Yan'er: My Daddy Says That Aside from Him, All Other Men Are Either Old Farts or Yellow-Haired Punks!

Nalan Yanran smiled, hiding her embarrassment.

"Um... Yan'er~ Wu Tan City is still a long way from here. If we walk, it'll take us many days, so I asked an elder from the sect to give us a lift."

"Oh, I see~"

Qi Yan'er nodded her little head, then asked in confusion,

"Then when will your elder be here, Sister Yanran?"

"Very soon!"

Nalan Yanran answered with proud confidence.

As soon as she spoke...

"Screech!"

A piercing eagle cry rang out from the distant sky.

Hearing it, Qi Yan'er looked up.

A massive blue eagle swept down from the heavens and arrived above their heads in an instant.

"Whoosh~"

With a gentle breeze, the eagle flapped its wings and slowly descended.

An elderly man leaped down from its back. The moment he saw Nalan Yanran, he looked somewhat puzzled.

"Yanran, didn't you say you wanted to walk there with Mo Li? Why..."

"Hm? Where did this little girl come from? And where's Mo Li?"

The old man wore a moon-white robe, his face beaming and his spirits high.

His narrow eyes occasionally flashed with a sharp glint. After sizing Qi Yan'er up, he asked curiously.

Qi Yan'er tilted her little head and sized up the old man as well.

This old man really did look a little like an elder.

At least he seemed far more reliable than that "Senior Brother" Mo Li.

Of course, the most reliable thing about him was the pale moon and seven-star pattern embroidered on his chest!

Seven Star Great Dou Shi!

Qi Yan'er's little mind spun.

Based on the insignias worn by Mo Li and Nalan Yanran, she immediately figured out the old man's strength!

"Uncle Ge Ye."

After calling out to him, Nalan Yanran looked at Qi Yan'er.

"Little Yan'er, let me introduce you. This is Uncle Ge Ye, a deacon of my Misty Cloud Sect."

"Uncle Ge Ye~"

Qi Yan'er greeted him with a smile on her little face.

"Ah~ What a clever little girl!"

Ge Ye smiled in response when such a beautiful, adorable little girl called him uncle.

Men... were boys until the day they died!

Though Ge Ye was no longer young, he still had no resistance to adorable little girls.

This referred to his kindly, doting affection, not any sort of wicked thought.

Otherwise, Nalan Yanran's teacher would never have entrusted her to his care.

"Yanran, you still haven't answered my question!"

After the introductions, Ge Ye pressed her again.

At that, Nalan Yanran's expression darkened.

"We encountered danger just now. I..."

"What?"

"You're saying you were nearly abducted by mercenaries? Mo Li ran off without caring about you, and she was the one who saved you?"

After listening to Nalan Yanran's account, Ge Ye was utterly shocked.

If the words had not come from Nalan Yanran herself, he would not have believed them even if someone beat him to death.

A little girl had taken down a group of burly mercenaries!

There had even been an Eight Star Dou Zhe among them!

"That bastard Mo Li!"

Amid his shock, Ge Ye clenched his fists in fury, wishing he could swallow Mo Li whole.

"When we return to the sect, I'll report this to the Sect Mistress and make sure the Mo Clan is properly punished!"

"Yanran, do you know where that Mercenary Group came from? Do you know its name?"

"This..."

Nalan Yanran lowered her head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"I don't know. I... passed out just then."

"You really are... sigh~"

Ge Ye shook his head helplessly.

"The Sect Mistress spoils you too much. You need to come down the mountain and gain more experience in the future."

There was something Ge Ye did not say aloud.

You're already over ten years old, yet you're not even as capable as a little girl!

"I understand."

After this incident, Nalan Yanran had also realized her shortcomings.

No matter how talented she was, blindly cultivating would not do.

To become a true expert, cultivation alone was not enough!

"Yan'er, do you know?"

Ge Ye's eyes curved into crescents as he gently asked Qi Yan'er.

Qi Yan'er rested her little hand under her chin as she recalled,

"I don't know what Mercenary Group they were from, but that big guy seemed to be called He Meng. He was some Third Captain!"

