Returning from Liu Mengxian's place, Gu Liyan couldn't hide his joy. After entering his room, he pushed open the door, closed it, and finally couldn't contain his happiness, laughing out loud.
"The misunderstanding with her has been cleared up?" Mo Han's voice suddenly came from behind. Gu Liyan was startled and turned around to see Mo Han drinking. He patted his chest and said, "Senior brother, it's you! You scared me. What are you doing here so late? And with the lights off?"
As he spoke, Gu Liyan turned on the light.
Mo Hanqing took a sip of wine, glared at Gu Liyan with annoyance, and said, "This is my room. Where else would I be if not here? Besides, electricity in the city is more expensive than wine these days, as you and I can see. So save me some money!"
Gu Liyan awkwardly rubbed his nose and turned off the light again, saying sheepishly, "Oh, right, I almost forgot..."
Mo Han pointed to the chair opposite her and said, "Sit down."
Gu Liyan sat down and said shyly, "Senior brother, I... I have something I'd like to discuss with you."
Seeing Gu Liyan's hesitant manner, Mo Han said irritably, "A grown man shouldn't stutter when he speaks!"
Gu Liyan said with a serious expression, "Senior brother, I want to marry Xian'er. Can you be my witness at the wedding?"
Mo Han looked at Gu Liyan with some surprise and said, "You do owe her a wedding, but it shouldn't be now!"
"Why?" Seeing Mo Han reject his suggestion, Gu Liyan became anxious. "She went through so much hardship, and we don't even have a wedding..."
Mo Han interrupted Gu Liyan, "Does your relationship have to be bound together by marriage?"
"I..." Gu Liyan was speechless. Even if he had a thousand reasons, none of them could compare to Mo Han's one!
Seeing Gu Liyan's disappointed expression, Mo Han continued, "The royal city is rife with monsters, and everyone is in a state of panic until the source of the poison is found. If you, as the soon-to-be commander, were to get married at this time, it would not only affect you, but also her reputation," Mo Han explained.
Gu Liyan said with a conflicted expression, "But senior brother, I've already promised her. I will marry her, and as for the commander or anything like that, I don't want to at all..."
Mo Han slammed down her wine glass and sneered, "Gu Liyan, when did you become so impulsive? I know you like her, but that doesn't mean you can disregard the bigger picture! Even if you don't care, do you want her to live with criticism and gossip for the rest of her life? You're not doing this for her own good, you're harming her!"
Seeing Mo Han's serious expression, Gu Liyan nodded in understanding. "I understand, Senior Brother. I will discuss it with her again."
Mo Han looked at Gu Liyan and said, "Since you've waited so long, you shouldn't be in such a hurry! I hope you can let this go."
Gu Liyan nodded and did not insist further.
Mo Han, certain that Gu Liyan wasn't fixated on this, changed the subject, "By the way, when do you plan to go to the Prince's Mansion to find Wang Qi?"
"What? Wang Qi? What do I need her for?" Gu Liyan looked at Mo Han in surprise, full of doubt.
"You just made an appointment with her on the street to visit the Prince's Mansion. You can't break your promise, can you?" Mo Han asked, squinting.
Gu Liyan was taken aback, then remembered that there was such a thing. However, thinking of the unfamiliar feeling Wang Qi gave him, he shook his head and said, "I always feel that she is a little different from the Wang Qi I know. The reason I agreed to her was just to be polite to her. I didn't mean to go."
The Wang Qi that Gu Liyan knew was willful and capricious; if she was unhappy, she would speak out, simply believing that she was happy as long as she liked it. But the Wang Qi he met upon entering the city was incredibly mature and composed in every word and action, like an innocent girl transformed into a charming and sophisticated woman! Therefore, Gu Liyan only spoke politely to her.
However, the main reason Gu Liyan didn't want to go to the Prince's Mansion was that she was worried that Liu Mengxian would misunderstand if she found out.
Mo Han straightened her chair and looked at Gu Liyan with a meaningful seriousness. "Little Li, the Royal Palace in the capital is different now! Do you know how much power the Royal Palace wields?"
Gu Liyan shook her head, indicating that she did not know.
Mo Han placed the nearly empty wine bottle in front of Gu Liyan, pointed to the small wine bottle and said, "Everyone in the royal city is controlled by the royal family in terms of food, clothing and daily necessities. Even the wine I drink was delivered with their approval."
"How is this possible? Wang Meng is the city lord, how come he has so much power now that he's in charge of food, clothing and lodging?" Gu Liyan exclaimed in disbelief.
"Hmph, the strongest force will naturally have the best resources. Otherwise, do you think you can resist the snake people's invasion with your little tricks and schemes? Sooner or later, there will be a fight, and sooner or later, there will be a duel!" Mo Han picked up the wine bottle and took another sip.
Gu Liyan remained silent, not expecting that such a big change had occurred in the royal city so soon after he left.
Mo Han sighed and continued, "Actually, to put it nicely, this royal city is like a closed-off dynasty, isolated from the world. To put it bluntly, it's a dead city where you can't get in or out, and everyone will be swallowed up by this dead city!"
Looking at Mo Han's worried face, Gu Liyan suddenly realized that he had no idea when Mo Han came into this world, what he did to become the commander of the Allied Forces, or why he, who used to like drinking tea, had become addicted to alcohol!
Mo Han didn't notice Gu Liyan's gaze, but instead swirled the wine glass in her hand and said, "I sent someone to try to convey the specific information about this place, but the people from the Prince's Mansion strongly stopped me. In the end, only the poisonous fog here was spread. I don't know who spread the message, but it said that the Liu family's doctors were needed to detoxify, which is why the Liu family sent a team of doctors here."
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