So You're Xiao Yan? Annul the Engagement, Change Husbands!

Although several figures stood before the bamboo house, everyone from the Xiao Clan was instantly captivated by one of them.

Before the bamboo grove, verdant bamboo leaves danced through the air, creating a scene of poetic beauty. The Banished Immortal youth stood there quietly.

Faced with the young girl's affectionate gaze and persistence, he could only smile helplessly.

Because of his presence, a faint rosy glow arose along both sides of the mountain stream. Because of his presence, simply standing here felt like being in an otherworldly immortal realm.

Even the white-haired old man could not help but sigh. "There is actually someone in this world so utterly detached from the mundane! He was truly born a Face Immortal, a Worldly Wanderer among mortals!" The Xiao Clan's Great Elder froze the instant he looked over. He suddenly slapped his thigh, finally realizing:

"So Yu'er was telling the truth back then! It wasn't a dream! There really is such a Peerless Young Man in this Falling Immortal Stream!"

"What a waste! This Old Man even told her to stop dreaming, cultivate diligently, and quit being lovesick! Had I known, I should have come personally to help her find the lover from her dreams!"

"If Yu'er could Happily Married to this young man and bear a child or two for the clan in the future, then the bloodline and looks of my direct branch would surely rise to unprecedented heights—enough to crush all the other direct branches beneath our feet!"

"What a pity! What a terrible pity!"

This Old Man slapped his buttocks and sighed, spreading one hand while stomping his foot with the other. His face was withered beneath his white hair as he regretted his past foolishness.

"Hm? Isn't that Xun'er?"

"And Xiao Yan too. What was that brat doing here? I said he was always nowhere to be seen—so he'd secretly run off here."

"Yan'er, what's this? You actually got acquainted with such an outstanding young master from beyond the world, yet you never introduced him to your father? There was truly a rift between father and son now. Your father was so heartbroken!"

Seeing that Xiao Yan was also present and seemed to have a rather good relationship with the Banished Immortal youth, Xiao Zhan strode forward.

He stepped up and patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder, letting out a deep sigh. He was practically an accomplished actor.

When Xiao Yan saw that his father and several of the Xiao Clan's elders had arrived, he was startled.

Back when he had met Su Qingyun, he had resolved to follow Brother Qingyun. They had also agreed that without Su Qingyun's permission, he would not reveal Su Qingyun's existence or any information about him, nor would he bring anyone else here.

If his father came to cause trouble, Xiao Yan would truly feel that he had failed Su Qingyun so badly that he would want to die.

"Father, why are you all here?"

"What, only you, Xiao Yan, were allowed to come, while us elders of the clan weren't? Your realm may be low, but you certainly had plenty of tricks up your sleeve."

The hot-tempered Third Elder of the Xiao Clan glared at Xiao Yan and spoke irritably.

"Exactly. It was one thing for you to be a good-for-nothing yourself, but you got acquainted with such an extraordinary immortal and still didn't introduce him to the clan. That was truly treating us like outsiders. This Great Elder has decided that from now on, this Banished Immortal young master shall be honored as the Xiao Clan's High Minister!"

The Great Elder spoke as well. All the Xiao Clan elders desperately wanted to win Su Qingyun over. In their eyes, even if Su Qingyun was not the disciple of that mysterious expert, he had to be someone extremely important to him. He was certainly no ordinary person!

Seeing the elders all trying to pry information out of him, Xiao Yan could only reveal a bitter smile.

Over the past three years, these elders had never patted him on the shoulder so warmly or spoken to him in such a friendly, familiar manner.

To be honest, because Xiao Yan's realm had plummeted and his future looked bleak, his status within the Xiao Clan was quite low.

It was not that the Xiao Clan was especially cold-hearted. Rather, in this fantasy world of cultivation where the weak were prey to the strong, talent and strength were a person's most important foundations. The superior survived while the inferior were eliminated, and the victor became king. This was true in the vast majority of clans, factions, and sects. It was simply the truth.

At that moment, the Xiao Clan elders' conversation reached Nalan Yanran's ears. The two words "Xiao Yan" made her entire body tremble, and her expression changed instantly.

Xiao Yan?

Had she heard wrong?

Dou Zhi Qi Stage Three... yes, before coming here, she had heard that Xiao Yan's realm seemed to have regressed to Dou Zhi Qi Stage Three.

