Yun Yun Talked Nalan Yanran into Staying

Nalan Yanran was very excited.

She felt like she had finally made it through.

Although she only barely advanced to the Dou Zun level, and with the foundation of her two lifetimes, she could only unleash combat power comparable to a two- or three- Dou Zun, she was still Dou Zun expert and should be qualified to stand beside Xiao Yan, right?

Having met her teacher Yun Yun and her grandmaster Yun Shan, she was now eager to learn about the sect's recent situation, and...

Where is Xiao Yan now, and how is he doing?

However, since the Young Sect Leader had emerged from seclusion and broken through to the Dou Zun Realm, the Misty Cloud Sect still had to celebrate.

So she had no choice but to patiently attend the banquet celebrating her breakthrough to Dou Zun with Yun Yun.

Fortunately, Yun Yun knew what she was thinking. While attending the banquet, she explained to her what had happened to the Misty Cloud Sect over the years, from joining Yan Alliance to its current prosperity. She talked about many things.

The only thing missing is a brief mention of Xiao Yan; he is only mentioned in passing.

After she finally managed to patiently attend the banquet, she pulled her teacher back to her boudoir, wanting to have a private chat, but Yun Yun took her directly to the sect's main hall.

"Teacher, did you bring me here because you need something?"

Nalan Yanran sensed that Yun Yun seemed to have something to say and asked with some confusion.

"Yanran, you are now Dou Zun expert, surpassing your teacher in ability. Your teacher has decided to entrust the position of sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect to you. I believe that under your leadership, Misty Cloud Sect will achieve even greater success."

Yun Yun took her hand and solemnly placed the Sect Master Token into her palm, her eyes filled with earnest expectations for her disciple.

"Teacher..."

Normally, Nalan Yanran should have been moved.

But she's not really moved right now.

Although she did say things like "make the Misty Cloud Sect great again," she really wants to find Xiao Yan right now!

Wasn't it agreed that I could go find Xiao Yan after escaping the Gate of Life and Death?

A conflicted look appeared on Nalan Yanran's face, clearly indicating that she was also struggling with her inner turmoil.

She felt that the meaning of her rebirth was simply to make up for the mistakes she had made in the past and then be with Xiao Yan again.

Of course, this isn't a very accurate way of putting it; in reality, her relationship with Xiao Yan couldn't be described as "getting back together."

Putting aside the engagement, she and Xiao Yan were never actually together.

But before entering the Gate of Life and Death, she was the one who vowed to revive the Misty Cloud Sect.

This is truly a case of being stubborn and getting stuck on both ends.

Nalan Yanran's pretty face was filled with bitterness at this moment.

"You... still want to go find Xiao Yan, right?"

Yun Yun naturally knew what her disciple was thinking. After all, when Nalan Yanran first met Xiao Yan, she made no attempt to hide her feelings for him and expressed them directly.

Unfortunately, from the very beginning, Xiao Yan was extremely polite to her, treating her entirely as a senior sister.

However, in Nalan Yanran's eyes, whether Xiao Yan was close to her or disliked her, it was far better than this deliberately distant and polite attitude.

Being close to her means that Xiao Yan knows nothing about it, or rather, he doesn't care about those things.

His aversion to her stemmed from his lingering resentment over that incident.

In short, this all shows that Nalan Yanran holds a place in Xiao Yan's heart. As long as she remains in Xiao Yan's heart, there is always a chance.

However, Xiao Yan made it clear to her that he didn't care about the things that hadn't happened in this life, but he also didn't have much affection for her, only regarding her as a fellow disciple!

That's really uncomfortable.

For Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran probably didn't even hold the same weight in his heart as Yun Yun, his nominal teacher.

After all, Nalan Yanran knew that Xiao Yan's real teacher was actually Old Yao. Her own teacher, Yun Yun, couldn't really teach Xiao Yan much. At most, their relationship was similar to that of the other teachers at the Jia Nan Academy, a fairly ordinary teacher-student relationship, and not particularly close.

Of course, Nalan Yanran thinks this way because she is unaware that the man she longs for has already had many in-depth conversations with her teacher Yun Yun.

That relationship was already extremely close.

It's no exaggeration to say that Xiao Yan could describe every single detail about Yun Yun.

In terms of status, Yun Yun, as Xiao Yan's rightful fiancée, is far superior to Nalan Yanran.

Nalan Yanran, who was completely unaware of this, blushed slightly when her teacher pointed out her thoughts.

