Xiao Yan looked at the incredibly fast Mo Cheng and the stunned Nalan Yanran. A flash of ruthlessness crossed his mind as he remembered the insult Nalan Yanran had caused him and his father. He thought that if he just stayed still, Nalan Yanran would be heavily injured if not dead—assuming his sister-in-law and Brother Yang didn't intervene.
But... was he really willing to watch Nalan Yanran die here because of someone like Mo Cheng?
Even if there was no longer an engagement between them, she was still the granddaughter of the Nalan Family and his sister-in-law's Disciple. Besides, the woman had just warned him...
"Sigh—forget it, forget it—"
A hint of bitterness flashed in the depths of Xiao Yan's eyes as he decided to save Nalan Yanran.
At that moment, Yun Yun saw Mo Cheng heading for her beloved Disciple and was about to intervene, but she was held back by Chen Yang.
"Xiao Yan will act!" Chen Yang said quickly.
"He—" Yun Yun looked at Xiao Yan, unable to believe he would save Yanran. She knew how hard Xiao Yan had been Cultivating recently, and more than half of that effort was for Nalan Yanran.
But now—
"Duang!"
"
Just as Yun Yun hesitated, Xiao Yan's xuan heavy ruler blocked the path between Nalan Yanran and Mo Cheng. Mo Cheng's lethal claw strike was easily parried by Xiao Yan.
"The person who saved me... is Xiao Yan???" Nalan Yanran couldn't believe it. The one who saved her was actually the youth who hated her to the bone?
"I don't want to make my sister-in-law sad!" Xiao Yan said indifferently, then kicked Mo Cheng away.
"Sis—Sister-in-law???" Nalan Yanran was stunned. The Nalan Family and the Xiao Family had no other relatives, did they?
By now, Xiao Yan had already pounced toward Mo Cheng. His exquisite ruler techniques forced Mo Cheng to retreat repeatedly. Just as Xiao Yan was about to use a Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler to finish off Mo Cheng and the rest of the Mo Family cronies, Yun Yun's voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Xiao Yan, let me handle this person!"
Xiao Yan nodded at the words, withdrew his vibrating Dou Qi, and took three steps back.
While everyone was wondering why Xiao Yan had suddenly stopped, a sharp green sword light pierced through Mo Cheng's head. The frenzied Mo Cheng collapsed straight down, no longer showing his previous madness.
"Who?"
"Who dares to kill a former Elder of my Cloud Mist Sect?"
At that moment, Ge Ye suddenly shouted as if he had lost his mind, seemingly forgetting that Mo Cheng had just intended to kill him.
"Who I want to kill, and when do I need to explain it to you, Ge Ye?"
An elegant voice suddenly rang out in the hall. Everyone turned to look and saw a man and a woman sitting next to where Xiao Yan had been seated earlier.
The speaker was clearly the woman with a calm but cold expression.
"Tea—Teacher???"
Nalan Yanran's body trembled. She didn't know when her teacher had appeared here.
"The Young Sect Leader Nalan's teacher?"
"Then isn't that... Sect Leader Yun Yun???"
Those present who had never seen Yun Yun were stunned, then they all shouted greetings to Sect Leader Yun.
"I'll deal with you after we return!" Yun Yun glared at Nalan Yanran, then turned to look at Ge Ye. "Deacon Ge Ye, this Sect Leader is asking you: do I need to explain to you when I kill someone?"
"Sect Leader—I—I—" Ge Ye finally realized his mistake. How could he have been so blinded by Mo Cheng's bribes that he spoke up like that?
The man was already dead; couldn't he have just kept the money?
"Humph—From today on, Ge Ye is demoted to an ordinary Deacon of the Cloud Mist Sect. You shall remain a Deacon for the rest of your life!" Yun Yun snorted coldly, then turned to continue her orders. "The Mo Family members slaughtered civilians at will and disregarded the law. They should have been handed over to the Empire, but since Mo Cheng was a former Elder of my Cloud Mist Sect, today I, Yun Yun, am cleaning out the sect. I hope when the City Lord reports to Old Jia, he tells the truth!"
Yun Yun's words were flawless, handling the delicate relationship between the Cloud Mist Sect and the Imperial Family extremely well.
"Sect Leader Yun is cleaning out her sect, and the laws of the Empire have no right to interfere. Sect Leader Yun, please—"
The City Lord of Yan City hurriedly bowed and stepped aside.
"In that case, Xiao Yan, please help me. I will block these fellows and won't let them escape!"
Yun Yun said with a smile as she looked at Xiao Yan.
"Yes, sister-in-law!" Xiao Yan nodded, then looked at Nalan Yanran. "Now that I have Sect Leader Yun's orders, can I kill them?"
Nalan Yanran:
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