"Good!"

"With this information, it's already enough for my Misty Cloud Sect!"

Ge Ye praised her, his eyes shining.

Then he glanced at Nalan Yanran again and shook his head.

Nalan Yanran: (⊙o⊙)??

She understood Ge Ye's "silent language" very well. It was nothing more than:

Look... at her!

Nalan Yanran felt bitter inside, yet she had no way to refute him.

Ge Ye looked around and spoke.

"Alright, let that Mo Li fellow fend for himself! We're going to Wu Tan City."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ge Ye moved and landed atop the blue eagle's back.

"Little Yan'er, let's get up too!"

"Okay~"

As she spoke, Nalan Yanran picked Qi Yan'er up and leaped onto the eagle's back.

"Yan'er, sit tight! Yanran, keep a close eye on her."

Ge Ye turned around, his old face full of doting affection as he instructed them.

"Don't worry, Uncle Ge Ye."

Nalan Yanran answered, yet she somehow felt as though she had fallen out of favor.

"Screech!"

With another eagle cry, the blue eagle spread its wings and soared into the sky, vanishing over the horizon in the blink of an eye...

Meanwhile.

In the forest, a young man covered in blood staggered out.

He held a bloodstained longsword in one hand and clutched his backside with the other. His face was pale and bloodless, and he looked utterly devastated.

"It hurts like hell!"

"What a Mercenary Group. Just wait, you bastards! I, Mo Li, will slaughter every last one of you!"

"Whoosh~"

A violent gust swept past, instantly sending his already weakened body tumbling to the ground.

"Screech!"

Lying facedown on the ground, Mo Li raised his eyes toward the familiar silhouette of the flying magical beast. He reached out in anguish.

"Uncle Ge Ye, Uncle Ge Ye..."

Yet no matter how hoarse he shouted himself, the blue eagle showed no sign of stopping.

And not only did his cries fail to turn the eagle back, they also attracted several people who had just regained consciousness!

"Brat! So you're still here!"

Hearing that familiar furious shout, Mo Li's eyes widened.

He saw He Meng standing right in front of him!

"Hic~"

"A dream... This has to be a nightmare!"

Unable to bear such a blow, Mo Li's head drooped, and he fainted dead away.

"Captain, should we kill him?"

A mercenary had already placed his broadsword against Mo Li's neck as he asked He Meng for instructions.

"No!"

A fierce glint flashed in He Meng's eyes.

"He'll be useful. Carry him back so the brothers can continue enjoying themselves!"

"Yes!"

Though He Meng looked big and brutish, he was extremely meticulous.

He had also seen the blue eagle flying overhead just now.

He knew that it had to belong to someone from the Misty Cloud Sect!

Keeping Mo Li alive might allow them to use him as a hostage. If they killed him, they would have no chance of surviving!

No, I need to hurry back to the Mercenary Group and report this to Big Brother...

Atop the blue eagle.

Qi Yan'er sat there, her big eyes full of excitement and delight.

"Wow~ It's so high! It's so beautiful!"

Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye were not surprised by her reaction.

Because when they had first ridden a flying magical beast, they had been just like this.

They had even been more excited than she was!

"Sister Yanran, you said that the person you were engaged to was trash. Did you go annul the engagement because he was trash?"

Blinking her lively eyes, Qi Yan'er asked curiously.

"..."

Nalan Yanran stared at Qi Yan'er, who had suddenly calmed down again, her face full of astonishment.

This child...

She was truly impossible to understand!

"No!"

Nalan Yanran answered with a resolute gaze.

"I went to annul the engagement because I don't want my fate to be controlled by others, not even my own elders!"

"Sister Yanran, I really agree with what you did."

Qi Yan'er spoke like a little adult.

"My daddy said that aside from him, all other men are either old farts or yellow-haired punks!"

"Not to mention, the one Sister Yanran is engaged to is a depressed yellow-haired punk!"

Ge Ye's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Old farts??

Was she talking about me?