Battle Through the Heavens: Soul Travels Through Clouds and Mountains, Becoming a Winning Artist

Chapter 3: Many Divine Beings Within the Yunlan Sect

Although Yun Congxin strengthened the protective shields of the Yunlan Sect disciples, he did not pay attention to the two people fighting on the field.

Xiao Yan doesn't need his concern; he can handle this little trouble himself. As for Nalan Yanran, Yun Congxin doesn't want to get involved.

"The disciples of the Yunlan Sect are not of good character; they are careless, reckless, and arrogant."

Yun Congxin looked at the Yunlan Sect disciples who were still whispering among themselves and felt a pang of resentment—they were completely unaware that if Yun Congxin hadn't intervened, their protective shields would have been shattered by the shockwave long ago.

"Wait a minute, why have I been focusing on the Yunlan Sect's problems all along?" Yun Congxin muttered belatedly. "Hiss~ It seems I've ultimately been influenced by Yunshan..."

"So be it, so be it. He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding. As the former sect leader of Yunlan Sect, I must consider the sect's future..." Yun Congxin sighed. Knowing the outcome was already decided, he stopped looking at Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran on the stage and began to try to recall why Yun Ling had become so popular and how he had caused trouble.

"Xiao Yan, I hope you'll consider the sake of the Yunlan Sect..."

Just as Yun Congxin was deep in thought, he suddenly heard Yun Leng transmit his voice to Xiao Yan with his fighting spirit, seemingly wanting Xiao Yan to stop and give Nalan Yanran some leeway.

"Disgraceful wretch! Haven't you made the Yunlan Sect lose face enough already?!"

Yun Congxin was furious. Before he could figure out why Yun Leng was red-warm, he was the first to turn red-warm.

He personally shattered the energy transmission and looked at Yunling on the stone platform with hostility.

I'm not going to look for an excuse anymore. After the three-year agreement ends and Xiao Yan comes down the mountain, I'll personally give you a good beating to teach you a lesson!

"It's over... Nalan Yanran!"

Xiao Yan's voice was a little hoarse. He spread his purple cloud wings and came to Nalan Yanran.

The Yunlan Sect plaza fell silent. Everyone could see that Nalan Yanran was already struggling to maintain her position in mid-air, while Xiao Yan still had plenty of energy left.

The three-year agreement has been decided!

The Yunlan Sect disciples watched Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran suspended in mid-air, their feelings a complex mix. They all knew their young sect leader had lost, yet they couldn't accept it. Each still clung to a sliver of unrealistic hope, wishing Nalan Yanran had a trump card to turn the tide, and praying that Xiao Yan would suddenly fall to the ground!

"Is this your revenge... creating a fictional character that even I'm fascinated by, and then shattering it with your own hands. Let me know that the good-for-nothing I looked down on back then can indeed be viewed differently by Nalan Yanran."

Although the Yunlan Sect disciples still clung to unrealistic fantasies, Nalan Yanran had already resigned herself to her fate. Recognizing Xiao Yan as Yan Xiao, her eyes were somewhat unfocused, and her words carried a hint of self-pity and sorrow.

Yun Congxin covered his face. He felt that Yunlan Sect could be renamed Divine Valley. It was full of people like Hong Wenlanbo and narcissists. There wasn't a single normal person among them!

Xiao Yan stirred up trouble in the capital for Yao Lao and Cai Lin, but he never sought revenge against you! From beginning to end, all Xiao Yan wanted was to defeat you, Nalan Yanran, honorably and take back the dignity that had been trampled underfoot by the high and mighty young sect leader of Yunlan Sect.

As for revenge, hehe, Xiao Yan may not be that magnanimous, but he's not petty enough to seek revenge against Nalan Yanran!

What was that saying again? "Puxin woman, steamed shrimp heads!"

"Why don't we just stop talking about whether she's the young sect leader or not, and just return her to the Nalan family?" Yun Congxin pondered helplessly.

"Xiao Yan, back then I did look down on you because of your low strength. Facts have proven that I was short-sighted. But!"

Nalan Yanran suddenly raised her head and stared directly at Xiao Yan, who was already attacking with a palm strike. A hint of fierce stubbornness finally appeared on her pretty face.

"However, as I've already said, my marriage is not for anyone else to decide! I can't marry a stranger and spend my life with him! So even if I had to do it all over again, I would still go to the Xiao family to annul the engagement!"

...So Nalan Yanran actually had this line in her dialogue?

Yun Congxin lowered her hand from her face. Now, Nalan Yanran finally revealed some of the qualities that the young sect leader of Yunlan Sect should have.

Even if their thinking is immature and their behavior is foolish, at least they still have some backbone and are not easily manipulated.

Yun Congxin nodded almost imperceptibly, abandoning the idea of ​​returning Nalan Yanran.

"I never said you did anything wrong by breaking off the engagement! It's just that you chose the wrong way... It's a pity that your arrogance has never made that choice..."

The palm strike that was about to land heavily stopped lightly in front of Nalan Yanran's chest. Xiao Yan's voice was weary; he no longer wanted to say anything more to this woman.

"But that doesn't matter anymore. From now on, we will have no further contact. You will remain the high and mighty Young Sect Master, and I will continue my ascetic life. The three-year agreement is over, Nalan Yanran!"

A gust of wind howled from Xiao Yan's palm, blowing Nalan Yanran down like an autumn leaf swept by the wind, landing on the square.

It landed right in front of the stone tablet engraved with the names of the successive leaders of the Yunlan Sect.

Nalan Yanran coughed up blood and struggled to her feet, facing the names of the past Yunlan Sect leaders. She looked at the names, from Yun Potian to Yun Yun, before Xiao Yan slowly landed.

Nalan Yanran gritted her teeth, and her eyes, which had been filled with self-pity, became resolute again. She took out a neatly folded white object from her bosom and tossed it to the tired Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan, whose thoughts were already wandering to a certain cute girl, subconsciously took the white object. The white object was a neatly folded piece of white paper with the childish handwriting that Xiao Yan had written in a fit of pique years ago, along with a conspicuous bloody handprint.

It was a letter of divorce issued three years ago.

Surrounded by nearly a thousand Yunlan Sect disciples, watched by the Yunlan Sect elders, and amidst the sighs of many important figures from the Jia Ma Empire, Nalan Yanran spoke.

"According to the agreement made back then, if I had lost this competition, I, Nalan Yanran, should have become a slave."

"However, for the sake of the sect's reputation, please forgive me for not being able to keep my promise. Anyway, you're bound to think of me as an unreasonable and arrogant woman, so... then let me be willful one last time!"

"What happened with the Xiao family back then was indeed inappropriate on my part. Please convey my apology to Uncle Xiao in the future."

Although Nalan Yanran's voice was tinged with bitterness, it was exceptionally firm. Before she finished speaking, she reached out and grabbed a Yunlan Sect disciple's sword, drawing it into her hand.

"Is this kid trying to commit suicide?"

Suddenly, a strange thought popped into Yun Congxin's mind: he felt that this was indeed something that this crazy woman would do.