The Shock Gu Xun'er Brought the Women

Upon seeing the sentence "[Thirty years on the east bank of the river... hailed as the true starting point of the broken-engagement genre, Nalan Yanran had now secured the title of 'Sister Regret']"...

Yun Yun realized that the new entry was not "the continuation of the story," but the author's commentary on it.

And the words "Sister Regret" filled her with a bad feeling.

Could Nalan Yanran have been the one to lose the Three-Year Agreement in the end?

Upon seeing the passage "[But shouting those words... the Misty Cloud Sect were people who followed rules... the Black-Corner Region... the strong preyed on the weak... send a Dou Wang elder in disguise... running his mouth would... must not get carried away, be cautious and brave!]"...

Yun Yun nodded inwardly, finding the diary owner's assessment sound.

The Misty Cloud Sect followed the rules. They had even offered compensation when they went to break off the engagement.

After Xiao Yan ran his mouth at them, they had not thought of retaliating.

If it had happened in the Black-Corner Region instead, before Xiao Yan could have finished speaking, the Misty Cloud Sect's Dou Techniques would already have descended like a blanket over the sky and earth, wiping out the entire Xiao Clan.

This owner knows the Jia Ma Empire and the Black-Corner Region so well, and is writing about Xiao Yan's experiences. Could they be an expert from the Northwest Continent? Yun Yun wondered inwardly.

The next moment, a chill ran through her entire body. Her shock was so great that she lost control of her Dou Qi.

If the Misty Cloud Sect had truly gone through with destroying the Xiao Clan, they would only have died faster.

Xun'er's surname appeared to be Xiao, but it was actually Gu.

The Gu of the ancient Emperor Clan, the Gu Clan.

Her father was a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

Yun Yun recognized every one of those words, yet at this moment she could hardly understand them.

An Emperor Clan, if she understood correctly, should be a clan that had produced a Dou Di or descended from one.

Why would someone from a Dou God Clan live in the little Xiao Clan!?

A noble birth did not necessarily mean someone was difficult to deal with, however. A large faction was bound to have a few disappointing descendants.

Since she had been sent to grow up in the Xiao Clan, whose strongest member was no more than a Da Dou Shi, perhaps she was merely a member of a collateral branch with no backing.

But the words "her father was a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng" shattered Yun Yun's self-assured fantasy.

"Nine-Star Dou Sheng, Nine-Star Dou Sheng..."

Had she not already exhausted every method to verify the diary's power, Yun Yun would never have believed those words.

In the Jia Ma Empire, there was not even a single Dou Zong expert. With her strength as a Dou Emperor, she could rank among the strongest.

Above Dou Zong was Dou Zun, and only above Dou Zun was Dou Sheng. A Nine-Star Dou Sheng had already reached the end of the Dou Sheng level.

One step further lay the legendary Dou Di, an expert who had not appeared in ten thousand years.

"The daughter of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng certainly has the standing to say such things."

Yun Yun had once witnessed a Dou Zong expert in action, tearing space apart with his methods.

A being such as a Dou Sheng could probably destroy the Jia Ma Empire with a snap of the fingers and reduce the Misty Cloud Sect to smoke and ashes with a single glance.

It was only natural... for Gu Xun'er to look down on her.

"Fortunately."

The word escaped Yun Yun's lips, carrying a sense of relief from the depths of her soul.

Regardless of why Gu Xun'er had grown up in the Xiao Clan, the fact that she had spoken up for Xiao Yan showed that she bore goodwill toward the clan.

Now that Yun Yun had learned of this through the diary, she could avoid any potential conflict between the Misty Cloud Sect and the Xiao Clan, mend their relationship in advance, and even befriend them.

"Xiao Yan and the Xiao Clan have such backing. The Misty Cloud Sect must never offend them again."

"Not only must we avoid offending them, we must also find a chance to mend our relationship, but we can't be too deliberate about it."

"The Three-Year Agreement can't be canceled, but we must never let this contest become a fight to the death between Xiao Yan and Yanran."

