Those words had barely left his lips when they stopped Yun Yun's next words in her throat.
Yun Yun understood that, from this moment onward, things between them could never return to the way they had been.
The Misty Cloud Sect stood between them as an irreconcilable obstacle. Coupled with Yun Yun's relationship with Nalan Yanran, it had already sealed their ending.
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 unsure what to make of the situation.
"Don't worry. The battle between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran is bound to reach a final conclusion."
Su Tian smiled faintly, glanced at Nalan Yanran's pretty face, which was now filled with bewilderment, and slowly spoke.
At those words, Hai Bodong's brows rose, and he gave Su Tian a meaningful look.
"If there is nothing urgent, Sect Master Yun Yun, my battle with Nalan Yanran has yet to end..."
Xiao Yan drew a deep breath, suppressing all the tangled emotions in his heart. 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 is what I want as well."
Meeting Xiao Yan's gaze, Nalan Yanran did not shrink back in the slightest. Though she did not know what had happened between Yun Yun and Xiao Yan, her pride would never allow her to lose to him.
Bang!
A dull impact rang out in an instant.
Xiao Yan abruptly accelerated like a cannonball, hurtling straight toward Nalan Yanran.
Seeing this, Yun Yun instinctively moved her feet, only to stop a moment later.
Yun Yun knew perfectly well that, given her position, she could