Chapter 33: The Engagement Cancellation Storm

Xiao Zhan stood up directly from his seat, looking at the black stone stele in shock. He had originally thought Xiao Yan would be at most a nine-stage Dou Qi, but he hadn't expected him to have broken through to Dou Zhe.

"Jumping from three-stage Dou Qi to Dou Zhe in one year, is this kid trying to reach the heavens!"

"After Brother Xiao Yan reaches Dou Zhe, will he still stay in this small Wutan City? Brother Xiao Yan always looked toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range from time to time, as if he really wanted to go exploring. Before, Brother Xiao Yan didn't have enough strength, but now he has broken through to Dou Zhe, so even going to the Magical Beast Mountain Range shouldn't be a problem. I wasted half a year of time getting along with Brother Xiao Yan in vain. I'm so stupid!" Xun Er looked at Xiao Yan in front of the black stone stele and muttered to herself.

"He actually really reached Dou Zhe. After that guy's cultivation talent recovered, he became even more terrifying. I thought hard cultivation could narrow the gap with him, but I didn't expect the gap between the two to become even larger. Only Xun Er can be a match for him!" Xiao Mei stared at the four characters on the black stone stele and said with emotion. The jealousy in her heart gradually faded; when someone far surpasses you and you can only look up to them, it's hard to even feel jealousy.

There were many others with the same thoughts as Xiao Mei. Those who had once been jealous of and insulted Xiao Yan were now trembling, fearing Xiao Yan's revenge. But how could Xiao Yan retaliate? He had long since forgotten these people.

Looking at his father, Xiao Zhan, on the high platform to the left, Xiao Yan blinked his eyes, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he walked toward Xun Er.

Xiao Xun'er tugged at Xiao Yan's sleeve, signaling him to take her away quickly.

Seeing that Xun Er didn't care that his clothes were dirty and could express her heart in such an occasion, how could Xiao Yan, a grown man, be coy? Ignoring the envious expressions of the people around him, he hugged Xun Er directly, after all, he was leaving soon. Xiao Yan prepared to go to the Magical Beast Mountain Range for a year of training and return for the adult ceremony.

After Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er hugged for a while, they realized so many people were watching.

Xiao Yan, with his thick skin, naturally felt nothing, but Xiao Xun'er was so shy that her face turned bright red, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Xiao Yan looked at the beautiful young girl who kept winking at the old man and sighed softly. He naturally knew what the three of them were here for. If he didn't even know the identities of these three, wouldn't his transmigration have been in vain? What had he been working so hard to cultivate for over a decade for? Wasn't it just so he wouldn't be insulted by them at this moment?

"Xun Er, why are you suddenly..." Xiao Yan didn't know what to say for a moment.

Xiao Yan just wanted to cancel the engagement quickly and then go play in the back mountain with Xun Er.

"You know?" Xiao Yan asked with a smile.

"I don't believe Brother Xiao Yan doesn't know about the Yunlan Sect." Xun Er rolled her eyes and said helplessly.

Xiao Zhan and the three elders on the left high platform saw this scene, looked at each other, had nothing to say, and sighed in unison. Because they knew the power behind Xiao Xun'er was too terrifying. Although Xiao Yan's cultivation talent was heaven-defying enough, if he wanted to win Xiao Xun'er, he still had a long way to go!

The next day, morning.

"Uh... how would I know? Maybe I was just full and came out for a walk!" Xiao Yan looked left and right, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Beside the old man sat a young man and woman. They were also wearing moon-white robes. The man was about twenty years old, handsome and quite charming, with five gold stars embroidered on his chest, representing that the youth was a five-star Dou Zhe.

The girl was about fifteen years old, with a beautiful face and elegant posture, exuding a unique charm. On the girl's delicate, developing chest were three gold stars, representing that she was a three-star Dou Zhe. At the age of fifteen, to have such strength, her cultivation talent was evident.

"It's good that they came!" Xiao Yan said to himself. Because Xiao Yan also wanted to cancel this engagement. He had no feelings for Nalan Yanran to begin with, and now that he saw her in person, he found that he really didn't feel a spark. Moreover, Xiao Yan and Xun Er had been communicating deeply yesterday, and they were currently in their honeymoon period; how could he let Nalan Yanran ruin the mood?

"Oh! So they are people from the Yunlan Sect!" Xiao Yan said with a sudden realization.

Xiao Yan naturally knew what Xun Er meant. He took her hand and, amidst the envious gazes of the crowd, took her to the family back mountain for a secret meeting.

Seeing Xiao Yan's exaggerated expression, Xun Er was silent for a moment, then a smile that was hard to detect appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she asked in a low voice: "Brother Xiao Yan, do you know what they are here for?"

"I saw it! Isn't it just an embroidered silver sword? If you like it, you can embroider one even more beautiful than theirs yourself," Xiao Yan said playfully.

"Brother Xiao Yan, Xun Er misses you." Just when Xiao Yan was puzzled, Xun Er actually said those shy words in front of everyone.

However, what Xiao Yan didn't expect was that they actually really came. Xiao Yan had thought that after they learned his cultivation talent had recovered, they would consider it carefully.

"Brother Xiao Yan, do you know the identities of the three people opposite?" Xun Er looked at the three guests sitting opposite and asked with a smile.

"Hehe! The Yunlan Sect and Wutan City are nearly ten thousand miles apart. If you walk, it would probably take at least half a year!" Xun Er pursed her lips and smiled.

"But wanting to force me is impossible. If there is to be a cancellation, it will be my Xiao Family canceling the engagement with your Nalan Family." Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and said to himself.

But what could be done? They were a talented man and a beautiful woman after all! Both had broken through to Dou Zhe at only fifteen, which made people unable to even feel jealousy, as most people didn't even have seven-stage Dou Qi at this time.

Xiao Yan didn't expect that as soon as he walked off the platform, he would be hugged by Xun Er. Xiao Yan was stunned, a bit at a loss. He didn't know what was wrong with Xun Er; hadn't she been avoiding him before? How had she suddenly become so intimate?

In the Xiao Family hall, Xiao Zhan and the three elders were talking quite enthusiastically with an old man. The old man was wearing a moon-white robe, with a crescent moon embroidered on the chest, and seven golden stars dotted around the crescent moon, representing that the old man was a seven-star Great Dou Master, two levels higher than Xiao Zhan.

Seeing the intimate scene between the two, everyone in the square felt as if something had been forcibly stuffed into their mouths, the kind that couldn't be spat out.

"Xun Er shouldn't have avoided Brother Xiao Yan. Xun Er was wrong!" Xun Er hugged him tighter. For the past half year, Xun Er's mind had been full of Xiao Yan, but that was precisely why she was worried. Her family probably wouldn't agree to their affairs; the status gap between the two was simply too large. Even if Xiao Yan's talent was good, in the eyes of those people, he was just a young man with decent talent, not worth looking at. She was afraid that in the end, it would just be a dream. But after half a year, Xun Er's suppressed feelings finally erupted.

"Did you see the cloud silver sword embroidered on the cuffs of their robes?" Xun Er pointed to the silver sword embroidered on the three people opposite.

In fact, at the beginning, the Nalan Family was very concerned about the Xiao Family's young master because Xiao Yan was Nalan Yanran's fiancé. Although the two families were far apart, they still sent people to understand the situation every year. After learning that Xiao Yan had reached Dou Zhe at ten, the Nalan Family had completely accepted this son-in-law with outstanding talent and took pride in it.

Because Xiao Yan had the potential to become a Dou Huang powerhouse. Having a Dou Huang powerhouse as a son-in-law, the Nalan Family would also rise in status and feel glorious.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 34 =====