What? Nalan Jie Came to Visit in Person?

Chapter 19

Xiao Xuan and Xiao Xun'er strolled through the Marketplace for several hours.

By the time the sky began to darken, the two of them finally left the Marketplace.

They headed back toward the Xiao Clan.

As they walked, Xiao Xun'er held Xiao Xuan's arm.

A pale blue bracelet adorned her wrist.

Her face was lit with a smile.

"Brother Xiao Xuan, thank you for spending today with me."

Xiao Xuan said nothing.

The two entered through the Xiao Clan's gates.

The moment they stepped inside, they heard a burst of discussion coming from within.

Several Xiao Clan disciples had gathered together, talking about something.

"Have you heard? People from the Nalan Clan have arrived."

"The Nalan Clan? Which Nalan Clan?"

"Who else could it be? The Nalan Clan from the Imperial Capital."

"Why would the Nalan Clan come to our Xiao Clan?"

"I heard they came to apologize."

"Apologize? For what?"

"For Nalan Yanran breaking off the engagement."

"The Nalan Clan came personally to apologize? Is that true?"

"Of course it's true. Nalan Jie and Nalan Su both came. They're speaking with the clan leader in the main hall right now."

Xiao Xuan stopped walking.

Nalan Jie.

Nalan Su.

That father and son had come to the Xiao Clan in person.

He recalled what had happened outside the Imperial City Auction House a few days ago.

Nalan Su had tried to seize his Mystic Heart Pill, and Xiao Xuan had killed four of his attendants with a single palm strike.

Nalan Su had been so frightened at the time that he knelt and begged for mercy.

Yet now, he had actually come looking for him at the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Xun'er had also heard the discussions.

She turned to look at Xiao Xuan.

"Brother Xiao Xuan, people from the Nalan Clan have come to the Xiao Clan."

"Mm," Xiao Xuan said.

"What are they here for?"

"I don't know."

Xiao Xun'er looked at him, a trace of concern flashing through her eyes.

The Nalan Clan was a major family in the Imperial Capital.

Nalan Yanran was also a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect.

When Nalan Yanran had come to the Xiao Clan to break off the engagement last time, she had thoroughly humiliated the Xiao Clan.

Now that the Nalan Clan had come again, no one knew whether it was good news or bad.

Xiao Xuan pushed those thoughts aside.

"Let's go take a look."

Xiao Xun'er nodded.

The two headed toward the main hall.

Xiao Clan main hall.

Xiao Zhan sat in the seat of honor, his expression somewhat complicated.

Nalan Jie and Nalan Su sat on either side of him.

Nalan Jie had graying hair and a steady bearing.

Nalan Su sat beside him with his head lowered, not daring to speak.

"Elder Nalan has come in person. May I ask what brings you here?" Xiao Zhan asked.

His tone was neither servile nor overbearing.

Although the Nalan Clan was a great family of the Imperial Capital, Xiao Zhan had never forgotten what had happened with the broken engagement.

Nalan Jie set down his teacup.

"Clan Leader Xiao, this old man has come for two matters."

Xiao Zhan looked at him.

"The first is to express the Nalan Clan's apologies to the Xiao Clan over Yanran breaking off the engagement."

Xiao Zhan froze for a moment.

The Nalan Clan had come personally to apologize?

He had thought Nalan Jie had come to stir up more trouble.

He had never expected an apology.

"Elder Nalan is too serious," Xiao Zhan said.

"The matter of the broken engagement has already passed. Although the Xiao Clan lost face, we are not so narrow-minded as to bear a grudge over it."

Nalan Jie nodded.

"Clan Leader Xiao is truly magnanimous."

He paused.

"The second matter is that this old man wishes to meet someone."

Xiao Zhan looked at him.

"Who?"

"Xiao Xuan," Nalan Jie said.

Xiao Zhan's brows furrowed slightly.

Xiao Xuan?

The Nalan Clan wanted to see Xiao Xuan?

"May I ask why Elder Nalan is seeking Xiao Xuan?" Xiao Zhan asked.

Nalan Jie fell silent for a moment.

"There are some private matters I wish to discuss with him face-to-face."

Xiao Zhan looked at him, countless thoughts rising in his heart.

When Xiao Xuan entered the Xiao Clan gates, Xiao Xun'er was still holding his arm.

The two crossed the front courtyard and headed toward the main hall.

Xiao Xuan had heard every word of what those disciples had been discussing earlier.

Nalan Jie and Nalan Su had come.

They were speaking with Xiao Zhan in the main hall.

