The Nalan Family.
The dark-faced Dou Wang leaned against the headboard. After three years of torment from the Scorching Poison, Nalan Jie, once burly, robust, and imposing, was now skin and bones, his eye sockets deeply sunken. He looked as though he might pass away at any moment.
One knew one's own affairs best. Nalan Jie understood his condition clearly. If not for the strength of a Dou Wang, the various medicinal pills keeping him alive, and the occasional visits from alchemists to ease his symptoms, he probably would not have lasted this long.
Yet even so, he knew that the Scorching Poison had gradually seeped into his bones and marrow. These methods would only become less effective with time. At most, he could hold on for another five years or so.
And once he fell, the Nalan Family's position would inevitably worsen day by day.
Fortunately, there was still Nalan Yanran. Once she matured, the Nalan Family should still have a chance to return to the ranks of the Three Great Clans.
"How is Yanran doing now?"
With complicated thoughts, Nalan Jie asked his rather disappointing son by the bedside.
Unaware of his father's thoughts, Nalan Su smiled at the mention of Nalan Yanran, with a hint of pride in his expression.
"Father, we received a message from Yanran the day before yesterday. She broke through to Dou Qi Stage Nine some time ago. Now she only needs to temper her foundation properly, and she should advance to Dou Zhe within half a year."
"Not bad."
Nalan Yanran was only just past thirteen. In half a year, she would still be under fourteen. With the Nalan Family's support and Yun Yun's guidance, surpassing him in the future should not be difficult. He just did not know how many years