Queen Medusa: "...!"
Nalan Yanran: "...!"
At his words, both women were left speechless.
Was that really something he could say to their faces?
Still, Chen Yang's words put Nalan Yanran at ease.
As long as there was nothing between them. Otherwise, she would truly feel that her teacher deserved better.
Some households rejoiced while others grieved. Nalan Yanran was happy, but Queen Medusa's eyes darkened almost imperceptibly.
Bitterness filled her heart.
She felt melancholy and lost in thought.
What was wrong with her? Why was she growing so sentimental over a man?
Besides, he was only a man.
Hadn't she lived perfectly well like this for three hundred years?!
And wasn't cultivation supposed to mean devoting oneself wholeheartedly to the Dao, keeping a clear mind with few desires, and rising above the mundane world?
Why was she so attached to the mortal realm?
In a fleeting instant, clarity returned to her eyes, and she became that icy, breathtaking Queen Medusa once more, like an ice lotus that could never be profaned.
"Oh, right! I almost forgot to introduce you two."
Suddenly remembering, Chen Yang introduced her to Nalan Yanran. "Queen Medusa, queen of the Snake-People Tribe in the Northwest Region, a Two-Star Dou Zun!"
After introducing Queen Medusa, Chen Yang introduced Nalan Yanran to her.
Tapping Nalan Yanran's little head, he said, "Nalan Yanran, granddaughter of Nalan Jie, the Lionheart Marshal of the Nalan Family in the Jia Ma Empire, Northwest Region. Former junior sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect, and now Second Sect Master of the Cloud Yang Sect.
"She usually manages the Cloud Yang Sect together with my wife, who's its head sect master.
"While we're at it, before the Cloud Yang Sect moved to the Central Plains, it was actually the Misty Cloud Sect."
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