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After Xiao Yan revealed his true name, Yun Yun froze, her eyes becoming blank. She looked at Nalan Yanran and the others in the square, utterly at a loss.
"Xiao Yan?"
She repeated the name, seemingly not having recovered from her shock.
It was a while before she regained her composure, her ears turning red. She looked at Xiao Yan with a complex expression and asked softly,
"You proposed to my teacher? What exactly happened just now?"
Xiao Yan replied fluently:
"Nothing, after the Three-Year Agreement, I was about to go down the mountain, but Yun Leng insisted on stopping me and wouldn't let me leave.
"Some conflict arose, and I injured him. He then called out your teacher, and your teacher seemed to know that I was Yan Xiao, and then wanted to keep me here to marry you..."
Yun Yun glanced at Yun Shan in the sky, feeling touched...
She knew that her teacher had always prioritized the Sect, with his lifelong goal being to make the Yunlan Sect stronger and restore its former glory from the time of its ancestor, Yun Potian.
Yet, such a dedicated teacher, who was solely devoted to his career, was willing to make concessions for her.
Recalling her teacher's kindness to her when she was a child, and remembering the warm and gentle smile he showed when comforting her during past disappointments, Yun Yun felt a hint of guilt.
Was I too willful?
Moreover, Yao Yan was Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran's former fiancé. What kind of talk was this? If it got out, the Yunlan Sect would become a laughingstock.
Yun Yun looked at Xiao Yan with a complex expression and said softly, "I'm sorry..."
Immediately, she flew to Yun Shan's side and said softly,
"Teacher, Yun'er was wrong before; I was too willful. Let's forget about this marriage. I am the Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect, and I must consider the Sect's reputation."
Yun Shan smiled gently, "It's alright, Yun'er. How can the Yunlan Sect's reputation compare to your happiness?
"Besides, it's too late now. I just told everyone about you and Xiao Yan in the Monster Mountain Range."
Yun Yun's face stiffened. She opened her mouth and asked somewhat tremblingly, "What things?"
"It's about you giving him your first time... I saw that boy seemed to want to run, and if I didn't say that, I'm afraid I really couldn't keep him," Yun Shan replied with a chuckle.
Yun Yun's vision went black, and she nearly fell from mid-air.
Teacher, why do you tell everyone everything!
She swayed as she descended from the sky, her mind in a daze.
After the initial shock, the crowd in the square had erupted, with whispers and murmurs everywhere.
"What? The Sect Master was taken by Xiao Yan?" A disciple exclaimed in shock.
"How will the Young Sect Master face him in the future?"
"You think, is it possible that Xiao Yan pursued the Sect Master to retaliate against the Young Sect Master and humiliate her?"
"Didn't the Sect Master pursue Xiao Yan? Didn't you see that the Old Sect Leader was preparing to forcibly keep him for the marriage?"
"Xiao Yan wants to abandon the Sect Master?" someone else said.
"From the Old Sect Leader's actions, it does seem to be the case," the person next to him nodded.
"Then, this Three-Year Agreement, could it be that it wasn't about the Young Sect Master going to annul the engagement, as rumored, but rather that Xiao Yan wanted to divorce his wife?"
"Didn't you see? Senior Sister Nalan has kept that divorce letter until today! It must be because it was a great humiliation, and she has been enduring hardships!"
"It's a pity that Xiao Yan's talent is truly too terrifying. This Three-Year Agreement ultimately ended in defeat," someone shook their head and sighed.
"There were indeed rumors in Wu Tan City before that this was a divorce, not an annulment..."
Several disciples exchanged glances, feeling that they might have touched upon the truth.
Nalan Jie suddenly sighed and said somewhat apologetically,
"Sorry, Yanran, I've always misunderstood you... Alas, you didn't tell us the truth about such a big matter...
"There's no need to bear it silently alone. I never thought that Xiao Lin, who was upright and honorable his whole life, would have such a grandson... He's simply not acting like a human being!"
Listening to her grandfather's angry words, Nalan Yanran uttered a bewildered and confused "Hmm."
Nalan Jie then shook his head again and said, "Forget it, my Nalan Family cannot afford such a genius... I never thought the truth would be like this.
"That boy Xiao Yan had long set his sights on Sect Master Yun Yun, so he was dissatisfied with this engagement, and then deliberately spread rumors of his talent being lost to lure you over.
"But you heard the rumors for three years and remained unmoved, until three years ago when you went to visit him. I never expected him to stop pretending, write a divorce letter in public, and expel you from the Xiao Family.
"You, dissatisfied with his disdain and humiliation, then made this Three-Year Agreement with him... Yanran, am I right?"
"Ah? Uh... Grandpa, wait, no..."
Nalan Yanran was stunned for a moment, not reacting immediately, then repeatedly waved her hands, denying it.
Nalan Jie's face was cold, and he said sternly, "Yanran, how much longer do you intend to hide it now?
"I know your character. With your pride, how could you admit to such a shameful thing as being divorced by someone else? So you deliberately lied, saying you went to annul the engagement, right?"
Nalan Yanran shook her head repeatedly: "No, Grandpa, it's really not."
"Did Xiao Yan write that divorce letter himself?" Nalan Jie asked coldly.
Nalan Yanran nodded, then wanted to explain, when she heard Nalan Jie continue to ask, "Did you take the initiative to propose this Three-Year Agreement?"
Nalan Yanran hesitated and nodded, opening her mouth to explain the reason, but Nalan Jie waved his hand:
"Don't try to explain. I know you'll bear everything yourself for your master's sake... But I am your grandfather, and I understand you!"
Nalan Yanran's expression was blank and bewildered... Was the truth of the Three-Year Agreement really like this?
If I wasn't the person involved, I might have believed it!
If Xiao Yan had taken the initiative to propose divorce at that time, it might indeed have unfolded as her grandfather said... Nalan Yanran thought to herself.
She suddenly recalled how, when she went to the Xiao Family back then, Xiao Yan seemed to be openly affectionate with another Xiao Family girl and his maidservant in front of her...
Could it be that Xiao Yan really didn't want this engagement from the start? No, his anger and unwillingness at that time didn't seem feigned...
Nalan Yanran suddenly gave a self-deprecating smile, shaking the chaotic thoughts from her mind... At least one thing was certain: she had indeed gone to the Xiao Family with the intention of annulling the engagement, and she was the one who first proposed the annulment!
Although the discussions were quiet, Xiao Yan heard them clearly. He opened his mouth, not knowing to whom he should explain... He felt his reputation was heading in a strange direction.
He scratched his head, revealing a wry smile. In front of Yun Yun, he had sworn to take responsibility for her, but in his heart, he was still thinking of Xun Er and Xiao Meng. He truly seemed a bit terrible.
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