Brother-in-Law Makes a Move

Jia Ma Empire, Wu Tan City.

In the corridor of the Xiao Clan courtyard, a child with handsome and refined eyebrows reached out to grab the ear of a boy in black who was a head shorter than him, twisting it hard.

"Little Yanzi, you're not learning right at such a young age, sneaking around in the middle of the night—what are you trying to do?"

Reborn on the Dou Qi Continent and becoming the older brother of Nalan Yanran, he had the obligation and responsibility to prevent today's events from happening.

For today, and to prevent this future Flame Emperor from carrying a bad reputation from his past life, he had gone to great pains, pleading with his grandfather Nalan Jie for a long time before rushing from the Jia Ma Imperial Capital to Wu Tan City, and waiting here for two full months.

Sure enough, as he expected, right at the door of Gu Xun'er's room today, he had finally caught someone red-handed.

Clearly possessing a mature soul yet failing to learn properly at such a tender age and harboring a perverted orientation, his future brother-in-law's illness needed to be cured.

"Hiss, Brother Chenfeng, it hurts..."

"I couldn't sleep, so I just came out for a walk."

Xiao Yan's small body trembled slightly, his ear pinched red as he hurriedly explained, a flicker of a guilty conscience flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Why was he so unlucky today? He had just had some thoughts, and actually got caught red-handed by Nalan Chenfeng. If his father and the people of the clan found out about this, it would be over.

The other people in the Xiao Clan were easy to deal with, but Nalan Chenfeng was the eldest young master of the Nalan Clan, one of the three major families of the imperial capital, the older brother of his fiancée Nalan Yanran, and a distinguished guest of the Xiao Clan. If he dared to strike back, his father would be the first one not to spare him.

The Xiao Clan was already in decline and desperately needed the support of the Nalan Clan from the imperial capital.

Besides, even if he fought, he couldn't beat him. He was only at the 2nd stage of Dou Qi, while Nalan Chenfeng was already at the 3rd stage, and naturally had greater strength than him due to being older.

"Is that so...?"

Nalan Chenfeng stared at the guilty-looking Xiao Yan and snorted, gathering all the movable Dou Qi in his body into his hand and increasing the pressure once again.

Although he was only six years old, he was already at the 3rd stage of Dou Qi. He might not be able to beat everyone else, but beating his own brother-in-law was a sure thing—pure, unadulterated suppression.

A five-year-old child roaming around the door of a four-year-old little girl in the middle of the night—who could believe such nonsense?

"It hurts... Brother Chenfeng, I wanted to find Younger Sister Xun'er to study Dou Qi with her..."

A piercing pain arrived, and Xiao Yan spoke out what was in his heart.

"Then why didn't you experiment with me? What about Xiao Hao or Xiao Ning? Any of them would do."

Nalan Chenfeng showed no intention of stopping at all, and while speaking, switched to Xiao Yan's other ear.

If he didn't make this brat learn his lesson today, then his trip to the Dou Qi Continent would have been in vain.

"They... no... no fun."

Xiao Yan's little face flushed red, and enduring the symmetrical pain on both sides, he spoke his hard-to-explain reason.

"Have a next time, and I'll beat you again. Scram!"

A moment later, Nalan Chenfeng reined in the strength in his hand and slowly released Xiao Yan, his youthful voice carrying a hint of sternness.

Xiao Yan nodded, terrified that Nalan Chenfeng would go back on his word, and hurriedly turned tail and ran away along the corridor.

"I still need to observe for a while longer. Who knows if this brat will remember the lesson."

Watching the scuttling Xiao Yan run away, a look of contemplation unusual for his age surfaced on Nalan Chenfeng's handsome and refined little face.

He was Nalan Yanran's older brother, so naturally he had to consider things for his younger sister. Although his sister herself also had major problems, these two were not locked in a mortal feud, and their conflict would inevitably be resolved in the future.

Some things had to be taken one step at a time.

And the engagement between the Nalan Clan and the Xiao Clan, if possible, needed to be carried on.

