Chapter 54: Classic Marriage Rejection Scene

Soon, the elder courteously led Wei Yang inside. 

Seeing Wei Yang arrive, the members of the Xiao family all showed respect, especially Xiao Yan, whose eyes lit up with a hint of enthusiasm and expectation. 

The three members from the Yunlan Sect also observed the young man in black embroidered gold robes walking in. His handsome face and the extraordinary aura he carried made the young man among them frown slightly. 

This was because, at this moment, the eyes of the Xiao family maidens shifted their focus to Wei Yang, their glances fiery. 

The noble young lady, Nalan Yanran, was surprised but quickly withdrew her gaze. 

The white-robed elder, on the other hand, became slightly serious because, in his perception, he couldn't sense any aura from this young man at all. Yet, he felt as though the young man was like a bottomless abyss, unfathomable. 

"Mr. Wei," Xiao Zhan and the two elders stood up, respectfully cupping their hands. 

Wei Yang nodded, his gaze sweeping over the white-robed elder and the young man beside him, pausing briefly on the noble young lady before shifting to Xiao Zhan. He smiled and said, "Xiao family has guests today; it seems I came at a bad time." 

"No, no, Mr. Wei's visit to our Xiao family is very welcome, certainly no disturbance." Xiao Zhan waved his hand repeatedly and then introduced, "These three are guests from the Yunlan Sect." 

Wei Yang gave a slight nod to the three, who also nodded in response. 

Wei Yang's casual demeanor made the white-robed elder and the others more solemn. After all, to remain so casual after hearing the name of the Yunlan Sect showed confidence. 

Subsequently, Xiao Zhan arranged for Wei Yang to sit at the head position on the Xiao family's side, directly opposite the white-robed elder, indicating that the Xiao family treated both parties equally. 

"Since there is an order of arrival, my matters are not urgent and can be discussed later." 

After sitting down, Wei Yang picked up a teacup, took a small sip, and laughed, "The Xiao family should first entertain the guests from the Yunlan Sect, no need to worry about me." 

Wei Yang's humility and understanding earned him a lot of goodwill from everyone present. The three from the Yunlan Sect also showed a hint of a friendly smile towards Wei Yang. 

Xiao Zhan expressed his gratitude but had no intention of ignoring Wei Yang. He signaled to the elder, who nodded back. Thus, the elder focused most of his attention on Wei Yang. 

After a small interlude, the white-robed elder cleared his throat again, stood up, and cupped his hands towards Xiao Zhan with a smile, "Patriarch Xiao, we have come to your esteemed family mainly to make a request." 

"Hehe, Mr. Ge Ye, please feel free. If it's within our means, the Xiao family will not refuse," Xiao Zhan responded politely, standing up as well. 

Then the original storyline continued. 

The white-robed elder, Ge Ye, introduced Nalan Yanran, who came forward with a sweet smile to greet Xiao Zhan. 

Seeing his future daughter-in-law, Xiao Zhan naturally showed great enthusiasm and the two exchanged some courteous words. 

However, Nalan Yanran soon found it hard to handle Xiao Zhan's enthusiasm, as she was here to annul the engagement. If they continued chatting like this, how could she bring it up? 

In the end, it was elder Ge Ye who revealed the true purpose of their visit: to annul the engagement! 

Then came the famous scene where a furious and humiliated Xiao Yan stood up and uttered his famous line. 

Subsequently, the two parties set a three-year agreement, and Xiao Yan angrily wrote a letter of divorce. 

After this farce, the three from the Yunlan Sect left. 

The hall fell into dead silence. 

The Xiao family members looked displeased. Although they often looked down on Xiao Yan and mocked him, he was still one of their own. 

More importantly, the Xiao family had an important guest today. 

Embarrassing themselves in front of this guest was a significant loss of face for the Xiao family. 

Wei Yang continued to sip his tea, observing the drama quietly. 

