Divorce Letter

Nalan Yanran's face was pale, and her lips trembled.

She was speechless.

Only now did she realize what her willful and reckless actions had brought upon the Xiao Clan.

For a marriage arrangement that even Xiao Yan might not have acknowledged, she had made a grand entrance to the Xiao Clan to call off the engagement, completely trampling the Xiao Clan's and Xiao Yan's dignity beneath her feet.

This wasn't calling off an engagement. It was making an enemy!

"Good!" Xiao Yan, who was sitting in the corner, could no longer hold himself back. He cheered for Xiao Jin, saying, "Brother Jin is right. What kind of bullshit marriage arrangement is this? I never intended to acknowledge it!"

Xiao Zhan also felt greatly vindicated. Especially when he saw Xiao Jin questioning Nalan Yanran one question after another, a sense of satisfaction filled his entire body.

Strength was the foundation of everything.

As a transmigrator, Xiao Jin deeply understood one principle.

What couldn't be obtained on the battlefield could never be obtained at the negotiating table.

Thus, he spread the Dou Qi Wings behind him.

Seeing the flame-wreathed Dou Qi Wings, even Liu Ling, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but stare wide-eyed.

Ge Ye trembled all over, so frightened that he couldn't say a word.

What a fool he had been!

He had actually dared to show off in front of a Dou Wang expert just now, even putting on a smug, self-satisfied expression.

"Nalan Yanran, since you can rely on the Misty Cloud Sect to bully the weak with your strength, then I'll do the same. I'm sure you won't object, right?"

After her shock, Nalan Yanran's face turned ashen. Her originally bright eyes had also lost their former radiance, becoming dim and misty, as though covered by something.

"Who are you?"

"What? The high-and-mighty Nalan young lady is interested in knowing the name of a nobody like me?" Xiao Jin's tone was mocking, and his attitude was far from courteous.

Nalan Yanran shook her head woodenly. "No. I only want to know whose hands I'll die by."

Clearly, she had accepted Xiao Jin's logic.

Hadn't she come to the Xiao Clan today relying on the Misty Cloud Sect's powerful strength, intending to bully others with her influence?

Since she could bully others through her backing, she naturally had to accept being bullied by someone else's backing.

She was merely willful, not a hypocrite.

Hearing her words, Ge Ye hurriedly called out, "Please calm down, sir!"

She was the Sect Master's disciple, the successor being groomed as the future Sect Master.

If she truly died in the Xiao Clan, the Misty Cloud Sect might not do anything excessive out of consideration for a Dou Wang expert. But a minor steward like him would certainly be unable to escape death.

Xiao Jin gave a contemptuous laugh. "I was too busy teaching Nalan Yanran a lesson and nearly forgot about you, the cur who's only arrogant because of your master's influence."

He casually glanced at Ge Ye, and the immense pressure instantly crushed his knees.

In barely any time, Ge Ye, who had been so smug moments ago, also fell to his knees like Liu Ling.

With nothing but a glance, he had instantly defeated a Seven-Star Dou Grandmaster, yet Xiao Jin acted as though he had done something utterly ordinary. He turned his gaze back to Nalan Yanran.

"I won't kill you." Xiao Jin was blunt. "Your life and death aren't for me to decide. I'll do whatever my Third Brother says."

With that, he retreated several steps and returned to Xun'er's side, handing the stage over to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan wasn't modest either. His cultivation problem had already been resolved. Although he was still at the Three-Stage Dou Force, he was confident that he could return to his peak in an extremely short time and climb to even greater heights than before.

"Nalan Yanran, you merely think that I, Xiao Yan, am a useless piece of trash and unworthy of a heaven's daughter like you." Xiao Yan's expression was cold, and his voice was frigid. "But I was already a Dou Zhe at eleven. What realm were you in at eleven?"

"Three years ago, I was able to create a miracle. Three years later, I can create another miracle. If you don't believe me, I'll go to the Misty Cloud Sect and challenge you three years from now. If I lose, then from now on, whenever I see someone from the Misty Cloud Sect, I'll shout three times that I'm trash and retreat thirty paces. If you lose, I'll repay every bit of today's humiliation. Do you dare accept this agreement?"

Nalan Yanran's face was ashen, and she said with trembling lips, "Fine. I accept this agreement."

Xiao Yan let out a cold laugh and walked to the table beside Xiao Zhan, where he began writing furiously.

A moment later, a contract appeared on the paper.

He drew the dagger from his waist, intending to cut his hand and draw blood.

