Using Nalan Yanran to Chum the Waters?

Seeing Ya Fei and Yang Shan being so intimate, Nalan Yanran naturally felt a ripple of emotion.

However, Nalan Yanran would grow.

Nalan Yanran believed that the reason she was in such a passive position now was entirely because of the earlier Fire Cloud Leopard incident, which had created a rift between her and Yang Shan.

If she wanted to draw Yang Shan over to the Nalan Family, she would have to put in more effort!

Ya Fei's face uncontrollably flushed as well.

She had never been this close to a man before.

But seeing how cold Yang Shan was toward Nalan Yanran, Ya Fei felt smug inside. "This little girl is still too green. If she wants to compete with me, she should grow up a few more years first!"

Who would have thought that Nalan Yanran's next words would make Ya Fei's expression stiffen.

"Mr. Yang seems to have some cooperation with the Mittel Yunshuang Branch. However, as compensation for our little conflict last time, I'll give Mr. Yang a piece of information for free!"

The way Nalan Yanran addressed him had changed outright.

From calling him by name to "Mr. Yang"—that was a change in Nalan Yanran's attitude.

"Mr. Yang may not know this, but Miss Ya Fei at your side is the biological granddaughter of the Mite'er Family's patriarch!"

"Not only that!"

As she said this, Nalan Yanran gave Ya Fei a slightly teasing glance. "Mu Zhan, one of the Mu Family's direct descendants, has publicly declared in Gama Holy City that anyone who dares set their sights on Ya Fei will be making an enemy of him. The Mite'er Family and the Mu Family can be considered old family friends as well."

Old family friends, my ass! Though the Mite'er Family, Mu Family, and Nalan Family appeared cordial on the surface, they had done plenty of dirty work behind the scenes over territory and resources! Before Yun Shan reappeared, the Jia Ma Empire's internal strife had mainly been among these three great families!

Nalan Yanran was no fool.

Though she had not said it outright.

Every word carried pressure directed at Yang Shan.

Don't get too close to Ya Fei. She was the Mite'er Family's young lady, and her admirers were far beyond someone he could afford to provoke!

And the moment Nalan Yanran finished speaking, Yang Shan almost instantly pulled his hand out from Ya Fei's embrace.

This caused Ya Fei to panic for an instant.

What Nalan Yanran had said was basically true.

If status and admirers were used to pressure Yang Shan, Ya Fei would lose the advantage of her looks.

Nalan Yanran saw it all and secretly rejoiced, striking while the iron was hot.

"Mr. Yang, we already put the previous matter behind us last time. I now sincerely invite you to go to the Pang Family. Of course, if Mr. Yang performs well at the Pang Family, my Nalan Family will naturally open its doors to you!"

Ding! Nalan Yanran has extended an invitation to the Player. The Player may choose to cooperate with Nalan Yanran, receive important duties within the Pang Family, and have a chance to trigger a promotion quest to join the Nalan Family.

Note: The Nalan Family is one of the Jia Ma Empire's three top families. It is not open in the current version. Players, please cherish this opportunity!

Cherish my ass! Yang Shan had never intended to join the Nalan Family in the first place.

Nalan Yanran just happened to show up.

So he would use Nalan Yanran to chum the waters!

And who was he fishing for?

Ya Fei! So no matter how reluctant Yang Shan was, he had to pull his hand away from that softness!

At this moment, Yang Shan's actions made Ya Fei's heart sink to rock bottom.

Although Yang Shan had already signed a contract with the Mite'er Branch.

A contract was only a contract! Nalan Yanran had personally come to invite him. If things truly came down to it, Nalan Yanran was fully capable of protecting Yang Shan.

Most importantly, Ya Fei had already tested him before.

In her eyes, Yang Shan was not a man who could be moved by beauty!

Nalan Yanran said, "Of course, if Mr. Yang is truly interested in alchemy, my master also has a deep friendship with Pill King Gu He!"

In Ya Fei's eyes, this card was practically an unbeatable trump card! No Alchemist would refuse the chance to establish ties with the Jia Ma Empire's greatest Alchemist.

Seeing Yang Shan walking toward Nalan Yanran, Ya Fei felt bitterness in her heart. "As expected, what he said before about investing in me was nothing more than high-sounding words."

Yang Shan walked up to Nalan Yanran and said with a faint smile:

"Although the previous matter has been put behind us, Miss Nalan surely doesn't think I'm a man who breaks his word, does she?"

Nalan Yanran had never expected that Yang Shan had come over just to say this.

"Ah? Mr. Yang, I didn't mean that. Our Nalan Family will certainly find a way to help you terminate the contract."

"Better not, Miss Nalan. The Mite'er Family is, after all, a business family. Once I've made up my mind about something, I won't change it. Miss Nalan, please excuse yourself!"

Nalan Yanran truly had not expected that even after bringing out the Nalan Family as backing and playing the Pill King Gu He card, Yang Shan would remain completely unmoved!

But Nalan Yanran was competitive by nature. That was precisely why, in the original story, she had been unwilling to abide by the marriage agreement her grandfather had arranged years ago.

Therefore, the more Yang Shan acted this way, the more Nalan Yanran wanted to bring him into the Nalan Family!

However, Yang Shan had already refused.

With Ya Fei standing right there, Nalan Yanran really could not continue pressing the matter.

So she merely gave Yang Shan a deep look. "All right, I understand. But Mr. Yang, we'll have dealings again in the future!"

Nalan Yanran left, but she also left Yang Shan with some favorability.

Ding! The Player has gained Nalan Yanran's regard. Favorability +5! Current Favorability: 6!

After Yang Shan returned to Ya Fei's side, she could not help but murmur, "Young Master Yang, you..."

"I said I'd invest in you. How could I go back on my word?"

Those words truly struck Ya Fei right in the heart.

Before this, she had thought Yang Shan's talk of investing in her had merely been a casual remark.

Not giving Ya Fei any further chance to speak, Yang Shan simply waved his hand.

"I'll head back and refine pills first, lest I make too few and you run out."

Ya Fei finally broke into a smile. "If Young Master Yang does not mind, I'm willing to reserve a room at the Cloud Frost Branch specifically for your pill refining. We can provide the cauldron free of charge as well!"

Ding! Due to the Player's series of actions earning Ya Fei's admiration and gratitude, Ya Fei's Favorability +10! Current Favorability: 23!

Nalan Yanran really was excellent bait for setting the hook.

Whatever Nalan Yanran gained, Ya Fei doubled it here! Felt great!

What a pity.

After all, Yang Shan was not Xiao Yan.

If he had Xiao Yan's protagonist halo, just a few encounters would have been enough to make Ya Fei secretly fall for him.

A game was just a game. Everything had to be taken slowly.

Though fortunately, it was a game.

If he were courting girls in real life, there would be no progress bar! But games were different.

Ya Fei's conquest progress bar: 23%!

Yang Shan simply followed Ya Fei back to the Cloud Frost Branch and refined pills in the room she had arranged for him.

There were no ingredients for the Body Tempering Pill for the time being, so Yang Shan could only refine Gathering Yuan Pills first.

In any case, there were enough Body Tempering Pills for now. Those wealthy Players could take their time buying them.

While Yang Shan immersed himself in pill refining, the Battle Through the Heavens Forum had already erupted into another uproar.

After all, quite a few Players on the street had personally witnessed Yang Shan becoming the object of Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran's rivalry!