At this point, Xiao Yan, overwhelmed with humiliation, had already left. 

After a while, Xiao Zhan suppressed his anger and forced a smile towards Wei Yang, "Today, we have embarrassed ourselves in front of Mr. Wei." 

Wei Yang shook his head, not commenting further. 

It was, after all, their family affair, and as an outsider, he preferred not to interfere. 

Then, the two parties resumed discussing previous cooperation, proceeding to handle the prior transaction.

The previous batch of first-grade medicinal pills had been entirely sold through Xiao family's channels at a good price. 

With the gold obtained from sales, aside from keeping 20% for themselves, the Xiao family had put effort into purchasing medicinal herbs and magic cores for Wei Yang. 

This was mutually beneficial for both parties, and the Xiao family handled it earnestly. 

Various jade boxes and bottles were placed on the table. Xiao Zhan explained, "Here are over fifty second-grade medicinal herbs and magic cores, twenty-eight third-grade ones, three fourth-grade medicinal herbs, and one fourth-grade fire-type magic core. Here is the list and purchase prices, Mr. Wei, please verify." 

With this, Xiao Zhan handed over a list and a gold coin card showing a balance of seventy thousand. 

Wei Yang took a casual glance at the list and immediately noticed the count was off. The Xiao family seemed to have spent several thousand more gold coins than the value of these herbs and cores. 

Wei Yang nodded, acknowledging the Xiao family's generosity, accepting their gesture of goodwill. 

A few thousand gold coins were nothing to Wei Yang, nor would the Xiao family mind, but it was a gesture of goodwill. 

Thus, Wei Yang waved his hand, directly storing away the items on the table without checking them. 

After doing so, he smiled with satisfaction, saying, "I seem to have troubled the Xiao family." 

Xiao Zhan and the three elders waved their hands with smiles, exchanging pleasantries. 

Wei Yang thought for a moment and waved his hand again, placing over fifty jade bottles on the table, "These are common second-grade medicinal pills, both normal and superior quality. They are for your Xiao family to sell, with the same 20/80 split as before." 

"Second-grade pills?" The eyes of the Xiao family members lit up, their breaths growing rapid. 

Goodness, fifty second-grade pills? 

"No problem!" Xiao Zhan and the three elders exchanged glances, nodding excitedly. 

In the face of such generosity from Wei Yang, the earlier gloom from the annulment incident seemed to dissipate significantly.

Over fifty second-grade pills were likely worth more than the previous 163 first-grade pills.

Seeing this, Wei Yang nodded and placed the card with a balance of seventy thousand back on the table, saying, "The money from selling the pills, my share, as before will be used to buy medicinal herbs and magic cores. However, I won't need second-grade ones, only third-grade or above. Collect as many as you can; I'll be back in six months." 

"Certainly!" Xiao Zhan readily agreed. 

It would be foolish to refuse such a good deal. 

"Please rest assured, Mr. Wei," the three elders echoed with satisfied smiles. 

After chatting a bit more, Xiao Zhan tentatively asked, "Mr. Wei, three months ago, you mentioned something about Yan'er..." 

The Xiao family members looked at Wei Yang with complex expressions. 

After a moment of contemplation, Wei Yang said, "Patriarch Xiao, please take me to see Xiao Yan, and also arrange a quiet place for me." 

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan became excited, quickly gesturing, "No problem, Mr. Wei, please follow me." 

Wei Yang then followed Xiao Zhan out of the hall. 

As Xiao Zhan left, he gave the three elders a look, indicating with his eyes to check the second-grade pills once he was gone. 

The three elders assured him with a look of confidence. 

They had felt a bit awkward inspecting in front of Wei Yang earlier. 

Since Wei Yang had not checked the herbs and magic cores they acquired, it felt inappropriate to check his pills right then. 

Now that Wei Yang had left, they could check freely. 

After all, with second-grade pills, even a small mistake could result in a significant loss, warranting caution.