Not Giving Face (Part 2)
"Also, Nalan Yanran, pay attention to Liu Ling. He seems to harbor some animosity towards Xiao Yan because of you. This kid, although his Alchemist talent is not bad, his heart is a bit narrow. If Xiao Yan becomes the champion of the Alchemist Convention, then Xiao Yan's status in the Gama Empire's Alchemist world will be the same as Gu He's. I don't think he can deal with Xiao Yan, and I'm afraid he'll make a big mistake." Nalan Su glanced at a small circle gathered in the hall, with Liu Ling at the center.
In the past, Nalan Su thought Liu Ling was pleasing to the eye, but now the more he looked at him, the more annoying he found him.
"Well, I'll try my best." Nalan Yanran frowned slightly, rubbing her temples. This was also a trouble.
She had known Liu Ling for several years because of the Yunlan Sect, so she naturally knew his personality. This person was too possessive.
Like her father, when Liu Ling was the strongest of the younger generation of Alchemists, she didn't think he was so narrow-minded.
Now that someone with higher talent had emerged, she increasingly found Liu Ling to be inadequate, and the more she looked at him, the more annoying he became.
"Won't you reconsider the marriage arrangement?"
"Dad!" Nalan Yanran glared fiercely at Nalan Su.
He really knew how to touch a nerve.
"Brother Liu Ling, is that the guy who beat you? He looks very ordinary, not as handsome as you." In a circle in the hall, a young man with slicked-back hair and fancy clothes glanced at Xiao Yan's location and said with a disdainful sneer.
"Hehe, I'm not as skilled as others, there's nothing I can do." Liu Ling said with a smile, holding a wine glass.
"Hey, that's not certain. I heard that guy just has a Strange Flame, and the internal test topic happened to be extraction. Otherwise, how could Brother Liu Ling have lost? Brother Liu Ling is Master Gu He's disciple. When it comes to tomorrow's official competition, he'll probably be exposed." Another young man immediately echoed with a loud laugh.
Liu Ling smiled without saying anything, not speaking up to defend Xiao Yan. Such 'kind words' naturally struck a chord in Liu Ling's heart.
People often only hear what they want to hear.
"But that guy is quite lucky with the ladies, being able to get so close to Miss Ya Fei of the Mittel Family." A man who had once tried to woo Ya Fei couldn't help but say with a sour tone, seeing the way they were talking and laughing.
Little Princess took a sip of red wine, her slender fingers lightly tapping the surface of the glass, making a crisp sound. She glanced at Xiao Yan and chuckled, "Something interesting might happen tonight."
"What do you mean?" Liu Ling asked, stunned.
"Just watch. I just hope his cultivation is as strong as his Alchemy skills, otherwise it will be interesting. Maybe he won't even need to participate in the Alchemist Convention tomorrow." Little Princess smiled mysteriously and drank the red wine in her glass in one gulp.
Just then, at the gate of the Nalan Family, a blood-red horse suddenly charged wildly from the other side of the street, and the passersby on both sides hurriedly dodged in panic.
A figure in azure leaped nimbly from the horse's back, a young face and eyes that flickered with a tiger-like ferocity, heading straight for the Nalan Mansion, knocking away all the servants along the way. No one dared to stop him.
When he rushed into the hall, it immediately caused an uproar.
"It's Mu Zhan, that madman!!"
"Run! Be careful of this madman!"
At this time, Xiao Yan was calmly drinking wine with Ya Fei, leisurely discussing the interesting things in Gama Holy City. Suddenly, Xiao Yan frowned slightly, because a murderous aura had locked onto him.
"You're courting death!!!" A furious voice came from behind Xiao Yan. The azure figure stepped on the floor, and the ground shattered, turning into a streak of azure, punching towards Xiao Yan.
Seeing Mu Zhan attacking Xiao Yan like a madman, the people in the room who recognized Mu Zhan were frightened and fled in all directions, screaming.
In contrast, Ya Fei, sitting next to Xiao Yan, was very calm, even taking a sip of wine.
Mittel Tengshan, standing not far away, was also very calm, only glancing at them without saying anything.
On the other side, Nalan Jie, who had just come out of the inner hall after getting dressed, was very calm. Nalan Su and the Old Butler of the Nalan Family, who were accompanying him, all watched Mu Zhan's outburst indifferently.
