Ice Soul Snow Lotus Finally Appears

The news that Nalan Yanran had been accepted as Yun Yun's disciple had long since spread throughout the Jia Ma Empire.

Although Nalan Yanran had yet to become the Young Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Yun Yun had only one disciple: Nalan Yanran.

Therefore, there was a very high chance that Nalan Yanran would become the Young Sect Master in the future.

Nalan Yanran had yet to come and break off her engagement with Xiao Yan.

The major families of the Imperial Capital basically all knew about the engagement between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran.

After all, Nalan Yanran was seen as a genius girl by the people of the Jia Ma Empire, one who was about to soar to great heights.

Those in the Jia Ma Empire with well-connected sources of information would thoroughly investigate anything related to Nalan Yanran.

This was also to ensure that they avoided clashing with Nalan Yanran as much as possible in the future.

Although rumors said Xiao Yan had become crippled, as long as Nalan Yanran had not come to break off the engagement, the major powers of the Imperial Capital would not touch Xiao Yan unless there was some major conflict of interests.

As an enshrined expert of the Mite'er Family who had remained in the Imperial Capital all this time, Valor might have known about this.

Xiao Yang guessed that this was likely why they had merely sent someone to follow them rather than making a move on the road.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan had been walking together at the time. If they had attacked Xiao Yang, Xiao Yan might very well have been caught in the crossfire.

Moreover, they could not predict how Xiao Yan would react.

So the best approach was still the same as before: secretly capture Xiao Yang.

Even if the Xiao Clan's experts had made preparations by then, Xiao Yan would never make a move.

After all, he was merely a little fellow at the third stage of Dou Qi.

As for Xiao Zhan and the others, Valor did not take them seriously at all.

Only after hearing Xiao Yang's words did Xiao Yan remember that he had a fiancée.

At that moment, a trace of curiosity flashed through Yao Lao's eyes, his face brimming with gossip.

"Who? Who?"

"Little Flame has a fiancée?"

"You have a fiancée, yet you still went and flirted with that little girl Gu... what was her name, Xun'er?"

By the end, the way Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan had become exceptionally strange.

Xiao Yan had transmigrated from the modern world, so he did not place much importance on arranged marriages like this. He could even be said to resist them somewhat.

In the original story, he had only been so furious because Nalan Yanran's actions had humiliated the Xiao Clan and Xiao Zhan.

As far as the engagement itself was concerned, Xiao Yan felt it would be best if both sides simply acted as though it did not exist.

That was why he had not paid much attention to news about Nalan Yanran over the years.

Even when he did hear anything, it had only been by chance.

Thus, Yao Lao, who had remained inside the Bone Flame Ring all this time, did not know about it yet.

Seeing Yao Lao's puzzled expression, Xiao Yang thoughtfully explained things to his teacher.

Faced with their teasing gazes, Xiao Yan could no longer take it.

"Alright, alright!"

"I've never even met that Nalan Yanran. I have absolutely no interest in her."

"Let's talk about Emil instead."

Xiao Yan was no fool. After hearing Xiao Yang's explanation, he could roughly guess why the other side had not acted on the road earlier.

Upon hearing this, Yao Lao looked at the two of them with disdain.

"What is there to discuss?"

"He's just a mere Dou Ling. Deal with him!"

"We can just go find him directly!"

"Come on, come on. I'll show you the way."

As he spoke, Yao Lao eagerly returned to the Bone Flame Ring.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance. Without wasting any time, they headed straight for the back mountain.

After the two entered the back mountain, Yao Lao's voice sounded in their minds.

"A little more to the left."

"Wait, you've gone off course!"

"A little more to the right. Yes, yes, that's the direction!"

"Keep heading up in that direction!"

After they climbed for a while, Yao Lao's voice rang out again.

"He's not far ahead of you, in that shallow cave halfway up the mountain."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan knew where their target was.

They did not hesitate and headed straight there.

Soon, after passing through a small patch of forest, they saw a small cliff.

There was a cave there.

The two could vaguely see that someone seemed to be inside the cave.

As they drew closer, the people in the cave also discovered Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan.

"Who is it? Come out!"

A somewhat deep voice came from within the cave.

Two figures slowly emerged from the cave.

One of them was Emil, whom Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan had just seen!

Beside Emil stood a bearded middle-aged man.

On closer inspection, Emil's brows and eyes strongly resembled those of the middle-aged man.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan had no intention of hiding and walked straight out of the forest.

The moment Emil and the middle-aged man saw them, their eyes immediately lit up.

"I didn't expect you to deliver yourself to our door."

However, when the middle-aged man saw Xiao Yan beside him, he paused.

"You should be Xiao Yan, right?"

"For the sake of the Nalan Clan and Nalan Yanran, leave. I won't stop you."

"The strongest expert in your Xiao Clan is only a Da Dou Shi."

"Before a Dou Ling like me, you have no ability to resist."

"If you don't want to bring disaster upon the Xiao Clan, Xiao Yang, you'd best stay behind obediently."

Then, the man hesitated for a moment.

"If you tell me the brewing method for Sun Wine directly, I can consider letting you leave."

Though he said this, Xiao Yang's extraordinary soul perception could vaguely sense a surge of killing intent.

If the brewing method for Sun Wine were leaked, the value of that method would plummet.

Therefore, the fewer people who knew the brewing method for Sun Wine, the better.

Xiao Yang suspected that another purpose behind their visit might have been to destroy the current Sun Wine brewery and kill everyone else who knew the brewing method.

"Mr. Xiao Yang, I came with sincerity before."

"Unfortunately, you were unwilling, so we can only use this method."

"For Sun Wine, my father and I have both left the Mite'er Family."

"So you should obediently hand over the brewing method for Sun Wine."

"Don't force us to torture it out of you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yang showed no fear. Instead, his face was filled with anticipation.

"Did you bring out the Ice Soul Snow Lotus?"

With a thought from Emil, a wooden box appeared in his hand.

Before he could speak, a fiery gleam flashed through Xiao Yang's eyes.

He had sensed the Ice Soul Snow Lotus's aura from Emil earlier, so even before Emil opened the box, he could confirm it.

"Teacher, make your move."

Emil and Valor could not help but freeze upon hearing this.

Then Valor warily looked around.

But Xiao Yang paid them no attention at all, staring fixedly at the wooden box.

A figure appeared beside Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan. It was Yao Lao.

"Ah, this old man is destined to toil all his life. I even have to serve as your bodyguard."