The Destiny Villain Starting from Battle Through the Heavens

Xiao Yan, speechless, said, "Young Master Nalan, your imagination is truly boundless. What benefit would I gain from deliberately pretending to be a good-for-nothing?"

"snort!"

Nalan Sheng snorted coldly and said, "Xiao Yan, now that things have come to this, do you still want to lie to me?"

If I'm not mistaken, after you broke through to the One-Star Dou Zhe level, you were probably noticed by a certain alchemist.

However, alchemists are mostly eccentric and never easily accept apprentices; they usually set up some tests for accepting apprentices.

The test your master set for you was probably to make you pretend to be a useless person with only the third stage of Dou Qi cultivation.

This kind of test can temper your character, making you more calm and composed in the process of refining elixirs in the future.

Furthermore, since you are now able to refine a second-grade pill like Foundation Establishment Elixir, I imagine you have been secretly learning alchemy over the past three years, right?

No wonder you dared to say "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential" when Yanran came to annul the engagement. Turns out you're an alchemist.

Upon hearing this, Ya Fei and the others couldn't help but look at Xiao Yan with a hint of apprehension.

Because Nalan Sheng's analysis made a lot of sense, and Xiao Yan was able to deliberately pretend to be a good-for-nothing at the most spirited age.

Even when Nalan Yanran came to break off the engagement, Xiao Yan did not reveal his secret as an alchemist. Such a mindset is simply too terrifying.

If Nalan Sheng hadn't accidentally discovered Xiao Yan's true identity today, who knows how many more years he would have continued to pretend to be a good-for-nothing?

"..."

Xiao Yan couldn't help but find Nalan Sheng's words amusing.

If I were truly a second-grade alchemist, I would have deliberately revealed my identity as an alchemist back then, and given Nalan Yanran a good slap in the face.

However, while Xiao Yan found it amusing, a hint of doubt also arose in his heart.

The question is whether the old doctor was truly in a state of deep sleep or remained awake throughout the past three years.

If the old doctor remains in a deep sleep, it means he unconsciously turned himself into a useless person.

But if the old doctor remained conscious, then he would be deliberately turning himself into a useless person in order to temper his character.

Considering that his cultivation level had remained at the third stage of Dou Qi, rather than having all his Dou Qi absorbed by Yao Lao, Xiao Yan felt that the second possibility was more likely.

Although it was normal for Yao Lao to secretly test his disciples, Xiao Yan still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Putting aside the ridicule and sarcasm Xiao Yan endured over the past three years, the fact that Nalan Yanran came to annul the engagement was an insurmountable obstacle in his heart.

If Xiao Yan hadn't become a cripple, even if he could only increase his cultivation by two stars each year, he would already be a seven-star Dou Zhe.

Even if Nalan Yanran wanted to go to the Xiao family to annul the engagement, the higher-ups of the Yunlan Sect would definitely not agree to it.

As a result of Yao Lao's actions, Xiao Yan not only lost a genius wife, but also brought shame upon the entire Xiao family.

What lingered in Xiao Yan's mind the most was that if he failed Yao Lao's test and instead chose to give up on himself, wouldn't his life be over?

Therefore, Xiao Yan could no longer trust Yao Lao without reservation as he did in the original story, and subconsciously became more wary.

[Ding! The host has successfully sown discord between the protagonist and the old master, rewarding 5000 villain points!]

Hearing the system notification in his ear, Nalan Sheng's lips curled up involuntarily.

"Miss Yafei, now that the Foundation Establishment Elixir has been auctioned off, please give me the money quickly! I have other matters to attend to."

Xiao Yan only wanted to find out whether Yao Lao had deliberately turned him into a cripple, and naturally had no interest in wasting time with Nalan Sheng and the others.

"Young Master Xiao, the money from the auction of the Foundation Establishment Elixir has been transferred to this card. After deducting the auction house's 5% handling fee, there are a total of 47,500 gold coins in the account. Please keep it safe."

Originally, Ya Fei wanted to give Xiao Yan a VIP card, but with Nalan Sheng watching over her, she chose to handle things officially.

After all, Nalan Sheng and Xiao Yan have a bad relationship. If Ya Fei tries to win Xiao Yan over in front of him, it will definitely provoke his displeasure.

Even though Xiao Yan has shown considerable potential, potential is still just potential, and it can't compare to a behemoth like the Nalan family.

After accepting the purple-gold card from Ya Fei, Xiao Yan left the VIP room without looking back.

"I never expected that this third young master of the Xiao family was so well hidden. He has deceived the entire Jia Ma Empire."

Watching Xiao Yan's departing figure, Ya Fei first shook her head with a sigh, then turned to Nalan Sheng and asked, "Young Master Sheng, do you feel any regret now?"

Since Xiao Yan's cultivation talent is not problematic, he can at least cultivate to the Dou Wang realm in the future. In addition, he is also an alchemist, so he might become a Dan Wang in the future.

If Old Master Nalan finds out about this, your legs will probably really be broken.

"Heh~ Let alone a Dou Wang, so what if Xiao Yan becomes a Dou Huang in the future?"

Nalan Sheng put his arm around Little Fairy Doctor's slender waist, his face full of pride, and said, "Our fairy has the potential to become a saint!"

"Well……"

Upon hearing this, Ya Fei and Gu Ni were speechless. They had no idea that Little Fairy Doctor possessed the Calamity Poison Body, and naturally did not believe that Little Fairy Doctor had the potential to become a saint.

……

Several days later

Thanks to Nalan Sheng's intentional or unintentional promotion, the secret that Xiao Yan deliberately pretended to be a good-for-nothing but was actually a second-grade alchemist spread throughout Wutan City at an extremely fast pace.

At first, not many people believed it, until the Xiao family market started to openly sell several kinds of first-grade and second-grade pills, and claimed that these pills were all made by Xiao Yan, then people had no choice but to believe it.

In fact, all the pills sold by the Xiao family were refined by Yao Lao, but Yao Lao gave all the credit to Xiao Yan.

The reason why Yao Lao did this was because he wanted to eliminate the barriers in Xiao Yan's heart.

Ever since Nalan Sheng revealed Yao Lao's secret that he had deliberately turned Xiao Yan into a cripple, a new barrier has been created between Xiao Yan and Yao Lao.

Although Xiao Yan did not outwardly blame Yao Lao, Yao Lao had secretly observed him for three years and understood his personality quite well.

If Yao Lao doesn't remove the thorn in Xiao Yan's heart sooner, it will only grow deeper and deeper, eventually leaving behind a hidden danger that is difficult to eliminate.

Furthermore, the fact that Xiao Yan was an alchemist was widely known in Wutan City, so Yao Lao simply went with the flow and packaged him as a genius alchemist.