An Outrageous Demand

Elder Ge Ye said helplessly, "Clan Leader Xiao, I know this is asking a lot, but please, for Sect Leader Yun's sake, dissolve the engagement!"

Crack, crack, crack...

Xiao Zhan clenched his fists tightly. Dou Qi coursed through his body, and pale green Dou Qi covered him from head to toe, faintly forming an illusory lion's head around his own.

Elder Ge Ye's expression turned grave at the sight. He shielded Nalan Yanran behind him, his hands curling slightly like eagle talons as tiny, sharp sword Qi flickered at his fingertips.

"If you want to break off the engagement, fine!"

Just as Xiao Zhan could no longer hold himself back from making a move, a gentle, jade-like voice suddenly rang out, drawing everyone's attention.

The speaker was none other than the male lead of this broken-engagement farce. Yet Xiao Feng did not appear particularly furious. On the contrary, he seemed exceptionally calm.

Do not get angry!

Anger would only cloud your judgment and give your enemy an opening!

"Feng'er, you..."

Before Xiao Zhan could finish, Xiao Feng cut him off. "Father, I never thought Betrothal by Prenatal Agreement was reliable in the first place.

When Grandfather was still alive, our Xiao Family had a Dou Wang expert standing guard, and we were considered well-matched with the Nalan Family. My engagement to Miss Nalan made some sense then.

But ever since Grandfather passed away, our Xiao Family has declined. It is perfectly normal for the Nalan Family to want to break their promise.

Besides, Miss Nalan is now the Yun Lan Sect Young Sect Master. In the future, she will at least reach the Dou Emperor realm. Her husband should at least be a Dou Emperor, perhaps even a Dou Zong-level expert, shouldn't he?"

Nalan Yanran's face immediately darkened at Xiao Feng's words, flushing pale and red by turns.

Although Xiao Feng seemed to be speaking up for her, there was only one meaning behind his words: the Nalan Family despised the poor and favored the rich.

"Miss Nalan, I can understand your thoughts. I also believe in free love."

Ignoring Nalan Yanran's unsightly expression, Xiao Feng put on a troubled look. "However, the engagement between us was arranged by my grandfather and Elder Nalan Jie. Even if it truly must be dissolved, shouldn't Elder Nalan Jie personally come to our Xiao Family to break it off?

After all, Elder Nalan Jie and my grandfather were brothers who had fought through life and death together. Surely you cannot deny our Xiao Family even this much face?"

"You..."

Sensing the sarcasm in Xiao Feng's tone, Nalan Yanran choked with anger. Unable to endure it any longer, she snapped, "Xiao Feng, stop dragging my grandfather into this! This matter has nothing to do with him. I came to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement of my own accord.

It is not that I look down on your Xiao Family. I simply do not want to marry someone I do not even know because of some so-called Betrothal by Prenatal Agreement!"

"I see! Since Elder Nalan Jie knows nothing about this matter, Miss Nalan is not here on behalf of the Nalan Family to break off the engagement. You have come in your capacity as the Yun Lan Sect Young Sect Master."

Xiao Feng nodded in understanding, then abruptly changed the subject. "That makes things simple. Once we settle the matter of compensation, we can dissolve the engagement to everyone's satisfaction."

Hearing this, Nalan Yanran finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, she felt even more contempt for him.

In the end, Xiao Feng was merely another vulgar man trying to climb the social ladder. She would never marry such a man!

"That is only proper."

With a wave of Elder Ge Ye's right hand, two jade bottles suddenly appeared on the table before him.

Under everyone's curious and puzzled gazes, Elder Ge Ye introduced them with considerable pride. "These two pill bottles contain one Gathering Qi Powder and one Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill respectively. So long as the Xiao Family agrees to dissolve the engagement, these two pills will belong to the Xiao Family."

Xiao Zhan and the Three Great Elders' expressions changed slightly, revealing their inner conflict.

Both the Gathering Qi Powder and the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill were Tier-4 Pills, each worth at least several hundred thousand gold coins.

The Gathering Qi Powder could allow someone at the ninth stage of Dou Qi to break through to Dou Zhe with a one hundred percent success rate, making it highly suitable for the Xiao Family's outstanding disciples.

The Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill, meanwhile, was a peak Tier-4 Pill. It could raise a Da Dou Shi's strength by one star without creating much resistance.

In other words, if a Da Dou Shi could obtain two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, they could steadily raise their strength by two stars.

At present, Xiao Zhan was the only Da Dou Shi in the Xiao Family, so this Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill had clearly been prepared specifically for him.

"Hahahaha..."

Just as Nalan Yanran believed victory was assured, Xiao Feng suddenly burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?"

Nalan Yanran furrowed her brows, a bad feeling suddenly rising in her heart.

"Heh!"

Xiao Feng sneered. "I am laughing at how the Yun Lan Sect Young Sect Master is worth only this much?"

"You..."

"Was I wrong?"

Xiao Feng directly interrupted Nalan Yanran and asked Elder Ge Ye, "Elder Ge Ye, you said earlier that Sect Leader Yun thinks highly of Miss Nalan and even intends to groom her as the next sect leader.

In other words, if I refuse to dissolve the engagement, I will not only gain a Dou Emperor expert as my wife in the future, but I will also become the husband of the powerful Yun Lan Sect's sect leader.

Tell me honestly, if you were in my position, would you agree to dissolve this marriage over a mere two Tier-4 Pills?"

"Uh..."

Elder Ge Ye did not even know how to refute him.

Nonsense!

If Elder Ge Ye were Xiao Feng, then unless water had gotten into his brain, he would never agree to dissolve this engagement!

Watching Xiao Feng's greedy expression, Nalan Yanran grew even more disgusted with him. Suppressing her anger, she asked, "Then what compensation do you want?"

"The compensation I want is very simple. Give our Xiao Family two Mystic High-Rank Cultivation Methods, five Mystic High-Rank Dou Skills, and enough cultivation resources for my father to cultivate to the Dou Wang realm. If you do that, I can agree to dissolve the engagement right now."

"You... You are shameless!!!"

Nalan Yanran was so furious her chest nearly exploded, her small breasts rising and falling violently.

Everyone, listen to that. Was that even something a human could say?

Not only Nalan Yanran, but even Xiao Zhan and the others wore speechless expressions. Xiao Feng's outrageous demand was simply terrifying.

Then again, if the Yun Lan Sect could truly agree to such absurd terms, Xiao Zhan and the others would not mind letting Xiao Feng dissolve his engagement to Nalan Yanran.

On the Dou Qi Continent, it was indeed extremely humiliating for a man to have a woman come to his home and break off their engagement. But as long as the compensation was sufficient, outsiders would not think the Xiao Family had lost face. Instead, they would think the Xiao Family had made a huge profit.