"Kid from the Xiao Family, do you have any idea what five-patterned purple gold card represents?"
"Not to mention that fire-attribute Profound Tier High-Rank Cultivation Technique. As far as I know, in the entire Jia Ma Empire, even Pill King Gu He and the President of the Alchemist Guild only Cultivate Profound Tier High-Rank fire-attribute Cultivation Techniques!"
"You aren't just opening your mouth like a lion, you are simply being a rogue!"
Watching Nalan Yanran stomping her feet in anger, Ge Ye stepped forward and looked coldly at Xiao Yan.
"Heh... You can't even produce a Profound Tier High-Rank fire-attribute Cultivation Technique, yet Miss Nalan still claims she wants to introduce Brother Xiao Yan to the Cloud Mist Sect to learn Advanced Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques?"
"Or is it really as Brother Xiao Yan said, that Old Master Nalan's promise is only worth this little bit of money?"
Just as Ge Ye was mocking Xiao Yan, Xun'er's faint voice echoed in the hall.
"You..."
Ge Ye looked at Xun'er, about to lose his temper, but was frightened into taking several steps back by the flame that flashed in the young girl's eyes.
'When did the Xiao Family have such a...'
Ge Ye's retreat startled Nalan Yanran and the Mo Li beside her. That young girl, who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen, was she really that terrifying?
"Gulp..."
Ge Ye swallowed, turned his head, and looked at Nalan Yanran with a complex expression.
Nalan Yanran looked at Xiao Yan, who was watching her with an indifferent expression. After a silence of two and a half seconds, she spoke: "Two million gold coins, one Profound Rank Low-Rank fire-attribute Cultivation Technique, two Profound Rank Intermediate Dou Techniques, fifty third-grade pills, and five fourth-grade pills!"
Watching the expressionless Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran bit her lip gently: "This is the maximum authority I can offer. Furthermore, I still need to discuss the pills, Cultivation Techniques, and Dou Techniques with my teacher when I return!"
In order to break off the engagement, Nalan Yanran had compromised, and the items she brought out this time exceeded what she had promised in the original story by several times!
"Good!" Xiao Yan did not hesitate much and nodded in agreement. He had never expected the other party to give him a Profound Tier High-Rank Cultivation Technique directly; obtaining one Profound Rank Low-Rank fire-attribute Cultivation Technique was already enough.
"Miss Nalan, I will return the marriage contract to you after all your compensation has arrived!"
"However, the humiliation you have caused me and my father in front of everyone today is something I will definitely repay no matter what!"
"Three years ago, Xiao Yan became a waste overnight. Three years later, Xiao Yan will return today's humiliation to you in full!"
Xiao Yan said the above words in a flat tone.
"Hmph! Just by relying on you?"
"Since you want to humiliate yourself again, then three years from now, I will wait for you at the Cloud Mist Sect. I hope you won't fail to show up by then!"
After speaking, Nalan Yanran stroked the storage ring on her finger, flicked a five-patterned purple gold card toward Xiao Yan, and then turned and left directly.
It was not until her figure disappeared at the doorway that Nalan Yanran's voice leisurely drifted back: "The remaining items will be delivered within a month. Don't forget to return the marriage contract to me by then!"
...
Xiao Yan held the five-patterned purple gold card in his hand, looking at the two million gold coins on it, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head.
Two million gold coins, plus some Cultivation Techniques, Dou Techniques, and Medicinal Pills, and he had sold the dignity of himself and his father. He didn't know if his decision today was right or wrong...
"Yaner!"
"You... have grown up!"
Just as Xiao Yan was standing in place, lost in thought, Xiao Zhan stepped forward with a bitter tone and reached out to pat his shoulder.
"Thump!" Xiao Yan knelt on the ground with a thud. "I'm sorry, Father. I have made you lose Face!"
Xiao Zhan smiled and reached out to help Xiao Yan up: "Hahaha, if my Face can be exchanged for a Profound Rank Low-Rank Cultivation Technique and two Profound Rank Intermediate Dou Techniques, then this Face of mine is too valuable!"
