The moment Yun Shan appeared, Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly contracted.
If his previous strike had landed on Nalan Yanran, she would have undoubtedly died.
And this was the Yunlan Sect.
Nalan Yanran's identity was even more so the Young Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect.
If he had impulsively killed her just now, could he still safely leave the Yunlan Sect?
Even if he still had Hai Bodong and his teacher as trump cards, Xiao Yan knew very well that these two trump cards would be useless against the Dou Zong Yun Shan.
"Huu~"
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan looked at Nalan Yanran, who was stumbling and getting up from the ground in the distance, and finally sighed.
The obsession of three years also vanished at this moment.
When people are in different situations, their mindset naturally differs.
After Xiao Yan didn't kill Nalan Yanran at the first opportunity, the sudden surge of killing intent also dissipated with the wind.
Ultimately, it was because the Xiao Yan, whose obsession had now vanished, realized that his strength had declined back then, and Nalan Yanran breaking off the engagement was understandable.
Her only fault was that her method was wrong.
Therefore, after defeating Nalan Yanran today, Xiao Yan followed Yun Shan's lead and said, "Since Senior has spoken to concede for Nalan Yanran, this junior naturally has no objections."
After Xiao Yan finished speaking, he smiled faintly and put the Heavy Xuan Ruler in his hand into his storage ring.
At this moment, Nalan Yanran stumbled over from a distance, her expression downcast, but her eyes still held a hint of stubbornness.
Her voice hoarse, she said, "Xiao Yan, you won this competition. I, Nalan Yanran, am not someone who can't afford to lose. According to the agreement back then, if I, Nalan Yanran, lost to you, I would become your servant.
But as the Young Master of the Nalan Family and a disciple of the Yunlan Sect, for the reputation of the Sect and my teacher, please forgive me for not being able to fulfill the agreement.
However, don't worry, although I cannot fulfill the agreement from back then, I will repay you with my life. Please forgive my impulsive actions back then."
Having said that, Nalan Yanran, without any warning, raised the light-green longsword in her hand and slashed it towards her snow-white neck.
"Oh no!"
Seeing this, Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly contracted.
In the nick of time, he suddenly struck, flicking a finger to shoot out a blue-purple flame.
With a clang.
This blue-purple flame was like a bullet, instantly deflecting the longsword in Nalan Yanran's hand.
Since Yun Yun did not go to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yan also had no interaction with the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and naturally did not acquire the accompanying Amethyst Source and purple fire.
However, during his training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he fortunately obtained a seventh-tier beast fire from a magical beast's corpse.
And the moment Xiao Yan unleashed the blue-purple flame, countless gazes simultaneously converged on him.
Because the flame Xiao Yan used during the Alchemist Grand Meeting was precisely this blue-purple beast fire.
"This… isn't this flame Yan Xiao's flame? How could it appear in Xiao Yan's hands?"
"Wait, Yan Xiao, Xiao Yan, good heavens, so Yan Xiao is Xiao Yan!"
"What, Yan Xiao is Xiao Yan? How is that possible?"
"For one person to possess such talent simultaneously in both the Alchemy Domain and cultivation Domain, it's truly terrifying!"
In the VIP section, Nalan Jie also recognized Xiao Yan.
Because Yan Xiao had once used a strange flame to remove the poison from him, in exchange for the Seven Illusory Green Spirit Saliva.
Thinking that this young man, whom he admired immensely, almost became his grandson-in-law, Nalan Jie felt a pang of regret in his heart.
Beside Nalan Jie, Mu Chen's eyes showed a hint of schadenfreude, saying, "Old man Nalan, your Nalan Family has truly suffered a great loss this time, to have rejected such a prodigy."
The more Nalan Jie listened, the more his heart ached. If he hadn't lost consciousness due to the corrosive poison in his body back then, that girl Yanran certainly wouldn't have dared to go over his head to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement.
Among the people present, besides the crowd, the leaders of various factions also watched the current scene with an attitude of spectators.
Although some people lamented Nalan Yanran's fierce spirit, wanting to commit suicide to protect the reputation of her Sect and family.
But more were mocking her for being blind, leading to regrets that were now too late.
On the other side, Nalan Yanran's longsword was deflected by Xiao Yan's beast fire. She was startled at first, but then instantly reacted, her gaze towards Xiao Yan trembling slightly.
"It's… it's you, you are Yan Xiao!"
Suddenly, Yan Xiao's figure slowly merged with Xiao Yan, but for Nalan Yanran, it was like a bolt from the blue.
Xiao Yan nodded faintly, then replied, "That's right, I am Yan Xiao."
"Hahahahaha, I never thought… I never thought…"
"Is this heaven's retribution for me?"
Nalan Yanran murmured.
Yan Xiao, this genius who suddenly rose like a comet, only took a short half a month to make a huge name for himself in the Imperial Capital.
Nalan Yanran rarely felt admiration for peers, and Yan Xiao was one of the few people she admired.
From the first time he came to the Nalan Family and cured the corrosive poison in her grandfather Nalan Jie's body, Nalan Yanran had always been intensely interested in this mysterious man who suddenly appeared, and even developed a hint of affection.
However, reality played a cruel joke on her.
The person who made her feel a hint of affection was actually the one she had broken off the engagement with three years ago, her former fiancé.
Xiao Yan shrugged. The reason he disguised himself back then was simply because he didn't want to cause too much trouble before the three-year agreement arrived.
After all, his identity was special. If he were recognized, it could easily lead to unnecessary trouble, especially from Nalan Yanran's suitors, who might team up to bother him.
And Xiao Yan happened to hate trouble.
At this moment, Yun Yun also flew over from the VIP section in the distance, frowning and saying, "Yanran, how could you treat your God of Life so casually just now?"
Yun Shan also frowned and said, "Your teacher is right, what can't be negotiated?"
Xiao Yan also shrugged and said, "Both seniors are right. I'm not interested in taking you as a servant, so you don't need to worry about your family and Sect's reputation for this."
Xiao Yan wasn't a fool.
This was the Yunlan Sect. If he really made Nalan Yanran his servant and shamed the Yunlan Sect, the problem would be huge.
Upon hearing this, Yun Shan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, young friend Xiao Yan, for your understanding. But no matter what, Yanran's impulsive actions back then caused losses to the Xiao Family.
My Yunlan Sect is not a Sect that doesn't distinguish right from wrong. The contents of this storage ring are a small compensation to the Xiao Family and to young friend Xiao Yan. Please, young friend Xiao Yan, be sure to accept it."
Yun Shan finished speaking with a refreshing demeanor, then flicked his finger, and a storage ring instantly landed in Xiao Yan's hand.
Xiao Yan swept his spirit power over the storage ring, his eyes immediately lit up, and his smile became much more genuine.
"Then this junior will respectfully accept."
Then he looked at Nalan Yanran and smiled indifferently.
"Since the three-year agreement has ended, the grievances between you and me are also written off."