"House Arrest" Nalan Yanran

Ge Ye lowered his head in silence. He had already been dissatisfied with Nalan Yanran's decision to come here, and after hearing Lin Yu's words, he felt even more ashamed!

Lin Yu explained to Xiao Zhan, "Uncle Xiao Zhan, this woman is called Nalan Yanran!"

With that simple sentence, Xiao Zhan immediately understood. Suppressing his fury, he said in a slightly trembling voice, "Mr. Ge Ye, please explain yourself!"

Ge Ye replied somewhat awkwardly, "Clan Leader Xiao, you also know that the Misty Cloud Sect's leader holds Nalan Yanran in great regard and has been raising her as the next sect leader. Before she succeeds the position, she cannot have any entanglements with men. Upon learning that Nalan Yanran had a betrothal agreement, so..."

Crack! The jade cup in Xiao Zhan's hand instantly shattered into powder.

"How wonderful! Niece Nalan truly has such courage! Nalan Su is certainly enviable for having a daughter like you!" Xiao Zhan was beside himself with rage, but then he spoke helplessly to Nalan Yanran:

"Enough. In the future, you will be the leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, a prominent figure of the Dou Qi Continent. Our Yan'er is not worthy of you. You may leave!"

Ge Ye was delighted upon hearing this and was just about to take out the compensation gift he had brought when Lin Yu happened to see it.

Lin Yu raised a hand to stop him. "Wait! Uncle Xiao Zhan, can you leave this matter to me? After all, Brother Xiao Yan is my brother!"

Xiao Zhan had no mood to deal with this at the moment, so he simply let Lin Yu handle it. Perhaps he would even handle it better! After all, he was a Dou Zong, wasn't he?

"Very well, I'll leave it to Yu'er!"

Lin Yu chuckled. "Mr. Ge Ye, could it be that you think a single Qi Gathering Powder is enough compensation?"

"Uh..." Hearing Lin Yu's words, Ge Ye awkwardly tucked the box back into his clothes. To a Dou Zong expert, a mere Qi Gathering Powder truly amounted to nothing!

Nalan Yanran finally lost her temper and pointed at Lin Yu. "What exactly do you want? This is my own business; it isn't your place to interfere! The person involved hasn't even said anything. What's the use of you saying so much here?"

"Oh? Is that so?" Lin Yu gave a disdainful smile.

At that moment, Xiao Yan spoke. "What Lin Yu means is what I mean. I am the person involved—the man you were betrothed to from the womb!"

"Since Brother Xiao Yan has said so, you shouldn't have any objections now, right?"

"Hmph!" Nalan Yanran gave an arrogant snort.

"Then I'll continue!" Lin Yu walked up to Nalan Yanran and said to her, "Calling off the engagement is impossible. I know Old Master Nalan never agreed to this, and Uncle Xiao Zhan will not agree either. Since that is the case, no one can dissolve this engagement!"

"What exactly do you want?" Nalan Yanran demanded angrily.

"What do I want? Heh heh. Since the engagement cannot be dissolved, then we'll repudiate you instead! What do you think, Brother Xiao Yan?"

Xiao Yan was also startled by Lin Yu's decision. After giving it some thought, he said to Lin Yu, "Fine. We'll do as you say!"

Nalan Yanran flew into a rage upon hearing Lin Yu's words. "You're humiliating me!"

"Hmph! Humiliating you? Then what did you come here to break off the engagement for? Wasn't that humiliating Xiao Yan as well?" Lin Yu was furious. You've got some nerve talking about humiliation. If you weren't somewhat pretty, I would have crushed you to death already!

"It seems you still haven't realized your mistake! Then stay here today and reflect properly! Old man Ge Ye, go back and tell Yun Yun to come claim her herself!"

Nalan Yanran panicked. "You can't treat me like this!"

With a wave of Lin Yu's hand, all the Dou Qi within Nalan Yanran's body was sealed. No matter how she tried to mobilize it, there was no response at all!

Nalan Yanran resigned herself to her fate and sat dejectedly on the ground. Even if her master came, she probably would not be able to do anything. After all, he was a Dou Zong!

The words on Ge Ye's lips were swallowed back down. He bowed to Lin Yu and Xiao Zhan, then left the Xiao Family with the young man!

At that moment, Xiao Xun'er walked up to Lin Yu, linked her arm through his, and gave him a sweet smile without saying anything.

Xiao Yan also walked over and thanked Lin Yu. Then he coldly glanced at Nalan Yanran, who was kneeling on the ground, snorted, and left the hall to return to his room and cultivate.

Lin Yu then said to Xiao Zhan and the elders of the Xiao Family, "Nalan Yanran will stay at my place for now. When Yun Yun arrives, we can discuss what comes next. I'll take my leave first!"

He then grabbed Nalan Yanran, held Xun'er's arm, and flashed back to his own courtyard!

Upon returning to the courtyard, he found Xiao Xun'er looking at Lin Yu with a resentful expression.

"Brother Lin Yu, why did you bring her here to live with us?"

Seeing Xiao Xun'er's resentful look, Lin Yu could not help but smile. "What? Is our Xun'er jealous?"

Xiao Xun'er's little face flushed red. "Of course not. I'm just not used to it!"

Lin Yu could not help but sigh as he looked at the easily embarrassed Xiao Xun'er. In the original story, Xiao Xun'er had been calm and elegant; this sort of demure, girlish manner was rarely seen.

Perhaps it was because she had lived with Lin Yu since childhood. When someone stayed with another person for a long time, they would always grow dependent on them.

"Alright, we've been busy all morning and haven't even eaten yet. Xun'er, go to the market and buy some dishes you like. I'll cook for you!" Lin Yu said, affectionately rubbing Xiao Xun'er's head.

Now it was Xiao Xun'er's turn to be surprised. "Eh? Brother Lin Yu, you can cook too? I've never seen you cook before!"

Lin Yu teased, "Heh heh, I learned it all for Xun'er!"

"Ah!" Xiao Xun'er blushed deeply again. "I... I'm going to buy vegetables!"

Lin Yu watched Xiao Xun'er's retreating figure and smiled as he shook his head.

"What a shameless couple!" Nalan Yanran muttered arrogantly.

Lin Yu ignored her, inwardly sighing. She really is tsundere. She's still very much like she was in the original story!

This chapter was a little short. I'll make up for it later.