Battle Through the Heavens: Reap the Red Lotus Karmic Flame at the Start

Xiao Yan knew that many people would come looking for him today, but the person outside the door was someone he had never expected.

The newcomer was dressed in a simple, light white robe. A gentle breeze blew by, causing the robe to cling to her delicate body, showcasing her perfect curves. For some reason, Xiao Yan had a strange feeling: the robe might suddenly fall off. The woman's face was also quite elegant, though behind her composure and elegance lay a subtle, almost imperceptible, arrogance.

Xiao Yan felt both familiar and unfamiliar with the person who came.

The reason he was familiar with her was that he had regarded her as his greatest rival for a long time. One of the most important reasons why he was able to reach the Douhuang realm at the age of 20 was because of the woman in front of him—Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Yan once reflected that without the pressure of the three-year agreement, he would never have gone to the Great Desert after advancing to the Dou Zhe level, let alone encountered the Red Lotus Karmic Flame. Sometimes, Xiao Yan even felt that he should thank Nalan Yanran.

The reason he was unfamiliar with her was that, apart from meeting and speaking with Nalan Yanran after the annulment of their engagement, Xiao Yan did not choose Nalan Yanran as his opponent during the three-year agreement.

I haven't even had any contact with Nalan Yanran in the past few years, so I can't really call them acquaintances.

Seeing Xiao Yan's somewhat bewildered expression, Nalan Yanran asked softly, "May I come in and talk?"

Looking at the elegant and beautiful face in front of him, Xiao Yan had never heard Nalan Yanran speak so weakly before. After all, the way she went to the Xiao family to break off the engagement back then deserved to be called "aggressive".

Xiao Yan nodded slightly and invited Nalan Yanran into the room.

After entering the room, Nalan Yanran relaxed her tense body and let out a soft breath.

Although the three-bedroom apartment was simple, it was well-furnished and had a place for receiving guests. Xiao Yan also indicated that Nalan Yanran could sit wherever she pleased.

After they both sat down, they remained silent for a short while, falling into a strange and awkward atmosphere.

After all, the situation between the two of them was not pleasant, and Xiao Yan himself did not know why Nalan Yanran had come here at this time.

"Xiao Yan, do you still hate me?" Nalan Yanran broke the silence first.

Xiao Yan was also taken aback, then shook his head and said, "There's nothing wrong with your pursuit of freedom. Apart from the fact that your methods were a bit inappropriate at the time, there's nothing to criticize."

Nalan Yanran also gave a bitter smile: "Originally, after the three-year agreement, I wanted to apologize to you and Uncle Xiao for what happened back then, but later I learned that the Xiao family had already left the Jia Ma Empire."

"Xiao Yan, I'm sorry. I apologize for the impact I caused you back then," Nalan Yanran said, rising to her feet and bowing.

Xiao Yan casually waved his hand, using his fighting spirit to help Nalan Yanran up, and replied, "After I caused a scene at Yunlan Sect, I long ago considered this matter forgotten. As for my father, I believe he won't blame you too much."

However, to Xiao Yan's surprise, his seemingly weak attack of Dou Qi actually caused Nalan Yanran's robes to fall apart.

In an instant, the room was filled with the warmth of spring!

Xiao Yan immediately turned around, his brows furrowed, and said with slight anger, "What do you mean by this?"

Nalan Yanran remained silent. Instead, Xiao Yan felt her move lightly behind him, pulling him close from behind. Her two ivory-white arms encircled him from behind. Xiao Yan felt the softness behind him, and the warmth of her delicate body pressed against his.

A strange feeling came over him, but Xiao Yan was in no mood to feel it at the moment.

Xiao Yan released a slight burst of Dou Qi. Nalan Yanran was only at the Dou Ling level at this point, and Xiao Yan expected that this attack would knock her back. However, despite Xiao Yan's attack, Nalan Yanran actually clung tightly to his clothes and did not let go.

Xiao Yan knew that the power he released should be just enough to shake her away, but he didn't expect it to fail.

With a flick of his crimson battle aura, Xiao Yan exerted his power once more. This time, Nalan Yanran was still repelled by the battle aura emanating from Xiao Yan's body and slammed heavily against the wall of the room.

Nalan Yanran, who had collapsed to the ground, also sobbed, sitting naked and slumped on the floor. Her tearful appearance could probably make many men risk their lives for her, but unfortunately, no one can see this sight now.

Xiao Yan frowned: "If your grandfather made you do that, telling him won't help. Tonight's Nalan Yanran is really not someone I know."

Nalan Yanran said in a tearful voice, "In your eyes, am I such a materialistic person?"

"Judging from your current performance, doesn't that seem to be the case?"

"Although my grandfather also had this idea, my coming here today is entirely my own choice."

Nalan Yanran whispered, "Five years ago, no one could force me to marry a man I didn't know. Five years later, no one can force me to fall in love with you."

"What an irony this world is. Five years ago, I insisted on breaking off my engagement with you because I wanted to pursue my freedom."

"But it's precisely your presence at the Yunlan Sect over the past three years that has made me fall in love with you again. For the past two years, I've tried everything to forget you, but nothing has worked. Xiao Yan, your revenge is so cruel!"

Xiao Yan never expected that, Nalan Jie never expected that, and no one else expected that Nalan Yanran, the protagonist of the three-year agreement who wanted to break off her engagement with Xiao Yan, would actually start to like Xiao Yan, whom she had always looked down on, on the day the three-year agreement ended!

Xiao Yan felt helpless upon hearing Nalan Yanran's confession; he never expected things to develop in this direction.

However, Xiao Yan still replied stiffly, "Let alone our relationship, is this the method you're planning to use when pursuing someone else?"

Nalan Yanran's sobs gradually subsided after her conversation with Xiao Yan. After a moment of silence, she finally said, "I know this isn't good..."

Nalan Yanran didn't finish her sentence, but Xiao Yan could roughly guess that it was an order from within the family.

Xiao Yan was also feeling a headache. These high-ranking officials of the Jia Ma Empire knew that other benefits were probably useless to him. They probably thought that they could keep him by using the beauty trap since they saw Zi Yan and Huo Zhi by his side.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to tell Nalan Yanran to put on her clothes, a knock sounded on the door.

"Xiao Yan, do you have time to talk?"

A voice rang out, startling Nalan Yanran and making Xiao Yan's eyelids twitch wildly.

The owner of this voice was all too familiar to Nalan Yanran; it was none other than her teacher, Yun Yun, with whom she spent every day!