“Te…
Teacher, they all bullied me.” “That Xiao Yan, he didn’t agree to the annulment; he even said he wanted to divorce me.” “What’s even more hateful is his cousin.
He scolded me severely, saying…
saying I am an ungrateful wolf.” “I just…
just didn’t want to marry a stranger.
I didn’t want things to become this serious, waaa~” In Yun Yun’s embrace, all of Nalan Yanran’s grievances seemed to find an outlet, pouring out.
After a day and a night of reflection, although she was pampered, she understood right from wrong.
She realized that Chu Xiao’s words were indeed not wrong.
She could want to annul the marriage, but she shouldn’t have privately used the name of the Yun Lan Sect to force the annulment just because her grandfather opposed it, and her actions were so high-profile.
She had enjoyed the benefits brought by her clan; even if she didn’t want the marriage alliance, she should have handled it in a gentler way, rather than making both the Xiao family and the Nalan family embarrassed as she had now, damaging the image of the Yun Lan Sect.
The essence of a marriage alliance is profit cooperation.
Given that Xiao Yan had become a piece of trash, the Xiao family wasn’t stupid and would have known how to handle this marriage contract.
But now, because she went to the door to annul the marriage, the two families might become enemies.
“Teacher, I…
did I do something wrong?” Seeing that Yun Yun didn’t respond, Nalan Yanran raised her head, her face covered in tears.
“Don’t you already have the answer?” Yun Yun rubbed Nalan Yanran’s face.
“The thought wasn’t wrong, but the method was.” The meaning of Chu Xiao’s words, at the end of the day, boiled down to those eight words.
A marriage alliance was originally a form of profit binding, a way for two factions to deepen cooperation.
The Nalan family also cared about their reputation, which was why they hadn’t proactively proposed the annulment.
Although the Dou Qi Continent respects strength and the Yun Lan Sect is powerful enough to destroy the Xiao family several times over with a few Dou Ling Elders, if you destroy the Xiao family just because you are strong, then a Dou Zong who finds you eyesore could destroy the Yun Lan Sect for fun too.
That would only throw the entire Dou Qi Continent into chaos.
Aside from the Black-Corner Region, other regions wouldn’t do this on the surface.
As long as it wasn’t a matter of evil paths or blood feuds, one still needs a legitimate reason to act.
The marriage contract was a private matter between the Xiao family and the Nalan family.
The Yun Lan Sect’s forced intervention was not justifiable in name.
Currently, Yun Shan is in secluded death meditation, and the strongest combat power of the Yun Lan Sect is only Yun Yun, a Dou Huang.
She simply cannot compare to the Imperial Family, which has the Hidden Sea Dragon Beast (an 8-star Dou Huang in an injured state) and the peak Dou Huang Jia Xing Tian, not to mention the three major clans, countless armies, and Dou Wangs stationed at fortresses and major cities, who are also nominally affiliated with the Imperial Family.
In a true comparison, the Yun Lan Sect might not even equal the overall strength of the Snake-People Tribe; it hasn’t reached the level of being able to act without restraint.
Within the Jia Ma Empire, one still needs to follow the rules.
“Teacher, what should we do now?” Nalan Yanran lowered her head in dejection.
Even her teacher, the Dou Huang expert Yun Yun, didn’t stand on her side; there was nothing more to say.
“Before answering this question, Teacher needs to know exactly what you did.” Yun Yun lightly patted the spot beside her, signaling Nalan Yanran to sit down.
“When I agreed to let you annul the marriage, I cautioned you to speak nicely first.
If the Xiao family was clingy and lacked decorum, only then were you to mention the name of the Yun Lan Sect.
Things shouldn’t have developed into this situation.” If the Yun Lan Sect wanted to use power to pressure people, they wouldn’t have let Nalan Yanran bring a Tier 4 medicinal pill to the door.
This pill wasn’t even a resource of the sect; it was privately requested by Yun Yun from the sect’s honorary elder, Elder Gu He.
If they truly didn’t care, the Yun Lan Sect should have directly sent a Dou Ling expert to deliver a message: “Your Xiao family’s Xiao Yan has become a piece of trash, yet you haven’t proactively dissolved the marriage with the disciple of our Sect Leader; you are already seeking your own death.” Directly destroying Xiao Yan, or secretly cooperating with the other two families in Wu Tan City to stealthily destroy the Xiao family, would have been no problem.
