Luo Yi turned around upon hearing the sound and saw a woman walking slowly towards him, leaning on a cane.
Luo Yi recognized the person at a glance: Xiao Lan!
Some time ago, she tried to take down Wen Yi, but failed and lost her leg. However, because of the third brother, Xiao Lan was left behind and has been recuperating in the Imperial Garden.
Luo Yi looked at Xiao Lan with a furrowed brow, not intending to communicate with her further.
"Why is Assistant Luo Yi in such a hurry to leave? Don't you want to have a chat?" Xiao Lan called out.
Luo Yi turned around and said, "I have nothing to talk to you about."
“Really? But I have a lot to talk about with Assistant Luo Yi,” Xiao Lan said. “For example, neither Assistant Luo Yi nor I can understand why a woman like Wen Yi would only hold Second Master back, but Second Master seems to treat her specially, even going so far as to drive away and punish us loyal people for Wen Yi’s sake.”
“I find it quite pathetic. You and your brothers, my sister and I, have dedicated half our lives to Second Master. Back then, only we would follow Second Master without hesitation to create what we have today, but…”
Xiao Lan smiled bitterly, with a touch of desolation, "But in the end, we are still not even as good as an outsider, which is quite ridiculous."
Luo Yi had originally planned to leave, but Xiao Lan's words touched a nerve, striking at the spot that made him most uncomfortable.
Luo Yi felt depressed.
Seeing his reaction, Xiao Lan knew that her words had worked, so she leaned on her cane and walked toward Luo Yi.
“We’ve followed Second Master all this time, but he wants us to leave for that irrelevant woman. Tell me, where should we go? Where can we go?”
Xiao Lan reached out and grabbed Luo Yi's arm. "Even if Second Master is confused, we will still be loyal to him and our feelings for him will never change."
“None of us will betray Second Master. Even if Second Master doesn’t need us, even if we have to do things that make Second Master hate us, we are willing to become sinners so that Second Master can complete his grand plan.”
Xiao Lan's gaze was firm, and she happened to meet Luo Yi's eyes.
“I know that you are the same as me, your thoughts are the same as mine, and your goals are the same as mine.”
"Why don't we join forces? Why don't we do what we believe is right?"
Xiao Lan's voice grew increasingly firm, and she tightened her grip on Luo Yi's arm.
Luo Yi's face was originally very sullen, but Xiao Lan's words really struck a chord with him.
Luo Yi loosened his grip and grasped Xiao Lan's hand in return.
“Some things, once missed tonight, will never be available again,” Xiao Lan said. “Since Second Master has allowed that woman to stay in the back villa, then let this woman be treated the same as all the other women who have not helped Second Master before.”
Although Luo Yi didn't say anything, she kept increasing the pressure on Xiao Lan's hand, indicating that she agreed with Xiao Lan's words.
...
That night.
As the night deepened, the temperature in the space where Wen Yi was located dropped lower and lower.
Wen Yi felt his consciousness beginning to fade away.
It was at this moment that the previously closed door was suddenly pushed open from the outside...
A weak ray of light shone in from outside.
Wen was already in a daze and couldn't tell anything. She only felt a splitting headache. A figure was standing at the door, and that figure was coming towards her with the cold moonlight.
The door closed again, and Wen Yi could no longer see anything.
He could only make out the vague outline of the figure as it moved closer, carrying something in its hand…
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