Chapter 74: To the Misty Cloud Sect

Somewhere Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan did not know of, Nalan Jie and Nalan Su were watching them quietly.

Looking at Yanran, who would blush from time to time, Nalan Jie had to admit that Nalan Su, as her father, understood his daughter better.

However, if Nalan Su knew what was in Nalan Jie's mind, he would surely cry out in injustice; heaven and earth as his witness, he truly had not anticipated such a situation!

"What other tricks do you have up your sleeve?" Nalan Jie asked with some curiosity. Although he did not intend to forcibly interfere with Yanran's marriage, he did not mind such matchmaking, especially when the target was a golden son-in-law he had originally held in high regard!

"As for that, I plan to pull some strings at the banquet tomorrow," Nalan Su said.

"You aren't thinking of drugging them again, are you?!" Nalan Jie said in surprise, his gaze toward Nalan Su even turning somewhat unkind.

"Of course not! Father, how could you think that of me!" Nalan Su hurriedly denied: "I just plan to arrange their seats together and then send people to say a few more teasing and ambiguous words."

"Hmm, that will do," Nalan Jie nodded: "But what if they bring up the marriage contract? You know Xiao Yan came this time specifically to annul it."

"Rest assured, Father," Nalan Su said confidently: "I have already thought of a reason to drag this matter out until after Xiao Yan returns from the Misty Cloud Sect."

"Hmm, that is excellent."

"I say, why must we be so sneaky?" Following behind Nalan Yanran and moving quietly through the Nalan family estate, Xiao Yan asked with some confusion.

"Ugh!" Nalan Yanran's face flushed red. She shot a hateful glare at Xiao Yan behind her and said: "It's not like you don't know what my dad did last night. If we walked out openly, would we even be able to leave?"

"Uh, is that so?" Xiao Yan scratched his head, expressing his agreement.

Soon, the two arrived at a site in the Nalan estate where flying magical beasts were kept.

Nalan Yanran scanned the area quickly and soon fixed her gaze on one flying magical beast that was clearly different from the others. In general, the other flying magical beasts were brown, a common color in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, but the one Nalan Yanran was looking at was a sky-blue color, and its build was also more slender.

"Xiao Yan, look, that is the flying magical beast the sect assigned to me when I returned from the Misty Cloud Sect." Nalan Yanran turned to the side, beckoned Xiao Yan to her, and pointed with her finger.

"The Misty Cloud Sect's aerial surveillance is extremely thorough. If we were to ride a different flying magical beast, I fear we would be shot down immediately if we were even slightly careless, so we must ride this one," Nalan Yanran said, turning her head back. At this moment, Xiao Yan happened to walk to Nalan Yanran's side, causing Nalan Yanran to nearly bump into Xiao Yan's chest. A strong masculine scent drifted through the air and burrowed into the tip of Nalan Yanran's nose.

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"Ugh!" Nalan Yanran's heart skipped a beat, then she quickly hid it and said as if nothing had happened:

"Let's go."

"Hmm." Xiao Yan nodded, turned his head to glance thoughtfully at a certain spot behind them, and then quickly followed Nalan Yanran's footsteps.

The staff responsible for caring for the flying magical beasts were all startled to see Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan appear.

One of them quickly walked forward, bowed slightly, and greeted Nalan Yanran with some restraint: "Miss Yanran, why have you come? And this person, could he be Miss Yanran's fiancé, Young Master Xiao Yan?"

"Yes, that's right, he is Xiao Yan. Today is his first time visiting our Nalan family, so I'm taking him out for a tour," Nalan Yanran said, suppressing the flutter in her heart upon hearing the words 'fiancé', and speaking in as normal a tone as possible.

"Oh, so that's how it is. I didn't expect Miss Yanran and Young Master Xiao Yan to have become so close. This is truly a match made in heaven, a golden union!"

