The Engagement Annulment Begins

After Yao Chen entered the ring, Lin Yu closed up the shop and flashed back to the courtyard where he lived.

The moment he stepped into the courtyard, he saw a figure in a Maid Outfit pouncing toward him!

"Brother Lin Yu, you're back!" Xiao Xun'er stood with her hands behind her back, smiling sweetly at Lin Yu.

Lin Yu was genuinely taken aback when he saw that it was Xiao Xun'er.

Xiao Xun'er was actually wearing the Maid Outfit she had drawn today! Damn, what am I seeing?

A storm of shock surged through Lin Yu's heart.

"Xun'er, didn't you say this outfit was embarrassing? Why did you put it on?"

Blushing, Xiao Xun'er circled two fingers in front of her chest. "Didn't Brother Lin Yu say... that Xun'er would look good in it? So... so..."

Lin Yu gave a wicked smile. "Hehe, so you put it on for me to see?"

"Mhm..."

While Xiao Xun'er was still murmuring her agreement, Lin Yu suddenly leaned his face closer to hers.

Xiao Xun'er jumped in surprise, her entire face instantly turning red. Even her ears flushed red, and she seemed to be steaming all over.

Lin Yu whispered into Xun'er's ear, "Promise me that from now on, you'll only wear it for me to see, okay?"

"Brother Lin Yu, don't... don't... don't tease me..."

Her face crimson, Xiao Xun'er tugged at her clothes with her little hands, which had nowhere else to go. Her head felt dizzy, and she had begun to stammer.

Lin Yu smiled, patted Xiao Xun'er's head, and said, "Alright, I'll stop teasing you. Xun'er looks very beautiful today!" Then he grinned. "Remember, you can only wear it for me to see from now on!"

With that, Lin Yu chuckled as he headed toward his room, leaving Xun'er standing there blankly.

Xiao Xun'er did not even realize Lin Yu had left. She was still immersed in what he had just said.

"Only wearing it for Brother Lin Yu to see? Ah, how embarrassing!" Xiao Xun'er giggled foolishly to herself for a long while before returning to her room to sleep.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Lin Yu was woken up by Xiao Xun'er. She said that Clan Leader Xiao Zhan had summoned the two of them to the Xiao Family's main hall.

Lin Yu was extremely reluctant. He already had a bad temper when he woke up, yet he could not let it out. He had to hold it in because Xiao Xun'er had come to wake him. He couldn't blame Xun'er... couldn't blame Xun'er... It was all that Old Skinflint Xiao Zhan's fault. Yes, that Old Skinflint!

The moment he arrived at the main hall, he heard Xiao Zhan's voice. Xiao Zhan greeted Lin Yu and Xiao Xun'er with a beaming smile.

"Yu'er, Xun'er, you're here. Sit down quickly. We have distinguished guests visiting today."

The main hall was spacious, and there were quite a few people inside. Seated at the very top were Xiao Zhan and three elderly men with impassive expressions. They were the clan's elders, and their authority was no less than the clan leader's.

Below them on the left sat several elders of the family who held influence and were not weak in strength. Beside them were also some outstanding youths from the younger generation.

On the other side sat three unfamiliar people. They were presumably the distinguished guests Xiao Zhan had mentioned.

The elder among the three was a seven-star Da Dou Shi. Anyone who could become a Da Dou Shi was at least a renowned expert in their region.

Beside the elder sat a young man and woman, both dressed in moon-white robes. The man appeared to be around twenty years old. He was handsome and exceptionally charming.

The girl was about the same age as Lin Yu and very beautiful. The only one present who could rival her radiance was a woman like Xiao Xun'er, pure as a green lotus.

Green jade pendants hung from the girl's delicate earlobes. As they swayed gently, they produced a clear jade chime, lending her an air of sudden nobility. Beside her already developing, delicate chest were embroidered three golden stars, clearly marking her as a three-star Dou Zhe!

A three-star Dou Zhe at her age could be considered a genius. Of course, she could not compare with freaks like Lin Yu and Xiao Xun'er.

Xiao Zhan knew that Xiao Xun'er's identity was far from simple, and Lin Yu had a good relationship with her. Thus, Xiao Zhan had gradually extended to Lin Yu the same treatment he gave Xiao Xun'er.

Lin Yu perked up at this moment. Hmm, looks like Nalan Yanran has come to annul the engagement. Now this will be entertaining!

Before long, Xiao Yan indeed arrived.

"Father, you summoned me?"

Seeing Xiao Yan arrive, Xiao Zhan said, "Ah, Yan'er, you're here. Hurry and find a seat!"

Xiao Yan swept his gaze around the hall, only to discover in astonishment that there was no seat for him. A wave of disappointment rose in his heart.

"Sigh, my status in this family is really getting lower and lower. Just wait. I'll definitely reclaim the glory that once belonged to me!"

At that moment, Xiao Zhan also noticed Xiao Yan's awkward situation. A flash of anger crossed his face as he snapped at the elder beside him, "Second Elder, you..."

"Ahem, my sincerest apologies. I actually forgot the Third Young Master. Hehe, I'll have someone prepare a seat immediately!" Glared at by Xiao Zhan, the elder smiled and "reproachfully" slapped his forehead. Yet the mockery in his eyes was scarcely concealed.

Unable to stand it any longer, Lin Yu spoke up. "Brother Xiao Yan, sit here! Xun'er and I can sit together!"

The three elders were slightly stunned. They looked at Lin Yu beside them, opened their mouths, but ultimately swallowed the words that had reached their lips.

Thus, Xiao Yan took Lin Yu's seat, while Lin Yu naturally sat together with Xun'er.

