
In the main hall, Xiao Zhan and the three clan elders were talking excitedly with the strange elder. The guest seemed to have something weighing on his mind, yet whenever he looked as if he was about to start a topic of conversation, he would swallow his words back and change the topic. Every time he did this, the gentle girl next to him would give the elder a refined yet firm look …
After listening to their conversation for a while, Xiao Yan grew bored with their conversation and his head slowly drooped …
“Brother Xiao Yan, do you know who they are?” Just as Xiao Yan was about to fall asleep from boredom, Xun Er who was beside him opened her ancient book and asked Xiao Yan.
Know ye? Xiao Yan curiously looked at Xun Er.
“Did you see the silver sword symbol with clouds at the end of their robes?” Xun Er said with a light smile.
Oh? Xiao Yan looked towards his third handcuff and indeed, there he clearly saw the sword embroidery symbol glittering in the clouds!
They came from the Faction of Misty Clouds? Xiao Yan asked in confusion.
Although Xiao Yan had never come out into the real world, he had read from books about this faction. The Xiao Yan clan lived in a city called Wu Tan City which was part of the Jia Ma Empire. Although this city was listed as one of the great cities within the Jia Ma Empire, it was still dwarfed by the size of the empire, despite having the Magic Monster Mountain Range behind it.
Within the city itself, the Xiao Yan clan was the largest. Other than the Xiao Clan, there were two other clans competing with the Xiao Clan, but even after 24 years of bloodshed and strife, they were unable to overtake the Xiao clan …
If the Xiao Clan was the strongest power in Wu Tan City, then the Misty Cloud Faction would be the strongest power in the entire Jia Ma Empire! The difference between the Xiao Clan and the Misty Cloud Faction was huge, to the point where Xiao Yan's father, Xiao Zhan, was usually keeping a firm and rough face, very respectful in front of these guests.
“Why are they here?” Xiao Yan whispered.
Xun Er's slender finger stopped, “Maybe it is related to you, Big Brother Xiao Yan ..”
“Me? But I don't have any relationship with them !? ” Hearing Xun Er's reply, Xiao Yan stopped before shaking his head and whispering back.
Do you know the name of the girl up there? Xun Er glanced at the girl.
“No, right?” Xian Yan furrowed his brows as he examined the face of the girl that Xun Er had shown. He doesn't remember seeing her before.
“She Nalan Yanran!” A curious expression appeared on Xun Er's face.
“Hehe, grandfather and Nalan Jie were like blood brothers and at that moment, you and Nalan Yanran were born around the same time, so both of them decided that you guys were going to get married. But, unfortunately, three years after you were born, grandfather died in a fight with the clan's enemies and as time went on, the Xiao Clan's relationship with the Nalan family became weaker … “Xun Er stopped and looked at Xiao Yan who was engrossed with Xun Er. story, “Nalan Jie was not only arrogant, he also put a lot of emphasis on promises. The marriage was decided by her so despite your name being so bad these past few years, she never thought of canceling the wedding .. ”
“The grandfather must have been very stubborn ..” Xiao Yan smiled.
“Nalan Jie has the final say in all matters in the family so even though he really loves his granddaughter a lot, there is no one in the family who is against marriage …” Xun Er's beautiful eyes lightly stared at Xiao Yan before continuing, “But 5 years ago, Nalan Yanran became a disciple under the leadership of the Misty Clouds faction. In these 5 years, Nalan Yanran showed incredible talent. When someone has enough power to change the course of their life, they will try their hardest to change the things that they do not like and unfortunately, they will not, she deeply hated her wedding vows to brother Xiao Yan! ”
“You mean ... she came to CANCEL the wedding?”
Xiao Yan's face darkened. At this moment she was furious, not because Nalan Yanran did not want her as her husband but rather, because Nalan Yanran was trying to cancel the marriage with the entire clan present! If that happened then his father would lose most of his dignity and respect within the clan!
Xiao Yan slowly took a breath, the cold air calming his raging mind. Inside his sleeves, Xiao Yan curled his fist, thinking, if I was a Dou Shi, who would dare to trample on my pride?
It was true, if Xiao Yan was a Dou Shi, then, even if Nalan Yanran had the support of the Misty Cloud Faction, he would not be able to do such a thing. A 15-year-old Dou Shi, there were only a few who had such high achievements throughout the history of the Mainland Dou Qi. And the few people who were at that level when they were young were now some of the most influential people in the entire Dou Qi world.
A fragile little hand cleverly avoided Xiao Yan's arm and held Xiao Yan's hand. Xun Er softly said, “Sister Xiao Yan, if he really cancels the wedding, then that is his own disadvantage. I'm sure in a few years, he will regret his decision today! ”
“Refurr?” Xiao Yan sneered. “With my current ability, I do not have such luxury.”
Xiao Yan paused before changing his tone, “Wait, Xun Er. How do you know them so well? The things you just said, my dad probably doesn't even know some of them. How do you know all this? ”
Xun Er stiffened but did not say anything.
Seeing Xue Er's avoidance of the matter, Xiao Yan could only smile helplessly. Although Xun Er was also part of the Xiao family, she and Xiao Yan had no blood relation. Moreover, Xiao Yan had never seen old man Xun Er and whenever he asked his father about them, Xiao Zhan would shake his head and not speak. Soon, Xun Er's parents became a taboo topic, something they seemed to be afraid to talk about.
To Xiao Yan, Xun Er's identity had always been shrouded in mystery. No matter how hard or clever he tried, Xun Er would always be silent.
“Ugh, whatever, if you don't want to say it then don't.” Shaking his head, Xiao Yan's face suddenly darkened again. The guest elder, under the repeated signal from Nalan Yanran, finally stood up …
“Heh, using the Misty Cloud Faction to suppress dad? This Nalan Yanran definitely used some shameless tactics.. ”Anger began to build up in Xiao Yan's heart.