From the beginning, Yun Yun had prepared to use diplomacy before force.
“This…” A hesitant expression appeared on Nalan Yanran’s face.
“Is there something difficult to say?” Yun Yun’s brow furrowed slightly.
Faced with a Dou Huang expert, Nalan Yanran was still somewhat afraid.
She lowered her head: “Teacher, I’m afraid that if I say it, you will think I am shirking responsibility.” “Shirking responsibility?” This phrasing made Yun Yun alert.
she deliberately put on a stern face: “Speak truthfully; Teacher will make her own judgment.” “Yes.” Nalan Yanran cleared her throat and obediently recounted: “When arriving at Wu Tan City, I originally wanted to go by myself, but Mo Hen said he was willing to accompany me.” “I thought that the matter of annulment sounds bad, so having someone accompany me would give me courage, so I didn’t refuse.” “Before setting out, Elder Ge Ye heard about this and suggested it would be better if he accompanied me.
He said I would handle the talking, but if the Xiao family refused or made excessive demands, he would step in and protect my safety.
After thinking it over, I agreed.” “But once at the Xiao family…” The rest of Nalan Yanran’s narrative was what happened in the Xiao family hall.
Ge Ye was a Da Dou Master; Xiao Zhan knew as soon as he sensed it.
Upon learning he was a Yun Lan Sect Elder, Xiao Zhan received them enthusiastically.
At that time, she felt it wasn’t a good time to bring up the annulment, but Ge Ye, after exchanging pleasantries with Xiao Zhan, led the topic to her.
She thought that since she had to say it, she might as well; it was her own business anyway.
But Ge Ye, after she finished speaking, immediately took out the Qi Gathering Powder, saying it was compensation.
The situation on the spot became the Xiao family receiving them with high-profile hospitality only to have the marriage annulled in public.
Ge Ye even took out the Qi Gathering Powder to humiliate them, adding fuel to the fire.
Her own temper wasn’t good either; provoked by a few words from Xiao Yan, she stopped caring and spat out all sorts of harsh words.
In the end, things reached this state.
“Hmph!” Yun Yun’s gaze turned cold.
“It seems Ge Ye did it on purpose.” “Ah?” Nalan Yanran blinked in confusion.
“Why would Elder Ge Ye do that?” “You don’t need to know too much about this yet.” Yun Yun shook her head slightly.
“Remember, in the Yun Lan Sect from now on, don’t trust anyone too much except me.
Think twice about everything.” Ge Ye had taken a disciple from the Mo family of Salt City, and the Mo family was a force affiliated with the Yun Lan Sect.
On the surface, the Mo family was loyal to her, the Sect Leader, but in reality, the Yun Lan Sect was divided into two factions.
Both she and her teacher Yun Shan were members of the conservative faction, advocating for win-win cooperation with the Jia Ma Imperial Family and orderly development.
The Elders’ Council, headed by Great Elder Yun Leng, was the radical faction, feeling they should use all their strength to develop, seize territory, and win over subordinates.
The head of the Mo family had a very close personal relationship with Yun Leng.
“I thought Ge Ye came from humble roots and wouldn’t get too close to them.
I oversimplified things.” A cold glint flashed in the depths of Yun Yun’s eyes.
Since Yun Shan was severely injured and went into secluded meditation, the performance of Yun Leng and the Elders’ Council had become increasingly aggressive.
Although she was the Sect Leader and the only Dou Huang in the sect, she couldn’t do much when they hadn’t harmed the sect but were instead working hard for its development.
Taking Nalan Yanran as a disciple was originally a form of compromise with the Elders’ Council, getting the other side to agree to slow down development.
It’s just that after spending time together, she found this disciple was indeed not bad.
She hadn’t expected them to secretly extend their hands to Nalan Yanran’s side, attempting to influence this Young Sect Leader from the root.
“Yes, Teacher!” Nalan Yanran immediately bowed in acknowledgment.
Then, she pursed her lips and asked, “Teacher, can you do Yanran a small favor?” “Hmm?” Yun Yun raised an eyebrow.
“Help me beat up that Chu Xiao!” Nalan Yanran ground her teeth.
Yun Yun: ?
Disciple, you really dare to think that.