Unexpectedly, everyone she had come to Wu Tan City to find was gathered here.

Perfect. They could lay everything out in the open!

"Brother Qingyun, there's an obstacle standing between us. Wait for me to deal with it!"

Nalan Yanran smiled tenderly at Su Qingyun, then turned to look at Xiao Yan and got straight to the point.

"So you're Xiao Yan? Good. These are all elders of the Xiao Clan, right? They can bear witness."

"Uncles and elders of the Xiao Clan, I, Nalan Yanran, came all this way to the Xiao Clan because there is something I wish to ask of you."

"You have all seen it. I fell in love with Brother Qingyun at first sight, and we are in love with each other. Therefore, I wish to annul my engagement with Xiao Yan, arrange a different marriage, and fulfill Brother Qingyun and me!"

"Of course, I will not mistreat the Xiao Clan. These herbs and treasures are gifts I prepared for the Xiao Clan. If Xiao Yan is willing, I can even recommend him to become a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect."

The moment Nalan Yanran said those words—

The entire crowd was stunned.

Su Qingyun's pupils dilated as well, and he covered his face, unable to speak.

No, if you wanted to annul the engagement, then annul it. Annulment was a great deed for the Dou Qi Continent anyway—it could ignite the Flame Emperor's fighting spirit, allow the Flame Emperor to grow rapidly, and just in time destroy the thousand-year plan of the big boss, Soul Heavenly Emperor.

But what the hell was changing marriages? Why did you drag me into this too? What did you mean, we were in love with each other? Since when?!

How had it become fulfilling the two of us?

We had only just met less than an hour ago! There had been no emotional development at all! How did we suddenly become deeply devoted to each other? Could you be any more reckless?!

Xun'er's cherry-red lips parted slightly, and barely suppressible fury had already risen on her pretty face.

Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!

This Nalan Yanran was truly the type to open a dye shop the moment she was given an inch!

The Dou Qi Cyclone within Xun'er was already spinning at high speed. She could no longer restrain herself! Though the realm she displayed was one or two stars lower than Nalan Yanran's, beating Nalan Yanran to death would be a matter of minutes.

"Nalan Yanran? You're Nalan Yanran?"

"Nephew Yanran, you want to annul the engagement? Do your father and the others know about this?"

Nalan Yanran's sudden announcement was like a bucket of cold water thrown over Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan's Clan Head, gradually snapping them out of their amazement and excitement at meeting Su Qingyun.

They all turned to look at Nalan Yanran.

Seeing Nalan Yanran bring up the annulment directly, Ge Ye immediately chimed in. He took out Qi Gathering Powder and many precious herbs, placing them before the Xiao Clan elders.

In Wu Tan City, these items were indeed exceedingly valuable and rare.

But they were being offered to annul an engagement. The expressions of the Xiao Clan elders and Xiao Zhan immediately turned ugly.

Even Xiao Yan froze for a moment upon hearing this, before a surge of anger rose in his heart.

A hot-blooded young man—how could he bear his fiancée suddenly coming to his door to forcibly annul their engagement? Yet this time, after the anger rose in Xiao Yan's heart, he did not erupt. In the midst of his fury, he turned and glanced at Su Qingyun. The sight of that ethereal face and calm temperament immediately cooled his head. He cupped his hands toward Su Qingyun and said:

"Brother Qingyun, the marriage between Nalan Yanran and me was originally an agreement made by our ancestors. Yet she came here rashly to annul it without going through the elders of either family. This is an insult to our Xiao Clan.

"But there are no feelings between her and me, and this matter also involves you, Brother Qingyun. If Brother Qingyun truly has feelings for her, then I am willing to accept the annulment. Seeing Brother Qingyun happy would also be Xiao Yan's wish. But if that is not the case, Xiao Yan will not be so easy to deal with!"

At the lowest point of his life, it was Su Qingyun who had guided him. Moreover, the youth was so handsome and extraordinary that Xiao Yan had long regarded Su Qingyun as a guide in life, and as the person he trusted most.

As long as Su Qingyun wanted it, let alone his fiancée—even if Su Qingyun wanted him, he could decisively raise his ass and offer it up!

For a moment, everyone's gazes once again converged on Su Qingyun.