The room fell silent. The old man and the young woman both froze, seemingly unable to process the young man's words. After a moment, Nalan Jie reacted, his eyebrows shooting up.
Crack. The expensive white jade cup in his hand instantly turned to dust.
"Young friend Xiao Yan, are you serious?" Nalan Jie's voice trembled slightly, clearly holding back a great deal of emotion. Even his voice had changed.
Nalan Yanran, on the other hand, looked lost and helpless.
She had considered breaking off the engagement herself, but she hadn't anticipated the immense sense of loss and humiliation that would flood her when the other party brought it up first.
It caused Nalan Yanran, who was always proud, to pale slightly.
"It's true." Xiao Yan sighed. "Old man, I have my reasons for doing this. I hope you understand."
Nalan Jie sneered, then closed his eyes, a look of disappointment on his face. "Is that what Brother Xiao Lin thinks as well?"
"My grandfather initially never considered breaking the engagement. However, our clan ancestor arranged another marriage for me. My grandfather couldn't refuse the ancestor's order."
Xiao Yan said, feigning helplessness.
Xiao Lin actually valued promises, but when the matter was ordered by Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xuan naturally had no intention of resisting.
In the Xiao Clan, Xiao Xuan was everything; he was a god!
The disappointment on Nalan Jie's face softened slightly.
"I know this request is a bit rude, so I brought some gifts as compensation. I hope you will accept them, elder."
Xiao Yan took out two Storage Rings from his pocket and stood up to hand them over.
"No need. If that's the case, then the engagement is broken."
Nalan Jie shook his head, but his face froze when his soul force swept over the Storage Ring.
"Three-Patterned Azure Spirit Pill, Dou Spirit Pill, Imperial Extreme Pill..."
"The pills and various natural treasures in this Storage Ring are enough for your Nalan family to cultivate four or five Dou Emperor experts, or even a dozen Dou Kings.
If you manage it well, it's even possible to cultivate a Dou Zong expert." Xiao Yan pointed at one of the Storage Rings.
Nalan Jie fell silent. Nalan Yanran was initially bewildered upon hearing the names of these pills, but her eyes soon widened in shock.
Ya Fei, who had been brought along by Xiao Yan, also had a slight change in her pretty face upon hearing the names of these pills.
As an auctioneer, she was very clear about the value of these pills.
Just one of the lowest-grade Three-Patterned Azure Spirit Pills was worth nearly a million gold coins.
This was a fortune that could drive the Jia Ma Empire, and even the surrounding powers, wild.
"Besides, the other Storage Ring contains an Earth-Class Mid-Level Technique and some Grade 6 pills. Grandpa asked me to personally deliver them to you to repay the kindness you showed by saving his life back then."
Xiao Yan wore a smile.
"An Earth-Class Mid-Level Technique!" Ya Fei was already somewhat numb to the shocks this young man brought.
The power behind Xiao Yan was beyond what anyone in the Jia Ma Empire could imagine.
It was one thing to casually toss out Qi Gathering Powder like candy, but to treat Grade 6 pills and an Earth-Class Technique with such disregard?
Nalan Jie was even more silent. An Earth-Class Technique was enough to change the fate of a family.
His face turned from green to white. He regretted the words he had just spoken, but fortunately, Xiao Yan had pretended not to hear.
The Misty Cloud Sect's strongest technique was only an Earth-Class Mid-Level Technique.
The compensation Xiao Yan offered was enough to make the Nalan family a power on par with the Misty Cloud Sect within a century.
"Forget it, Yanran, are you willing to break the engagement?" Nalan Jie sighed.
His old friend's grandson had given too much.
These things could allow the Nalan family to rise up and become a true giant. Compared to the rise and fall of the entire family, what did a person's honor and disgrace matter?
"I..." Nalan Yanran bit her lip, her jade hands clenched tightly, her beautiful eyes filled with grievance and humiliation.
Although she knew that the other party had behaved decently enough, she, who had always been proud, still couldn't accept this fact.
Being jilted at her doorstep was a great humiliation.
However, what kind of power stood behind this young man? Compared to it, even her own Misty Cloud Sect, which she was so proud of, was probably just a small corner in front of such strength.
Besides, he offered far too much.
"I see that Old Master Nalan seems to be severely poisoned. Wu Lao, help him with treatment."
Xiao Yan, already sure of victory, gave the order.
"Yes, Young Master!" A sudden spatial fluctuation occurred behind Xiao Yan, and Xiao Wu's figure abruptly appeared.
He nodded slightly to Xiao Yan, and a crimson fire-attribute Dou Qi shot from his fingertips, subsequently entering Nalan Jie's body.
Nalan Jie's face first flushed red, and then he vomited a mouthful of black blood. As the black blood landed on the floor, the hard stone slabs immediately made a hissing sound.
"Grandfather!" Nalan Yanran exclaimed.
"It's nothing." Nalan Jie waved his hand and stood up, cupping his hands in a bow to Xiao Wu.
"Thank you, Senior, for saving my life."
This scene once again shocked Nalan Yanran and Ya Fei. The illness that had stumped the entire Jia Ma Empire was cured with a casual burst of Dou Qi from the other party.
"Hehe, Old Master Nalan, what do you think about this…" Xiao Yan spoke again.
"Sigh." Nalan Jie sighed and said, "Since things have come to this, we'll do as you say."
"Thank you, Old Master Nalan, for your generosity." Xiao Yan clasped his hands in a bow.
Then, turning to Nalan Yanran, he asked, "Miss Nalan, if you have any other grievances, you can also bring them up. As long as it's within my capabilities, I can satisfy you."
"There's nothing." Nalan Yanran stared blankly at Xiao Yan, her beautiful face somewhat pale and listless.
From childhood, she had always been the one to look down on others. Almost no one in the younger generation of the Jia Ma Empire could suppress her. But today, she was utterly defeated by a young man of her own age.
"In terms of talent and cultivation, she is already a Dou Emperor, while I have only just broken through as a Dou Master."
"In terms of status and background, the forces behind her can be considered top-tier on the entire Dou Qi Continent. The Nalan family might just be an ant in her eyes."
The sense of disparity this black-robed youth brought today was enough to make him remember it for a lifetime.
"In that case."
Xiao Yan glanced at Xiao Wu, who nodded slightly.
The next moment, a giant Dou Qi avatar, nearly a thousand feet tall, appeared above the Jia Ma Imperial Capital.
"Jia Ma Empire, Nalan Family, you are under the protection of my Xiao Clan for a hundred years. If anyone dares to lay a hand on the Nalan Family, they will be executed without mercy!"
This voice was vast and powerful, like a world-destroying thunder, echoing throughout the entire capital and even further beyond.
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