been serious, but he did not expect it to have become this severe.

"By the way, what do you think of the three-year agreement between Yanran and Xiao Yan, Brother Xiao?" Nalan Su asked tentatively, still somewhat worried.

"Let the younger generation handle their own affairs. It's not good for us to interfere too much." Xiao Zhan smiled slightly, without giving a clear answer.

"Well, that's all we can do..."

Nalan Su sighed helplessly.
What's done is done. Now he can only hope that the misunderstandings between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran will dissipate after the so-called three-year agreement ends. As for the possibility of him becoming a son-in-law, he no longer dares to dream of it.

This marriage has unfortunately fallen through...

"Alright, alright, Brother Nalan, don't think about anything else. It's been many years since we parted ways in the capital. You've already advanced to the Dou Wang level, congratulations! Come, let's have a drink!" Xiao Zhan said with a smile.

For this,

A complex look flashed in Nalan Su's eyes. The brothers from both families had grown up in the same compound and were good friends when they were young, knowing each other inside and out.

Unfortunately,
The incident involving Old Master Xiao back then led the two brothers to a crossroads in their fates. One of them is now a Dou Wang powerhouse, leading a million soldiers in the empire and enjoying boundless glory.

And the other one,
He experienced the loss of loved ones overnight and took over a family that had been devastated by the storm. Years of hard work resulted in his cultivation not progressing for more than a decade, and now he can only live in such a small place.

……

……

……

"Hmph hmph hmph~ Hmph hmph hmph~"

Back mountain,

The young man hummed a song as he skillfully manipulated the flames in the medicine cauldron.

"It seems you really enjoy being an alchemist, completely obsessed with it..." Xiao Yue appeared silently behind the boy.

Xiao Yan was startled by the sudden sound and quickly turned around. He almost lost his balance and caused the furnace to explode, but fortunately, he reacted in time and stabilized the fire, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Sis, don't you make any noise when you walk?"

The boy rolled his eyes and muttered helplessly to himself, while the old man in the ring didn't even remind him.

"I just happened to be passing by and came to take a look, but I'm quite curious. When did you and that girl Yanran reach an agreement to annul the engagement?" Xiao Yue asked with interest as she sat down in her chair.

Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised to hear this, not expecting that his older sister had actually seen through it.

"Actually, it was my mother who came to discuss this matter with me. As you know, my mother has been corresponding with Madam Nalan all these years. They were like sisters when they were in the capital..." Xiao Yan touched his nose and then began to recount the whole story.

After he finished speaking,

Xiao Yue then realized that her mother and Madam Nalan were actually the masterminds behind this farce. Simply put, the whole affair was an unfair political marriage at its root, and Nalan Yanran, naturally dissatisfied with the fate arranged by her family, had only one thought: to break off the engagement. But this was a helpless situation, even a powerless act of resistance.

Everyone in the Nalan family, unless they were blind, could see the future of Xiao Yan and the Xiao family, so they all wished Nalan Yanran would marry into the family as soon as possible.
In this situation, getting the elders of the Nalan clan to come forward and discuss a peaceful way to dissolve the engagement is harder than climbing to heaven!

As the saying goes, only women can understand women. Nalan Yanran's mother had naturally seen all of this and wanted to help, but what could she do besides feel sorry for her daughter?

If nothing else,

Lady Nalan could only watch helplessly as her own fate was repeated in her daughter's life. Until recently, when she was corresponding with Xiao's mother, she wrote these troublesome matters in the envelope. They had known each other for many years and had a deep sisterly bond, so they didn't have many taboos when writing to each other.

After learning about these events from the letter, Xiao's mother remained silent for a long time. At first, she felt a mix of emotions, as if she saw a trace of her past self in Nalan Yanran. Feeling somewhat sorry for her, she went to Xiao Yan to ask her son's opinion...

"When my mother told me about this, I didn't really think it was a big deal. Anyway, I don't like my marriage being restricted, so I just suggested that we put on a show!" The boy shrugged and said nonchalantly.

He had met Nalan Yanran before. Although she was beautiful, he was not a lecherous man whose mind was controlled by his lower body. Even if he could not marry her, he would only feel a little regretful, like a young boy. In addition, due to the education he received in his previous life, he did not think much about Nalan Yanran's proposal to break off the engagement.

"You seem to have a pretty good attitude about it..."

Xiao Yue chuckled silently.

However, this is not a bad method. After all, with her genius brother's soaring reputation, probably no elder in the Nalan family would agree to follow the girl to break off the engagement. Sometimes, if you open the window directly, people will disagree, but if you lift the ceiling, they will agree to open the window.

of course,

There is actually another crucial figure in this, namely the sect leader of Yunlan Sect, who is also Nalan Yanran's master - Yun Yun. It was she who gave Nalan Yanran the power to change her destiny. After all, without the approval of this legendary Dou Huang powerhouse, the ceiling could not be lifted.

"No matter what, I'll go to Yunlan Sect in three years and have a showdown with her. Regardless of who wins or loses, the goal of annulling the engagement will be achieved. Then we can put on a show of eliminating the rift and forgiving each other, and the two families can go back to being on good terms again."

After all,

With a whoosh, the boy extinguished the fire, and a pale orange pill burst forth from the cauldron.

"Not bad, the aroma is rich and the color is vibrant. It looks like there's been improvement..." Xiao Yue caught the pill with a wave of her hand and commented with some admiration.

The pill was about the size of a longan, pale orange with a faint ring of emerald green ripples mixed in, like spreading ripples, and exuded a faint medicinal fragrance, making it look quite peculiar.

"hey-hey…"

Hearing his older sister's praise, the boy chuckled smugly.

Although he has not yet broken through to the second-grade alchemist level, his success rate in making first-grade pills has reached about 80%. Such a high success rate is difficult for most second-grade alchemists to achieve!

"However, you did injure Xiao Yanran that day, didn't you?" The soft voice from the side made the boy's smug smile freeze instantly.

"Come on, practice with me for a bit..."

Xiao Yue put her hand on the boy's shoulder, a sinister smile gradually creeping onto her lips.

"No!"

quickly,

Then came the boy's pitiful cries and pleas for mercy from the mountains, a sound that brought tears to the eyes of all who heard it and saddened all who heard it.

(End of this chapter)