"Yes, Master. This disciple wishes to seek out Xiao Yan. Now, with this disciple's strength, I believe I can already do some things to help him, stay by his side, and spend some quality time with him."

After much deliberation, Nalan Yanran still chose Xiao Yan over the Misty Cloud Sect.

After all, with her teacher and grandmaster still alive, the Young Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect doesn't really need to rush to take over.

However, how could Yun Yun possibly agree to such a thing as Nalan Yanran?

Although Nalan Yanran did tell Xiao Yan to go to find him after she emerged from seclusion before going into seclusion, plans can change. Now, she is Xiao Yan's fiancée, and she hasn't even gone to see her own man yet, so why would she let her disciple seduce him?

How can this be allowed?

This is absolutely forbidden!

"Yanran, your teacher knows your feelings for Xiao Yan, but you still don't understand Xiao Yan enough. He currently has Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and a junior from the Jia Nan Academy by his side. I've also heard that he has taken in three female disciples of considerable status. He's surrounded by beauties. Under such circumstances, even if you get to his side, it will be difficult for you to have any advantage!"

Yun Yun said earnestly.

To be frank, four years ago, before Nalan Yanran entered the Gate of Life and Death, or even earlier, when dealing with the Mo Clan's affairs, Yun Yun felt that her relationship with Xiao Yan was better than Xiao Yan's relationship with Nalan Yanran.

In this situation, Nalan Yanran's attempt to build a closer relationship with Xiao Yan is frankly less effective than hoping that her good teacher Yun Yun, would take her out for a meal.

Yun Yun's idea back then wasn't wrong; being with Xiao Yan could indeed benefit her disciple Nalan Yanran.

While it's not the only reason she got together with Xiao Yan Nalan Yanran, there's some truth to it.

After all, she and Nalan Yanran had a master-disciple relationship.

However, Yun Yun didn't know how to tell Nalan Yanran this, so she could only avoid the topic for the time being.

Nalan Yanran was completely stunned upon hearing this.

She didn't even question how Yun Yun knew so much detail; instead, she was pondering just how many women were currently around Xiao Yan.

She knew about Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian.

In her previous life, one of these two women was Xiao Yan's daughter, who helped him take care of the Xiao Family and the Yan Alliance, making her the undisputed principal wife; the other was a woman Xiao Yan early in his life, who later followed him to Central Plains, experienced many things together, and developed an extremely close relationship. Later, Xiao Yan brought her back to Wutan City to live with him, and like her teacher Yun Yun, she became one of Xiao Yan's women.

She succeeded her teacher as the sect leader of the Flower Sect, and with the help of the resources of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance and years of hard work, she managed to break through to the Dou Sheng.

She did know one of her disciples, named You Quan, a talented young girl who broke through to the Dou Sheng realm a few years earlier than her and had been in charge of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance for a period of time. Her appearance was no less than hers.

But what about the junior from the Jia Nan Academy and the three female disciples?

I have absolutely no idea who it is!

However, just thinking about how many women Xiao Yan now had around him made her feel troubled.

Just as her teacher Yun Yun said, even if she is now Dou Zun, and even if she is Xiao Yan's former fiancée, let alone the other people she doesn't know, and You Quan who is still a child and poses no threat at all.

Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian alone represent insurmountable gaps for her.

To be honest, the only solution she could think of right now was to find a way to get Xiao Yan to sleep with her, and then make him take responsibility.

Who knows, they might develop feelings for each other over time.

She knew Xiao Yan's personality; if they really had a relationship, he couldn't possibly shirk responsibility.

Although doing so is somewhat despicable, and even illegal under the laws of most empires if the genders were reversed.

Of course, with her current strength, there's not much anyone who can punish her.

But now that she thinks about it carefully, she realizes there's really no way to solve this problem.

We'll have to resort to underhanded tactics.

But she worried that doing so would make Xiao Yan hate her even more.

Thinking of this, the excitement she felt when she left the pass vanished, replaced by a sense of bewilderment and helplessness.

What exactly does she need to do to be with Xiao Yan?

"You should also know about Xiao Yan and Ya Fei's engagement back then, right? What your teacher means is, you might as well learn from Ya Fei..." Yun Yun almost blurted out the familiar nickname "Sister Ya Fei," but thankfully she reacted quickly and said, "Vice Alliance Leader Ya Fei, she was only able to get together with Xiao Yan and get engaged because she had a past with him and took care of the Xiao Yan Xiao Family and managed the rear."

