Nalan Yanran

If Nalan Chaoge remembered correctly, the Rasengan should have been an [A]-rank ninjutsu.

He did not have enough ability to exchange for it yet!

Could the system be malfunctioning again?

Without any hesitation, he selected the Rasengan and clicked exchange.

"Ding! [A]-rank ninjutsu Rasengan exchange successful!"

Along with the system prompt, Nalan Chaoge felt a stream of information injected into his body. Upon careful sensing, he found that it was precisely the Rasengan's cultivation method.

With the Rasengan, his offensive power could finally be considered to have truly risen to a new level!

After a brief rest, Nalan Chaoge got his bearings and immediately hurried toward Wutan City without stopping.

Seven days later, Nalan Chaoge's somewhat slender figure finally appeared in Black Flame City.

During the past few days of travel, Nalan Chaoge had gone through several deadly battles. Although he had always emerged victorious in the end, the dangers involved had matured him considerably. Several times, he had even survived only by launching sneak attacks with the Rasengan.

After these days of practice and familiarization, Nalan Chaoge could already wield the Rasengan proficiently. However, limited by a Dou Master's Dou Qi, he could use it at most twice. If he forcibly activated the Rasengan a third time, his body would suffer damage.

Black Flame City was a fairly large city in the empire's northern provinces. The city had always been renowned for its medicinal herbs, and upon entering Black Flame City, Nalan Chaoge slowed his pace.

To avoid the hassle of unnecessary inspections, Nalan Chaoge put on the Nalan Family's lion-head clan emblem and strode forward with his head held high. He encountered no obstruction along the way; the soldiers guarding the city even took the initiative to salute when they saw his clan emblem.

Though they did not know Nalan Chaoge, Marshal Lionheart Nalan Jie of the Jia Ma Empire was famous throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire. What soldier did not know Nalan Jie?

"Tut, another member of the Nalan Family. What's been going on lately? Before even a day has passed, two groups from Jia Ma Holy City have already come through!"

"Yeah, perhaps the Jia Ma Empire is about to change. You don't know yet? The Mu Family forced back Nalan Su and took control of the Silver Armored Army. At this rate, the Nalan Family's three major legions will be evenly matched!"

"Shh, you'd better not say that!"

Whoosh!

The guards' vision blurred, and the youth who had just passed by suddenly reappeared before them.

It was Nalan Chaoge, the one wearing the Nalan Family emblem.

"Brother, may I ask what you meant just now by people coming from Jia Ma Holy City?"

"You are..."

Although they had been questioned sharply, the guards did not make any rash moves. They had heard that in the Holy City, anyone you casually grabbed might be the family member of some great figure.

Without replying, Nalan Chaoge flipped his wrist, and a bag of gold coins appeared in his hand.

He casually tossed the coins to one of the guards.

"Answer my question!"

A still-boyish brat was actually interrogating several guards beneath the towering city gate. The scene was somewhat comical, yet no one dared question him aloud.

Nalan Chaoge had been born into a military family. Though he had never formally joined the army and undergone its tempering, his bearing was still far beyond that of ordinary commoners.

"Y-Yes, Young Master. This morning, three people appeared here—an old man, a young man, and a young woman. They passed through here, all wearing Cloud Mist Sect attire!"

"Cloud Mist Sect?"

Nalan Chaoge was overjoyed. He had finally caught up!

"What did they look like? Uh, what did that woman look like?" Nalan Chaoge grew somewhat excited. Honestly, ever since transmigrating here, he had never actually seen Nalan Yanran.

Nalan Chaoge had been nine when he transmigrated, and Nalan Yanran had already joined the Cloud Mist Sect by then. Training for new disciples of the Cloud Mist Sect was strict, so naturally she could not return home.

Later, Nalan Chaoge had absorbed the energy of the Fifth-order Magical Beast Fiery Poison Seal Python and fallen into a deep sleep. Although Nalan Yanran had returned during that time, Nalan Chaoge still had not seen her.

"That young lady was lovely and breathtakingly beautiful. I've never seen such a pretty girl!"

