"Haha, Patriarch Xiao, do you know her?" Ge Ye smiled slightly and pointed at Nalan Yanran beside Yun Yun and asked with a smile.

Turning his gaze to the direction of Ge Ye's finger, Xiao Zhan showed a faint smile on his face, "I guess this girl should be Nalan's niece. I haven't seen you for many years. I almost didn't recognize you. Recently, the Xiao family moved back to the imperial capital, and there were many things to deal with. I didn't bring any gifts to visit you. Please don't blame me, your uncle."

Xiao Zhan naturally recognized Nalan Yanran, although he had never seen her in person, but the Nalan family also sent a portrait of Nalan Yanran to Xiao Zhan.

"Uncle Xiao, my niece has never come to see her, so she should apologize, but how can I dare to blame Uncle Xiao." Nalan Yanran said with a sweet smile.

The two chatted for a while, and Nalan Yanran couldn't resist Xiao Zhan's enthusiasm. She took a deep breath and looked at Xiao Zhan with a firm look, "Uncle Xiao, Yanran came to the Xiao family this time to... cancel the engagement with Xiao Yan."

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell into silence.

Everyone present was stunned. Not only the young generation who were listening were shocked, but even the three elders and Xiao Zhan looked confused.

Ever since the Xiao family moved back to the imperial capital, they have maintained a good relationship with the Nalan family.

Especially after Xiao Yan's cultivation talent was restored, Nalan Yanran's father, Nalan Su, would come to the Xiao family from time to time to discuss their future marriage with Xiao Zhan.

The parents of both parties were very optimistic about this marriage and were quite satisfied with each other's children.

Originally, it was thought that Nalan Yanran came to visit the Xiao family to develop a relationship with Xiao Yan, but unexpectedly, the reality was just the opposite. She was planning to cancel the marriage.

After a moment of hesitation, Xiao Zhan looked at Nalan Yanran with a puzzled look, "Niece Nalan, are you kidding your uncle? I met with your father before and planned to arrange for you to meet Xiao Yan. I didn't have any plans to cancel the engagement."

Facing Xiao Zhan's question, Nalan Yanran's eyes did not flinch at all, and she said firmly: "This is my own business, and has nothing to do with the Nalan family."

Wow, no wonder Nalan Yanran came to visit in the capacity of the Young Master of Yunlan Sect. It turns out that she made the decision without telling the Nalan family.

Seeing Nalan Yanran speak, Yun Yun, who was standing by, stood up and added, "Patriarch Xiao, the Yunlan Sect has strict rules. Every successor of the Sect Master is not allowed to have emotional entanglements before officially becoming the Sect Master. Yanran is gifted, and I intend to make her the next Sect Master. However, before that, I asked Yanran and learned that she has an engagement with the Xiao family. Therefore, I hope that Patriarch Xiao can cancel this engagement, and the Yunlan Sect will definitely give generous compensation."

The atmosphere in the hall was a bit solemn. If Nalan Yanran could still act on impulse, then Yun Yun, as the leader of the Yunlan Sect, would certainly not be joking.

"Crack!" The jade cup in Xiao Zhan's hand suddenly turned into a puff of powder.

Seeing this scene, Zi Yan's eyes lit up, "Xiao Ling told me before that the head of the Xiao family likes to pinch teacups the most. I didn't quite understand it before, but now I see it with my own eyes."

At this time, Xiao Yan's face became very ugly. Now that his cultivation talent has been restored, he is hard to find an opponent among his peers, and his family is also thriving. Yet, Nalan Yanran actually wants to come to his house to cancel the engagement.

If there really is such a rule, and Nalan Yanran is unable to fulfill the engagement, why can't she resolve it privately? Why does she have to bring the leader of the Yunlan Sect and come to the Xiao family in a high-profile manner to cancel the engagement?

This is looking down on the Xiao family and looking down on Xiao Yan. It is a complete humiliation!

