The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 34 Nalan Yanran

However, ever since Xiao Yan lost his cultivation talent, the Nalan family began to regret the marriage. But because Nalan Jie valued his promises very much, although he regretted it, he still couldn't bring himself to come to the Xiao family to break off the engagement.

If he really did that, wouldn't Nalan Jie be laughed at and his reputation ruined? He formed a marriage alliance with them when they were powerful, but immediately severed ties when they fell on hard times. If other forces knew this, how would they dare to cooperate with the Nalan family again?

During the three years that Xiao Yan lost his cultivation talent, they still sent people to investigate whether he would recover it. However, last year, upon learning that Xiao Yan only had three levels of Dou Qi, they were utterly disappointed and lost even the interest in sending people to investigate.

Nalan Yanran of the Yunlan Sect was the same; ever since she learned that Xiao Yan's strength had dropped to the third level of Dou Qi, she had lost interest in him.

So, by a twist of fate, Nalan Yanran still came to the Xiao family to annul the engagement.

Under Nalan Yanran's persistent prompting, the old man sighed deeply and had no choice but to stand up, bow deeply to Xiao Zhan, and say with a smile, "I have come to your family today with a request."

"Hehe, Mr. Ge Ye, please speak freely. If it is within our power, the Xiao family will certainly lend a hand," Xiao Zhan said with a smile, rising to return the greeting.

"Hehe, Chief Xiao, do you know her?" Mr. Ge Ye pointed to the beautiful girl beside him and asked with a smile.

"Oh? Forgive my poor eyesight, but who is this person?" Xiao Zhan looked the girl up and down, but after a long time, he still couldn't recognize her.

"Ahem, her name is Nalan Yanran," Ge Ye coughed and introduced.

"Oh? So it's my niece Nalan! It's been so many years, please forgive my poor eyesight, Uncle Xiao, for not recognizing her. She's really grown up so much! I heard that my niece Nalan has been accepted as a disciple by the sect leader of Yunlan Sect and is the candidate for the next sect leader of Yunlan Sect. That's truly a cause for celebration!" Xiao Zhan said with a smile.

"Uncle Xiao, Yanran should have come to pay her respects sooner, but I just couldn't find a suitable time. As for joining the Yunlan Sect, that was just good luck for Yanran!" Nalan Yanran replied softly, her eyes turning to Ge Ye again, gesturing to him.

"Hehe, Clan Chief Xiao, what Ge Ye is asking for today is related to Yan Ran, and this matter has been personally approved by the clan." Ge Ye said with a smile, his expression becoming slightly solemn when he mentioned "Clan Master".

"Please speak freely, Mr. Ge Ye!" Xiao Zhan said generously. At this moment, Xiao Zhan was unaware of what was about to happen, and since Nalan Yanran was his son Xiao Yan's fiancée, his attitude was quite enthusiastic.

"Clan Chief Xiao, as you know, the Yunlan Sect has strict rules, and the Sect Master has high expectations for Nalan Yanran, always grooming her as the next Sect Master. So when the Sect Master learned that she was still engaged, he hoped that Clan Chief Xiao could... could dissolve the engagement so that she could concentrate on her cultivation!" Ge Ye finally spoke up under pressure.

"What?" Xiao Zhan suddenly stood up, looking at Ge Ye in disbelief. The three elders behind him also stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

The others in the hall exchanged surprised glances. They had assumed that Nalan Yanran had come to the Xiao family to reconnect after hearing that Xiao Yan's cultivation talent had recovered.

"Coming to annul the engagement? Are you out of your mind! Don't you know how terrifying Xiao Yan's cultivation talent is? He's a potential future Dou Huang! How stupid do you have to be to annul an engagement like this?!"

Some people in the hall looked at Ge Ye as if he were a fool, while others all looked at Xiao Yan, since the person in question was sitting right there.

Seeing the reactions of the people in the hall, Ge Ye was also completely bewildered.

"What's going on? This reaction seems off! It shouldn't be this expression!" Ge Ye thought to himself. He had considered that the Xiao family might be angry, after all, the woman breaking off the engagement with the man's family was a huge humiliation for them, so their anger was understandable. But what kind of expression was this? Why were they looking at them like they were idiots?

Nalan Yanran was also puzzled. She had chosen to break off the engagement with the Xiao family because she didn't want to be with Xiao Yan, this good-for-nothing. But seeing everyone's reactions, she felt that things weren't so simple.

At this moment, only two people remained calm in the hall: Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan. Xiao Xun'er had guessed that Nalan Yanran would come to annul the engagement today, thanks in part to intelligence provided by her powerful backers. As for Xiao Yan, it goes without saying that he knew what the three of them were there for the moment they entered the Xiao family.

"Let's be frank. Although the Yunlan Sect has strict rules, they don't even allow marriage. Do you think I'd believe that? Tell me the real reason!" Although Xiao Zhan was very angry, these three people were, after all, representing the Yunlan Sect. The Yunlan Sect was a powerful force in the Jia Ma Empire, much stronger than the Xiao family, so he really didn't want to offend them unless absolutely necessary.

"Uh..." Ge Ye was speechless at Xiao Zhan's words.

"What else can I say? That your son is a good-for-nothing, completely unworthy of my young sect leader? How could you possibly say such a thing!"

"It's not that hard to say! As the young sect master of Yunlan Sect, my every word and action represents Yunlan Sect. With Xiao Yan's strength, he is really not qualified to be with me. Forcing us to be together would not benefit either of us. So... the only option is to dissolve the engagement." Seeing Ge Ye's dilemma, Nalan Yanran stood up and said.

"Oh! So that's why my niece Nalan chose to call off the engagement! Actually..."

"So it turns out that my strength is too weak to be worthy of being with Miss Nalan." Just as Xiao Zhan was about to explain to Nalan Yanran that Xiao Yan's cultivation talent had been restored, Xiao Yan stood up and said loudly.

Seeing his son Xiao Yan interrupt, Xiao Zhan naturally said nothing more, since Xiao Yan was the one suffering the most right now. The three elders behind him naturally wouldn't say anything either, given Xiao Yan's strength.

"You are Xiao Yan?" Nalan Yanran looked at the young man in front of her. She saw that he was quite handsome, with a handsome and deep face, especially his bright eyes, which revealed a mysterious aura.

"Yes, I am the good-for-nothing you're talking about." Xiao Yan chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Ge Ye stared at the boy in front of him, carefully sensing the aura emanating from him, his eyes wide with surprise.

"This! How is this possible? You really are Xiao Yan?" Ge Ye asked again, somewhat incredulous.

"In our Xiao family, I'm the only one named Xiao Yan." A hint of disdain appeared on Xiao Yan's lips.

"But you... but you only had three levels of Dou Qi, right? You should be a Dou Zhe by now!" Ge Ye asked, somewhat shocked.

Nalan Yanran's expression as she looked at Xiao Yan was quite complicated, as if she also wanted to know the answer.

"Hehe, I was lucky enough to regain my talent for cultivation. I just casually practiced for a bit, and before I knew it, I had become a Dou Zhe," Xiao Yan said nonchalantly.

"So you've broken through from the third stage of Dou Qi to Dou Zhe in just one year! This talent..." Ge Ye was so shocked he couldn't speak.

"Alas! Such a genius is a rare find, not to mention a hundred years, even a thousand or ten thousand years! Alas! Why didn't we inquire about him in the city first!" Ge Ye sighed.

At this moment, Ge Ye felt extremely regretful and looked at Nalan Yanran with a somewhat ugly expression. If Nalan Yanran hadn't kept urging him, leaving him no time to rest, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

(End of this chapter)