Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor's Son Xiao Yan

Chapter 91

Unlike the Mittel family, which rose to prominence through business, the Nalan family, along with another prominent family, the Mu family, all rose to power through the military. 🐳♔ 69𝕤Ĥ𝕌ｘ.𝐜𝓞м 👺♬

In addition, he also has several mercenary groups under his command that specialize in hunting magical beasts.

The family rules are as strict as military discipline, and in recent years, this family has begun to distance itself from the Yunlan Sect.

It all started because a genius girl emerged from the new generation of the family.

However, the atmosphere in the Nalan family today is somewhat unusual.

With Ya Fei's introduction, Xiao Yan easily met Nalan Jie, the head of the Nalan family.

This also shows that Consort Ya has a wide, albeit invisible, network of connections in the capital.

Nalan Jie was a very capable old man.

This can be seen from his ashen face, though his old eyes still held a sharp glint.

"You said you are Xiao Yan, the grandson of Brother Xiao Lin?" In the main hall, Nalan Jie held a teacup in his hand and looked at the young man on his right with a smile.

The young man before him was quite handsome, and his demeanor was extraordinary. However, what truly moved him was the dangerous aura emanating from the other man.

This indicates that the boy, who is only a few days older than Nalan Yanran, is at least a Dou Wang level expert.

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old Dou Wang powerhouse is simply an incredible existence in the Jia Ma Empire. However, when Nalan Jie thought of Xiao Lin back then, he felt a sense of relief.

When he saved Xiao Lin, who was seriously injured, he was unaware of Xiao Lin's true strength.

It wasn't until Xiao Lin recovered some of his strength and casually crushed a Dou Huang expert in front of him that he realized just how terrifying this peer was.

At that time, Nalan Jie was just a minor Grand Master.

"How have you been these past few years, Brother Xiao Lin?" Nalan Jie asked with a smile.

"Grandpa is well and always remembers your kindness," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"I just helped out casually back then," Nalan Jie said with a smile, looking at Xiao Yan.

If this boy could become the son-in-law of the Nalan family, I could die in peace.

If Yanran had the help of him and his family, her future prospects would likely be far beyond what a small sect like Yunlan Sect could provide.

However, seeing Ya Fei accompanying Xiao Yan made him frown. The relationship between the two seemed somewhat ambiguous, which gave Nalan Jie a bad feeling.

"My dear grandson, you didn't come to my Nalan family just to visit this old man, did you?"

After a moment's hesitation, Nalan Jie spoke.

"That's right, old man. I'd also like to meet my fiancée, Nalan Yanran." Xiao Yan nodded slightly.

Ya Fei, standing to the side, glanced at Nalan Jie, then at Xiao Yan, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

If the Grand Elder were to see this scene, he would probably be heartbroken. Since she had known Xiao Yan, this was the first time she had ever seen him give face to an old man.

He would even laugh it off if the other party called him his "virtuous grandson".

What made her expression even more complicated was that Nalan Yanran was actually Xiao Yan's fiancée, and Xiao Yan's purpose in coming here was to annul the engagement.

Although Xiao Yan had already explained the general situation to her, Ya Fei was still somewhat disappointed.

The sheer size of Xiao Yan's power base exceeded everyone's imagination in the capital. It was normal that she and Nalan Yanran weren't qualified to be the principal wife; being a concubine was fine with her.

What intrigued her was what kind of woman was qualified to become Xiao Yan's principal wife.

A woman like this, with both her own talent and the power behind her, would probably stand at the pinnacle of the continent.

"Grandpa, I'm back."

A cold voice rang out, and Nalan Jie's gaze suddenly turned to the living room doorway.

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Xiao Yan and Ya Fei, who were standing nearby, also turned their gazes over.

A young girl dressed in a moon-white brocade robe stepped inside.

Upon seeing the girl, Xiao Yan couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Among the girls I know, only Gu Xun'er can rival Nalan Yanran's beauty; the others simply can't compare.

Even Cao Ying and Dan Chen are at best comparable.

Upon entering the living room, Nalan Yanran glanced around and nodded slightly to Ya Fei.

"Sister Yafei."

Although the two were not familiar with each other, they were both outstanding young people in the capital and had met a few times.

"Yanran, it's been a long time. You've become even more beautiful." Yafei smiled and nodded at Nalan Yanran.

For some reason, Nalan Yanran always felt that there was some pity in the way she looked at her.

When her gaze swept towards the black-clad youth beside Ya Fei, her pupils couldn't help but shrink.

With her cultivation level of a one-star Dou Shi, she couldn't detect the other party's aura at all.

There are only two possibilities in this situation: either the other party is far stronger than oneself, or the other party is just an ordinary person.

But the latter is obviously less likely than the former, even though she doesn't want to believe the former either.

"Grandpa, who is this?"

Nalan Yanran glanced at Nalan Jie.

"Hehe, Yanran, this is the fiancé I told you about back then, the one I arranged for you." Nalan Jie smiled as he looked at Nalan Yanran.

"Fiancé?" Nalan Yanran was slightly confused, but then she saw that the young man in black had already stood up.

"You must be Yanran, right? Hello, my name is Xiao Yan." Xiao Yan stood up and nodded in greeting, a hint of regret in his heart.

It's a bit of a shame that such a girl can't be added to the harem.

However, since he had already broken off the engagement in front of her today, it would be inappropriate for him to ask her to be his concubine. Even Xiao Yan would find it inappropriate to do such a thing.

If it were anyone else, it wouldn't matter, but Nalan Jie was the old man's savior.

"Hello." Nalan Yanran forced a smile, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with this unexpected fiancé.

A proud young woman like her, who has had a smooth and successful life, naturally wouldn't want her marriage to be decided by others.

No one would be happy to marry someone they've never met.

Even if this person's strength and talent may be superior to one's own.

"Xiao Yan, now that Yanran is back, just say what you need to say," Nalan Jie said with a smile, a hint of anticipation in his heart.

If Xiao Yan is here to fulfill the marriage agreement, then his precious granddaughter will truly have a bright future.

Xiao Yan remained silent for a moment, glanced at his surroundings, and after finding no one around, casually unleashed a powerful burst of Dou Qi that covered the entire room.

This scene caused Nalan Jie's pupils to shrink. Clearly, he had sensed from Xiao Yan's methods that the young man in front of him was not a Dou Wang powerhouse, but a Dou Huang!

Nalan Yanran, standing to the side, looked completely bewildered.

The aura that Xiao Yan had just exuded made her feel that his strength was probably even above her teacher's.

But how could this be? The other party is clearly about the same age as me, how could they have such terrifying strength?

If Xiao Yan were only a Great Dou Shi, she might be shocked, but she could still barely accept it.

But if the other party's strength is that of a Dou Huang... this made the usually proud girl suddenly feel slightly dizzy.

After sealing off the room, Xiao Yan glanced apologetically at Nalan Jie.

"Senior Nalan Jie, I'm sorry, but my purpose in coming here is not only to visit you on behalf of my grandfather, but also to annul the engagement."

(End of this chapter)