The inn was bustling with people coming and going, carrying various fruit platters and dishes, with many already seated inside.
Those with swords discussed, "Young Master Nie is truly remarkable, arranging the wedding in just one day. We don't have such courage."
"But I heard it's because Miss Li was involved with someone else that Young Master Nie was in such a hurry."
"To be honest, Young Master Nie is indeed not worthy of Miss Li. If I were Miss Li, I would have run off with someone else too."
"Hurry up and stop talking. If anyone from the Nie family hears us, we're done for." They stopped talking and turned to their food.
Lan Yan heard these words and was surprised that Young Master Nie was so eager, holding the wedding the very next day. It was perfect, not wasting her time.
She walked in with a smile, heading to Li Wan'er's room this time.
Li Wan'er was sitting at her dressing table, sweeping everything on the table to the floor. Her entire face was filled with anger, "This hateful Young Master Nie, to make me marry him so easily. And my father agreed!"
She clenched her fist, absolutely unwilling to let it go at that.
The maid beside her advised, "Miss, no one dares to disobey the Alliance Leader. You should hurry and dress, so as not to miss the auspicious hour." She picked up a comb from the table and approached Li Wan'er's back.
Li Wan'er reluctantly began to dress, formulating her plan in her mind. Once she succeeded in killing Jun Yelan, she would explain the matter to her father and find a way to leave the Nie family.
She had no intention of spending her life with that disgusting Young Master Nie.
Just then, the door opened, and Lan Yan walked in. She looked at Li Wan'er and smiled, "Miss Li, Young Master said to have the sedan chair circle the inn once, and then you are to wait in his room. After he entertains the guests, he will come to find you."
"And the book I sent you last time is his treasured collection." She didn't believe Li Wan'er could still remain seated.
Li Wan'er heard these words and wished she could throw the phoenix coronet on the table to the ground, but she was stopped by the maid beside her. This was too much! "I understand. You may leave."
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Lan Yan seized the opportunity to say, "Miss Li, I have a few words I'd like to speak with you alone, regarding the Nie family."
Li Wan'er's eyes flickered. She dismissed the maid and looked at Lan Yan. "What is it?" However, the next moment, she saw Lan Yan's expression change, and she felt a moment of unease.
Lan Yan walked over with a smile, extended her hand, and knocked Li Wan'er unconscious. She looked at Li Wan'er's unconscious face and murmured, "These words mean you and the Nie family are finished."
She hid Li Wan'er under the bed, put on the wedding dress from the bed, and prepared to stage a good show.
The maid at the door, not hearing any noise from inside, anxiously called out, "Miss." She pushed the door open and entered, only to see a woman in a wedding dress leaping out the window. Instinctively thinking it was her mistress, she cried out, "Oh no, Miss has run away."
Lan Yan, at the window, curved her lips and ran towards the backyard. She lowered her head, hiding her face with the phoenix coronet, passed through the people in the backyard, and left the inn directly, hiding not far away.
The inn immediately fell into chaos. Alliance Leader Li and Young Master Nie came out and entered Li Wan'er's room. They only saw the maid crying on the floor and angrily demanded, "What happened?"
"Miss jumped out the window." The maid pointed fearfully at the window.
Young Master Nie was enraged, "Alliance Leader Li, your daughter is truly something. To humiliate our Nie family like this. I will not let you off!"
"Young Master Nie, there must be some misunderstanding." Alliance Leader Li looked at the maid and shouted, "Tell us everything that happened this morning." His eyes held a trace of fierceness as he stared at the maid.
The maid trembled and recounted everything. "Miss did not want to get married and disliked Young Master Nie." She also mentioned Li Wan'er's intention to smash the phoenix coronet.
Upon hearing this, Young Master Nie, enraged, drew his sword and severed the table in front of him. He flicked his sleeve and declared, "This marriage is void. The Nie family will not participate in this matter, and Alliance Leader Li's position is at its end."
Alliance Leader Li immediately became flustered, "Young Master Nie, please calm your anger." How could he have raised such an incompetent daughter to ruin him!
However, Young Master Nie had already left with the Nie family, taking with him the sects that followed the Nie family.
Alliance Leader Li sat on the spot in helplessness, muttering, "What should I do!" Just then, a pigeon flew to his feet. He opened it, and his eyes blazed with anger.
Everything was sabotaged by someone, and it was his abandoned daughter, Lan Yan!
At this moment, Lan Yan saw Young Master Nie and his entourage leave and couldn't stop her smile from widening. She turned and left.
However, people from the Li family were looking for Li Wan'er. Seeing the back of Lan Yan in a wedding dress not far away, they shouted, "Stop!"
"Oh no, I was too focused on watching the show." Lan Yan immediately lifted her skirt and ran forward.
Just as the Li family members were about to catch up, a man in green clothes flew down from the front – it was Jun Yelan. He sent the pursuers flying with a single palm strike, then turned and embraced Lan Yan's waist, carrying her onto the rooftop.
Lan Yan once again experienced the sensation of flying, her small face filled with smiles.
After landing, Jun Yelan released Lan Yan. Seeing Lan Yan sway, he reached out and held her again. "Be careful."
Lan Yan finally steadied herself and waved her hand, "City Lord, I'm fine now."
Jun Yelan nodded and looked at Lan Yan's current appearance. Dressed in a vibrant wedding gown and wearing a phoenix coronet, she looked even more stunning, her entire being adorned with brilliant colors.
A flicker of astonishment crossed his eyes, and he forgot to withdraw his hand.
Lan Yan waved her hand in front of Jun Yelan's eyes, "City Lord?"
Jun Yelan came back to his senses, his eyes deepening slightly, "You've been dealing with the Li family's affairs lately. Don't go there anymore." He worried about Lan Yan encountering danger and him not being able to arrive in time.
This time, he had come looking for her during the day, and finding no one in the wooden house, he went to search the market.
Lan Yan smiled, "City Lord, I've already resolved it and won't go anymore. Now they can't unite. Only Alliance Leader Li remains. Let's see what he does!"
When Alliance Leader Li discovers Li Wan'er under the bed, his expression will surely be amusing.
Jun Yelan looked at Lan Yan's radiant smile and felt an indescribable emotion. This person in front of him had always considered him, the only one who treated him well in this world.
He reached out and pulled Lan Yan into his arms, leaning his head on her shoulder, and murmured, "When I've resolved these matters of the righteous path, I will tell you everything. At that time, will you be willing to return to the Dead City with me, or would you prefer to go somewhere else?"
He could leave the Dead City for Lan Yan, even if it meant a near-certain death. It was the rule of the Dead City that a City Lord must endure forty-nine tortures to completely leave.
Lan Yan's lips curved upward. She stroked Jun Yelan's head and nodded, "City Lord, I will wait for you, just like before."
"Good." At this moment, Jun Yelan's heart was filled with love. The person in his arms was his everything.