Is Her Father Really a Dou Di? Nalan Yanran Was Shocked!

"Big Sister Yanran?"

Qi Yan'er splashed some water on her and shook Nalan Yanran's body.

"Mm?"

Nalan Yanran frowned and slowly opened her eyes.

"Yan'er? How did I fall asleep?"

"W-What happened?"

The moment she opened her eyes, Nalan Yanran noticed people lying all over the ground around her.

Qi Yan'er spread her hands.

"Big Sister Yanran, you fell for their trick. They're mercenaries."

"If it weren't for me, they would've carried you away by now!"

"What?"

Nalan Yanran was startled by her words.

She had never imagined, even in her dreams, that she had just been in such danger.

Wait!

Yan'er had taken them down?

How had someone so little managed that?

Even as fear lingered in her heart, Nalan Yanran was filled with confusion.

She looked around.

"Where's that guy Mo Li?"

"Him..."

Qi Yan'er rolled her big eyes and pouted.

"When he saw that one of them was an Eight Star Dou Zhe, he ran off first!"

"He ran?"

Nalan Yanran's lovely face turned cold as she said with disgust.

"What a fine fellow, Mo Li!"

Seeing the hatred and anger on Nalan Yanran's face, Qi Yan'er quickly reminded her.

"Big Sister Yanran, don't think about it anymore. We need to leave! There should be other mercenaries nearby. It'll be bad if they find us."

"Alright, let's go!"

Nalan Yanran nodded, hurriedly picked up Qi Yan'er, and ran into the distance.

"Ah~ No! Ah~"

When they reached the roadside, Nalan Yanran suddenly furrowed her brows.

"Yan'er~ Did you hear some kind of sound coming from the forest?"

"Nope~"

Purity filled Qi Yan'er's watery eyes as she shook her little head.

"Alright! Then I must've imagined it~"

Nalan Yanran did not dwell on it. In an instant, she vanished into the distance with Qi Yan'er in her arms...

Only those cries, as though something were being torn apart, remained behind.

Time passed little by little.

Before long, Nalan Yanran and Qi Yan'er reached a safe area.

"Big Sister Yanran, put me down. They probably won't catch up to us."

Qi Yan'er looked behind them as she spoke.

"Alright."

Nalan Yanran nodded. As a Three-Star Dou Zhe, she was somewhat tired after running for so long.

"Here, Big Sister Yanran."

The moment she put Qi Yan'er down, Nalan Yanran saw her pull out a waterskin from who knew where.

Nalan Yanran had already trusted Qi Yan'er completely.

What was more, if it had not been for her earlier, Nalan Yanran did not even dare imagine what would have happened to her.

"Little Sister Yan'er, thank you."

Nalan Yanran took the waterskin and drank deeply, water still glistening on her tender lips.

"Yan'er, tell your big sister—how exactly did you take down those mercenaries?"

"You said it yourself just now. There was an Eight Star Dou Zhe among them!"

Hearing Nalan Yanran's astonished words,

Qi Yan'er smugly patted her Small Wooden Box.

"I already told you!"

"This Treasure Box my daddy gave me has all sorts of good stuff inside. Taking care of those bastard creeps was easy!"

All sorts of good stuff?

Was that true?

They said children spoke without restraint.

But children did not lie, either!

For such a little girl to take down an Eight Star Dou Zhe and a group of burly men, there could only be one explanation!

Which meant...

What she had said earlier about her daddy being the Fan Emperor was true too?

At that thought,

Nalan Yanran's lovely face suddenly changed.

Even if her father was not the legendary Dou Di, he was surely a reclusive expert!

While Nalan Yanran's thoughts ran wild, Qi Yan'er tilted her little head and asked curiously.

"Big Sister Yanran, I heard Mo Li say that you're going to Wu Tan City to break off an engagement?"

"Ah?"

Qi Yan'er's words startled Nalan Yanran, and her hatred for Mo Li deepened beyond measure.

Why did that trash blab about everything?

What exactly had he done while I was unconscious?

"Little Sister Yan'er, he was right. I am indeed going to Wu Tan City to break off an engagement."

Nalan Yanran did not hide it, and her expression dimmed.

"My elders arranged a childhood betrothal for me when I was born, but I've never even met that person."

"I only heard that he is the third young master of the Xiao Clan in Wu Tan City. He used to be a gifted genius, but now... he's merely a piece of trash with Three Stages Dou Qi."

"Three Stages Dou Qi!"

Qi Yan'er opened her little mouth in surprise.

"Wouldn't that make him weaker than me?"

"Ah?"

This time, it was Nalan Yanran's turn to be shocked.

"Yan'er, then you..."

Though she asked the question, curiosity had already driven her to probe Qi Yan'er's strength.

But the moment she did, she was stunned.

At a glance, she found nothing but emptiness within the little girl before her!

It was as though a layer of mist covered her body, making her impossible to see through!

Nalan Yanran was a Three-Star Dou Zhe, yet she could not even discern the strength of a little girl!

Could it be...

"Yan'er, y-you're not stronger than me, are you?"

"How could I be?"

Qi Yan'er's little face was full of sorrow.

"I only have Five Stages Dou Qi."

"Only Five Stages Dou Qi?"

The corners of Nalan Yanran's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

She was shocked—truly shocked!

After all,

the only genius she had ever known to possess greater talent than her was Xiao Yan, before his talent vanished.

Yet now, this little girl before her was one too!

"Yes."

Hearing Nalan Yanran's words, Qi Yan'er grew even sadder.

"Usually, I'm busy buying wine and vegetables for Daddy and cooking for him. I haven't really cultivated much."

"Uh..."

The moment those words were spoken, Nalan Yanran felt her head buzzing.

She had barely cultivated, yet she already had Five Stages Dou Qi at seven years old?

Was she supposed to let anyone else live?

Seeing Qi Yan'er's sorrowful little expression, Nalan Yanran gave a bitter smile and "comforted" her.

"Yan'er, you misunderstood what I meant."

"I mean, having this kind of strength at your age isn't just impressive—it's extraordinarily impressive!"

"Extraordinarily impressive?"

Qi Yan'er found it hard to believe. Then her expression darkened again.

"Big Sister Yanran, don't joke with me. Daddy said that when he was seven, he was already a Dou Zong!"

Crack~

Nalan Yanran opened her mouth, and her jaw nearly dropped in shock.

Listen to that—was that even something a person could say?

A Dou Zong at seven years old!

Just what kind of terrifying monster was her father?

She absolutely would not have believed it before.

But what had just happened made her firmly believe it.

A little girl who was only seven not only saw through the ill intentions of the mercenaries disguised as tea stall attendants, but also took them down!

How could someone capable of teaching such a girl possibly be someone who merely deceived children?

No!

Nalan Yanran stared at the "little monster" before her, a deep sense of helplessness rising within her.

She could not keep traveling alone with her like this.

Otherwise, Qi Yan'er might sell her off, and she would still be counting the money for her!

At that thought,

blue light flashed from Nalan Yanran's Storage Ring, and a signal arrow appeared in her palm.

Whoosh!

Qi Yan'er looked up blankly, then stared at Nalan Yanran.

"Big Sister Yanran, what are you doing?"

Nalan Yanran: (⊙o⊙)...

I can't exactly say that I'm afraid of you and calling for backup, can I?

"Well... I..."