The Naughty Senior Sister
Recalling the Genuine Nature of Jiang Nalan - 5

After going through quite a long journey with the shortest time possible, the three of them finally arrived not far from the gate of the northwestern region of the imperial capital.

In order not to attract attention, Aunt Yin kept her silver horse on standby around the stopping place, while they were about to enter the capital area.

"Why do you have to come with us?!" moaned Miao'er while staring intently at Aunt Yin with hostility.

Aunt Yin immediately hid behind Yan Xu as she said, "It is my duty as your guard not to go too far."

"We never needed that!" miao'er snapped, making Aunt Yin shudder as she was still traumatized by the previous incident.

Apparently, Miao'er's position had risen high thanks to his hostility and verbal attacks that Aunt Yin could not fight back against.

Yan Xu who was observing the two of them let out a long sigh and immediately reprimanded his junior sister, "Miao'er, keep your manners."

"B-good, Senior Brother!" Miao'er was instantly obedient to Yan Xu's warning.

He still remembered clearly how Yan Xu could suddenly change his nature to become more resolute, making Miao'er feel obliged to obey for not being willing to get the same treatment as Yan Xu's previous Aunt Yin.

Making sure Miao'er had already become obedient, Yan Xu moved Aunt Yin to walk beside him while Miao'er was on the other side.

The three of them walked leisurely towards the gate of the northwestern region of the imperial capital.

The silence between them was broken by Yan Xu first to destroy this silent atmosphere, "Aunt Yin, do you know of a place where many valuables are in the northwestern region of the capital?"

"Hmmm .. there are several auction venues such as black, white, green and blue tower pavilions. Usually the most interesting is the auction place that has strange items, such as the Green Tower Pavilion."

"What kind of weird stuff are they auctioning?" yan Xu asked starting to feel a strange premonition.

"Used clothes are worn by a woman without washing" Aunt Yin whispered in the smallest voice possible.

Yan Xu frowned as he looked towards Aunt Yin, "Aunt Yin, please don't instigate the Disciple into that immoral path."

Aunt Yin chuckled as she poked her beautiful slender index finger to the side of Yan Xu's stomach.

"Actually it's just the outward appearance, what really matters is the runes on the clothes."

"Rune?" Yan Xu was no stranger to the word, yet he still asked as he did not have any further information yet.

"Rune or arguably ancient writing carved using various methods by a rune expert cultivator. Formation experts and rune experts were sometimes seen as the same in the eyes of most cultivators, but they actually had a difference."

"Of course, they are the ones who are too blind in assessing the skills of others" Miao'er said sharply.

Aunt Yin laughed awkwardly then said, "Right, Little Ancestor. They are too blind, so em— up to where was it?— Oh yes, the runes they auctioned have various types and uniqueness of each."

"By buying an item that reads runes, buyers can learn how the making also works on the runes. The use of runes is not complicated because they can be activated automatically or manually."

"If you want to keep more tricks up your sleeve, runes are one of the right choices."

Ending his explanation, Aunt Yin observed the entire facial expressions of Yan Xu and Ye Miao'er. In his eyes, the two people seemed to be planning something after listening to the explanation about the runes.

Yan Xu and Ye Miao'er looked at each other for a while then nodded, as if a unanimous decision had been made.

Yan Xu glanced at Aunt Yin who was beside him flatly as she said, "Aunt Yin, do you have any knowledge of runes?"

"of course! Who am I if I can't grasp the basic knowledge of runes!?" aunt Yin replied with great confidence.

Yan Xu smiled faintly as he said, "Then it's decided. Aunt Yin, we will rely on your assessment of the runes later."

"E-eh!? Isn't that— ...."

Not letting Aunt Yin convey her protest, Miao'er immediately took action.

"Old bachelor, if you want to follow us, at least be useful on this journey!" miao'er said grimly and full of disgust.

"Again?! How dare you call me Old Bachelorette!— hiks!" Tears almost came out from both of Aunt Yin's eyes which were always hit hard by Miao'er's merciless verbal attacks.

Seeing that, Yan Xu immediately gently struck his junior sister's head and said, "Don't interrupt when the older person is talking!"

