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Chapter 36: Let Me Take You to Have Fun
Nalan Yanran stared blankly at the two figures constantly flashing on the arena. Even with her dynamic vision as a Practitioner, she couldn't capture their movements at all! Moreover, the sonic boom generated by their physical clashes clearly demonstrated the immense power behind their attacks.
Nalan Yanran was certain that if she were to fight either of these two, the result would be an instant defeat!!!
Could this really just be the strength of Practitioners?
Nalan Yanran's heart sank deeply. Even the elite bodyguards of the Nalan family, who were at the Practitioner level, would never have such a spectacle when they fought!
Three years' time?
It wouldn't even take three years!
Xiao Yan could easily knock her down with a casual strike right now!!!
At this moment, Nalan Yanran suddenly recalled the words Ya Fei had said to her earlier.
"Put away your arrogance, stop thinking you know it all."
"Putting aside your family background, do you truly deserve to be with Xiao Yan?"
!!!!!
Despair written all over her face, Nalan Yanran weakly collapsed to the ground.
What was I so smug about before?
Having exceptional talent, Nalan Yanran was hailed as a once-in-a-century genius by those around her. She felt immensely proud of the adoration from others.
It was exactly because of this pride that she looked down on her fiancé, whom she had never met, the fallen genius, and so arrogantly led Ge Ye to Wutan City to call off the engagement.
Though Nalan Yanran knew that even if she hadn't known Xiao Yan's identity before, she would have still returned to call off the engagement. She had already fallen for him, even before knowing his name, and no one else would have a place in her heart.
But even so, she would never have used that high-handed, almost coercive approach to force him into breaking the engagement!
It was an issue of mindset, a fundamental mistake, and Nalan Yanran couldn't argue against it.
In her heart, Nalan Yanran asked herself a soul-searching question.
Do I truly deserve Xiao Yan?
While Nalan Yanran was in a low mood, the battle on the arena came to an end.
Due to a momentary lapse in reaction, Xiao Ning was struck heavily on the shoulder by Xiao Yan's punch. He fell straight off the platform, marking his defeat.
"It hurts, hurts, hurts, my butt..."
Xiao Ning frowned tightly, rubbing his bottom as he stood up, looking at Xiao Yan on the arena.
"Guess I still can't beat you after all."
Although Xiao Ning had expected this outcome, he still felt a bit reluctant deep down.
Xiao Yan, standing on the platform, cupped his fists and smiled, saying:
"Cousin Xiao Ning, thank you for the match."
"Thank you for what? If I couldn't win, I just couldn't win."
Xiao Ning helplessly pressed his hair. Losing was losing, and there was no denying it. Xiao Ning wasn't someone who couldn't accept defeat.
Then Xiao Yan jumped off the platform. At this point, the referee finally regained his senses and hurriedly announced the next pair of competitors.
"Hey~Cousin Xiao Yan~"
Xiao Ning slung his arm over Xiao Yan's shoulder, carefully glancing at Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun'er, who were focused on the competition, and deliberately lowered his voice, grinning.
"Well, there's nothing to do today, come on! Let's go to Ning Spring Pavillion with cousin!"
Xiao Ning, being a playful person, had been stuck on the mountain for three months. After coming down, he had been busy helping the Xiao family prepare for the New Year, and there hadn't been time to sneak out.
But now, the opportunity had come!
Before Xiao Yan could respond, the voice of Yao Chen from the ring suddenly shouted.
(Go, go, go! Let's go to Ning spring Pavillion! We've already visited many high-end places, and I want to see what kind of service you guys have in Wutan City~)
"..."
Hearing Yao Chen's words, Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment. He weakly asked in his heart.
(Teacher, aren't you a woman?)
(What? Can't a woman go to such places for fun?)
Yao Chen frowned, and her voice suddenly became excited.
(After all, what's so good about a man's body to touch? Rough and awful, and some faces are downright nauseating. It's better when the girls are young. I remember we spent an entire month in the Falling Phoenix Domain, and that was the best experience ever. I still think about it now~)
Hearing Yao Chen's words, Xiao Yan could almost see the drool dripping from Yao Chen's mouth.
Although he didn't know where the Falling Phoenix Domain was, he could guess from the name that it was similar to Ning Spring Pavillion.
Yao Chen's previously mysterious and imposing image in Xiao Yan's heart suddenly dropped several levels.
Xiao Yan, feeling a headache, pinched the bridge of his nose.
It seems that this teacher, who is as beautiful as a fairy, is far more unsavory than he imagined?
"No, I'm not going." Xiao Yan waved his hand lightly and said to Xiao Ning: "After all, I'm the son of the clan leader. My father might need me for something later, so it's better not to leave without permission."
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xiao Ning showed a trace of disappointment on his face, and Yao Chen in the ring also made a regretful sound.
"Alright, you don't want to go, I won't force you. I'll go by myself, see you later!"
With that, Xiao Ning waved his hand and disappeared into the bustling crowd in a flash.
Watching Xiao Ning disappear, Xiao Yan helplessly shrugged and turned his head to look at the Xiao family disciples still fighting on the arena.
"But I really have nothing to do now..." Xiao Yan muttered, then slowly walked through the crowd, "I'll just wander around."
Just as Xiao Yan was about to leave the crowd, he suddenly caught something in his peripheral vision, stepped back two steps, and looked at Nalan Yanran, who was kneeling in the crowd.
Why is she kneeling down?
Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow, walked over to Nalan Yanran, squatted down, and asked softly.
"Little Foodie, what are you kneeling for?"
Upon hearing this familiar nickname, Nalan Yanran instinctively shrank back, slowly turned her head, and looked at Xiao Yan, who was squatting beside her with a puzzled expression.
"Xiao Yan."
Nalan Yanran stared at Xiao Yan blankly. After a few seconds, she came back to her senses and immediately showed a very complex expression. She turned her head away, unwilling to meet Xiao Yan's gaze.
"I'm fine."
Nalan Yanran slowly stood up, her head lowered, and her hair covered her eyes. She whispered to Xiao Yan:
"I'll return to Yunlan Sect now, please tell Uncle Xiao goodbye for me."
With that, Nalan Yanran turned and was about to leave, but Xiao Yan suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.
"What happened?"
Xiao Yan frowned deeply, his voice serious as he asked.
The fact that Nalan Yanran no longer cared about being called "little foodie" was a big problem!
Nalan Yanran hesitated for a moment before softly replying.
"I'm fine, don't worry."
As she spoke, she tried to pull her hand away, but because Xiao Yan was holding it tightly, she couldn't free herself.
"Let go of me."
"If you were leaving normally, I wouldn't stop you." Xiao Yan looked at Nalan Yanran's side profile and said softly:
"But not like this. I can't let you go like this."
The first reason was that Nalan Yanran was the eldest daughter of the Nalan family and the young master of Yunlan Sect. If she left in this state, rumors of the Xiao family bullying Nalan Yanran would likely spread.
Good news never leaves the door, but bad news spreads far and wide. Xiao Yan knew this all too well.
The second reason was that although he didn't know why Nalan Yanran was in this state, Xiao Yan felt that it was related to him, and because of that, he couldn't just ignore it.
But now, this situation couldn't be solved just by words.
Xiao Yan made up his mind, grabbed Nalan Yanran's jade-like arm, and led her toward the Xiao family's courtyard. Turning his face slightly, without waiting for Nalan Yanran to ask, he smiled and said:
"Come with me~ I'll take you to have some fun~"
(End of this chapter)
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