"I heard she is the personal disciple of the Cloud Mist Sect's leader, with astonishing talent!"

"I heard..."

Nalan Chaoge did not continue listening. He could already be certain that the person who had passed through was Nalan Yanran.

Wutan City was still a day's journey away!

After thanking the guards and asking where the auction house was located, Nalan Chaoge quickly left.

Ever since he had triggered the system once at the Mite Auction House in Jia Ma Holy City, Nalan Chaoge had saved 1.3 million gold coins. Last time, he had used one hundred Marrow Cleansing Pills to strengthen his right leg, spending more than a million gold coins.

Nalan Chaoge now had 150,000 gold coins on him.

He planned to purchase several Third-grade medicinal herbs to increase his strength.

Half an hour later, Nalan Chaoge emerged from the auction house shaking his head with a sigh.

This was not Jia Ma Holy City, after all. He had only managed to obtain two Third-grade medicinal herbs, and even those had been exchanged for with two Vitality Pills.

As for Tier 2 Demonic Cores, there was not even a single one.

Forget it. Once he dealt with Xiao Yan's matter in Wutan City, he could slowly search for them.

Without the slightest hesitation, he recycled the two Third-grade medicinal herbs and received 800 Points. Nalan Chaoge did not rush to increase his strength, instead keeping them in reserve for emergencies.

Worried about Nalan Yanran, Nalan Chaoge rushed toward Wutan City as soon as he left Black Flame City.

Xiao Yan's grandfather, Xiao Lin, and Nalan Yanran's grandfather, Nalan Jie, were friends who had faced life and death together. When Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran happened to be born at the same time, the two old masters happily arranged this marriage.

Three years later, Xiao Lin was killed in battle against an enemy, and the Xiao Family and the Nalan Family gradually grew distant.

Nalan Jie was a soldier, a man whose word carried great weight and who valued his promises above all else. He had personally agreed to the marriage arrangement back then. Despite the Xiao Family's decline and Xiao Yan's terrible reputation, he had never sent anyone to annul the engagement.

Yet today, three unexpected guests arrived at the Xiao Family in Wutan City.

Inside the Xiao Family Hall, Xiao Zhan, the Xiao Family Patriarch, and the three clan elders were receiving the guests.

The younger members of the Xiao Family sat along the sides as well, watching in silence.

Seated opposite the Xiao Family Patriarch were three guests. One was an elderly man dressed in a moon-white robe. He wore a cheerful smile and looked full of vigor. His somewhat narrow eyes occasionally flashed with a sharp gleam, carrying an oppressive presence that made others afraid to meet his gaze. On his chest was embroidered a pale silver crescent moon, surrounded by seven glittering golden stars.

There was no need to guess—it was the mark of a Seven-star Great Dou Shi.

The other two guests were a young man and woman, both dressed in moon-white robes. The young man appeared to be sixteen or seventeen. He was handsome, tall, and exceptionally charismatic. More importantly, five golden stars shone on his chest, representing his strength: a Five-star Dou Zhe!

Becoming a Five-star Dou Zhe at seventeen or eighteen showed that this youth's talent was anything but ordinary.

The young girl, meanwhile, possessed breathtaking beauty and seemed to be fourteen or fifteen. Her glossy black hair fell naturally around her shoulders, adorned with a string of golden hair ornaments. Her moon-white robe accentuated her graceful figure, while green jade pendants hung from her delicate earlobes, producing crisp jade chimes as they gently swayed.

Everyone could not help comparing the girl before them with Xiao Xun'er, who sat in the Hall like a verdant lotus.

They each had their own merits; neither outshone the other.

But when everyone's gaze fell upon the girl's chest, they could not help drawing in sharp breaths. A Three-star Dou Zhe!

Heavens, how monstrous was that cultivation talent? Xiao Xun'er, the cultivation genius of the Xiao Family, had only completed her test yesterday—and she was merely at the Ninth Stage Dou Qi!

The next few chapters will cover Nalan Yanran annulling the engagement. Chapters from Dou Po will be used as groundwork, and as for whether Nalan Yanran was right or wrong to annul it, that only represents my personal view. If you do not like it, please do not flame me!