Should We Get Rid of Xiao Yan?

After dismissing all the younger family members, attendants, and servants, only Guo'er and Nalan Chaoge remained in the room.

Guo'er was using a towel to help Nalan Chaoge wipe the wounds on his body.

"Does it hurt? If it does, just cry out!"

Guo'er carefully blew a breath of warm air over the wound before wiping it with the towel.

Nalan Chaoge was a little drunk.

Being cared for by such a considerate and attentive little beauty was not something ordinary people got to enjoy.

But gradually, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Guo'er dipped the towel in hot water and wiped Nalan Chaoge's wounds. What puzzled her was that the wounds actually came off with the water stains—came off, off, off...

And after the wounds were wiped away, Nalan Chaoge's skin was completely unharmed.

For a moment, Guo'er stared blankly at Nalan Chaoge's bronze-colored skin. There was not the slightest trace of a wound left.

"Young Master, you..."

"Haha, you saw through it. Silly girl, how could my grandfather bear to beat me? But you... I've made you suffer by following me." Nalan Chaoge took Guo'er's hand. The skin and flesh around her wrist had already been rubbed raw by the hanging.

Nalan Jie would look after Nalan Chaoge, but he had not taken any protective measures for servants like Guo'er.

"Young Master, Guo'er is a servant. My skin is thick; I'm fine. As long as Young Master is all right, Guo'er is happy!"

"Guo'er..." Nalan Chaoge was somewhat moved as he held her hand.

Guo'er shyly lowered her head as well, allowing Nalan Chaoge to take liberties with her.

"Ahem!"

A muffled cough suddenly sounded, and the door opened. Nalan Jie's unruly figure appeared in the doorway.

The two sprang apart as though electrocuted, as if they had been caught doing something shameful.

"Old Master..." Guo'er stood up and moved to one side.

"Mm, you may leave first. I have something to discuss with Chaoge." Nalan Jie glanced at the graceful and lovely Guo'er and spoke unhurriedly.

Hearing Nalan Jie's words, Guo'er gave him a respectful curtsy, walked out of the room, and closed the door behind her.

The instant the door shut, Nalan Jie suddenly darted forward and grabbed Nalan Chaoge's wrist.

"Ten Duan Dou Qi! Hahaha, it really is Ten Duan Dou Qi!"

Nalan Jie threw back his head and laughed wildly.

Within a single month, he had gone from a useless cripple unable to cultivate to a monstrous genius. Ten Duan Dou Qi! Even the exceptionally gifted Nalan Yanran had begun training her qi at four, entered the Misty Cloud Sect at nine, and only reached Eight Duan Dou Qi at twelve.

"Quick, tell Grandpa how you did it!" Nalan Jie stared at Nalan Chaoge with a feverish expression.

"Uh, well..." This was what troubled Nalan Chaoge the most. How was he supposed to explain it? Say that he had obtained a system? But how could he explain what a system was?

If he said nothing, then how was he supposed to explain his explosive growth in strength?

"I never expected that Fifth-order Fiery Poison Seal Python to be so effective! Risking my life to obtain it was not in vain!"

"Huh?" Nalan Chaoge froze for a moment. "What are you talking about?"

"A Fifth-order Magical Beast, of course! Otherwise, did you think you could cultivate? Or improve so quickly? It was all thanks to that Fiery Poison Seal Python!"

"Uh... right, right!" Nalan Chaoge hurriedly echoed him. "Grandpa is wise. It's all thanks to Grandpa!"

"Mm, you little bastard!" Nalan Jie suddenly slapped the table in anger.

"Huh? What is it, Grandpa?" Nalan Chaoge looked at Nalan Jie in confusion.

"You unfilial brat, why did you kill Mu Lu? Don't you know that would earn the Mu Family's hatred and draw the attention of that old fellow Jia Xing Tian? You saw it yourself—Yaoye has already come to our door. When I first went to propose marriage, that old man kept stalling and playing dumb. But now? He actually took the initiative to come to us!"

A blissful smile spread across Nalan Jie's face.

Seriously...

Nalan Chaoge sighed. Was this old man not quite right in the head? How could his train of thought jump around so much? They had just been talking about the Fifth-order Magical Beast, the Fiery Poison Seal Python. How had he suddenly switched to women? Was he hinting that Yaoye was as venomous as a snake?

That couldn't be right. Based on what he understood, it shouldn't be.

On the Dou Qi Continent, the prerequisite to becoming a true Dou Zhe was condensing a Dou Qi vortex within one's body. However, condensing a Dou Qi vortex had a considerable failure rate. Upon failure, Ninth Stage Dou Qi would fall back to Eight Duan Dou Qi. Some unlucky people might need to condense it more than ten times before succeeding. Yet repeatedly attempting it caused them to miss the best period for cultivation, severely damaging their future prospects.

"Xiao Ge, don't rush to condense your Dou Qi vortex these next few days. I've sent word to your sister and asked her to request that Pill King Gu He refine several Qi Gathering Powders. It won't be too late to condense it after you take one." Nalan Jie looked at Nalan Chaoge and spoke seriously.

What Nalan Jie did not know was that while others only cultivated through nine stages, Nalan Chaoge was different. His cultivation had ten stages.

For example, once others reached Ninth Stage Dou Qi, they would break through upon reaching the perfected tenth stage.

But Nalan Chaoge could not. He was currently at the perfected tenth stage and should, by all rights, have been able to break through to become a Dou Zhe.

Yet because of the system's restrictions, he remained at Ten Duan Dou Qi.

The Qi Gathering Powder could allow someone at Ninth Stage Dou Qi to successfully condense a Dou Qi vortex with absolute certainty!

This special effect made countless people who wished to become Dou Zhes as soon as possible covet it desperately, longing for it day and night without being able to obtain it.

So that was what Nalan Jie had in mind.

But after hearing Nalan Jie's words, Nalan Chaoge focused all his attention on the latter half of his statement.

Nalan Yanran was coming back.

"My sister is coming back?" Nalan Chaoge asked excitedly.

"Yes. She hasn't returned in two years. It's time she came back for a visit. When she returns this time, I plan to have her make a trip to the Xiao Family!" Nalan Jie said with a smile.

Nalan Chaoge had been nine when he transmigrated here. At that time, Nalan Yanran was ten and had already joined the Misty Cloud Sect.

Two muddled years had passed, and Nalan Chaoge had never seen Nalan Yanran.

During the two years he had been unconscious, Nalan Yanran had visited once, but Nalan Chaoge still had not seen her.

Now that he suddenly heard Nalan Yanran was returning, Nalan Chaoge was momentarily stunned.

Gathering Powder?

Nalan Yanran?

Oh no, Nalan Yanran is going to break off the engagement!

"Grandpa, did my sister say when she would return?" Nalan Chaoge asked excitedly.

"That's hard to say. It should depend on Pill King Gu He's schedule. But Xiao Ge, you must remember this: do not rashly attempt to break through to Dou Zhe!"

"Yeah, yeah, I know." Nalan Chaoge replied absentmindedly, his mind wholly occupied with Nalan Yanran's return.

It was impossible to make Grandpa agree to break off the engagement, so then...

Xiao Yan was still at Third Stage Dou Qi! Should I just get rid of Xiao Yan?