They Chose Wrong, and They Were Wrong by a Mile!

"Divorce me?" Nalan Yanran sprang to her feet from her chair, glaring furiously at Xiao Chuan.

After changing into a fresh set of clothes, Xiao Chuan looked utterly refreshed. There was no trace of his earlier bedraggled appearance.

The Xiao Clan members in the hall were mildly surprised to see Xiao Chuan. After all, he had been away from the Xiao Clan for several years, and no one had expected him to suddenly return today.

Xiao Chuan was the Xiao Clan's true genius.

He was far stronger than Xiao Yan.

Many people began discussing what realm Xiao Chuan had reached.

Ge Ye, standing nearby, shook his head at Nalan Yanran, telling her not to lose the bearing of a Great Sect.

Unable to discern Xiao Chuan's strength, he was about to ask Xiao Zhan when he saw him burst into laughter, rise from the Main Seat, stride quickly over to Xiao Chuan, and give him a heavy pat on the shoulder.

"You brat, where have you been all this time? Not even a single letter home!"

Though it sounded like a reprimand, everyone could see the worry written all over Xiao Zhan's face.

"I went through too much along the way and truly had no time to send letters home. I hope Father can forgive me." Xiao Chuan bowed and cupped his fists.

Xiao Zhan laughed without hesitation. "As long as you returned safely, that's all that matters!"

Ge Ye had already figured out that this youth was likely Xiao Zhan's third son, Xiao Chuan.

Before coming to the Xiao Clan, they had thoroughly investigated Xiao Yan's background. He had three older brothers: his eldest brother, Xiao Ding; his second brother, Xiao Li; and his third brother, Xiao Chuan. Xiao Yan was the youngest son.

"Father, how about I handle today's matter?" Xiao Chuan was firmly on Xiao Yan's side.

Xiao Zhan nodded.

Xiao Chuan turned slightly toward Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran, speaking calmly. "Nalan Yanran, I know that now that you have become the Young Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, you have your own thoughts. After all, this marriage alliance was arranged for you by the elders, without asking for your opinions."

Nalan Yanran wanted to speak but held herself back. That was indeed what she thought. A marriage alliance was merely a political bond between families, intended to consolidate their power through marriage. It was entirely driven by family interests, with no foundation of affection.

From Nalan Yanran's perspective, she had been proud and arrogant since childhood. She was unwilling to marry a "good-for-nothing" and ruin her future. Influenced by the Misty Cloud Sect, publicly breaking off the engagement was for her own prospects as well as the sect's position.

Her choice was not wrong, but her method was.

And as the saying went, the weak had no right to choose the method. The Misty Cloud Sect was no minor sect—it was the largest sect in the Jia Ma Empire!

Therefore, Nalan Yanran could come here to break off the engagement with her head held high, even in front of so many people!

Xiao Chuan was a transmigrator. No matter which woman it had been, she could not possibly have wanted to marry someone with no future at all.

It was simply that Nalan Yanran had gone about it the wrong way.

"Nalan Yanran, the Misty Cloud Sect stands behind you, but I stand behind Xiao Yan!!"

Xiao Chuan's Dou Qi surged continuously. The aura of a Dou Wang erupted like a raging sea, intimidating everyone in the hall.

"Dou Wang...!!" Ge Ye was a man who had seen the world. Naturally, he could identify Xiao Chuan's aura.

"My son is a Dou Wang!?" Xiao Zhan heard Ge Ye's cry and his eyes filled with delight.

Xiao Yan stared blankly at Xiao Chuan in shock. "My Third Brother is a Dou Wang?!"

A Dou Wang was such a distant, unattainable existence, yet one had appeared in Wutan City. The surrounding crowd erupted in an uproar.

Ge Ye was not shocked by Xiao Chuan's current realm, but by the fact that he had become a Dou Wang at such an age!!

Xiao Chuan looked only one or two years older than Xiao Yan.

If he had become a Dou Wang at this age, then once he fully matured, would he not become even stronger than their Sect Master?

