The Art of Breaking Off an Engagement: An Arrogant Sect Heiress Becomes an Adorable Junior Sister

"Hey, hey, Senior Brother, what are you doing?!"

Ji Changqing pressed a hand to Nalan Yanran's shoulder, turned her to face the door, and pushed her outside.

"Stay away from me!"

"Senior Brother Changqing~~!"

Nalan Yanran stomped her foot and called out coquettishly.

"Stop!"

Ji Changqing shuddered violently.

He hurried back into the room and frantically packed his things.

Nalan Yanran followed him back, frowning as she watched Ji Changqing put the items in the room into his Storage Ring one by one.

"Senior Brother, what are you doing?"

Without looking up, Ji Changqing said:

"I can't stay here anymore. I can't stay in the Misty Cloud Sect anymore!"

Nalan Yanran's delicate brows furrowed even deeper.

"Senior Brother, no matter where you go, you're still the Misty Cloud Sect's Holy Son."

Boom—

Ji Changqing felt as though he had been struck by lightning. His handsome face visibly fell.

Nalan Yanran was right.

He was now the Misty Cloud Sect's Holy Son, Yun Yun's beloved personal disciple.

No matter how cautiously he hid, his status could not be changed. He was already deeply bound to the Misty Cloud Sect.

When the time came, Xiao Yan would ascend the Misty Cloud Sect three times to avenge the humiliation of the broken engagement and his father's disappearance. There was no way Ji Changqing would remain untouched.

Ji Changqing had sworn to keep karma from touching him.

Yet he could not avoid the greatest karmic entanglement in the Battle Through the Heavens World.

Ji Changqing sat blankly in his chair.

He felt countless threads of karma twisting together into overwhelming malice, threatening to drown him.

No. Absolutely not!

He had to stop the tragedy from happening!

Or better yet... snuff the tragedy out in the cradle!

A deeply hidden glint of killing intent flashed through Ji Changqing's dark eyes, only to vanish in an instant.

"That old bastard Yao Chen was at the peak of the Dou Venerate realm before he died. Who knows what contingencies he left behind."

"If I'm not completely certain, the risk is far too great."

Seeing Ji Changqing's ever-changing expression, Nalan Yanran asked timidly:

"Senior Brother, what... what's wrong?"

Ji Changqing looked at Nalan Yanran, considering how he could avoid this karmic entanglement.

In his previous life, his favorite thing had been curling up in a safe house that made him feel completely secure and reading all kinds of web novels.

He knew Battle Through the Heavens like the back of his hand.

In the original storyline, the main reason Xiao Yan hated Nalan Yanran and made the Three-Year Agreement was that Nalan Yanran had broken off the engagement in front of the entire Xiao Family, making Xiao Yan's father, Xiao Zhan, the Xiao Family's Clan Leader, lose all face.

In that case, there was not no way to break off the engagement without creating lasting enmity.

Nalan Yanran did not understand why her senior brother was struggling so much. She murmured:

"Senior Brother Changqing..."

"I've got it!"

Ji Changqing's eyes lit up. He clapped his hands sharply, turned to Nalan Yanran, and said solemnly:

"Junior Sister, you can break off the engagement."

"But breaking off an engagement is a technical skill."

"If you want to do it cleanly, properly, and without leaving any future trouble, that's an art in itself."

"You must carefully remember every word I say next. You cannot be careless in the slightest. This concerns the Misty Cloud Sect's legacy."

When Ji Changqing even said something like "this concerns the Misty Cloud Sect's legacy,"

Nalan Yanran's little face tightened. With practiced ease, she pulled out a small notebook from the pocket of her gauzy dress, with a pen clipped to it.

Holding the pen, she said gravely:

"Senior Brother Changqing, tell me. I'll write it down!"

Whatever her senior brother said, she believed. Her little notebook was already filled with all sorts of notes.

Although Senior Brother Changqing could be overly cautious at times, that did not change the fact that they were childhood sweethearts from the same sect, true senior brother and junior sister despite having different parents.

Senior Brother Changqing only wanted what was best for her.

Ji Changqing made a gesture as though pushing up nonexistent glasses, cleared his throat, and said:

"Ahem. Junior Sister, you can't rashly go to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement."

