"Brother, brother, it's Xiao Yanzi who is ignorant. It's wrong, it's wrong, it's really the wrong thing to say." Xiao Yan said quickly.
Don't ask why Xiao Yan, who has obtained the power of the Galaxy and has the ability to become invincible, still seems so humble and even asks Dong Qing for help.
first.
Xiao Yan is a time traveler, he has a brain.
Although he didn't know what the invulnerable body below the Dou Huang meant in this world, he couldn't expose his abilities casually.
He knew that those below the Dou Emperor should not be hurt, but not those below the Dou Emperor. If he encountered someone above the Dou Emperor, there was a high chance that he would be skinned and cramped.
Secondly.
Dong Qing has a really good relationship with Xiao Yan, second only to Xiao Yan's father Xiao Zhan, he is a trustworthy person, and he is also capable of helping Xiao Yan get out of this predicament.
Besides, isn't he just a brother with two voices?
He is just rebellious, not an idiot.
If calling him "brother" twice can save his father Xiao Zhan's reputation and dignity, why not do it? At worst, he can just call him "Uncle Dongqing" twice more when he has the chance.
"Oh, Xiao Yanzi, you are so rebellious, you are a little bit powerful!"
For the first time, Dong Qing discovered that some people are really thick-skinned. Before agreeing, they would call him brother again and again, which is called "brother". After agreeing, they immediately turned away and started talking about uncle.
"Brother, I'm sorry to trouble you, I will definitely repay you in the future."
Xiao Yan could only scratch his head and giggle. He did not dare to answer this question directly.
Just at this time.
Xiao Zhan and the old man in white robes had almost finished talking politely. They couldn't talk anymore, so it was almost time to talk about business.
"Cough cough cough!"
The old man in the moon-white robe coughed lightly. He stood up, cupped his hands towards Xiao Zhan, and said awkwardly: "Chief Xiao, in fact, the main reason for coming to your family this time is to ask for something!"
He was embarrassed, really embarrassed.
If it weren't for someone on Nalan Yanran's head, he really wouldn't want to wade into this muddy water.
How can anyone break off an engagement in front of so many people? This kind of thing is usually discussed in private, and breaking off the engagement in front of people is purely to discredit the man.
"Mr. Kuzu Ye, please tell me if you have anything to say. If it is within our ability, the Xiao family will not refuse."
For this old man in moon-white robes who seems to have a kind face.
Xiao Zhan didn't dare to be negligent, so he stood up quickly and was very polite. However, because he didn't know what the other party wanted, he didn't dare to say too much.
help?
Could it be that he wants to ask Elder Dongqing to refine the medicine?
Doesn’t Yunlan Sect have a sixth-grade alchemist?
No wonder Xiao Zhan thinks so.
Because apart from Dong Qing, the guest elder, who is suspected to be a third-grade alchemist, the rest of the Xiao family are really nothing and cannot possibly help the old man in moon-white robes in front of him.
"Clan Chief Xiao, do you know her?"
Kuzu Ye forcibly controlled the speechlessness in his heart and pointed at the girl beside him.
"I'm humble, but I don't know that this young lady..."
Hear the words.
Xiao Zhan was stunned, looked at the girl carefully, and shook his head in embarrassment, not recognizing that Nalan Yanran was his daughter-in-law who had not yet married.
in his impression.
Since Xiao Yan turned into a waste and a fallen genius overnight three years ago, the Nalan family has had no contact with the Xiao family. He thought that the marriage had been automatically dissolved with the tacit consent of both parties.
So he didn't tell Xiao Yan.
You also have a fiancée named Nalan Yanran.
Moreover, Nalan Yanran was only ten years old when she was accepted as a direct disciple by Yun Yun, the leader of the Yunlan Sect. She has now been practicing in the Yunlan Sect for five years.
Xiao Zhan naturally didn't know that the beautiful girl in front of him was his nominal daughter-in-law after not seeing her for many years.
"Clan Chief Xiao, her name is Nalan Yanran." Ge Ye reminded.
"Nalan Yanran? Mr. Nalan's granddaughter Nalan Yanran?"
Xiao Zhan was startled at first, then looked surprised.
He remembered the marriage contract between the Xiao family and the Nalan family, but he didn't expect that the Nalan family actually recognized the marriage.
Think of this.
Xiao Zhan hurriedly showed a gentle smile to the girl: "It turns out she is Nalan's niece. Uncle Xiao has not seen you for many years. Don't blame uncle for his poor eyesight."
A scene suddenly appeared.
Everyone was slightly stunned. The three elders of the Xiao family looked at each other and frowned. They also recognized Nalan Yanran as Xiao Yan's fiancée.
The Xiao family used to be a big family in the imperial capital and was eligible to marry the Nalan family. However, after Grandpa Xiao Yan died, the family became lonely and had no choice but to settle in Wutan City.
