Reactions from All Sides, Hai Bodong's Warning

Ya Fei was even more eager to know what had happened.

She shifted her gaze to a security guard holding a Tier 3 Medicinal Pill, who had a broad smile on his face, and asked, "What exactly happened?"

The security guard put away the pills and briefly explained the whole story.

When Mu Zhan started causing trouble, Xiao Yan gave them pills to sever Mu Zhan's Achilles tendons. When Mu Chen arrived, Hai Bodong followed closely behind. Xiao Yan then ordered them to completely cripple Mu Zhan...

After hearing all this, Ya Fei felt like her brain had gone blank, and her doubts only grew stronger.

For example, why could Xiao Yan casually take out so many Tier 3 Medicinal Pill, and even give away grade four Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill without any regard for them?

And why did their ancestor value Xiao Yan so much, even at the cost of completely offending the Mu Clan?

All of this puzzled Ya Fei.

The Nalan Family.

Nalan Mansion.

Nalan Jie lay weakly on the bed, his body seemingly devoid of flesh, his dark purple skin clinging to his bones, a truly gruesome sight.

Nalan Yanran sat by the bed, held her grandfather's hand tightly, and comforted him, "Grandpa, believe me, Master Yan Xiao will be here soon."

Nalan Jie nodded weakly and sighed, "Grandpa isn't afraid, not even of death."

"It's you, Grandpa's worried about you."

"Your marriage to Xiao Yan was arranged by your grandfather and his grandfather. Your grandfather didn't want you to break off the engagement and often talked to you about it over the years, but since you've already broken off the engagement, your grandfather has no choice but to go along with it."

"But now, Xiao Yan's Heaven-Swallowing Talent has been restored, the Xiao Clan has broken out of Wutan City again, and has even formed an alliance with the Mittel Family."

"Grandpa thinks you might as well apologize to Xiao Yan, admit your mistake, and try to get to know him. Maybe there's still a chance for you to be together."

Nalan Yanran's expression changed instantly. "Grandpa, if I were to humbly beg for recovery just because his Heaven-Swallowing Talent has been restored and the family is prosperous, what would that make me!"

"Besides... in short, I will never do that. I will completely sever my grudges with Xiao Yan Three-Year Agreement. Even if I lose, I will accept it!"

Nalan Jie shook his head helplessly, as if he had seen through something. "Yanran, is Master Yan Xiao the person you love? You've already found someone you love, which is why you're even more resistant to contacting Xiao Yan, right?"

His dark eyes were fixed intently on Nalan Yanran.

Nalan Yanran blushed and turned her head away, saying, "Grandpa, what nonsense are you talking about? I have no such feelings for Master Yan Xiao."

Nalan Jie, being an old and shrewd man, didn't believe this at all and said directly, "Yanran, during your time at home, every time you mentioned Master Yan Xiao, your admiration and affection were obvious to everyone in the family."

"Grandpa..." Nalan Yanran was about to speak when she was interrupted.

"Yanran, listen to what Grandpa has to say." Nalan Jie seemed to have regained his majesty as the Great General of the Empire: "Grandpa has seen through your thoughts because he wants to tell you that if you are interested, you should take advantage of the time he is cleaning the toxins from me to spend more time with him."

"According to what you've said, he's stubborn but soft-hearted, and a Sixth-Rank Alchemist —a very good person to rely on. If you can marry him, even if I die, I can rest assured about the future."

Nalan Yanran her lips, no longer arguing, and simply nodded silently.

Suddenly, Nalan Jie seemed to sense something and looked in a certain direction.

"The aura of Mu Chen, and another one is... Hai Dou Emperor Hai Bodong? How did they end up fighting each other?"

Nalan Yanran, now Da Dou Shi, sensed some of the fighting fluctuations emanating from her. She frowned slightly and said, "Grandpa, Yanran will go see what happened. I'm leaving now."

Nalan Jie nodded. "Yes, battles of this level often signify a lot. Go and assess the situation. I'm not in good condition right now, so our Nalan Family must be cautious in everything we do."

