Given the relationship between Xiao Yan and the Misty Cloud Sect, he found himself at a loss for how to handle the tangled ties between him and Yun Yun.
"Yun Zhi... Yun Yun..."
Xiao Yan drew a deep breath and let out a quiet, self-mocking murmur.
"Heh... To think I still ended up entangled with the Misty Cloud Sect."
"Yao Yan..."
Seeing Xiao Yan's bitter expression, Yun Yun felt her heart wrench. She was about to speak when his gaze suddenly turned toward her.
"Sect Master Yun Yun, I am Xiao Yan. I came here today to fulfill the Three-Year Agreement I made with Nalan Yanran."
Those words stopped everything Yun Yun had been about to say.
Yun Yun understood that, from this moment onward, they could never return to what they had once been.
The Misty Cloud Sect stood between them like an insurmountable barrier. Together with Yun Yun's relationship with Nalan Yanran, it had already sealed their fate.
Elsewhere, Su Tian hovered in midair, the wings behind him beating as he watched the scene with interest.
Beside Su Tian, Hai Bodong frowned deeply, seemingly uncertain how to judge the situation.
"Relax. This battle between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran was always destined to reach a final conclusion."
Su Tian smiled faintly, glanced at Nalan Yanran's bewildered face, and spoke slowly.
Hearing this, Hai Bodong raised his brows and gave Su Tian a meaningful look.
"Unless there is something urgent, Sect Master Yun Yun, my battle with Nalan Yanran is not over yet..."
Xiao Yan took a deep breath and suppressed the tangled emotions within him. When he raised his head again, his eyes were calm.
Then, without looking at Yun Yun again, Xiao Yan turned his gaze to Nalan Yanran.
"Today's battle must settle things between us."
"That