Nalan Yanran's Disappointment, Taking Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Mansion

To understand why Nalan Yanran was acting this way, they had to go back to yesterday.

After Xiao Yan politely declined her request for a sparring match, Nalan Yanran went to Yun Yun as he had suggested, hoping to find out why.

"Yanran, you said you wanted to... spar with Xiao Yan?" After hearing the whole story, Yun Yun could hardly believe her ears.

Even she was no match for Xiao Yan. What was a Dou Zhe doing challenging a Dou Zong?

He probably wouldn't even need to raise a hand. One look would be enough to overwhelm her.

"Teacher, isn't that what you taught me to do?" Seeing the same expression on her teacher's face that Xiao Yan and the others had worn, Nalan Yanran grew even more confused.

Yun Yun had always taught her to spar with people stronger than herself. That was how she could find her weaknesses and improve faster.

Nalan Yanran could understand Xiao Yan and the others reacting that way, but why was her teacher doing the same?

Was she really that far behind Xiao Yan?

"Teacher, am I really so hopeless compared to Xiao Yan?" Frustration weighed on Nalan Yanran, and a trace of defiance entered her voice.

She admitted Xiao Yan was talented and powerful, but that did not mean he would always be ahead. She still had a chance to catch up someday.

Realizing her disciple had misunderstood and still had no idea what the real issue was, Yun Yun gently stroked Nalan Yanran's head to calm her.

"Yanran, it isn't that you're lacking. It's that Xiao Yan... he's a Dou Zong." Yun Yun recalled the pressure Xiao Yan had exerted that day, and her voice trembled despite herself.

Though Yun Yun tried her best to hide it, Nalan Yanran clearly