Immortal Fairies Always Have Designs on Me-Chapter 949 - 397: "Hold Me Tighter, Will You?

"Your Highness, Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"

Ming Lan, holding a tea tray, ran into the kitchen out of breath, not even caring about Dongfang Xinglan cooking personally. She spoke anxiously, "Those two traitors are in the backyard right now!"

Dongfang Xinglan paused the grip on the kitchen knife, gave Ming Lan a sidelong glance, "You saw them?"

Breathing heavily, Ming Lan nodded vigorously. Before she could continue, she saw Your Highness walking towards her with the kitchen knife. Those unwavering eyes made Ming Lan catch her breath, her entire body inexplicably filled with coldness.

"Your Highness..."

Ming Lan timidly opened her mouth. Dongfang Xinglan's face suddenly broke into a smile, "From today onwards, without my permission, you're not allowed to worship at the Divine Temple. All things related to the temple in your room should be handed over to me. Do you understand?"

Ming Lan's expression went blank. Was Your Highness trying to deprive her of her faith?

With a face of terror, she knelt on the ground, "Your Highness, the maid, the maid..." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

In the Eastern Dynasty, depriving one of the right to worship the gods is no different from killing someone. That person would be regarded as 'God-forsaken' and despised by others.

"Relax, it's only without my permission," Dongfang Xinglan said lightly, "There are things you can't know now. You just need to know I'm protecting you."

Upon hearing this, Ming Lan's heart instantly relaxed. It was good that Your Highness was not stripping her of the status of 'Divine's People'.

Relieved, she quickly lifted her head, "The backyard..."

"You saw nothing," Dongfang Xinglan said casually, returning to the kitchen counter with a hint of shyness in her eyes.

That 'traitor' not only came but also 'humiliated' King Qin...

Ming Lan was no fool. She quickly realized Your Highness knew about this all along, so... the betrayal was fake?

She suddenly remembered the rumors of Jinyi Guard's atrocious conduct she'd heard all the way east...

Pa!

Ming Lan quickly patted her face, wondering what on earth she was guessing. How could a maid understand Your Highness's thoughts?!

Ming Lan obediently kowtowed, "The maid understands."

Dongfang Xinglan gently hummed in response. After all, she was one of the maids left by the mother, and after so many years, they shared a bond.

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At breakfast, Dongfang Xinglan brought up the subject. Lu Jin'an said carelessly, "If the Divine Temple knows, so be it. Now I can't wait for them to know, they'll definitely go to great lengths to capture me, which would assist your unification endeavors."

Dongfang Xinglan added a piece of meat to his bowl, whispering, "I hope you won't encounter any accidents."

"Just focus on what's in front of you," Lu Jin'an raised his hand and patted Dongfang Xinglan's back, "If you can't win, everything is futile."

"I understand." Dongfang Xinglan smiled slightly, "I should set out to the Southwest the day after tomorrow."

"So late?"

"I'll sweep through the aristocratic families first," Dongfang Xinglan said, looking into Lu Jin'an's eyes, "If not done this way, when connecting with the outside world in the future, these deeply rooted aristocratic families monopolizing cultivation resources wouldn't be good."

"Should we just kill them?"

"As long as they're aristocrats, there's always a handle to grasp," Dongfang Xinglan spoke lightly, "Of course, if they're willing to surrender, I can just allocate them to the frontier."

"It's a good method..." Lu Jin'an chuckled, "But aren't you afraid your Imperial Throne might be unstable?"

"What you need is a stable territory," Dongfang Xinglan glanced at Zhiyu who was eating heartily, "So, the Wandao Sect will help me stabilize the throne, won't they?"

"If it's just for this reason, it's manageable," Lu Jin'an put down his chopsticks and looked towards the sky, "But if the Dynasty doesn't have anything presentable, the Wandao Sect can't suppress all the powers."

"Hmm?" Dongfang Xinglan looked at him thoughtfully, "I remember your Wandao Sect isn't unrivaled in strength. Even combined, the other Four Sects and Seven Colleges might not be able to do anything about Wandao Sect..."

"Because I am not the Sect Master yet," Lu Jin'an turned his head and smiled at her, "If I were the Sect Master, everything would be easy."

"I see..." Dongfang Xinglan didn't continue on that topic, as letting the current Lu Jin'an be the Sect Master was unrealistic.

After all, he hadn't become an Immortal yet. Even though Lu Jin'an held high prestige in Wandao Sect, a not-yet Immortal Saint Lu becoming Sect Master and an Immortal Saint Lu becoming Sect Master are two entirely different concepts.

"The Land of Prosperity," Dongfang Xinglan said pensively, "If this mystery can be solved, perhaps..."

Lu Jin'an murmured a "Hmm," which matched his thoughts. Given the involvement of the three Divine Mountains from the Upper Realm, it certainly would be no trivial matter.

But obtaining it wouldn't be an easy feat...

"All in all, let's stabilize half of the territory first."

"I understand." Dongfang Xinglan nodded lightly, then asked, "Earlier you said the Bluff Pill has no other effect, but after taking it, I noticeably felt my Qi and blood strengthened quite a bit..."

"Oh, I added a few drops of Dragon Blood to it," Lu Jin'an revealed without hesitation, "From a dead Flame Dragon Saint."

"I see." Dongfang Xinglan's heart felt enlightened, "Thank you."

Lu Jin'an smiled at her, "It's all part of the connection between you and me, no need to be polite."

Dongfang Xinglan's cheeks turned slightly red, a bit awkwardly sipping millet porridge.

As a Saint Heir from a reputable sect, where did he learn so many off-color remarks?

"No proper conduct." Dongfang Xinglan murmured softly.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing." Dongfang Xinglan glared at him.