Xiao Yan stood before Gu Clan Square, gazing at Nalan Yanran, who was sealed within crystalline matter, her expression still revealing madness. His face was tense, and ripples continuously stirred within his heart.
When had he last seen her?
It seemed to have been over a decade ago, at the Misty Cloud Sect.
Xiao Yan had once believed that when Nalan Yanran said she wanted to marry him, she had merely been saying it. As time slowly passed, those feelings would inevitably fade away.
But ever since the Three-Year Pact, Xiao Yan had realized that he was wrong. He had been far too self-righteous. From beginning to end, he had never truly faced Nalan Yanran's feelings, yet had presumptuously assumed that she would give up sooner or later.
Xiao Yan clenched his teeth, filled with deep disgust for himself.
Just then, Xun'er supported Gu Yuan as he walked over. Looking at Nalan Yanran within the seal, her expression was equally complicated.
When she had gone to Starfall Pavilion to see Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Yi Xian had mentioned Nalan Yanran. She spoke of how Nalan Yanran had spent all these years training alone in Central Continent in order to surpass Xiao Yan, as well as how many times she had inadvertently helped him.
After comparing the two, much of Xun'er's joy over Xiao Yan proposing marriage to her suddenly faded, and she could not help asking herself.
Do I... really deserve to be with Brother Xiao Yan?
Thinking carefully, Xun'er had indeed kept Xiao Yan in her heart all these years without the slightest wavering, but it seemed that she had never done much for him.
Back on the Northwest Continent, the one who had always accompanied Xiao Yan was Xiao Yi Xian.
After arriving in Central Continent, Cai Lin