Chapter 51: The Nalan Family

Jia Nan Academy.

On a steep cliff, a young girl dressed in a light green long skirt stood gracefully. A gentle breeze blew, causing her waist-length hair to flutter softly.

The girl gazed at the distant sky, sighed softly, and then turned around, speaking calmly, "Come out."

As her voice fell, a green figure separated from the large tree behind her, kneeling on one knee and respectfully saying, "Miss, Young Master Xiao Yan has left the Black-Corner Region."

The girl nodded gently and smiled, "The three-year agreement is approaching. Brother Xiao Yan is finally going to resolve that matter."

"But," the girl's eyes, as clear as autumn water, suddenly turned cold, "Have you found out the identity of that person?"

"That person is named Chen Mo, and his identity is very mysterious. According to our investigation, he seemed to appear out of nowhere in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and was then taken back to the Yunlan Sect by the Sect Leader, who accepted him as a personal disciple."

"Later, during the Yunlan Sect's Sect Competition, he displayed his prowess. Possessing three attributes, he defeated Nalan Yanran, a seven-star Dou Master, as a two-star Dou Master." The green figure, based on the information currently known, understood that the young man named Chen Mo had a talent that even their own young lady could not match.

The girl frowned slightly. This superficial information was clearly not what she wanted to know.

To rapidly increase his strength to the level of a Dou Ancestor, even surpassing Ling Shi, his identity couldn't possibly be so simple.

"However, since you injured Brother Xiao Yan, no matter how mysterious your identity is, I, Xun Er, will not let you off."

The girl stared into the distance, her skirt suddenly billowing without wind. A powerful force erupted from within her, cutting the large tree behind the green figure in half.

Her voice carried a hint of coldness as she said, "Notify the family. If they are willing to help, I will fulfill their wish and return early."

The green figure trembled. Was it really necessary to involve the family for such a small matter? But he dared not argue and quickly responded.

Shortly after the green figure left, a golden flame suddenly appeared in the girl's pitch-black eyes. She murmured softly, "No matter who you are, if you dare to harm Brother Xiao Yan, even if you are a dragon, you must coil, and if you are a tiger, you must crouch."

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Nalan Mansion.

When Chen Mo and his group arrived at the mansion, they found a crowd gathered at the entrance, all of them wearing Alchemist Robes.

"Uncle Liu, what's going on? Why are so many alchemists gathered here?" Nalan Yanran asked as she stepped down from the carriage.

"The family head said that with the Alchemist Convention approaching, so many alchemists have come to the capital recently. He wanted to invite them to see if anyone could find a way to remove the toxin from the old family head's body," Liu Fu replied respectfully.

"Branding Poison," Chen Mo suddenly said in a low voice.

Nalan Yanran was startled. She hadn't told Chen Mo about her grandfather being poisoned with Branding Poison.

She then asked, "Junior Brother, do you have a solution?"

"I have a solution, but I don't know if it will work," Chen Mo replied. On the way to the capital, he had conducted a Treasure Chest Lottery, spending over two thousand Luck Points, and only obtained a Toxin Cleansing Talisman, which he had never seen before and didn't know how effective it would be.

Liu Fu was also taken aback. He knew that the young man before him had extraordinary talent and had even become a disciple of Pill King Gu He, but the old family head's poison wasn't something that could be solved just by having good talent.

However, the young man's words were not overly confident, so Liu Fu remained skeptical.

Alchemists held a prestigious status, and even the Nalan family dared not show the slightest neglect. At the entrance, some servants were respectfully conversing with the alchemists waiting outside.

Chen Mo and his entourage made quite an impression, with several luxurious carriages parked in front of the mansion, naturally drawing the attention of these alchemists.

They watched as the group was directly led into the mansion, and their expressions immediately turned peculiar.

"Who are they? Don't they see we're still in line? This Nalan mansion is really too much!" A third-grade alchemist immediately complained loudly.

The servant quickly explained, "That is our Nalan family's Miss Yanran, and beside her is our mansion's steward. As for that young man—"

The servant paused, his mind racing, and suddenly remembered the purpose for which the family head had sent Steward Liu out of the city to welcome them. He immediately said, "That young man is our young lady's junior brother and also the personal disciple of the Yunlan Sect's sect master."

Someone in the crowd gasped, "He's Chen Mo?"

"Chen Mo? The one with three attributes?"

"Yes, that's him. It's said he's also the personal disciple of Pill King Gu He."

"Wow! So skilled in combat and also in alchemy, no wonder the Nalan family made such a grand display."

However, they didn't know that if they had seen what happened outside the city, they would realize that the Nalan family's display was just child's play.

Chen Mo and his group entered the main gate, led by Liu Fu, and made their way through the luxurious mansion.

The towering and majestic buildings, along with the opulent decorations, prompted Chen Mo to lean over and whisper in Nalan Yanran's ear, "Senior sister, I didn't realize you were such a little rich girl."

Although Nalan Yanran didn't quite understand Chen Mo's nonsensical words, she knew he was commenting on her wealth.

She immediately let out a delicate huff and deliberately distanced herself from Chen Mo.

"Oh, getting all tsundere now," Chen Mo teased as he quickly caught up.

Walking along a small path paved with bluestone, the system's notifications began to ring out incessantly.

"Ding, detected a Dou Spirit One Star cultivation. You can spend 11,000 Luck Points to Plunder it."

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"Ding."

Subtle gazes and soul perceptions began to emanate from hidden corners around them.

Currently, Chen Mo had accumulated 9,300 Luck Points, not quite reaching the 10,000 mark.

Even if he had enough, Chen Mo wouldn't use it to Plunder cultivation in the early stages.

After all, human psychology is such that people would rather spend an unknown amount of resources to draw a low-probability prize than spend a fixed amount to obtain a guaranteed valuable item.

Saving up to 10,000 for a Platinum Treasure Chest Lottery—wouldn't that be more appealing?

Entering the main hall, the sound of hushed whispers could be heard. As the door was pushed open, the voices abruptly stopped, and all eyes turned toward the entrance.

Chen Mo, Nalan Yanran, and Liu Fu walked in.

As for the others from the Lofty Cloud Pavilion, they were taken by the maids to other courtyards for arrangements.

For Nalan Yanran and Liu Fu, the people inside were not unfamiliar, but for Chen Mo, he was a complete stranger.

Dressed in a black robe, aside from being exceptionally handsome, there was nothing particularly outstanding about him.

As the saying goes, different strokes for different folks. For Nalan Su, Chen Mo was far too outstanding.

In the grand hall, a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious robes, seated at the head of the table, quickly stood up and greeted with a smile, "Young man, I am Nalan Su. It's been a while, and you've grown even more handsome."

As he spoke, he gave a meaningful glance towards Nalan Yanran, as if inquiring about the progress over the past few months.

Nalan Yanran ignored him and instead introduced Chen Mo, "Junior brother, this is my father."