Xiao Han? (Seeking Collection, Seeking Recommendation, Seeking Rewards, All Kinds of Seeking)

"Xiao Yan, you are so lacking in self-improvement. You clearly have a fiancée, yet you still got involved with another woman. In your eyes, is there even any respect left for your deceased grandfather?" Nalan Yanran demanded, her gaze incomparably sharp.

"Hehe, Nalan niece, Yan Er is still young and doesn't know any better. You two young husband and wife shouldn't keep sulking at each other. Even if Yan Er was wrong in every possible way, he merely made a friend of the opposite sex. There was absolutely nothing improper between them—I, Xiao Zhan, can guarantee that!"

Xiao Zhan patted his chest and did his utmost to explain.

In Xiao Zhan's view, Xiao Xun'er could not be counted on. But Nalan Yanran was different.

Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan had an engagement—it was an indisputable fact. Old Master Nalan Jie of the Nalan Clan was one of the Gamma Empire's ten greatest experts and possessed enormous prestige in the military. If this marriage went through, it would unquestionably be a tremendous blessing for the Xiao Clan.

"Not only that, Xiao Yan even peeked at girls while they were bathing!"

At that moment, the hoarse voice rang out once more.

"What?"

Just as it seemed the goal could not be achieved, another bombshell was thrown into the hall.

Nalan Yanran's face turned livid as she shouted, "Xiao Yan, what is this about?"

"What do you mean, what is this about?" Xiao Yan asked impatiently.

"What else could it be? Naturally, the matter of you peeking at girls while they bathed," Nalan Yanran pressed.

"I didn't."

"You still deny it? Someone already said so. Could they possibly be falsely accusing you?" Nalan Yanran continued to question him.

"It is a false accusation. I only touched her leg—I never even saw her body clearly!" Xiao Yan replied irritably.

"Gasp!"

Touched her leg!

Someone in the crowd sucked in a cold breath.

"Despicable."

Ge Ye was inwardly overjoyed, though he pretended to be furious as he coldly declared, "Nalan Yanran is the Young Sect Master of our Yunlan Sect. Every action of her future husband concerns the honor of our Yunlan Sect. No, how could someone with such a stained record possibly be worthy of our Young Sect Master?"

Though Ge Ye said this aloud, inwardly he was filled with astonishment.

If things continued to develop this way, not only would they get what they wanted and dissolve this engagement, but no one would be able to criticize the Yunlan Sect for wrongdoing.

More importantly, Xiao Han had not interfered from beginning to end. In other words, Ge Ye could entirely save those three Qi Gathering Powders and one hundred thousand Gold Coins.

On the high seat, Xiao Zhan's face had already turned ashen. He looked around for that Xiao Clan disciple who was stirring up trouble.

"Xiao Clan Leader!"

Ge Ye's expression was cold as he said in a low voice, "You should agree to dissolve this engagement. I, Ge Ye, will not say any more unpleasant things. It is not that I am using my power to bully others; it is simply that your son's conduct is improper. Of course, as a father myself, I understand your difficulty. So long as Xiao Clan Leader agrees to dissolve this engagement, our Yunlan Sect is willing to offer compensation!"

As Ge Ye spoke, he took out a Brocade Box.

Before the Three Great Elders and Xiao Zhan, Ge Ye slowly opened the Brocade Box.

The moment a corner of the box was opened, a refreshing fragrance wafted forth.

"A medicinal pill?"

The Three Great Elders raised their brows.

Meanwhile, Ge Ye, the man at the center of it all, seemed to greatly enjoy the burning looks around him. The movements of his hands remained deliberately slow.

After a short while, a jade-green pill no larger than a longan lay quietly within the Brocade Box.

"This is... Qi Gathering Powder?"

The Three Great Elders and Xiao Zhan had seen their share of the world. Though shocked, they could at least remain seated.

As for the outstanding younger generation of the Xiao Clan, they could no longer sit still. One after another, they rose from their chairs, their eyes fixed greedily on the Brocade Box in Ge Ye's hand.

Although Qi Gathering Powder was a medicinal pill that could allow a cultivator at the ninth stage of Dou Qi to become a Dou Zhe with a hundred percent certainty, it was also a pill that could only be refined by a Rank 4 Alchemist.

On the Douqi Continent, the harsh requirements for becoming an alchemist made alchemists exceedingly rare and precious.