"—Aiya! Senior Brother, you should have hit the old woman's head because she didn't want to be useful and just go along!" the protest of Miao'er who again deliberately launched a verbal attack indirectly to Aunt Yin naturally.

Barely able to withstand the verbal torment from Miao'er, Aunt Yin was already at the end of her limit and was on the verge of crying.

'Ah, they started again,' Yan Xu also wanted to cry from being mentally tired before enjoying the trip he wanted.

As an intermediary between the two beautiful girls who were next to him, Yan Xu felt he had to be more resolute and careful in acting. Although it looked sturdy on the outside, Aunt Yin was extremely fragile on the inside, especially her heart like a glass wall.

Meanwhile, Miao'er who was on the other side had a strong will and would not give up any chance to launch his action.

Being caught between the two was extremely burdensome for Yan Xu's mind and composure. Whatever it was, he had to immediately get rid of the enmity between the two of them in order for this trip he could enjoy in peace.

Yan Xu stopped walking and made the two of them walk side by side before stopping with a puzzled face, turning back at Yan Xu who suddenly stopped.

"I changed my mind, we should just go back," Yan Xu said flatly, as if losing interest.

"Eh? Whyyy?! Didn't Senior Brother always dream of being able to walk around like this?!" miao'er asked in a persuasive tone and there was confusion on his face.

Yan Xu sighed as he lowered his head slightly, "I can't enjoy his journey because of this kind of situation. However forced, it would only make me too lazy to move."

"Don't do that, Senior Brother! You must be excited! One of the goals is already in sight, it is unfortunate if it is missed!" persuade Miao'er again.

Aunt Yin who saw how hard Miao'er was in persuading Yan Xu became moved. At first he thought they were just going for a walk, not knowing that his real goal was to grant Yan Xu's wish.

Long-lived Aunt Yin has the trait of always appreciating how others go to great lengths to achieve their desires. Especially looking at Yan Xu who was finally able to walk into the territory of the imperial capital that was already right in front of them.

The opportunity should not be given up, even if they can visit again. What was the point of throwing away the opportunity that was already right before their eyes. It can't be left alone by Aunt Yin.

With his heart moved to assist Yan Xu in achieving his wish of strolling the imperial capital, Aunt Yin also persuaded as much as possible despite having to give a little special treatment to Yan Xu who was about to give up on achieving his goal.

"Little Ancestor is right! Yan Xu, you must not give up! I'll also help you enjoy this trip, okay? Let's get excited again, don't break up halfway!"

Miao'er pulled one of Yan Xu's immortal robe sleeves while persuading him, "Aunt Yin has also promised to help, let's go Senior Brother!"

Yan Xu's face remained flat and was unable to say anything as he refrained from laughing. Although he did not need to move, Miao'er who pulled the sleeves of his robe had already dragged his body to leave the trench behind.

Seeing their own behavior, it almost made Yan Xu scream like a madman. Where there is an adult man, pulled— or rather dragged by a young girl while persuading her not to sulk.

'Is it not here that I will look childish?' yan Xu thought in his mind.

At once he also regained consciousness and received an attack on his own mind. He finally realized that all this time he was being dragged like a bad boy because he did not want to move because his wishes were not obeyed.

Yan Xu gently held onto the small hand of Miao'er who pulled on his robe while saying, "Alright, you guys won. We'll continue the walk, but everyone has to promise."

The two stared at Yan Xu waiting for the next sentence, as if they had given his approval in silence.

"Please stay well-rounded and no one should make trouble for each other. In people's places, we also have to respect others."

The two girls just smiled warmly, did not refute anything and immediately agreed to it.

"Good!"

"Sure, Senior Brother!"

Both Aunt Yin and Miao'er immediately dispelled the cold atmosphere of hostility between them. That way, Yan Xu at least felt calmer because the chances of them going to make trouble had been minimized.

"Aunt Yin, please lead the way," Yan Xu said with a warm smile as usual.

Aunt Yin was stunned for a moment and immediately turned her gaze forward while saying, "OK, follow me!"

He began to walk to the front of the gate, choosing another route of entry that no one seemed to have passed. In front of them was a guard who was more gallant than the guards on the other route, he just stared blankly without speaking to them.

Arriving in front of the guard, Aunt Yin gestured to Yan Xu, "Show me your card."

