Among all the heavens, I, Xiao Yan, did not use any cheat codes.

Chapter 4 Nalan Yanran's Advance

"A distinguished guest from the capital?"

After giving the clan youths a good beating and inadvertently beating up everyone who had ever provoked him, Xiao Yan left satisfied.

He, Xiao, never holds grudges. As for his heavy-handed attack on those troublemakers, that was just a coincidence.

Muttering to himself Xiao Xun'er's words before she left, Xiao Yan fell into deep thought.

The fact that Xiao Xun'er mentioned this to him suggests that, given her seemingly innocent but actually cunning nature, the person from the capital must be related to him, Xiao Xun'er.

In this life, although his social circle is not limited to Wutan City, he also had interactions with people from the outside world when he went out to find refining materials more than a year ago.

But if we're talking about the capital city, Xiao Yan can only think of one person.

He had only met his fiancée a few times, and they had only exchanged a few letters after he learned of his engagement.

Nalan Yanran.

To be honest, Xiao Yan actually felt something was a little strange.

This isn't the kind of childhood sweetheart relationship he actually longs for; he longs for a childhood sweetheart fiancée with whom he grew up together.

However, arranged marriages are difficult to evaluate and are even more difficult to endure than being forced into blind dates.

However, on the other hand, he had a legitimate reason to do this. Although he wanted to break off the engagement, he had to consider Xiao Zhan's feelings. After thinking it over, Xiao Yan decided not to think about it anymore. Instead of thinking about so many unnecessary things, he might as well do more of what he wanted to do.

At worst, we can just be friends for a while and then break up on the grounds that we're not a good match.

As it happened, he lost all his temper three years ago.

Xiao Yan knew his own situation best, and his mindset was perfectly fine; on the contrary, he became increasingly confident and high-spirited. But it was a different story for others.

He thought this was a good excuse, one that wouldn't hurt his father's feelings and would make the matter seem plausible. Xiao Yan then exchanged several letters with Nalan Yanran.

It's clear from the words that the fiancée, who was practically a stranger to him, seemed to be a very opinionated person.

Moreover, they have their own unique perspectives on fate.

"My fiancée... coming at this hour..."

Unconsciously stroking the ring, Xiao Yan fell into deep thought.

"Heh heh... cough, Little Yanzi, judging from your expression, it seems this fiancée has come with ill intentions?"

As per his gentleman's agreement with Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, who was sealed and therefore not allowed to spy on the outside world, floated out after Xiao Yan lifted the seal. Seeing the thoughts written on Xiao Yan's face and his occasional mutterings, Yao Chen roughly understood what had happened and let out a strange laugh.

"My fiancée and I probably share the same sentiment; we don't really like this engagement."

Xiao Yan glanced at it and nodded slightly.

"Although based on my understanding of her, the other party shouldn't have that kind of condescending attitude, it's highly likely that he's here to call off the engagement."

Even before he lost his fighting spirit, Xiao Yan could tell from their correspondence that Nalan Yanran wanted to break off the engagement. This made Xiao Yan feel somewhat favorably toward this seemingly villainous character who was involved in breaking off an engagement. After all, in this feudal society, there is a significant difference between ruining a marriage contract with a genius and ruining a marriage contract with a good-for-nothing. The latter is undoubtedly much worse.

Based on his experience reading online novels in his previous life, generally speaking, the starting point for a protagonist's underdog rise to power is often the breaking off of an engagement.

Then, deliver a resounding slap in the face, leaving the other party forever trapped in regret.

I've had enough of this kind of snobism.

Now that someone has appeared who seems to genuinely want to decide their own destiny, Xiao Yan can't help but look at them with more respect, and he's happy to go along with it.

Although their correspondence had almost devolved into a war of words over the past two years, it didn't stop Xiao Yan from quite appreciating this guy.

"Judging from your expression, you don't seem to want this marriage either. Isn't that a good thing?"

Yao Chen raised an eyebrow, his mind flashing back to his past female companions. After a moment's thought, he roughly guessed Xiao Yan's intentions. "Are you afraid that she'll be impetuous in her youth and publicly break off the engagement, embarrassing your father?"

"What kind of young man wouldn't be so impetuous?" Xiao Yan shrugged. If both sets of parents wanted to call off the engagement, it would have been called off long ago. The other party was most likely keeping it a secret from their family. Besides, how could someone in their teens think so thoroughly?

But it's not a big problem. With Xiao here, what tricks can he possibly pull?

So it seems I really need to venture out and explore in the future.

Nalan Yanran acted recklessly, and so did Xiao Mouren.

However, Xiao is a cultured man and would not allow his reckless actions to harm his loved ones.

For some reason, Xiao Yan recalled the days he spent in Qingshan Town not long ago, and felt a pang of nostalgia.

It's so satisfying to fight outside without a second thought, with fighting spirit connecting to the brain and beating instead of thinking.

A good man should aspire to travel far and wide; the ancients were right.

And going to other parts of the world to travel is out of the question!

I really need to go out more.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan's eyes flickered slightly.

Nalan Yanran's arrival was perfectly timed. It was like a pillow being delivered when someone was about to fall asleep.

Once this matter is settled, we can start getting down to business.

With a thought to himself, Xiao Yan made up his mind.

The two families, Galley and Oba, who are also the three major families in Utan City, have become increasingly arrogant in recent years.

What will happen next? Whether it's history books or various online novels from his previous life, Xiao Yan, with Nalan Yanran's brain, could guess what they were going to do.

He, Xiao, had no intention of reasoning with those people; a cultured person must be cultured!

As Confucius once said, "Just do it!"

The道理 (principles/reasoning) is for friends! Why waste words on enemies!

As for now...

Turning his head to look at Yao Lao, Xiao Yan chuckled, flipped his hand, and took out two storage rings that he had prepared in advance.

"Old man, oh no, teacher, my dear teacher, you wouldn't want your lovely student to lose face in front of others, would you?"

Yao Chen suddenly felt a chill, and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

"What do you want to do?"

"Hehe, teacher, lend me your power..."

.........

Outside Wutan City.

On the official road, a distinguished-looking convoy sped toward Wutan City.

On one of the carriages, a stunningly beautiful young woman dressed in green leaned against the carriage, staring blankly out the window.

Holding several sheets of paper in his hand, he seemed to have thought of something, his fist clenched so tightly it turned white.

Scattered throughout the carriage were several old letters, clearly bearing the handwriting of two different people: one delicate and beautiful yet with a touch of heroism, the other unrestrained and wild yet revealing a hint of...

Her gaze fell on the slightly messy handwriting, and she wanted to add a filter and praise it, but Nalan Yanran sighed.

Well, although the other piece of calligraphy wasn't exactly beautiful, the unrestrained and flamboyant style between the lines gave her some longing.

He found himself developing a sense of anticipation for the boy he had never met before.

She wanted to see what kind of person could remain undeterred in adversity and possess the confidence to not let others dictate their own destiny.

Nalan Yanran did not want anyone to decide her fate.

But at this moment, she wanted to take a good look at her fiancé, whom she had never met before, and see who he really was.

No matter what kind of person the other person is, she must take control of her own destiny!

We're almost at Wutan City...

Looking out the window, a blurry figure appeared in her mind. Nalan Yanran suddenly wondered, what would Xiao Yan do if it were him?

Will the other side bring a large force to the scene?

Would they parade around without any prior knowledge of the situation?

A thoughtful look flashed in Nalan Yanran's eyes.