In fact, Yun Yun was also helpless. Her apprentice did not want to fulfill the engagement, and the Nalan family would definitely not agree to let Nalan Yanran cancel the marriage. Now she could only resort to this last resort, bringing Nalan Yanran here directly to cancel the marriage, and she had to make some noise, otherwise the Nalan family would not admit to canceling the engagement with the Xiao family.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 113 Apology

As for causing the Yunlan Sect to offend the Xiao family and causing the relationship between the Nalan family and the Xiao family to break down, Yun Yun didn't think about it at all. In Yun Yun's view, these were not as important as making her apprentice's mind clear.

Although Nalan Yanran has been recognized by the Gate of Life and Death, there is no guarantee that she will be able to walk out of it alive. Yun Yun herself has also been through the Gate of Life and Death and knows how dangerous it is. If Nalan Yanran does not have a firm heart, there is a high possibility that she will lose her life.

"Patriarch Xiao, I know this request is a bit unreasonable, so I brought some gifts with me this time." Yun Yun's voice was still so calm, as if breaking off the engagement was just an ordinary matter. She raised her jade hand gently, and several jade boxes of different colors were placed on the table.

"I brought two fourth-grade elixirs, namely the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill and the Qi Gathering Powder, two fifth-grade elixirs, namely the Wind Travel Pill and the Recovery Pill, a sixth-grade Qingming Longevity Pill, and a set of wind-attributed Xuan-level advanced martial arts as an apology for breaking off the engagement."

As Yun Yun was speaking, the Yunlan Sect's deacon who was sitting next to her carefully opened the box. Suddenly, several strange fragrances filled the hall, and everyone who smelled them felt refreshed.

After hearing Yun Yun's conditions, the people from the Xiao family in the hall couldn't help but breathe faster.

After the box was opened and he saw that the items inside were exactly as Yun Yun described, he felt even more dry in the mouth.

By providing these resources, the Yunlan Sect has invested a huge amount of money and has no intention of completely breaking off with the Xiao family.

Xiao Ling's talent is obvious to all, and he will definitely not be limited to this small Jia Ma Empire in the future. Even if we can't make friends, we can't make enemies, otherwise when Xiao Ling grows up, Yun Lan Sect will have a hard time.

Two fourth-grade medicinal pills and one Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill can help a great fighting master improve his cultivation by one star. The Qi Gathering Powder can allow a person with the ninth level of fighting energy to break through to the level of a fighting master. Both can be listed as the best of the fourth-grade medicinal pills.

There are also two fifth-grade pills, which can be taken when encountering danger outside to save your life.

As for the sixth-grade Qingming Shoudan, only two people in the Jiama Empire can refine it. Since this pill was produced by the Yunlan Sect, it must have been refined by the guest elder Gu He.

Pills that can increase lifespan are extremely precious items to any force.

In addition, Yun Yun, the leader of the Yunlan Sect, came personally to offer apology, so Xiao Yan and his son could save face and not suffer any loss of dignity.

After all, they have already made enough gestures, and apart from saying publicly that there is something wrong with this matter, there is nothing for others to complain about.

Even if other forces in the imperial capital knew about these things, they would not feel that the Xiao family was insulted.

After showing these items, Yun Yun sat down and said, "Patriarch Xiao, these are our Yunlan Sect's apology to Xiao Yan. Please consider canceling the engagement."

After Yun Yun finished speaking, the hall fell into silence, and everyone turned their eyes to Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan. Whether to cancel the engagement or not, it all depends on the decision of the parties involved.

At this moment, Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan's faces were not looking good. Even if Yun Yun's reasons were sufficient and the apology was valuable, breaking off the engagement was still an extremely unpleasant thing for Xiao Zhan and his son.

Moreover, Xiao Yan's vision is no longer limited to the Jia Ma Empire. He is practicing the intermediate earth-level skills. In the future, he can go to Canaan College to study alchemy. His cousin has said that with his soul talent, he has the potential to become an eighth-grade alchemist. These elixirs that are extremely precious in the eyes of others are not very attractive to Xiao Yan.

