Chapter 70: Jia Xingtian

"You... you are Xiao Yan?" Hearing this, Fama was stunned, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

Seeing Fama so surprised, Xiao Yan nodded with a smile.

"But why did you come to the Imperial Capital? The Imperial Capital is full of rumors about you now! And you and Nalan Yanran..." Fama asked.

"Nalan Yanran came to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement, and in a fit of anger, I defeated her and forced her to write a break-off agreement. As for why I came to the Imperial Capital, it was because I got lost while traveling in the Magical Beast Mountain Range." Xiao Yan said embarrassedly.

Fama was fine hearing the first part of Xiao Yan's words, as he already knew about this, but hearing the latter part, when Xiao Yan said he got lost, he revealed an even more surprised look than before.

"To be able to get lost for thousands of miles, you are truly one of a kind." Fama shook his head helplessly.

"You aren't much older than Nalan Yanran, yet you call her a little girl. You really don't look like a youth at all! Whether it's your way of thinking or your tone of voice, you seem more like an adult—no, calling you an adult is too low; you are simply an old monster." Fama said with a bitter smile.

"I've just been with my master for a long time, so I've become more mature." Xiao Yan smiled embarrassedly.

Regarding Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan now just regarded her as a stranger. Although she came to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement, the one who lost face was Nalan Yanran, and Xiao Yan wasn't affected. Plus, the lesson that should have been given had been given, and the punishment had been punished. Nalan Yanran's situation at this time was indeed pitiful.

Xiao Yan wasn't a youth after all; his soul was already forty or fifty years old. His thinking was different, so letting him haggle with a little girl—what would that look like?

"That old thing brought it on himself; those who calculate others will be calculated by others." Xiao Yan said coldly.

"Then many thanks!" Xiao Yan said so much; wasn't he waiting for these words from Fama?

At this moment, Xiao Yan suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. There seemed to be an invisible pressure in the air, making him unable to breathe.

"Don't tell him my identity or background, and don't say I'm here. I will leave the Imperial Capital in a few days, and I won't use this identity again in the future. You just need to tell him I come from Zhongzhou and am here in the Gama Empire to travel, and will return to Zhongzhou in a while." Xiao Yan instructed Fama.

"That's not necessary. With the medicinal pill I refined, Nalan Jie can wake up temporarily, so the crisis of the Nalan Family can be temporarily relieved. The Nalan Family will definitely put all their heart into helping Nalan Jie treat his illness, so they won't have the energy to retaliate against the Xiao Family. As for two years later... who will be looking for trouble with whom is still uncertain!" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

Over the years, Fama had seen many geniuses. Some geniuses relied on their good talent to show off everywhere, eventually being assassinated and dying.

"You being able to face that girl Nalan Yanran without any reaction truly makes me surprised!" Fama suddenly thought that today, when Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran were together, he didn't show any uncomfortable expression.

"Since you have such a big opinion of that old guy Nalan Jie, why give him a medicinal pill to save his life?" Fama asked in confusion.

"Do you need me to help?" Fama asked.

"Because if Nalan Jie really dies, the Nalan Family will definitely be desperate. If they go to retaliate against the Xiao Family, given the Xiao Family's current strength, they won't be able to stop it. And I don't want to trouble Teacher because of family matters." Xiao Yan said faintly.

"It seems they didn't calculate that your talent would suddenly recover, becoming even more terrifying than before, and you could even defeat Nalan Yanran. They can be considered to have stolen a chicken only to lose the rice; not only were they counter-broken-off, but because of this incident, Nalan Jie's Lao Poison erupted, and he could die at any time, and the Nalan Family also fell into crisis." Fama continued Xiao Yan's words.

"Hehe, it seems that old guy can't sit still and actually found his way here so quickly." Fama said lightly.

Fama knew Xiao Yan didn't want to tell the truth and clearly still had some defensive heart toward him. However, this didn't make him feel angry; instead, he appreciated Xiao Yan even more. After all, the only people who can survive to the end in this world are smart people. No matter how good the cultivation talent is, if the brain isn't flexible, the final outcome is just dying young.

"Hmm, this is indeed a good way! This way, the Nalan Family really can't take action. And the current Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect, Yun Yun, is also a sensible girl; I guess she won't wantonly let people in the sect take action against the Xiao Family. If the Yunlan Sect really takes action, then I won't stand by and watch." Fama said.

"Who is it?" Although Xiao Yan had some guesses, he couldn't confirm.

"Uh... actually, when Nalan Yanran first came to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement, I was indeed quite angry. So I gave her a hard time, made her lose face in public, and forced her to write a break-off agreement, which was a lesson enough. Later, I thought about it; she wasn't wrong. After all, if I were Nalan Yanran, I wouldn't marry a loser either, so breaking off the engagement wasn't wrong! It was just that the method was too extreme. But later I thought about it again; it seems that except for Nalan Yanran's most direct method, she had no other way. As for secretly going to the Xiao Family to discuss with my elders, discussing is not something a child should do; shouldn't Nalan Jie or Nalan Su have come forward?" Xiao Yan expressed his dissatisfaction with these two people here.

Xiao Yan paused for a while and then continued: "I guess Nalan Yanran must have mentioned this matter more than once, but these two old things were just hindered by their reputation and refused to go no matter what! But they also wanted Nalan Yanran to break off the engagement and didn't want her to marry a loser, so they deliberately refused Nalan Yanran again and again, wanting her to use the power of the Yunlan Sect to force Nalan Yanran to go to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement. In this way, the Nalan Family's reputation for valuing promises was preserved, and the marriage was broken off. Afterward, they pretended to be furious and then drove Nalan Yanran out of the Nalan Family, so others wouldn't say anything; after all, this is a child who doesn't understand things, right? Truly a perfect plan! Unfortunately..."

Shouldn't a youth facing an engagement-breaking object be gnashing their teeth, eyes wide with anger, wishing they could tear the other person apart? Xiao Yan could actually get along peacefully with the other party and seemed to have made a joke, teasing her a bit—truly incredible.

"Except for that guardian of the Imperial Family, Jia Xingtian, that old immortal, who else could it be? I guess he got news of you from the two princesses, so he wants to inquire about your background and wants to know if you are a threat to the empire. After all, if he doesn't inquire clearly, he won't be able to sleep or eat in peace!" Fama said with disdain.

"Hehe, silly child, how could I tell him your background? Isn't that putting you in danger?" Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Fama shook his head helplessly, lamenting that Xiao Yan's mind was too meticulous.

"That's good!" Seeing Fama agree, Xiao Yan finally felt relieved.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 71 =====