They didn't make a move, nor did they reprimand him.
Nalan Yanran, who was drinking alone, even muttered softly: Idiot.
A pair of wooden chopsticks appeared in front of Mu Zhan, gently blocking his fist. Immediately, the azure energy dissipated, turning into a breeze that lifted Ya Fei's hair.
In Mu Zhan's perception, it didn't feel like wooden chopsticks, but like a mountain. It was as if he had punched a mountain, unmoving!!
"Who are you?" Xiao Yan, holding the other end of the chopsticks, looked calmly at Mu Zhan, who was like a madman. Of course, he didn't know Mu Zhan, nor did he know why he was attacking him.
Ya Fei provided the answer.
"His name is Mu Zhan, from the Mu Family, a madman who kills at the drop of a hat, keeping those wankuziyounger brother of Gama Holy City in line. One of the reasons I went to Wutan City was to avoid this annoying madman." Ya Fei put down her wine glass and explained to Xiao Yan.
Immediately, Xiao Yan understood that he was a victim of his beauty.
"You're jealous? So you attacked me for no reason?" Xiao Yan looked at the young man, whose expression had changed from madness to astonishment, staring at him. A cold glint flashed in his dark eyes.
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Mu Zhan's face was full of ferocity. In his heart, Ya Fei had always been his, and he would not allow anyone to defile her, not even with words.
"I said, whoever dares to touch you, I will kill them!" Mu Zhan roared, his entire body erupting with azure Dou Qi, and despite only having the cultivation of a Nine-Star Dou Shi, he was actually able to use Dou Qi Transformation Armor.
"Azure Wood Thrust!"
Azure Dou Qi surged beneath his feet, and he exerted force fiercely. Crack, crack, crack, the terrifying power shattered the wooden chopsticks in Xiao Yan's hand inch by inch.
Xiao Yan sneered, abandoning the chopsticks in his hand, and caught Mu Zhan's punch with one hand. Mu Zhan's attack was like a stone sinking into the sea, unable to fathom the unfathomable depth of Xiao Yan's strength.
Seeing Xiao Yan catch the attack with one hand and still sit steadily on the chair like Mount Tai, Liu Ling and Little Princess Yue Er both gaped, their faces filled with disbelief!
Is this still an Alchemist! How can his strength be so strong!!
"Wasn't it said that Mu Zhan returned from several years of bloody battles on the border, and his strength was astonishing? Why does he look so weak?"
A cold glint flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes, and with a sudden twist, his extreme speed and immense strength directly snapped Mu Zhan's wrist with a crack.
"Ahhh!!!" With a boom, Mu Zhan was directly suppressed by Xiao Yan's terrifying Soul power, and his entire body was prostrate on the ground, unable to move.
Xiao Yan, who had been sitting, now looked down at Mu Zhan from a commanding position. The coldness revealed in his eyes made it seem like he would kill Mu Zhan in the next second. He was completely different from the Xiao Yan in the hall at the beginning!
"Stop!!" A shout came from not far away, it was Mu Xiao, the head of the Mu Family.
In the next second, two Dou Wang's gazes locked onto Mu Xiao, Mittel Tengshan and Nalan Jie.
"A battle between juniors, it's not right for you to interfere, is it, Mu Xiao?" Nalan Jie walked out slowly from the inner hall and said.
Mu Xiao also knew that he couldn't force his way through. This was not the Mu Family, and Xiao Yan's identity was not ordinary.
"Young friend Xiao Yan, let's talk things over. Our Mu Family will not mistreat you."
Hearing Mu Xiao's words, Xiao Yan naturally understood that Mu Xiao was bringing out the Mu Family. He smiled slightly, looked at Mu Zhan on the ground, and asked, "So you are from the Mu Family, one of the three great families. Will there be Dou Wang experts attacking me if I beat you?"
Mu Zhan gritted his teeth, but he didn't dare to deny it, because he had already felt Xiao Yan's killing intent! Seeing Mu Zhan remain silent, Xiao Yan shook his head and said, "I thought you would be a person with some backbone, but I didn't expect you to be just a vicious dog relying on power to bully others. When you encounter someone stronger, you still have to rely on your own family for protection."
"Sorry, I won't give face to your Mu Family."
Pang! Xiao Yan exerted force suddenly, as if crushing a tomato, and directly crushed Mu Zhan's fist into powder!
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