At this time, Zi Yan's voice reached Xiao Yan's ears, "Hey, do you need my help to drive these people away?"

Turning around, Xiao Yan saw Zi Yan with a playful look on her face. He scratched his head and said, "No need. I'll handle this matter myself."

Xiao Yan nodded to Xiao Zhan first, then stood up under the gaze of everyone, looking in the direction of Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, "Sect Master Yun, you should take these pills back."

Yun Yun, who was sitting opposite Xiao Yan, frowned slightly. Nalan Yanran thought that Xiao Yan was not going to cancel the engagement, and a look of anger appeared on her face.

Before the other party could speak, Xiao Yan took a deep breath and asked calmly, "Miss Nalan, I would like to ask, has Master Nalan agreed to my decision to break off the engagement today?"

Standing up, staring at the young man who was supposed to be her husband, Nalan Yanran said in a calm and gentle tone: "Grandpa never agreed, but this is my business, and it has nothing to do with him."

"Since it wasn't Mr. Nalan who asked to cancel the engagement, then it was your own decision. I guess you don't like me as your fiancé." Xiao Yan asked Nalan Yanran with a calm expression.

Hearing Xiao Yan's question, Nalan Yanran answered with a firm look in her eyes: "I, Nalan Yanran, will never marry a man I don't know, and I will never let my marriage become a bargaining chip for family power. I, Nalan Yanran, decide my own fate, and I decide who to marry!"

Xiao Yan smiled faintly, clapped his hands, and said, "You decide your own destiny. That's right. I, Xiao Yan, also agree that this marriage should be cancelled."

Xiao Yan remained calm as he looked at his "fiancée" and said slowly, "However, you asked my father to cancel the engagement in public. As the head of the clan, my father would lose face and become a laughing stock. He would lose all his dignity. And I, Xiao Yan, would also be laughed at in the imperial capital."

Xiao Yan changed the subject, his eyes became sharp, "I, Xiao Yan, am not an unreasonable person. You and I are the same age, and both of us are three-star fighters. If you can defeat me, I will agree to cancel the engagement and will not accept any compensation. If you lose to me, I will personally go to the Nalan Mansion and divorce you, Nalan Yanran, in public."

He didn't care about the engagement. But if the engagement made by both parties today could be cancelled, it would be like leaving an indelible stain on his life. For such a small profit, he, Xiao Yan, could not bear to be cancelled in public by someone else.

As soon as Xiao Yan's words came out, everyone in the audience was shocked. No one had expected that Xiao Yan would actually agree to cancel the engagement with Nalan Yanran and give up those precious resources just to fight for his dignity.

When Nalan Yanran heard what Xiao Yan said, a faint smile appeared on her face, and she looked at Xiao Yan with a more favorable attitude, "Are you serious?

Yun Yun looked at the young man in front of her. Her originally calm face finally showed some ripples, but she still spoke in a calm tone: "Are you sure, Xiao Yan? If you lose, not only will you have to cancel the marriage, but we will also take back these pills and techniques."

Although Yun Yun said this, she was still prepared to wait until Xiao Yan lost to Nalan Yanran before keeping these resources.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 114 Divorce!

As for Nalan Yanran's loss to Xiao Yan, Yun Yun had never thought that such a thing would happen. In her eyes, Xiao Yan's talent was not inferior to Nalan Yanran, and his cultivation level was equal to Nalan Yanran's. But Nalan Yanran had been practicing with her for many years, and all she had learned were the highest level fighting skills and techniques of the Yunlan Sect. Xiao Yan had only become a three-star fighter for a short time, and only had the third level of fighting spirit half a year ago. It was still unknown whether he had mastered several fighting skills.

"I, Xiao Yan, will not go back on my words. Let's go to the Xiao family's martial arts arena for a competition." After saying that, Xiao Yan took a step forward and walked out of the reception hall.

Seeing this scene, the Xiao family's clan members and several people from the Yunlan Sect also stood up and left their seats, heading towards the Xiao family's martial arts training ground.

