If You Encounter Soul Hall, Damage Doubles!

Marriage Contract?

After hearing Nalan Su's words, Yun Yun's lips curled into a half-smile.

The temperature in the hall swiftly dropped.

Nalan Su's smile suddenly froze.

Seeing this, Xiao Cang could not help giving Nalan Su a mental thumbs-up.

Patriarch Nalan was bold!

Proposing marriage to me right in front of Yun'er—how was that any different from putting a green hat on Yun'er right before her eyes?

Though Yun'er had long since come to terms with the agreement between Yan Ran and me, playing with fire like this... was dangerous, you know?

"What did Patriarch Nalan just say?"

"I didn't hear it clearly."

"Why don't you say it again?"

A half-smile hung on Yun Yun's face, but her gaze was sharp as a sword.

"Um..."

Nalan Su looked embarrassed. Now that he had sensed Yun Yun's displeasure, how could he dare bring it up again?

If he truly angered Yun Yun, with his Nine-star Dou Ling cultivation, he likely would not even be able to withstand a single palm strike from her.

"Teacher."

Nalan Yanran stepped forward. Standing straight before Yun Yun, she stubbornly met her gaze.

"Brother Xiao Cang and I truly love each other. Please agree to our marriage."

A pleading look rose in Nalan Yanran's resolute eyes.

She understood that if she wished to marry Xiao Cang, she had to pass Yun Yun's test first.

Fortunately, Xiao Cang had told her a few days ago that Yun Yun had already come to terms with the matter. That was why she dared summon the courage to stand before her teacher, a Dou Emperor realm expert, and pursue her happiness.

Yun Yun's heart softened as she looked into Nalan Yanran's resolute eyes.

She knew better than anyone about the feelings between Nalan Yanran and Xiao Cang.

It was simply impossible to sever the bond between them.

Besides, she had long ago promised Xiao Cang that she would no longer interfere in matters between him and Nalan Yanran.

It was just that...

She had been feeling lonely these past few days, and Xiao Cang had taken another concubine only yesterday. Her mood was extremely foul.

Now, Nalan Yanran had come to propose marriage and happened to hit the muzzle of the gun.

"Teacher, you've always loved Yan Ran the most. Please agree to it."

Nalan Yanran tugged pitifully at Yun Yun's sleeve, softening Yun Yun's heart even further.

"Yun'er, haven't we already discussed this?" Xiao Cang said.

"Fine..."

Yun Yun withdrew her faint aura of pressure and relented. "Very well. Since I already agreed to this matter, I will not go back on my word."

"Thank you, Teacher!"

Nalan Yanran immediately beamed with joy.

Nalan Su also breathed a sigh of relief before breaking into a smile. "In that case, Nephew Xiao, please accept these worldly gifts as recognition of this marriage. As for formally establishing the Marriage Contract, we can choose an auspicious day and discuss it in detail then."

Nalan Su stepped aside, and the servants behind him immediately opened the various chests.

The chests were filled with precious second- and third-tier Medicinal Ingredients, along with great quantities of gold, silver, and treasures.

Though such items no longer caught Xiao Cang's eye, for the Nalan Family, they were undoubtedly an extremely substantial fortune. Bringing out so many treasures at once must have pained Nalan Su dearly.

"Patriarch Nalan makes sense. However, before we establish the Marriage Contract, there is one matter Xiao must confirm..."

"What matter? Nephew Xiao, please speak freely," Nalan Su said.

"How should we handle the Marriage Contract Elder Nalan Jie made with the Xiao Family many years ago?" Xiao Cang asked.

"Rest assured, Nephew Xiao. This old man has already made a decision."

"Yan Ran's marital happiness should not be delayed by the casual promises of her elders. This old man will personally go to the Xiao Family and cancel Yan Ran's Marriage Contract with that boy Xiao Yan."

Fearing that Xiao Cang might refuse the marriage because of this, Nalan Su hurriedly made his promise with utmost certainty.

"Good. With the Nalan Family's attitude, I can rest assured."

"However, Patriarch Nalan need not trouble himself with canceling the marriage. I happen to be returning to Wutan City in a few days. When the time comes, I will personally cancel this marriage on Yan Ran's behalf."

