Chapter 65 I hope you will have mercy on me, young master.
"Miss Su, there is no need to be so resentful."
"Didn't I give you three days to think about it? If you don't want to, you can just refuse."
"It's something we both agreed to, but you make it sound like I'm forcing you." Jiang Lan said slowly.
Su Qinghan stared at him with her clear eyes, as if to confirm whether he had always been so thick-skinned.
"When Master Jiang said this, didn't his conscience hurt?"
After a moment, she asked this question quietly.
"conscience?"
"If I have no conscience, how can you, Miss Su, still be standing here intact?"
Jiang Lan just smiled casually, his eyes swept over her thin dress, and said, "Wearing this dress to meet someone in the middle of the night, it is you, Miss Su, who has ulterior motives."
"A beauty throws herself at me, are you testing my determination or my character?"
Su Qinghan said, "Qinghan naturally believes in Mr. Jiang's character."
Having said that, she actually knows that character is also something she stubbornly judges.
Jiang Lan has never admitted that he is a good person. If he acts recklessly, then it seems that he can only blame himself for his bad luck.
But she still believed in her own judgment and could endure years of heart-wrenching pain without hurting innocent people. Even if she was bad, she would not be that bad.
"Character?"
Jiang Lan suddenly sneered and looked at her with interest, "It's interesting that Miss Su talked to me about character when she is so beautiful."
Su Qinghan said calmly, "Qinghan believes in Mr. Jiang."
"Then I can only say, Miss Su, you trusted the wrong person..." Jiang Lan shook his head.
Su Qinghan was slightly stunned and confused.
The next moment, Jiang Lan stood up and approached her, holding one hand around her slender waist, and the other hand moved down to embrace her legs, and then held her horizontally in his arms.
Su Qinghan, who had not yet reacted, was still a little confused. He could only subconsciously reach out and grab Jiang Lan's shoulders to prevent him from falling to the ground. His eyes were full of astonishment and confusion.
Jiang Lan looked so thin and weak, how could he burst out with such terrible power? But soon, she understood Jiang Lan's actions, and just as she was about to struggle, her magic power began to surge.
A force as powerful as the mountains and seas suddenly came down upon her, causing her magic power to stagnate and she became unable to move in an instant.
"Mr. Jiang..."
Su Qinghan's shiny red lips slightly opened, her clear eyes like autumn water were full of surprise and confusion. She was about to speak, but suddenly she found a powerful force pressing down on her throat, making her unable to utter a word.
She was shocked.
Jiang Lan is not an ordinary person at all???
She was not stupid, so she reacted quickly. She had actually regarded him as an ordinary person with no cultivation.
Moreover, Jiang Lan never showed any signs of having any cultivation from beginning to end.
But from the current situation, Jiang Lan's strength is obviously extremely terrifying, far beyond what she can contend with as she has just broken through the fourth realm of Zhaoyou Realm.
"The night is long. Miss Su, there is no need to be so impatient. I have plenty of time."
Jiang Lan chuckled, and without paying any attention to Su Qinghan's slightly widened beautiful eyes, he carried her horizontally and walked out of the hall in a dignified manner.
The night wind blew, and her long black hair was blown up by the wind, making it impossible to see the expression on her face. Only Jiang Lan could feel her slightly clenched teeth.
The many maids and guards standing outside lowered their heads and eyes, seemingly unable to see this scene at all.
"This Su Mansion really can't wait..."
"I was afraid that Master Jiang would go back on his word and send my daughter here so early."
"After tonight, the matter is settled. The Su family will soar to the sky. When we meet in the future, we must be polite to each other."
In the pavilion in the distance, the mayor of Yuyi City sighed slightly when he saw this, and his words were full of undisguised envy and unwillingness.
The middle-aged man next to him said respectfully, "Don't worry, City Lord. Everyone knows that Mr. Jiang likes new things and dislikes old ones. He changes women faster than turning pages of a book. Maybe he likes Su Qinghan these few days, but what about after a few days?"
"The Su family won't be happy for long. Once Young Master Jiang gets tired of it, Su Qinghan will be easily abandoned."
The mayor of Yuyi City nodded in agreement, but still worriedly said, "That's true, but Su Qinghan is not a simple person. She has many tricks and schemes. What if she really gets hold of Master Jiang?"
"From now on, in Yuyi City, the Su family will really have to shit and piss on everyone's head."