Yun Yun pressed a hand to her forehead, feeling a faint ache there.

"Yanran, oh, Yanran, do you know how much trouble you caused by breaking off that engagement?"

Yun Yun did not know whether Nalan Yanran would become "Sister Regret" in the future, but at least she herself regretted it now.

If Nalan Yanran had not broken off the engagement, the Misty Cloud Sect would have been on good terms with a clan connected to an Emperor Clan.

"This matter must be considered carefully."

Meanwhile, across the Dou Qi Continent.

"Another update?"

In the young lady's courtyard residence in Wutan City, Xun'er's beautiful eyes lit up, and she immediately opened the diary.

"The continuation came so quickly. I won't curse you..."

Xun'er had been looking forward to the continuation, but she found that things were not as she had imagined.

The new entry was actually something like a storyteller's commentary.

It was the diary owner's summary and assessment of the "story."

"They know my background so well." Xun'er's hands unconsciously tightened around the diary.

Her father had arranged for her to be sent to the Xiao Clan entirely on his own.

Even in the Gu Clan, very few people likely knew the details.

What concerned her most was how calmly the diary owner had written the words "late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng."

Was the owner simply composed, or was the owner unafraid of such a powerful being!?

Thinking of how neither the restriction her father had left nor the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame had detected the diary copy at all, Xun'er guessed it was the latter.

This diary might really be the work of a Dou Di!

"But what does this final summary mean?" Xun'er could not help frowning.

Living off a woman was a very good path to becoming stronger. Could the diary owner want to live off a woman too?

The owner had also called her the continent's number one rich beauty, yet said to leave Zi Yan out of the discussion.

Could this Zi Yan be the daughter of the Hun Clan's Hun Tiandi?

Otherwise, who could compare with her, the daughter of the Ancient Clan Chief and a Nine-Star Dou Sheng?

"The Light Boat Has Passed Ten Thousand Mountains." Xun'er closed her eyes. "Who exactly are you?"

Meanwhile, atop a mountain peak, Queen Medusa had held the same pose for a long time.

After a long while, a powerful presence surged around her.

"A descendant of an Emperor Clan and the daughter of a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng expert. This Xiao Clan is anything but simple."

"I must investigate. There may be an opportunity hidden there, but I can't make a show of it."

"And this Zi Yan needs watching too."

Queen Medusa's figure turned into a streak of red light and vanished toward the horizon.

"Zi Yan?"

"Could that be me?"

In a cave on the rear mountain behind Jia Nan Academy's back courtyard.

A girl of twelve or thirteen, who had been dozing in a hot spring, widened her eyes.

There was nothing distinctive about the name Zi Yan. There were probably many people on the Dou Qi Continent with that name.

But the girl had a strong feeling that the Zi Yan mentioned in the diary was her.

Otherwise, why was she the one who had received a diary copy and could see its contents?

"Leaving me out of it, Gu Xun'er is the undisputed number one rich beauty on the continent."

"She has a Nine-Star Dou Sheng for a father and is descended from an Emperor Clan. Could I be one too?"

Hurt and anger rose in Zi Yan's eyes. "If I am, why did I have to suffer so much when I was little?"

"The Light Boat Has Passed Ten Thousand Mountains, who exactly are you? Make yourself clear."

"Do you know about my origins?"

"Do you know who the parents who abandoned me are!?"

Qingshan Town...

Stone Desert City...

The Little Pill Tower...

The Ye Clan of Ye City in the Central Plains.

Inside Qingxiao Pavilion, not far from Lingxi Courtyard.

Ye Xinlan held the diary copy in both hands, reading it word by word and sentence by sentence with a solemn expression.

Her heart was set on the great task of revitalizing the Ye Clan, and she wanted to seize every chance to grow stronger.

To her, this diary copy that had suddenly appeared in her mind twelve years ago was an immense stroke of fortune.

"A descendant of a Dou Di!"

"A late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng expert!"

"The Light Boat Has Passed Ten Thousand Mountains?"