Helpless Yun Shan
"What the hell? That kid took leave?" Xiao Zhan stared blankly at the Xiao Clan member reporting to him.
"Yes, the Third Young Master even sparred with that Canaan Institute instructor and successfully obtained leave permission from Instructor Ruo Lin," the Xiao Clan reported with a slightly surprised tone.
I never expected my Third Young Master to be so unconventional! He actually managed to fight a Da Dou Shi with the strength of Seven Star Dou Zhe. Truly worthy of being the Clan Leader's son!
"Where's Xun Er?" Xiao Zhan asked again. He still needed to pay close attention to his future daughter-in-law.
(Gu Yuan: "Xiao Clan brat, how dare you try to elevate your seniority? This is outrageous!")
"Miss Xun Er has already reached the cultivation level of Six Star Da Dou Shi, which shocked everyone at the time. She also successfully joined Canaan Institute," the man replied.
A question arose in his mind: Could there be something special about Canaan Institute? Both of the Xiao Clan's two geniuses were heading there.
"Alright, you can leave now!"
"Yes!"
Not long after that member of the Xiao Clan left, Xiao Yan returned to visit again.
"Hey, you never come here without a reason. So, what do you want now?" Xiao Zhan said irritably.
"Father, I want to go out and gain experience on my own."
"I agree!"
"Huh?" Xiao Yan asked in confusion. "So easy? Aren't you worried that something might happen to your precious son?"
"What!" Xiao Zhan noticed Xiao Yan's strange look and said irritably, "With your teacher protecting you, I don't believe anything will happen to you in the Jia Ma Empire!"
"Besides, isn't it just about dealing with that three-year period? Don't worry, your old man will personally go and support you then," Xiao Zhan said nonchalantly.
"The mere Yun Lan Sect is nothing. Let your father teach that little brat named Nalan Yanran a lesson. Does she really think the Xiao Clan cares about her? Tch!"
Although he didn't care about breaking off the engagement, Xiao Zhan was very unhappy with Nalan Yanran's forceful decision to annul the engagement as if she were throwing away a burden.
Since he couldn't bully the weak, he could only hope that Xiao Yan would fight back. As for losing? So what if he lost? He didn't care!
Reputation? Does the Xiao Clan still need such unnecessary things? He has long since passed the stage of pursuing superficial glamour.
The Xiao Clan no longer accepts members from outside the family, and therefore does not need to demonstrate its strength like academies and sects.
That Ancient Races was powerful enough, but humans are still acting like pushovers!
Losing face is bad enough, but if it helps my son grow and I gain something in return, then it's not bad at all!
"Yes, Father, I will definitely win!" Xiao Yan had no idea what Xiao Zhan was really thinking. He just thought it was his father's trust in him and was deeply moved. He said it firmly and resolutely.
"Boy, prepare well. If you can't win the Three-Year Agreement, you'll have let your father down." As soon as he stepped out the door, Elder Yao's voice rang in Xiao Yan's mind.
"Teacher, I plan to set off tomorrow and enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range!" Xiao Yan said firmly.
"Then why don't you hurry back and get ready!" The Elder Yao's disappointed look was very relatable.
The main hall of the Yun Lan Sect.
Yun Shan was dumbfounded. He had only been in seclusion for a few years, which wasn't a long time. How could the Yun Lan Sect have encountered such a big event after he came out of seclusion?
"You mean your disciple Nalan Yanran went to the Xiao Clan to break off the engagement?" Yun Shan stared intently at Yun Yun, confirming once again that this was a matter of life and death for the Yun Lan Sect!
"Yes! Yanran said she doesn't like marrying someone she's never met and wants to break off the engagement, so I agreed," Yun Yun said matter-of-factly.
"It's just a marriage contract, the Xiao Clan shouldn't care, right?"
You're really something!