"Su Qinghan has an aloof and arrogant personality, looks down on others, and is pure and innocent. She broke through the fourth realm at a young age and joined the Dao Cang Sword Sect. She has always been rude even to her fiancé who is engaged to her. But tonight, she changed into this dress and pretended to be a weak woman..."
"Tsk tsk, this method is not simple."
"City Lord, you don't understand. This is called waiting for a good price. I think that unlucky Lin Fan was killed because Su Qinghan whispered in Master Jiang's ear..."
As the two were talking, they suddenly felt a refreshing breath emerging.
There seemed to be a light layer of frost and snow condensing and falling between heaven and earth, and even the night wind became icy and biting at this moment.
"Shut up."
A vague and faint figure appeared in the pavilion silently.
The powerful and terrifying pressure made the two men's expressions change. They quickly fell silent and left in a hurry.
Li Mengning withdrew her gaze lightly, then held the long sword, sat in the pavilion, closed her eyes gently, and continued to practice. Strands of spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged in, making her skin look like snow and moon.
"I can't calm down."
After a long time, she opened her eyes that were as clear and indifferent as glass, pursed her red lips, and her figure was like a wisp of green smoke, flying directly out of the City Lord's Mansion and heading towards the vast mountains.
…
In the bedroom, the lights were bright and the curtains were hanging like clouds.
With the dull sound of being thrown on the bed, Su Qinghan felt a slight pain. It was not until this moment that she really panicked.
The first thing she had decided on was that Jiang Lan had no cultivation.
Even if he really wanted to do something to her, she had the ability to protect herself and could cut off her own heart connection to avoid having her innocence tarnished.
But she never expected that Jiang Lan was so hidden and his true strength was so terrifying.
"Jiang... Young Master Jiang..."
Su Qinghan found that he could finally speak, but he was no longer as calm and composed as before. His long black hair was loose and there was a hint of panic on his flawless face.
"The night is short, Miss Su, do you have anything else to say?"
Jiang Lan stood beside the bed, just looking at her leisurely, but did not take a step forward.
Su Qinghan gathered his thoughts and calmed his mind, and said, "Qinghan still has one thing that he doesn't understand, and he wants Master Jiang to explain it to him."
After saying this, she forced herself to remain calm, raised her clear and bright eyes, and looked at Jiang Lan who was looking down at her.
"oh?"
"What's your doubt? Tell me. If I can answer it, I will tell you. If I can't, it's useless for you to ask." Jiang Lan said with a faint smile.
"Qinghan knows that her status is low, and she is self-aware. She understands that although her talent is good, it is still far behind the true teachings of the great sects. I don't know why Master Jiang is determined to take Qinghan as his concubine."
"Is there something special about Qinghan?"
Su Qinghan finally asked out the doubts in her heart. After learning tonight that Jiang Lan's strength was unfathomable, she was even more confused.
What is it about me that is worth him spending so much time on it?
Given his status and background, it is just a matter of a word to decide what kind of concubine he wants.
"Could it be that you just like Qinghan's beauty and are attracted to you?" Jiang Lan still smiled faintly.
“…”
Su Qinghan paused, and said quietly, "Mr. Jiang, can't you just tell the truth? Why do you have to..."
She didn't believe that Jiang Lan, who hid so deeply, would be the kind of person who was addicted to beauty. Moreover, judging from their previous interactions, Jiang Lan was not a person who was addicted to beauty. On the contrary, he seemed to be somewhat resistant to it?
Why did he do this tonight? To put on a show for the people in the City Lord's Mansion? Swish!
However, before Su Qinghan could finish her words, she suddenly froze in place with the sound of tearing cloth and gauze skirt.
After reacting, she hurriedly grabbed the silk quilt to cover her suddenly exposed body, her delicate body trembling slightly.
"Miss Su, do you have any questions now?"
Jiang Lan casually threw the torn shark silk skirt at her feet and just looked at her indifferently, with no ripples in her deep eyes.
Su Qinghan never expected that he was fine just now, but his expression changed in the blink of an eye.
That indifferent look, as if he was looking at a toy that could be thrown away at will, made her heart tremble slightly.
"Jiang... Young Master Jiang..."
Su Qinghan pursed her red lips and tried to speak, but found that her mouth was a little dry.
Jiang Lan just looked down at her, his expression unchanged, and said, "Miss Su should be a smart person. Since she is a smart person, she knows what to ask and what not to ask."
"You ask so many questions, aren't you afraid that you will lose your life?"
