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"What do you want?"

"Miss Violet Rain, what is the meaning of this? I saw that there were some droplets of water on your clothes and I wanted to help you wipe them off." Feng Ling looked at Zi Lin with a perverted expression. At this moment, he felt as though he was on fire.

"Don't do it, I'll do it myself." As Zi Lin spoke, his body also leaned back, but Feng Ling smiled evilly and moved closer.

"Let me help little miss. Feng Ling is the best at undressing people." As Feng Ling spoke, he pounced towards Zi Lin, who suddenly shouted.

"Bastard! Someone help!"

"Haha, scream, scream! This is my private room. Even if someone heard, they wouldn't ask." At this moment, Feng Ling also arrogantly shouted out. His gentle and refined appearance had already been thrown to the side. As Zi Lin shouted, Lan Cang, who was searching on the second floor, suddenly perked up his ears. Then, with a dark and cold expression, he rushed towards the Tender Fragrance Pavilion.

"Don't come over here, I … I know martial arts." At this moment, Zi Lin still wanted to scare Feng Ling, but the way Feng Ling looked at him had become extremely vulgar.

"Haha, I …"

"Bam!" Before Feng Ling could finish his words, the brocade door of the Ming Xiang Pavilion was kicked open by Lan Cang. Both of them were startled, and when they saw that it was Lan Cang, Zi Lin hurriedly ran to his back.

"Hmph, you're courting death!" Feng Ling, on the other hand, was just about to curse at him when he saw that it was actually Lan Cang. For a moment, his mouth was wide open and his entire body shivered. He naturally knew of Lan Cang's name, and at this moment, Feng Ling's heart was begging for death as well.

"Get lost!" With an angry roar, Lan Cang kicked Feng Ling. This kick, which contained his anger, was suddenly thrown out at this moment. At the same time, Zi Lin had also tightly dragged himself into Lan Cang's clothes.

"Zi Lin, are you alright?" After his rage, Lan Cang had calmed down. He looked at the corner of Zi Lin's eyes, and could still see the remnants of his tears.

"It's okay, it's okay." Zi Lin was still in a daze as he muttered to himself. It was obvious that the incident just now had dealt a blow to her, a girl from a noble family who had yet to leave the pavilion.

"Zi Lin, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. You were almost bullied by this bastard." Lan Cang also said with a pained expression as he looked at Zi Lin's expression.

"Marshal Cang, there's no need to be like this. It's Zi Lin who's worrying Marshal." Zi Lin looked at Lan Cang with a vein in his eyes as he spoke.

"How is that my fault? It's just …" Seeing this, Lan Cang helplessly sighed and continued.

"Let's go down first."

"Alright." Zi Lin also slowly followed behind Lan Cang.

There was also a deep pool between the two maple trees at the bottom of the city. Lan Cang couldn't help but peek into the pool and realize that ever since he had returned, he had completely ignored the stubble on his face. At this moment, his face was completely covered with stubble.

"How could I let a beautiful woman be so full of love?" Lan Cang muttered softly. His voice was even softer than the sound of leaves falling to the ground in the wind. Following him, Lan Cang also looked at Zi Lin and said.

"Zi Lin, I'm sure you have some misunderstandings towards me. It's not that I'm not willing to marry you, it's just that right now, many things happen. Some things haven't been settled yet, so I can't just casually marry you like this!"

"Zi Lin understands. Zi Lin isn't in a hurry. As long as Marshal Lan Cang is interested in Zi Lin, Zi Lin will wait for him." At this moment, when Zi Lin heard Lan Cang's words, his heart was filled with joy. After all, this man had some ideas about him, otherwise he wouldn't have said such words.

"You are destined to be alone for your entire life." Every time he thought of these words, Lan Cang's heart would hurt. At this moment, however, with such a beautiful woman deeply in love with him, Lan Cang hesitated, but in his heart, he had never been able to let go of Zi Yuan. It was the appearance of Zi Yuan that made him think that Zi Yuan was the flower he had always been waiting for. Lan Cang was startled for a moment before he looked at Zi Lin and said.

"Zi Lin, do you know why I publicly rejected you in the main hall today?"

"Why? Is it because there is no peace in this world? Although Zi Lin doesn't come out often in his family, he still knows something." Zi Lin looked at Lan Cang with a livid expression.

"This is one reason, but there is another reason. When I was still a teenager, I went to Dahua Temple and there was an elder named Ku Zhi. He said that if I never met a flower similar to it, then it was destined that I would not be happy." As Lan Cang spoke, he looked at the lake with a somewhat lost expression. It was as if his entire life was like a mirror, filled with flowers and a moon.

