Currying Favor with Yun Shenwei

Xiao Zhan did not hesitate as he swiftly wrote out the Written Agreement. There was no room for hesitation in this matter.

This was an excellent thing for Xiao Yan. At the very least, with this young genius's assurance, they would be friends with the Yun Lan Sect in the future, and Xiao Yan could also attend Canaan Academy. Most importantly, once Xiao Yan's talent recovered, his future would surely be limitless.

"Then it's settled. In a few days, Clan Leader Xiao can announce this matter within the clan. Also, there's no need to spread it around too publicly. It's enough that we understand it between ourselves."

Yun Shenwei smiled as he put away the Written Agreement signed by both sides. He then took the ring from Xiao Yan and chatted with Xiao Zhan for about an hour before leaving.

"Yan'er, you must work hard. This time, your father has even thrown away the family's dignity. And once you become capable in the future, you must never forget this benefactor. If he had not considered our circumstances, there would have been no need for him to waste so many words on us. You understand that the gap between our family and the Yun Lan Sect he belongs to is simply too great."

Xiao Zhan watched the young genius leave and could not help sighing. If his son had always remained safe and sound, perhaps he would now be admired by countless people just like that young genius.

"Rest assured, Father. Your son will work hard and will never bring shame upon the family!"

Xiao Yan silently made up his mind. He knew that if the other party had not also come from Blue Water Star, he would likely have remained an unknown nobody for the rest of his life.

Moreover, if Yun Shenwei had not considered them fellow townsmen, why would he have spoken so politely with him this time? He could have simply canceled the engagement.

Xiao Yan was deeply grateful to this fellow townsman and decided that once he became capable in the future, he would definitely repay this benefactor.

Yun Shenwei was extremely excited all the way back. He had already more or less guessed what the two of them were thinking. In fact, he had deliberately put on the appearance of a good person this time, because some things simply had to be handled this way.

Moreover, Yun Shenwei felt that he had done nothing wrong. With his status as the Senior Apprentice Brother of the Yun Lan Sect, breaking off the engagement would have been far too easy. At most, there would have been some unpleasant rumors, but so what? Spending a little money would settle them. Faced with money and benefits, people often chose to shut their mouths and pretend they knew nothing.

Of course, Yun Shenwei had also done this to win over a talented person like Xiao Yan.

In the original work, Xiao Yan could be said to have risen to prominence at a young age, and in the latter half of his life, he even attained the legendary realm of Fighting God.

Even if someone like that was suppressed because of Yun Shenwei's appearance, he was still the protagonist of the original work. Even if suppressed, he would still grow—he simply would not stand out as much as before.

Yun Shenwei now considered himself the number one male protagonist, while Xiao Yan was the number one male supporting character.

I'm the protagonist. My halo must be greater than a supporting character's. Besides, if I, the righteous and proper protagonist, don't put a supporting character in his place, wouldn't that be too humiliating?

Yun Shenwei had his own plans. He felt that what he had done today was still correct. Most importantly, these decisions had come after weighing many factors, along with some guidance from the system.

Some tasks truly had to rely on Xiao Yan.

No!

More accurately, he had to use him.

To Yun Shenwei, Xiao Yan was nothing more than a tool for completing tasks.

Emotionally speaking, at most, he was just a fellow townsman from Blue Water Star.

What I did is fine, and Xiao Yan isn't losing out either. Knowing me is the same as currying favor with the Yun Lan Sect. He can even attend Canaan Academy in the future. Not bad. For the young master of a small family in Wu Tan City, this should be the peak of his youth.

With these thoughts, Yun Shenwei returned to his quarters and told Nalan Yanran everything that had happened that day.

Nalan Yanran was very happy after hearing it, and the two of them were affectionate with one another, creating quite a lively scene.

The next day, the Xiao Family's upper ranks held a meeting.

Xiao Zhan announced these matters. As expected, it did indeed provoke opposition from some people. These old fogeys all believed that the family's dignity was more important than the heavens.

But when they heard that agreeing would bring great rewards and the support of the Yun Lan Sect, they immediately changed their attitude and became supportive. They even felt that Xiao Yan and his father had made the correct choice. Xiao Yan, in particular, went from being a piece of trash despised by everyone to becoming the sensible, obedient child in their mouths.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan were both extremely helpless about this.

People often became like grass on a wall when faced with benefits. No matter where one was, as long as there were benefits to be gained, there would certainly be disputes.

"This matter only needs to be known within our family. There is no need to publicize it too early. That would not be a good thing for our family either. Also, before long, Canaan Academy will come to recruit students. That was something Brother Yun Shenwei informed us of in advance. You old fellows should make preparations and strive to secure the chance to host Canaan Academy's instructors."

"Also, our family has quite a few younger members with decent cultivation and talent. Some are even the grandsons or granddaughters of you old fellows. I advise you to think of a way. That young genius from the Yun Lan Sect happens to be staying in our family. If you want to curry favor with him, hurry up. Perhaps if he says a word to help, your grandsons and granddaughters may have an easier time entering Canaan Academy."

Xiao Zhan had not wanted to mention these matters, but he was ultimately the head of a family and could not be too selfish. If something benefited the family's development, he naturally had to say something. Regardless of whether these old fellows had conflicts of interest with him, the family's interests were ultimately more important than personal interests.

"Ah, of course. We must treat him well while he is here, with the finest food and drink."

The Xiao Family's Great Elder spoke. He was extremely happy now. After hearing Xiao Zhan say that their family could establish ties with the Yun Lan Sect, he felt that the Xiao Family would surely soar to greatness in the future.

"Hey, don't you have a granddaughter? Wouldn't it be good to send her over to serve as his bedwarming maid?"

"That's right, why didn't I think of that? No, I need to have that useless grandson of mine clean himself up and recognize him as his big brother. Being his little follower in the future would be quite good too."

"Right! For such a young genius to come to our family is simply an opportunity bestowed by heaven. We must seize it firmly."

As soon as the Xiao Family's Great Elder spoke, the other elders immediately had flashes of inspiration and came up with all sorts of good ideas.

Xiao Zhan felt very helpless when he heard this. These old fellows were far too shameless, weren't they? How could they even think of such things?

Forget it.

Let them do as they pleased.

As long as it benefited the Xiao Family...