"Oh..." Lan Jinyu sighed in his heart. He glanced at his second brother, closed his eyes, and wanted to find a wall to bang his head against and die. He actually provoked a humanoid beast in the secret realm!
Back in Chihu Village, everyone had lost their memories and abilities, and life was extremely difficult. The ferocious beast, Zhu Tong, had a relatively gentle personality, but once outside the secret realm, she transformed into a powerful, indifferent, and cold beauty, uttering no words. Lan Jinyu had wanted to apologize to her. He and Zhu Tong hadn't slept together in the secret realm, so they were innocent. They should just leave the secret realm and pretend nothing had happened, and go their separate ways. But judging by Zhu Tong's demeanor, it didn't look like she was going to let him go...
However, if Zhu Tong really wanted to kill someone, he could have killed the two brothers with just a flick of his finger, instead of tying them up here and guarding outside the gate of the secret realm like now.
The Lan brothers knew very well that Zhu Tong was waiting for someone, and it must be Zhu Tianmiao, but they didn't know when Zhu Tianmiao would come out.
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Outside the gate, Lan Zhi saw her two brothers, but she could only pretend not to see them.
The third brother's marriage to Zhu Tong was only in name only. The ceremony was not formal at all, and they were not actually husband and wife. However, the young man "Zhu Tianmiao" and Zhu Tong slept in the same bed for several nights...
Lan Zhi suspected that as soon as she changed back to her identity as Zhu Tianmiao, she would be tied up by Zhu Tong like her two brothers.
Of the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best...
Lanzhi slipped away.
I hope both brothers will be blessed.
Thanks to Lan Zhi who disguised herself as a beautiful girl before leaving the secret realm, no one could recognize her.
She walked out of Baishan and immediately quickened her pace. She used the skylight to block her vision and returned to the Lan Mansion invisibly. Then she restored her height and appearance and turned back into Lan Zhi.
Lan Zhi came to the Lotus Garden and found that Shangguan Jianxing was the only one living there.
"Where is Jiang Qingcheng?" Lan Zhi asked.
Shangguan Jianxing said, "I couldn't hypnotize her any further, so I let her go. To prevent her from discovering you weren't at home, I had to use illusion to make her mistake me for you..."
Lan Zhi said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Shangguan Jianxing replied casually, then continued the previous topic. "Jiang Qingcheng has been in a bad mood recently because Yuan Zhan no longer needs her and has cut off contact with her. Jiang Qingcheng goes out every day, visiting the residences of high-ranking officials, hoping to encounter those noble young masters by chance. As a result, she actually met one. The young man had clear eyebrows and handsome eyes, and looked very honest. Jiang Qingcheng pretended to sprain her ankle and got to know him. I was worried that the honest man would be deceived, but then I found out that this handsome young man already had seventeen concubines. The young man had long seen that Jiang Qingcheng's ankle sprain was fake, but he pretended not to know... Anyway, Jiang Qingcheng was not a good person, and evil people will be punished by evil people, so I did not interfere with their relationship. But Jiang Qingcheng was not stupid either. She soon discovered the young man's romantic nature, but she did not stay away from him. Instead, she continued to get along with him... After Jiang Qingcheng returned home, she talked to herself in the mirror and said that she would win the young man's heart, make him dismiss all his concubines for her, and marry her."
Shangguan Jianxing explained in great detail. Lan Zhi felt something was wrong as she listened, so she asked him, "How do you know so much? It's as if you've been following Jiang Qingcheng all along."
Shangguan Jianxing said, "I was just following her. You were away during this time, and I was bored. Every time Jiang Qingcheng went out, I followed her. To be honest, I've begun to admire her acting skills. At first, Jiang Qingcheng wasn't so good, and her role as a sprained ankle was so fake. But in just two days, her acting skills improved by leaps and bounds. She acted pure and lovely in front of that boy, but was a completely different person behind his back. I even suspected that she would split after a long time..."
Lan Zhi said, "Don't you feel bored following her?"
"It's not boring, I find it quite interesting... Shouldn't I tell you this? Are you getting impatient listening to it?" Shangguan Jianxing began to reflect on himself.
Lan Zhi shook her head. "I'm not annoyed. Please continue."
"I'm done. Jiang Qingcheng actually went out again today, but I had a vague feeling that I might miss something important if I went out, so I stayed at home. I didn't expect it to be you who came back." Shangguan Jianxing pushed his wheelchair out and asked, "Do you mind if I see what you did when you were out this time?"
Lan Zhi thought for a moment and said, "As long as you don't tell anyone what you saw, I don't mind."
Shangguan Jianxing said, "Don't worry. I don't have any friends in the Darui Kingdom, so I won't tell anyone about it. I used astrology on you not to pry into your secrets, but to become stronger."
He began to observe the stars again, but this time, after just one second, tears and blood began to flow from his eyes, instantly dyeing half of his face bright red. Lan Zhi was startled, "What's wrong with you? This time the situation is so serious, should I send you to see a spiritual doctor?"
In the past, I only shed a few drops of blood and tears, but today I shed so many, it was so scary to see.
"No, no." Shangguan Jianxing fumbled in his arms and took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears. The white handkerchief was soon stained red. He couldn't see the color of the handkerchief, but he could feel that the whole handkerchief was wet, so he changed to a new handkerchief and continued to wipe his tears.
Shangguan Jianxing's movements were a bit clumsy, and he couldn't wipe it clean, so Lan Zhi took a handkerchief and helped him wipe it.
Shangguan Jianxing thanked him while sitting in his wheelchair, saying, "It seems you've come into contact with many powerful people this time. This is not something I can bear to see, so I was immediately retaliated against, and it was very severe."
Lan Zhi asked, "You've lost too much blood. Can your eyes ever see again?"
"Don't worry, I'll just rest for a few more days, and my eyes will be fine," Shangguan Jianxing consoled her, then changed the subject, "I've been eating more and more lately, and the spirit stones I used to bring from home aren't enough anymore. I think I might need to go home and get some, so I'm letting you know in advance. If I ever leave, don't look for me; I'll be back on my own in a while."
Lan Zhi said, "You gave me a lot of spirit stones before. I haven't used them all yet, so I'll give you some back first. Don't go hungry."
"No, I still have food. That's the payment I made to you, and I won't take it back." Shangguan Jianxing shook his head.
If he didn't accept it, Lan Zhi couldn't force him to accept it, and Lan Zhi had other things to do, so she said, "I'm going out. If you need anything, just tell the housekeeper."
"Okay, I know." Shangguan Jianxing nodded. He did not ask about Lan Zhi's whereabouts. To him, Lan Zhi was just a tool to assist him in his cultivation.
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