Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 143 Guhe: Something seems off?

Chapter 143 Guhe: Something seems off?

After instructing his disciples, Elder Ge Ye didn't linger. His figure transformed into a wisp of green smoke once more, rushing towards the depths of the sect, towards the location of Grand Elder Yun Leng, at the fastest speed he had ever traveled! Now, it seems only the old sect master's intervention can resolve this issue.

Inside the side hall.

Gu He rubbed his slightly bruised left cheek vigorously and said, "So it's you, Hai Bodong! What a waste of my feelings! But this rejuvenation effect—tsk tsk, the Breaking Calamity Pill has such miraculous effects? It's truly an eye-opener!"

His eyes were filled with the curiosity of an alchemist about rare elixirs.

Hai Bodong tilted his little face up, trying to adopt a disdainful posture, but he wasn't tall enough. He could only cross his arms, revealing a disgruntled expression: "Hmph! You, staring at the furnace all day, have you gone blind from the smoke? How am I any like that brat Huo Yuhao!"

He was extremely dissatisfied that his childhood image, which he considered handsome and dashing, was mistaken for Huo Yuhao.

Gu He chuckled and quickly changed the subject: "By the way, Xiao Yan, what brings you to the Yunlan Sect this time? Why didn't Huo Yuhao come along?"

Xiao Yan was about to explain the purpose of his trip: "Yuhao is at Canaan Academy, I've come here to—"

Bang-!!!

The heavy doors of the side hall were suddenly smashed open by a tremendous force!

A white figure, carrying sharp sword energy and boundless rage, rushed in like a whirlwind! It was Nalan Yanran!

To cover up her embarrassment at not knowing Xiao Yan, she immediately asked, "Xiao Yan, what are you doing here?"

At the same time, her gaze swept over everyone in the hall: Why is Elder Guhe here? This one is a girl. And of the remaining two, shouldn't one of them be Xiao Yan?

Nalan Yanran's gaze lingered between Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong.

Startled by the sudden bursting of the door and the questioning, Xiao Yan blurted out almost reflexively, "I'm here to propose marriage!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Xiao Yan's expression changed immediately: He had said the wrong thing!

"A marriage proposal?!" Nalan Yanran was stunned at first, then a surge of anger, as if she had been tricked, rushed to her head! Her pretty face was frosty, and her long sword was drawn with a "clang", the cold tip of the sword pointing directly at Xiao Yan.

"You shameless scoundrel who goes back on his word! You clearly agreed to annul the engagement! How dare you humiliate me like this!"

Gu He was still wondering why Nalan Yanran knew Xiao Yan, but seeing her angrily draw her sword, he immediately stepped forward to stop her: "Yanran! Calm down, between you and Xiao Yan—"

As he spoke, Gu He kept glancing back and forth between the furious, almost agitated Nalan Yanran and the embarrassed Xiao Yan. A marriage proposal? A annulment? What were these two talking about? Were they engaged?

Just as Guhe was about to ask for clarification, a gentle surge of energy silently wrapped around his sleeve, gently pulling him backward.

It was Little Fairy Doctor. She had retreated to a slightly farther position at some point, and with a loose clench of her fist, she used her Qi control technique to pull Gu He over.

With her other hand, she took out a slice of watermelon from her storage ring and casually stuffed it into Gu He's hand, who had been pulled over.

Gu He instinctively took the watermelon, looking completely bewildered: "What...what's going on here?"

Little Fairy Doctor's eyes gleamed with an unusually bright light as she stared intently at the tense standoff between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran. A sly smile, as if she were watching a good show, played on her lips as she casually replied, "Senior Gu He, please don't interfere. Let's just watch the show!"

She took out a piece of melon herself and took a bite with great interest.

Meanwhile, Hai Bodong, who was standing to the side, was already holding a watermelon that was bigger than his face, eating it with juice dripping down his face, which was covered in red watermelon pulp.

His blue-green eyes remained fixed on the scene, and he mumbled indistinctly, "Tsk—this kid's luck with women is almost catching up to mine in the past!"

Hearing this, Gu He glanced at the little boy whose face was covered in watermelon juice and couldn't help but sneer, "What kind of luck did you have with women back then? You were lucky you weren't scared away!"

Hai Bodong flew into a rage, standing on his chair and staring straight at Gu He: "What do you know! Back in the day, I was the leader of Gama F4! I was the heartthrob of countless girls! So many noble ladies and young women from prestigious families lined up, vying to marry me—oh dear!"

Just as Hai Bodong was indulging in his boasting, the little ice dragon flew out from his collar and bit his shoulder hard.

"Pfft!" Gu He couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You two! Quiet down! Stop causing trouble!" Little Fairy Doctor was engrossed in watching, her eyes fixed on Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, afraid of missing any exciting moment.

Looking at the young woman in front of him, who was holding a long sword and had raised eyebrows, Xiao Yan already knew her identity—it was Nalan Yanran, with whom he had been engaged.

Seeing that she seemed to be drawn to the commotion on Hai Bodong's side and her anger subsided slightly, Xiao Yan quickly seized the opportunity, waving his hands repeatedly and clarifying in a rapid-fire voice, "Miss Nalan, this is a misunderstanding! I didn't say I was proposing marriage to you! I swear I will never go back on my word about breaking off the engagement!"

Xiao Yan's tone was resolute, as if afraid that Nalan Yanran wouldn't believe him.

Looking at Xiao Yan's expression, which was somewhat flustered but still serious, Nalan Yanran believed him a little more.

Her tense nerves relaxed slightly, and the longsword in her hand slowly fell to her lowering the ground, but her eyes still held a scrutinizing gaze: "Really?"

Xiao Yan deliberately brought up his relationship with Gu He in an attempt to divert Nalan Yanran's attention: "Of course! Well, I actually came to catch up with Brother Gu He."

As expected, Nalan Yanran was drawn to Xiao Yan's form of address. She looked with slight confusion at Elder Gu He, who was holding a slice of watermelon and quietly arguing with the dark-skinned child: "You—and Elder Gu He are—brothers?"

Seeing that the tense atmosphere between the two seemed to have dissipated, Little Fairy Doctor suddenly felt a little bored and muttered under her breath, "Tsk, boring—why is that elder who went to report taking so long? The show's over—"

Just as Xiao Yan was racking his brains, trying to find a more reasonable excuse to temporarily send Nalan Yanran away, or at least stop her from staring at him—

A disciple of the Yunlan Sect strode into the side hall, bowed respectfully, and announced loudly, "Young Master Xiao Yan, the Sect Master requests your presence! Please proceed to the main hall of the sect!"

"They're here!" Little Fairy Doctor and Hai Bodong exclaimed excitedly at the same time.

Nalan Yanran didn't find it strange that Yun Yun wanted to see Xiao Yan and the others. It was perfectly normal for the sect leader to receive visitors.

"It just so happens that I also need to speak with the teacher!" Since Xiao Yan had no intention of going back on his word, Nalan Yanran still felt somewhat apologetic for her misunderstanding, especially since the Xiao family had returned the gifts as an apology.

Therefore, she planned to ask her teacher to give Xiao Yan a gift to make up for the apology.

The disciple stopped him, saying, "Elder Ge Ye instructed that the sect leader will only see Young Master Xiao Yan alone."

"All I see is one person?" Nalan Yanran and Gu He, who was watching the show from the side, were both stunned.

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