A Native Xiao Yan's Engagement Was Annulled, but He Turned the Tables on the Spot

"Power of Battle, Level Three!"

The seemingly emotionless announcement was altered by the slightly mocking gazes around him, and whispers of discussion arose again.

Ha, they're just jealous of my good fortune in being born into this world. They mock me when I'm in trouble. Do you think I care? Anyway, I have Da Dou Shi father to raise me and two exceptionally talented older brothers to protect me. What do you have? What can mocking me change? In the future, you'll still have to watch your step and do what I say.

Xiao Yan touched his nose, mentally adjusted himself for a moment, quickly calmed down, and left the testing platform with a yawn.

Among the surrounding crowd, a graceful young girl stood with her hands behind her back, looking like a little adult, waiting for Xiao Yan.

"You've already reached the ninth level of Dou Qi. I bet you'll have broken through to Dou Zhe by the time the Xiao family comes of age!" Xiao Yan joked.

"You can't compare to Brother Xiao Yan, who broke through to Dou Zhe at the age of eleven three years ago! If he regains his talent, he'll be famous throughout the Jia Ma Empire with ease!" Xiao Xun Er returned a bright smile, and then the two left side by side, making others envious.

Hearing Xiao Xun Er's encouraging words, Xiao Yan also fell into his memories.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun Er were childhood sweethearts. Back then, when Xiao Yan was young, as the young master of the Xiao Family, and having just cultivated his Dou Qi, he suddenly decided to cultivate a group of future confidants as his core team.

Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan's father, was delighted with this and generously allocated a thousand Gold Coins for Xiao Yan to take a group of Radish out to play.

At that time, Xiao Xun Er was just a little kid with a runny nose, standing out among a group of Radish. In order to show that he was good to his subordinates, Xiao Yan grabbed this little kid who looked the most pitiful and asked him how he was doing.

As a result, Xiao Xun Er stammered and couldn't answer anything. Xiao Yan just thought that the girl was not smart enough and didn't think much of it. He bought two quilts for Xiao Xun Er and asked the mercenaries following behind to carry them to prevent her from getting cold at night.

After a day of playing, Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Family and personally escorted each of the Radish home. He was surprised to find that Xiao Xun Er's family had everything except for her parents.

The reason for the runny nose is that the child caught a cold because no adult was looking after him.

From then on, Xiao Yan took good care of Xiao Xun Er, whose parents had gone to a faraway place, and the two became very close as a result.

Later, after Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Zhe level, something went wrong. His Dou Qi disappeared, and his cultivation level plummeted. The relationship that had lasted for more than half a year also fell apart, leaving only Xiao Xun Er, who never cared about Xiao Yan's strength.

Therefore, in Xiao Yan's heart, Xiao Xun Er's status was comparable to that of his father, eldest brother, and second brother.

Even Xiao Yan had mentioned to Xiao Zhan that he was encouraging his father to adopt Xiao Xun Er, whose parents had "gone to a faraway place," as his goddaughter.

Although Xiao Yan was beaten up by Xiao Zhan for this, he also realized one thing: Xiao Xun Er's parents were really in a very far place, and were most likely very powerful or influential, rather than dead.

Scenes of his acquaintance and friendship with Xun'er flashed through his mind. Xiao Yan rubbed his long, smooth hair, remaining noncommittal about the encouraging words.

Well, anyway, I have a father who is a Da Dou Shi, two older brothers who will become Da Dou Shi sooner or later, and a childhood sweetheart who will probably become Dou Emperor in the future.

Seemingly sensing Xiao Yan's sunny and positive attitude, Xiao Xun Er's Beautiful Eyes curved into crescents, and she felt genuinely happy...

After saying goodbye to Xun'er and returning to his room, Xiao Yan took a breath, took off his clothes, and removed the four cloth bags tied to his arms and legs, immediately feeling incredibly relaxed.

The bags were filled with metal scraps, made from scraps of rare metals. They were small in size, but each bag weighed ten kilograms.

After his Dou Qi talent was wasted, Xiao Yan tried to double his efforts in cultivation, but it was all in vain, and his cultivation level continued to drop.

Later, Xiao Yan simply pretended that he couldn't cultivate Dou Qi and stopped paying attention to cultivation. Instead, he began to focus on tempering his body. Even as Dou Zhe, he could only break a tree two or three meters wide with one punch and crush an extremely hard blue stone with one foot. In terms of strength, he was not much stronger than an ordinary person.

Xiao Yan believed that if he persisted in body training, his combat strength would be comparable to that of a low-level Dou Zhe.

When Xiao Yan first started body training, he had one-kilogram iron sandbags tied to his hands and feet. Later, as his physique improved, he switched to heavier metal ones.

"When I stop growing taller, I can tie cloth bags around my shoulders and waist, and wear a metal inner armor to exercise while also having more security."

"After all, I am also a young master of the Xiao Family. Those two families might be thinking of doing something to me."