In Wutan City, let alone a pill that could only be refined by a Rank 4 Alchemist, even ordinary Rank 2 pills were extremely rare. They were generally priceless commodities that could not be bought even with money.

As the Three Great Elders of the Xiao Clan, they conservatively estimated that the Qi Gathering Powder before them was worth at least several hundred thousand Gold Coins.

Hiss!

Several hundred thousand Gold Coins!

For the Xiao Clan, that was absolutely no small temptation.

"That's right, it is Qi Gathering Powder!"

Ge Ye was very satisfied by the blazing looks of everyone in the Xiao Clan's main hall. Smiling, he added, "And this is no ordinary Qi Gathering Powder. It was refined by the Yunlan Sect's alchemist, Pill King Gu He."

"What?"

"It was actually refined by Pill King Gu He?"

At this moment, even the well-traveled Three Great Elders and Xiao Zhan showed signs of being moved.

An ordinary Qi Gathering Powder could sell for several hundred thousand Gold Coins. But if it had been refined by Pill King Gu He, the value of the pill could at least multiply several times over.

Even if the Xiao Clan simply resold this Qi Gathering Powder, they could make a huge profit from it.

"How is it?"

Without giving Xiao Zhan time to think, Ge Ye continued coldly, "This is entirely out of the Yunlan Sect's sense of righteousness. It was your son who behaved improperly to begin with. Considering the impact this matter would have on your family, we are offering a little compensation. Only I would bother discussing this with you. If the Sect Master had come, he likely wouldn't waste a single word on you!"

"Uh!"

Xiao Zhan was slightly stunned.

Regarding this marriage arrangement, Xiao Yan had indeed done many things he should not have.

Now that Nalan Yanran wished to break off the engagement, whether the Xiao Clan accepted it or not, they had no choice but to do so. What was more, the Yunlan Sect's power was simply not something the Xiao Clan could contend against.

Sigh!

Xiao Zhan let out a heavy breath. He inwardly cursed Ge Ye for his fine tactics—using both carrot and stick, his scheme was truly well played.

Just as Xiao Zhan had no choice but to compromise, a clear voice suddenly rang out.

"Elder Ge Ye, you should take the pill back. Although I, Xiao Yan, may have behaved improperly, I have not committed any grave mistake. The marriage agreement left behind by our forebears is written plainly in black and white. How can it be casually defied just because someone wishes to defy it?"

Following the voice, everyone turned their gazes toward the handsome Xiao Yan.

Just when Nalan Yanran was at her wits' end, that hoarse, shrill voice sounded once more:

"Since you say there's a marriage agreement, where is it? Why not take it out and let everyone have a look?"

Prompted by that person's reminder, many began to question it.

This voice seemed to be helping Nalan Yanran. Written plainly in black and white—the document should have made everything perfectly clear. Nalan Yanran did not understand why the Mysterious Person was guiding her like this, but she still demanded, "Where is the marriage agreement? Let me see it!"

"Fine. As you wish!"

Xiao Yan gave a strange smile and walked before Xiao Zhan, respectfully saying, "Father, please take out my marriage certificate!"

"Yan Er?"

Xiao Zhan stared at Xiao Yan. Wise as he was, how could he not know why Nalan Yanran had come?

Being able to obtain a Qi Gathering Powder was not a bad thing for Xiao Zhan either.

Yet when he saw the determination in Xiao Yan's eyes, Xiao Zhan, as his father, still chose to support Xiao Yan unconditionally. From the Storage Ring on his hand, he took out a red marriage certificate.

"Do you see it?"

Xiao Yan smugly walked up to Nalan Yanran and spread open the red marriage certificate in his hand. The corners of his lips curled up slightly.

Someone who could casually produce a Qi Gathering Powder could not possibly possess such simple wealth. More importantly, this was a wonderful deal that brought both beauty and riches.

"Hmph!"

Nalan Yanran gave a muffled snort and did not look at the marriage certificate in Xiao Yan's hand.

As for Xiao Yan, he smiled smugly and began reading the marriage certificate aloud in a clear voice: "The eldest miss of the Nalan Family, Nalan Yanran, and the honored son of the Xiao Clan of Wutan City, Xiao Han, are united in a joyous marriage. This document is hereby written as proof and shall serve as testimony. Date: Gama Empire..."

"Wait!"

Just as Xiao Yan was about to finish reading, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

When he turned back, Xiao Yan's gaze stuck to the marriage certificate, unable to move away again!