Starting from Douluo to Capture Goddesses

Xiao Family.

At this moment, Xiao Yan lay on the bed, his face pale. Many elixirs had been applied to his body, and the pain made him howl continuously.

Beyond the physical pain was the torture of his spirit!

He was already grown up, yet he had been publicly beaten by his father, surrounded by so many onlookers. It was social death! It was easy to imagine that soon the whole Wu Tan City would know of this incident, and he, Xiao Yan, would become the laughingstock of the entire Wu Tan City!

"Ahh! Damn it! Xu Ran! One day, I'll make you understand what pain is!"

"If I truly recover my talent, then I will soar to great heights and become a powerhouse! What will you be then, Xu Ran?"

"You're just acting arrogant right now, wait until I become powerful—I'll be the one to show off! And I'll teach you a lesson too!"

Xiao Yan roared in anger, but moving too much aggravated his wounds, causing him to cry out in pain again.

He felt unbearably wronged!

Why?

He had already seen through Xu Ran's character! How could Xu Ran help him? This was all for show, for Xu Ran to see!

If the elixirs could truly benefit him, Xu Ran would probably prefer to feed them to dogs rather than give them to him!

Xu Ran was just that kind of person, he would never be too good to him!

"I believe, I can certainly recover," Xiao Yan's gaze was resolute. A man could be killed but not humiliated; Xu Ran's insults would lead to his future retaliation.

"Wait a second!"

"It seems I can already start..."

Half an hour later, Xiao Yan was ecstatic. The appearance of Yao Lao had him overwhelmed with excitement.

Anyone who has read a fantasy novel knows what an accompanying magical elder figure represents, right?

Since he, Xiao Yan, was a transmigrator, he was bound to carve out achievements! Xu Ran might be strong, but he wasn't a transmigrator!

Now, seeing how he was abandoned by the one he loved and beaten up by the antagonist, and then directly unlocking the magical elder and cultivation talent, what does this imply? Xiao Yan was destined to rise!

As for Xu Ran, that damn bastard, he would be thoroughly trampled by him sooner or later!

"So the reason my Dou Qi had always disappeared during my cultivation over these years was because Yao Lao was absorbing it. That's how it is. It seems like Yao Lao is indeed the guarantee of my rise!"

Xiao Yan's eyes became incredibly bright; now, he could truly cultivate properly. Come the next family assessment, he would astonish everyone and show off in front of them all!

And then, Xu Ran's glory would be overshadowed by him.

Once he recovered his talent, he, Xiao Yan, would be invincible!

"Xu Ran, just you wait. I will definitely teach you a lesson. And those who once humiliated me, Xiao Yan, you will pay the price. You will all regret it."

"The protagonist cannot be insulted by just anyone. Offend me, and you're dead!"

At this moment, confidence crawled back onto Xiao Yan's face.

As long as he could start cultivating again, he felt that in the future he would become very powerful. No matter how formidable Xu Ran seemed now, he wouldn't be too strong in the future. He thought Wu Tan City, and even The Jia Ma Empire, were quite small. Xu Ran, even if he could dominate this realm, wasn't really a big deal.

Of course, Xiao Yan would never know just how strong Xu Ran really was. Even Yao Lao at his peak, was not something Xu Ran would consider a threat, let alone a mere remnant soul.

...

At this moment, Xu Ran and Xiao Mei were embracing each other.

"Brother Xu Ran, that Xiao Yan is so annoying, you were so kind to him, yet he was ungrateful and even cursed you," Xiao Mei said with a flushed face, her eyes sultry as she looked at Xu Ran. Having just experienced something, Xiao Mei was still in a coquettishly charming state.

She was indignant on Xu Ran's behalf; she felt that Xiao Yan was no good.

"I need to leave Wu Tan City for a while," Xu Ran told Xiao Mei who was before him.

He now wanted to visit the Yunlan Sect to see Nalan Yanran and, of course, the beautiful Sect Master Yun Yun.

It was about time. After the last meeting with Nalan Yanran, he had left, and now he should go see her again.

When the time came, he would take Nalan Yanran back to the Xiao Family to cancel the engagement; he was already picturing Xiao Yan's dumbfounded expression by then.

"Leave? Will you come back?" Xiao Mei suddenly became nervous. Now, she had truly fallen for Xu Ran. Before, being with Xu Ran was more about the fame and fortune he could bring her. But now, she realized that she truly cared about Xu Ran as a person.

Xu Ran was too outstanding. Even without his formidable strength and abilities as an Alchemist, everything else about him was captivating. The more she knew Xu Ran, the deeper she fell.

And Xiao Mei had clearly fallen deeply.

She almost never refused Xu Ran's requests. Even if she felt a little embarrassed, as soon as Xu Ran asked a second time, she would comply. Xu Ran also liked such a compliant and good girl.

Even though the original story had many misunderstandings about Xiao Mei, in Xu Ran's eyes, she was a good girl.

"How could that be? If there comes a day when I leave here forever, I will take you with me. I just have some matters to attend to outside and will return very soon," Xu Ran said tenderly as he stroked Xiao Mei's hair.

"Really?" Xiao Mei continued to look at Xu Ran, still somewhat nervous. Xu Ran was so outstanding that, even though she was now with him, she still felt unworthy of him. Despite Xu Ran saying that she was his woman, in her eyes, she was not much different from Xu Ran's personal maid, at best just a personal maid who had received Xu Ran's affection.

"Of course, it's true. Don't overthink it; I'll be back very soon," Xu Ran said as he gently kissed Xiao Mei's cheek, lingering for a moment before leaving directly.

Yunlan Sect.

Ever since returning to the Yunlan Sect, Nalan Yanran had been listless.

Xu Ran had told her that he would come to find her in the future, but up to now, Xu Ran still hadn't shown up. Moreover, everything about Xu Ran was a mystery to her, except knowing Xu Ran's name and that his strength was immense, she knew almost nothing else about him.

Where was Xu Ran now? Would he still come to find her?

What if Xu Ran had forgotten about her?

Would a powerful person like Xu Ran really like her? Would he forget her if he met another pretty girl?

Nalan Yanran, dressed in a white simple gown, stood there, like a heavenly fairy, her delicate and exquisite figure, along with the white silk beneath, were enough to make anyone's mouth water.

"Xu Ran, will you really come back? You weren't just placating me, were you?" Nalan Yanran looked into the distance, somewhat disappointed. Although it was just a brief encounter, every day when she was daydreaming, she would think of Xu Ran. She didn't understand why, but she just would unintentionally think of him at any moment. She used to not believe in love at first sight, but now she did.

It seemed, she had fallen for Xu Ran at first sight.

"Hmph, if you don't come back, I'll ignore you in the future," Nalan Yanran muttered to herself with a bit of tsundere attitude.