A Shrewd Nalan Jie, a First Visit to the Misty Cloud Sect

"Father!"

Nalan Yanran's expression was calm as she cut Nalan Su off. "It's Young Master Xiao Yan."

Seeing the shock on her father's face, she explained, "I made the Three-Year Agreement back then. If I lost, I would become his servant. Now the outcome is clear. I, Nalan Yanran, am willing to serve Young Master Xiao Yan. But he has been generous enough to treat Grandfather's injuries and allow me to return to the Misty Cloud Sect to inherit the position of sect master..."

"..."

Nalan Su was too stunned to speak.

He looked at Nalan Yanran, then at Xiao Yan, who was leisurely sipping tea, and sighed helplessly.

This daughter of mine. She could have been his wife, but she insists on becoming his concubine.

The Nalan Family's reputation... Still, he hesitantly asked, "Could we keep her status as a servant secret...?"

Before Xiao Yan could answer, Nalan Yanran cut her father off. "No."

Nalan Su fell silent.

Whose side are you on?

Does the whole Jia Ma Empire have to know that the Nalan Family's daughter has become a bed-warming servant?

"Fool!"

As Nalan Su sighed, a low growl came from inside the room, its speaker clearly struggling to suppress his pain.

"Father?" Nalan Su said in surprise.

"Get in here and help me out. A guest has come to our door, and you can't even manage basic courtesy?" Nalan Jie berated him from inside.

Xiao Yan paused with his teacup in hand and glanced toward the room with interest.

This old fox is something else. As the head of one of the Jia Ma Empire's three great families, Nalan Jie was shrewd and perceptive, just as he had been described in the original story. The only thing he lacked was a little boldness.

That lack of boldness