Seeing that something was amiss, Zi Yan asked Lan Hong about it.
"Brother Lan Hong, does Xiao Yan have some past I don't know about?"
"Huh? You don't know? Xiao Yan once had a fiancée he was betrothed to before birth, named Nalan Yanran.
But Nalan Yanran broke off the engagement for the sake of freedom, and things ended rather unpleasantly."
"Nalan Yanran? Is she very strong?"
"Yun Yun, what is Nalan Yanran's current strength?"
"A one-star Dou Wang!"
Yun Yun answered instinctively.
"A one-star Dou Wang? Is there something wrong with her head?"
"At Nalan Yanran's age, reaching the Dou Wang level is already quite impressive. This isn't the Central Plains, after all."
Zi Yan nodded and asked no further questions. Yun Yun, meanwhile, felt rather awkward. Though he had not been talking about her, she had tacitly approved of Nalan Yanran breaking off the engagement.
Afterward, Lan Hong brought Ya Fei with him to deal with the Earth Soul Sect. Yun Yun spoke up again. "Please allow me to come with you as well. Though I may not be much help, I still wish to do my part."
Lan Hong nodded in agreement, then brought Yun Yun directly to the border between the Chuyun Empire and the Jia Ma Empire.
The Earth Soul Sect had indeed prepared to attack the Jia Ma Empire. Among the people they had gathered were the Chuyun Empire's former troops, along with many poison masters.
The remnants of the Soul Hall still wore those especially conspicuous black robes, lurking in the shadows.
"Just as expected, they are Soul Hall remnants. Perfect—we can wipe them all out in one go."
"Soul Hall... is that the Soul Hall that bewitched my teacher, Yun Shan?"
"Yes, them. When I was in the Central Plains, I killed