Nalan Yanran: Are You Threatening Me?

Dou Qi Continent, Misty Cloud Sect, Chengxiao Hall.

In broad daylight, Nalan Yanran pushed open the hall doors and entered. The vast hall was completely empty.

Nalan Yanran pouted. "It's already been two years, yet Master always sends me to check whether Little Martial Uncle has returned. It's completely unnecessary!"

"Where could that guy have gone?"

"Could his family have taken him home?"

Lin Hao's identity was a mystery to Nalan Yanran.

Out of curiosity, Nalan Yanran had asked her grandfather to investigate Lin Hao's background. The result was a blank slate.

It was as if Lin Hao had truly descended out of nowhere into the Jia Ma Empire.

Not only were there no records of Lin Hao's birth or activities in the Empire's archives, there were none in the archives of the neighboring countries either.

The hall was lavishly furnished, with many luxurious decorations inside.

"Cold Jade Bed!"

Nalan Yanran's gaze fell upon the bed in the room that would most tempt any Dou Zhe.

The entire bed resembled an enormous piece of pure white jade. White mist wafted from its surface.

This was a true treasure.

If a Dou Zhe cultivated atop it, they would achieve twice the results with half the effort.

There were only two such beds in the entire Misty Cloud Sect. Yun Yun had one, and Lin Hao had the other.

Nalan Yanran looked around and, seeing no one else, walked over to the bed.

Whenever she entered this room, she would lie on the bed for a while.

There was no other reason—the Cold Jade Bed might be called cold jade, but it was actually extremely comfortable to sleep on.

Nalan Yanran spread her arms and fell backward onto the Cold Jade Bed in the shape of a large character.

The moment she lay down, she suddenly felt something soft behind her, followed by the scent of a man.

Before she could react, she saw a rather familiar face.

Nalan Yanran's mind went blank.

By such a coincidence, Nalan Yanran had landed right in Lin Hao's embrace.

Once she came to her senses, she hurriedly pulled away from Lin Hao's arms and asked, "Who are you?"

"Are you Nalan Yanran?" Lin Hao felt that the beauty before him had changed somewhat. She had become even prettier and looked very much like his martial niece, Nalan Yanran.

"You're... Lin Hao?" Having been apart for two years, Nalan Yanran was not sure whether the person before her was Lin Hao.

Lin Hao's appearance seemed to have changed greatly.

To the Battle Through the Heavens Continent, he had only been gone for a little over two years. But in the Douluo Continent, he had lived for five years.

Not only had his appearance changed greatly, but so had his height and temperament.

Only that familiar voice remained.

Lin Hao had not yet reached the age when his voice would change. It was exactly the same as before. He smiled and said, "Yanran, aren't you calling me Martial Uncle anymore?"

"Martial Uncle?" Nalan Yanran was stunned. She asked cautiously once more, "Are you really Lin Hao?"

"Mm." Lin Hao nodded firmly. Then, he took a token from his ring.

The token was crafted entirely from jade. One side bore the pattern of Misty Cloud Peak, while the other bore a large character for cloud.

In the entire Misty Cloud Sect, only elders and the sect master's martial brothers were qualified to possess such a token.

Nalan Yanran asked in disbelief, "You're back?"

"I'm back."

"When did you return?"

"Just now."

"Just now?" Nalan Yanran recalled how she had just lain in Lin Hao's arms. Her face reddened slightly as she spat, "You did this on purpose!"

"I was teleported here. If I said it was a coincidence, would you believe me?" Lin Hao asked seriously.

"Only a ghost would believe you." Nalan Yanran frowned. "Once might be one thing, but twice like this? That's no coincidence!"

Two years ago, Lin Hao had suddenly appeared in Nalan Mansion while Nalan Yanran happened to be bathing.

Nalan Yanran had still been young then, only ten years old. Seeing her had been no great matter.

Especially since afterward, Nalan Yanran had secretly sent Lin Hao out of Nalan Mansion. She was the young lady of the imperial capital. If Lin Hao dared to spout nonsense, not only would no one believe that he had seen Nalan Yanran's body, he would also be accused of tarnishing the reputation of a general's daughter.

Now, this was the second time.

Once would have been fine, but twice in a row like this? Nalan Yanran simply did not believe Lin Hao's nonsense.

Lin Hao shrugged and got off the Cold Jade Bed. "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. That's simply the truth!"

When Lin Hao had left the Dou Qi Continent, he had entered Boundary Space from atop the Cold Jade Bed.

When he returned to the Dou Qi Continent again, he landed exactly where he had left.

Nalan Yanran glared at him, as though saying, Do I look that easy to fool?

Lin Hao walked over to the window and gazed into the distance.

Just as when he had left, the Misty Cloud Sect showed no obvious changes on the surface.

"Yanran, how long have I been gone?"

"Two years."

"Two years? You're twelve this year?"

"Mm." Nalan Yanran answered casually.

Lin Hao pondered inwardly.

When he had left the Misty Cloud Sect, he had been six years old. Nalan Yanran had been ten and had just joined the Misty Cloud Sect.

Now Nalan Yanran was twelve, while Lin Hao was eleven.

There was a time difference between the Douluo and Battle Through the Heavens Worlds. If he left again, then when he returned next time, his actual age might surpass Nalan Yanran's.

After calming down, Nalan Yanran studied Lin Hao with great interest and asked curiously, "Where did you go these past two years? Do you know that Master used her position as the Misty Cloud Sect's sect master to search the entire Empire for you? Strange. Only two years have passed, so why do you look so much more mature? You look about the same age as me now."

"You want to know?"

"Mm."

"Why should I tell you?" Lin Hao asked with a grin.

Nalan Yanran glared at Lin Hao, so angry that she wanted to hit him.

It was as if every time they met, Lin Hao would die if he did not tease her.

Nalan Yanran said seriously, "You don't have to answer that question. But there is something you must give me a satisfactory explanation for."

"Go on."

"Your records say that you're my distant relative. Since when did I have a relative like you?"

When Lin Hao had gone missing, the Misty Cloud Sect had investigated his records.

They stated that he came from the wilderness and was Nalan Yanran's cousin.

Because of this, Yun Yun had specifically questioned Nalan Yanran.

How else could Nalan Yanran answer? She could only say that it seemed to be true.

Facing Lin Hao's question, Lin Hao smiled and said, "My identity cannot be made public yet. Someone of unknown origin can easily arouse suspicion."

Nalan Yanran was thoroughly displeased and spat, "So you latched onto me, is that it?"

Lin Hao merely smiled again. Looking at Nalan Yanran with an expression that said he had her cornered, he said, "Yanran, you wouldn't want anyone to know about what happened between us two years ago, would you?"

What happened two years ago?

Nalan Yanran and Lin Hao had entered the Misty Cloud Sect on the same day two years ago. Other than that, what connection had they had?

Only when Lin Hao had first crossed over, for some unknown reason, he had appeared in Nalan Yanran's bedroom.

With the old matter brought up again, Nalan Yanran's face reddened slightly. She frowned in displeasure. "Are you threatening me?"