Xiao Yan's Choice

"So it's the God of Ninjas of this island, Lord Saishi."

Seeing the extraordinary abilities of the girl before them, Gu Yuan and the others had no choice but to abandon their desire for revenge. If they were to actually fight, they feared that even with their newly promoted Dou Di level, they would be no match for her.

Na Lan Yan Ran put her hands behind her back and said, "I know you are feeling unbalanced because you were almost killed by my senior sister, but ultimately, this unpleasant incident was caused by you trespassing on my Ninja Island."

"Also, you just suddenly improved your cultivation level because you obtained the Ancient Stone Slab on my Ninja Island, right?"

After hearing Na Lan Yan Ran's words, everyone suddenly realized that all the mistakes were ultimately their fault, and they were speechless for a moment.

"This matter is settled today, so let's all call it quits and make peace," Na Lan Yan Ran said to the crowd. "Although my Ninja Island doesn't have abundant resources, it does possess many wondrous ninjutsu techniques encompassing all aspects of life. For example, there are various forbidden techniques used by ninjas on the battlefield, and we can even summon the dead for a chat when we're not in a hurry. If you are interested in ninjutsu, you can exchange them for training resources."

The sect leaders of various sects were quite curious about these amazing ninjutsu. The Summoning Technique that could summon spirit beasts, and the Flying Thunder God that allowed people to teleport even before reaching the Dou Sheng, were all very interesting to them.

Since the God of Ninjas has said so, they no longer need to worry about anything. They are determined to return to this island in the future to exchange for some more powerful ninjutsu.

Xiao Yan kept looking up at the sky. The appearance that Na Lan Yan Ran had transformed into was exactly the same as the girl in his dream, except that the girl in his dream had a different name than the person in front of him.

He thought and thought, but still couldn't find the answer he wanted, so he had to give up in the end.

The powerful figures of the Dou Qi Continent retreated from the island one after another, and the battle finally came to a perfect end.

The entire battle was recorded via mobile phone live streaming, leaving all the cultivators who hadn't gone to Ninja Island utterly astonished.

Yan Luotian, the renowned Divine Eagle Couple from the Northwest Continent, tragically died on Ninja Island.

The tailed beasts on Ninja Island are actually able to contend with Dou Sheng Expert.

The Hun Tiandi was actually killed by Hun Miesheng.

Hun Miesheng actually achieved strength comparable to Dou Di.

These messages were all transmitted to every corner of the Dou Qi Continent through the live streaming function.

What's even more shocking is that the Clan Leader of the Ancient Families and the Empress of Nine Snake Island have actually advanced to the Dou Emperor Realm. And what everyone envies is the Xiao Yi Xian who found the stone slab. She actually jumped from the Dou Shi realm to the Emperor realm, becoming the famous Heavenly Poison Emperor on the Dou Qi Continent.

A large number of trending news stories were transmitted via mobile phones, allowing people to gain a deeper understanding of the event.

Na Lan Yan Ran stayed on Ninja Island for a few days. After much deliberation, she decided it was necessary to create two clones: one disguised as the Great Emperor of King's Island, and the other transformed into a deity of Ninja Island, in order to deceive everyone.

At the same time, she was also thinking about what to create next.

Just as I was pondering this, the System Elf Chuunibyou), suddenly emitted a notification sound. This notification sound was not the usual shock rate alert, but rather a situation notification.

Xiao Yan actually went to the Nalan Family in the Jia Ma Imperial City.

It turns out that after Xiao Yan left Ninja Island, he headed northwest. With the strength of Dou Zun, he brought his father Xiao Zhan and two older brothers back to the Xiao Clan. He forcefully seized back the power of the Xiao Clan from the Great Elder. The Great Elder of the Xiao Clan family was also greatly shocked by the death of his grandson Xiao Ning. He couldn't catch his breath and passed away peacefully.

