"Yes, yes." Jiang Qingcheng nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and then said, "He also poisoned me. I went out to settle the score with him, but I didn't expect to meet you, brother..."
Shangguan Jianxing said, "Lan Zhi is so unlucky to be targeted by such a man..."
Jiang Qingcheng was unhappy, "Brother, who is your real sister? Why do you only care about her and not me..."
"You don't understand. I'm afraid someone might anger her. Losing control of her emotions, she might go astray and raise a ferocious beast that wreaks havoc on the world. Who knows how many people would suffer then..." At this point, Shangguan Jianxing felt that his life was truly one of toil. He sighed deeply and said, "As the saying goes, capable people deserve more work. This has happened to me, and I can't just sit back and watch. I must intervene..."
"Brother, I don't understand what you're saying." Jiang Qingcheng looked confused. "Where did this beast come from? How are you going to deal with it?"
Shangguan Jianxing replied, "Of course, I'll give Yuan Zhan a beating."
Jiang Qingcheng's face changed drastically. "Brother, you can't do this! Yuan Zhan's father is Prince Rui, the strongest man in Da Rui. Can you beat him?"
"I can't defeat her..." Shangguan Jianxing lowered his head in thought, his expression somewhat conflicted. He muttered, "Originally, I followed Lan Zhi here simply to see how her beast was doing, and to understand her character and intentions... Our Shangguan family is kind and generous. We wouldn't forcibly take someone else's beast, but we also won't allow evildoers to contract beasts and wreak havoc on the people. So why is Lan Zhi's family so troubled?"
Thinking of Prince Rui's strength, Shangguan Jianxing was a little hesitant about whether to help. Although Prince Rui's strength was nothing to the Shangguan family, the family was very far away from the Great Rui Kingdom. Moreover, Shangguan Jianxing came out to gain experience, and he couldn't always turn to his parents when he encountered difficulties. In addition, he had a shallow friendship with Lan Zhi. If it was a piece of cake, he would help and regard it as a good deed, but if it was a very troublesome matter, Shangguan Jianxing might not intervene.
"Brother? What are you thinking about?" Jiang Qingcheng asked curiously.
"Nothing," Shangguan Jianxing smiled slightly, raised his hand and touched her head again, and said softly: "You didn't remember anything I said just now, especially the one related to the ferocious beast, right?"
Jiang Qingcheng's eyes were blank for a few seconds, and she nodded dully before her expression returned to normal.
Shangguan Jianxing said, "Let's go. You lead the way and take me to find Yuan Zhan."
"Yeah!" Jiang Qingcheng nodded, and then she remembered that the private transaction between her and Yuan Zhan was a secret, and she shouldn't bring anyone else with her. But a voice in her mind told her that her brother was not an "outsider", so she wanted to take her brother with her. What could Yuan Zhan do to her?
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At this moment, Lan Zhi was still standing beside Jiang Qingcheng, but she not only cast the invisibility spell "Skylight Blindness", but also added a breath-concealing spell "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Day" to herself. Even her breathing stopped, and her heartbeat was almost non-existent. She seemed to have merged with the shadow on the ground.
"It's really strange. Why do I feel like I'm being spied on?" Shangguan Jian took two steps and suddenly felt something was wrong. He glanced suspiciously at the alley but found nothing unusual.
Lan Zhi stood there quietly with her eyes closed. She looked calm on the surface, but in fact she was in a state of confusion.
In her previous life, Lan Zhi had never caught a ferocious beast, so she had never met Shangguan Jianxing. So when they met today, she even poisoned him with a Gu. Shangguan Jianxing acted very calmly, as if he was really helpless against the transparent Gu. However, he later followed Lan Zhi all the way home without being discovered, which was enough to prove that he was not an ordinary person.
The most terrifying thing is that he actually made Jiang Qingcheng treat him as her own brother and obey his every word!
Lan Zhi was deeply shocked, and at the same time, she felt a sense of awe that "there are always people better than you, and there are always things better than you". She originally thought that the Orchid God Flower was amazing enough, but now it seems that there are still many spells in this world that she doesn't understand. It really takes humility and caution to be a good person.
While reflecting on herself, Lan Zhi decided to go to Prince Rui's Mansion in advance and wait, because Jiang Qingcheng didn't dare to contact Yuan Zhan openly and had to take a detour every time. If Lan Zhi followed him all the time, Shangguan Jianxing might notice her, so she chose to take a shortcut and arrived at the back door of Prince Rui's Mansion first.
Not long after, Jiang Qingcheng came in wearing a veil, and Shangguan Jianxing came in wearing a black veil hat, both of them concealing their faces. Jiang Qingcheng showed a jade pendant to the gatekeeper, and the gatekeeper went in to report.
Not long after, Yuan Zhan came out.
"Jiang Qingcheng, who is this person next to you?"
Yuan Zhan's heart skipped a beat, and he thought, could this be a young master from the Lan Mansion?
"He is my biological brother, Jiang Jianxing, and he also went to live with the Lan family." Jiang Qingcheng introduced.
"Jiang Jianxing?" Yuan Zhan frowned, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes. If Jiang Qingcheng had brought a beautiful and well-built sister, Yuan Zhan might have gladly accepted her and taken her in as a concubine in the future. But Jiang Qingcheng brought a man...
What is the use of men?
Yuan Zhan was already considering killing Jiang Jianxing, but a gentle smile appeared on his face. "So it's your brother, please come in..."
Yuan Zhan led the two men to a pavilion next to the back door.
Lan Zhi followed him in quietly. Standing outside the pavilion, she saw Shangguan Jianxing taking off his veil and asked with a smile, "I heard you poisoned Jiang Qingcheng?"
Yuan Zhan was stunned for a moment and denied it, "No."
Shangguan Jianxing said: "Actually, I am your elder brother. We are brothers."
Yuan Zhan was silent for a moment, then called out, "Brother."
Jiang Qingcheng, who was standing by, asked in surprise, "Aren't you my brother?"
"Go aside first." Shangguan Jianxing touched her head, and Jiang Qingcheng walked aside and stood obediently like a puppet.
Lan Zhi felt a little cold. This ability to make others treat him as a brother was really outrageous. Although Shangguan Jianxing's current series of actions seemed to be on Lan Zhi's side, Lan Zhi was particularly afraid that one day she would also be hypnotized by Shangguan Jianxing and treat him as a relative.
There are many kinds of magic in the fantasy world. Sometimes, just because a person is strong, he cannot see through everything, and being strong does not mean being omniscient and omnipotent.
Lan Zhi felt she couldn't afford to offend Shangguan Jianxing, and was already considering whether to give him the beast. Shangguan Jianxing had strange abilities, but his character... wasn't too bad. At least he didn't hypnotize Lan Zhi directly, making her willingly give him the beast...
But this kind of person is too dangerous, so it’s better to get rid of him as soon as possible.
This is equivalent to Shangguan Jianxing having a kitchen knife. Although this kitchen knife is now aimed at Jiang Qingcheng and Yuan Zhan, who can guarantee that this kitchen knife will not be aimed at Lan Zhi one day in the future?
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