"Mentor, Yan'er and the others have left."
Xiao Yu looked at Ruo Lin, who still hadn't turned back, and spoke softly.
"Mm."
Ruo Lin responded faintly, then turned toward the others around her.
"Pass the word — we're not recruiting students today."
"Huh?"
Xue Ni and the others froze.
Not recruiting?
Had their mentor… lost her temper?
"I understand."
Seeing Ruo Lin's unusually calm expression, Xiao Yu quickly comforted her,
"Mentor, don't be too upset. It's just a temporary parting."
"Mm."
Ruo Lin nodded lightly, but suddenly, a sharp glint flashed in her eyes.
"Go call Luo Bu over. I want to test his current strength."
Xiao Yu: Σ(⊙▽⊙"a!
Luo Bu: (⊙o⊙)??
...
The Yunlan Sect — one of the most powerful factions in the Jia Ma Empire.
If one wanted to know anything that happened in the empire, they would be the first to hear of it.
At the mountaintop of the Yunlan Sect's rear mountain, mist and clouds intertwined, creating an ethereal scene like a celestial realm.
A woman in a cyan dress stood there with her hands clasped behind her back.
"Reporting to the Sect Master, Qi Yan'er and two other girls have joined Canaan Academy and requested a one-year leave."
"Reporting to the Sect Master, Clan Leader Nalan Su has arrived, requesting an audience."
"Hm?"
The consecutive reports made Yun Yun's slender brows furrow.
"Yan'er actually joined Canaan Academy?"
"With her talent, there's no need for her to do that! Strange~"
"What is Nalan Su doing here?"
Gracefully turning around, Yun Yun stood at the cliff's edge.
The gentle mountain breeze blew her cyan robes tight against her delicate figure, accentuating her curves and elegance, making her appear all the more captivating.
Her eyes lazily swept across the deep abyss below. With a flick of her jade-like hand, she ordered,
"Continue investigating everything related to Yan'er. Report to me immediately if there's any news."
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Her subordinates bowed respectfully and withdrew.
"Nalan Su… I'd like to hear what he has to say."
As she spoke, Yun Yun's figure turned into a streak of azure light and swiftly descended.
In a spacious and well-lit reception hall, a middle-aged man with a somewhat gloomy face sat holding a teacup, his palm tapping irritably on the table.
This man was none other than the patriarch of the Nalan Clan — one of the Jia Ma Empire's three great families — and father of Nalan Yanran himself: Nalan Su.
Right now, Nalan Su was seething.
Because he had practically been beaten up the mountain by his own father, Nalan Jie.
He had only been stationed with troops in the western part of the empire for half a year, yet in that short time, his bold beyond reason daughter had dared to dissolve the marriage that his father had arranged years ago!
Breaking off the engagement was bad enough — but then she somehow ended up with a daughter on top of that?!
The entire Nalan family's reputation had nearly gone down the drain because of her!
Everyone in the Jia Ma Empire knew that the old man Nalan Jie, the Lionheart Marshal, was incredibly proud and valued his face above all.
Nalan Yanran's actions had completely trampled on her grandfather's dignity!
The gossip alone was enough to send Nalan Jie into daily fits of rage at home — even worsening his injuries.
If not for those injuries, he probably would've dragged his aging, half-crippled body up the Yunlan Mountain by now!
Nalan Su grimaced bitterly.
Upon arriving, he had learned that his "dear daughter" had gone into seclusion — a death seclusion, no less!
With nowhere to vent his anger, all he could do was request a meeting with Yun Yun, that "good teacher" of hers, to ask what in the world was going on.
What kind of teacher lets my daughter turn out like this?!
"This girl's getting bolder by the day!"
Nalan Su stomped his foot in frustration, his anger rising again until his teacup slammed heavily onto the table.
Tea splashed everywhere, startling the maid beside him so much that she rushed to replace it carefully.
"Clan Leader Nalan, why such a temper?"
Just then, a cool and elegant female voice drifted in from outside the door.
Nalan Su turned his head quickly — and there she was, the Yunlan Sect's master herself, standing gracefully in the doorway in her azure robes.
"Clan Leader Nalan greets Sect Master Yun."
Though his heart was burning with anger, Nalan Su still maintained his composure and bowed respectfully before this Dou Huang powerhouse.
Can't provoke her. Won't dare.
"Clan Leader Nalan," Yun Yun said with a faint smile, pretending not to know, "to what do I owe today's visit to Yunlan Sect?"
"Heh, heh, heh~"
Nalan Su gave a dry laugh.
"This time, I came mainly to see Yanran, but I didn't expect to learn that she's gone into seclusion."
"Ah~"
At his words, Yun Yun sighed softly.
"Ever since she came back last time, she's been deeply affected. She insisted on going into seclusion to make a breakthrough — even I couldn't stop her."
"Uh…"
Nalan Su blinked and asked curiously,
"Sect Master Yun, may I ask what exactly happened to Yanran after she left the mountain?"
"Clan Leader Nalan, you actually want to ask me about that girl she brought back with her, don't you?"
Yun Yun smiled faintly, her eyes narrowing slightly.
"That's right."
Since his thoughts were exposed, Nalan Su stopped hiding it.
"I've heard some rumors, but I don't know the details. I'd like to ask Sect Master Yun to explain."
Yun Yun nodded and began to recount the events.
As he listened, Nalan Su's expression shifted constantly — from surprise, to shock, to disbelief.
When he heard that Yanran had been attacked and almost kidnapped by mercenaries, only to be saved by a little girl named Yan'er, he was both terrified and amazed.
And as the story went on…
He was simply dumbfounded!
That little girl Yan'er was a monster! And her father? An even bigger monster!
To have ties with people like that — the Nalan Clan's ancestors must've been smiling from their graves!
When Yun Yun finished, Nalan Su's face turned serious, and he spoke solemnly,
"So… that Miss Yan'er is indeed not Yanran's biological child?"
"Uh…"
Yun Yun rolled her eyes.
Well, obviously!
How old is your daughter? How could she possibly have a child that big?!
"But though she wasn't before," Yun Yun continued slowly, "she can now technically be considered as one."
"What? What do you mean, Sect Master Yun?"
Nalan Su blinked, puzzled.
Yun Yun's lips curved slightly, tinged with sourness.
"I should congratulate you, Clan Leader Nalan. Your daughter, Nalan Yanran, has been chosen by Yan'er — to become one of her bastard father's girlfriends."
"Uh…"
The words landed in Nalan Su's ears, and for a moment, his old face lit up with surprise and delight.
But that smile quickly froze — because he noticed that the woman before him now carried an icy, frost-bitten look in her eyes.
Wait… what was this about?
Recalling Yun Yun's earlier "congratulations," the experienced Nalan Su suddenly understood!
That bastard father she mentioned…
"Hiss—!"
Realization dawned, and Nalan Su sucked in a cold breath.
What was going on here?!
The dignified, peerless Sect Master of Yunlan Sect — a Dou Huang powerhouse — hadn't been chosen?
She was… jealous?
No, wait!
From her earlier story, she'd clearly said Yanran hadn't even met that Yan'er's father — yet she still called the man a bastard!
Could it be… she had met him?!
Holy crap!
So what's the situation now?
The Yunlan Sect Master and my daughter… have both fallen for the same man???
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