The Destiny Villain Starting from Battle Through the Heavens

Among the younger generation of the Xiao family, only Xiao Xun'er, the eldest daughter of the ancient clan, can rival Nalan Yanran in terms of looks.

Perhaps because Xiao Xun'er was already used to the attention she received, she didn't even raise her head when faced with Nalan Sheng's gaze, but simply silently flipped through the book in her hand.

Just as Nalan Sheng was observing Xiao Xun'er with great interest, an elderly man in a blue robe who looked like a steward led a young man in black into the reception hall.

He was a short-haired boy about the same age as Nalan Sheng, but his appearance could only be described as handsome; he was still quite different from a handsome man like Nalan Sheng.

"Father, three elders!"

The young man in black glanced at Nalan Sheng and the others, then bowed to Xiao Zhan and the three elders.

"Yan'er, you're here~"

Upon seeing Xiao Yan arrive, Xiao Zhan immediately stopped his conversation with Ge Ye, nodded to him, and said, "Please sit down!"

Xiao Yan smiled and nodded, pretending not to see the three elders' impatient and disgusted expressions.

However, when Xiao Yan subconsciously tried to find a seat, he discovered that there were no extra chairs in the hall.

Sigh~ It seems my status in the family is getting lower and lower. These three old geezers actually embarrassed me in front of outsiders, don't they feel ashamed at all...?

Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but shake his head with a self-deprecating smile.

Looking at Xiao Yan, who stood motionless, the young clansmen in the hall showed no sympathy whatsoever; instead, they all wore expressions of schadenfreude.

Xiao Zhan naturally noticed Xiao Yan's awkward situation. A flash of anger appeared in his tiger eyes, and he suddenly turned to look at the Second Elder, who was in charge of arranging the seats.

"oops!"

The old man in the yellow robe, who was being glared at by Xiao Zhan, pretended to be remorseful and said, "It's true that old people have bad memories. I actually forgot about the Third Young Master's seat. I'll have someone prepare it right away."

"Brother Xiao Yan, come sit here with me!"

A clear and melodious voice suddenly rang out, breaking the somewhat awkward atmosphere in the hall.

Nalan Sheng looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xiao Xun'er, who had been reading a book, now wearing a cute smile and blinking her big, watery eyes at Xiao Yan.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan touched his nose somewhat embarrassedly, and then, amidst the envious gazes of many young men, he walked over and sat down next to Xiao Xun'er.

"Thank you, Xun'er, you've helped me out of that situation again."

Smelling the faint fragrance emanating from Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yan chuckled softly.

[Having a childhood sweetheart like this by your side, this guy is really enviable~]

Nalan Sheng narrowed his eyes, inwardly grumbling: [But those who flaunt their love die young. I hate you trendy people the most. Xiao Yan, prepare to face the wrath of single people!]

Meanwhile, seeing that Ge Ye and Xiao Zhan kept rambling on and on without getting to the point, Nalan Yanran couldn't help but secretly tug at his sleeve.

"cough!"

Faced with Nalan Yanran's urging, Ge Ye could only cough to interrupt Xiao Zhan, then stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Clan Chief Xiao, the reason I came to the Xiao family today is to ask you for a favor."

"Mr. Ge Ye, please speak frankly. As long as it is within our power, the Xiao family will certainly not refuse."

Ge Ye didn't directly answer Xiao Zhan's question. Instead, he pointed at Nalan Sheng and the others and asked, "Clan Chief Xiao, do you know these two?"

"Well……"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan stared at Nalan Sheng and the others for a while, then shook his head somewhat awkwardly and said, "Forgive my poor eyesight, but I don't know who these two young friends are..."

"This is Nalan Sheng, the eldest son of the Nalan family."

Ge Ye first introduced Nalan Sheng, and then pointed to Nalan Yanran beside him and said, "This is his twin sister, Nalan Yanran, the second young lady of the Nalan family."

"So it turns out that Uncle Xiao hasn't seen you for many years, Nephew Shengxian and Niece Yanran. Please don't blame Uncle for being so blind."

Upon learning the identities of Nalan Sheng and the others, Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up, and his smile became even more enthusiastic.

Nalan Sheng smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Uncle Xiao, you're too kind. It's us juniors who haven't been able to visit you. We should be the ones apologizing."

"My sage nephew, you jest."

Xiao Zhan glanced at the star pattern embroidered on Nalan Sheng's robe and couldn't help but praise, "I didn't expect that after only ten years, my nephew Sheng is already a one-star Dou Zhe. He truly deserves to be called the pride of the Nalan family."

"Uncle Xiao, you flatter me. Compared to Yanran, my cultivation talent is only average."

"My nephew is too modest."

Xiao Zhan smiled and waved his hand, then changed the subject, saying, "However, my niece Yanran's talent is indeed amazing. I have long heard that she was accepted as a personal disciple by Sect Master Yun."

"Yanran was just lucky!"

Nalan Yanran smiled faintly, feeling somewhat overwhelmed by Xiao Zhan's enthusiasm, and secretly tugged at Ge Ye's sleeve.

"Um...

Ge Ye cupped his hands in greeting to Xiao Zhan and said, "Clan Chief Xiao, the matter I am seeking today is related to Yanran. It was the Sect Master who personally spoke on this matter."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan's smile gradually faded, and he had a somewhat ominous premonition.

After all, Xiao Zhan wasn't a fool. He didn't believe that a Great Dou Master like himself could possibly help a Dou Huang like Yun, unless...

Xiao Zhan forcibly suppressed his anger, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "Elder Ge, please speak plainly!"

"Clan Chief Xiao, as you know, the Yunlan Sect has strict rules, and the Sect Master has extremely high expectations for Yanran, grooming her to be the next Sect Master."

Ge Ye said somewhat awkwardly, "Because of some special rules, the successor of the sect leader cannot have any entanglements with men before officially becoming the sect leader."

The sect leader was very troubled after learning that Yanran was engaged to the Xiao family, so he specifically asked me to bring Yanran to the Xiao family, hoping that the Xiao clan leader could dissolve the engagement.

"Bang!!!"

As soon as Ge Ye finished speaking, the jade cup in Xiao Zhan's hand instantly turned into a pile of dust.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall was slightly taken aback.

However, the Xiao family members, led by the three elders, did not feel much anger; instead, they were somewhat gloating.

Over the years, Xiao Zhan has wasted a lot of family resources trying to cure Xiao Yan's strange illness, which has long aroused the dissatisfaction of the Xiao family.

Otherwise, in the absence of a conflict of interest, even if Xiao Yan became a cripple, he was still the clan leader's son. Who would risk offending the clan leader to mock him?

Now that Nalan Yanran has publicly broken off the engagement, the Xiao family will also lose face, but the most humiliated ones will be Xiao Zhan and his son.