Nalan Yanran had thought that becoming a Three-Star Dou Zhe already made her a genius, but before Xiao Chuan, she was nothing...

She believed that by the time she reached Xiao Chuan's age, she would at most be a Da Dou Shi. She would not even be able to cross into the Dou Ling realm, let alone become a Dou Wang.

Ge Ye regretted it bitterly. Had they known that the Xiao Clan possessed such a person, they would never have come to break off the engagement, even if it killed them.

They would even have offered favorable terms to bring Xiao Chuan into the Misty Cloud Sect and nurture him into one of its central pillars.

But it had all happened too quickly—so quickly that the outcome had become terrible.

Then, the pressure from Xiao Chuan instantly swept over them. Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran could not withstand the pressure of a Dou Wang at all, and their legs involuntarily buckled as they fell to their knees.

"Please show mercy, Dou Wang. I am Ge Ye, a steward of the Misty Cloud Sect. Our Sect Master is a Dou Emperor Expert, and Nalan Yanran is the Young Sect Leader of our Misty Cloud Sect. Her Teacher is our Sect Master." To stay alive, Ge Ye immediately revealed all their identities.

Pride was no longer important. They had to survive first.

Yet Xiao Chuan paid it no mind and continued, "First, I think Nalan Yanran was not wrong to come and break off the engagement. What was wrong was that you chose to do it in such a grand and public manner."

Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran fell silent. They had never imagined that the Xiao Clan of insignificant Wutan City would possess such a young Dou Wang. Otherwise, no matter what, they would have brought a Dou Wang elder with them.

"You wanted to turn the tables?" Xiao Chuan abruptly shifted his gaze to Xiao Yan. "Younger Brother, you can divorce your wife now!"

At last, he could witness the famous scene from the novel—and enjoy the drama firsthand.

Before Xiao Chuan arrived, Xiao Yan had already had this thought. Now that his Third Brother was backing him, he had nothing to fear.

"Nalan Yanran, today, I divorce you!" Xiao Yan had someone bring him paper and a brush. Before everyone, he wrote the words "divorce letter," then cut open his palm and pressed a bloody handprint fiercely onto the paper.

He picked up the divorce letter and divorced Nalan Yanran before the crowd. "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never mock a youth for being poor!!"

Xiao Yan spoke the classic line word by word. Xiao Chuan's blood boiled as he listened. That was exactly the feeling!!

Nalan Yanran had just been about to fly into a rage when Xiao Chuan's unhurried voice reached her, accompanied by an overwhelming pressure that immediately left them struggling to breathe.

"You can bring people here to break off the engagement, but my brother cannot publicly divorce you?"

Ge Ye tugged at Nalan Yanran's sleeve, telling her not to act rashly. The Xiao Clan now had a Dou Wang Expert; preserving their lives was their first priority.

"Nalan Yanran, three years from now, I will personally go to the Misty Cloud Sect to find you." Even if not for anyone else, Xiao Yan had to fight for his own pride.

Yet Nalan Yanran did not care. Xiao Yan was nothing more than a good-for-nothing now, so she did not take his words to heart at all.

What concerned her more was Xiao Chuan. What realm would he reach three years from now!?

"Alright, you can get lost now!" Xiao Chuan had come partly to watch the excitement, but as a member of the Xiao Clan, he naturally had to step forward.

They merely stood on different sides; there was no absolute right or wrong. In this world, whoever possessed strength possessed the right to speak.

Ge Ye felt as though a heavy burden had been lifted. As if granted a pardon, he pulled Nalan Yanran and the youth away at a quick pace.

"Yanran, we have caused a huge disaster." Ge Ye knew that if Xiao Chuan was allowed to grow, even their Sect Master would be no match for him.

He was already a Dou Wang at this age. In a few more years, would he not become a Dou Emperor?

And after that?

Ge Ye did not dare think any further. They had chosen wrong, and they had been wrong by a mile...