Gan Lan was sitting cross-legged on the ground with her eyes closed and swaying precariously, mimicking Lin Jingge.
The difference is that Lin Jingge is cultivating, while Gan Lan is just dozing off.
"Why don't you go lie down on the bed for a while?" Lin Jingge couldn't bear to see her like this and said.
Gan Lan nodded vigorously, and was about to fall to the ground, but Lin Jinge reacted quickly and caught her.
"You're awake?" Gan Lan subconsciously hooked her arm around Lin Jingge's arm, which was wrapped around her chest. She scratched her head for a while before she understood what Lin Jingge meant.
"Okay." Lin Jingge responded, then helped Gan Lan sit up straight, making sure she wouldn't fall, before letting go: "Go to bed, I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back."
Gan Lan, who was still in a daze, immediately perked up when she heard that Lin Jingge was leaving.
She quickly sat up straight and instinctively held onto Lin Jingge tightly.
"No, no, I want to go with you," Gan Lan said hurriedly.
Lin Jingge met the other person's gaze and saw the expression on Gan Lan's face.
She looked as if she was about to abandon him.
Lin Jingge didn't explain anything, but simply nodded and said, "Alright, you need to stay close to me from now on, and no matter what you hear, don't say a word, understand?"
"Mmm." Seeing that Lin Jingge wouldn't abandon her, Gan Lan, who was socially anxious, silently breathed a sigh of relief.
She herself did not realize that since her mother disappeared, her dependence on Lin Jingge had reached its peak.
Lin Jingge mustered her spirits, took care of everything, and opened the door to her room at the inn. Gan Lan followed closely behind her.
Looking down at the noisy crowd below, he had a timid expression.
They entered the city too late yesterday, there were clearly not so many people, and the noise was not as loud as it is now.
Ganlan, accustomed to the silence of the dense forest, was quite unaccustomed to this scene for a while.
Lin Jingge felt the heat from her arm and subconsciously looked down. She saw Gan Lan's small hand resting on her arm, her face full of timidity.
This is a reaction to being isolated from people for too long.
Lin Jingge patted the other person's hand reassuringly and then ignored him.
After all, Ganlan will still have to live among people in the future, so it's not convenient for her to interfere too much. Once she gets used to it, she won't be afraid of it anymore.
Thinking of this, Lin Jingge stopped paying attention to Gan Lan and instead listened to the increasingly loud voices from the crowd below.
The reason she still stayed at this inn was because the inn's first floor was a meat and liquor shop owned by the innkeeper, which was always bustling with activity during mealtimes.
All sorts of monsters and demons are there.
Although these people's sources of information were illegitimate, they were still useful.
However, today, the topic of conversation is more about the secret realm of the imperial city.
Lin Jingge led Gan Lan to sit down at an empty table on the first floor of the inn. After ordering some dishes, they sat quietly in their seats.
Gan Lan sat silently opposite Lin Jingge, her mind filled with Lin Jingge's initial instructions, so she kept her mouth tightly shut the whole time, not daring to say anything out of turn.
Discussions about the Imperial City Secret Realm gradually came from those around me.
"The Imperial City Secret Realm is about to open, are you guys going?"
"There aren't even any spots available, so what's the point of going? On the contrary, the eldest princess's son-in-law is really lucky. Not only did he catch the eye of the elders of the Cloud Cauldron Sect, but he also got a spot in the Imperial City Secret Realm."
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The man spoke in an unconventional manner and very loudly.
Her words clearly expressed envy for Chu Wang's good fortune, yet she looked down on him for using women to climb the social ladder, her tone dripping with sourness.
Lin Jingge subconsciously ignored the other person's tone and picked out the useful information from the many voices.
What was said unintentionally may have been taken to heart by the listener.
With just a few words, Lin Jingge's doubts were resolved.
No wonder I didn't see Chu Wang and Ling Wei with the Yun Ding Sect members before.
In the capital city, I've almost never seen anyone from a well-off family.
It seems that the reason why the other party did not immediately follow Lu Huaizhou to Yunding Sect was probably because of this Imperial City Secret Realm.
Lin Jingge's knowledge of the Imperial City Secret Realm was limited to the book "The Son-in-Law's Immortal Cultivation" that she read in her previous life.
Many years have passed, and I can no longer remember the detailed plot; I can only recall the general outline.
The Imperial City Secret Realm is a secret realm exclusively for members of the royal family. In addition to the few secret realm tokens that are distributed, the marks on the bodies of members of the royal family are also the keys to opening the secret realm. It is precisely because of the Imperial City Secret Realm that the royal family has always stood above all the major sects and aristocratic families.
The spiritual energy on the Canglan Continent is scarce, and their external cultivation is no match for that of the royal family members who can enter and exit the secret realm. Moreover, there are many good things in the secret realm that the Canglan Continent does not have.
However good this secret realm may be, it's nothing more than giving Chu Wang equipment.
In the original text, Chu Wang not only entered the royal secret realm with Ling Wei's help, but also coaxed her into helping him seize the secret realm.
Of course, this was no different from coaxing or deceiving. By the time Ling Wei realized what was happening, it was too late. The secret realm had already been seized by Chu Wang, who then headed straight for the Cloud Cauldron Continent after looking at the array at the end of the secret realm.
With the disappearance of the secret realm, the royal family's advantage has gradually diminished.
Not many years later, his absolute authority in Canglan was overthrown.
Ling Wei, on the other hand, was taken to the Cloud Cauldron Continent by Chu Wang.
In the original story, Chu Wang only had to say a few sweet words to Ling Wei to win her heart completely.
In reality, it's clearly not as simple as the book describes.
After all these events, can Ling Wei really love Chu Wang again without any reservations?
Lin Jingge had a big question mark in her mind.
The food I ordered was served quickly.
Lin Jingge ordered some monster meat. Although it was expensive, it was full of spiritual energy, so it was worth the price.
However, Lin Jingge's attention was no longer on the food, but rather she was focused on listening to the news around her.
Gan Lan didn't understand what Lin Jingge was doing. She had previously imitated Lin Jingge, lowering her eyes and pretending to be indifferent, while trying to find out what was going on around her.
But once the food was served, it ruined her composure.
She had never seen such delicious food before!
Immediately, Gan Lan disregarded everything else, picked up her chopsticks, and began to eat voraciously.
As the crowd gradually dispersed and the discussions subsided, Lin Jingge finally came to her senses.
They discovered that Gan Lan had eaten everything on the table.
Not only that, Gan Lan was also staring at the soup in the plate, seemingly wanting to eat more.
This sight left Lin Jingge both amused and exasperated.
"Want to eat more? Aren't you full?"
"I want to eat it." Gan Lan nodded quickly.
Seeing that the other party was not forcing her and genuinely didn't feel full, Lin Jingge called the restaurant owner over and ordered some more food.
Gan Lan's mouth was greasy after the meal.
She moved like a child, rubbing her round belly in a childlike manner.
After that, she followed Lin Jingge back into the house.
Back inside, she realized that Lin Jingge hadn't eaten much.
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