Su Qinghan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her jade hands that were grasping the silk quilt couldn't help but exert a little force, and her hands turned a little white.
It was not until this moment that she suddenly understood the words of instruction her mother had given her.
No matter whether she is willing or resisting in her heart, things have been decided, and she has to put herself in the right position.
In the eyes of someone of Jiang Lan's status, she was at best just a plaything that could arouse his interest.
How could she be qualified to ask about his purpose?
"Yes... Qinghan overstepped his authority. He shouldn't have asked too many questions." Su Qinghan said in a low voice.
"I know you are unwilling and harbor hatred towards me."
"But it doesn't matter. As long as you are strong, you can take revenge on me however you want in the future."
"I'm afraid that if I give you this opportunity, you won't be able to grasp it."
Jiang Lan leaned over, reached out and grabbed her fair, round chin, and with a little force from his fingers, left a clear mark on it.
Although Su Qinghan felt pain, he did not dare to move. He lowered his eyes and said, "Mr. Jiang has misunderstood. Qinghan did not mean that."
"No, that's good. You don't need to know why I want to take you as my concubine. You just need to know that from today on, you are my woman."
"I can treat you well, give you countless wealth and gifts, or I can destroy you and the Su family forever."
"Don't try to test me with your self-righteous cleverness."
"You should know that no woman who disobeyed me in the past had a good ending."
Jiang Lan spoke lightly, moving his fingers upwards, gently stroking the red lips that were as delicate and moist as petals, and then slowly let go, took out a plain embroidered handkerchief, and wiped his hands slowly.
This heroine is smart, but she is a little too self-righteous.
It is true that Jiang Lan is somewhat greedy for her body and her luck, but that does not mean that he will obey her in everything and tell her everything.
Moreover, from another point of view, he was not wrong. If Su Qinghan continued to dig deeper, she might really lose her life. After all, she did not have a trump card as powerful as Lin Fan.
Jiang Lan's father had already sent someone a message to him, asking him to go ahead and do what he wanted. That meant... the Prime Minister's Mansion was planning to take this opportunity to take action against the Dao Cang Sword Sect.
Su Qinghan's sword master was the last disciple of the previous leader of the Dao Cang Sword Sect. Although he is only a figurehead now, he will definitely not stand idly by and watch this matter.
Therefore, there was another meaning in the words that Jiang Lan's father sent back, which was that he wanted to use Su Qinghan to test the sword immortal.
In other words, if Jiang Lan does not touch Su Qinghan now, then Su Qinghan will actually be in danger.
Why?
Originally, Jiang Lan had no cultivation at all. Apart from having a psychological obsession with cleanliness, he was always open to all women.
He happened to take the sword fairy's only disciple Su Qinghan as his concubine by accident, so how could he resist touching Su Qinghan? If Su Qinghan had always remained a virgin, not to mention others, even Uncle Ying, who had been told by Jiang Lan's father to keep a close eye on Su Qinghan, would immediately suspect her.
Anyone who sees this will suspect that there is something seriously wrong with Su Qinghan, and guess that she might be a chess piece left by the sword fairy by Jiang Lan's side.
Moreover, under such a chain reaction, even Jiang Lan’s own secrets might be exposed.
In fact, when the Su family sent Su Qinghan here tonight, her fate was already determined.
Jiang Lan is not a saint. In this situation, he naturally has to plan for his own best interests.
Su Qinghan didn't dare to move from beginning to end, and her pretty face, as flawless as jade, turned slightly pale.
She was indeed a little self-righteous and self-righteous. She thought that after what happened that night in the City Lord's Mansion, she had some knowledge and understanding of Jiang Lan...
However, she had never known Jiang Lan's true character or his true strength.
He was like a bottomless pool.
Every time she thought she understood something, she would soon discover that what she understood was only a superficial layer.
…
The hall fell into silence for a moment.
"Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt."
Su Qinghan's mind was in a mess at the moment, but Jiang Lan's sudden words brought her back to her senses, and she shook her head subconsciously.
"It's as delicate as a flower. Just a slight pinch will leave a mark."
"But this mark does look a bit unpleasant."
As Jiang Lan spoke, he bent down and took out a white jade bottle containing a skin-growing medicine from his arms. He poured out a little and carefully applied it on Su Qinghan's chin.
A warm and cool feeling spread, like a piece of cold jade melting.
Su Qinghan's eyelashes kept trembling, and her delicate hands gripped the silk quilt with much more force.