The three elders were very surprised. The Nalan family had not had contact with the Xiao family for so many years, and Nalan Yanran suddenly came to the Xiao family. Could it be that they really wanted Nalan Yanran to marry Xiao Yan?
It would be unthinkable to kill them.
Nalan Yanran was a stupid young man who didn't understand anything. She came to Xiao's house specifically to break off the engagement.
Because the woman didn't want to acknowledge the marriage, she just pretended that nothing happened.
Unless Xiao Yan has the ability to go to the old man of the Nalan family personally and get his approval, this marriage can only be in vain.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Xiao Yan's talent has recovered later and he has become a genius again. The Nalan family will naturally send someone to the Xiao family in person.
However, the three elders did not want to believe this possibility in their hearts. They could not imagine how a person who had been disabled for three years could return to the ranks of geniuses.
They are more willing to believe that the Nalan family is following their promise and has decided to marry Nalan Yanran, the beautiful girl from the Yunlan Sect, to a fallen genius.
But just thinking about it makes me reluctant!
The three elders felt a dull pain in their hearts.
Why was it that the people who made the engagement with the Nalan family were not their own sons and grandsons, but now a loser with only the third level of fighting spirit got a huge advantage?
"Uncle Xiao, I didn't recognize him. It's not your fault. My niece has never come to see her. The one who should apologize should be her niece." Nalan Yanran smiled sweetly.
"Niece Nalan, I heard before that you were accepted by Lord Yun Yun. I thought it was a rumor. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be true. My niece is really talented!" Xiao Zhan praised with a smile.
He still doesn't realize that Nalan Yanran is here to break off the engagement, because no normal person would do such a thing that goes against common sense.
If you don't want to acknowledge the engagement, then just don't acknowledge it. Weak people are not qualified to speak. There is no need to deliberately humiliate the man.
In addition, Nalan Yanran has always been very well-behaved. Normal people would never expect that she would travel thousands of miles to break off the engagement.
"Yanran is just lucky and does not deserve Uncle Xiao's praise."
Nalan Yanran smiled lightly, feeling a little overwhelmed by Xiao Zhan's enthusiasm. She placed her palm under the table and gently tugged on the sleeve of the old man in moon-white robe beside her.
"Little ancestor, are you spoiled by the sect master? You don't understand the most basic human ways?"
Kuzu Ye smiled bitterly in his heart. He was really desperate. He really hoped that someone could say a few words to help him out. His old bones were really about to lose their strength.
Thinking again and again.
Ge Ye said in a cautious tone: "Chief Xiao, what I am requesting today is actually related to Yanran, and the sect leader himself spoke about this matter..."
The words were not spoken yet.
Xiao Zhan seemed to have thought of something, his face changed slightly, and his smile stopped. The friendly attitude towards Nalan Yanran at the beginning disappeared in an instant.
Yun Yun, the head of the Yun Lan Sect, is a big shot in the Jia Ma Empire. The head of a small clan like him is not even close to reaching such a high level. With her strength and power, how can she need help from the Xiao family?
Ge Ye said it was related to Nalan's niece, could it be...
Think of some possibility.
The corners of Xiao Zhan's mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times, and his huge palms trembled slightly, but fortunately they were covered by his sleeves, so they were not discovered. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a trembling voice: "
Mr. Kuzuye, please tell me!"
He was already prepared to lose face. There was nothing he could do, the Xiao family couldn't afford to offend the Yunlan Sect, let alone Yun Yun, the leader of the Yunlan Sect who was the Dou Huang.
"Cough cough cough......"
Kuzu Ye kept coughing and looked extremely embarrassed.
However, thinking of the sect leader's love for Nalan Yanran, he had no choice but to grit his teeth.
"Clan Chief Xiao, you also know that the Yunlan Sect has a strict family tradition, and the sect leader also has high expectations for Yanran. Now he is basically training her as the next sect leader of the Yunlan Sect. Because of some special rules, the sect leader
Before the heir becomes the official sect leader, he is not allowed to have any entanglements with men..."
At this point, people of the older generation probably understand.
This is a bad sign!
After a while.
The three elders of the Xiao family looked at Xiao Zhan with a hint of sarcasm and ridicule.
They are not stupid, Xiao Zhan's reputation has been greatly damaged, and their chance to become the clan leader has come. Isn't it because Xiao Zhan has been able to firmly become the head of the Xiao family in recent years just by fawning over Dong Qing?
Not only do they!
He will even kneel down and lick it!
"So after asking about Yanran, the lord of the sect accidentally found out that she had a marriage relationship with the Xiao family..."
Just when Ge Ye was stammering, hesitating in his tone, and about to say the word "break off the engagement", Dong Qing finally spoke while Xiao Yan looked like he was about to live in a disaster.
