As waves of tiny energy ripples spread and vanished from the purple cauldron, a thumb-sized, pale purple pill prototype gradually took shape under the azure flames. At a certain moment, a deep purple pill fragrance suddenly emanated from the purple cauldron, filling the hall and lingering for a long time.
"Is the pill about to be formed?" Yun Yun muttered, sniffing the purple scent. The lingering fragrance was a sign that a high-level pill was about to take shape.
A moment later, a thumb-sized, pale purple pill, emitting a faint luster, appeared within the purple cauldron.
The moment the purple pill appeared, a surge of energy ripples suddenly erupted from the pill. Some of these energy ripples were blocked by the purple cauldron, but the rest still seeped out, rushing in all directions with a destructive momentum!
How dare a mere sixth-grade pill show off its prowess in front of me!
Liu Yu's mind stirred, and like a volcanic eruption, a ball of cyan flames erupted from the purple cauldron, instantly transforming into a cyan-blue flame shield.
The energy ripples that came into contact with the flame shield were mercilessly engulfed, ultimately becoming sustenance for the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire.
Removing the flame shield, Liu Yu gestured towards the purple cauldron, and the purple pill obediently fell into his palm.
Holding the pill, Liu Yu approached Yun Yun and offered it to her.
Yun Yun didn't take it. Her beautiful eyes met Liu Yu's, and her red lips parted, "Feed me!"
Startled, Liu Yu asked, "Are you going to take it here?"
"Isn't it possible?" Yun Yun winked playfully.
"As long as you're happy!" Liu Yu chuckled, then pulled the Azure Lotus Seat from his ring and gestured for Yun Yun to sit on it.
Seeing this, Yun Yun sat cross-legged on the lotus seat, slightly tilting her head back. Liu Yu gently placed the purple pill in his hand into Yun Yun's mouth. Liu Yu could feel his fingers being gently licked!
Was he being teased? Liu Yu looked puzzled. He had never expected Yun Yun to be such a person!
As Yun Yun swallowed the Po'e Pill into her stomach, she began to seriously refine the pill.
Soon, waves of energy ripples spread out from Yun Yun's body, and Liu Yu once again released the flame shield, devouring these energy ripples.
Yun Yun on the lotus seat frowned slightly. On her smooth forehead, a strange dark green energy rapidly condensed. After a moment, it formed a small dark green energy snake pattern. At this time, a light purple energy emerged from Yun Yun's neck, swirling up, and began to contact and collide with the dark green snake.
A stalemate ensued between the two energies. The intense pain caused by the struggle between these two energies in this crucial region of the brain caused Yun Yun's brows to furrow, but her expression remained unchanged. Perhaps she didn't want Liu Yu to see her unpleasant side, so she controlled her expression.
After nearly half an hour, the dark green serpentine pattern finally succumbed to the purple energy and began to dim. Then, the purple energy, using its restraining power, forcibly forced the pattern out of Yun Yun's head.
As soon as the pattern detached, it trembled violently before dissipating into green smoke.
Yun Yun slowly opened her beautiful eyes, a powerful aura erupting before instantly retreating. She rose from the lotus throne.
"Congratulations, your strength has returned!" Liu Yu smiled as she stood up. He sensed the fleeting aura of a three-star Dou Huang. He suspected that because she had been sealed for a short time, her strength hadn't declined.
"Hmm!" Yun Yun was also delighted. She had become a Dou Huang powerhouse once again. In this world, only great strength could bring peace of mind!
...
The Nalan residence, the main hall.
Nalan Yanran was currently facing off against her grandfather, while her father, Nalan Su, felt somewhat helpless. One was his father, the other his daughter. Who could he side with?
Nalan Su also felt that his father, Nalan Jie, was somewhat unreasonable. Since the engagement had already been called off, why bother with the whole "regret to break off the engagement" thing?
Although his father's plan was perfect, first publicizing it, when Nalan Yanran went to break off the engagement, he had already been poisoned by the Iron Poison Seal Python. He was busy suppressing the poison, and Nalan Yanran went to break off the engagement without him, leaving him no time to react.
The poison then took over his heart, and he had to expel Nalan Yanran from the house. Then, he devoted himself to suppressing the poison, not caring about the Xiao family.
Fortunately, he met Elder Liu, who not only removed the poison from his body and saved his life, but also gave him the opportunity to make up for the negative impact that Nalan Yanran's recklessness had brought to the Xiao family!