As for the reason, it was very simple: it aligned with the interests of himself and everyone in the Nalan Clan, including his younger sister who was prone to regrets.

Of course, if his sister ultimately didn't like it, that would be another matter.

"Hah..."

Exhaling lightly, Nalan Chenfeng glanced at the tightly closed door beside him, then without any hesitation, strode away.

He was not Xiao Yan; he couldn't bring himself to sneak into a little girl's room and touch her all over.

Besides, this eldest miss of the Gu Clan inside the room had a Dou Emperor bodyguard, making her not so easy to approach.

Even if he wanted to cozy up to a powerhouse and build a good relationship with this wealthy benefactor, he didn't need to use such a method.

A dignified eldest miss of the Gu Clan with a strong Dou Emperor by her side—even though she had some disorder in the meridians of her body at a tender age due to inheriting the ancestral flame of her clan, she didn't need someone in the Dou Qi stage to nourish her Dou Qi.

Without anyone contacting her, her body would recover just the same.

Furthermore, he had his own golden finger; his personal cultivation talent and starting point of birth in the Jia Ma Empire were also quite good, so he didn't necessarily need to pin his future hopes on others.

Pausing the flow of time within a certain range and keeping it static, with only himself unaffected—this was a terrifying special ability.

Although this ability could not be directly applied to one's own Dou Qi cultivation, it had superb effects in various aspects such as engaging in combat with others and searching for heavenly treasures.

Pity that he could only use this ability once a day, and the current range was also very small—less than a meter in radius—lasting for two seconds each time it was used.

Yet upon breaking through to the 3rd stage of Dou Qi, he discovered that with the enhancement of his Dou Qi strength, the range and duration of this pause had both increased slightly.

Although this growth was slow, it genuinely existed.

This was not a static ability; given time, he might not fail to embark on the path of the strong relying on it.

Additionally, in this closed-off Dou Qi Continent, a transmigrator who managed to arrive very likely carried a wisp of Emperor-Origin Qi within their soul...

In a quiet room beside the covered corridor where Nalan Chenfeng had left.

A young girl of around four years old sat quietly on the edge of the bed, looking entirely like an exquisite porcelain doll, a pair of eyes with faintly leaping golden flames inside glowing slightly in the dark, while what felt uncoordinated was the girl's somewhat sickly pale little face, as if she had suffered some kind of trauma.

The young girl was none other than Gu Yuan's daughter, the eldest miss of the Gu Clan, and Gu Xun'er, who had arrived at the Xiao Clan just a few days ago.

Of course, after arriving at the Xiao Clan, the current Gu Xun'er had changed her surname, and calling her Xiao Xun'er would be more appropriate.

"Miss."

Suddenly, a mass of shadow emerged, and a cloaked, black-robed elder silently manifested within it, half-kneeling toward the young girl.

"It's fine, Elder Ling, those two didn't do anything."

Xiao Xun'er's voice was childish, carrying a calmness unsuited to her age.

On the Dou Qi Continent, people possessing the Dou Di bloodline were different from ordinary people; not only was their talent outstanding, but they were also generally precocious compared to their peers.

Although Xiao Xun'er was only four years old at the moment, she clearly could not be viewed by this age.

"Coming all the way here from the Jiama Imperial City, this little fellow surnamed Nalan is quite interesting..."

Ling's gaze looked toward that receding figure in the corridor, a trace of curiosity flashing in his eyes.

Ever since the miss arrived at the Xiao Clan, this Nalan Chenfeng had been waiting here every day, which he was not unaware of, but he still hadn't figured out this little fellow's purpose up to now.

Merely teaching a lesson to Xiao Yan of the Xiao Clan did not seem to warrant such deliberate scheming.

"They have no malicious intent toward Xun'er, you don't need to worry about it, Elder Ling..."

Xiao Xun'er coughed gently, her voice soft and tender, carrying a few traces of frailty.

According to the identity given to her by her father, she had to call both of these people brother in the Xiao Clan.