"Yes, Grandpa, Yanran understands." After saying this, Nalan Yanran called a servant to look after Nalan Jie, and then rushed towards the place where the battle had taken place.

Alchemist Guild.

Looking at the Medicinal Herbs the Break-Ancestor Pill laid out before him, Jia Xingtian couldn't help but sigh, "Alas, without obtaining the Gu He Heavenly Flames, my alchemy skills haven't improved, and I can't refine the Break-Ancestor Pill. It's such a pity that I've gathered all these Medicinal Herbs."

Beside him, Alchemist Guild Fifth-Rank Alchemist Fama, spoke up, "I have already used my connections to find an Alchemist capable of refining the Break-Ancestor Pill."

"However, the Break-Ancestor Pill is among the most difficult of the Tier 6 Medicinal Pill. It's hard to find or even obtain the powerful figures capable of refining it, so you'd better not have too high hopes."

Jia Xingtian nodded helplessly. "These old bones of mine won't last many more years. If I can't break through to the Dou Zong, and I die in a few years, then the Misty Cloud Sect... sigh."

Fama declined to comment.

Although he had a good relationship with Jia Xingtian, as the president of the Alchemist Guild, he couldn't get involved in such a sensitive topic of political stance.

At one point, the two of them sensed something and looked in the direction of the Mittal Auction House.

Their eyes exchanged a glance, and without saying a word, they set off simultaneously.

The battle between Mu Chen and Hai Bodong quickly triggered a reaction in the Imperial Capital.

Many powerful individuals are rushing towards this direction.

The Mu Clan family and the Mittel Family were among the first to arrive.

In comparison, the Mu Clan has several times more Dou Ling and other level experts Mittel Family.

The Mittel Family was smaller, but they had the arrival of Mittel Teng Shan, a powerful Dou Wang expert.

He suppressed everyone from both families, trying to persuade Hai Bodong and Mu Chen to stop fighting.

"Elder Hai, Mu Clan, stop!" Mittel Teng Shan shouted.

In the air, Mu Chen was beaten back step by step, his body riddled with holes, and his clothes soaked with blood.

On the other hand, Hai Bodong, though his Dou Qi was somewhat depleted, was not injured at all.

The difference between Dou Wang and Dou Emperor is the dividing line between whether one can mobilize the Power of Heaven and Earth. The gap is huge. Apart from some monstrous talents who defy common sense, a Dou Emperor can easily suppress several Dou Wang.

Hai Bodong continued to grip the Mystic Ice Spear tightly, unwilling to stop. He was confident that if given a little more time, he could truly kill Mu Chen.

In contrast, Mu Chen looked terrified. Upon hearing Teng Shan's words, he immediately changed direction and flew behind Teng Shan, forcing Hai Bodong to withdraw his strength.

"Teng Shan, get out of the way!" Hai Bodong said unhappily.

Mittel Teng Shan had no idea what was going on; he only knew that his own elder was about to kill the head of the Mu Clan.

Not wanting to offend the Mu Clan easily, he patiently asked, "Elder Hai, what exactly happened?"

Hai Bodong didn't answer him. Instead, he glanced in one direction and said urgently, "Get out of the way quickly so I can kill him, or it will be too late!"

Not long after he finished speaking.

In the direction he was looking, two figures flew over.

Aside from Hai Bodong, they were among the very few Dou Emperor in the Jia Ma Empire, namely Jia Xingtian and Fama.

"Alas, it's still too late." As soon as Hai Bodong saw Jia Xingtian, the guardian of the empire, appear, he knew that he had failed to complete his mission.

After all, Mu Chen and the Mu Clan wield considerable influence in the empire. If something were to happen, the entire empire would be affected, Jia Xingtian would inevitably try to prevent him from killing Mu Chen.

But...

He glanced at Jia Xingtian, who had just arrived and was unaware of what had happened, and reminded him, "Old friend, you'd better not stop me, or you'll regret it later."