These contents were all half true and half false, and Nalan Su felt that his father had completely separated himself from the entire broken engagement incident, and then described himself as a "victim", and the Nalan family, except for his father, were all villains!
What a "golden cicada escape"! Nalan Su couldn't help but sigh, the old ones are still the best!
"Father, if you do this, Yanran will lose face. Now Yanran is the disciple of the leader of the Yunlan Sect. Who knows, she may be the next leader in the future. If you do this, how can Yanran establish her prestige in the Yunlan Sect! How will the Yunlan Sect view Yanran!"
Looking at Nalan Yanran who was about to cry, Nalan Su couldn't help but speak for her.
"Hmph, you think I don't understand, brat, you're still a little naive! Yanran was accepted as a disciple by the leader of the Yunlan Sect, which is something that the Nalan family should be happy about, but the royal family is not happy! Over the years, although the royal family didn't say anything on the surface, they have been very dissatisfied with the Nalan family in secret! If it weren't for me, the Lionheart Marshal of the Empire, and if it weren't for the fact that the Mu family and the Mitel family need the Nalan family's checks and balances, do you think the Nalan family can still exist! Don't think that because we rely on the Yunlan Sect, the royal family won't dare to take action against us. If the old guys in the royal family really want to take action, the Yunlan Sect can't protect our Nalan family!"
Nalan Jie cursed directly at Nalan Su. He really hated him for not being able to make good use of his talents! As the patriarch of the Nalan family, he only cares about long-term interests, but can't distinguish the current reality!
It is valuable to be able to see long-term interests, but that depends on the actual situation. If you can't even survive the present, how can you talk about the long term?
To die before achieving success is the truth!
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Nalan Su was speechless after being scolded, and he also felt a sense of sudden enlightenment. Yes, he only thought that Yanran joining the Yunlan Sect would bring huge benefits to the Nalan family, but he never thought that there was a "sword" hanging over his head! If he was not careful, this "sword" would fall! What was waiting for the Nalan family at that time was the disaster of annihilation!
With a light sigh, Nalan Su also looked at his daughter, a little reluctant: "Yanran, for the sake of the Nalan family, why don't you listen to your grandfather and go to the Xiao family!"
After thinking it through, Nalan Su felt that his father's plan was very feasible. If it was implemented smoothly, then the Nalan family would "be able to attack when advancing and defend when retreating, and be invincible by nature"!
Nalan Yanran looked at his father in disbelief. Even he was like this!
"Yanran, I know what you're worried about, but you have to understand that as the disciple of the Yunlan Sect's leader, this incident won't fundamentally shake your status. As long as you're still the leader's disciple, with your talent, the future position of leader will still be yours! Moreover, I'll find a way to discuss this matter with your teacher, okay?" Nalan Jie appealed to her emotions and reason, his voice even more "incomparably gentle"!
"Am I going to spend my whole life with that loser? Why?"
Tears soaked Nalan Yanran's eyes and dripped down her face uncontrollably.
"Yanran! Have you forgotten how brilliantly gifted the Xiao family's young master once was? There must be some other reason for his current state. I'll ask Elder Liu to go to Wutan City and see him. Elder Liu is a sixth-rank alchemist, even more formidable than Elder Guhe of your Yunlan Sect. By then, Xiao Yan's talent will be restored!"
Just as Nalan Jie was earnestly trying to persuade Nalan Yanran, an elderly man who resembled a steward hurried in, saying, "Master, Elder Liu is here!"
Upon hearing Elder Liu's arrival, Nalan Jie abandoned his granddaughter's efforts and hurried out to greet him.
A moment later, Nalan Jie burst into laughter. Yun Yun, wearing Liu Yu and a veil covering her face, and holding Liu Yu's hand, entered the hall.
Noticing the faint traces of tears on her disciple's face, Yun Yun frowned and asked, "Yanran, what's wrong?"
"Teacher, I'm fine!"
Nalan Yanran's voice was a little muffled. Seeing this, Yun Yun looked at Nalan Jie. Even though he was Yanran's grandfather, he couldn't bully his disciple!
Nalan Jie smiled wryly and outlined the entire situation. However, his main point was the negative impact Nalan Yanran's unauthorized cancellation of the engagement had on both the Xiao and Nalan families, and his desire to have Elder Liu visit Xiao Yan and cure him.
Yun Yun remained silent. She had agreed to Yanran's cancellation, having dismissed it as unworthy of her disciple. But now, it occurred to her that perhaps Yanran shouldn't have been allowed to break off the engagement so openly. Otherwise, the "three-year agreement" wouldn't have happened.
