Yan Ran, You Can't Handle Him—Better Leave It to Your Teacher

"Teacher? Teacher?"

Seeing Yun Yun lost in thought, Nalan Yan Ran called softly.

"What is it?"

"Teacher, so... you have to help me this time. Hao Gege is in Wu Tan City. I didn't find him, but I'm sure he's still there."

Nalan Yan Ran tightly gripped Yun Yun's hand.

Her voice was almost pleading.

Yun Yun neither agreed nor refused. Instead, she asked with a rather unnatural expression, "Yan Ran, what exactly does this Ye Hao you keep talking about... look like?"

Maybe they merely had the same name?

That was what Yun Yun thought.

Nalan Yan Ran immediately took out a scroll and unfolded it.

The moment she saw the portrait!

Yun Yun froze as though turned to stone, her face filled with shock!

Wasn't this man Ye Hao, the lover she had once had?

Yan Ran...

Why had Yan Ran dreamed of him??

Could it be that Yan Ran...

"Teacher, what do you think? He's handsome, right? Hehe, Elder Ge Ye said that despite being so young, he's already an eight-star Da Dou Shi. His talent is simply astonishing."

Nalan Yan Ran did not notice Yun Yun's expression at all.

She was still immersed in her own world.

Constantly boasting about Ye Hao's virtues.

She had even begun envisioning a future with him.

"When the day comes that he and I get married, the Misty Cloud Sect will gain another powerful expert. Then, under Hao Gege's and my leadership, the Misty Cloud Sect will definitely become the number one sect on the Northwest Continent."

"Not only that, I'm going to have lots and lots of children for him!"

As she spoke, a blissful, satisfied, smug smile appeared on Nalan Yan Ran's face.

When she looked toward Yun Yun, she wore an expression as though waiting to be praised.

However!

What greeted her was not approval or praise.

But a rather stern voice.

"So... you spent half a year off the mountain because of him?!"

Yun Yun slowly raised her head.

As she looked at Nalan Yan Ran, a trace of panic lay hidden deep within her eyes.

Nalan Yan Ran was dumbfounded. "Huh? I-I-I-I..."

"Didn't I tell you to return immediately after breaking off the engagement?! You actually delayed for so long over such a trivial matter?! Look at yourself—after half a year, you haven't improved at all!!"

Yun Yun abruptly stood and turned around, refusing to let Nalan Yan Ran see her expression, afraid that she had not concealed it well enough and would expose her true feelings.

Nalan Yan Ran hurriedly explained, "Teacher, Hao Gege is exceptionally talented. I-I-I did it all for the Misty Cloud Sect."

"Stop making excuses! From today onward, you will be confined for one year—no, five years! If you fail to break through to Dou Ling within five years, you'll be confined for another five years!"

There was a reason Yun Yun had said five years.

Five years was more than enough time for Ye Hao to recall everything they had once shared.

Their children could probably be running all over the place by then!

By that time...

Nalan Yan Ran would only be able to call Ye Hao "teacher"!

Yan Ran, it wasn't that your teacher didn't want to help you.

It was just that some people were too young, too inexperienced, and couldn't handle him. Leaving him to your teacher was for the best!

I'm doing this for your own good, too.

Even when Nalan Yan Ran cried herself into a tearful mess, Yun Yun showed no mercy.

To prevent her from escaping.

Yun Yun ordered Yun Du and Yun Sha to watch over her personally. If Nalan Yan Ran dared take even half a step out of the Misty Cloud Sect, they would be punished!!

Even after she was confined to her courtyard, Nalan Yan Ran had no idea that what had truly angered her teacher was not her staying outside for half a year!

It was the name Ye Hao, and that portrait!

Had she known, she would have returned to the Nalan Family first and asked Grandfather and her father to intervene!

Yun Yun had Yun Leng temporarily take charge of the Misty Cloud Sect. Using the excuse of going down the mountain to gather herbs, she left Jia Ma Holy City and headed straight for Wu Tan City!

Several days later.

Yun Yun arrived in Wu Tan City.

