Aggressive, the Three-Move Agreement (Please Recommend)

"Cough!"

Ge Ye, dressed in a white robe, coughed lightly, stood, cupped his hands toward Xiao Zhan, and smiled. "Clan Leader Xiao, we have come to your noble clan mainly because we have a favor to ask!"

"Heh heh, Mr. Ge Ye, if there is something, please speak. If it is within our power, the Xiao Family will naturally spare no effort!" Xiao Zhan did not dare slight the old man before him in the slightest. A person from the Misty Cloud Sect—just that name alone stood far above his own status.

However, he could never know exactly what the other party was asking for, so he did not dare make his words too absolute.

"Heh heh, Clan Leader Xiao, do you recognize her?" Ge Ye smiled faintly, pointed at the girl beside him, and asked with a smile.

"Uh..." Hearing this, Xiao Zhan froze at once. But when he looked at the girl, he felt she was somewhat familiar. After taking a closer look, realization dawned on him. "So it is Niece Nalan!"

"Niece Nalan, Uncle Xiao has not seen you for many years. Don't blame your uncle for being slow-eyed."

This sudden scene made everyone pause slightly. The three elders seated below Xiao Zhan also exchanged glances, their brows involuntarily furrowing.

"Uncle Xiao, it was your niece who never came to pay a visit. If anyone should apologize, it should be me. How would I dare blame Uncle Xiao!" A faint smile appeared on Nalan Yanran's cool face as she spoke.

As soon as Nalan Yanran finished speaking, Ge Ye at the side hurriedly cut in. "Heh heh, Clan Leader Xiao, the matter I have come to ask today is related to Yanran. Moreover, this matter was personally raised by the Sect Master..." Ge Ye chuckled softly. When he mentioned the Sect Master, his expression turned slightly solemn.

Xiao Zhan's expression changed faintly, and he also restrained his smile. He had already thought of the most likely matter, and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "Mr. Ge Ye, please speak."

"Cough..." An awkward look suddenly appeared on Ge Ye's face. He only glanced over, and when he saw the urging expression on Nalan Yanran's face, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and smile. "Clan Leader Xiao, you also know that the Misty Cloud Sect's rules are strict, and the Sect Master has very high expectations for Yanran. She is basically being nurtured as the next Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect. Because of certain special rules, before the successor to the Sect Master becomes the official Sect Master, she cannot have entanglements with a man..."

"Moreover, after the Sect Master learned of this matter, she hoped... Clan Leader Xiao could dissolve this marriage agreement."

"Crack!" The jade stone in Xiao Zhan's hand was blasted into a pile of powder.

Lin Qingyun's eyelids twitched as he watched. When he had read the original before, he had not felt much, but now that he was personally in the middle of it, the feeling was completely different.

The atmosphere in the hall was very quiet, very oppressive. The three elders above were also shaken by Ge Ye's words, but after a moment, their gazes toward Xiao Zhan already carried a hint of ridicule and mockery.

"Sigh, I still have to step in!" Lin Qingyun sighed softly. The system had not reacted, which meant he had to personally take part to trigger the check-in condition.

Glancing at Xiao Yan, who was still silent, Lin Qingyun moved a few steps forward.

"Heh heh, Xiao Yanzi hasn't even said anything, yet you're already so impatient. I wonder, was this annulment Miss Nalan's idea, or is it because Xiao Yanzi's cultivation has weakened and he is no longer worthy of you?"

The clear voice suddenly rang out in the silence, making everyone pause. Their gazes turned toward the youth walking out from the side.

"It's you?"

Nalan Yanran's expression instantly changed, becoming somewhat cold and furious. She recognized the youth before her at a glance as the one from three days ago. It was also him who had caused her to lose all face.

Only, in this kind of situation, she could not very well make a move, and could only look angrily at Lin Qingyun.

"Qingyun, what are you doing? Get back. This has nothing to do with you!"

Among the three men, the First Elder seated in the foremost position immediately shouted angrily.

"Heh heh, First Elder, no matter what, I am also the future Fourth Elder you all personally approved. As a member of the Xiao Family, when others have come knocking at our door, shouldn't I stand up?" Lin Qingyun looked back at the First Elder and said coldly.

With one sentence, the First Elder was left speechless.

"Junior, this matter is between me, the Xiao Family's clan leader, and Xiao Yan. Does an outsider also want to interfere?" Ge Ye frowned slightly, his tone rather unfriendly.

"Outsider? Xiao Yan and I call each other brothers. How can there be any talk of an outsider?" Lin Qingyun said.

"You..." Ge Ye's tone was unfriendly, but for a moment, he could find no words to refute him.

Since they already called each other brothers, he naturally could interfere.

After toppling two people in a row, there was still no movement from the system, so Lin Qingyun could only continue, "Miss Nalan, answer me. Was it the Misty Cloud Sect Master who spoke, or did you privately come to annul the engagement?"

Lin Qingyun walked to the center of the hall, stopping only three steps away from Nalan Yanran, and looked straight at her.

"This..." Nalan Yanran paused slightly. Especially when she saw the other party's gaze, she inexplicably retreated a few steps, then turned somewhat annoyed and said, "Of course it was my master's verbal order!"

"Then since it was Sect Master Yun Yun who spoke, do you have a letter from her? Also, a marriage is decided by the parents and arranged by the matchmaker. Yun Yun can be considered half a relative of yours. For such an important matter, why did she not come with you, and instead let a mere deacon come?"

Lin Qingyun glanced at Ge Ye, who stood to the side with some anger on his face, and sneered.

"This..." Nalan Yanran froze. She naturally had no letter. She wanted to refute him, but she discovered that she simply had no words that could knock down the other party.

