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But, to save Weizeh because of Yu-An? To save Yujaru? Was she just bored to death? It was already not bad that she, Xiao Lan, hadn't struck at her while she was down.

Xiao Lan looked at her with a troubled expression in her eyes.

"As the current consort of His Majesty, you should know what sort of decree he has given. He wants to kill the people of the Wei family. I …" There was no other way, save … Father, I have done my best. "

Xiao Lan said the word 'father' awkwardly.

After listening to Xiao Lan's words, a peculiar expression appeared on her face; it was a look of mystery as well as fear.

"That's not it, Lanyi. Ya Ru isn't in the prison. She isn't among those who are about to be killed …"

"What?!"

Xiao Lan instantly frowned. What did he mean? If she was not among those killed, then where was she?

"What do you mean?"

"Lan Yi, I heard that Ya Ru was taken away by someone."

Taken away?

"Who took her?"

Hearing these words, Gou Menghan's breathing noticeably sank, and her voice trembled, "I heard that it was …" It was the people from Yama Minamiya's pavilion who took Ya Ru away. "

Yama Minamiya Pavilion!

Dark Asura's Fault!

This time, Xiao Lan's frown deepened.

How long had it been since she last thought of the name Balrog, no, it was the name of Yan Luo. Speaking of it, she could only think of that day when the golden arrow had pierced her shoulder blade and the man above her heart, as well as his "yes," when he had said that he really wanted to dig out her heart.

Xiao Lan slowly breathed, like a devil …

Why did he want to take her away?

After a long while, Xiao Lan finally came back to her senses. With a gaze as cold as ice, she looked at the young woman in front of her and asked, "Why did the people from Yama Minamiya's pavilion take away her?"

She quickly shook her head.

"I don't know. Yaru has never had anything to do with someone from Yama Minamiya's pavilion. Furthermore, how could a girl like her know someone from Yama Minamiya's pavilion. Lanyi, think of a way to save her."

Save her?

After a long time, Xiao Lan slowly inhaled in a low voice.

"It might be a good thing for her to be taken away. After all, she doesn't need to be beheaded."

"No, no, no …" Hearing these words, Cangmeng Han shook her head in excitement.

"Lanyi, you don't know how terrifying the people from Youluo Hall are, how cruel their killing methods are. I would rather have Yaru's head chopped off and die instantly than have her be tortured everyday in Yama Minamiya's pavilion, making it worse for her to die."

She was indeed a good older sister, but she had asked the wrong person. She didn't have the ability to go to Yama Minamiya's pavilion and save someone.

"I can't save her."

Hearing Xiao Lan's affirmation, her face instantly turned as pale as a sheet of paper.

"Why …"

"Why can't you save her? Lanyi... Do you still feel angry at Ya Ru for bullying you around the prince's mansion? If that's the case, I'll apologize to you on her behalf. I'll kneel down, I'll kneel down for you, okay … "

As she spoke, she prepared to kneel down.

"Sigh!"

Xiao Lan pulled on her, wondering what she was doing.

Their conversation and expressions made some people cast sidelong glances at her. Now that she was kneeling, they had become the center of attention. Besides, she was the older sister. She was about to reach the empress dowager's ears, so she wasn't crippled.

Xiao Lan held back her hand.

"Calm down first. Even if I have forgiven her, I will not be able to save her."

"Why?" Tears welled up in her eyes.

Xiao Lan took a deep breath and spoke honestly, "I don't have that ability."

Suddenly, she looked at Xiao Lan with a fiery gaze. "No, Lan Yi, you don't have the ability to do so. I beg you, please go and beg the Regent."

Please Xuanyuan?

Heh, this is what she wanted to say in the end.

However, she had thought too highly of herself. Back then, she had used her entire life to exchange for him. What else could she use to exchange for him? Stop messing around. Furthermore, she did not forgive Wei Yaru.

"Xuanyuan Yun, if you won't help me, begging him is useless."

The determination on Xiao Lan's face gradually made her loosen her grip on Xiao Lan's hand. A moment later, the sorrowful begging expression on her face turned into endless hatred.

"You didn't want to save him, but you didn't want to save him. The Regent won't help you, he loves you so much and cares about you so much. How can you save someone that he doesn't help!"

Eh?

Xiao Lan looked at Cangmeng Han. What, had she turned hostile?

It was her decision whether to save her or not. Not saving her now was her fault. Had she shown too much of her abominable nature?

"What if I don't save him?"

"You Lanyi, we're sisters, we're related by blood. Yet you're still standing there and not saving us? Are you still human?!"

F * ck me! Xiao Lan's gaze instantly turned cold. Was she even human?

How was it that the Lan Lang who stayed at the house of the Marquis had been tormented by Yueru? Why didn't she say that she was human?!

From her point of view, the only thing that had happened to her was her retribution. The heavens wanted her to repay the debt back a hundred times.

Xiao Lan harrumphed coldly as she adjusted her sleeves indifferently. "I won't save anyone no matter what you say."

No time, no mood.

After Xiao Lan finished speaking, she walked straight ahead without even turning her head back.

She knew that she was rejecting him at this point, so he did not say much. After all, she was the one who had asked her to save the Emperor. She did not dare to say it out loud, because she did not dare to disobey Xuanyuan Hongxi.

However, Xiao Lan never expected that her rejection this time would cause her to fall into the danger of nearly losing her life a few days later.

The empress dowager's backyard was quickly arrived. As the regent's consort, Xiao Lan naturally had to stand at the front. Everyone stood in order, waiting for the empress dowager to arrive.

Half an incense stick of time later, the empress dowager, dressed in plain clothes, came out from behind the beaded curtain in the inner chamber, accompanied by everyone else. Everyone fell to their knees on the ground.

"We pay our respects to the empress dowager and wish her a happy life."

The clear female voice of a courtyard drifted out in all directions, finally creating a melodious note in the air.

"Everyone, get up." A warm, low voice rang out.

Although Xiao Lan had yet to see what this old lady who doted on Xuanyuan Po looked like, her voice sounded quite kind and benevolent.

"Empress Dowager Xie."

Everyone in the courtyard stood up.

Xiao Lan also silently straightened her body and raised her head to cautiously look in front of her. She saw an old man surrounded by eight female servants sitting in a priceless rosewood chair, benevolently smiling.

Her smile was polite, gentle, and kind, but if one looked carefully, they could see the vicissitudes of life in her eyes. This clarity contained open-mindedness, magnanimity, and an inescapable ruthlessness.

Xiao Lan lowered her eyes. This was basically an old fox becoming intelligent, alright? Now she knew why the empress dowager liked Xuan Yuan. It was because they were the same kind of people. They were both smart and ruthless.