Nalan Chaoge Makes His Entrance!

"Nalan Yanran, you don't need to put on such an overbearing attitude. You want to break off the engagement simply because you think that I, Xiao Yan, am a worthless waste unworthy of a favored daughter of heaven like you. To put it harshly, aside from your looks, there is nothing else about you that this Young Master thinks highly of! The Misty Cloud Sect may indeed be powerful, but I am still young. I have plenty of time. I became a Dou Zhe at the age of twelve, but you, Nalan Yanran—when you were twelve, how many stages of Dou Qi did you have? Yes, I may indeed be a waste now, but since I was able to create a miracle three years ago, what makes you think I cannot rise again in the years to come?"

Faced with the girl's aggressive pressure, the silent Xiao Yan finally erupted like a volcano. His youthful face was stern, and his impassioned words left everyone in the Hall stunned. Who could have imagined that the usually quiet and reserved boy would be so formidable?

"Young Master Xiao Yan, it seems you have misunderstood something. I am breaking off the engagement not because you are a waste, nor because I am some favored daughter of heaven. Even if you were a Dou Wang or a Dou Saint, I still would not be interested in you. Our personalities differ, and I truly do not wish to keep company with you. Also, my strength was earned step by step!"

Nalan Yanran remained composed and unruffled, every word sharp and precise.

"You do not think highly of me in the slightest, yet you are unwilling to break off the engagement? Is this your male chauvinism? You are allowed to let me down, but I am not allowed to wound your pride! Even if I have to gamble away a lifetime of happiness!"

"You are still young and have plenty of time, but I, Nalan Yanran, am not old yet either. You were once a genius, and you may become a genius again in the future. Even if you command the entire Dou Qi Continent, you have still gotten one thing wrong. The feelings between us have nothing to do with your strength. I have said it before: whether you are a waste or not has absolutely nothing to do with my breaking off the engagement!"

Looking at the girl whose face had turned livid, Xiao Yan laughed mockingly. "There is no need to wait three years. I truly cannot muster even the slightest interest in you!" After saying that, he ignored the icy-faced Nalan Yanran, turned sharply, strode to the table, and began writing furiously!

The ink fell, and the brush stopped!

Xiao Yan suddenly drew the short sword from the table with his right hand. Its sharp blade slashed fiercely across his left palm...

His bloodstained palm left a glaring crimson print upon the white paper!

Xiao Yan lightly picked up the document and let out a cold laugh. As he passed before Nalan Yanran, he slammed it heavily onto the table.

"Do not think that I, Xiao Yan, care so much about some genius wife like you. This document is not an agreement to dissolve our engagement—it is this Young Master's divorce letter expelling you from the Xiao Family! From this day onward, you, Nalan Yanran, will have no further connection whatsoever with my Xiao Family!"

"Miss Nalan, for Old Master Nalan's sake, Xiao Yan has a few words of advice for you: thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Do not bully the young and poor!" Xiao Yan declared in a cold, ringing voice.

"What a line—Do not bully the young and poor!" Just as everyone stood with swords drawn and tensions flared, a voice suddenly cried out in praise from the entrance of the Hall.

Everyone turned toward the sound, only to see a boy who still had not shed his youthful innocence.

His face was haggard, and he was covered in travel dust.

He looked as though he had rushed back after days of arduous travel.

"Xiao Ge?"

Nalan Yanran was the first to react. This was the younger brother she had missed and worried about day and night.

Nalan Chaoge had always been a concern in Nalan Yanran's heart. Back then, Pill King Gu He's intervention had also been obtained because Nalan Yanran begged Yun Yun for it.

After returning from the Misty Cloud Sect and learning that Nalan Chaoge had gone out to train, Nalan Yanran immediately left the family without pausing for even a moment.

She had searched all the way here, only to find no trace of Nalan Chaoge.

What Nalan Yanran had not expected was that she would meet her younger brother at the Xiao Family, under such circumstances.

She pulled Nalan Chaoge into her arms, and Nalan Yanran's tears began flowing once more.

Feeling Nalan Yanran's warm, fragrant presence, a trace of emotion rose in Nalan Chaoge's heart.

This was the bond of blood running thicker than water!

His long journey here had not been in vain after all.

"Ahem, Sis, let's settle the matter in front of us first!" Though Nalan Chaoge was a year younger than Nalan Yanran, he could still be considered half a man—because he had not yet undergone his coming-of-age ceremony!

Hearing Nalan Chaoge's words, Nalan Yanran shyly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Xiao Ge, wait to the side. Once your sister has dissolved the engagement with the Xiao Family, we can catch up properly!"

"No!"

Nalan Chaoge flatly refused Nalan Yanran.

Nalan Yanran looked at Nalan Chaoge in confusion.

"As a man of the Nalan Family and the future heir of the Nalan Family, leave this matter to me, all right?"

The sudden confidence Nalan Chaoge displayed gave Nalan Yanran the sudden feeling that the Xiao Ge she had always worried over had grown up.

As if possessed, Nalan Yanran actually nodded.

Letting go of Nalan Yanran's hand, Nalan Chaoge stepped forward twice.

"Ahem, well, I have been here for a while now, and I have a rough idea of what you were discussing. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Nalan Chaoge, and like this Elder Brother Xiao Yan, I am also known as a waste!"

Snicker!

Nalan Chaoge's words drew mocking laughter from some of the Xiao Family's younger members in the Hall.

They had all heard of Nalan Chaoge as well—the waste rumored to have had his talent stolen by Nalan Yanran.

Across the entire Jia Ma Empire, if one were to speak of wastes, Nalan Chaoge would definitely count as one!

"See? You should all know who I am!"

Seeing everyone's reactions, Nalan Chaoge laughed at himself.

"What are you trying to do?" Xiao Yan was still furious, and he coldly watched Nalan Chaoge, who had stepped out to make light of the situation.

"Very simple, very simple. As the heir of the Nalan Family, I have the right to resolve the marriage matter between our two families on behalf of my sister and my grandfather. Now, I have a question for my former Brother-in-law!"

Nalan Chaoge glanced around, his gaze briefly passing over Xiao Xun'er.

Without changing expression, he continued.

"You just said that the marriage between my sister and you was arranged by our grandfathers. Before the elders speak, no one has the right to dissolve it; otherwise, it would be desecrating deceased elders. That is what you said just now, correct?"

Xiao Yan looked at the boy before him in confusion, but still nodded lightly.

"Good. Since that is the case, I would like to ask my former Brother-in-law: since no one has the right to dissolve the engagement, what exactly is the meaning of this divorce letter of yours? Are you going to personally desecrate the deceased elders of your Xiao Family?"

Nalan Chaoge's words suddenly became sharp, his icy gaze sweeping across the faces of the Xiao Family elders.

Everyone's faces began twitching uncontrollably.

Those who had just cheered Xiao Yan's actions and found them satisfying could not help but turn pale now.

That slap in the face had come far too quickly!

Everyone had been overwhelmed by Xiao Yan's imposing manner and had actually forgotten his original reason for refusing to dissolve the engagement.

The air remained silent for a full five minutes. Nalan Chaoge was quite gracious, giving the Xiao Family five minutes to change their expressions and come up with an excuse.