Xiao Jin immediately grabbed his arm and said speechlessly, "Third Brother, are you always this ruthless toward yourself?"

Xiao Yan's imposing aura completely collapsed. This matter would be difficult to settle without ending it with a blood seal.

Xiao Jin sighed, rose again, and walked over to Liu Ling. Grabbing him by the collar, he hauled him upright.

Then he slammed a fist into the bridge of his nose.

"There, isn't that blood?" Xiao Jin shook his head helplessly. "Think a little harder next time you do something. Use someone else's blood to accomplish your own business. That way, you won't suffer a loss."

His joking banter eased the atmosphere considerably. The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched twice. If the occasion had been different, he probably would have burst out laughing.

But Brother Jin was right. Nalan Yanran wasn't worth harming himself over.

After wiping Liu Ling's nosebleed away with disgust, Xiao Yan pressed his handprint onto the contract, then slapped it onto the table beside Nalan Yanran.

"This is the Divorce Letter this young master is giving you. From now on, you and the Xiao Clan have absolutely nothing to do with each other!"

Nalan Yanran's expression was wooden. Her mind seemed to have wandered far away, as though she wasn't the one who had just been divorced.

No one knew what she was thinking.

After finishing all this, Xiao Yan finally stood before Xiao Zhan, dropped to his knees with a thud, and knocked his head heavily against the floor three times.

"Father, three years from now, I'll personally ascend the Misty Cloud Sect and let its people see that the members of the Xiao Clan aren't trash!"

"Um..." Xiao Jin timidly raised his hand. "Third Brother, the people from the Misty Cloud Sect should already have seen that. The members of the Xiao Clan really aren't trash."

How could a fifteen-year-old Three-Star Dou King be considered trash?

I understand that you want to wash away your humiliation, but you can't just launch a map-wide attack.

I'm also a member of the Xiao Clan!

Xiao Yan: "..."

Xiao Zhan: "..."

The Xiao Clan members: "..."

Xiao Yan's teeth itched with hatred. That bastard Brother Jin! I was putting on a show, so why did you have to ruin it?

Forcing himself to withdraw his gaze, Xiao Yan looked intently at Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan nodded in satisfaction. "Good. As expected, my son, Xiao Zhan, is extraordinary!"

He then looked at Ge Ye, who was still kneeling on the ground. "Mr. Ge Ye, you've accomplished your purpose today. Please leave now."

As Xiao Zhan spoke, Xiao Jin also withdrew the pressure he had released.

Ge Ye lowered his head and left the Xiao Clan's Council Hall as though relieved of a heavy burden, looking rather dejected. Before leaving, he didn't forget to support Liu Ling, whose kneecaps had been shattered. The two of them looked exactly like stray dogs.

At this point, Nalan Yanran was the only person from the Misty Cloud Sect remaining in the hall.

"Miss Nalan, your companions have all left. Do you still have something to say?" Xiao Zhan asked coldly.

Only then did Nalan Yanran raise her head again, still looking at Xiao Jin. "Your name is Xiao Jin, right?"

"That's right. Are you planning to ask your teacher to avenge you, Miss Nalan?" Xiao Jin didn't care in the slightest. He possessed an Emperor Realm Soul. Not to mention Yun Yun—even if Yun Shan came, he could kill him with a single slap.

However, contrary to Xiao Jin's expectations, after he answered Nalan Yanran's question, the girl unexpectedly bent slightly and gave him a bow.

"Thank you for your guidance today, Young Master Xiao Jin. After the Three-Year Agreement ends, regardless of whether Yanran wins or loses, I will surely repay you for today's kindness."

After saying that, she left the Council Hall without looking back.

Xiao Jin was utterly bewildered. What was that woman talking about?

Was she mocking me just now?

PS: The first book review was a negative one. That's no big deal. I write like this anyway, so it's normal for someone to criticize me.

But the first review said that the protagonist was fawning over Xiao Yan and had even prepared twenty-two Heavenly Flames for him. I really couldn't understand that.

Why does mentioning Heavenly Flames mean they have to belong to Xiao Yan? Is the protagonist not worthy of possessing Heavenly Flames?

All twenty-two Heavenly Flames in the Storage Ring had fallen into the protagonist's hands. Why would the protagonist refuse to refine them and keep them for Xiao Yan instead?

Seriously, buddy, which one of us is actually fawning over Xiao Yan?

Readers who made it this far, please tell me: Was my writing ambiguous, or did someone overreact? When did I ever say that the twenty-two Heavenly Flames in the Storage Ring were all prepared for Xiao Yan? If my writing was ambiguous, I can revise it.