"Yaner, remember, Face and dignity are always built on the foundation of strength!"
"Father believes that the Face and dignity we, father and son, lost today, you will earn back for us in three years!"
Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yan's youthful Face and said seriously.
"Don't worry, Father. I... definitely will!"
Xiao Yan nodded heavily.
"That's great, Clan Chief! A Profound Rank Low-Rank Cultivation Technique, two Profound Rank Intermediate Dou Techniques, plus fifty third-grade pills and five fourth-grade pills. Our Xiao Family this time..."
Just then, the three Elders stepped forward. Among them, the Second Elder, Xiao Ying, spoke to Xiao Zhan with excitement.
However, before he could finish his sentence, he was sharply rebuked by Xiao Zhan: "Shut up! These resources were all exchanged by my son with his Face. These resources will only be used on him alone. If anyone dares to say anything more, I will chop them up!"
"We... we were just..."
The Second Elder wanted to say something more, but was pulled back by the Grand Elder.
"Father, everyone can share the Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques. I only need one Qi Gathering Powder!" Xiao Yan's words made the others look happy, but then Xiao Yan continued, "However, for the rest of the Family to use them, they must pay money to buy them. Of course, it will definitely be lower than the market price!"
As soon as Xiao Yan said this, the Faces of the three Elders slumped again.
"Hmph, all of you, get lost!"
Xiao Zhan snorted coldly, and immediately, the members of the Xiao Family in the hall scattered like birds and beasts, leaving one after another.
After everyone had left, and only Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, Xun'er, Chen Yang, and Ya Fei remained in the hall, Xiao Zhan stepped forward quickly and bowed to Chen Yang.
"Great Master Chen Yang, can you... really solve Yaner's problem?"
Xiao Yan's sudden confidence gave Xiao Zhan a certain judgment. If the problem with his talent couldn't be solved, his son wouldn't have such calm behavior. He knew his son.
"Of course!"
"However, I can only tell Xiao Yan alone about the solution!"
Chen Yang smiled and nodded, saying.
"That is natural, that is natural!"
An Alchemist's secret, everyone understood that!
Xun'er looked at Chen Yang with some curiosity. If it weren't for the words Chen Yang had whispered to Xiao Yan just now, prompting Xiao Yan to make a choice that was both beneficial and didn't lose too much Face, she would have wanted to warn Chen Yang.
"Ya Fei, you accompany Clan Leader Xiao to discuss the follow-up cooperation matters. I will take this kid out for a stroll!" Chen Yang smiled and said to Ya Fei.
"Mm, go ahead and get busy!" Ya Fei nodded.
"Let's go, kid!" Chen Yang raised his eyebrows at Xiao Yan, then turned and walked toward the door.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan hurriedly followed. Xun'er thought for a moment and also walked out of the hall, but she didn't follow them, instead watching from a distance as the two disappeared in the direction they went.
After leaving, Xiao Yan led Chen Yang all the way back to his small courtyard.
"Great Master, please!" Xiao Yan served tea to Chen Yang.
"Don't call me Great Master. I'm not much older than you. Call me Brother!" Chen Yang looked at Xiao Yan and said with a smile.
"This..." Xiao Yan pursed his dry lips, and finally gritted his teeth and called out: "Brother Yang!!??"
"Sigh, that's right!" Chen Yang smiled and nodded, then looked at Xiao Yan's right hand. "The problem of your Qi disappearing is because of this ring of yours?"
"Huh???" Xiao Yan was stunned, looking at his mother's heirloom on his right hand, very confused. How could it be this ring?
Could his mother be harming him???
At this moment, in the black ring on Xiao Yan's finger, Yao Lao, who had only recently recovered, stroked his beard: "Strange, what is this kid's background? It's one thing that he is a Third-Grade Alchemist at such a young age, but he was actually able to discover the reason for Xiao Yan's Qi disappearance. Interesting..."