Yan Xu immediately took out the card given by Elder Fan earlier and placed it to be seen by the gatekeeper. Making sure the card was genuine, the gate was open and the three of them were welcome to enter in in a very polite gesture by the gatekeeper even without a sound.

After passing through the gate, Yan Xu became curious about the usefulness of the cards he had in his hands.

"Aunt Yin, is this card very valuable in this region?"

Aunt Yin nodded and said, "There are only twenty similar cards, so you can understand for yourself just how valuable are the items you carry here?"

Yan Xu immediately understood that this card showed how special they were. He also had to keep the card in order not to be stolen.

When he wanted to keep it, a girl who looked Miao'er's age came to him.

The girl immediately gave a respectful greeting in a very polite manner while introducing herself.

"Welcome to the northwestern region of the capital, Young Master. My name, Jiang Nalan, if possible could Young Master allow me to serve your journey while you are here?"

Not yet able to give an answer, Aunt Yin first spoke.

"Jiang? Are you one of the Jiang family members?"

The girl who introduced herself as Jiang Nalan nodded and replied gracefully, "Right, Young Miss. I'm here as a representative of the Jiang family to welcome an important guest who came to visit suddenly today."

The guest who had come suddenly that Jiang Nalan meant was referring to Yan Xu's group. Those who log in using a member card, will always be important and highly respected guests.

Aunt Yin who had expected that this would happen just put on an ordinary expression, there was no shock at all. Meanwhile, Yan Xu still maintained an authoritative calm demeanor. He could not drop the face of Elder Fan who gave him the member's card with an errant behavior.

Noting how the conditions were on their side, Yan Xu had already weighed the gains as well as losses accompanied by Jiang Nalan decided to follow his direction.

"Lead the way," Yan Xu said flatly as if neither surprised nor concerned.

Jiang Nalan nodded gracefully, "As you wish, Young Master."

They walked following Jiang Nalan like ducklings every way while listening to every explanation from him. After wandering around for quite a while, Yan Xu felt bored and looked for some impromptu performances around them.

Not far from them, he saw a man and woman who were fighting fiercely with quite a loud voice. The content of the conversation was clear enough that he did not need to strengthen his sense of hearing.

Yan Xu immediately stopped and coincidentally, in front of them was a quiet little tavern and was perfect for a show-watching spot.

"I'm hungry, we're gonna have a little meal at this tavern."

"Understanding, please wait a moment," Jiang Nalan rushed into the tavern first to reserve a place while the other three people waited.

Miao'er who realized there was something strange, immediately whispered near Yan Xu's ear.

"Senior sister, I know you don't feel hungry in the sense of being in the stomach. Is there anything you're interested in around here?" miao'er asked curiously as he searched the direction Yan Xu was looking at.

Yan Xu chuckled slightly, "There will be a show, that's why we'll watch for a while."

Hearing that answer, Miao'er's brows twitched and his eyes narrowed. He still hadn't gotten any message intent from his senior brother. That was because he was too tired to think in retaliating for any cunning fox deeds that would tarnish his senior brother during their journey.

After a few minutes, Jiang Nalan walked out of the tavern.

"Everything is ready, please come in, Mr and Miss."

"Hoo .. pretty fast," Aunt Yin commented.

"Miss is too complimentary, It's also one of the excellent quality of our service."

"As expected of the Jiang family," Aunt Yin simply closed her eyes and immediately followed Yan Xu.

In the short exchange, Aunt Yin alluded to how they could get a place as good as her heart. The terms of transactions are common in the mortal world, reserving a place is usually done at least a day before the specified time. Taking care of everything in a few minutes, showed that the Jiang family's power lived up to its reputation.

Moreover, the store they visited was small and quiet, but it did not mean that it was a poor shop that was almost bankrupt. Instead, these stores are usually for those who can pay dearly and where to buy information. As long as they walked, Aunt Yin only thought that Yan Xu intended to buy information instead of food.

'Did he purposely lead us to where the information gathered? It's impossible if it's a coincidence, right?' that was how Aunt Yin had thought.

Meanwhile, in Jiang Nalan's mind, 'Is Young Master looking for information to carry out the duties of his extended family?'

No, not at all.

It was just a coincidence because it was close to the show that Yan Xu wanted to watch.