"Mr. Ge Ye, Miss Nalan, I have something I want to discuss with you privately. Do you have time?"
As soon as Dong Qing finished speaking, Ge Ye felt relieved and said quickly: "Yes, yes, elder Dong Qing, let's move on and talk about it. Yanran, you don't have any objections, right?"
As long as we don't break up in public, everything is fine in private.
"I have no opinion."
Nalan Yanran originally wanted to say directly that I wanted to break off the engagement, and there was no need to talk in private, but after being glared at by Dong Qing, her face turned red and she couldn't say anything, so she could only nod honestly.
Dong Qing never knew what kind of killing power a young, handsome, and very mature man like him could have against such girls who were just beginning to fall in love. It would be easy to trick them into giving birth to ten children.
Just like a teenager prefers a gentle older sister.
Girls have no resistance to men like him.
Mature, young, sunny, handsome... Dongqing is top notch in terms of appearance and temperament. As long as he thinks about it, no woman in the Xiao family can escape his grasp.
Just put it like that.
In other words, if Xiao Yan's mother died early or late, maybe Xiao Yan would have to call Dong Qing's father.
Same reason.
Nalan Yanran is not an iceberg, she is just a little stupid in her behavior. Faced with a domineering man like Dong Qing, she really can't stand it and can't stand his domineering eyes.
He is so domineering!
what can I do?
Nalan Yanran followed Dong Qing's back in confusion. Under Xiao Xun'er's murderous gaze, she followed him out of the hall and went to a side hall next door.
See this scene.
Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't say it face to face, there would be room for maneuver, and his father's face could finally be saved.
"Okay, the family meeting is dismissed, you all go back to your respective families." Xiao Zhan waved his hand.
The older generation of the Xiao family didn't say much, but Dong Qing had already spoken, so who dared to say more.
The younger generation looked confused, they still didn't know what happened.
then.
The people in the hall gradually dispersed, and finally only Xiao Zhan and his son were left.
"Yan'er..."
"Father!"
"From now on, you must respect your Uncle Dongqing just like you respect me."
"Yes, father, the child will definitely respect Uncle Dongqing."
"If your uncle Dongqing hadn't come to the rescue today, my father and you would have been really disgraced today."
"My child understands."
.......
the other side.
Sitting down in the side hall where she had just arrived, Nalan Yanran squeezed the corners of her skirt tightly, her big eyes rolling over Dong Qing's body and face, wanting to see but not daring to see, not wanting to see but wanting to see.
"Elder Dongqing, thank you for rescuing the siege." Ge Ye said sincerely.
"She forced you to say that?" Dong Qing said calmly.
"I...I didn't, don't...accuse me wrongly." Nalan Yanran whispered softly.
She didn't know what was wrong with her, her heart was beating very fast. Facing Dong Qing, she was like a little white rabbit, unable to resist Dong Qing, the big bad wolf.
"You haven't? Look at you, you are not honest at first glance, you don't have the confidence to speak, and you still say no. I think you usually use the name of your master Yun Yun to pressure others, right?" Dong Qing said lightly.
"I...I...I..."
Nalan Yanran talked about me and me for a long time, not knowing what she wanted to say.
"You want to break off the engagement, right?" Dongqing interrupted.
As soon as these words came out.
Nalan Yanran's head, which was about to be burned, finally calmed down a little bit.
"Yes." Nalan Yanran nodded her head.
"It's understandable that you want to break off the engagement. After all, this is a promise made between elders. You are qualified to pursue your own happiness, but is it necessary to say it in front of so many people?" Dongqing asked.
"I just thought..."
Nalan Yanran wanted to explain, but was directly interrupted by Dong Qing.
"Do you think that speaking out in public about breaking off the engagement can be considered decisive, and Xiao Yan and the Xiao family will not be able to use this excuse to harass you in the future?"
Dong Qing knocked on the table lightly and stared at Nalan Yanran.
"yes."
Nalan Yanran didn't dare to look into Dong Qing's eyes. She only felt that his eyes were very hot, which made her body feel a little itchy, and a sense of shame came to her heart unconsciously.
"But have you ever thought about it, after so many years, has the Xiao family taken the initiative to find you and your family members because of this engagement?" Dong Qing's tone was still so calm.
"No." Nalan Yanran shook her head.
"Since you also know that the Xiao family has never approached you, it means that the engagement itself does not count. You must know that you and Xiao Yan have already reached the age of marriage." Dong Qing was speechless.
"So it can be like this?" Nalan Yanran looked shocked.
Dong Qing ignored her. This woman was too stupid. He looked at Kuzu Ye.
"Elder Dongqing, understand, Yanran is the sect master's heartthrob, and she does lack a bit of human sophistication." Ge Ye wiped the cold sweat on his head.