Xiao Cang said with a warm smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble Nephew Xiao."

To Nalan Su, it made no difference who went to cancel the marriage.

Since Xiao Cang had volunteered, he was happy to save himself the trouble.

"Since Nephew Xiao has agreed to this marriage, this old man should be leaving." Nalan Su cupped his hands in farewell.

"Take care."

Xiao Cang returned the gesture.

"Brother Xiao Cang, I'll be leaving too."

Nalan Yanran smiled happily and departed.

Xiao Cang turned his gaze back to Yun Yun.

A trace of resentment flickered in Yun Yun's beautiful eyes.

They had only been married for a month, yet Xiao Cang was already taking two concubines.

She had begun to worry whether Xiao Cang would still have time to keep her company in the future.

"Yun'er, what were you about to say earlier?"

Xiao Cang looked gently at Yun Yun.

"I..."

This time, Yun Yun could not bring herself to say it. The mood she had worked up had already been ruined.

"It's nothing."

She shook her head.

"Really nothing?"

Xiao Cang smiled teasingly. Her meaning had practically been written on her face just now—how could he not understand?

He stepped closer and gazed into Yun Yun's beautiful eyes from inches away.

"Yun'er, your husband knows what you're thinking."

"Really...?"

Yun Yun's gaze instantly turned hazy. She could clearly feel the warmth of Xiao Cang's breath, and her own breathing could not help but quicken.

A tender, intimate atmosphere immediately spread between them.

"Husband..."

Yun Yun lightly bit her soft lips, her seductive eyes brimming with allure.

Xiao Cang wrapped an arm around Yun Yun's soft, delicate body. "Just... look at the child."

After saying that, Xiao Cang skillfully picked Yun Yun up...

"Husband, hurry back."

"Today is the first day after your wedding with Sister Yao Ye. You need to go keep her company."

After Xiao Cang proved through his actions that he cared deeply for Yun Yun, Yun Yun's attitude toward Yao Ye became exceptionally friendly as well.

"Yun'er, you're especially beautiful when you're this understanding."

Xiao Cang gently kissed Yun Yun's forehead and left the hall.

After leaving the hall, Xiao Cang did not head straight for his Wedding Chamber with Yao Ye. Instead, he first returned to his own sleeping quarters and sat down cross-legged.

"System, claim the reward!"

"Boom!"

A vast aura immediately flooded into his mind.

In merely a dozen breaths, he had fully mastered the Sorrowful Wind Soul Refining Hand.

After comprehending this Dou Technique, Xiao Cang was stunned by its wondrous effects!

"Gasp! This Dou Technique can actually inflict damage directly upon the soul! And the damage is doubled!"

Xiao Cang sharply inhaled.

Because most of Soul Hall's Protectors were Soul Bodies, Soul Hall had secretly collected Dou Techniques capable of directly damaging Soul Bodies for thousands of years, sealing or destroying them.

Thus, aside from Soul Hall, it was now difficult to find any Dou Technique elsewhere that could directly damage the soul.

Not to mention a Dou Technique like this one, capable of dealing double damage to Soul Bodies!

Now that he had obtained such a Dou Technique, if he became enemies with Soul Hall in the future, it would be equivalent to possessing a powerful trump card!

"Not bad, not bad. This suits me perfectly!" Xiao Cang was extremely satisfied.

As his thoughts raced, the cultivation reward of a Two-star Dou King also poured into his body like Anointing.

His aura rose steadily, breaking through the threshold of a Four-star Dou King in a short time before gradually stopping at a Five-star Dou King!

Opening his eyes and feeling the Dou Qi surging through his body like a river, Xiao Cang exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Wonderful!"

Then his gaze fell upon a puppet that had appeared before him at some point.

The puppet had a burly build and close-cropped hair, looking no different from an ordinary person.

Yet its eyes were utterly vacant. One could tell at a glance that it possessed no intelligence.

"So this is a Human-Demon Puppet? It really does look lifelike."

"But there isn't the slightest fluctuation from its body. Does it truly possess the strength of a Nine-star Dou King?"

Looking at the Human-Demon Puppet's body, which showed no fluctuations of Dou Qi whatsoever, Xiao Cang could not help growing doubtful.

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