"Miss Ya Fei, if you have something to say, just say it. You don't have to keep staring at me like that. You'll make me blush." Xiao Yan lifted his teacup, took a gentle sip, and spoke.
"Hehe, I just didn't expect Young Master Xiao Yan to have ties to the Xiao Gate." Ya Fei studied him, then asked somewhat hesitantly, "May I ask... what position you hold in the Xiao Gate?"
Xiao Yan did not answer. He merely displayed the jade token in his hand. The maid earlier had only known that anyone possessing such a token held an extremely exalted status; she had no idea what rank his token represented. Ya Fei, however, was different. The moment she saw it, she hurriedly bowed and said respectfully, "My respects, Gate Master."
"No need for formalities." Xiao Yan gently raised his hand, and an invisible force surged out, lifting Ya Fei upright. The sight startled her. Such an ability lay far beyond the capabilities of a Dou Shi. But when she remembered that the man before her was someone even Dou Huang experts bowed to and acknowledged as their ruler, it seemed perfectly natural.
At that thought, Ya Fei could not help observing a few seconds of silent mourning for Nalan Yanran. She knew about the three-year agreement as well. After learning that Xiao Yan had already become a Dou Shi at such a young age, she had felt that Nalan Yanran stood little chance of winning. Now that she had some estimate of his true strength, Nalan Yanran's fate seemed even more tragic. Against an opponent of this caliber, forget Nalan Yanran-even if Misty Cloud Sect Master Yun Yun personally took the stage, she would not stand a chance...
Of course, what Ya Fei did not know was that