Compared with the cold and cruel expression just now, Jiang Lan's gentleness at this moment made her suddenly feel a little uncomfortable, and even flattered.
"Jiang...Mr. Jiang, I can do it myself..."
She didn't even notice that her voice had inexplicably become much softer at this moment, and there was a hint of fear and dread in her eyes.
"It's okay. It's already been applied. The mark shouldn't be visible when you wake up tomorrow." Jiang Lan waved his hand casually and glanced at her.
Su Qinghan pursed her red lips, a little afraid to look him in the eye.
In particular, she felt as if Jiang Lan saw through the quilt that was as thin as silk and saw her whole body, inside and out.
"It's getting late, go to bed early."
"Um……"
The brilliant lights in the bedroom went out in an instant, accompanied by a rustling sound.
Su Qinghan felt Jiang Lan lying beside her. Her beautiful eyes suddenly widened slightly, her jade hands grasping the silk quilt trembled slightly, and her whole body tensed up and was very nervous.
"Am I a monster? Why am I shaking all the time?"
"I……"
Su Qinghan wanted to speak, but suddenly found that his voice was a little trembling, and he didn't know what to say. At the same time, a very scared feeling spread in his heart.
There was another long silence.
Time seemed to have stopped, with the only sound of the wind outside the hall being the only movement in the night.
Jiang Lan suddenly sighed, "Why are you crying suddenly?"
"I……"
"I'm a little scared..."
Su Qinghan didn't know why, but his voice suddenly became choked, no longer as calm and composed as before.
She opened her beautiful eyes wide and looked at the darkness above her head, tears flowing from them uncontrollably.
She never thought about it, someday in the future.
She has always been strong, calm and composed since she was a child, but now she shows such a weak attitude.
Helpless and weak tonight.
The indifference and hypocrisy of the tribesmen.
Parents’ powerlessness and self-blame.
And... Jiang Lan's cold and heartbreaking words made it difficult for her to suppress the helplessness, panic and fear in her heart.
After all, no matter how steady and calm she was in the past, she was still a woman after all, and was not as strong as she appeared.
She would also be afraid, worried, and helpless...
Su Qinghan's shoulders kept shaking and tears streamed down her face, but she didn't make any sobbing sounds.
There was a hint of strangeness in Jiang Lan's eyes.
But in the darkness, his voice was still unusually calm, and he simply asked, "Why are you afraid?"
Su Qinghan grabbed the silk quilt, her delicate hands turning pale from grabbing too tightly.
She bit her lip to stop herself from speaking, but the fear in her heart was like a flood, constantly pouring out.
"I'm afraid that my parents and sister will be implicated by me, afraid of dying in obscurity, afraid of the despair of not seeing the future, and even more afraid of that frighteningly cold Mr. Jiang just now..."
"I obviously don't know anything and I don't understand anything, but why do so many things happen to me?"
"I just came back to visit my relatives and report the good news. Why did this happen..."
"Mr. Jiang, did I do something wrong?"
In the darkness, that picturesque face with loose black hair had tears in her eyes, and her voice was choked with tears.
No one responded.
"Do you believe me?"
A moment later.
Jiang Lan reached out and gently helped her tuck the hair on her forehead behind her ears.
"Believe...believe..."
The clear eyes, still filled with tears, suddenly froze, and then revealed a firmness that came from nowhere.
"Then have a good sleep."
"Since you believe me, then stop imagining it."
"You just need to know that I won't hurt you." Jiang Lan said softly, helping her wipe away the tears on her face.
There was another long silence.
The soft sobbing gradually subsided.
"Young Master..."
Su Qinghan suddenly spoke, his voice stuttering slightly, and he didn't understand why his mood at the moment had such an indescribable meaning.
It seemed like he had made a great decision.
"Um?"
"Qinghan... this is my first time, I still... I still hope that you will have mercy on me..."
Jiang Lan concealed all the strangeness in his eyes, seemed to be silent for a moment, and then said, "Okay."
It was already midnight at the time of Yin.
In the cold night, the sound of wind blowing through the treetops seemed to add a touch of decadence to the hall.
The clouds are gone, the rain has stopped, and the stream is calm.
The drape fell, Jiang Lan stood up and put on her clothes. She turned around to look at Su Qinghan, who was curled up in the silk quilt with her long black hair spread out, covering half of her fair and delicate face. A few strands of hair were still stuck to her forehead and cheeks, with a slight blush.
He pushed open the door and walked out.
(End of this chapter)
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