Xiao Xun'er could not help blushing deeply again, but her little hand still held onto Lin Yu's arm.

"Lin Yu, thank you. You helped me again!" Xiao Yan said gratefully.

"Why are you saying that? We're brothers. Have you forgotten where we came from? Helping you is only natural. Why thank me? You're making us distant!" Lin Yu joked.

The elder had been chatting with Xiao Zhan all along, but it seemed there was something he found difficult to bring up, drawing repeated glares from the young woman beside him.

At that moment, Xiao Xun'er was also whispering with Lin Yu.

"Brother Lin Yu, do you know who they are?" Xiao Xun'er asked Lin Yu with a smile.

Lin Yu chuckled. "Hehe, they're from the Misty Cloud Sect. This time, they've come because of your Brother Xiao Yan!"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, the drowsy Xiao Yan turned his head toward him curiously, his face full of confusion.

Seeing Xiao Yan's puzzled look, Lin Yu explained, "That girl is Nalan Yanran! Five years ago, she was accepted as Yun Yun's disciple. Her cultivation talent is exceptional, and Yun Yun favors her greatly. Now that she has the ability to change her own fate, what do you think she came here for?"

Xiao Yan suddenly understood. He knew that Nalan Yanran had a marriage contract with him. Now, one was a genius while the other was trash, and there was a marriage contract between them. Nalan Yanran's purpose in coming here was undoubtedly to annul the engagement!

In no time, Xiao Yan had deduced the purpose of Nalan Yanran's group, and anger surged in his heart.

What angered Xiao Yan was that if she really requested to dissolve the engagement with his father in front of everyone, then not only he, Xiao Yan, but even his father would become the laughingstock of all. That was something he could not accept!

Xiao Yan clenched his fists and sighed. "Sigh! If I were a Dou Shi now, would she dare trample on my dignity?"

Lin Yu smiled beside him. "Brother Xiao Yan, believe me, she'll regret it! By the way, can you cultivate that technique from yesterday?"

The moment he heard the words "cultivation technique," Xiao Yan immediately went from sorrow to joy and said excitedly, "Right, Lin Yu, I really have to thank you. After cultivating that technique, in just one day yesterday, I reached the fourth stage of Dou Qi!"

Lin Yu stroked his chin in thought. It seemed it could indeed be cultivated. As expected, anything produced by the system was top-notch!

"Then congratulations, Brother Xiao Yan! I dare say that within three years, you'll definitely surpass Nalan Yanran!" Of course he would. In the original story, Xiao Yan had also made a three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran, and later he even stormed the Misty Cloud Sect!

"Sigh!" Xiao Yan let out another sigh. "But now someone has come to annul the engagement at my doorstep. This is truly the greatest humiliation!"

"Brother Xiao Yan, leave this matter to me. With my current strength as a five-star Dou Zong, how many people in the entire Jama Empire possess the cultivation of a Dou Zong?" Lin Yu said confidently from the side.

Hearing Lin Yu's words, both Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er were shocked!

"Brother Lin Yu, you broke through to Dou Zong?"

Xiao Xun'er cried out loudly.

Xiao Yan did not shout, but he still could not hide the shock in his eyes.

Everyone in the hall turned toward them at the sound!

Xiao Xun'er hurriedly covered her mouth, looking at Lin Yu with an aggrieved expression.

"You little girl!" Lin Yu tapped Xiao Xun'er on the forehead, then calmly said to everyone, "Carry on. Don't mind us!"

Xiao Zhan could no longer sit still. "Yu'er, you're a Dou Zong?" He remembered that during yesterday's test, Lin Yu had been at the peak of the Dou Emperor realm. Breaking through to Dou Zong was not impossible, but he still could not conceal his excitement.

After all, Lin Yu had lived in the Xiao Family since childhood. This meant that the Xiao Family now had a Dou Zong as its backing. Looking across the entire Jama Empire, there was not a single faction with a Dou Zong in residence!

"Uncle Xiao Zhan, yes. I happened to break through to Dou Zong yesterday." Lin Yu stood and replied unhurriedly.

The people nearby immediately erupted into commotion. Rumors could never compare to the shock of hearing it from his own mouth.

The visitors from the Misty Cloud Sect were also alarmed by Lin Yu's words. Then, hearing the discussions among the Xiao Family members, they thought that it was probably true!

Thus, the elderly man among the three stepped forward and asked Lin Yu, "May I ask if this young friend is a member of the Xiao Family?" But the moment the words left his mouth, the old man regretted them. He had been too presumptuous!

Lin Yu grinned when he heard the old man's question. "What? If I'm a member of the Xiao Family, are you no longer planning to annul the engagement?"

The old man was startled and stared at Lin Yu in horror. "This old man was presumptuous! We'll leave at once!" With that, he pulled the other two toward the exit.

At that moment, the young woman glared fiercely at Lin Yu. "What right do you have to interfere in this matter?"

Lin Yu laughed disdainfully. "Heh, it's not that you can't annul the engagement. But you came to the Xiao Family with such fanfare, intending to annul it before so many people and humiliate my brother. That's the same as slapping my face. Tell me, should I interfere or not?"

Indeed, that had been Nalan Yanran's purpose in coming. She refused to accept the marriage arrangement made by her family, especially when the other party was a piece of trash! She believed that she should choose her own husband. Now that she had strength, she wanted to humiliate Xiao Yan harshly and make everyone believe that Xiao Yan was unworthy of her!

"I..." Nalan Yanran frowned slightly, unable to find any words to say.

Xiao Zhan could not sit still again. "Yu'er, what is going on? Mister Ge Ye?"

Ge Ye was that elderly man.