Yun Shan felt utterly helpless. The marriage agreement wasn't a big deal. With the Xiao Clan's strength, it was still a great honor for our Yun Lan Sect for your disciple to marry into that family.
But your move of taking the initiative to cancel the engagement is truly something else! In the Fierce Qi Continent, this is practically slapping the man in the face.
I only broke through to the Dou Zun a few years ago, and I haven't even enjoyed the good life of the Honored One Realm for a few days yet.
I just stepped out of the Life and Death Gate, and you want to push me onto the Stage of Life and Death, so eager to send me away and inherit my position Supreme Elder?
Can't even the Sect Master attract you anymore? If not, we can switch. I'll continue as Sect Master, and you can become the Supreme Elder. Why hurt the enemy a hundred while suffering eighty thousand losses yourself?
"Is... is there anything else?" Yun Shan quickly composed himself, not wanting to lose his composure as a powerful figure.
"Yanran made Three-Year Agreement with that boy named Xiao Yan." As if noticing something was wrong with Yun Shan, Yun Yun's tone also showed a hint of hesitation.
He then explained the contents of the Three-Year Agreement amidst Yun Shan's increasingly grim expression.
It's over!
Yun Shan was heartbroken. He didn't know if the Yun Lan Sect could survive, but at least he had to lose all face!
"Teacher, that Xiao Yan guy probably wouldn't be a match for Xiao Yan, right? I heard Yanran say that Xiao Yan is only fifteen years old and still only at the Three Stages of Dou Zhi Qi!"
Yun Yun thought that Yun Shan was worried that his disciple would not win the Three-Year Agreement, which would cause Yun Lan Sect to lose face, so she explained.
"Sigh...!" Yun Shan glanced at his beloved disciple, feeling helpless. "You're too naive, girl."
Although Yun Shan was unclear about the Xiao Clan's strength, he found Xiao Han's strength extremely terrifying even now—a legendary Saint Realm Expert!
Back when Xiao Han was still with the Xiao Clan, he would occasionally visit Yun Lan Sect and Yun Shan to catch up.
Although the former only displayed the cultivation level of Seven Star Dou Zong for some reason, Yun Shan, who had already reached the Dou Zong Peak at that time, could still feel a deadly threat from the other party, as if fighting against him would surely result in his own death.
As the other party's junior, and the son of the clan leader, Yun Shan didn't believe that the other party was really a good-for-nothing.
Based on his understanding of Xiao Han, Yun Shan had a vague feeling that the boy named Xiao Yan was probably not simple.
Perhaps he was hiding his cultivation level, or perhaps his elders were deliberately suppressing him.
Yun Shan now regrets keeping Xiao Han's secret so tightly under wraps, only to have his junior turn around and give him such a "gift"!
I am truly "extremely grateful"!
"Fine... I'll just have to be unlucky as your grandmaster and personally go to the Xiao Clan to apologize to you," Yun Shan thought to himself.
He knew he couldn't blame his apprentice; if the apprentice hadn't known, he might have given him enough compensation and then forgotten about it.
After all, the strong in this world can break many rules.
But... the Xiao Clan family is stronger now! We can only do our best to protect the Yun Lan Sect.
Surely the Xiao Clan family, as that person's clan, wouldn't be so unreasonable! It's pitiful that Yun Shan, at his advanced age, still has to arrange the funeral for his grand-disciple; it's a long story!
"Clan leader, Supreme Elder Yun Shan of the Yun Lan Sect has come to pay a visit."
"Senior Yun Shan? What's he doing here?" Xiao Zhan frowned, somewhat puzzled.
Xiao Zhan was naturally aware of the former. As one of Xiao Han's few old acquaintances in the Jia Ma Empire, Xiao Zhan held Yun Shan in high esteem.
Over the past decade, although Xiao Han and Yun Shan had occasional contact, Xiao Zhan had almost no interaction with them and they were quite unfamiliar with each other.
Filled with doubt, Xiao Zhan personally received the anxious Yun Shan.