Battle Through the Heavens: Who put Laozi in my storage ring?

"What if you divorce her?" Xiao Yan asked calmly.

Seeing that Nalan Yanran's expression changed, he continued, "This annulment of the engagement is to trample on the face of my Xiao family and then ruthlessly crush it. If it were you, Nalan Yanran, whose cultivation has been lost, I would go to the Nalan family to divorce you."

Even Ge Ye couldn't help but nod in approval at this scene. If his cultivation hadn't been completely destroyed overnight, with his demeanor and composure, he would surely have become a hero in the future. What a pity.

"Is...it that serious?" Nalan Yanran looked surprised, then glanced at the angry Xiao Zhan and the others, her previous arrogance slightly subdued.

"I am willing to end this marriage, and I certainly do not intend to use this marriage contract to bind you. However, your actions are inappropriate and too hasty. You might as well wait a little longer. Once your strength reaches a certain level, no one in this empire will dare to bring up this so-called marriage contract anymore, and it will become nothing but a piece of waste paper."

He didn't want to cause trouble for no reason, and to be fair, Nalan Yanran was kind-hearted, not some evil female villain. At most, she was just a rebellious teenage girl. There was no need to make a scene and create a tense atmosphere.

Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth...

Xiao Yan's tone was completely calm, but it left everyone around him stunned.

Even Xiao Zhan was speechless.

No...wasn't it you who got dumped, silly child?

How come you show no resentment or anger whatsoever, but are instead so calm?

"Really...really?" Nalan Yanran was even more astonished, looking at the marriage contract with some confusion.

"Really." Xiao Yan smiled.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Cultivation was important, but the old man was even more important. There were plenty of beautiful women on this continent; why bother with just one?

But just as he was extremely satisfied and preparing to leave...

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Xiao Ning and the others, their eyes bloodshot and seemingly about to spit fire. He immediately sensed something was wrong and was about to speak up to dissuade them when several younger members of the Xiao family, led by Xiao Ning, who had previously been on good terms with him, stepped forward.

"Thirty years west of the river, thirty years east of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential!!!" Xiao Ning roared, pointing at Nalan Yanran.

"What gives you the right to look down on my buddy!"

The room was quiet.

Xiao Ning grabbed the bottle of Qi Gathering Pills and threw it to Ge Ye opposite him, saying, "My Xiao family has its pride too! Take back these so-called precious pills of yours!"

Then he looked at the dumbfounded Nalan Yanran and said with great pride, "At worst, you can have a match with Xiao Yan here three years from now. If you win, my Xiao family will accept the annulment of the engagement. If you lose... then it's a divorce!"

Xiao Yan: "..."

I'll fuck you...

I finally managed to quit this stupid main quest, and you've put it back on me?!

What kind of three-year agreement is this? They're still chasing me?

"Don't be afraid, Cousin Xiao Yan. With your cousin here, I would never let you lose face!" Xiao Ning turned his head, flashed a bright smile at Xiao Yan, revealing his white teeth.

Xiao Yan's eyes twitched, and he gritted his teeth.

"Thank you so much, cousin..."

"Yes, I, Nalan Yanran, accept!"

Before Xiao Yan could react.

Nalan Yanran nodded slightly, and when she looked at Xiao Yan again, her beautiful eyes showed less disdain and more seriousness. "Three years later, at Yunlan Sect, if I lose, I will be your slave and be at your mercy."

After saying that, he walked away without looking back.

Ge Ye clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Brother Xiao, farewell."

He hurriedly chased after them.

Xiao Yan sighed helplessly and looked at Xiao Zhan: "Father, I'll go out and see him off."

"Ugh……"

Xiao Zhan waved his hand, and seeing Xiao Yan walk out of the hall, he was in tears: "Yan'er has sacrificed too much for my Xiao family."

Many elders also looked grief-stricken, and they beat their chests and stamped their feet, saying, "It's hateful that we old folks are useless and have to make a child suffer such humiliation."

The First Elder patted Xiao Ning on the shoulder: "Ning'er, you did well. Xiao Yanzi must have been willing to suffer this humiliation for the sake of the family's greater good. But my Xiao family is not a coward, not something they can be manipulated at will. Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. At worst, when the three-year agreement is reached, my Xiao family will go all out and make sure the Nalan clan suffers heavy losses!"

The entire Xiao family was filled with righteous indignation.

Xiao Xun'er, however, was rather strange.

It seemed that only she truly understood Xiao Yan's personality and knew that this Brother Xiao Yan was genuinely not angry.

Most people would have been furious about the annulment of the engagement, turning red in the face and wanting to kill someone, but...