After a while, both sides were ready.

On the martial arts stage, Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran stood opposite each other, each other's image reflected in their eyes.

Seeing that both sides were ready, Zi Yan nodded to them and waved her hand, "The battle begins."

As soon as Zi Yan finished speaking, Nalan Yanran raised her hand, and two wisps of light green spiral wind popped out from her fingers. The winds entwined with each other and turned into a thin green line, which made a sharp sound of breaking wind and shot towards Xiao Yan like lightning.

"Intermediate Xuan-level fighting skill, Thousand Wind Force."

Since Nalan Yanran's current cultivation level did not meet the requirements, she could not use the highest level of five Gangfeng. However, being able to use two Gangfeng at such a level was considered outstanding among the same level.

Relying on his outstanding soul power, Xiao Yan easily sensed the spiral gale breaking through the air. He used his body skills to first avoid the oncoming gale, and then quickly rushed towards Nalan Yanran.

"Xuan-level advanced body movement, wind-chasing swift steps."

This is the body movement fighting skill that Xiao Ling uses. Since body movement fighting skills are very rare, their value far exceeds that of fighting skills of the same level.

Seeing how fast Xiao Yan was displaying, the Yun Lan Sect deacon in the audience exclaimed, "It's actually a high-level Xuan-level fighting skill. How is that possible!"

You know, even in the Yunlan Sect, the most advanced fighting skill is only the Feixu skill of the intermediate level of Xuan grade.

Seeing this scene, Yun Yun couldn't help but frown. Could it be that she had made a mistake and underestimated Xiao Yan's true strength?

In fact, Yun Yun was not wrong. Xiao Yan had only learned two Xuan-level fighting skills, namely Eight Extreme Collapse and Wind Chasing Step. Although Xiao Yan had only been a fighter for a short time, with his powerful soul power, learning fighting skills was a piece of cake. Because Eight Extreme Collapse did not require too much fighting spirit, Xiao Yan had already started practicing before breaking through to the Fighter level.

Xiao Yan used all his strength to activate the Wind-Chasing Steps, and the Dou Qi in his body desperately gathered towards his legs. In the blink of an eye, he had already arrived several meters in front of Nalan Yanran.

Seeing Xiao Yan coming, the sword in Nalan Yanran's hand suddenly trembled rapidly, and then slowly moved. Every time the sword moved a little, it would leave a sword-shaped afterimage that looked like a real thing. In an instant, three illusory energy sword fragments appeared behind Nalan Yanran.

"Wind Spirit Fractal Sword!"

With a light shout, Nalan Yanran suddenly pointed the sword in her hand at Xiao Yan. The three illusory energy swords in front of her trembled slightly, and then shot towards Xiao Yan one after another.

The energy sword fragment broke through the air, as if tearing through space. A light blue energy arc flowed out from the tip of the sword. The three sword shapes connected end to end, like a stream of light, locking onto Xiao Yan's figure.

Able to feel the powerful energy contained in the three oncoming energy sword fragments, Xiao Yan frowned slightly and released his soul perception to the fullest, wanting to observe the flight trajectory of the energy sword fragments.

Just when Nalan Yanran thought that Xiao Yan would retreat to avoid the broken swords, Xiao Yan shook his body and avoided two broken swords. He gritted his teeth and blocked one of the broken swords with his shoulder. His speed increased instead of slowing down. He raised his uninjured right hand and slapped Nalan Yanran.

"Baji collapse!"

The sudden change startled Nalan Yanran, and she immediately lost her composure. She stepped back, holding the sword in her hand across her abdomen, which was exactly where Xiao Yan was attacking.

However, it still failed to offset the fierce energy. Under Xiao Yan's heavy blow, the long sword bent into an astonishing arc, sticking close to Nalan Yanran's body and almost breaking.

The next second, a graceful figure flew out backwards, and with a bang, landed on the edge of the martial arts field.

Seeing this, Zi Yan loudly announced, "Xiao Yan wins!"