Liu Yu, on the other hand, was enjoying the conversation. He hadn't expected Nalan Jie to make such a decision; it was quite a twist!
But this also gave Liu Yu another idea. Perhaps he should facilitate this matter, using this opportunity to get to know Xiao Yanzi and prepare for the future. Furthermore, he remembered promising to find Xiao Yanzi a wife. He was a man of his word, so he had to seize the opportunity to arrange it. Hehe!
"I think what Mr. Nalan said is not wrong. This broken engagement is too humiliating. Also, I heard that Xiao Yan was originally a genius, but for some unknown reason, he lost all his fighting spirit and became a useless person. I've seen similar symptoms in ancient books before, and most of them recovered after three or four years. Xiao Yan might be the same. His cultivation talent has probably recovered!"
Liu Yu analyzed from the side, making Nalan Jie ecstatic. Elder Liu agreed with him, and then Sect Master Yun... couldn't help but secretly glance at Sect Master Yun, who was holding Elder Liu's hand.
Yun Yun hadn't expected Liu Yu to speak up for Nalan Jie. She had originally been leaning towards Yanran, but after hearing what Liu Yu said, she was a little shaken.
"Miss Yanran, there are only a few reasons why you don't want to go to the Xiao family. First, it's simply because you can't save face, but you've also brought shame upon the Xiao family, especially Xiao Yan. Having his engagement broken off, he'll never be able to hold his head up high again! Second, you don't want to spend your life with someone you don't like, especially if that person is a loser. However, relationships can be cultivated, and similarly, losers can become geniuses again! The last reason must be the Yunlan Sect. I believe Yun'er must be a reasonable person!"
Liu Yu said to Nalan Yanran, then looked at Yun Yun with a rather "affectionate" look.
Yun Yun rolled her eyes at Liu Yu, then after a moment's reflection, agreed with him. It wasn't because Liu Yu called her "Yun'er" in public that she changed her mind, but Yanran had indeed done something wrong!
Then he whispered to Yanran, "Yanran, why don't you go to the Xiao family? As for the final engagement, if you don't want to, just cancel it!"
In the end, Nalan Yanran agreed. Her teacher had said so, so what else could she do? Moreover, the teacher had given Xiao Yan the choice, so she was indeed wrong in this matter!
...
A month later, in Wutan City, at the Xiao family.
The entire Xiao family was in a state of excitement, as a shocking piece of news had spread throughout the Jiama Empire, and the Xiao family had also heard about it later!
They couldn't believe that the Nalan family, one of the three great families in the imperial capital, was coming to apologize! Moreover, the Nalan family's patriarch, Nalan Jie, who had cured the branding poison, would come in person, and had even invited the renowned Elder Liu from Jiama to treat Xiao Yan! There was even the possibility of renewing the engagement between the two families!
Outside the hut where Xiao Yan was cultivating, Xiao Zhan's expression was complicated, but he finally knocked on the door. After all, he had to talk to Yan'er about this matter!
Xiao Yan, who was immersed in his spiritual practice inside, frowned slightly at the knock, rose from the bed, and opened the door.
Seeing that it was his father, the displeasure in his heart also disappeared, and the complicated expression on his face made Xiao Yan's heart jump. Could it be that something bad happened! He couldn't help but hurriedly asked: "Father, what happened?"
Looking at the face in front of him that revealed determination in its tenderness, and the once fair skin that had become slightly yellow, Xiao Zhan opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to speak.
Under Xiao Yan's anxious gaze, Xiao Zhan finally told Xiao Yan what had happened during this period.
After listening to his father's narration, Xiao Yan was also stunned! Are you sure you are not kidding him! The humiliation that Nalan Yanran brought to him was the biggest motivation for his hard training during this period, but you told me that the Nalan family is coming to "regret breaking off the engagement"!
"Father, is this true?!" Xiao Yan stared at his father intently, his fists clenched, enough to see the unrest in his heart!
"It should be true. This news has spread throughout Gama. Our Xiao family was relatively late to know about it. Moreover, Mr. Nalan was a close friend of your grandfather. He was very concerned about his promises. He personally agreed to the marriage. During the years when your fighting spirit dissipated, he did not send anyone to cancel the engagement. Later, you were poisoned by the fifth-level monster, the Iron Poison Seal Python, and your life was in danger. Then Nalan Yanran came to cancel the engagement without telling the Nalan family..."
Xiao Zhan sighed and said.