"Cough, cough, yes, that's it. Alright, you may leave now. I will take Xiao Yan around by myself," Nalan Yanran felt flustered upon hearing this, especially thinking of Xiao Yan right behind her, which made her feel even more awkward. She urged the person to leave, hoping they would hurry away.

"Oh! I see. Look at my head, truly. Then I shall take my leave," the man said, then turned to Xiao Yan: "Young Master Xiao Yan, perhaps you know that our young miss can be a bit proud at times, but her heart is still very kind and gentle. It's what they call a sharp tongue but a tofu heart. You'll know once you spend more time with her!"

"Alright! Have you had enough! Get out of here!" Nalan Yanran finally couldn't hold it in anymore and shouted. She couldn't understand why someone who was usually so well-behaved was so talkative today!

"Yes, yes, yes! I'm leaving right now," the man bowed and replied repeatedly: "Then I wish the two of you a harmonious union and a lifetime of happiness together!"

"Get lost!" Nalan Yanran completely exploded, and with a *swish*, she even drew her sword.

However, just as the man had said earlier, Nalan Yanran had a sharp tongue but a tofu heart; the sword came out, but other than scaring people, she didn't actually strike.

After the man left, Nalan Yanran looked angrily toward Xiao Yan's side, making Xiao Yan feel a bit of a tremor in his heart.

*Wait, what am I afraid of her for? She can't even beat me! * Xiao Yan cheered himself on.

However, Nalan Yanran still had self-control, and besides, this wasn't Xiao Yan's fault, so there was no reason to blame him.

A match made in heaven, a golden union?

*No! What on earth am I thinking about! *

Shaking her head to clear out these messy thoughts, Nalan Yanran led the flying magical beast out of the shed and said to Xiao Yan: "Alright, get on."

The two soon climbed onto the flying magical beast together. As its massive wings flapped, the two soared into the sky and flew toward the direction of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Just after the two left, a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious attire appeared there.

"To think they actually discovered me. Truly worthy of being a genius capable of defeating a Dou Ling!" Watching their disappearing backs, Nalan Su sighed with emotion.

At this time, the person Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran had encountered earlier ran over in a hurry and said to Nalan Su: "Greetings, Family Head. Family Head, how did I perform just now?"

"Hmm, a bit exaggerated, but it was enough for Yanran," Nalan Su commented.

Nalan Jie was right about one thing earlier: the person in this world who understood Nalan Yanran best was still her father, Nalan Su!

In the sky, Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan rode one after the other on the flying magical beast.

The whistling gale blew backward, bringing with it a trace of a strange fragrance.

*This scent? * Xiao Yan sniffed carefully.

"Are you wearing perfume?" Xiao Yan suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, the hand Nalan Yanran used to pull the reins tightened, and she said: "W-what? Can I not use it?"

"Uh, that's not it. I just felt a bit surprised." Although he said that, Xiao Yan also realized that while Nalan Yanran was a bit arrogant, she was still a girl after all, so it wasn't strange for her to use such things.

"It's Moon Frost Flower, right? Cold plum proud in the snow, elegant and refined; it suits you quite well," Xiao Yan commented briefly.

"Is, is that so?" Hearing Xiao Yan's comment, Nalan Yanran felt inexplicably happy, completely forgetting the fact that Xiao Yan could smell her natural fragrance at every moment! She said with some joy: "Hmph, you have good taste. It wasn't in vain that I spent so much effort to bring you to the Misty Cloud Sect."

However, Nalan Yanran didn't notice that Xiao Yan hadn't, and he consciously steered the conversation away: "By the way, can you introduce the Misty Cloud Sect to me? This is my first time here."

"Sure." Miss Nalan was very happy and immediately agreed to Xiao Yan's request: "Our Misty Cloud Sect————"

Just as the two were chatting, a mountain peak piercing the clouds gradually appeared beneath their feet, and waves of powerful soul energy scanned the two people and the beast.

The Misty Cloud Sect had arrived.