"Swish, swish, swish..."
The subtle sound of the young man's dark black Alchemist robe, adorned with purple patterns, rubbing against the air struck every chord in Nalan Yanran's heart.
"Miss Nalan!" Xiao Yan walked up to Nalan Yanran and called to her with a smile.
"You... ahem... you're here!" Nalan Yanran's throat seemed to be choked by something. She hurriedly gave a light cough and forced a smile onto her Face.
"Let's go. Today is the final day for removing the poison from Old Master Nalan!" After saying this, Xiao Yan paid no further attention to Nalan Yanran and headed straight for Nalan Jie's courtyard in the backyard.
"..." Watching Xiao Yan's departing back, Nalan Yanran hesitated for two and a half seconds, forced a smile onto her Face, called out "Hey," and chased after him!
...After a long hour, Xiao Yan withdrew the Green Lotus Core Flame from Nalan Jie's body. He then used his Soul Power to meticulously examine Nalan Jie's spine once more. After confirming not a single trace of the branding poison remained, he withdrew his right hand from Nalan Jie's back, hopped off the bed.
"Nephew Xiao Yan!"
"Has the poison in the old master really been completely removed?"
Seeing this, Nalan Su stepped forward and asked nervously.
"I have fulfilled my mission!"
Xiao Yan cupped his hands with a smile, feeling extremely pleased. This trip to remove Nalan Jie's poison had brought him immense gains.
Aside from the conditions promised by the Nalan Family, his own flame control ability had improved severalfold compared to seven days ago. Moreover, the existence of the branding poison had turned misfortune into fortune, allowing his Dou Qi cultivation to advance a bit as well.
As for the branding poison that had invaded his body, Xiao Yi Xian had extracted it. Although Xiao Yan could also use this thing, in the original story, this plot point was never resolved, even up to the Major Thousand Worlds. After some thought, Xiao Yan simply gave it all to Xiao Yi Xian.
Coincidentally, this branding poison was also greatly beneficial to the Calamity Poison Body, for which Chen Yang praised Xiao Yan once again.
Hearing Xiao Yan's reply, Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran hurriedly stepped forward to fuss over Nalan Jie. Finally free from the branding poison's erosion, Nalan Jie was in an excellent mood today and, for once, did not scold Nalan Yanran.
"Young Yan, this old man thanks you here!" Nalan Jie got off the bed, stretched his limbs, clenched his fist, and gave Xiao Yan a deep bow.
"Old Master Nalan, you're too polite. This was a fair transaction; there's no need for such formalities." Xiao Yan waved his hand, his meaning clear: the treatment is done, time to pay up, old man.
"Transaction aside, Young Yan, you've freed this old man from years of suffering. For me, it's like a rebirth." Nalan Jie waved his hand, signaling Nalan Su to fetch something, while walking over to sit on a chair next to Xiao Yan. "Over these years, the pain when that branding poison flared up... tsk..."
Nalan Jie shook his head, then gestured for Xiao Yan to sit as well. Xiao Yan Go with the flow sat on the chair beside Nalan Jie's hand, while Nalan Yanran hurried forward to pour tea.
"Ah! Let's not talk about those unpleasant matters. In short, Young Yan, your great kindness is etched in this old man's heart. If you ever need anything in the future, I and the Nalan Family will spare no effort!" Nalan Jie made vague, empty promises.
Xiao Yan chuckled lightly, not taking Nalan Jie's promises to heart. After all these years, he had long learned to judge people by their actions.
Among all the major powers in the capital currently, aside from the Mu Family, whom he hadn't yet contacted, only the Mittel Family gave him a sense of being trustworthy.
If nothing else, Hai Bodong's desperate act of blocking that female Dou Huang from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion the other day was enough for Xiao Yan to feel safe entrusting his back to him.
As for the others... he would withhold judgment for now.
Nalan Jie was very talkative today. He discussed Xiao Yan's family, his cultivation journey, and probed indirectly about Xiao Yan's teacher, etc. Xiao Yan deftly evaded all questions, neither getting too close nor creating distance.
As the saying goes, although he and Nalan Yanran could never be husband and wife in this lifetime, out of respect for Yun Yun and Brother Yang's Face, they were at least friends. There was no need to have a life-or-death conflict with the Nalan Family.
The two chatted for about ten minutes before Nalan Su walked in, clutching two storage rings.
"Nephew Xiao Yan, this storage ring contains all the rare medicinal herbs the Nalan Family has collected up to today. The other one contains copies of all the Dou Techniques and Cultivation Techniques of the Nalan Family. There are three High-Grade Profound Tier Cultivation Techniques in total, seven High-Grade Profound Tier Dou Techniques, and the rest are Intermediate Profound Tier and below, totaling eight hundred and thirty-two!"
"These five purple gold cards each contain ten million gold coins!"
"This contract is the deed to your Xiao Family's original mansion. The Tang Family has already moved out, and I've had everything inside renovated."
"If your Xiao Family decides to move back to Wutan City, I will coordinate with Brother Xiao then to help your family re-establish the mansion."
Nalan Su looked at Xiao Yan, laying out the entire reward in one breath.
"Thank you, Family Head Nalan."
Xiao Yan swept his Soul Power over everything, gaining a general understanding of the contents. As for whether the Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques were complete, Xiao Yan didn't really mind. These techniques were already sufficient for the Xiao Family to regain its footing in the capital over the next few decades.
By the time he went out to make his own way and brought back some higher-tier techniques, it would only be a matter of time before the Xiao Family restored its former glory as a Dou Wang family.
"In that case, Old Master Nalan, please don't bother seeing me out. I'll take my leave now." With the money in hand, Xiao Yan naturally didn't linger.
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