Chapter 1: Don't mind the affairs of the Xiangguo Mansion
The land of Kyushu and the Great Xia Dynasty.
Jiangling County, Yuyi City.
Snow Moon Pavilion.
As the first of the four major entertainment venues in Yuyi City, it has always been famous for its charming singing girls and graceful dancing, attracting many literati and disciples of aristocratic families.
But today, Xueyue Pavilion is quite deserted.
The door that used to be bustling with people is now deserted.
The vendors and pedestrians passing by, looking at the group of ferocious-looking guards standing at the door with a token with the surname Jiang hanging from their waists, all kept silent, lowered their heads, and walked past quickly, fearing that one more look would bring disaster.
In the entire Great Xia Dynasty, there is only one surname that cannot be provoked.
Even the royal family members would turn pale and remain silent when they saw this token.
"Why would someone from the Xiangguo Mansion appear in Yuyi City?"
In the distance, after many pedestrians had walked away, I dared to ask in a low voice.
"I don't know. Don't ask any more questions. Please stop interfering in the affairs of the Xiangguo Mansion. Do you want to live?"
The person next to him changed color and quickly pulled his companion to tell him to shut up.
…
At the same time.
Xueyue Pavilion, in front of the pavilion leaning against the railing.
Jiang Lan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the pool in front of him with a leisurely gaze.
He was wearing a white robe with wide sleeves, an ancient jade pendant on his waist, he had a handsome face, a tall but thin figure, and his skin color was a slightly sickly pale color, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.
Anyone who saw him would think that he was a handsome young nobleman, and would secretly sigh in their hearts, thinking it was a pity that he was so young and yet looked so weak.
“This shouldn’t be the case…”
"It's already this late, and the heroine hasn't come yet."
Suddenly, Jiang Lan sighed softly, rubbed his brows as if he had a headache, then returned to his seat, picked up the tea and took a sip.
"Jiang Lan, hand over my sister."
"If not, don't blame me for being rude."
Suddenly, a cry as clear and cold as snow was heard, startling the birds on the treetops and eaves and causing them to scatter in all directions.
Jiang Lan's expression moved slightly, but he remained calm. The heroine was finally here, but he had been waiting for a long time.
The next moment, a stunning figure stepped across the pool, flew over the eaves of the pavilion, and flew over in an instant.
With a clang, the long sword was unsheathed, and a misty sword light splashed over like drizzle.
The cold murderous aura seemed to make the air stagnant.
However, the sword fell, the sword light dissipated, and it stopped half an inch in front of Jiang Lan's throat, unable to move forward any further.
The jade hand holding the sword is slender and slim, with crystal cardamom dyed on the nails, which seems to reflect the scenery of mountains and lakes, so beautiful.
But at this moment it was trembling slightly, showing the anger of the owner of the sword.
She stared at the man in white in front of her.
Inside the pavilion, he was still drinking tea with his eyes lowered, his expression indifferent and unmoved, as if he was deaf to the voices and threats around him.
The cold sword energy stagnated in his throat, carrying the breath of ice and snow, as if it could pierce through his throat at any time, leaving a pool of blood.
"Jiang Lan, all your guards are outside now. No one can protect your life..."
"Hand over my sister."
The woman in the white dress gritted her teeth and shouted again.
She has picturesque eyebrows and eyes, is extremely beautiful, has cloud-like hair and mist-like hair, and has a tall, well-proportioned and graceful figure.
She was wearing a plain white dress with her skirt rolled up. Her legs were long and straight, which made her slender waist look so thin that it seemed less than one hand could hold. She was pure and clean, like a lotus flower on a snowy mountain.
At this moment, the chill on that delicate face, like a painting, became even stronger. The jade hand holding the sword trembled slightly, as she tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart.
"Miss Qinghan wants to kill me?"
And in the face of her anger, the only response she got was a slow and leisurely word.
Jiang Lan raised his head and looked at her, his expression showing extreme surprise.
"Let my sister go immediately..." the woman in the white dress gritted her teeth.
"What if I don't let go?"
Jiang Lan seemed to smile when he heard that, then he stretched out a hand calmly and straightened the sword in the hand of the woman in white dress so that the tip of the sword could point to his throat.
"You..."
A trace of paleness appeared on the picture-perfect, flawless face of the woman in the white dress, and the jade hand holding the sword trembled slightly.
Jiang Lan chuckled, stood up, and took half a step forward, as if mocking her timidity and bluffing.
"I don't dare here, what about here?"
As he said this, he stretched out his hand, grasped the tip of the sword, and moved it down to his chest.
"Miss Qinghan, do you want to try moving it half an inch forward?" His voice was neither hurried nor slow, and no emotion could be heard in it.
Seeing this scene, the white-dressed woman's hands trembled even more.
She was in a dilemma at the moment, feeling not only angry but also deeply humiliated.
She didn't expect that in this situation without any guards around him, Jiang Lan was still so calm and composed, not at all panicked.
It seemed as if he didn't take her threat seriously at all.
This kind of arrogance and contempt seemed to predict that she would not dare to continue attacking.
This made her, who had always been proud, feel heartbroken and filled with endless resentment and embarrassment.
Obviously, he is just an ordinary person with no cultivation.
Why does he dare to be so calm in front of me, who is in the fourth realm? He doesn't take me seriously and is not afraid that I will really kill him.
Is it because his father is the prime minister of the current dynasty? Time seems to have stopped at this moment.
Jiang Lan's mouth seemed to raise a mocking smile, and then he said slowly, "Since you don't dare, then Miss Qinghan, you'd better not try such a dangerous move. Your Su family should have thousands of people in Yuyi City."
"Your father, the Patriarch of the Su family, should be expected to be the next Lord of Yuyi City. I don't think he would want to see you do something dangerous like this."
"you……"
The woman in the white dress gritted her teeth and her body trembled, obviously she was extremely angry.
Puff! The next moment, a spot of blood suddenly spread across Jiang Lan's chest, quickly staining the pure white clothes like a small plum blossom.
The beautiful eyes of the woman in the white dress widened, and suddenly she froze.
This has nothing to do with her.
It was clearly the man in white in front of him who was holding the tip of the sword and pointing it towards his chest.
"Someone, there's an assassin."
Jiang Lan suddenly shouted loudly and grasped the tip of the sword with his hand, as if to stop it from stabbing in further.
"There's an assassin!"
"Protect the young master!"
Hearing this sound, angry shouts were heard in the distance.
At the same time, a large group of well-trained guards rushed over quickly with their armor colliding and clattering . Seeing this scene, the woman in the white dress turned pale, her jade hands softened, and with a clang, the long sword flew out of her hand and hit the stone floor.
(End of this chapter)
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