Once again, a misunderstanding occurred between them and Yan Xu as the source did not know to know. In his mind there was only one, which was to watch the show while explaining some life teachings for his junior sister.

...

The four people had taken their respective seats by the window, where they could clearly see the ongoing show.

"Please, what message would you like, Mister and Miss?"

A servant came over whom Yan Xu thought he wanted to record their order, he looked around and ended up at Jiang Nalan.

"Miss Jiang, can you recommend the most delicious menu for us?" pinta Yan Xu's.

"Of course, in this store is most typical with sweet-shell roasted chicken. Just choose thighs or chest?"

"Hmmm ...." Yan Xu began to think about which part was most delicious for him, while it was Miao'er who seemed to have realized something.

Miao'er quietly glanced at the entire furniture inside the tavern. There are several types of martial weapons, display artifacts that are at least yellow level as decorations and beautiful owners are not very suitable with the image of a quiet small shop.

Sensing Miao'er's gaze, the Owner simply waved his hand with a friendly smile. When the wave happened, Miao'er noticed the shape of the shop owner's palm and how his muscles were. Sure enough, the posture is only owned by people who have been trained.

'Is this not an ordinary shop?' thought Miao'er and once again his suspicions proved clear.

There was a slight shadowy sighting on the ceiling of the tavern, where several hidden troops were on standby. They seem to deliberately display a little presence to show that there is no hostility towards Guests— which is none other than them.

Yan Xu who had already set his mind, wanted to open his mouth but Miao'er immediately interjected first.

"Can you get the food first? My senior brother usually likes to be picky with what he wants to eat, his stomach lately is also unstable," Miao'er said hinting that they only want to eat, not for anything else.

Receiving the gesture, the professional maid immediately understood and replied politely, "Well, Young Miss."

As the servant walked back to them, Miao'er heaved a sigh of relief. The unusual move of Miao'er caught Yan Xu's attention, but he did not question about it as the show he wanted to show Miao'er was about to begin.

Yan Xu tapped on Miao'er's shoulder with his index finger and immediately directed their gaze towards the pair of men and women who were arguing by the roadside.

"Is there anything interesting with that pair of men and women?" miao'er asked as she squinted her eyes at them.

From the side, Yan Xu's face became extremely solemn as he spoke in a deep voice, "From this second, we will be silent witnesses to the birth of a new legend on the Xuanyuan plains."

Miao'er hit the dining table softly with his slender hands while being surprised, "The birth of a new legend!? Senior Brother, Miao'er couldn't see anything specific from your words just now!"

Yan Xu made a grin as he stared intently at the performance, as if he was like a bloodthirsty predator.

He wrote something in the air using qi energy, "Cancellation of the marriage contract."

Reading that, Miao'er's mind almost floated up and his back was already drenched in cold sweat. If anything made his senior brother interested, he would not hesitate to study it seriously. However, this time was already too far away from the various things he had seen all along.

Rather hesitating, Miao'er ventured to ask.

"Will he become a legend after accepting the harsh reality?"

Yan Xu shook his head and said, "Just look at the situation first before drawing any conclusions."

...

Not far from the store, there is a family home that looks rather worn because the owner of the house has fallen.

In other words, they are a family that has fallen into poverty and at this time, a woman came and wanted to cancel her marriage contract with the Young Master who came from the house.

The woman was Na Rong, from a well-known extended family in the capital of the northern region which was an area with the influence of the first prince. The Na family was known as one of the powerful families in the military part of the empire. In other words, it is not easy to get relations from military-based families with strong positions.

Na Rong had a marriage contract over the arbitrary decision of her grandfather with a man from the Xiao family, Xiao Xiaoran. The agreement was made because Xiao Xiaoran—'s grandfather Xiao Lin— had saved the grandfather of Na Rong— Na Zhengzhou— by risking the Xiao family's treasure as well as his own life in the war in the northeast continental region.

Impressed by Xiao Lin's bravery and dedication to the peace of the imperial population, Na Zhengzhou promised to marry off their granddaughter, who was born the same year before the death of her life-saver. But the reality was too bitter as the Xiao family suffered a downfall due to Xiao Lin's death and the loss of their family treasure.