"Yan'er, you're not young anymore. It's time for you to get married, have children, and carry on the family line," Xiao Zhan said, sitting in the patriarch's chair, filled with emotion.

In recent years, he and his three sons have gone through a great calamity. If it weren't for the magical spring on the King's Island, his and his two sons' souls would probably have been reduced to ashes long ago.

So Xiao Zhan made a plan: to urge his three sons to get married quickly so that they could bring him a bunch of big, healthy grandsons next year. He wasn't picky; he would also like granddaughters. In short, the goal was for them to get married quickly and continue the family line.

"Father, this is a serious matter like marriage, it can't be taken lightly!" Xiao Yan hurriedly explained, "It's not that I don't want to get married, the key is that I haven't met the right person."

Xiao Yan pondered for a while. To be honest, he didn't really have anyone he liked, but he did have a promise he had to keep.

Back then, he feigned madness to deceive Xiao Ning and make him give up his murderous intent, but he was always under close surveillance and unable to escape Wutan City.

It was that girl who, with her domineering presence, led him away from Xiao Ning's control and left Wutan City. She even gave him a magical and powerful cultivation technique. Xiao Yan still remembered his words at the time: that once he had avenged his great enemy, he would come to marry her.

"What's there to like or dislike? I think the little girl Qing Lin is quite nice," Xiao Zhan snorted, then said to Xiao Yan, "If Qing Lin hadn't endured humiliation and even cut out her own tongue, Xiao Ning wouldn't have let his guard down, let alone rescued us. Where can you find such a good girl? I've decided, you'll get engaged to Qing Lin tomorrow, and get married next month."

Standing next to Xiao Zhan, Qing Lin, the "Clan Leader," blushed and hurriedly ran out of the living room in embarrassment.

"Look at her, what a well-behaved and sensible girl!" Xiao Zhan said earnestly to Xiao Yan, watching Qing Lin's departing figure. "Yan'er, we father and son were able to overcome this ordeal thanks to Qing Lin's help. You must not let her down!"

Qing Lin, who was listening outside the door, blushed and kept fidgeting with the hem of her clothes. She also liked Young Master Xiao Yan, but it was mostly a master-servant relationship. If the Clan Leader really wanted to marry her to Young Master Xiao Yan, she would be willing to be his concubine.

Xiao Yan sighed helplessly and said, "Father, do you know that Grandpa was once engaged to the Nalan Family in the capital?"

Xiao Zhan was also taken aback. If this hadn't been mentioned, he wouldn't have remembered. He recalled that a year ago, a girl suddenly broke into the Xiao Family Mausoleum. Later, in Wutan City, she clashed with Xiao Ning in order to take Xiao Yan away. The girl's name was Na Lan Yan Ran, the eldest daughter of the Nalan Family in the capital.

"I do remember. That was the engagement your grandfather arranged for you with his friend Nalan Jie." After a moment's thought, Xiao Zhan added, "But Na Lan Yan Ran is now crippled. She has no Dou Qi left. Besides being pretty, she has no other outstanding abilities."

Xiao Zhan sighed, "Life is truly unpredictable."

"Father, I want to go to the Nalan Family to propose marriage," Xiao Yan suddenly said.

Although the agreement made back then was solely by Xiao Yan, he still wanted to propose marriage to the Nalan Family.

Just as he said back then, if Na Lan Yan Ran still cared about him, he, Xiao Yan, would come and marry her.

"What?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Yan'er, you're so foolish. The Nalan Family's young lady's cultivation has been destroyed, and her lifespan is at most a hundred years in the mortal world. But you are different. You yourself have advanced to the Dou Zun, and your lifespan is much longer. By then, you won't be old, but she will already be old and faded. Do you want to face an old woman in bed every day?"

Even if you were willing, could Miss Nalan Family accept such a married life? Watching yourself grow older every day while your husband remains so young—what would that feel like? Have you ever thought about it?