……

The gate of the Xiao family.

Xiao Yan also planned to persuade Nalan Yanran not to hold a grudge.

After all, the three-year agreement is really difficult to achieve, time-consuming and laborious, and requires going to a specific map to complete the task.

Nalan Yanran, however, misunderstood. Her beautiful eyes swept over Xiao Yan, revealing a complex mix of emotions: "Brother Xiao..., do you really not hate me?"

Only after the truth was revealed did Nalan Yanran understand the extent of the humiliation this young man had endured. If it were her, she probably would have drawn her sword long ago.

"We've only just met, so how can you talk about hating me?" Xiao Yan chuckled and tried to salvage the situation: "However, the so-called three-year agreement was just something my cousin did in a moment of excitement. Don't take it to heart."

"No!" Nalan Yanran stared intently at Xiao Yan: "At that time, no matter what realm we are at, I can suppress my cultivation and fight against you at the same realm."

"Brother Xiao, you can rest assured about that."

"Farewell!"

"See you at Yunlan Sect in three years!"

"..."

After saying that, Nalan Yanran got into the carriage and drove away with Ge Ye.

Xiao Yan was left with a look of utter despair.

Is it absolutely necessary to complete this main storyline?

"Xiao Yanzi, don't worry, it's just a woman, what's the big deal? Canaan Academy will be on holiday soon, I'll introduce her to you when my sister comes!"

Xiao Ning put his arm around Xiao Yan's shoulder and said casually.

"That's not what I meant." Xiao Yan's eyes twitched violently.

"Tsk, why are you pretending with me... Waaah." Xiao Ning was only halfway through her sentence when Xiao Yan covered her mouth.

Only then did he notice Xiao Xun'er, who was radiating murderous intent behind him.

Chapter 4 My Master is Laozi (Taishang Laojun)?

"Hehe, it's Xun'er. You guys chat, you guys chat..."

Xiao Ning gave Xiao Yan a wink and then, without any sense of loyalty, slipped away.

"Brother Xiao Yan, do you no longer love Xun'er?" Xiao Xun'er glanced indifferently at Xiao Ning as he walked away. She gently straightened Xiao Yan's clothes with her delicate hands. He was dressed in a plain blue dress, like a lotus in the mortal world. His slender waist was so delicate that it could be encircled with one hand. When he raised his hand, two bells on his fair wrist made a crisp sound.

"Brother Xiao Yan seems to have feelings for Cousin Xiao Yu?"

As her slender hands adjusted Xiao Yan's clothes, her pretty face was extremely close to his, and she could even clearly smell the fragrance of orchids emanating from her lips.

"Cough cough cough, how could that be! Xun'er, I still need to cultivate today to prepare for the three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran. We'll meet again tomorrow!"

Xiao Yan, slightly bent over with his ears turning slightly red, awkwardly made his way away.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Xun'er lightly covered her red lips, a smile flashing in her beautiful eyes. It was still the Xiao Yan brother that Xun'er knew...

"Elder Ling, how's the investigation going?"

Only after Xiao Yan's figure disappeared did she stop smiling and speak calmly.

“Young Master Xiao Yan is indeed somewhat strange. Perhaps we can draw a conclusion in the next two days.” Ling Ying’s aged voice came from the shadows.

“Find them out, and then…”

Xiao Xun'er's beautiful eyes flashed with ruthlessness as she caught a locust leaf falling from a nearby locust tree in her fair hand and slowly clenched it.

When it was spread out again, only fragments remained, drifting away in the wind.

……

"This little girl is getting more and more enchanting."

On the back mountain, Xiao Yan's face was flushed. He jumped into the mountain spring to cool down for a while before surfacing. His hair, wet with spring water, was casually shaken off.

At this age, he's at the peak of his sexual desire, easily ignited. That girl actually dared to provoke him. Next time he gets the chance, he must pin her down on a rock and whip her with a willow branch.

I gently exhaled a breath of stale air, and my heart gradually calmed down.

Nalan Yanran's annulment of the engagement was somewhat expected, and Xiao Ning also continued the main quest for him. Since that's the case, it seems that the trip to Yunlan Sect is unavoidable.

So the core issue now is still getting stronger.

Otherwise, even a small conflict between the three clans in Wutan City would leave him helpless.

"Om..."

Xiao Yan clenched his fists, feeling the fluctuations of Dou Qi within his body. Extremely weak "€€" flowed through his meridians. The third level of Dou Qi was practically the lowest level in this world.

Any random member of the Xiao family could beat him to a pulp.