Not only that, with Na Zhengzhou's death a few months ago causing Na Rong to dare take action to break the promise between their grandfathers. Until today, where he could finally let go of the shackles that had been restraining him all along. Right, it was a marriage contract between her and Xiao Xiaoran.

Since childhood, Na Rong had never seen Xiao Xiaoran as a human let alone an opposite sex. Xiao Xiaoran was indeed handsome above average, yet he was still unable to attract Na Rong's interest.

To Na Rong himself, Xiao Xiaoran was just a handsome-faced trash and they only looked at each other without speaking a single word each meeting. There were many things that Na Rong wanted to say, yet he wanted to put an end to this immediately for the good of everyone, including Xiao Xiaoran herself.

The longer things were forced regardless of their opinions, it would only torture both sides longer. That was what Na Rong had thought all along, even though he had to pretend to be a submissive child before his grandfather's death arrived.

Na Rong stood in front of the gate of the big house of the Xiao family accompanied by several old men as guardian escorts and witnesses to the termination of their marriage contract.

In front of him, Xiao Xiaoran looked as calm as the surface of the lake water without showing any expression. However, in her heart was some disappointment over Na Rong's disrespectful treatment to her Xiao family.

"Can we discuss it inside the Xiao family residence? Things as important as this are not good to talk about outside," Xiao Xiaoran persuaded.

However, Na Rong firmly refused while raising her voice.

"No! I don't want to set foot in this rundown family residence anymore. We finish here as soon as possible because I don't want to waste time with your Xiao family."

Xiao Xiaoran let out a tired sigh and changed her expression to be even louder, "Na Rong, I am still being nice because your grandfather has been helping us all along. However, I cannot tolerate your disrespectful attitude in front of the Xiao family residence."

Undaunted, Na Rong answered her with a look of disdain to the man in front of her, "Disrespectful? Why should I be courteous to a family that will unite with the land? Just cut out this unnecessary conversation and sign our marriage contract termination letter!"

Na Rong directed a letter he had signed first along with a goose down pen towards Xiao Xiaoran.

Xiao Xiaoran took the letter of agreement from Na Rong's hands and immediately signed it without much question. Despite that, he was truly disappointed at the disrespectful actions to his family that used to be highly respected for their true secret military power over the Na family.

After he finished signing, he threw it back, hoping Na Rong would leave soon. However, beyond belief Na Rong smiled cunningly and raised the letter towards the sky.

A large seal, appearing like a holographic image showing the contents of the terms of the severing of the relationship between them enveloped several areas around the Xiao family residence. That way, everyone could tell that the Na family no longer had any relationship with the Xiao family and indirectly gave disrespect to the honor of the Xiao family.

Seeing that, Xiao Xiaoran could no longer bear it. The black line on his forehead had already become increasingly visible until several veins had sprung up.

He immediately shouted loudly towards the shameless bastard woman who had already humiliated his Xiao surname.

"Radult lady! I have already agreed to your request to cancel the marriage contract between our families, why are you still insulting my Xiao family?!"

Na Rong looked at Xiao Xiaoran with disdain and contempt in every corner of his eyes, "The sycophant family like your Xiao family does deserve it! There's no way Grandfather would agree to a lowly family like you if nothing happened in the past!"

Xiao Xiaoran reached his limit, he immediately came forward and was about to hit Na Rong but he was immediately hit to the rear because of a guardian who was behind him.

Xiao Xiaoran who had already crashed pitifully, was still trying to get up and stared intently at them.

"You ... are satisfied, aren't you? Get out of my Xiao family territory ...."

One of the old men who came along with Na Rong shook his head several times and pointed his hand at the Xiao family residence.

Realizing that something was wrong, Xiao Xiaoran immediately shouted desperately, "What do you want to do?! Berhen— Ughh!"

A palm strike back hit Xiao Xiaoran's chest making it fall to the ground with a dirty and blood-filled body. Ignoring the pain all over his body, he twisted his body to look towards the Xiao family residence that had long been empty and left himself alone.

After a few seconds, a huge palm fell from the sky and blew the Xiao family residence flat to the ground.

Xiao Xiaoran wanted to shout, but the pain all over his body with a broken rib would not allow. There were only tears filled with anger coming out from both of his eyes. Inwardly, he swore one day to avenge this humiliation to the Na family.

