"Xiao Yan, if you don't mind, come sit over here with me."
The instant Xiao Mei finished speaking, another sweet voice rang out in the hall.
The voice belonged to none other than Xiao Yan's "fiancée," Nalan Yanran.
Today, she wore a blue-and-white moon-patterned robe and sat upright in her chair, her long legs pressed tightly together.
Holy shit, what's going on? Why has the plot gone so far off course? Could Xiao Mei and Nalan Yanran have been taken over by transmigrators too? At the thought of that possibility, Xiao Yan drew a faint, chilled breath.
Turning sideways, he looked toward Nalan Yanran.
One look, and he was floored!
She looked as though she had a beauty filter on, her lovely face utterly flawless.
Large eyes, a high nose bridge, red lips, pearly teeth...
Was this really Nalan Yanran?
Even setting aside those long legs, her looks alone left Xiao Mei several streets behind. She could easily rival Xiao Xun'er.
Dazed for two or three seconds, Xiao Yan finally tore his gaze away from her face.
Only then did he notice the four golden stars embroidered on Nalan Yanran's chest.
A Four-Star Dou Zhe?
As he remembered it, she should have only been a Three-Star Dou Zhe when she first appeared.
Holy shit...
Could she really be a transmigrator?
He wanted to cry, but had no tears. That perfectly summed up Xiao Yan's feelings at that moment.
He had worked tirelessly, diligently keeping his head down for eleven years.
Just as he was ready to sweep across the Dou Qi Continent like a king, he discovered that a whole bunch of transmigrators had inexplicably appeared around him.
Was this still Battle Through the Heavens?
Rather than a Battle Through the Heavens fanfic, he would sooner call it Eerie Heavens!
This is practically a server full of gods. I thought I was the only one using cheats, but it turns out everyone's a damn cheater.
Laughing bitterly to himself, Xiao Yan gradually gathered his thoughts. Then he seemed to remember something.
After successfully downloading the possession system, he had discovered the usefulness of the Magic Phone's scan function.
He had originally thought it was a useless app.
To his surprise, it worked much like the scan function from his previous life. Not only could it scan codes to download things, it could also recognize images...
I wonder if it can identify people too?
With that thought, Xiao Yan decided to test it on Nalan Yanran.
First, he woke the Magic Phone in his mind, then scanned her with his eyes...
Before long, countless question marks appeared before him.
[System: ???] [Description: ???] [Download: 496 MB]
What the hell?
I can't view it?
Although he couldn't see the system's specific abilities, this at least proved one thing: Nalan Yanran was definitely not the Nalan Yanran she used to be.
Just as he was about to exit, another notification window popped up before him.
[Uses today: 1/3]
"Only three scans a day?"
"It uses up an attempt whether I download anything or not?"
The system quickly answered Xiao Yan's questions.
[Yes, host.] [Also, please note that the scan function does not support cloud storage.]
"What?"
"You mean if I don't download it today, I'll have to scan it again before I can download it later?"
[Correct.]
He fell silent.
He was weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
According to the system, if he didn't download this cheat today, he would have to scan it again next time.
More importantly, aside from her early appearance at the Xiao Clan, Nalan Yanran barely appeared afterward.
Even the soonest they could meet again would be three years from now...
After careful consideration, Xiao Yan decided to download it.
He did the calculations carefully.
The data he had saved over the years, plus the data gained from uninstalling "Possession," was just enough to download this app full of "???" marks.
Uninstalling Possession had refunded 288 MB of data, meaning a normal download of Possession would cost 288 MB...
If data were treated as combat power, Possession's combat power was 288, while "???" had a combat power of 495.
By that comparison, "???" was definitely stronger than Possession!
Everything suddenly became clear. Even Xiao Yan wanted to give his own brilliance a thumbs-up.
Take a gamble, and your bicycle could become a motorcycle.
Download it!
With a tap of his little hand, eleven years of saved data instantly dropped to zero.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have successfully downloaded a new app!] [One Qi Transforms All Things] [Description: An app for personal amusement with little practical use. Aside from improving your looks, it can also conjure extraordinary phenomena to make you look more impressive...]
An app for personal amusement with little practical use?
The corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily. This download felt like a loss so enormous it reached all the way to his grandmother's house.
This thing couldn't even improve his cultivation. It was all flashy window dressing.
It's fine, it's fine. I can still uninstall it. With that thought, he dragged the app, ready to do just that.
Then...
The system displayed a prompt:
[Uninstall: 248 MB]
It doesn't give a full refund?
He practically coughed up blood!
Even by the time he left the system space, he still hadn't worked out whether this had been a gain or a loss.
Xiao Yan had originally planned to scan Xiao Mei after scanning Nalan Yanran.
Who could have expected...
His "casting" would be interrupted!
And the person responsible was none other than Ge Ye.
"Clan Head Xiao, we have come to your esteemed clan chiefly for one matter."
"That is to convey our Sect Master's verbal decree. We have specifically brought Yanran here today to dissolve her engagement to your clan's Young Master Xiao!"
The atmosphere in the hall abruptly turned icy.
Whether it was the three elders or Xiao Zhan... everyone's expression changed slightly.
But the person whose expression changed the most was Nalan Yanran!
The plot wasn't supposed to unfold like this!
Before coming, they had clearly agreed that this visit to the Xiao Clan wasn't to break off the engagement, but to push for the wedding...
At that moment.
Ge Ye was animatedly discussing the cancellation of the engagement, completely ignoring the reproachful looks Nalan Yanran directed at him.
"Clan Head Xiao, I know this request puts you in a difficult position, but please, out of respect for our Sect Master, dissolve the engagement!"
Crack!
The jade cup in Xiao Zhan's hand abruptly shattered into a cloud of powder.
He glanced at Nalan Yanran and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Heh, Niece Nalan, what remarkable boldness!"
"Uncle Xiao..." Her slender body trembled slightly. Nalan Yanran rose hesitantly, just about to explain.
But then she saw Xiao Yan walking toward her.
Her beautiful eyes flickered despite herself.
The youth wore a gray robe, his features sharply defined, his gaze resolute...
His appearance gradually overlapped with the one in her memories.
He was still that same young man. He hadn't changed at all.
"Xiao Yan, listen to me..." Before Nalan Yanran could finish, something blocked her view.
Only after two or three seconds did she finally make out what it was...
A letter of repudiation!
"Miss Nalan, here's what you wanted!"
"But remember, this document is not an agreement to dissolve our engagement. It is proof that I am casting you out of the Xiao Clan!"
"From this day forward, you, Nalan Yanran, have absolutely nothing to do with my Xiao Clan!"
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