In recent days, the Lan family seems to have hit a string of bad luck lately.
First it was the female ruler of the Feng Qi Kingdom taking a liking to Lan Shaoling (big cousin), the eldest grandson of the Lan House. But after the boy rejected her, the female queen then went ahead to declare it a national offense, thus creating a huge rift between two kingdoms.
As to the other incident, it had much to do with Lan Shaoyan, the second young master of that family. The righteous boy somehow got caught in a dispute with the young lord of the Blood Moon Sect and ended up breaking the other personâs leg.
With these two matters combined together, the Lan House has once again been brought to the forefront of a cliffâs edge.
To be clear, the public was already being quite considerate out of Bai Yanâs existence. They are well aware of her relationship with that family by now and of how the girlâs not the biological daughter of Lan Yue, making her an unknown factor. If something were to break out, no one knows whether or not the woman would help or not.
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Right now, Lan Shaoyan (second cousin) was currently kneeling inside the main hall with his head held low. The boyâs awaiting judgement from his grandfather so the place was dreadfully quiet.
âFather, this isnât entirely Shaoyanâs mistake. Who couldâve guessed that the young lord of the Blood Moon Sect would try to rape a girl while inside our kingdom!â
When Dong Ruolan (good aunt) saw how her sonâs being kneeling there for a good half hour, the kind woman definitely felt distressed inside. However, since the grandfather hasnât said a word, she didnât dare to help.
âAm I angry because he hit that cockroach?â Old Lord Lanâs expression was hard: âBeing a man, one should have blood in their veins, that is fine! I donât believe Shaoyan is wrong on that end either. What I am angry about is the boy being so rash. What if that person brought along helpers from the Blood Moon Sect? Shaoyan, by then not only will you not be able to save the girl, you will also drag yourself down!â
The boyâs head only grew lower: âGrandfather, I know my fault nowâ¦â
âSince you know your fault then do it right next time! When you get into a fight, come back first and tell me, understand?â
âGrandson understands.â
The boy knows his grandpa was doing this for his sake, fearing he would suffer while outside. But heâs a man, an upright and good man. If he sees a thug trying to rape a girl in open public then thereâs no way he could remain indifferent.
If I canât do as my heart tells me when injustice is before my eyes⦠then I donât deserve to protect this kingdom!
âIf you understand then thatâs good. As for the young lord from the Blood Moon Sect, whatâs done is done. If they do come back to make trouble, I will hold them down. It doesnât matter anyways, Iâm already an old bone.â Slowly getting up from his master chair, Old Lord Lanâs face was firm and resolute.
Dong Ruolan had a look of worry: âFather, should I go tell Yanâer about this matter? If she comes back then the Blood Moon Sect should back off.â
âNo one can go!â Old Lord Lan roars out instantly: âYanâerâs achievement today didnât come easy. Our family couldnât help her at all so we mustnât be her baggage. Iâve inquired around already. The Blood Moon Sect is a subordinate power of the Medicine Sect. Are you planning to pin the girl against a behemoth like that?â
âBut Fatherâ¦â
While she still wanted to say more, the old grandfather has already cut her off.
âI wonât allow us to drag Yanâer down. Itâs not easy for her to have such strength! This time I will be the one to bear the repercussions!â
At this moment, Old Lord Lanâs figure seems to have aged again. No longer straight or stoic in his back, the old man slightly camels down like a weak elder, thus causing the young boy to hurt immeasurably inside.
Lan Shaoyan doesnât regret hitting that cockroach from the Blood Moon Sect, nor does he regret getting reprimanded, butâ¦.