Chapter 37: Nalan Yanran's Reputation Reverses; Han Li Uses Up All the Ancestral Stones

【Lin Dong: Hahaha~! Brother Zhu, you're something else. We just left on the front foot, and you nabbed that female Dou Huang on the back foot.】

Lin Dong, never one to miss a chance to stir the pot, chimed in immediately.

But he was genuinely curious.

Wasn't Zhu Chen still a kid?

Could he even... perform?

【Xiao Yan: Lin Dong, stop interrupting. Brother Zhu, you should know that Yun Yun is Nalan Yanran's master, right?】

【Zhu Chen: Mm, I know.】

【Xiao Yan: Since you know she's Nalan Yanran's master, and you're doing this with her now... what about me?】

Xiao Yan currently felt caught in a dilemma.

After the incident with the Amethyst Winged Lion King last time, he had already regarded Zhu Chen as a brother he'd trust with his life.

But now, the other party had hooked up with his former fiancée Nalan Yanran's master.

This left him at a loss for what to do.

You have to understand, Nalan Yanran had just come to the Xiao Clan to break off the engagement not long ago, humiliating him terribly.

And back then, he had made a three-year agreement with her.

In three years, he would definitely go to the Yun Lan Sect to find Nalan Yanran and wash away this shame.

With this chat group, plus the intelligence source from the novel *Battle Through the Heavens*, he believed taking down Nalan Yanran would be a piece of cake.

But the problem was, what was Zhu Chen's relationship with Nalan Yanran now?

Disciple?

Holy crap, half the early-stage antagonists have turned into his own people?

Just as Xiao Yan was agonizing over this, several video messages suddenly appeared in the chat group.

【Group Leader (Zhu Chen) uploaded a video — Woman cheats playing mahjong, divorces and takes half husband's assets!】

【Group Leader (Zhu Chen) uploaded a video — Engagement r*pe case: Man not only couldn't get betrothal gifts back, but was sentenced to three years!】

【Group Leader (Zhu Chen) uploaded a video — Man marital r*pe...】

【...】

These messages were memory scenes Zhu Chen constructed in his mind using his Group Leader authority—things he had seen and heard in his previous life!

Wang Lin and Lin Dong were natives; they couldn't understand these things. But Xiao Yan was a transmigrator; he understood instantly.

【Xiao Yan: Holy sh*t, Brother Zhu, are these videos real or fake? This is outrageous! Especially that engagement one—the guy paid the betrothal gifts, set the wedding date, didn't even consummate it, yet got sentenced to three years. Is that woman even human...】

Xiao Yan had transmigrated relatively early and hadn't witnessed the modern T0-tier "little fairies" [derogatory term for manipulative women]. Seeing the videos Zhu Chen uploaded, he was stunned.

【Zhu Chen: These are all real cases. I uploaded these video memories exactly as I remember them. Now, I'll ask you a question—answer honestly.】

【Xiao Yan: Fine, ask away...】

【Zhu Chen: Be honest. Compared to the women in these videos, do you still think Nalan Yanran was cruel to you?】

【Xiao Yan: Ah, this...】

Zhu Chen's question plunged Xiao Yan into deep contemplation.

He calmed down and began reflecting on Nalan Yanran's annulment of the engagement.

She was definitely wrong to break the engagement—no doubt about that.

But compared to the selfish cruelty of the female protagonists in Zhu Chen's videos...

Nalan Yanran couldn't even hold a candle to them.

First, when Nalan Yanran came to the Xiao Clan to annul the engagement, she returned the engagement token in full—equivalent to returning the betrothal gifts the Xiao Clan had paid!

On top of that, she compensated him with three Tier-4 Gathering Qi Pills.

The value of these three pills was a hundred times the Xiao Clan's token—equal to returning a hundred times the betrothal gifts on the spot!

Finally, she even gave him a core disciple spot in the Yun Lan Sect!

You have to know, the Yun Lan Sect was the number one cultivation sect in the Gama Empire.

In modern terms, that's equivalent to a guaranteed admission to Tsinghua or Peking University!

Full return of betrothal gifts, hundredfold compensation, *and* a top-university guaranteed spot. Put together, if this were in his previous world, anyone would agree without hesitation, right?

Thinking this through, Xiao Yan suddenly realized his hatred for Nalan Yanran didn't seem that intense anymore.

And just as Xiao Yan was pondering this.

Lin Dong and the others were also verbally tearing apart the female protagonists in the videos in the group. Even Wang Lin, who killed without blinking, couldn't help but speak up.

【Lin Dong: Damn it, these women piss me off. And those men—how can they be so spineless? If it were me, I'd fight them to the death!】

【Uzumaki Naruto: These women are indeed hateful, even more disgusting than Sakura...】

【Wang Lin: If people are like this, killing them is no crime.】

Lin Dong and the others couldn't understand a lot of things in the videos, but they grasped the moral meaning clearly.

They were furious.

How dare these women act like this?

After watching the videos, Uzumaki Naruto finally decided to stop simping for Sakura.

Because he felt Sakura bore some resemblance to the female protagonists in the videos.

So he decided to respect the original plot and give Sakura to his good brother Sasuke!

Wishing them happiness!

【Xiao Yan: Sigh~ Forget it, forget it. Anyway, there's no deep hatred between me and Nalan Yanran. Brother Zhu, rest assured. When I go to the Yun Lan Sect in three years, I'll show her mercy. But that old ghost Yun Leng and that Hall of Souls Protector Wu—they *must* die!】

After a moment of silence, Xiao Yan finally made his decision.

There wasn't any deep blood feud between him and Nalan Yanran. His hostility stemmed more from a youth's unyielding pride and determination to prove to the world he wasn't trash.

But for that old ghost Yun Leng who liked striking from the shadows, and Protector Wu who tried to capture his teacher—he would absolutely not let them off.

【Zhu Chen: That's the right mindset. Honestly, Nalan Yanran treated you pretty well. If it were those video protagonists, they might've just thrown you into the Yun Lan Sect dungeon to live out your days!】

After saying this, Zhu Chen suddenly remembered something and added a line.

【Zhu Chen: Right, when you go to the Yun Lan Sect in three years, remember to call me. I'll go with you.】

【Lin Dong: Count me in. @Xiao Yan, if there's a fight, you *have* to call me!】

When it came to fighting, Lin Dong was the most enthusiastic in the group. Whenever someone mentioned a brawl, he'd be the first to charge in.

Win or lose didn't matter!

Fight first, talk later.

【Xiao Yan: Sure, I'll call you then. But my teacher has already planned my cultivation for the next three years based on the resource intel from *Battle Through the Heavens*. By his estimate, barring accidents, I'll be at least at the Dou Zong level when I go to the Yun Lan Sect. So you might not get a chance to move!】

【Lin Dong: Coincidence. Grandpa Marten also prepared a cultivation plan for me. He says following his path, the time for me to reach Wu Zu can be shortened by at least two and a half years!】

【Xiao Yan: Really? Looks like we two really have quite the fate!】

Seeing Xiao Yan and Lin Dong chatting enthusiastically, Zhu Chen took the opportunity to bring up business with Lin Dong.

【Zhu Chen: Brother Lin Dong, lend me your Ancestral Stone again.】

【Lin Dong: No can do, Brother Zhu. My Ancestral Stone can't be used recently.】

【Zhu Chen: Why?】

【Lin Dong: Last time, Brother Han Li used up all the energy inside the Ancestral Stone...】

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(End of Chapter)