Ge Ye: The Sky Is Falling!

Gu He strode over, circled Hai Bodong on the chair twice, his eyes filled with heartache. "This poison is too ruthless! Not only has it disfigured him, but it's also shrunk him so much! I've never heard of anything like it!"

Hai Bodong's face turned completely dark, his little fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and the surrounding temperature began to drop sharply.

Gu He, however, was completely absorbed in his "diagnosis." He slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing, "Oh! I see! You rushed to the Misty Cloud Sect in such a hurry because you wanted me to help Huo boy detoxify, right?!"

His face instantly transformed into a confident, "Leave it to me" expression, and he patted his chest vigorously. "Don't worry! Although this poison is a bit strange, with my skills as the Pill King Gu He, I'm sure I can find a way to neutralize it! Brother Huo, don't panic! I'll go and start refining the pills right away!"

Gu He spoke with unwavering conviction and fervent eyes, as if he could already see himself miraculously healing Huo Yuhao and rescuing him from dire straits.

6

The side hall was deathly silent.

Xiao Yan stared in disbelief, his mouth agape enough to fit an egg.

Xiao Yi Xian bit her lower lip hard, her shoulders trembling slightly uncontrollably, struggling to suppress her laughter.

And sitting in the chair, "Huo Yuhao"----

"Ancient River!"

A child's roar, brimming with boundless rage and nearly tearing the roof off, suddenly exploded out! The Ice Dou Qi erupted from Hai Bodong's body like a runaway volcano, instantly freezing the chair beneath him and the surrounding ground into solid ice!

Your whole family was bitten by bugs!

Behind the Misty Cloud Sect, sword light shone like a ribbon.

Nalan Yanran moved with agility, her long sword creating sharp whirlwinds, her focused face accentuated by her white Misty Cloud Sect uniform.

"Young Sect Master! Something terrible has happened!" Elder Ge Ye's slightly panicked voice broke the tranquility of the back mountain. He ran over breathlessly, his face showing undisguised anxiety.

Nalan Yanran her sword, her brows furrowing slightly, a hint of displeasure at being disturbed in her expression. "What's wrong?"

"Xiao Yan is here!" Ge Ye said.

"Xiao Yan? Didn't he already agree to annul the engagement? What is he doing at the Misty Cloud Sect?" Nalan Yanran's tone was complicated, but more so, she was puzzled, when she mentioned that name.

Although Xiao Yan's reply earned her a scolding from her grandfather, Nalan Yanran still felt a sense of gratitude for his lack of persistence and his immediate agreement to annul the engagement.

Seeing his young sect leader's bewildered expression, Elder Ge Ye steeled his resolve. "He—is currently waiting in the side hall. Young sect leader, there's actually something between you and Young Master Xiao Yan— "

Unaware that Xiao Zhan had sent a reply to the Nalan Family, Ge Ye decided to reveal the whole story of how he had written on behalf of Nalan Yanran.

"Could it be that he's going to back out!" Nalan Yanran's eyes suddenly sharpened! A surge of anger, stemming from being "entangled," instantly welled up in her heart! Before Ge--

After Ye finished speaking, he heard the words "Xiao Yan is in the side hall" and then shot off towards the side hall without looking back.

"----Misunderstanding!" Elder Ge Ye's outstretched hand froze in mid-air. Watching the departing figure, his old face scrunched up in a bitter expression. "Hey? Young Sect Master! Wait! Let me finish!" He stamped his foot, sighing inwardly: What kind of mess is this!

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, "That's right! The sect leader seems to have returned a few days ago!"

Ge Ye immediately turned around and unleashed a speed disproportionate to his strength, rushing towards the Sect Master's Hall.

A moment later, Old Fire Ge Ye rushed into the hall in a great hurry. Before he could even catch his breath, he immediately bowed and said, "Sect Master! I have something important to report!"

After he finished speaking, he looked up and saw that the sect leader Yun Yun, was sitting in front of a smooth glass mirror, seemingly in a bit of a fuss as she quickly swept several exquisite small jade bottles and a powder box from the table into her Storage Ring.

Ge Ye recognized with her sharp eyes that those bottles and jars were a new set of cosmetics recently released by the Mittel Auction House, which was all the rage among the nobles of the Jia Ma Empire.

At this moment, Yun Yun was completely different from the elegant and noble woman she was usually seen with. Her long, moon-white hair was tied up, with a few strands falling to her side. She was not wearing the sect leader's robes or ordinary clothes suitable for cultivation, but a well-tailored light blue cloud-patterned formal dress that outlined her slender figure.

Her lightly made-up cheeks were flushed with a faint blush, and her eyes held less of their usual sternness, but more of a rare gentleness and grace.

A barely perceptible tension?

Elder Ge Ye was immediately puzzled: Why was the Sect Master dressed so formally today? And... he seemed somewhat flustered?

"Ah! It's Elder Ge Ye?" Upon hearing Ge Ye's voice, Yun Yun paused slightly, quickly put the last small mirror into her Storage Ring, and then turned around.

She tried to maintain a calm tone, but there was an undisguised embarrassment in her voice. "What happened?"

Elder Ge Ye suppressed his strange feeling, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over the jade hairpin in Yun Yun's hair, which was clearly carefully chosen, and respectfully reported, "Sect Master, it is Young Master Xiao Yan of the Xiao Clan who has come to visit, and he is currently in the side hall—"

He's here! Yun Yun's face, which had just regained its composure, was instantly flushed red, the blush spreading all the way to her ears. Her heart began to pound uncontrollably, and her fingers unconsciously clenched her sleeves tightly until her knuckles turned white.

"I understand!" Out of instinctive embarrassment, Yun Yun abruptly interrupted Ge Ye's possible next words.

She tried to make her voice sound cool and indifferent, just like when she was handling sect affairs, but the joy, anticipation, and deep shyness in her tone were clearly audible.

"Please trouble Elder Ge Ye to take him to the main hall of the sect and wait there." Yun Yun spoke very quickly. Before her words had even finished, her figure had instantly disappeared into the main hall.

"This—" Elder Ge Ye froze on the spot, like a terracotta warrior.

Having lived to such an old age, Elder Ge Ye may not be a smooth talker when it comes to romance, but he's no fool! The sect leader's reaction, that shy yet joyful expression, and that clearly meticulously chosen attire and hairpin—

A terrifying thought, like a bolt from the blue, suddenly struck Ge Ye's mind, instantly taking over all his thoughts!

"No—no! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" He stood frozen in place like an old tree struck by lightning, all color draining from his face, his lips trembling uncontrollably. "Sect—Sect Master and Xiao Yan—?"

The impact of this thought was a hundred times more terrifying than facing Dou Zong powerhouse directly!

"No!!!" Elder Ge Ye snapped out of his terracotta warrior state, "The young sect leader, she too—"

Ge Ye immediately sensed something was wrong; he felt as if the biggest joke in the history of the Misty Cloud Sect was about to unfold!

He stumbled out of the main hall, grabbed a passing disciple, and his voice trembled. "You! Go to the side hall immediately! Tell Young Master Xiao Yan to go to the main hall right away! Say the sect leader requests your presence! And remember! Make sure you take Young Master Xiao Yan to see the sect leader alone; don't let the young sect leader come along!"