vncnus Chapter 19 Nalan Yanran's Astounding Wisdom
Chapter 19 Nalan Yanran's Astounding Wisdom
Inside Utan City, at the Mittel Auction House.
Since that night when she arrived in Wutan City, Nalan Yanran has not seen her master again.
She didn't know what Yun Congxin had gone to do, but she still remembered what Yun Congxin had said when he came: that disciples of the Yunlan Sect would come to cause trouble for the Xiao family.
Therefore, Nalan Yanran would secretly observe the Xiao family's situation every day. If any disciples of the Yunlan Sect caused trouble, she would teach these good-for-nothing disciples a lesson on behalf of Yun Congxin.
She didn't see any Yunlan Sect disciples, but what happened next quickly exceeded her expectations.
The Xiao family suddenly closed their doors to visitors and withdrew the personnel guarding the market. Immediately afterward, the Oba family and the Jialie family also withdrew their forces from outside. For a time, all the markets in Wutan City were closed, and large quantities of medicine were transported into the courtyards of the three families. It was as if the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder on the eve of a major battle.
The atmosphere in Wutan City is now extremely tense, like a pile of flammable dry wood that only needs a spark to instantly turn into a raging war.
Everyone knew that something big was about to happen, and the once bustling city of Wutan was now deathly silent. Idle cultivators and wounded mercenaries all withdrew from Wutan, and most of the city's residents fled back to their rural hometowns for refuge.
Only a small number of people who had nowhere else to go and were still clinging to a sliver of hope remained indoors, praying that the war would not spread to them.
During this period, even the Mittel auction house urgently increased its security personnel.
Today marks the fourth day since the Xiao family closed their doors to visitors. The Jia Lie family has been making more and more underhanded moves, but the Xiao family has yet to carry out any effective retaliation.
Not long ago, Nalan Yanran saw a whole mercenary group enter Wutan City. They were fully armed and swaggered into the territory that originally belonged to the Xiao family.
In the past, this rabble, who didn't even have a Grand Master, wouldn't have dared to cut in line in Xiao Family Market. But now they're wreaking havoc in Xiao Family Market.
They were openly and recklessly armed, and soon blinding flames appeared in the Xiao family market, with billowing black smoke and arrogant laughter rising straight into the sky!
Nalan Yanran wouldn't believe it if you said that the people standing behind this group weren't from the Jia Lie family and the Aoba family!
"It's come to this point and no one has come to stop it. The Xiao family must be in trouble. Who could have done it? Could it really be the Yunlan Sect? Could it be those black-robed men? Why didn't I hear a thing?"
Nalan Yanran was puzzled. Even a Dou Ling level expert could not possibly inflict serious damage on the Xiao family without her noticing, right?
Could it be a Dou Wang level expert? That doesn't make sense. The number of Dou Wang level experts in the entire Jia Ma Empire is very small. No matter which faction sends a Dou Wang level expert, our master would definitely notice!
Right, where is our grandmaster?!
Wasn't it agreed that we came to Wutan City to prevent the Yunlan Sect disciples from causing trouble and retaliating against the Xiao family?
How come my master is gone while I'm still diligently observing the Xiao family's situation every day?
"Could it be that my master is testing me, making me resolve this calamity for the Xiao family alone?"
Yun Congxin never dreamed that his absurd act of deciding to bring Wutan City on a whim and then forgetting about it at the Mittel Auction House would be used by Nalan Yanran to come up with such an excuse!
As Nalan Yanran trimmed the candle wick, she pondered her next move, completely unaware that she was gripping the scissors too tightly, causing them to become somewhat deformed.
The actions of the Galley family and the Obama family now are like the wick of a candle in front of them, burning brightly but not daring to let the fire burn too brightly.
Because they were unsure of the Xiao family's current situation, they dared not launch a large-scale attack and instead put all their bets on the poker table.
So they let the wolf into the house, bringing in this group of mercenaries who acted without restraint. Even if they committed all sorts of atrocities, including smashing, looting, and killing, and affected the residents of Utan City, it wouldn't be the Galley family's fault.
Why did they always side with the Xiao family?
Now that the Xiao family is staying home, isn't that treating them like abandoned pawns?
Abandoned pawns are slaughtered; shouldn't they blame themselves for being blind and choosing the wrong side in the first place?
However, if the Xiao family really takes action, both families will immediately sever ties with this group of wicked mercenaries, and may even feign a willingness to lead a team to provide "help".
If the Xiao family were to produce a Grand Dou Master now, a Grand Dou Master who has never appeared in Wutan City before, a young Grand Dou Master who is only twenty years old, would the power he represents make the two families even more wary, thus slowing down their progress?
Nalan Yanran looked at the candlelight by the window and the firelight in the distance, and seemed to hear someone crying desperately and the mercenaries laughing wildly.
Perhaps it was because of the ice silk mask she was wearing, or perhaps it was because of the inexplicable irritability in her heart, Nalan Yanran felt her face was very itchy. She scratched her face vigorously and made a hasty decision.
To drive away these unruly outsiders, relying solely on one's own strength is not enough; one must leverage external resources and influence. Which name would be the most reliable to use?
The Yunlan Sect is definitely out of the question. The relationship between the Xiao family and the Yunlan Sect is far from friendly on the surface, and the same applies to the Nalan family. What about the Mittel family? It might be somewhat acceptable in the capital, but in a remote area like Wutan City, people are probably unaware of Xiao Yan's connection with the Mittel family.
The situation was critical, and Nalan Yanran didn't have time to think much. She chose what seemed to be the safest option: the Alchemist Guild in the capital!
Now I am one of the helpers that Xiao Yan invited through the Alchemist Guild in the capital!
As the champion of the Alchemist Tournament, Xiao Yan also thwarted the conspiracy of the Chuyun Empire, so the Alchemist Guild of the Imperial Capital naturally owed him a favor.
If he were to ask the Alchemist Guild for help, the reinforcements he would bring would certainly not be just a single Grand Master; there would definitely be other experts behind him!
The logic is sound and reasonable!
Nalan Yanran never imagined that this good show in Wutan City had only been going on for less than a week, while Xiao Yan had been wandering around the capital for a long time. How did he know about it in advance?
Could he possibly be a prophet?
This silly girl, with a surge of enthusiasm, made up an excuse to convince herself, and then recklessly went to charge into battle.
You're so unambitious!
But Nalan Yanran didn't care about that anymore. She drew her longsword from her storage ring and rushed towards the fire.
Although she was foolish, at this moment, she finally possessed some of the spirit of Yun Potian from back then.
Ten years of sharpening a sword, Frost Blade has never tried.
Today, Ba Shijun, who is injustice?