"Yanran!"

Yun Yun's face changed drastically and she ran out quickly. There was no doubt that the person who had just been knocked out was Nalan Yanran!

Not to mention Yun Yun, even the old father Xiao Zhan was so frightened that his eyes widened. His son's fighting ability is so strong? ! He is the young master of Yunlan Sect!

Half a year ago, he only had the third level of fighting spirit, but now he can defeat the young master of the Yunlan Sect with just one move.

It seems that I was too timid before. My son Xiao Yan has the potential to become a Dou Zong.

Remembering that Xiao Yan seemed to have been attacked by Nalan Yanran as well, Xiao Zhan quickly stepped forward and asked, "Yan'er, are you okay?"

Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yan's shoulders, where the clothes were torn and the wound was bloody, his eyes full of heartache.

Xiao Yan looked at his father's concerned eyes, forced a smile on his face, and said, "Father, I'm fine. I will recover soon."

A white light flashed in Xiao Yan's hand, and a second-grade healing pill appeared in his hand. After taking it, the wound on his shoulder began to heal quickly. After a while, the wound had recovered as before.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Zhan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as his son was fine, it was fine.

The deacons of the Yunlan Sect came back to their senses from their shock, looked at Xiao Yan with disbelief, and walked to Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Yan turned his gaze towards Nalan Yanran, only to see a confused look on her face, as if she had not yet accepted the fact that she had lost to Xiao Yan.

She looked at Xiao Yan in front of her with disbelief, and her heart was filled with shock. She actually lost! And she lost so completely that she didn't even catch a single move! How could this be possible? She was the young master of the Yunlan Sect and had been recognized by the Gate of Life and Death. How could she be defeated so miserably in this duel?

Could it be that all my efforts since childhood are not as good as Xiao Yan's half a year?

Yun Yun looked at Nalan Yanran in her arms, her eyes full of complexity. She really didn't expect that the disciple she had trained carefully would actually lose to a young man who had only reached the third level of fighting spirit half a year ago.

At this time, Xiao Yan's calm voice reached everyone's ears, "The winner has been revealed, Nalan Yanran, you lost today. According to the rules, I will go to the Nalan family to divorce your wife in a few days."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 115 Four-Star Dou Huang

Hearing this, Yun Yun's brows furrowed slightly.

This time, Yun Yun brought Nalan Yanran to the Xiao family to cancel the engagement. She originally intended to help her apprentice resolve the knot in her heart and cancel the engagement with Xiao Yan.

Unexpectedly, things went against one's wishes. Although Nalan Yanran did not have to marry Xiao Yan, she had to be divorced in public.

The young master of the Yunlan Sect was actually divorced.

If this matter were to be spread out, the thousand-year-old prestige of the Yunlan Sect in the Jiama Empire would be destroyed. Who would be willing to join the Yunlan Sect in the future?

If Xiao Yan really went to the Nalan family to divorce his wife, Nalan Yanran would definitely feel depressed, which would not only hinder her cultivation, but also make it much more difficult for her to pass the Gate of Life and Death. There would also be people in the Yunlan Sect who would oppose Nalan Yanran becoming the next sect leader.

With this in mind, Yun Yun made a plan in her mind. She had to negotiate with the Xiao family and stop Xiao Yan from going to divorce his wife at all costs.

Yun Yun helped Nalan Yanran up and handed her over to a female steward of the Yun Lan Sect. She looked at Xiao Zhan and his son and bowed, "Chief Xiao, this is the fault of our Yun Lan Sect. We are willing to apologize with a generous reward. All the advanced skills of the Yun Lan Sect can be chosen by Xiao Yan, and Elder Gu He can also refine several sixth-grade pills for him. I only hope that the Xiao family can let bygones be bygones. Divorcing my wife is not good for either of us, and it will only make other forces in the imperial capital laugh at us."

"As for the situation at the Nalan family, I will personally go to explain to old man Nalan Jie. Just treat this marriage as if it never happened."

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