"Why? Is it because the master calculated for you that you've decided that you're destined to be alone for your entire life? I don't believe it." Zi Lin's mouth curled as he listened. Both of his eyes looked as though they were about to cry, and his voice carried a hint of a sobbing tone.

Zi Lin, that master is the number one person in the Great Hua Temple and also the master of the former Emperor of the Northern Yue. His words are immutable truth, and even if I don't care, I still have to think for you.

"If there is no chance, even if there is, I am willing to mourn your death for the rest of my life." When Zi Lin heard this, he hurriedly interjected.

"Ahh, what's the point in doing this? It's not that I don't want to, it's an indisputable fact." When Lan Cang heard Zi Lin say this, his heart warmed, but he still felt that he couldn't let down a girl like this. Lan Cang heard Zi Lin say this, and his heart warmed, but he still felt that he couldn't let down a girl like this.

Marshal, Zi Lin only wants to say that if something were to happen to you in your life, Zi Lin will never marry. When you saw the marshal talking to my father that day, you knew that the marshal valued relationships greatly. How can Zi Lin not love such a man? Zi Lin said with a resolute expression.

"Zi Lin, why are you doing this?" Lan Cang sighed.

"If you can live a peaceful life, who is willing to leave your home? If you have no one to accompany you in this life, and if anyone comes to give you a warm life, then I'm willing to give you a warm life, and a head full of white hair." After Zi Lin said this, he immediately said without waiting for Cang to respond.

"Marshal, let's not talk about today's matter anymore. I'm going back. Take care, Marshal. Zi Lin, wait for you." As he watched Zi Lin walk away, the tears in his eyes couldn't be hidden any longer. As for Lan Cang, he stared blankly at the scene as Zi Lin walked away. Just saying 'I'll wait' caused Lan Cang's heart to freeze.

"I hope that you will live a peaceful life with a head full of white hair. "Haha, I want to as well." Ever since Zi Yuan had appeared, Lan Cang had assumed that it was only Zi Yuan that was waiting for him. However, when he suddenly recalled Master Ku Zhi's statement about the similar flower, could it be that Zi Lin and Zi Yuan were siblings, and that the word 'similar' referred to Zi Lin? Lan Cang's heart had also become tangled up, but he felt that the feeling he had toward Zi Yuan was something that couldn't be drowned.

The leaves of the wutong tree were blown down by the wind, causing them to be born on the ground. The maple leaves also joined in the liveliness and drifted over. Lan Cang stood there for a long time, thinking about something, before slowly walking up to the other side of the bridge with a bewildered look in his eyes. He seemed to be at a loss, but at the same time, seemed to have understood something.

In the Northern Yue Palace, the Congee Palace was the empress dowager's residence. At this moment, the empress dowager was sitting on the embroidered bed, somewhat distracted as she thought of something. Suddenly, a eunuch walked over and whispered something into the empress dowager's ear.

"Get him over here right now."

"Yes, Majesty." The eunuch replied in a low voice before walking out.

Not long after, a middle-aged man wearing a red ghost wolf mask walked over and knelt on one knee.

"The empress dowager is fortunate."

"Mm, get up." The empress dowager waved her hand, placing the teacup on the table.

"Have you done all the things I asked you to do?"

"This, this …" The middle-aged man was also hesitating as he spoke. It was obvious that he did not manage to complete the task he had asked of him.

"Hmph, Ghost Wolf, don't forget, who are you working for right now?" As the empress dowager spoke, she suddenly stood up and pointed a finger at the ghost wolf.

"Yes, yes, this humble one knows, this humble one knows, I beg the empress dowager to give this young one some more time." The Ghost Wolf was also trembling with fear. In front of him was the empress dowager of the imperial court, while he was just a hitman. Seeing the empress dowager angry, even the Ghost Wolf was a little afraid.

Hmph, I've given you so many benefits and even promised to give you ten thousand taels of gold after you complete the task. But you still haven't completed the task. The empress dowager looked coldly at the ghost wolf as she spoke, and as soon as the wolf met her gaze, it unconsciously lowered its head and continued speaking.

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, I'm afraid this matter will be very difficult to handle right now. After all, the emperor has just returned. If the court were to fall into chaos right now, even the Sixth Prince wouldn't be able to properly take over." The Ghost Wolf somewhat unwillingly spoke, but also had a bit of resentment in his heart. Even if he had money, he would still have to see how much money he had to spend to get it.