While Xiao Xiaoran was mourning the destruction of the house that had been the most important and proud place in her life, Na Rong and the two old men with her only looked in disdain and turned around to return.

A few steps away, Xiao Xiaoran's voice could be heard from behind them.

"Three years! I will avenge this to your Na family, bear it Na Rong!!!"

Na Rong who did not take heart only sneered with disdain, "What a disgusting man."

They continued to walk away from the Xiao family residence, leaving Xiao Xiaoran who was still sobbing bitterly over her fate.

...

Inside the tavern, Yan Xu patted his junior sister on the shoulder with a relieved expression.

"Sir Junior, one day it's possible that the man will become a new legend and we should look forward to it for 3 years."

Miao'er dropped his jaw as he completely did not understand what Yan Xu was saying. He stared back and forth many times between Aunt Yin and Jiang Nalan, yet both of them still remained silent and did not want to talk.

Indirectly, the two refused to take part in eliminating the confusion over Yan Xu's remark. They also did not understand where Yan Xu's belief that said the man from the Xiao family would rise up and become a new legend for the drama that was common in the capital.

Jiang Nalan, who at least watched the drama four to six times a day, was speechless. He also did not dare to say that, fearing that it would interfere with the lessons that Yan Xu was teaching his junior sister. As a businessman, reading skills are also very necessary, especially in the current conditions.

Not finding a useful answer from the two cunning foxes, Miao'er asked Yan Xu directly, "Senior sister, where does your source of confidence tell you that the man will rise to become a new legend?"

"Destiny," Yan Xu replied briefly and took out a menu of food laid by the maids at the end of their table.

Pork!

A chair fell down and the voice was sourced from the tavern owner who suddenly stood up with a shocked face.

He came to Yan Xu while giving a respectful greeting and said, "Young Master, do you have the ability to see the path of destiny?"

Yan Xu almost laughed out loud, yet he held it back and made a melancholic face. He stared at the window without caring for the Owner as he said, "Destiny . Unfortunately, you look too high on me. Such an ability does not exist in this world."

The ability to read the path of destiny said by the Owner is one of the taboos according to the laws of the provisions of the sky in this world. Creatures who live in the mortal world and still do not explore the world of cultivation, do not understand at all the taboo concept.

The cultivators who usually listened to this, would beat anyone who asked angrily. The tavern owner had also prepared against the punishment from Yan Xu due to his sudden rude attitude.

However, he was wrong this time and Yan Xu treated them differently to cultivators who often looked down on every mortal. This one cultivator was not only calm, he even treated everyone equally humbly.

Yan Xu who did not know that he had suddenly obtained a high appraisal from the Owner still continued, "The path of human destiny cannot be read. However, you can still make a deduction as to which direction a person's destiny will take."

All eyes in the room were wide. Those who were still talking in a small voice, immediately stopped the conversation between them and immediately opened their ears wide.

Yan Xu still continued on in conveying the sentence that was in his mind without hesitation. It was one of his desires to say cool sentences whenever the opportunity arises.

"If he chose to just shut up and turn his back like a loser, then he would only be a loser for life."

"Instead, the man raised his hand at the humiliation he had patiently accepted all along. No matter the man or woman, everyone would feel angry if the family in the house was insulted."

"By attributing the cause-and-effect of his actions just now, this man indeed deserves a chance to stand in the path of a new legend."

Yan Xu ended his sentence while closing both eyes and calling out to the maid by elegantly raising his hand.

The servant immediately approached their table with a more respectful expression while the Owner thanked Yan Xu and immediately returned to his place.

When the waiter arrived, he immediately gave a respectful greeting just like the Owner did before doing his job.

"It looks like the Owner is in a good mood," said Yan Xu smiling faintly.

"It's all thanks to you, Young Master. If you want, you can order the best service without paying a penny to us."

Jiang Nalan's eyes widened and asked back to confirm, "Free?"

The waiter nodded, "Right, Young Miss."

Apparently, the sermon delivered by Yan Xu had enlightened the Owner. He also secretly gave orders to provide the best service to special guests when they passed by earlier.