"Sect Master Yun Yun is currently in Secluded Cultivation, so this old man came to accompany her!" Ge Ye hurriedly said.

"Is that truly so? Miss Nalan!" Xiao Zhan gradually loosened his tightly clenched hand. He ignored Ge Ye's words, took a deep breath, and said slowly.

Heh heh, a tiger fallen to the plain is bullied by dogs indeed!

Xiao Zhan sighed inwardly. By now, he had basically determined that this matter was absolutely Nalan Yanran's own decision.

"Uncle Xiao!"

Nalan Yanran's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly spoke.

"Heh heh, Nalan Jie truly has a good granddaughter!" Xiao Zhan only murmured, his gaze gradually turning cold.

"Junior, you have gone too far!" Ge Ye's old eyes narrowed slightly. Green Dou Qi gathered around his body, and strands of aura enveloped Lin Qingyun.

He had already noticed the strange gazes cast over by the people around him. The command of one's parents outweighed everything. To come privately without discussing it with one's parents and alter the marriage agreement was simply a great taboo. If this spread, it would have a huge effect on Nalan Yanran's reputation.

Lin Qingyun frowned slightly and hurriedly circulated the Dragonless Heart Method to block this aura pressure.

Immediately, he said, "Old man, you're an outsider. What are you getting anxious about here? This matter is between Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan, and the Xiao Family. Where do you get the right to interfere?"

This cold shout abruptly forced Ge Ye back a step.

Lin Qingyun then turned to look at Nalan Yanran. "A marriage is decided by the parents and arranged by the matchmaker. Privately annulling an engagement is a great taboo. This is disloyal and unfilial. Having no respect for elders is irreverence. Nalan Yanran, I truly don't know what my Xiao Yanzi saw in you that he would marry an unloyal and unfilial person like you!"

Lin Qingyun walked forward step by step, and Nalan Yanran retreated step by step.

Nalan Yanran's face was somewhat pale. She had absolutely no idea what to do.

"Brat, you are also nothing more than an outsider. What qualifications do you have to interfere in Miss Nalan's private affairs!" Su Tao at the side could no longer stay calm, his expression furious.

"Who am I? Xiao Yan and I call each other brothers, so why can't I interfere? On the other hand, you—are you surnamed Nalan? Or are you Miss Nalan's lapdog? A follower, a servant. Go stand aside."

Lin Qingyun glanced at Su Tao and said indifferently.

"Brat, you're courting death!" Su Tao flew into a rage. Faint green Dou Qi surfaced over his body.

In the past, everyone who saw him would call him Brother Tao, but today he had suffered such humiliation. It was simply intolerable.

"What do you want?" Lin Qingyun merely stepped forward, his pitch-black eyes like a black hole, as though they could devour a person's will.

"I..." Su Tao froze and subconsciously took a step back.

"Brat, enough. The disciples of my Misty Cloud Sect are not people you can insult," Ge Ye said.

"Then are the people of my Xiao Family people you can insult?" Lin Qingyun asked in return.

"Lin Qingyun, enough. You are making the Xiao Family lose face!" The First Elder also suddenly spoke at this moment.

"Lose face? What a laughable thing to say. Right now, the Xiao Family is being humiliated, yet First Elder sits there at ease. Is this Xiao Family even in your heart? I think you old man should just go home and herd cattle!" Lin Qingyun's tongue lashed out in scorn, and in an instant, the First Elder was left speechless.

Seeing the First Elder suffer, Xiao Zhan also felt somewhat pleased in his heart, though he did not show it on his face.

His gaze rested on Lin Qingyun for a long while before he slowly said, "Qingyun, enough. Stand down!"

"I can't back down now!" Lin Qingyun was somewhat helpless. The damned system still had not appeared, and he did not want to miss this check-in opportunity.

Thus he said, "Miss Nalan must think Xiao Yan's strength is low and that he is not worthy of her. Why not let me and Miss Nalan have a match? Within three moves, let us see whether she can defeat me."

"Fine!" As though she had found her confidence, Nalan Yanran immediately answered in a low voice.

"Yanran, no!" Ge Ye said, wanting to stop Nalan Yanran.

He could naturally see that this detestable youth before him had only the strength of the fifth stage of Dou Qi. How could he possibly defeat a Dou Zhe?

Even if he lost, nothing would be left behind. On the contrary, if Nalan Yanran won, once word spread, people would only say she used strength to bully the weak.

"Elder Ge, could it be that I, Nalan Yanran, cannot even defeat someone who has yet to reach the Dou Zhe realm?"

Nalan Yanran spoke, then turned to look at Lin Qingyun. "Where shall we compete?"

"Just outside the main hall! It's spacious there."

As Lin Qingyun spoke, he walked toward the outside of the main hall.

"But let me say the ugly words first. Even though I am already at the fifth stage of Dou Qi, I still cannot beat Xiao Yan. So, Miss Nalan, you must absolutely not lose this match!"

After saying this final sentence, Lin Qingyun glanced at Xiao Yan.

"Brother Yun!"

Xiao Yan's mind shook. He naturally understood that gaze.

He knew Lin Qingyun was helping him, paving a path for him.

"Annul the engagement? No. It is I, Xiao Yan, who will divorce you,

Nalan Yanran!"

As if she could read Xiao Yan's thoughts through his expression, Xiao Xun'er reached out and held Xiao Yan's hand.

P.S. In the earlier part of this chapter, when the author previously read the original, it always felt strange. Xiao Yan's marriage was arranged by Xiao Yan's grandfather, and as Xiao Yan's father, Xiao Zhan must definitely have met Nalan Yanran. Even if five years had passed, (there absolutely wouldn't be a huge change in five years) he should have recognized her, but in the original, he did not recognize her. It feels like a bug.