The horses' hooves kicked up rolling yellow sand as they galloped all the way from the official road. Accompanied by the neighing of thousands of horses and the ups and downs of their footsteps, the man walking on the tall horse in the front gradually revealed his figure.
He still looked the same as he did three years ago, with an unparalleled handsome appearance, except for a scar on his face, which made his already cold temperament even more austere.
It looked even more uninviting than before, and was filled with the smell of blood.
How many people were killed...
This thought quickly flashed through Ye Lan's mind, and he quickly met the other person's gaze. One was cold, the other was indifferent, but a hint of smile appeared in his equally dark and bottomless eyes.
Fortunately, the man was fine.
Afterwards, Ye Lan led his men down the city wall and personally picked up Xiao Yunting at the city gate to return to the palace.
Civil and military officials followed from a distance, watching the man astride a tall horse, his stature imposing, and the new king, with the curtains lifted from his sedan chair, revealing a face of stunning beauty. They looked at each other in bewilderment, and the same absurd thought arose in their minds...
Liuli City has now become the main hall for court sessions, so the group returned the same way and entered the hall.
Then he rewarded the three armies, conferred the title of general on them, and provided them with all kinds of silks, satins, and mansions.
Ye Lan paused until he felt it was almost done. He lowered his eyes and asked the man in silver armor, "General, is there anyone else you would like?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yunting's face was expressionless, "Your Majesty, there are no more."
Ye Lan glanced at him lightly and felt like laughing. After all, this man knew that no matter how much reward he received, he couldn't take it away. Now he was just satisfying his desire to talk.
But the ministers below did not think so.
They had already had suspicions before, and the more they listened, the more something seemed to be wrong. Finally, someone couldn't help but stand up.
"Your Majesty, now that the border wars have subsided and the Five Dynasties have been unified, the General has been alone. Now that he can finally rest, is it time to consider marriage?"
Marriage?
This question really stumped Ye Lan.
She subconsciously glanced at the man and saw that his face was as cold as ice. In the end, she didn't continue to tease him. She could only change the subject and said, "Marriage is a big matter, so let the general decide it himself. After all, love between men and women requires sincerity."
The reason is just right and cannot be faulted.
She thought she had gotten away with it, but she didn't know that even greater waves of shock were stirring in the hearts of the court officials.
After the court session ended, Ye Lan asked Xiao Yunting to stay, and dismissed the palace maids and guards around him, and closed the door of the main hall.
Ye Lan stood up, walked to the phoenix seat on the side, and pointed to the place under his feet, "We have to go back from where we came from."
Xiao Yunting nodded slightly, put on a set of silver armor and stepped onto the jade platform, waiting for the formation to automatically dissipate and send them out of the illusion.
However, one minute, two minutes passed...
"What have we missed?" Xiao Yunting lowered his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him who was still wearing the king's crown, with a layer of doubt between his brows.
Ye Lan couldn't figure it out either.
Logically speaking, Xuan Wu Ji's biggest concern was the reputation of the Demon Queen and her lack of chance to ascend the throne, but now she has achieved both for her, and has also unified five dynasties, exceeding her goals.
There was no reason for the other party to continue trapping them.
But the fact is, they are still in this hellhole.
Ye Lan didn't waste any time. He directly struck a spell on the ground with his palm, forcibly summoning a magic circle and shouted, "Come out."
“…”
The formation emitted a faint white light, but there was no reaction at all.
Ye Lan frowned, not understanding why Xuan Wu Ji, who was usually willing to communicate with her, suddenly chose to hide herself.
Xiao Yunting also noticed something was wrong and asked in a deep voice, "You still can't break the formation?"
Hearing this, Ye Lan shook his head, "It can be cracked..."
Before she could finish her words, Xiao Yunting asked again, "Will it harm you?"
Ye Lan didn't expect him to be so perceptive. After a rare moment of hesitation, he said, "Not particularly..."
In fact, it will just consume some energy and spirit. After all, it is a formation of the devil, and this body is too fragile, but it will be back after a period of rest.
But Xiao Yunting still didn't let her finish and interrupted her, "Then think of another way."
“…”
Ye Lan's heart moved slightly, and he inexplicably felt a sense of being protected.
From childhood to adulthood, because of her high talent and stronger cultivation than others, she is always the first to charge into battle.
This was the first time someone stood in front of her.
The mood is a bit strange.
Since they couldn't go back, the two of them didn't stay in the hall for long.
Ye Lan wanted to go back to the bedroom to continue looking for a way out of the impasse, while Xiao Yunting also had to arrange for the 100,000 troops to set up camp outside the city.
The two parted ways and nothing happened.
But before nightfall, rumors were spreading throughout the capital.
"Have you heard? The king and the victorious general were alone in the palace, and someone saw the general descend from the Jade Platform, with the king also there."
"I also heard that Wang's ancestral home was in Jiangnan, and the general also led troops and trained in Jiangnan for a period of time. In fact, the two knew each other at that time."
"You said that the general is still unmarried at such an old age, and the king didn't arrange a marriage for him this time. Is there something wrong with that..."
By the time Ye Lan learned the news in the evening, it had already spread like wildfire outside, and writers and poets had even written about it.
“It’s banned.”
Ye Lan was leaning against the desk reading Xuan Wu Ji's annotations. Hearing this, he frowned and gave the order directly.
"But... it was you who allowed the book club to open and promoted freedom of speech." The head maid reminded hesitantly.
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