Chapter 122 Nalan Jie: I regret it so much! Nalan Yanran: I finally broke off the engagement, I’m so happy!

"Uncle Nalan has said so. If I still care about it, won't it make me look like a petty-minded Xiao family member?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan smiled and walked forward, bowed and said, "Hello, Uncle Nalan."

"Ms. Nalan, long time no see."

Xiao Yuan then looked at Nalan Yanran, who was wearing a moon-white dress, and smiled faintly.

"Well, long time no see."

Nalan Yanran was also surprised for a moment when she saw Xiao Yuan. She found that after nearly three years, Xiao Yuan seemed to have become more handsome. If she were to talk about appearance, she would probably pale in comparison with Xiao Yuan if she put makeup on him.

The key point is that she couldn't detect the strength of Xiao Yuan and the old man beside him.

"My dear nephew is indeed a handsome man. Please come in quickly." Nalan Su smiled and said, but then he looked at Hai Bodong and asked in confusion: "Who is this?"

"This is my teacher, Hai Bodong, Hai Lao."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan introduced with a smile.

Hearing this, Nalan Su, who had caught a glimpse of the ice sculpture outside the door early in the morning, had a subtle flash of color in his eyes, and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Hai, please come in quickly."

As for the butler from before, he naturally did not show up. Obviously, Nalan Su also knew that it was not appropriate to have him come out and get in the way at this time.

After following Nalan Su into the side hall, the four of them sat down, and Nalan Su was the first to break the silent atmosphere.

"I wonder why nephew Xiao is here this time?"

Listening to Nalan Su's tone of asking knowingly, he knew that the Nalan family's attitude towards him, their cheap son-in-law, had undergone a major reversal and they no longer wanted to cancel the engagement.

"Of course, it's to cancel the engagement with Miss Nalan. I brought the engagement that the two old men wrote. My grandfather passed away early, and the engagement has been kept by my father. Now, he has given me full authority to handle this matter."

Xiao Yuan stood up, bowed, took out a big red scroll, and said seriously.

"I had agreed with Miss Nalan that I would come to her house to cancel the engagement within three years. A gentleman's word is as good as a promise. Now that there is still some time before the three-year deadline, I will not be considered to have breached the contract."

Xiao Yuan continued.

"This is our family's engagement, and it has always been kept by the old man. To be honest, the old man's old injury has relapsed and he has fallen into a coma. I'm afraid that nephew Xiao will have to wait a while before cancelling the engagement."

Nalan Su looked embarrassed when he heard this and said apologetically.

Hearing this, Nalan Yanran's eyebrows raised, but now she is more sensible, so she can't make trouble at this moment. After thinking for a while, she silently took out the document written by Xiao Yuan from her ring and suggested:

"How about using this?"

"This is just the written agreement between the two of you. If the old man knew that we canceled the engagement so hastily, I'm afraid it would be difficult to explain!"

Nalan Su frowned and sighed when he heard this.

A hint of annoyance flashed across Nalan Yanran's eyes when she heard that. She didn't expect that the biggest resistance to breaking off the engagement was not from the Xiao family, whom she had previously thought was ungrateful, but from her own family!
"Haha, don't worry, Miss Nalan. I heard before I came here that Mr. Nalan is ill. I wonder what exactly happened? How can he be treated? I saw many alchemists at the door, but with Miss Nalan's status, I'm afraid she has already asked Elder Guhe of the Yunlan Sect for help, right?"

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan was too lazy to argue with Nalan Su. He smiled and looked at Nalan Yanran and said.

"Well, it is true that we have asked Elder Gu He, but this branding poison is extremely stubborn. Even Elder Gu He has not been able to remove the toxin. However, he did provide a method, which is to control the flame, enter Grandpa Nalan's body, and then use high temperature to remove the branding poison. However, this has a most important prerequisite, which is that this flame must be a strange fire..."

