Chapter 121: The girls of our Mittel family are better than those of the Nalan family

Nalan Mansion.

"Father! How is Grandpa?"

Nalan Yanran, wearing a moon-white dress and looking a little dusty, pushed the door open and walked in. The worry in her voice seemed to be about to overflow.

The atmosphere in the room was quite heavy, making it hard to breathe.

"He has been unconscious for two days! I am already recruiting alchemists. I hope I will be lucky enough to meet an alchemist with strange fire!"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man in the room smiled bitterly and said helplessly.

"Yeah." Upon hearing that, Nalan Yanran quickly ran to Nalan Jie's side, looking at the old man with a dark face and weak breath, tears flickering in her eyes.

After a while, the two walked out of the gloomy house and came to the courtyard. The fresh air made people breathe a sigh of relief.

"Father, when I came back just now, I saw that someone seemed to be cleaning the mansion across the street. Has someone taken over?"

Nalan Yanran frowned slightly and asked in confusion.

"I don't know the details, but I heard that it seems to have something to do with the Mittel family. In the imperial capital, every inch of land is worth a lot of money, and only they can afford such a thing."

Nalan Su shook his head upon hearing this and said with a dull look.

Now that Nalan Jie is critically ill, it is really difficult for him to arouse any interest in other things.

"Master, the alchemists have arrived one after another."

At this time, an old man who looked like a butler came over from the corridor, bowed, and spoke slowly.

"Oh, I see!"

Nalan Su nodded and immediately prepared to go to the front hall.

"Father, I'm going too!"

Nalan Yanran naturally had a very deep affection for her grandfather who had loved her since she was a child, and she quickly followed suit.

"okay."

Nalan Su agreed to it, nodded, and walked towards the front hall with Nalan Yanran.

After entering the front hall, one can see many figures wearing alchemist robes. Looking at the badges on their chests, these people are actually third-grade alchemists!
"Sorry to have kept you waiting!"

As soon as Nalan Su entered the hall, he smiled apologetically and spoke loudly.

At the same time, on the street outside the Nalan Mansion, Xiao Yuan and Hai Bodong were walking slowly, but they attracted the attention of almost everyone on the street.

It was because at this moment, Xiao Yuan was wearing a brocade robe with a white base and silver threads, white boots with flowing cloud patterns, and his black hair was tied up with a white gauze crown. His already handsome appearance was set off by his clothes, making him look even more extraordinary, like a banished celestial being from heaven.

Seeing such a beauty, even the well-informed people in the imperial capital could not help but feel amazed.

"Whose son is this? How could he be so handsome?"

"He shouldn't be from the imperial capital, right? The Alchemist Conference is about to be held, maybe he is a young man from another empire nearby!"

"so hot!"

"I think the old man next to him is still charming."

"Pfft, you are really hungry!"

Ting Fengyin performed a little bit, and after the noisy sound was filtered out by Xiao Yuan, he couldn't help but glance at Hai Bodong beside him with a joking look.

"Emi, tsk tsk, it seems the development of the imperial capital over the past twenty years has really not been in vain!"

Hearing this, Hai Bodong, who was wearing an ice-blue brocade robe, with flowing white hair and fewer wrinkles on his face, glanced at Xiao Yuan expressionlessly.

He was indeed offended.

"Tsk, to be honest, I really don't want to help that old man Nalan in person. If I can really cure him, I will be embarrassed to ask them for compensation."

Xiao Yuan curled his lips and said helplessly.

He definitely wants to get the Nalan family's Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva.

But it was one thing for him to come to cancel the engagement, but given his personality, he really couldn't ask for compensation.

The Nalan family may not be sentimental towards the Xiao family, but Xiao Yuan is not so shameless.

Before leaving home, Xiao Zhan had mentioned that Xiao Lin and Nalan Jie had a very good relationship back then, and even Xiao Zhan and Nalan Su could definitely be considered childhood friends.

The Xiao family values ​​friendship the most. No matter what the Nalan family does, the Xiao family still has to maintain the proper etiquette and manners. However, after this incident, the Xiao family and the Nalan family have completely severed their past ties, and any future dealings will be in a businesslike manner.

When he first left home, Xiao Yuan didn't take it to heart, but now after these days of experience, Xiao Yuan also understood some of the meaning of what his father said.

