"Brother, it's great that you're home. Father will definitely be very happy!" Yuan Zhan said excitedly.
He didn't even consider why Jiang Qingcheng's brother was also his brother. Or perhaps he had unconsciously overlooked all the issues and didn't have the slightest doubt about Shangguan Jianxing. After all, he was just an ordinary person, easier to control than Jiang Qingcheng. Yuan Zhan said, "It's a pity that my father isn't at home recently, otherwise I could take you to see him right now."
Shangguan Jianxing asked, "Where did Prince Rui go?"
Yuan Zhan said without hesitation, "My father was injured by a demon cultivator a few days ago and was also struck by a demonic blood curse. He had to go out to find a way to break the curse. I don't know when he will return."
"Is that so..." Shangguan Jianxing nodded with a smile. He was a little worried that he would run into Prince Rui. Prince Rui was in the Chengyuan realm. Chengyuan, as the name suggests, has grown to a certain level and has a solid mental will. To tamper with the memory of a Chengyuan realm cultivator requires a tremendous amount of energy and may not succeed. At least with Shangguan Jianxing's current ability, it is difficult to succeed.
Therefore, Shangguan Jianxing was in a good mood when he heard that Prince Rui was not there. He planned to use the time now to "transform" Yuan Zhan into a good person.
"Yuan Zhan, it's your freedom to marry whomever you want, but you can't marry a girl and then kill her brothers, right?"
Yuan Zhan replied, "I don't want to either, but they've all figured out that my father is their father's murderer. Keeping them around would only bring trouble. Anyway, I'll treat Lan Zhi well..."
"Wait, you said your father killed her father?"
"That's not my father, it's our father," Yuan Zhan corrected him. Then, with a look of grievance on his face, he said, "Brother, I'm sure you can see that I'm just an ordinary person... and as long as I get Lan Zhi, I can change my physique!"
"Why? Is there something special about her?"
"Brother, you must never tell anyone about this... Ancestral Lan Zhi passed down a treasure called the Orchid God Flower. If I can make her fall in love with me and willingly sacrifice herself for me, the Orchid God Flower will bloom... This flower can transform decay into something magical, transforming me from a worthless piece of shit into a cultivation prodigy!" Yuan Zhan spoke excitedly, his eyes brimming with ambition. He turned and looked expectantly at his newly adopted brother, saying, "Brother, you'll help me, right?"
Shangguan Jianxing: “…”
He had just asked casually, but who would have thought that Yuan Zhan would reveal such a shocking secret.
Shangguan Jianxing sneered, "After all, you are a small family. A magical treasure that can change physical constitution is not worth your efforts. Killing your father and brother is really a sin..."
Yuan Zhan looked puzzled, because he found that he had inexplicably forgotten everything Shangguan Jianxing said just after he finished listening to it. "Brother, what did you say just now?"
"I say, you can't be so bad in the future. Don't harm other girls. It's good to be an ordinary person and live, grow old, get sick and die normally..." Shangguan Jianxing smiled and touched Yuan Zhan's head.
"Brother, what you said makes sense. I also feel that I am really a piece of shit... But, putting aside the Lan Shenhua, I really like Lan Zhi. I have loved her for many years, but she betrayed me..."
Speaking of sad things, Yuan Zhan actually shed two lines of tears. He said, "Brother, you don't know, Lan Zhi...she...was with a strange man..."
Bang!
Shangguan Jianxing patted Yuan Zhan's head unceremoniously. "Stop talking. I'm not interested in your love history. I hope you'll be a truly gentle gentleman."
"Okay, brother, I'll listen to you."
"Yes, you are a teachable boy. Go back and have some sleep. When you wake up, forget about me and what happened today, but remember your promise to me."
Yuan Zhan nodded vigorously, "A gentleman's word is as good as gold!"
"Let's go." Shangguan Jianxing had long forgotten what Jiang Qingcheng said about her being poisoned. He put on his veil again and left Prince Rui's mansion.
Lan Zhi followed thoughtfully, and she suddenly felt that Shangguan Jianxing was... very good.
On the way back, Jiang Qingcheng did not take a detour. Lan Zhi always followed behind from a distance. When they arrived at the gate of the Lan Mansion, Jiang Qingcheng went in to find the housekeeper Chen first, while Shangguan Jianxing looked behind him suspiciously several times.
"What's going on? That feeling of being stared at has returned..."
Shangguan Jianxing frowned, and when he turned around again, he saw Lan Zhi.
Shangguan Jianxing's first reaction was a guilty conscience. Then, remembering he was wearing a disguise, he straightened his back. Then, he began to wonder: Didn't Lan Zhi go home? Why was she out again?
Lan Zhi was just about to talk to him when Jiang Qingcheng came out with the housekeeper.
"Uncle Chen, this is my brother Jiang Jianxing. I don't know why he can't enter the Lan family..."
Butler Chen raised his eyelids and saw Lan Zhi, "Miss!"
Lan Zhi responded.
"Sister~" Jiang Qingcheng stepped forward and pulled Lan Zhi's sleeve, saying, "He is my brother..."
Lan Zhi first asked Butler Chen to go back, and then said to Jiang Qingcheng: "The Lan Mansion was previously managed by my father. He could let anyone into the house at will, but after my father died, this authority was inherited by my eldest brother. Apart from my eldest brother, no one else can let anyone in."
"Ah?" Jiang Qingcheng was dumbfounded, "But I can't find my brother..."
"So, your brother can't move in."
Jiang Qingcheng yelled, "How can this be? He is my brother, I must be with him!"
Lan Zhi said, "How about this, I'll rent a house for you two and you two can live together."
Jiang Qingcheng's eyes lit up, "Okay, sister, rent a better house and don't treat my brother badly."
Jiang Qingcheng had long been unable to bear living in the Lan Mansion. She didn't even have a maid by her side and had to do everything by herself. She had already accumulated a pile of dirty clothes, and it would be best if she could move out.
Shangguan Jianxing: “…”
He wanted to observe the beast up close, so he didn't want to live under the same roof with Jiang Qingcheng...
Jiang Qingcheng didn't notice the expression of this cheap brother. She happily went back to pack her luggage. "Brother, wait for me for a moment."
Shangguan Jianxing's mouth twitched, and he was speechless. He planned to arrange a cause of death for "Jiang Jianxing" and restore his own identity.
At this moment, he heard Lan Zhi say, "Don't pretend. I know you are Shangguan Jianxing. I followed you all the way and saw everything you did."
"Impossible!" Shangguan Jianxing immediately retorted, "I was the one who followed you home."
Lan Zhi continued, "Then I followed my cousin out and happened to run into you... so it became me who followed you."
Shangguan Jianxing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "No wonder I occasionally feel like I'm being spied on, but I can't find anyone. I thought it was my family visiting me remotely, so I didn't take it too seriously..."
At this point, Shangguan Jianxing had a complicated expression. He was embarrassed to think that Lan Zhi had seen everything he had said and done. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should hypnotize Lan Zhi and let her forget those things.
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