Jia Ma Empire, Wutan City.
After defeating Nalan Yanran in the Three-Year Agreement, Xiao Yan did not return directly to Lu Chuan. Instead, he took a detour back to Wutan City.
Now, the Xiao Family's influence in Wutan City could be said to be at its peak.
The Xiao Family had already controlled the most marketplaces in Wutan City. Now, news had spread that Xiao Yan, the Xiao Family's third young master, had defeated Nalan Yanran, the Young Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect.
For a time, not only did the many family factions within Wutan City come to visit the Xiao Family, but some nearby factions also came to build friendly relations.
"The Xiao Family's third young master has possessed extraordinary talent since childhood. Back then, how many people were stunned by that thirteen-year-old Dou Zhe?"
"At this rate of development, in ten or twenty years, not to mention Dou Wang, the Xiao Family's third young master may even reach the Dou Emperor realm!"
"With such a genius, the Xiao Family may very well rise into the ranks of the empire's top families!"
Throughout Wutan City, countless people praised and flattered Xiao Yan.
The same was true within the Xiao Family.
Some members of the Xiao Family who had once mocked Xiao Yan were now all coming over to curry favor with him.
An eighteen-year-old Four-Star Great Dou Shi—such talent, appearing in a small place like Wutan City, made him the envy of nearly everyone.
At this moment, deep within the Xiao Family estate, Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan were holding a private discussion in a study.
"Yan'er, are you saying that Xun'er had ulterior motives when she came to our Xiao Family?"
After hearing Xiao Yan's account, Xiao Zhan wore an extremely astonished expression.
"Yes. That is