This quiet little shop was the headquarters of the Kafka assassin guild which was ranked second in the capital. In addition to performing murder duties, they also do reconnaissance, collect information and anything as long as they are paid. Never in their history have they received free service, the case of Yan Xu was the first time.

Jiang Nalan's eyes were filled with a new glow of light as he looked towards Yan Xu. A cultivator usually had an arrogant and inferior attitude over mortal world beings. However, the Young Master who was in front of him was different from them, making the instincts of the woman as well as businessman Jiang Nalan even more sensitive in judging him.

Seeing how Jiang Nalan looked at Yan Xu in a different way, Miao'er's feminine instincts became stronger. He immediately glared like a possessed cat at whoever was staring towards Yan Xu. Everyone did not take heart because obviously they knew that Miao'er liked his senior brother very much, while the person he liked was completely insensitive.

...

Yan Xu who had finished looking at the menu, decided on his order and before it was finished, he finally realized the intent of what kind of special services and taverns they were visiting.

He stroked his chin though still uncertain by his guess, but it was very clear that this was the office of the assassin guild when the last page of the menu contained both murderous services and other things along with the price.

Emboldened by the fact that he looked so cool in front of everyone, Yan Xu opened his mouth, "You were saying that the best service from you guys was free, right?"

"Right, Young Master," replied the waiter swiftly.

Yan Xu pointed towards Xiao Xiaoran and said, "Can you protect her secretly for 3 years until the promised time arrives? No need to be a guard, just help him as if without having to follow wherever he is."

"Are you sure, Young Master? The best free services like these are very rare and you use them for someone else."

Yan Xu nodded and gave an answer in a thoughtful tone, "Three years is not a long time, you guys are also definitely curious not by the continuation of the show?"

He stared boredly at Aunt Yin up to Miao'er, forcing them to agree. Spontaneously the three people instantly agreed, afraid of offending Yan Xu who was enjoying his vacation.

"Well, is there anything else, Young Master?" ask the waiter to make sure.

"Nothing, if you can please hurry up and bring me my food. I'm already too hungry" said Yan Xu to end his order.

"Okay, Young Master!"

The maid saluted respectfully and rushed back to deliver their order.

While waiting, the conversation between the four people began to walk started by Jiang Nalan.

"Young Master is truly generous, Lan'er feels enlightened for her kindness."

Yan Xu who was already immune to praise replied flatly, "There's no need to be too polite. Just a small favor, no need to mention ...."

Aunt Yin who had been silent since then continued, "Little kindness? I think it's too much. It was almost impossible for a cultivator to care about the development of others because they were afraid of being the target of that person growing stronger someday."

"Aunt Yin is right Senior Brother! Senior Brother is too kind to him. Isn't letting himself be eaten by wolves alive also one of the exercises to become stronger?" connect the fiery Miao'er.

Yan Xu flicked his finger at the tip of the nose of the bratty junior sister and let out a small sigh.

"—Aiya!" miao'er shouted while holding the tip of her small, flushed nose.

"Listen yes, in this world nothing is really free. I'm helping that man, which means that one day he'll owe us a favor. That way, I can use it when there is the right opportunity," Yan Xu said with a wide grin.

"Oh! Senior Brother is indeed wise! Miao'er has been enlightened!" the fog on Miao'er's head had been cleared on Yan Xu's rational grounds, making him stop suppressing his senior brother.

Meanwhile, the curious gazes of the other two were still in disbelief at Yan Xu's reasoning. You could say they still felt something else that Yan Xu had not talked about.

Jiang Nalan opened his small mouth while putting his chin on the back of his hand as if appraising something, "Young Master, what's the point of getting a debt of gratitude from someone with a fallen family like him?"

Yan Xu leaned his head over his hands and said, "Break will not betray his Master when he is helped during the most difficult times. Like the one in front of us."

"From his nature, I knew the man was a good person and would still have trouble forgetting the feeling of returning the favor to his helper. Even though he had been humiliated like that, he was still sane and knew his limits."

"People who still think rationally and know their limits are like that man, know how to be an opportunist. This good opportunity, he's unlikely to let go even if he has to lick my shit-filled shoes."

Hearing Yan Xu's reply, a sadistic grin appeared from the corner of Jiang Nalan's mouth. He already could not help it when listening to Yan Xu's thoughts and how he viewed the man as a cattle, not a human.

