Chapter 277 Nameless Grave in the Eastern Suburbs

Wan Ziyan woke up a day later.

His brows were furrowed, he held his forehead with one hand, and his head felt dizzy.

He slept so soundly that he became even more drowsy.

I don't know if it's the aftereffects of the alcohol, but I have a splitting headache. It feels like a string in my brain is being pulled, and any movement causes excruciating pain.

"Ah Lai, Ah Lai..." Wan Ziyan half-opened his eyes and slowly sat up, supporting himself on the bed with his thin arms.

Upon hearing the sound, Alai immediately ran in from the courtyard. "Young master, are you awake? Are you thirsty? Are you hungry?"

Faced with a series of questions from Alai, Wan Ziyan was first stunned, then touched the bed and realized that it was different from the one he usually slept on, before belatedly opening his eyes to take a look.

The room was rather simple, with no vases or ornaments, only thick stacks of books, making the arrangement somewhat cramped.

Neither the size nor the layout is my usual room.

With a hiss, he put his hands behind his back to his forehead, looking slightly uncomfortable.

Alai's heart clenched with regret, wishing he had stopped Wan Qiqi from drugging him.

With both alcohol and drugs involved, the young master must be feeling terrible right now.

Wan Ziyan finally came to his senses and remembered what had happened in the past two days.

The Wan family no longer exists, the Wan residence is gone, and now I am just living in a small courtyard.

My adoptive father was convicted and has nothing to do with me anymore!

The scene before he fainted flashed through his mind, and Wan Ziyan suddenly rolled off the bed and hurriedly got up.

A wave of dizziness caused him to suddenly fall onto the bed, and Ah Lai quickly went to help him up.

"Young master, are you alright? If you need anything, just tell Ah Lai."

Wan Ziyan raised the hand that A Lai was supporting and said coldly, "Why are you helping her? Don't tell me you want to be with her?"

Upon hearing this, Alai immediately knelt down in fright, "No... Young Master, I just didn't want you to worry too much, and I especially didn't want you to go and die!"

"So we can just send her to her death?" Wan Ziyan said through gritted teeth.

He and Wan Qiqi both understood each other's personalities.

Wan Qiqi knew he would go to retrieve the body alone, so how could he not know what Wan Qiqi was planning?

That imperial decree can only be accepted!

Even if you don't answer, the result will be the same, and it might even implicate more people.

He couldn't confess to his adoptive father's crime, so Wan Qiqi did it.

She was willing to be the sinner!

He said that Wan Qiqi was afraid of death and just wanted to deceive the other party into not getting involved in the matter.

Who isn't afraid of death? Especially someone like Wan Qiqi who has died once, she knows even more what death means.

Wan Ziyan didn't blame Wan Qiqi; he just didn't want her to be in danger.

Wan Qiqi also has family and children.

As for myself, I am all alone, and my death is not a pity!

Alai was rendered speechless by Wan Ziyan's words.

He knew how dangerous Wan Qiqi's journey would be, but he couldn't stop her.

Young masters and young ladies are the same kind of people; once they've made up their minds, it's very difficult for others to change them.

He stopped Wan Ziyan, but he couldn't stop Wan Qiqi.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

It took Ah Lai quite a while to realize what was happening.

This is a newly moved-in place, so no one should be coming here. There are only two possibilities: Tao Ran and Wan Qiqi.

He hurriedly got up from the ground and said, choking back tears, "Young master, I'll go open the door."

Wan Ziyan looked up and gazed out the window of the room, as if he could see the person outside the door through the door.

He ran as fast as he could, without even putting on his shoes, rushing ahead of A-Lai to stop him from opening the door.

“Young Master…” A Lai’s expression was full of astonishment.

He was surprised that Wan Ziyan had run out without shoes or clothes on.

He was also surprised that Wan Ziyan prevented him from opening the door and speaking.

Even so, the people at the gate could still hear the commotion inside the courtyard.

“My wife…” Chen Yongnian turned his head to look at Wan Qiqi, hesitating to speak.

Wan Qiqi laughed, but her laugh was quite ugly.

Oh well! We were just strangers who met by chance anyway, it's normal to get separated.

This is the original owner's brother, not her own biological brother, so why should she expect him to forgive her behavior?

But she knew that Wan Ziyan must be right at the door right now!

"Second brother, if you have time, you can go and see the apricot grove in the eastern suburbs of Hefeng Town. I'm leaving now, please take good care of yourself..."

Wan Qiqi originally wanted him to study hard, pass the imperial examinations, and marry Bai Lingxuan as soon as possible.

The words were on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't say them.

At this point, she could hardly imagine that Wan Ziyan would still participate in the imperial examination; he should hate the imperial court to the core.

Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongnian stood at the door for a while before turning to leave.

Wan Ziyan leaned against the door and slowly sat down. He bit his arm tightly, trying to hold back his tears, but he couldn't stop them from flowing out.

Alai was somewhat confused. "Young master, what does Miss mean? Is she really gone?"

He felt a pang of displeasure when he heard Wan Qiqi's words carry a sense of farewell.

She's the only family the young master has left. How can she just leave like that? Abandon him and leave him behind?

Wan Ziyan understood the meaning behind Wan Qiqi's words.

She really went, and she really brought back her adoptive father's body!

But what does she have to give up? What can she offer in exchange for those vampires?

He couldn't imagine what it would be like for Wan Qiqi to beg for help.

My mind was thrown into chaos.

At this moment, Wan Ziyan finally realized that he was about to lose his younger sister, and hurriedly opened the door.

But Wan Qiqi was nowhere to be seen at the door.

He chased after them for a few steps, looking around the street.

He only saw a few passersby looking at him with strange expressions, as if they were looking at a madman.

Alai quickly pulled the person back into the courtyard and closed the gate tightly.

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