Xiao Yan's Ring??? (Please Bookmark and Recommend!)

The thought of getting rid of Xiao Yan had barely surfaced when Nalan Chaoge startled himself. The corners of his mouth curled up in a strange smile.

Better forget it. As long as Xiao Yan did not come looking for trouble with him, he would not bother Xiao Yan either!

"Why are you smiling?" Nalan Jie looked at Nalan Chaoge in surprise.

"Uh, it's nothing... Grandpa, I'm tired!" Nalan Chaoge stretched lazily.

"You're tired? You still haven't told me what's going on with your Dou Qi!" Nalan Jie was practically about to explode.

"Grandpa, didn't you just say it yourself? A Fifth-order Magical Beast..." Nalan Chaoge said meaningfully.

"Right, right. Then what about the Battle Skill? Where did that clone Battle Skill of yours come from?"

That was Nalan Jie's true purpose. According to the people who had been there, Nalan Chaoge had indeed created a clone.

Nalan Chaoge felt a slight headache coming on. Sure enough, no one could know about his system. Otherwise, it would only bring endless trouble in the future.

"Grandpa, do you remember me telling you that I knew an Alchemist?"

"Was he the one who taught you?" Nalan Jie cast Nalan Chaoge a doubtful glance.

"Mm, but... he seems to dislike being seen. He doesn't want to meet people either."

"Mm, Alchemists all have that sort of temperament. By the way, Chaoge, don't neglect him. When you have time, you can invite him to visit our Nalan Family!"

"Grandpa, didn't I just say it? He doesn't like meeting people!"

"Alright, alright, I understand. Oh, those ten first-grade medicinal herbs you exchanged at the Artifact Pavilion yesterday were for him too, right?"

"Mm-hm!" Nalan Chaoge nodded quickly. Having a nonexistent Alchemist take the blame for him could not have been better.

Nalan Jie understood at once. Ten first-grade medicinal herbs... it seemed the Alchemist Chaoge knew was no great master. First-grade medicinal herbs could only refine first-grade medicinal pills. At most, the other party was a first-grade Alchemist.

Alchemists were precious, but a first-grade Alchemist was still beneath Nalan Jie's notice.

After questioning Nalan Chaoge about a few more matters, Nalan Jie abruptly changed the subject again.

"What do you think of Yaoye and Ya Fei?" Nalan Jie suddenly asked.

Seeing Nalan Chaoge's puzzled look, Nalan Jie continued, "Let me put it this way. Both the Jia Ma Imperial Family and the Mite'er Family intend to marry their daughters to you. Which one would you choose?"

Which one?

The Mite'er Family was as rich as a nation!

The Jia Ma Imperial Family was the ruling house of the empire.

As someone who had transmigrated here, Nalan Chaoge had long seen through certain things.

Yaoye was no longer the imperial Eldest Princess he had seen two years ago, and Ya Fei had also approached him with her own motives.

If he were still that useless piece of trash who could not cultivate, if he had not displayed his talent, perhaps none of this would have happened.

Nalan Chaoge slowly narrowed his eyes, turning those starlike eyes into thin slits.

In an instant, Nalan Chaoge's narrowed eyes suddenly flew open.

Under the sunlight, his black pupils carried a cool, transparent clarity.

Within the illusion, layers upon layers of blood mist seemed to rise, carrying the primordial chaos and gloom of a newly opened world. Like a raging gale, it mercilessly swept away everything.

Nalan Jie warily glanced at Nalan Chaoge beside him. The moment their gazes met—

His entire body turned ice-cold to the bone.

At that moment, Nalan Jie felt as if he had been targeted by a venomous snake, as though spikes were pressing against his back.

Fortunately, the feeling lasted only an instant. When Nalan Jie looked again, Nalan Chaoge had already resumed his carefree, flippant manner.

"What they value is not me, but the power I possess. If someone appeared who surpassed me, whose talent was even greater than mine, the two of them would not hesitate to throw themselves into someone else's arms!"

Hearing Nalan Chaoge's words, Nalan Jie froze. At that moment, he suddenly found Nalan Chaoge unfamiliar.

"You're right. But everyone lives for benefit. They choose you for benefit; wouldn't you choose them for benefit as well? Even love is a kind of benefit. You choose her gentleness, and she chooses your virtue!" Nalan Jie walked over and patted Nalan Chaoge on the shoulder.

"Grandpa respects your choice, and he also respects your choice not to choose! Keep moving forward. The Nalan Family will always have your back!"

"Thank you, Grandpa!" Nalan Chaoge gave Nalan Jie a deep bow. What he would do in the future might hurt this old man more than anyone else.

"Ah, you child... if I'm not careful, you'll go and make me all emotional!" Nalan Jie's eyes grew a little moist.

"Grandpa..." Nalan Chaoge suddenly remembered something else.

"What is it?"

"Grandpa, can I ask you for something?"

"Go ahead. As long as it's something Grandpa can do, I won't refuse!"

"Um... Grandpa, could you give me some money?"

"..."

Only then did Nalan Jie realize that he seemed to have been too strict with this child.

He could not help feeling a little guilty.

"Here are ten thousand gold coins. Take them and use them for now. If it isn't enough, tell me!" As Nalan Jie spoke, he took out his Five-patterned Purple Gold Card and transferred ten thousand gold coins to Nalan Chaoge.

"Thank you, Grandpa!" Nalan Chaoge immediately beamed.

"No need to thank me. When you grow up, won't the entire Nalan Family be yours anyway? Oh, right, Grandpa has another gift for you in a few days!"

As he spoke, Nalan Jie took a pitch-black ring from his pocket.

The moment Nalan Chaoge saw the black ring in Nalan Jie's hand, his mind trembled, and he nearly lost his footing.

A black Na Ring... could this be the same kind as the one Xiao Yan wore?

Gulp!

Nalan Chaoge swallowed.

"This is a high-grade Na Ring. I originally planned to give it to you at your coming-of-age ceremony, but I've decided to give it to you early. You must cherish it. When Xiao Lin and I traveled the continent, we happened to find it in a cave. There were two rings at the time, and we each took one!"

Nalan Chaoge's breathing gradually steadied.

"Don't overthink it. It's only a high-grade Na Ring. Now, I'm giving it to you!"

Nalan Chaoge did not decline. He accepted the Na Ring with barely contained excitement.

He was all too familiar with this ring. Xiao Yan had risen to power precisely because of such a ring, yet Grandpa said it was merely a high-grade Na Ring. That was absolutely impossible.

After sending Nalan Jie away, Nalan Chaoge was left alone in the room.

Unable to wait any longer, he began studying the ring.

Could there be some powerful soul hidden inside it too? Was he going to become a second Xiao Yan?

Fen Jue? Old Yao?