What? A Dou Wang Expert?

After a while, Xiao Yun and the others had already left the marketplace and were heading back toward the Xiao Clan.

Meanwhile, in the First Elder's residence, the First Elder was sitting in the hall drinking tea when several clan guards rushed in.

"First Elder, something terrible has happened!"

The First Elder set down his teacup and asked unhurriedly, "What is it?"

"Jia Lie Clan's patriarch, Jia Lie Bi, was killed by Young Master Xiao Yun! His son Jia Lie Ao, along with several Dou Shi from the clan, were all killed too!"

"Jia Lie Clan is already in complete chaos. With Jia Lie Bi dead, the entire clan is leaderless. It probably won't be long before they fall apart!"

After hearing this, the First Elder did not look particularly surprised. He merely nodded and said calmly, "I understand. You may leave."

The guards were puzzled by the First Elder's calmness, but they wisely withdrew.

After the guards left, Xiao Ning, who was lying in bed recovering from his injuries, suddenly sat upright. The movement pulled at his wounds, making him grimace in pain, but he could not stop himself from crying out.

"What? Xiao Yun killed Jia Lie Bi?"

"Jia Lie Bi was a Five-Star Da Dou Shi! How could Xiao Yun possibly kill him?!"

Xiao Ning was completely stunned, his mind a mess. He wondered if he had heard wrong.

Not long ago, Xiao Yun had still been a piece of trash with only Two-Stage Dou Qi. Although he had displayed Da Dou Shi-level strength when Xiao Ning challenged him later, Jia Lie Bi was a Five-Star Da Dou Shi! He was considerably stronger than an ordinary Five-Star Da Dou Shi. How could Xiao Yun have killed him?

"Grandfather, could you have heard wrong?" Xiao Ning could not help asking again.

However, the First Elder glanced at his grandson and sighed. "I did not hear wrong. And I exchanged blows with him at the main gate that day. I still remember the aura that boy unleashed."

"If I did not sense it incorrectly, his strength should be at the Dou Wang level."

"What? A Dou Wang?!"

Xiao Ning's face instantly turned deathly pale. He collapsed onto the bed as though his soul had been ripped from him.

A Dou Wang?

How was that possible?

There were not many Dou Wang-level experts in the entire Jia Ma Empire, yet Xiao Yun, that trash who had once possessed only Two-Stage Dou Qi, was actually a Dou Wang?

"Grandfather, are... are you sure you weren't seeing things?"

"You should understand the significance of a Dou Wang better than I do. I am at least a Two-Star Da Dou Shi. I am not so blind that I cannot distinguish the aura of that level." There was a trace of bitterness in the First Elder's voice as he spoke.

In truth, he did not want to admit it either, but the facts were right before him, leaving him no choice but to believe.

Xiao Ning fell completely silent. Lying in bed and staring at the ceiling, his grandfather's words kept replaying in his mind.

A Dou Wang...

He had actually been provoking a Dou Wang all this time?

No wonder he had not even had room to fight back that day. Xiao Yun had severely injured him in three moves, and even after his grandfather returned, he had never mentioned seeking revenge against Xiao Yun again.

That man was a Dou Wang. He could casually slap someone like him to death, yet Xiao Ning had eagerly gone to offer up his own head. Wasn't that just courting death?

Thinking of this, Xiao Ning felt a chill run down his spine. He secretly rejoiced that Xiao Yun had not dealt a killing blow that day, or he would have met the King of Hell long ago.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yun and Xiao Zhan had already returned to the Xiao Clan's main hall. Xiao Yun walked in front, Xiao Zhan followed behind him, while the Second Elder and Third Elder trailed at the rear, their steps trembling slightly the entire way.

After entering the hall, the Second Elder was the first to speak. His face wore a fawning smile, making him seem like a completely different person from how he had acted at the marketplace.

"Xiao Yun, you have rendered great service today!"

"Jia Lie Clan has been at odds with our Xiao Clan for years. Now that you have killed Jia Lie Bi, Jia Lie Clan is leaderless. Their businesses will all belong to our Xiao Clan from now on!"

The Third Elder immediately echoed him. "Yes, yes! Jia Lie Clan has operated in Wu Tan City for many years. They have quite a few shops and medicinal herb businesses. If we take all of them over this time, the Xiao Clan's strength will at least double!"

"Before long, our Xiao Clan may become the foremost clan in Wu Tan City. That will probably all be thanks to Xiao Yun!"

"If you had not stepped in and dealt with Jia Lie Bi, how could our Xiao Clan have such an opportunity?"

The two of them chimed in one after another, each speaking more pleasantly than the last. The smiles on their faces could not have been brighter.

Yet Xiao Yun merely sat in his chair, raised his teacup, and took a sip without saying a word. His expression remained exceedingly indifferent.

Seeing his attitude, the Second Elder and Third Elder did not feel awkward in the slightest. They only needed to keep flattering him. A person who could casually kill a Five-Star Da Dou Shi deserved to be praised as highly as possible.

Watching his son's composed demeanor from the side, Xiao Zhan felt increasingly satisfied.

Everyone had once looked down on his son. Now, every last one of them was scrambling to curry favor with him.

As they spoke, a clan guard hurried in from outside with a letter in hand.

"Clan Leader, someone outside has delivered a letter. They said it was sent by someone from the Misty Cloud Sect."

"The Misty Cloud Sect?" Xiao Zhan paused, then accepted the letter and opened it.

A moment later, his brows furrowed slightly, and his expression became somewhat complicated.

"The Misty Cloud Sect says that Nalan Yanran will personally visit our Xiao Clan tomorrow."

As soon as those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire hall shifted slightly.

The Second Elder and Third Elder exchanged a glance, but neither paid it much mind. It was not unusual for someone from the Misty Cloud Sect to come visiting.

Xiao Yun alone sat there, utterly unsurprised by the news.

He knew very well why Nalan Yanran was coming to the Xiao Clan.

The annulment of the Three-Year Agreement had arrived.

In the original story, Xiao Yan had become trash after his Dou Qi regressed. Nalan Yanran came to his door to annul the engagement and humiliate him, leading to the classic declaration: "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Never bully a young man because he is poor."

But things were somewhat different now. After all, he had transmigrated here. Would that trigger a butterfly effect and alter the course of events from the original story?

Still, he knew that Nalan Yanran was coming to annul her engagement with Xiao Yan under the backing of the Misty Cloud Sect. She was clearly trying to force the Xiao Clan to bow their heads.

If the Xiao Clan refused, they would be disrespecting the Misty Cloud Sect. The consequences were simply not something the Xiao Clan could bear.

Xiao Yun might have found it troublesome in the past, but with his current strength, he truly did not consider a mere Nalan Yanran worth his attention.

As for a petty Misty Cloud Sect, it was even less worth mentioning to him now!