Nalan Yanran nodded, a wry smile appeared on her face, and then continued:

"But you also know that Strange Fire is extremely rare. Even the Pill King Gu He couldn't get Strange Fire, let alone the others. So now we can only put our hopes on some alchemists above the third rank. Those people are considered to be the top alchemy masters in the Jia Ma Empire, and each of them has unique abilities. We can only see if there are other ways?"

After saying that, Nalan Yanran sighed sadly.

"How about this? I can try to cure the old man's illness. If it succeeds, it will also make it easier for us to cancel the engagement."

Xiao Yuan smiled when he heard this, then flipped his palm and black and white flames rose from his palm.

"This is... Strange Fire!!!"

After a moment of stunned silence, Nalan Yanran and Nalan Su showed shock on their faces and spoke in a lost voice.

"Haha, I'm lucky. What I got when I went out for training was indeed a strange fire."

Xiao Yuan said with a calm smile.

He was not being modest. It was pure luck that he obtained the Yin-Yang Flame.

"Okay, okay, my dear nephew has really come to your rescue this time. I just want to ask you one more question. With your current fire control ability, are you capable of removing the poison? You also know that this strange fire is going to enter the old man's body, which is absolutely extremely dangerous. I have to be cautious."

There was a hint of respect in Nalan Su's words, and his smile became much more sincere.

"Don't worry, Uncle Nalan. When it comes to controlling fire, I may not be as good as a fourth-grade alchemist, but an ordinary third-grade alchemist is definitely not my opponent."

As Xiao Yuan spoke, he released his soul perception and shaped the strange fire in his hand into various shapes.

After all, it has been more than a year since he obtained the Strange Fire. Now, his control over the Strange Fire is even stronger than that of Xiao Yan, the alchemist.

"That's great. Please follow me to the old man's room and give it a try. If you can really save the old man's life, my Nalan family will never let you go back empty-handed. I will also discuss the cancellation of the engagement with the old man and will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Nalan Su, with a happy face, pulled Xiao Yuan and walked towards Nalan Jie's house.

Nalan Yanran was left aside for a long time before she reacted. She looked at Hai Bodong apologetically and said:
"I'm sorry, old man. My father is very excited. Please sit here for a while. If you need anything, just ask the servants in the mansion."

Nalan Yanran bowed slightly, saluted, and then followed.

When Hai Bodong heard this, a strange look appeared in his calm eyes.

Times have really changed. I am a Douhuang powerhouse, but now I am treated like an ordinary person when I go to someone else's house.

But he was too lazy to argue with the Nalan family. He lazily picked up the teacup and took a sip.

The tea was quite good.

On the other side, Xiao Yuan had followed Nalan Su into Nalan Jie's house.

Inside the house, the soft and dim light made the house quite bright, but in stark contrast, there was an extremely cold and gloomy atmosphere in the house.

The space inside the room was quite large. In the middle of the wall, there was a big bed on which an old man with a dry face lay. Around the bed, several maids were busying about. When they heard the sound of the door, they looked over as if they were used to it. However, they were surprised to find that the man Nalan Su brought with him was such a handsome young man. They couldn't help but be stunned.

Seeing this, Nalan Su coughed awkwardly and told the maids to do what they should do. Then they turned their heads and continued to carefully take care of the unconscious old man.

Slowly approaching the big bed, Xiao Yuan glanced at the bed and found that the old man's face was covered with large areas of gray and black, and there was a faint breath of death between his eyebrows, which were wrinkled in the shape of the Chinese character "川".

"Has it really come to this? No wonder even Koga can't do anything about it."

Looking at Nalan Jie's face, which looked as if he had one foot in the grave, Xiao Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Yes, even a Douhuang strongman would not dare to touch the branding poison easily. The old man has been able to survive for so many years, which is already the limit." Nalan Su, who was standing beside him, sighed and shook his head, then said with expectation: "My dear nephew, look, in this case, are you sure you can cure it?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan shook his head helplessly:
"Uncle Nalan, you are joking. Even Gu He couldn't cure it. Wouldn't it be a bit unreasonable for me to tell you how to cure it? I am not an alchemist and I don't have any other way. So I can only follow Gu He's method and use the strange fire to enter the old man's body and then slowly expel the poison."

