The Three-Year Agreement

"Master Xiao Ming!"

Upon seeing Xiao Ming arrive, Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian immediately put on smiles and greeted him.

"Ice Emperor, Elder Jia." Landing atop the giant tree, Xiao Ming nodded slightly to the two men and greeted them.

During this time, Xiao Ming's gaze lingered on both of them for a moment, making Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian feel as if they had been seen through.

This prompted Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian to exchange a glance.

Dou Zong expert is indeed terrifying!

"The Ice Emperor's strength has improved a lot!" Xiao Ming did not mention that Jia Xingtian's strength was still at the Dou Huang Peak. He had failed to break through and was bound to be in a bad mood. It was better not to rub salt into his wounds.

"Haha, I have to thank Master Xiao Ming for the pills. Otherwise, I don't know how many years it would have taken me to reach this level," Hai Bodong laughed heartily.

"It's just a transaction, there's no need for all this."

That's incorrect...

And so the two started chatting, each taking turns saying a sentence, and Jia Xingtian soon joined in as well.

The three didn't chat for long. During this time, Jia Xingtian asked Xiao Ming to refine another Breaking Sect Pill for him.

Xiao Ming still had a few Breaking Sect Pill left. He had refined them while helping the elders of the Jia Nan Academy, just in case.

However, the elders at the Dou Huang Peak at the Jia Nan Academy were quite lucky; only one elder managed to use two Breaking Sect Pills, so Xiao Ming still had a few Breaking Sect Pill left over.

Therefore, Xiao Ming readily agreed to Jia Xingtian's request, but instead of refining it for him, he sold it directly to him.

The two did not discuss the specifics of the matter here, as this was not a good time to talk about children.

After Xiao Ming, Hai Bodong, and Jia Xingtian exchanged a few words, Na Lan Jie and Yun Yun also flew to his location.

"Master Xiao Ming, I didn't expect this matter to actually alarm you!" Na Lan Jie said with a wry smile.

Xiao Ming glanced at Na Lan Jie, his brows furrowing slightly. "Clan Leader Na Lan, there are quite a few people here today!"

Although he understood what was going on, Xiao Ming still wanted to find out.

Na Lan Jie nodded with a wry smile; Misty Cloud Sect had not sent out any invitations.

The reason so many people came this time is actually related to the fact that the Nalan Family did not do a good job of keeping it a secret at the beginning. Later, because they could not salvage the situation, they simply gave up.

Of course, the fact that so many people came was also related to Xiao Ming's presence here, but Na Lan Jie didn't say it aloud; instead, he apologized to Xiao Ming.

"I apologize; this is due to my family's lax discipline of its members..."

Xiao Ming didn't respond to that, but Yun Yun quickly changed the subject.

"Master Xiao Ming's arrival truly brings honor to our Misty Cloud Sect. I wonder when your esteemed Xiao Yan will arrive."

"I don't know."

Xiao Ming's decisive answer stunned everyone, "Aren't you from the same family? Why didn't you know? Didn't he go to find you?"

Since leaving Xiao Ming's residence, Xiao Yan has never visited again.

Xiao Ming hadn't gone to look for him, so naturally he couldn't know when Xiao Yan would arrive.

But no one else knows this.

Seeing that Xiao Ming didn't seem to be lying, Yun Yun said, "In that case, why don't you all take your seats and wait?"

"No need, this spot has a good view, I think it's fine," Hai Bodong was the first to refuse.

Jia Xingtian also shook his head, and Xiao Ming did not nod either.

As Hai Bodong said, their location is excellent, and there is really no need for them to leave.

"Well... okay."

Xiao Ming and the others didn't want to leave, Yun Yun didn't insist.

However, she did not return to the Misty Cloud Sect's formation, but stayed behind to accompany Xiao Ming, demonstrating the importance the Misty Cloud Sect placed on Xiao Ming.

Time passed slowly, and the blazing sun had reached the center of the sky.

Just as some of the people were getting impatient...

Soft footsteps suddenly rose from beneath the Bluestone Platform outside the square, their gentle sounds carrying slowly upwards, subtly altering the tranquil atmosphere of the square.

In the arena, all the Misty Cloud Sect Disciples opened their eyes, their gazes fixed on the Bluestone Platform, from which came the light and heavy footsteps.

On the stone platform, Na Lan Yan Ran gradually opened her bright eyes, her gaze settling on a particular spot.

The footsteps grew closer and louder, so much so that the dozen or so white-robed elders on the stone platform opened their eyes and turned their gazes to the same spot.

On the blue stone steps, a slender figure dressed in a black robe finally appeared slowly in the sight of countless people.

Under the gaze of nearly a thousand eyes in the square, the Black-Robed Youth carrying a huge Black Ruler on his back lifted his foot and climbed the last step.

The young man's gaze calmly swept across the vast plaza. After seeing Xiao Ming, he paused for a moment before finally settling on the beautiful woman on the stone platform who was also casting a pair of bright eyes at him.

A day earlier, Yao Chen personally refined a pill for him, enabling him to break through his Dou Qi again and enter the realm of Da Dou Shi.

Today, he will surely hold his head high and prove that he, Xiao Yan, is not a piece of trash!

"Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family has come to keep the Three-Year Agreement!"

All the hundreds of disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect turned their gazes toward the young man in black, their eyes filled with curiosity.

When the so-called Three-Year Agreement spread within the sect, they all regarded Xiao Yan's arrogance as a joke. How could a mere kid at the Dou Qi Stage Three dare to try and climb up to their Young Sect Master?

Even if their family is indeed very powerful, producing someone like Xiao Ming's strength still rests on his own merits.

Xiao Yan's Dou Qi Stage Three eliminated all possibilities. Their Misty Cloud Sect would never allow their Young Sect Master to marry someone with only the Dou Qi Stage Three. Otherwise, if word got out that their Might Shakes Jia Ma Misty Cloud Sect Master's husband was just an ordinary person with Dou Qi Stage Three, countless people would laugh at them.

However, no one spoke in this scene; they just watched quietly.

Many people, seeing Xiao Yan's somewhat composed demeanor, changed their opinion of him.

This doesn't seem as useless as the rumors say!

Yun Yun withdrew her gaze from Xiao Yan, slightly puzzled. Compared to three years ago, Xiao Yan's strength seemed to have improved significantly, and he was no longer at the Dou Qi Stage Three.

However, since Yan Ran doesn't like it, Misty Cloud Sect doesn't need to sacrifice the Young Sect Master's happiness to submit to someone she doesn't like, even if that person has the potential to become a strong person.

"Master Xiao Ming, are those your clansmen over there? They seem quite strong." On the giant tree, Jia Xingtian looked at Xiao Yan with a hint of surprise in his eyes and chuckled.

"He wasn't a good-for-nothing to begin with; he was just tricked by an old guy," Xiao Ming said calmly. Xiao Yan's talent was top-tier in the Jia Ma Empire, and there was nothing more to say about that.

Na Lan Jie, standing to the side, looked at Xiao Ming, then at Xiao Yan, and sighed.

In the arena, Na Lan Yan Ran slowly stood up, her graceful figure as upright as a proud snow lotus, her bright eyes fixed on Xiao Yan, her voice as calm as his.

"The Nalan Family, Na Lan Yan Ran, has been waiting for a long time."