Wutan City, Xiao Family:
Inside the packed Xiao Family hall, Xiao Zhan sat in the seat of honor.
His face was ashen, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles had turned white.
He stared fixedly at the girl standing below, his voice so low it seemed to have been forced from the depths of his throat:
"Niece Nalan, what did you just say?"
"You want to break off the engagement?"
"Is this the Nalan Family's decision, or the Misty Cloud Sect's?"
Xiao Zhan's anger-suppressed voice echoed through the hall.
The Xiao Family elders all wore grim expressions as well.
Although "Xiao Yan" had already become a good-for-nothing,
he was still the Xiao Family's Young Master, no matter what.
For someone to come to their doorstep and break off an engagement was a humiliation to the entire Xiao Family!
At this moment, the atmosphere in the Xiao Family hall was so heavy it was nearly suffocating.
Below the platform, Nalan Yanran wore white robes, her face cold and detached.
There was an inborn pride between her brows.
She raised her head slightly, meeting Xiao Zhan's gaze directly. Her tone was calm, yet brooked no objection:
"Uncle Xiao, Yanran came today precisely to annul my engagement with Xiao Yan."
"This is my own decision. It has nothing to do with my family or sect."
"My Teacher has already approved this matter. I ask Uncle Xiao to grant my request."
"Yanran will also offer compensation for this."
Bang!
Xiao Zhan slammed his palm onto the table, and a crack instantly split the heavy wooden table.
He abruptly rose to his feet as the aura of a Da Dou Shi burst forth.
The air throughout the hall seemed to freeze:
"Nalan Yanran! Do you know that this engagement was personally arranged by your grandfather and my father back then?"
"And now, with a single word of annulment, you intend to destroy the bond between our two families?"
"You insult my family—what do you take the Xiao Family for?!"
Xiao Zhan's voice was like thunder, making the eardrums of everyone in the hall ache.
Elder Ge Ye behind Nalan Yanran frowned slightly.
He stepped forward, positioning himself in front of Nalan Yanran, and said evenly:
"Clan Leader Xiao, this is Miss Yanran's personal decision. Please do not be angered."
"Besides, given Young Master Xiao Yan's current condition, he likely is not worthy of our young lady."
"You!"
Xiao Zhan's eyes widened in fury as he was about to lash out.
Then a lazy voice came from outside the hall.
"Not worthy?"
"Heh heh, Miss Nalan, you certainly are confident."
"You claim this was entirely your own decision, yet you brought a whole group from the Misty Cloud Sect to use force and pressure us."
"And this is what you call a decision made entirely on your own, unrelated to your family or sect?"
"What a joke!"
Everyone froze, then turned toward the entrance.
A young man walked in slowly with his hands clasped behind his back.
He had delicate features and a teasing smile at the corner of his lips.
There was not the slightest trace of anger on his face.
It was none other than Xiao Yan.
"Yan?"
Xiao Zhan looked at his son in surprise.
"Xiao Yan" calmly walked into the center of the hall and glanced at the virtual panel before him.
Then he turned his gaze toward Nalan Yanran, the smile on his lips growing broader:
"Miss Nalan, since you wish to annul the engagement, then go ahead."
"However, I have one condition."
Nalan Yanran frowned slightly and said coldly:
"What condition?"
Xiao Yan shrugged, his tone relaxed:
"It's simple. Three days from now, we'll have a match."
"If you win, the engagement will be annulled. I, Xiao Yan, will have no objections."
"But if you lose..."
He paused, a trace of mockery flashing through his eyes:
"You won't need to honor the engagement either. After all, I already have a beauty by my side."
"Even if you were offered to me for free, I might not fancy you."
As he spoke, he suddenly turned to look at Xiao Xun'er, who stood to one side of the hall.
He winked at her. Seeing a faint blush spread across her face, he chuckled and turned back.
When he looked at Nalan Yanran again, however, there was no trace of amusement left in his eyes:
"Then it will not be you breaking off the engagement—it will be me divorcing you!"
"And I will make the outcome public."
"The Nalan Family and the Misty Cloud Sect will have to acknowledge this Divorce Letter!"
The moment those words fell, the entire hall erupted.
The younger generation of the Xiao Family was collectively dumbfounded:
"Wait, isn't Xiao Yan only at Three Stages of Dou Qi? Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a Dou Shi!"
"Although our Xiao Family must stand united at a critical time like this,"
"isn't his behavior far too infuriating?"
"He has already become a good-for-nothing, yet he still dares provoke Nalan Yanran. Isn't he disregarding the Xiao Family's honor?!"
"Has he gone mad? Does he still think he is the genius he used to be?"
Elder Ge Ye at Nalan Yanran's side could no longer endure it!
"Xiao Yan! How dare you!"
"You worthless trash, how dare you provoke our Young Master like this!"
Elder Ge Ye shouted furiously, and the aura of a Da Dou Shi suddenly erupted, bearing down on Xiao Yan.
He had not unleashed his full pressure, but Xiao Yan still felt his body suddenly grow heavy.
He forced himself upright with all his strength, refusing to let his spine bend even a fraction.
He continued smiling at Nalan Yanran:
"What is it, Miss Nalan? You call yourself a genius."
"Could it be that you do not even dare accept a challenge from a mere good-for-nothing like me?"
Seeing how Xiao Yan was completely disregarding her,
Nalan Yanran was no pushover herself, and his attitude enraged her.
Her voice suppressed her simmering anger:
"Fine! Since you insist on humiliating yourself, I will grant your wish!"
"Three days from now, I will make you understand the difference between trash and a genius!"
Xiao Yan nodded and turned to Xiao Zhan:
"Father, it is settled, then."
Xiao Zhan looked at his son with concern:
"Yan, you..."
Xiao Yan waved his hand with a smile:
"Rest assured, Father. I know what I'm doing."
With that, he turned and left the hall.
Leaving behind a crowd with stunned expressions, who had not even fully processed what had happened.
After returning to his room, Xiao Yan shut the door.
The smile on his face instantly vanished, replaced by a solemn expression.
His tone was practically gritted through clenched teeth:
"Fuck, it's been loading since I was in the womb. It's finally done!"
"Activate the Character Panel."
[Ding! Character Panel activated!] [Host: Xiao Yan] [Current character template: Huo Linfei (Super Beast Armament)] [Talents: Cosmic Talent (1%), Master of Fire (top-tier), Peerless Comprehension (top-tier)] [Skills: None] [Cultivation: Three Stages of Dou Qi]
Xiao Yan looked at the translucent panel before him, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
That was right. Who wasn't a transmigrator these days?
And the panel before him belonged to that overpowered man who cleared a hundred-thousand-year cosmic dungeon in seven days:
Huo Linfei!
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