"How sure are you of this?"

Nalan Yanran said with some concern.

"Fifty percent, maybe. If there is no Strange Fire, even 10 percent is impossible, let alone fifty percent."

Xiao Yuan said calmly.

"Then I'd trouble you, nephew, to give it a try. Given the old man's temper, if he hadn't fainted, he would probably have chosen to give it a try!"

After hesitating for a moment, Nalan Su said solemnly, "Well, please, Uncle Nalan and Miss Nalan, please move aside. I will start to remove the poison now. Don't let anyone disturb me. Otherwise, I will suffer some backlash and only need to rest for two days. But Mr. Nalan's body can't stand it now."

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan walked forward and helped Nalan Jie up. He then sat cross-legged behind Nalan Jie, making hand seals, and black and white flames intertwined and rose from his fingertips.

Seeing that Xiao Yuan was about to take action, Nalan Su pulled Nalan Yanran and hurriedly retreated a few steps, and at the same time waved his hand to expel all the maids in the room.

After casually glancing at the haggard-looking Nalan Jie, Xiao Yuan let out a light breath, then pointed with one finger at the Dazhui point on Nalan Jie's back.

The next moment, the high temperature of the strange fire spread, turning the clothes on Nalan Jie's upper body into ashes.

But this phenomenon stopped strangely with his belt as the dividing line.

This skill of controlling fire alone made Nalan Su's eyes light up!
Maybe there really is hope!

As Nalan Jie's upper body was exposed, his already skinny body was also revealed in front of Xiao Yuan.

It is obvious that Nalan Jie suffered a lot from the poison.

But Xiao Yuan didn't feel anything about it. He just wanted to cure the old man quickly, get the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva, cancel the engagement smoothly, and then leave immediately.

Perhaps because of preconceived notions, Xiao Yuan really had no good impression of the Nalan family.

As for Nalan Yanran, who was feeling sad because her grandfather was being tortured, Xiao Yuan simply ignored her.

With the injection of the strange fire, Nalan Jie, who had been unconscious, suddenly began to tremble at this moment.

Seeing this scene, Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran, father and daughter, looked at each other in bewilderment, but did not dare to make a sound to disturb them.

He had no choice but to look at Xiao Yuan silently with hopeful eyes, feeling very uneasy.

At this moment, Xiao Yuan's soul power controlled the black and white flame, which quickly passed through his meridians and finally reached the bones covered with the branding poison.

With the help of the soul power detection, the condition inside Nalan Jie's body also appeared in Xiao Yuan's mind. Looking at those gray-black bones, Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Fortunately, he arrived early, so even though Nalan Jie was seriously poisoned, he was not completely terminally ill.

If you work harder today, you can basically eliminate all the toxins.

With his five great fighting master-level Qi palaces' fighting spirit reserves and powerful soul perception power, he is fully capable of removing the poison in one go!
Moreover, the Yin Fire of the Yin and Yang dual flames has a sticky nature like a cancer that sticks to the bones. It is simply a godsend for dealing with such toxins that penetrate deep into the bones.

The Yang Fire can burn in his heart and force out all the toxins in his internal organs and meridians. By acting separately in this way, dealing with the poison will be easy!

But, this process might be a little painful.

Xiao Yuan lightly relaxed the soul perception that suppressed the temperature of the flame, and the terrifying high temperature spread in an instant. Nalan Jie, who originally felt warm deep in his bones and very comfortable, suddenly opened his eyes and let out a painful roar.

Seeing this, Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran felt nervous.

Immediately afterwards, a very powerful momentum burst out, shocking Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran to take three steps back.

But they had no time to adjust their breath and hurriedly looked at Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan was sitting there, as steady as a rock, and said indifferently:

"Master Nalan, if you can survive this, you will be able to get rid of the troubles of the branding poison. If you can't survive, there is nothing I can do for you."

