Nalan Yanran had left, but her words caused an immense Vibration throughout the Xiao Clan, Wutan City, and even the entire Jia Ma Empire.
No one had expected Nalan Yanran, the Nalan Clan's daughter who had become the disciple of Dou Huang Yun Yun and was expected to inherit the position of Misty Cloud Sect's leader, to come personally and propose an engagement to Xiao Yan, who had already become a cripple—only to be rejected by Xiao Yan because he already had someone he liked.
What a joke. That was Nalan Yanran! Whether in appearance or family background, she was among the very best in the Jia Ma Empire. Let alone the crippled Xiao Yan, even the entire Xiao Clan together could not compare to her.
Who would dare believe that someone like her had come to arrange an engagement with Xiao Yan, only to be rejected?
Xiao Yan could only sigh helplessly at this. What could he say? That Xun Er was the princess of the Ancient Clan, one of the Ancient Eight Clans, and her family background far surpassed Nalan Yanran's? That a Dou Huang was merely a servant in Xun Er's household?
Or that his talent had recovered, his strength had reached Seven-Star Da Dou Shi, and he had taken a Dou Zun as his master—one who was also a Tier 9 Alchemist?
Wouldn't either explanation make him into "Chen Shimei," abandoning his original partner after climbing the social ladder?
But the problem was that Nalan Yanran had nothing to do with him.
Flame Emperor: "Sigh, I can't explain my suffering."
Flame Emperor: "The way Xun Er has been looking at me lately has become much more resentful, but I clearly haven't done anything."
Xiao Yan's face was full of helplessness. Wouldn't everything have been fine if