Xiao Xun'er lifted her head and looked at him.

"Brother Xiao Xuan, could the Nalan Clan be looking for you because of what happened at the auction house last time?"

"Possibly," Xiao Xuan said.

A trace of worry flashed through Xiao Xun'er's eyes.

When Xiao Xuan had gone to the Imperial City to buy her a Mystic Heart Pill last time, he had mentioned something upon returning.

He had said that he encountered Nalan Su outside the auction house.

As for what exactly had happened, Xiao Xuan had not gone into detail.

She had not pressed him for answers either.

Xiao Xuan pushed aside his thoughts and did not slow his pace.

When the two reached the entrance to the main hall, the voices from inside drifted out.

"May I ask why Elder Nalan is seeking Xiao Xuan?" Xiao Zhan's voice sounded.

"There are some private matters I wish to discuss with him face-to-face," an elderly voice replied.

Xiao Xuan stepped inside.

Within the main hall, Xiao Zhan sat in the seat of honor.

Two unfamiliar men sat to his left and right.

One had graying hair and a steady bearing.

The other appeared middle-aged, with his head lowered and an unpleasant expression on his face.

Nalan Jie and Nalan Su.

When Xiao Zhan saw Xiao Xuan enter, he immediately rose to his feet.

"Xuan'er, you came at just the right time."

Xiao Xuan walked to the center of the hall.

Xiao Xun'er stood beside him.

Nalan Jie's gaze fell upon Xiao Xuan.

His pupils contracted slightly.

So this was the young man.

A Dou Emperor powerhouse in his teens.

He had killed four Dou Ling fighters with a single palm strike.

Nalan Jie had not personally experienced the pressure of a Dou Emperor powerhouse.

But when Nalan Su described it, even his voice had trembled.

Nalan Jie stood up.

"This must be young friend Xiao Xuan?"

Xiao Xuan looked at him without speaking.

Nalan Jie turned to look at Nalan Su.

His face darkened.

"You worthless fool, get over here now."

Nalan Su shuddered and hurriedly stood up.

He walked over to Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Zhan was stunned.

The several elders in the hall were stunned as well.

What was going on?

Nalan Jie had told Nalan Su to get over there?

Nalan Su stopped before Xiao Xuan.

He took a deep breath.

Then he bent at the waist.

"Lord Xiao, outside the Imperial City Auction House last time, I was blind and foolish."

"I offended Lord Xiao. I beg you to forgive me."

His voice trembled slightly.

The hall fell completely silent.

Several elders stared wide-eyed, their mouths hanging open.

Nalan Su.

The clan leader of the Nalan Clan.

Nalan Yanran's father.

One of the most prominent figures in the Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire.

He was actually bowing and apologizing to Xiao Xuan?

The Grand Elder's hand trembled.

The Second Elder nearly dropped his teacup.

The Third Elder stood completely frozen.

They looked at Xiao Xuan, their eyes filled with shock.

What in the world was going on?

Xiao Xuan looked at Nalan Su.

"That's enough."

Nalan Su straightened up and let out a breath of relief.

Cold sweat had already seeped across his forehead.

Nalan Jie stepped forward.

"Young Master Xiao, Nalan Su was in the wrong over what happened last time."

"This old man has already given him a harsh lesson."

"Young Master Xiao has been generous enough not to hold it against him. This old man is deeply grateful."

Xiao Xuan looked at him.

"Old Master Nalan, you are too polite."

Nalan Jie nodded.

He glanced at Xiao Zhan.

"Clan Leader Xiao, you have raised a fine son."

Xiao Zhan came back to his senses.

"Old Master Nalan, you flatter him."

His voice was somewhat dry.

Countless thoughts churned in his heart.

Nalan Jie was one of the foremost figures in the Jia Ma Empire.

A Dou Wang expert.

The Nalan Clan's influence in the Imperial Capital far surpassed that of the Xiao Clan.

Yet now, Nalan Jie had come to their door in person.

And he had even made Nalan Su bow and apologize to Xiao Xuan.

What did this mean?

After the conversation in the main hall ended,

Nalan Jie and Nalan Su were arranged to rest in the guest rooms.

Xiao Xuan and Xiao Xun'er left the main hall.

News traveled quickly.

In less than half an hour, the entire Xiao Clan knew about it.

Nalan Su, the Nalan Clan's patriarch, had personally bowed and apologized to Xiao Xuan.

Old Master Nalan, Nalan Jie, had personally come to visit Xiao Xuan.

The Xiao Clan's disciples discussed it fervently.