If you care about her, then don't hurt her. Go to the Nalan Family and break off the engagement, so that the young lady of the Nalan Family can have a good future."

Xiao Yan silently walked out of the living room. His father's words kept echoing in his mind, leaving him feeling confused and distressed.

Yes, a hundred years pass in the blink of an eye. He is not old yet, but Na Lan Yan Ran has already become an old woman. Such a life is a blow and a burden for both of them.

Rather than that, it would be better to let both of them live their own lives.

With this in mind, Xiao Yan immediately set off, flying towards the Nalan Family in the imperial capital.

"Haha, so it's my nephew Xiao Yan!" Upon seeing Xiao Yan's arrival, Nalan Su immediately invited him to the reception hall for a warm welcome.

Xiao Yan is quite an extraordinary figure now, a powerful expert at the Dou Zun Realm, and the young master of the Starfall Pavilion in the Central Continent. Nalan Su saw all of this on his phone; the Starfall Pavilion's grand ceremony was broadcast live a few days ago.

It's laughable that Nalan Su once wanted to marry his daughter to Xiao Yan; now it seems his daughter is completely unworthy of Xiao Yan.

"Nalan, I have some matters I wish to discuss with your daughter. Please allow me to." Xiao Yan got straight to the point.

Nalan Su suddenly froze, feeling a bad premonition. Why was Xiao Yan suddenly looking for his daughter? He immediately said to a maid, "Go and call Yanran over."

A moment later, Na Lan Yan Ran walked into the reception hall and sat opposite Xiao Yan.

"Yanran, this is Xiao Yan. He is Dou Zun expert." Nalan Su deliberately winked at Na Lan Yan Ran, signaling her to seize the opportunity.

"Greetings, Young Master Xiao Yan." Na Lan Yan Ran placed her left hand on the back of her right hand, slightly squatted down, and gave a quiet bow to Xiao Yan.

"Miss Yanran, you've changed." Xiao Yan suddenly realized that the Na Lan Yan Ran in front of him was completely different from the Na Lan Yan Ran of a year ago.

"Xiao Yan, time can change a person," Na Lan Yan Ran said with a smile.

Na Lan Yan Ran had already learned Xiao Yan 'Xiao Yan purpose in coming here through the system's monitoring of his phone. She changed her usual style and wanted to see what Xiao Yan would choose.

As expected, Xiao Yan went straight to the point.

"Miss Yanran, why did you risk your life to save me from Wutan City a year ago?"

This was the first purpose. Xiao Yan didn't understand why Na Lan Yan Ran, who was always hiding her face from him, would go to such lengths for him.

"Because Yanran saw how pitiful Young Master Xiao Yan was at the time, Xiao Yan of a kind heart, Yanran was willing to die to save him."

Na Lan Yan Ran's words disappointed Xiao Yan. It seemed that it was just a sudden act of kindness from the eldest daughter of the Nalan Family.

"Then, Miss Yanran, where did you get that cultivation manual you gave me in the carriage?"

The Fire God Zhu Rong Technique, once cultivated, possesses boundless power and unpredictable variations; it is not something an ordinary person can possess. Could it be that Na Lan Yan Ran herself is hiding some unspeakable secret?

"Was that a cultivation technique?" Na Lan Yan Ran asked curiously. "I bought that scroll in Wutan City. The seller said it was full of poems from the Book of Songs that could uplift one's mood, so I showed it to you. Who knew you would take it away? I didn't even read a single word."

Another utter blatant lie, instantly ruining Xiao Yan's mood.

It turns out that all of this was arranged by fate; it seems he was overthinking things.

"Xiao Yan, what brings you to my Nalan Family?" Na Lan Yan Ran suddenly asked at that moment.

Xiao Yan was speechless for a moment when asked the question, unable to utter the words "announce the engagement." Finally, he mustered his courage and said in a deep voice.

"Uncle Nalan, Miss Yanran, the purpose of Xiao Yan's visit this time is..."