Xiao Yan stretched, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to breathe in the World Energy to cultivate his Dou Qi and relieve his physical fatigue.

Although one's cultivation level will not increase, cultivating Dou Qi can replace Medicinal Herbs that replenish qi and blood, and is very beneficial for relieving soreness in the hands and feet, as well as weakness in the waist and limbs.

After cultivating for about an hour, a faint white aura slowly flowed through his fragile meridians, relieving Xiao Yan's physical fatigue.

Opening his eyes, Xiao Yan saw that his Dou Qi had vanished as usual. He climbed off the bed and opened the door. "Dad, you wanted to see me?"

Seeing his son's dashing appearance, Xiao Zhan smiled kindly and said, "Yan'er is getting stronger and stronger."

"That's true," Xiao Yan nodded. " At the Coming of Age Ceremony a year from now, I'm confident I can take down a Seven Stage Dou Qi without using Dou Qi."

Xiao Yan is now fifteen years old. If he doesn't break through to the Seven Stage Dou Qi time Coming of Age Ceremony turns sixteen, he will lose the family's attention and be assigned to manage some of the Xiao Family's businesses, and his cultivation time will be greatly reduced.

Even without the cultivation level of the Seven Stage Dou Qi, one can still pass the test by defeating a qualified opponent.

This is a rule of the Xiao Family; even though Xiao Yan is the Patriarch's son, he has no special privileges.

To be honest, Xiao Yan had no aversion to being a manager. His status and position were what they were, and he was definitely a cut above those wildly grown Dou Zhe mercenaries. At most, he would just be laughed at.

But the old man couldn't let it go. He was worried all day long, blaming himself for not taking good care of Xiao Yan and for making Xiao Yan go out and suffer, which made Xiao Yan feel quite guilty.

There's no other way, I have to do my best for my dad's sake. I hope he can accept reality as soon as possible!

Xiao Zhan had no idea what Xiao Yan was thinking. Looking at the determined Xiao Yan, he felt even more guilty.

"Alright, Yan'er, it's getting late. You should rest now! We have important guests visiting tomorrow, so don't be impolite." Xiao Zhan patted Xiao Yan's shoulder, then turned and left.

"A distinguished guest..." Xiao Yan looked at his father, who seemed very happy, and fell into deep thought.

The distinguished guest who is related to me... is probably my fiancée whom I have never met.

Xiao Yan, judging others by his own petty standards, guessed that the other party was most likely there to annul the engagement.

However, since she only returned three years after losing her talent, she maintained her dignity for longer than her former playmates. In that case, let's give her some dignity in return.

With that in mind, Xiao Yan prepared paper and pen and quickly wrote a dissolution agreement, signing and leaving his fingerprint in one go before washing up and going to bed.

The next day.

Xiao Yan was awakened by Steward Mo. After a quick wash, he changed into a set of close-fitting clothes, tucked the agreement into his pocket, and went to the hall with Steward Mo.

The Xiao Family's main hall was quite grand. At the very top of the hall sat the Patriarch and three elders. To their left and below were some influential elders with considerable cultivation, while the outstanding younger generation sat obediently around them.

On the other side sat three strangers: an old man, a young girl, and a young man. The old man was a Seven-star Dou Grandmaster, the young girl was probably his fiancée, and the young man... his situation was unclear.

The hall was quite spacious, accommodating dozens of people without feeling crowded; however, it was also quite cramped, and Xiao Yan searched around but couldn't find his seat.

Xiao Yan scanned the hall again and easily found Xiao Xun Er in a corner. The girl was staring at Xiao Yan with her eyes wide open. After making eye contact, she tried to cover up her thoughts by looking down at her book, but the slender fingers gripping the cover revealed that she was not at peace with herself.

With a slight upturn of his lips, Xiao Yan strode over to the girl who was alone in the corner, leaned closer and whispered, "Anyone who didn't know better would think you were being ostracized."

Xiao Xun Er closed the book in her hand, stuck out her tongue at Xiao Yan, and said, "With Brother Xiao Yan protecting me, who in the Xiao Family would dare to ostracize me?"

"That's true. I can still hold my own in the Xiao Family —but do you have anything to eat? I haven't eaten since I got up, and I came straight here," Xiao Yan said.

"I knew Brother Xiao Yan was a lazy pig!" Xiao Xun Er teased, then took out four large meat buns and two boiled eggs and handed them to Xiao Yan.

A hearty breakfast was still steaming hot. Xiao Yan didn't ask where the food had been put, and openly accepted Xiao Xun Er's feeding in the corner.

The three distinguished guests sitting in the main seats of the hall had different expressions. The old man suddenly relaxed, as if he had found a reason for his next actions; the young man's gaze was fixed on Xiao Xun Er, but after a while he looked away and looked at the girl next to him again.

