After hearing his clansman's report, Xiao Lin froze for a moment. Then the gossip-loving soul within him burst into flame!
He couldn't help sweeping his gaze over Xiao Yan's stunned face and Xun'er's suddenly stiff expression.
Nalan Jie was one thing.
To Xiao Yan, he was merely a kindly old neighbor who was good friends with his grandfather.
But Nalan Yanran was different!
Though they had never met, her name meant something entirely different to Xiao Yan!
Childhood betrothal. Fiancée. Those two words suddenly surfaced in Xiao Yan's mind.
After the Xiao Household moved from the Jia Ma Imperial Capital to develop in Wutan City, Xiao Yan had nearly forgotten about the whole affair for a time.
Especially after he began cultivating in earnest, he had flung the fact that he had a fiancée beyond the nine heavens.
But now, memories of the past came knocking at Xiao Yan's skull again.
Truthfully, Xiao Yan had always resisted his childhood betrothal.
So when he heard that the girl he had been betrothed to was coming to visit, a flash of uneasy panic crossed his face.
Xiao Yan had an adult's mind, though, and quickly suppressed it.
Even so, he still had no idea how to face this fiancée of his.
As for Xun'er, there was even less need to explain.
After learning that her Brother Xiao Yan had a fiancée, how could she not have looked into the girl's name and background?
Naturally, Xun'er knew that Xiao Yan's fiancée was named Nalan Yanran!
Now the girl had come to their door. How could Xun'er not be nervous?
Of course, Xun'er was nervous solely because she feared someone might steal Xiao Yan away.
Taking in both children's expressions, Xiao Lin smiled with amusement.
*I'm still alive, the Xiao Household hasn't fallen, and