"Mr. Ge Ye, children don't know any better. Please show the Xiao Clan some consideration. I will certainly give you a satisfactory answer!"
Seeing Ge Ye unleash the aura of a Seven-Star Great Dou Master, Xiao Zhan hurried to his feet. Pale green Dou Qi instantly covered his entire body.
An illusory lion's head even formed around his face.
This was the Xiao Clan's supreme cultivation technique: Furious Lion Vajra!
Its rank: profound tier mid-level!
Although Xiao Yan throwing out a letter of repudiation had been highly improper, he was still Xiao Zhan's son. Xiao Zhan could hardly stand by and watch Ge Ye strike him dead.
"Clan Head Xiao, we originally came here to..."
Looking at Xiao Zhan, Ge Ye reined in his aura somewhat. Just as he was about to demand an explanation, however, he suddenly trailed off, unsure what to say.
It seemed he had come precisely to accompany Nalan Yanran in breaking off the engagement.
Now, although something had gone wrong with the procedure, the result was the same.
The engagement had been dissolved!
They could even save themselves the compensation they had originally needed to offer.
This should have been something to celebrate, yet he could not feel happy at all.
Their Young Sect Master had been cast off by a useless wretch with three-stage Dou Qi. If word got out, how could their Misty Cloud Sect still show its face in the Jia Ma Empire?
But how was he supposed to challenge him?
Was he supposed to say, "You can't write a letter of repudiation. You have to let us break off the engagement"?
At that thought, Ge Ye instinctively turned his gaze toward Nalan Yanran.
Nalan Yanran wore an equally shocked expression.
She had imagined the scene of her first meeting with Xiao Yan many times, but never in her wildest dreams had she expected him to fling a letter of repudiation straight in her face.
She had not even mentioned breaking off the engagement yet.
Besides, she had not intended to break it off on this visit at all.
So why had things turned out like this?
This was nothing like the scene in her memories.
"Young Master Xiao Yan, I don't believe I've offended you, have I?"
"This is our first meeting. Why would you hand me a letter of repudiation and cast me off the moment we meet?"
Nalan Yanran took a deep breath, steadied her emotions, and asked.
She had, after all, lived two lives. She possessed at least this much composure.
A mere letter of repudiation from Xiao Yan would not enrage her to the point of losing all reason.
Something's wrong. Something is definitely wrong!
Watching the courteous Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan became increasingly convinced that something was wrong with her.
A girl who had not yet come of age could actually maintain her composure after such tremendous humiliation.
That clearly defied common sense. The original Nalan Yanran had never possessed such composure.
"Isn't that exactly what you came here for?"
"I'm just a useless wretch, unworthy of a favored daughter of heaven like you. Since you were already coming to break off the engagement..."
"Doesn't my writing you a letter of repudiation in advance suit you perfectly?"
Although Xiao Yan felt increasingly certain that something was wrong with her, his outward reply remained cold.
As for Ge Ye, he paid him no mind at all.
Even setting aside his own Dou Emperor-level strength, someone would naturally protect him even if he truly were a useless wretch.
"Xiao Yan, how dare you!"
"Even if things were as you say, it should have been our Young Sect Master who proposed ending the engagement. How could you simply cast her off?"
Ge Ye roared angrily upon hearing his words.
So what if they had come to break off the engagement?
Breaking off an engagement and being cast off were entirely different matters.
Being cast off was something the Misty Cloud Sect could never accept.
"Uncle Ge!"
After stopping Ge Ye from saying any more, Nalan Yanran turned her gaze back to Xiao Yan.
"Young Master Xiao Yan, I don't know why you think I came to break off the engagement."
"But I want you to know that I came here with absolutely no such intention."
"I know you've been at your lowest these past few years. Your strength has declined rather than improved, and you've endured endless scorn and ridicule."
"At a time like this, how could I, Nalan Yanran, your fiancée, throw stones down the well and abandon you?"
"If that's what you think, then you look far too little of me!"
"I came to discuss a wedding date with Uncle Xiao, so we could settle our marriage as soon as possible."
"But I never imagined you would misunderstand me like this and even try to cast me off. Uncle Xiao, please stand up for me!"
Although Nalan Yanran felt somewhat displeased, this was, after all, a man who would become a Dou Di in the future.
She did not want to give up her position as the Flame Emperor's wife.
Thus, she pressed her lips together, a faint mist gathering in her beautiful eyes, and tearfully pleaded with Xiao Yan, like pear blossoms drenched in rain.
In the end, she even appealed to Xiao Zhan, the future Dou Di's father, to stand up for her.
"Yanran, my dear niece, rest assured. Leave this to your Uncle Xiao!"
"Since ancient times, marriage has been decided by the parents' command and the matchmaker's word. How could repudiating a wife be something he gets to decide?"
Seeing Nalan Yanran like this, Xiao Zhan's heart softened a little, and he immediately offered words of comfort.
At the same time, he glared at Xiao Yan, frustrated that iron would not become steel.
That damned brat!
He was already a cripple, yet he still acted without any sense of what mattered.
He was fortunate that a favored daughter of heaven like Nalan Yanran did not scorn him, yet he actually dared to cast her off.
If he didn't make him take back that letter today, he might as well never have been his father.
Meanwhile, Ge Ye stood beside Nalan Yanran, staring at her in utter astonishment and thinking to himself.
Could the shock have addled our Young Sect Master's mind?
We really did come to break off the engagement!
How had this turned into a discussion about the wedding date?
What wire had crossed in the Young Sect Master's head for her to say something so absurd?
What kind of dog-shit luck did this useless wretch stumble into, to make even a favored daughter of heaven so utterly devoted to him? How could he possibly deserve her?
The young men of the Xiao Clan all stared at Xiao Yan with envy, jealousy, and resentment, thinking viciously to themselves.
"Yan'er!"
"Take back that letter at once. It's already an immense blessing that Yanran doesn't scorn you. How could you dare do such a thing?"
Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yan with a stern expression as he spoke.
He would use his authority as a father to make Xiao Yan understand that what he had done was wrong!
"Uncle Xiao, why not let Brother Xiao Yan decide this himself?"
"After all, he's the one involved. There's no need for outsiders like us to meddle, is there?"
Just as Xiao Zhan was about to invoke his authority as a father and force Xiao Yan to withdraw the letter of repudiation, a clear, lilting voice suddenly rang out.
The speaker was none other than Xiao Xun'er, who had been pretending to read in the corner!
The one Brother Xiao Yan loved was clearly her!
How could he be bound by an engagement and marry someone he did not love?
"Ah, well..."
"Yes, yes, yes. Young people should decide their own affairs!"
"Yan'er, handle this as you see fit!"
"Your father won't offer any advice!"
Xiao Zhan glanced at Xiao Xun'er, his body trembling slightly, then spoke with a wry smile.
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