"Little kid, you saved me? Huh? Why do you look familiar?"

Upon hearing this, Nalan Jie realized that he had lost his composure and quickly calmed down. He gritted his teeth, forced himself to turn around and glance at Xiao Yuan's profile, and then said with a little confusion.

"Father, he is Xiao Yuan."

Nalan Su glanced at Nalan Yanran who was hiding half a body behind him, and said with gritted teeth.

"what?"

Nalan Su's face froze when he heard this, and then he said with some emotion,

"So it's the kid from the Xiao family. I didn't expect that after more than 30 years, I, Nalan Jie, would be saved by Xiao Lin's grandson again. It's really fate!"

Then, Nalan Jie caught a glimpse of Nalan Yanran's dodging gaze and could not help but roar:
"Hmm? You damned girl, you still have the nerve to come back? If it weren't for you headstrongly going to the Xiao family to cancel the engagement in the past three years, would I have been so angry that I couldn't continue my cultivation and was made into this by this damn branding poison?"

However, no matter what the purpose of these actions and words, they could not shake Xiao Yuan's determination to cancel the engagement.

"Old man, there is no need to vent your anger on Miss Nalan. Xiao Yuan came to the mansion this time to cancel the engagement. This has nothing to do with the status of our two families or our past relationship. It is simply that I already have someone I like, and there is no romantic relationship between me and Miss Nalan. This engagement is not satisfactory to both Miss Nalan and me. In this case, it is better to cancel it."

Xiao Yuan's voice slowly sounded behind Nalan Jie.

"How can I be worthy of your late grandfather?"

Upon hearing this, Nalan Jie looked ashamed and sighed.

"It's okay. If you feel bad about it, I can shamelessly ask you for a medicinal herb as a reward for your help."

Xiao Yuan said with a smile after hearing this.

"Hmm? Go ahead!"

Nalan Jie had already adapted to the burning pain caused by the high temperature in his body, and a hint of heroism appeared on his face as he laughed.

"Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva."

Hearing Xiao Yuan's request, Nalan Jie was stunned for a moment, but still smiled heartily and said, "Okay, it's just a herb, compared to my life, what does it count for?"

As he said this, he gave Nalan Su a wink.

Nalan Su immediately understood and walked out quietly.

"Ahem, Xiao Yuan, about this engagement..."

As Nalan Su left, Nalan Jie coughed dryly, and then spoke hesitantly.

"The engagement must be cancelled. This is what I agreed with Miss Nalan, and I will never break my promise."

Xiao Yuan said calmly.

"Well, whatever. You young people have your own ideas. In that case, let's talk about the engagement..." Nalan Jie took out a big red scroll and threw it to Nalan Yanran, then said, "Let's do it this way!"

"As for what happened back then, I apologize to you and your Xiao family on behalf of Yanran. This child has been spoiled by us since she was young, and she did not think things through. Fortunately, you have a good brain and did not mess things up completely. Otherwise, I would rather die than accept your help."

As Nalan Jie spoke, he couldn't help but glare at Nalan Yanran.

Seeing this, Nalan Yanran didn't dare to lose her temper at this time and offend Xiao Yuan and Nalan Jie. She could only stand in a corner and endure the scolding with grievance.

"Haha, the past is the past. Who hasn't been young before?"

Xiao Yuan said with a generous smile.

But Nalan Jie's heart sank when he heard that. Xiao Yuan's tone seemed to indicate that he was representing the Xiao family and was abandoning the old accounts and old feelings between Nalan Yanran and the Nalan family. In other words, after this, all the previous ties between their Nalan family and the Xiao family would vanish into thin air. If they wanted to shamelessly play the emotional card again, they would be asking others to step on their faces.

Nalan Yanran on the side obviously didn't understand what was going on. She even breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Xiao Yuan was really magnanimous.

After seeing this scene, Nalan Jie's face, which had finally regained some of its rosy complexion, became worse again.

He had a premonition that losing Xiao Yuan would be the biggest regret of the Nalan family.

(End of this chapter)