The most crucial of the three, the young woman, raised her eyebrows slightly. She had always been outstanding in terms of appearance, status, position, and talent, and was always surrounded by a group of "protectors." So she was quite surprised to encounter a man who didn't take her seriously at all.

Especially the girl in that corner...

Xiao Zhan, however, felt extremely uneasy, staring intently at Xiao Yan, who was chatting and laughing with Xiao Xun Er, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

In front of his fiancée, he didn't even greet his elders, and instead turned around and went to hang out with another girl. Unfortunately, the Xiao Family couldn't afford to offend either of these two girls, so Xiao Zhan felt that he couldn't just remind them, but he also couldn't not remind them.

"Hehe, this newcomer seems to be Xiao Yan Xiao Family, right?"

Just as Xiao Zhan was at a loss, he suddenly heard Ge Ye's voice, which was that of the old man.

Xiao Zhan cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, Yan'er, come here quickly. This is your fiancée, the pearl of the Nalan Family, and the personal disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect Master, Nalan Yanran!"

Xiao Yan finished swallowing in a few bites, casually wiped his mouth, walked to the center of the hall, stood down, and looked at Nalan Yanran, saying, "I think we young people should have freedom to fall in love."

After saying that, Xiao Yan took out the agreement to dissolve the engagement from his pocket and handed it to Nalan Yanran, saying, "I guess you don't think much of me either. Today I'm going to make a decision that goes against our ancestors' wishes and ask you to dissolve the engagement arranged by our elders."

"Yan'er, what nonsense are you talking about!" Xiao Zhan slammed his hand on the chair, his voice full of anger, but even so, he still addressed Xiao Yan as "Yan'er," indicating that the matter was not actually serious.

Nalan Yanran frowned, took the neatly folded letter, glanced at it briefly, then took out a pen and ink, signed her name, and left her fingerprint, saying, "I originally wanted to ask you to annul the engagement, but since you were prepared, let's cancel the engagement!"

"You..." Xiao Zhan looked at Nalan Yanran with disbelief, then fell into deep dejection.

"Now that things are settled here, how about we spend a couple of days in Wutan City? I'll treat you to a stroll around," Xiao Yan said, ignoring his heartbroken father and exchanging pleasantries with Nalan Yanran.

"No need. I came only to annul the engagement. Since it was a mutual decision, I have no need to stay any longer." Nalan Yanran nodded to Xiao Yan, then turned to Xiao Zhan and said, "Uncle Xiao, please forgive Yanran's rudeness."

Xiao Zhan remained silent, his mind a jumble of emotions, unsure of what to say.

Xiao Yan, however, didn't seem to care and waved to the three of them, saying, "Alright then, have a safe journey!"

Ge Ye glanced at the carefree Xiao Yan, then bowed to Xiao Zhan and said, "Farewell!"

Originally, when Nalan Yanran went to Ge Ye's house to annul the engagement, she had prepared a Fourth Grade Pill Qi Gathering Powder as an apology and entrusted it to Ge Ye for safekeeping. However, since the engagement has now been dissolved after communication between the two parties, there is no need to take out the Qi Gathering Powder.

Nalan Yanran was already Dou Zhe, so the Qi Gathering Powder Pills useless to her. Ge Ye estimated that he could probably keep the pill for himself. In a great mood, he smiled at Xiao Yan as he left and said, "Young Master Xiao Yan will surely achieve great things in the future!"

Xiao Yan returned a polite smile.

After the three distinguished guests left, Xiao Yan turned around and knelt directly in front of Xiao Zhan: "I made a decision against the ancestors without permission, please punish me, Father!"

"Yan'er, you... sigh!" Seeing how sensible Xiao Yan was, Xiao Zhan's anger dissipated, leaving only heartache.

If possible, Xiao Zhan sincerely hoped that Xiao Yan could be unruly and arrogant, with the world above him and himself second only to him. That would be the kind of spirited young man he should be, not the slick and cunning person he is now.

"You can leave now..." Xiao Zhan said weakly.

Xiao Yan stood up. This kind of psychological gap was indeed hard to accept. He could only rely on his father to bear it. If others tried to persuade him, they would only make him get stuck in a rut and into a dead end.

After walking out of the hall and waiting a few seconds outside the door, Xiao Yan was greeted by Xiao Xun Er, who followed him out.

The girl's eyes were full of concern, as if she wanted to say something to comfort him, but she didn't know how to start. In the end, she just held Xiao Yan's hand and said, "Brother Xiao Yan, don't be sad. Breaking off the engagement with Brother Xiao Yan will only be her loss!"

"Huh? Then I really made a fortune. But compared to this, I feel that the meat buns and boiled eggs are a bit dry. How about we go to the Marketplace and buy some juice?" Xiao Yan said casually, rubbing Xun'er's little head.

Xiao Xun Er was slightly taken aback, then smiled easily and said, "Okay, Brother Xiao Yan, Xun'er will accompany you..."