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Young Master Ye Chen, did you… take out the wrong thing?"
Master Gu Ni leaned in and whispered, his tone carrying a hint of disbelief.
"If you can't speak, then don't," Ye Chen replied coldly, his eyes flicking over with a sharp warning.
Master Gu Ni froze, then chuckled awkwardly before stepping back. But as he glanced at Xiao Yan .... who was eagerly accepting the jade bottle from Ya Fei .....a flicker of amusement passed through the old alchemist's eyes.
So… Young Master Ye Chen was just toying with this boy.
Holding the jade bottle tightly, Xiao Yan forced down the excitement in his chest.
Now, whether he liked it or not, he had to trust Ye Chen.
If this pill could truly restore his talent, then Ye Chen hadn't lied .... and even if the engagement was broken, Xiao Yan could accept it.
After all, what was Nalan Yanran to him? A fiancée he had never met, a stranger whose only tie to him was an arrangement between elders.
Even if she scorned him, he felt no real attachment.
If forced to choose between a woman he didn't care for and the chance to reclaim his talent, Xiao Yan would choose the latter every time.
And yet… this wasn't just about him. Breaking the engagement meant humiliation .... not only for him, but for his father and the entire Xiao family.
His eyes darkened. If my talent doesn't return in three months, it will mean Ye Chen has been playing me… and then.....
A cruel glint flashed in his gaze, but it quickly faded into bitter helplessness.
What could he really do? Against Ye Chen's status and strength, even if he had been deceived, there was no way to take revenge.
In this world where the strong ruled, the weak could only swallow their anger.
He muttered under his breath, "I can only hope this pill truly works…"
"Young Master Ye Chen, I'll have the marriage certificate delivered later," Xiao Zhan said gravely, pulling his son aside.
The two left the manor together, their pace quick .....eager to test the pill's effect.
Ye Chen watched them go, a faint smile playing at his lips. Another matter, neatly resolved.
"Brother Ye Chen, I didn't expect the Yunlan Sect to offer such a valuable pill as compensation to Xiao Yan.
What grade is it? A fifth-grade medicine?" Ya Fei's eyes sparkled with curiosity as she stepped closer.
"Pfft...
Before Ye Chen could answer, Master Gu Ni burst out laughing.
"Master Gu Ni, what's so funny?" Ya Fei asked, brows knitting.
Suppressing his grin, the old master glanced at Ye Chen. Seeing no objection, he finally spoke: "Miss Ya Fei, that pill Young Master Ye Chen gave Xiao Yan? It's not some miraculous treasure.
It's… an entirely ordinary medicinal pill."
Ya Fei froze, her eyes snapping to Ye Chen. "You're… playing with the Xiao family?"
"No," Ye Chen replied smoothly, his lips curling. "I can guarantee Xiao Yan's talent will return within three months." He offered no further explanation.
In truth, Xiao Yan's problem didn't require any pill at all.
As long as Yao Chen appeared, the boy's talent would naturally recover.
None of them noticed the shadow that slipped silently past the courtyard wall, vanishing into the night.
In the Xiao Family's Backyard
A pale-green dress swayed lightly in the evening breeze.
By the lotus pond, a young woman stood within a pavilion, her long black hair cascading to her hips.
The wind teased the hem of her skirt, tracing the elegant lines of her figure.
She was still, her gaze fixed on the lotus blossoms floating serenely in the pond ....like a blue lotus herself, pure and untouchable.
"Miss," a voice called softly.
A figure in black appeared behind her, bowing low.
"Uncle Ying, you've returned so soon? How is Brother Xiao Yan?"
"Miss, he is unharmed. But… this is what happened."
The man in black recounted the events in the manor in detail. Xiao Xun'er listened quietly, her expression calm .... until she heard the words break off the engagement.
Her soft, autumn-water eyes darkened with pain. "Brother Xiao Yan has already suffered so much… and they still come to humiliate him?"
She thought of the years he had endured ridicule and pity, hiding his wounds in the back mountains where no one could see.
A chill flickered in her gaze.
"Uncle Ying, who came to break the engagement? Was it Nalan Yanran herself?"
"It wasn't her. It was her senior brother .... Ye Chen of the Mitel family, a direct heir."
"The Mitel family…"
Her tone was quiet, but there was an edge beneath it.
"What happened next? Did they harm Brother Xiao Yan?"
The man in black continued his report. When he mentioned the so-called elixir refined by Pill King Gu He, Xiao Xun'er's brows lifted slightly in surprise.
For years she had sent men to seek cures from her clan, but even the Gu Clan had no solution. Could the Yunlan Sect have found one?
But when the truth came . that the pill was nothing more than an ordinary medicine .... her eyes widened, then narrowed with fury.
"So… Ye Chen played a trick on him?"
The man said nothing, but his silence was answer enough.
Her voice turned cold. "The Mitel family… the Yunlan Sect… truly arrogant."
A glint like cold steel flashed in her beautiful eyes.
"They will pay the price for toying with my Brother Xiao Yan."
She raised a slender hand, her jade-like fingers curling slightly ..... as if grasping an invisible thread of fate.
"Uncle Ying, tonight… bring Ye Chen to the back mountain."
Her tone was calm. Her meaning was not.
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