But once she got there, she realized that she did not even know where to look for him.

Just then.

Several voices reached her ears.

"Did you hear? The Miter Auction House is auctioning Qi Gathering Powder again! And it's a top-grade pill. They say even Pill King Gu He can't refine it!"

"Really? Come on, let's go take a look."

"What are you looking for? How could poor people like us, with not a coin to our names, possibly afford such a luxurious pill as Qi Gathering Powder?"

"Excuse me, may I ask which direction the Miter Auction House is?"

Yun Yun's eyes lit up, and she immediately stepped forward to ask.

One of them pointed ahead. "O-over there... th-the most magnificent building th-th-th-there is it."

"Thank you."

After offering her thanks, Yun Yun quickly left.

The three men watched Yun Yun's retreating figure.

All three wore intoxicated expressions.

"S-s-she's so beautiful."

"I just wonder which bastard will be lucky enough to have her."

"If only I could marry her."

"Marry her? If I could just speak a single word to her, I'd be willing to die."

The moment he finished speaking!

The man collapsed headfirst onto the ground, foaming at the mouth as he died.

The other two were so frightened that they covered their mouths, trembling all over.

Yun Yun arrived at the Miter Auction House.

"Who is in charge here? Tell them to come see me immediately."

"Yes, honored guest. Please wait a moment."

The maid brought Ya Fei and Gu Ni over.

Ya Fei and Gu Ni recognized Yun Yun from far away!

"Heavens! Why is Lady Yun Yun here?"

Gu Ni hurried over to greet her.

Ya Fei followed behind, carefully assessing this unexpected visitor.

Yun Yun waved a hand and asked directly, "Have you heard of Ye Hao?"

Gu Ni and Ya Fei's expressions both stiffened.

Gu Ni, in particular, slowly turned to look at Ya Fei.

His expression was even uglier than if he had swallowed a fly.

The moment Ya Fei heard the name Ye Hao come from Yun Yun's mouth, she immediately became wary.

Just as she was about to deny it, she noticed Yun Yun following Gu Ni's gaze toward her.

"May I ask which Ye Hao Lady Yun Yun is referring to?"

Ya Fei wanted to first confirm whether it was the Ye Hao she knew!

Then she could think of a countermeasure.

Yun Yun took Ye Hao's portrait from her Storage Ring and placed it on a nearby table.

Ya Fei leaned closer to look.

Her pupils contracted.

Her delicate body trembled uncontrollably.

That single reaction was enough for Yun Yun to see through her.

"Where did he go?"

Ya Fei thought for a moment. "I have indeed seen this Ye Hao. Not long ago, he said he was going to the Tagor Desert. I don't know what for."

The Tagor Desert?

Queen Medusa!

That image abruptly surfaced in her mind!

A look of unconcealable worry and panic immediately filled Yun Yun's lovely face.

"How many days ago did he leave?!"

"About half a month ago... I think."

Before Ya Fei could finish speaking, Yun Yun shot out of the auction house.

Then, amid everyone's horrified and envious gazes, she soared into the sky and blasted toward the Tagor Desert.

A long while later.

Gu Ni wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Miss, Lord Ye Hao and the others clearly went to the Monster Mountain Range. Why... why did you direct Lady Yun Yun to the Tagor Desert?"

"Because she wanted to steal Lord Ye Hao from me."

Ya Fei crossed her arms and pouted.

"Huh? Y-you-you said what? You said Lady Yun Yun..."

Gu Ni thought he had misheard.

"As a woman myself, even though she tried to hide it, her eyes were shining when she mentioned Ye Hao. Then, when she heard he had gone to the Tagor Desert, the worry in her eyes was practically overflowing!"

Gu Ni swallowed. She could see so much from just a few sentences?!

Ya Fei continued, "Besides, Yun Yun is nearly thirty. A woman like that is far more attractive to men than Xun Er, that immature little girl!"

Gu Ni was still deeply worried. "But... but Lady Yun Yun is a Dou Huang! What if she discovers that you lied to her..."