Nalan Yanran didn't seem to care that Yun Yun almost called out the intimate term "sister Ya Fei." Even if she had, she would most likely have assumed that Yun Yun and Ya Fei had worked together in the Yan Alliance over the past few years and had a good relationship, which was why they addressed each other as sisters.

After all, she had no idea that her teacher had already secretly run ahead of her.

She thought that the teacher-student relationship she had established was a safety net.

Who knew it could only provide emotions for the two of them?

Even so, Yun Yun was unwilling to let Xiao Yan call Nalan Yanran's name when they were having in-depth conversations.

"Does the teacher mean that he wants me to take over the Misty Cloud Sect and then help Xiao Yan develop the Yan Alliance?"

Nalan Yanran naturally understood immediately; she realized that her teacher was instructing her on a roundabout strategy.

After all, in the Yan Alliance, she only needs to compete with Ya Fei, and they don't even constitute a competitive relationship. On the contrary, she can try to get closer to Xiao Yan by befriending Ya Fei.

But if she went to Central Plains, she would have to compete with a whole host of beautiful women. She felt that she was at a significant disadvantage from the start, so it was not a good idea for her to compete with the beauties of Central Plains.

But she had another plan!

As the former Flower Sect Leader, she knew the Flower Sect quite well. Now that she had gone to the Flower Sect, she was confident that she could seize the position of sect leader. Moreover, one of the Supreme Elder of the Flower Sect had some old friendship with Xiao Yan's teacher, Master Yao Chen. If she could build a good relationship with that Fairy Qing, and then ask Fairy Qing to help her arrange a marriage between herself and Xiao Yan, it would not be a bad idea!

As for the Misty Cloud Sect, aren't their teachers and grandmasters enough?

The Misty Cloud Sect is now on the right track and there is no need for her to promote it further.

Thinking of this, Nalan Yanran felt an urge to travel to Central Plains as soon as possible.

"Yes, and besides, if you stay, you can visit the Xiao Mansion more often. Xiao Yan is a filial son. If you can get his father to put in a good word for you, Xiao Yan will definitely consider it carefully."

Yun Yun continued to offer her advice.

As a teacher, she wouldn't mind saying a few words for Nalan Yanran, but she should at least let her go to Central Plains first and have a good talk with Xiao Yan!

As for bringing Nalan Yanran along?

Leaving aside whether she could explain clearly why she wanted to go to Central Plains with Yanran to find Xiao Yan, she would have to figure out a way to carry Yanran on her back and sneakily go to find Xiao Yan.

Why should I?

No matter what, Yun Yun is Xiao Yan's legitimate fiancée. Even consummating their marriage in secret is like having an affair—what kind of decorum is that?

Although she had become a little lecherous due to Xiao Yan's influence and had learned a lot of new knowledge, the affair made her uncomfortable, but upon closer inspection, it seemed somewhat exciting. However, no matter what, it was definitely not as comfortable as being openly with her own little man!

She still preferred that Xiao Yan could openly hold her, and that she could be with the person she loved under the envious gazes of others.

It must be said that Yun Yun's approach of seeking solutions from Xiao Zhan Xiao Family's future daughter-in-law, did indeed give Nalan Yanran a more appealing option.

That's right!

Her relationship with Uncle Xiao in this life is not as strained as it was in her previous life. Although her family's relationship with the Xiao Family was not good until she went into seclusion, Xiao Zhan still acknowledged her as his niece.

She knew very well how high Xiao Zhan's position was in Xiao Yan's heart; even if it meant asking Xiao Yan to take out the Tou She Ancient God Jade, Xiao Yan wouldn't hesitate at all.

Therefore, she doesn't need to rush to Central Plains. She might as well stay in the Jia Ma Empire for a while and work hard with Sister Ya Fei and Uncle Xiao to see if she can get their help.

Thinking of this, Nalan Yanran smiled and nodded:

"Teacher is right. Anyway, I just broke through to Dou Zun and need to consolidate my realm for a while. It's good to stay in the Jia Ma Empire and visit Sister Ya Fei and Uncle Xiao more often."

Hearing that Nalan Yanran had finally been persuaded, Yun Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

However, it was time for her to leave. Her affair with Xiao Yan probably couldn't be kept from Yanran for long.

Thinking of this, she smiled and said:

"Yanran, your teacher has some matters to attend to at the Yan Alliance. You should rest well and consolidate your cultivation level."

Nalan Yanran had no suspicions and simply nodded:

"Okay, teacher, you can go ahead and do your work."