With Xiao Yuan's current strength and the number of powerful people behind him, the Nalan family is no longer the imperial family that he would consider marrying into.

As a strong man, or at least as a man with a strong mentality, there was absolutely no need for him to vent his anger on the entire Nalan family because of a little girl's mischief, making the matter ugly and known to everyone.

To put it simply, other people's impoliteness is a problem of their upbringing, but we are well-educated and don't argue with them.

But there is no hope for the relationship between the two families to return to what it was many years ago, at least in Xiao Yuan's generation.

Besides, Xiao Yuan didn't want to have any private contact with Nalan Yanran - he was afraid that Yun Yun would misunderstand.

"Haha, if you don't want it, then don't. In my opinion, it doesn't matter if you don't save Nalan Jie. According to my temper when I was young, if someone humiliated them like this, I'm afraid their whole family would be turned into ice sculptures."

Hai Bodong said indifferently after hearing this.

"Not really, things didn't turn out that badly after all, did they?"

Xiao Yuan smiled indifferently when he heard this.

But Hai Bodong shook his head: "Before I left, I asked Teng Shan for your information and got a general idea of ​​it."

At this point, he looked at Xiao Yuan and smiled meaningfully: "Do you want to listen?"

"Just be frank, Hai Lao. You are not someone who can hide things."

Xiao Yuan said with a smile after hearing this.

"You kid!" Hai Bodong smiled dumbly, shook his head, and continued, "The family first collected information about you from Ya Fei. I have to say that your business sense also surprised me.

At the beginning, the family's attitude towards you was just that of a good partner. You know, your Xiao family was not considered a big force in Wutan City at that time, but the family's assessment of your talents was still good.

Later, it was the matter of Nalan Yanran breaking off the engagement. Although this matter was suppressed by you in Wutan City, it was no secret in the imperial capital. Back then, Nalan Jie drove Nalan Yanran out of the house several times because of this matter.

This is a big deal in the imperial capital!
It was not until later, when Ya Fei began to report that your talent in cultivation began to show, that it attracted Tengshan's attention.

As for what happened later, I think you know."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan nodded and narrowed his eyes. "Although Sister Yafei mentioned it to me, but, hey, I didn't live in the imperial capital back then, so let her make a fuss. Nalan Yanran is ignorant, am I also ignorant?"

Then, Xiao Yuan smiled indifferently, but his impression of Nalan Yanran became worse again.

"Speaking of which, what do you think about this matter, Hai Lao?"

Suddenly, Xiao Yuan asked with a smile and full of interest.

"Me?" Hai Bodong was stunned when he heard this, then he pondered for a moment and said, "If you look at it from Nalan Yanran's perspective, it is understandable that she wants to pursue freedom. I was somewhat similar to her back then.

But being born in a big family and enjoying the family's welfare means that one has to give corresponding rewards to the family. To put it bluntly, if it weren't for you, the fate of that little girl Yafei would be nothing more than an arranged marriage, marrying a man she might not necessarily like.

But then again, although I only know her today, I am sure that if I give Ya Fei the same conditions, she will not make things so ugly. Besides, you are not the kind of person who is willing to climb up the social ladder.

Of course, this is also related to family education. The top patriarch of my Mittel family does not look at bloodline, but at ability and achievements, the most fundamental thing is vision. The little girls of the Nalan family mostly grew up in pampering, so it is not surprising that they behave like this.

Although the Nalan family is one of the three major families, it does not have much foundation after all, so it is normal that it is a little worse in this aspect."

Hai Bodong's evaluation seemed to be quite fair, but in fact his words and deeds revealed that the girls from the Nalan family were not as good as the girls from his Mittel family.

In response to this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but smile, and then said seriously:
"Mr. Hai, you don't even have this much confidence in me? This time, I'd like to trouble you to come to my house as my elder. Although you are not a member of the Xiao family, I have learned fighting skills from you, so I should treat you as a teacher."

"Haha, then I will shamelessly be your teacher for once!"

Hai Bodong nodded with a smile when he heard this.

"It's not just once. After this time, you will always be like this."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan shook his head at first, then said seriously.

"Haha, good, good!" Hai Bodong stroked his beard when he heard that, nodded with satisfaction, and smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.

"arrive."

