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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8 The Three-Year Agreement: The Bet Escalates

  Not only was Xiao Yan waiting for Su Qingyun's reply, but

  Xiao Zhan and the elders of the Xiao family were also watching Su Qingyun. If word got out, no one in Wutan City would believe that with just one glance, they would be willing to entrust the honor and disgrace of their families to this ethereal young man.

  The old father even showed a thoughtful expression:

  It seems that Yan'er trusts, even relies on, this ethereal young man very much. Their relationship is not shallow. This is really great. Our Xiao family is in good shape this time!

  "I have no intention of going to the Yunlan Sect, let alone getting engaged to you. To be honest, I have only known her for an hour. How can we talk about deep feelings? Xun'er and I have known each other for ten years. If we are talking about feelings, I'm afraid no woman is closer to us than us."

  "Xiao Yan, your marriage to Nalan Yanran is actually a matter between your two families and between the two of you. This should not involve me. I believe in you. You are capable of handling this matter well."

  Su Qingyun finally spoke. He patted Xiao Yan's shoulder and gave his response.

  He then turned back coldly and said, "Miss Nalan Yanran, please have some self-respect between us."

  His exceptionally high looks and ethereal气质 had attracted too many unwanted suitors, causing him considerable psychological trauma in his childhood.

  Therefore, Su Qingyun had a strong sense of self-protection. This kind of woman was clearly lusting after him, and he couldn't be like a lapdog, running off to any woman who beckoned him. Su Qingyun

  had his principles!

  Moreover, he and Xiao Yan were considered friends, and Nalan Yanran was Xiao Yan's fiancée. Even if they had no feelings for each other and weren't engaged, as long as this bond and relationship existed, Su Qingyun couldn't agree to Nalan Yanran's proposal. Otherwise,

  wouldn't that be unrighteous and betraying his brother?

  As soon as Su Qingyun spoke, Xiao Zhan and the elders of the Xiao family nodded in agreement, their admiration for this ethereal young man growing even stronger.

  Instantly, Xun'er, who had been pouting, smiled, her eyes crinkling like beautiful crescent moons, a happy smile spreading across her face. The boy's words warmed her heart. "

  Brother Qingyun just said that no woman is closer to me than her!

  Oh my god!

  Hmm~ Is Brother Qingyun confessing his feelings to me?

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  So peaceful and happy~

  Deep affection?

  How deep?

  Is Brother Qingyun hinting at something?

  Deep affection~

  Should Xun'er get to know Brother Qingyun more deeply?

  Xun'er has already slept with Brother Qingyun, and even secretly kissed him, but that was years ago.

  Since she turned ten, Xun'er's body has developed, her breasts have grown, and she's started having her period every month. Brother Qingyun no longer sleeps with her.

  This annoyed Xun'er for a while, but now, hearing Su Qingyun's unintentional sweet words, the obedient girl has another thought:

  In a little over a year, Brother Qingyun will be an adult, right?"

  Once you're of age, you can get married and have your wedding night!

  Thinking of this, Xun'er's face flushed crimson.

  She was really looking forward to it

  … …

  Hearing Su Qingyun's words, Xiao Yan was filled with excitement. This was Qingyun-ge's trust and respect for him!

  This time, Xiao Yan didn't become ferocious or fly into a rage. Under Su Qingyun's influence, he had become a relatively rational and mature person. He knew that shouting and yelling wouldn't solve anything.

  Xiao Yan stared at Nalan Yanran, then tore a piece of cloth from the corner of his clothes, bit his finger, and wrote a few lines of blood on it.

  Soon, the blood letter was finished. He waved it in front of Nalan Yanran and coldly said:   

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  "Miss Nalan, you should know how embarrassing it is for the other party if the woman breaks off the engagement in the Dou Qi Continent. I'm thick-skinned, so it doesn't bother me, but my father! He's the head of a clan. If he agrees to your request in front of the elders and deacons today, how will he continue to manage the Xiao family? How will he maintain his position in Wutan City?"

  "If Miss Nalan only wants to dissolve the marriage, then Xiao Yan can grant your wish. This is a letter of divorce I wrote. My Xiao family doesn't want you anymore. I, Xiao Yan, am divorcing you. Accept this letter of divorce, and we will have no further connection."

  "What? You're saying you're divorcing me?"

  Seeing the letter of divorce written in blood in Xiao Yan's hand, Nalan Yanran's eyes widened in disbelief. With her beauty, talent, and background, how could she be divorced by a good-for-nothing from a small family? This sudden change felt too unreal to her.

  "Can't I divorce you?"

  "What right do you have to divorce me? This is an insult to me, a disregard for the dignity of my Yunlan Sect and the Nalan family!"

  "Miss Nalan, could you be the 'double-standard woman' that Brother Qingyun told me about before? It's perfectly reasonable for you to come to my Xiao family to annul the engagement, and it's perfectly justified for you to unilaterally annul the engagement, but for me to divorce you is an insult, a disregard?

  Fine, very fine indeed, worthy of being the pride of the Nalan family and the Yunlan Sect."

  Xiao Yan said coldly.

  In recent years, Su Qingyun had been living in seclusion in Luoxian Ravine. Sometimes, bored, she would chat with

  Xiao Yan. Su Qingyun naturally knew that Xiao Yan was also a transmigrator and should be able to understand his thinking and worldview, so she told him some modern stories, including one about a 'double-standard woman,' which Xiao Yan remembered vividly and found quite intriguing.

  Later, Su Qingyun confirmed that even if Xiao Yan had transmigrated from Earth, he wasn't a modern soul!

  Because many times, he simply didn't get her jokes!

  Su Qingyun told him about the Lightning Five-Strike Whip, and he asked himself if it was a powerful fighting technique. It sounded very strong.

  At this moment, Su Qingyun watched Xiao Yan logically refute Nalan Yanran, somewhat surprised but also gratified.

  A few years ago, Xiao Yan was still an impulsive youth, unable to resist others' mockery, even rushing to fight, but because of his regressed cultivation level, he was often badly beaten.

  Through Su Qingyun's encouragement and guidance, the young man had matured considerably.

  ...

  Nalan Yanran was somewhat at a loss for words after being questioned by Xiao Yan, but her words also awakened her.

  Yes, she couldn't accept being divorced, so how could the other party accept coming to annul the engagement?

  But the young woman was, after all, the pride of the most powerful force in the Jia Ma Empire; facing the cold laughter and rebuttal of a mere third-stage Dou Qi cultivator, she still couldn't quite accept it.

  Moreover, now, the engagement had to be annulled, whether she wanted it or not!

  "Xiao Yan, you should know that in the Dou Qi Continent, the strong are respected. Since you cannot accept my annulment of the engagement, and I cannot accept your letter of divorce, then let's settle things with strength!"

  "You are nothing but a piece of trash at the third stage of Dou Qi, utterly unworthy to fight me. Three years! I'll give you three years. I'll wait for you at the Yunlan Sect. Three years later, we'll duel. The winner will annul the engagement, and the weak will be the one to decide. Do you dare accept?"

  "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river! Don't underestimate a young man's potential! Three years later, I will come to find you and settle this matter!"

  "Fine, but I have one more condition: the three-year agreement, if I win by then, Su Qingyun must marry me, Nalan Yanran!"

  "What did you say?!"

  (End of Chapter)

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