"The Xiao Family is a major family in Wutan City, and Xiao Yan's father, Xiao Zhan, is the Xiao Family's Clan Leader."

"If you make a big spectacle of breaking off the engagement, how will the Xiao Family save face? You'll definitely make enemies."

Scratch, scratch—

Scratch, scratch—

As Nalan Yanran wrote, two rosy blushes gradually appeared on her little face.

She glanced at Ji Changqing, then shyly lowered her head again and murmured in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz:

"Senior Brother, you... you know the Xiao Family so well. You've been concerned about your junior sister's affairs all along..."

"What a basic bitch. Such a turnoff."

Ji Changqing flicked Nalan Yanran's smooth forehead and continued:

"Junior Sister, go speak to Xiao Yan in private about dissolving the engagement."

"Remember, your attitude must be proper. At the end of the day, it was the Nalan Family that broke the agreement first."

"Whatever you do, don't rely on your status as a personal disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect and say anything arrogant or overbearing."

"Mm, don't bring pills or anything like that. Bring some Spirit Fruit and beast milk instead. Xiao Yan had nine years of compul... he probably hates arranged marriages too."

"After you've settled things with Xiao Yan, quietly go find Xiao Zhan and explain your intentions. That should basically resolve everything."

"Mm-hm, Senior Brother, is there anything else?"

Nalan Yanran stopped writing, her charming little face full of admiration as she looked at Ji Changqing.

Senior Brother Changqing really knew so much.

Ji Changqing took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, then said:

"That's about it. The rest will depend on how you perform that day."

"Don't worry, Senior Brother..."

Nalan Yanran had only gotten halfway through her sentence when she finally realized something. Pouting, she said:

"Senior Brother, aren't you coming with me?"

"No!"

Ji Changqing refused without even thinking.

But in truth, he... of course he was going.

This matter was too important. He was not confident that Nalan Yanran could truly handle it properly, so it was necessary for him to follow along.

If anything unexpected happened, he would learn of it in advance and have time to prepare.

However, Wutan City's situation was complicated.

Gu Xun'er, the Gu Clan Pearl, had gone to a small border town. Ji Changqing did not dare gamble on whether Gu Clan guards were secretly protecting and following her.

Therefore, on this dangerous journey, Ji Changqing would tell no one and contact no one. He would only observe secretly from the shadows.

"Ugh, I have to put myself in danger again."

Ji Changqing was deeply unwilling.

But he understood one principle.

Caution was caution, but some matters had to be resolved.

Only by resolving certain matters could he continue lying low with peace of mind.

"Fine, I understand. Senior Brother, you don't like going out, so just wait for my good news."

Nalan Yanran, who understood Ji Changqing's personality, did not insist.

After eating with Ji Changqing, Nalan Yanran took the food container and left reluctantly.

At the doorway.

"Junior Sister."

Ji Changqing called out to Nalan Yanran.

"What is it, Senior Brother?"

Nalan Yanran's large eyes curved into crescents.

Looking at the white-dressed girl who had grown into such a graceful young woman, Ji Changqing sighed inwardly.

Although under his guidance, Nalan Yanran had transformed from an arrogant sect heiress into an adorable junior sister who possessed a tiny fraction of his essence,

it was still far from enough if she wanted to avoid causing trouble and avoid dragging him into it.

Ji Changqing's expression turned solemn, and he suddenly shouted:

"Scripture of Cautionary Survival!"

Nalan Yanran instinctively stood at attention and answered:

"Do not fight, do not take the lead; when facing strong foes, grease your soles and flee."

"When you see injustice, keep thirty yards away; meddle less, and disaster stays at bay."

"When chance appears, fear deceit within; let others seize it, I'll simply withdraw."

"Brief strength brings brief delight; without caution, all is empty illusion."

"Those who disrupt my hiding must be weighed with care; bones scattered to ash, eggs smashed yellow."

Watching Nalan Yanran's lovely figure gradually disappear into the distance, Ji Changqing's eyes were filled with gratification.

He turned and returned to his room.

Good. Junior Sister was gone.

He could secretly reward himself now.