Xiao Yuan stopped and looked at the wealthy family in front of him with a plaque with the three big characters "Nalan Mansion" hanging high in front of him, and said softly.

but
"So many low-level alchemists?"

Looking at the many alchemists who were less than third-grade gathered at the gate in front of him, Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and a hint of realization emerged in his eyes.

I think the Nalan family hopes to find an alchemist with strange fire.

Although Xiao Yuan is not yet an alchemist, he possesses a strange fire, and his ability to control fire is much stronger than those whose soul perception is inferior to his.

Xiao Yuan's arrival immediately attracted the attention of a group of alchemists. Some were surprised, some were disdainful, some were jealous, and some were curious.

But everyone understood that the handsome young man in front of them was definitely not an ordinary person.

The steward of the Nalan Mansion, who continued to recruit alchemists at the door, was naturally aware of this.

So, he hurried over, showing a kind smile, and politely said: "My lord, I am the steward of the Nalan family. Our Nalan Mansion does not receive outsiders recently. If you are here for this reason, I apologize to you."

"Haha, Mr. Butler, please inform that Xiao Yuan from the Xiao family of Wutan City is here to visit Miss Nalan, Uncle Nalan Su, and Mr. Nalan Jie."

Xiao Yuan smiled slightly when he heard this, and then said calmly.

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.

There was a hint of surprise in the old butler's cloudy eyes. He knew too well who Xiao Yuan from the Xiao family in Wutan City was.

Over the years, my young lady has been kicked out of the Nalan family many times because of the owner of this name.

But, is this person Xiao Yuan? He is really good-looking! I heard that he is a talented student of Canaan College!

However, with his strength, he naturally couldn't see through Xiao Yuan's level, but he knew that the young lady did say that Xiao Yuan and she had a three-year agreement, and now the time is about right.

"It turns out to be Mr. Xiao. Please wait here for a moment. I will go and inform you right away."

The butler nodded, then turned around and walked quickly into the room.

Xiao Yuan watched him leave, a strange look flashing in his eyes.

The old stewards of the Nalan Mansion all have the strength of great fighting masters. They have developed quite well in the imperial capital over the years.

You know, the Xiao family's butler Mo is just a fighting master.

"Hehe, following you this time is embarrassing for me. I even have to wait at the door."

Hai Bodong laughed coldly and teased.

"Haha, I feel sorry for Mr. Hai."

Xiao Yuan smiled when he heard this.

"Tsk, whatever. This is normal in the imperial capital. Ignorance is not blame. But judging from the situation, the Nalan family obviously has no feelings for your Xiao family."

Hai Bodong waved his hand indifferently after hearing this, and then changed the subject.

"If he doesn't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it. If he does, I'll feel embarrassed to not talk about it either!"

Xiao Yuan instead breathed a sigh of relief and said with a faint smile.

"Are you the Xiao Yuan?"

A young alchemist came forward with a joking look on his face.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan subconsciously felt that something was wrong. Could this guy be a crazy fan of Nalan Yanran?

He glanced at the badge on the young man's chest. Hmm, a small-time second-grade alchemist.

"Is something wrong?"

Xiao Yuan asked in a rather indifferent manner.

"I heard you"

Before he could finish his words, the alchemists who were about to watch the fun looked on in horror as the joking alchemist was frozen into an ice sculpture by the black chill.

"Don't listen to me. A second-grade alchemist really thinks he's an important person?"

After throwing the annoying ice sculpture to an open space exposed to the sun, Xiao Yuan said something calmly and then looked at the alchemists on the side with boredom.

These alchemists were not all fools. Seeing how Xiao Yuan easily froze a Dou Master, a second-grade alchemist, into an ice sculpture, they immediately understood that this talented student from Canaan Academy was indeed very powerful. He would probably be at least a Dou Wang level warrior in the future. They might not be able to reach the level of a fifth-grade alchemist in their lifetime, so they should not mess with such a person.

So they hurriedly avoided Xiao Yuan's gaze, acting as if it had nothing to do with them.

Tapping.

Slightly dense footsteps sounded from inside the door, and then a sturdy figure walked out first, laughing loudly:
"My dear nephew Xiao has come from afar, and I am ignorant and asked you to wait outside the door. This is really impolite. Please do not be rude to me for the sake of your uncle personally welcoming you."

(End of this chapter)