If this man in front of him was a businessman, Jiang Nalan was confident that their family would collapse in one night without being noticed by anyone. Just as he was the one who made the Xiao family crumble and encouraged Na Rong to step on Xiao Xiaoran's pride.

In fact, the death of Na Rong's grandfather was the result of Jiang Nalan's plan. He secretly replaced one of the loyal servants of the Na family and poisoned Na Zhengzhou then pushed Na Rong's emotions to destroy the Xiao family.

All of that was in Jiang Nalan's grasp as the person who pulled the red thread behind today's show. However, he did not expect the arrival of Yan Xu along with his entourage to have saved Xiao Xiaoran's life, even making him an easily disposed chess piece just like cattle.

How could he not laugh and feel happy about finding someone with such thoughts?

Upon seeing Jiang Nalan's grin, Yan Xu also smiled viciously and let out an extremely viscous killing intent. The air around them was suffocating, with the aim directed directly at Jiang Nalan.

Despite the difficulty of breathing, Jiang Nalan still maintained his grin because he knew Yan Xu was testing him. Sure enough, after his deathly pale face had even nearly fainted, Yan Xu immediately withdrew his killing intent.

Yan Xu let out a cold laugh and said, "This scenario is yours, isn't it?"

Jiang Nalan who ignored his slightly messy appearance immediately replied, "Young Master's gaze is indeed very observant. Right, it was caused by me."

"How did you put it together like this?" asked Yan Xu curiously.

Jiang Nalan began his explanation which took at least three minutes although it had been summarized as short as possible because their food was already on the table.

Yan Xu who was listening nodded then said, "If I were you, I would target both."

"Is there a more appropriate way, Young Master?" jiang Nalan asked with his eyelids wide open, as if asking for enlightenment.

"First, there was no need to kill Na Zhengzhou. I would rather use Na Zhengzhou's sword to execute the Xiao family with his own hands."

"No way ..." Jiang Nalan's mouth gaped wide in surprise. He had already thought of a way to reach the scenario, but there was no right way yet.

"Na Zhengzhou to death still trusts his family because he never suspected that his loyal servant, although replaced sih— poisoned him little by little until his death picked up."

"It is better to use his family members to scapegoat the Xiao family with false evidence. He would definitely eat his bait because Na Zhengzhou easily trusted the closest people as well as the ones who had saved his life."

"So, my mistake was not paying attention to that credulity?" asked Jiang Nalan.

"Right, besides that if you manage to put some inner pressure on Na Zhengzhou, you guys can launch a night attack where he is still mourning what he has done to the Xiao family. That way, in one day you have destroyed two great families and secured their treasure."

After finishing his sentence, Yan Xu immediately ate his meal. He did not care how others began to look at him after such a brief explanation.

Especially the tavern owner, Jiang Nalan and Aunt Yin. They had actually seen someone who should not fall into the path of the demons in order for mankind to survive in this world.

If a savage like this decided to destroy the human world, there was little chance of them surviving. Even if it survives, it feels better to die than to live in the chessboard savage scheme of the handsome immortal man.

Yan Xu's value began to peak and everyone who was there had set a priority not to offend Yan Xu upon meeting him. The Kafka Killer Union would also pay attention to the task demanded by Yan Xu to the fullest for fear that the savage man would point his knife at them if anything did not go his way.

Based on that day, Yan Xu recalled very clearly that Jiang Nalan's true nature was really cunning and slippery like a businessman. However, he did not realize that Miao'er was becoming more cautious of Jiang Nalan knowing his true nature as well.

Meanwhile, Yan Xu thought Miao'er back then did not know clearly the true nature of Jiang Nalan's ruthlessness. In fact, Miao'er was very clear and actually felt danger when the trait came out and pointed a knife at him.

After the incident at the small tavern, they went on a normal tour as usual and went home on schedule without crossing the time limit that Lan Xihe had given. They also did not forget to bring liquor from the capital for him.

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With this finished already the groove and long chapter of Senior Brother Recalling the Genuine Nature of Jiang Nalan!

Sorry for not updating for a long time. The author is having trouble buying quotas, so will update any chance it could be online only.

Thank you so much for waiting for the next chapter update!