Chapter 222 - 102: Glowing Green; Returned After 3 Days of Use?

"What do you think? After all, the Xie Family only ended up in this state because of you. You must feel quite guilty."

Jiang Lan was still smiling leisurely, his gaze sizing up Xie Jianjia through the Profound Iron Fence, his words carrying an inscrutable, profound undertone.

"..."

Xie Jianjia stared at him blankly, seemingly lost in thought over his words.

Xiao Teng suddenly roared in anger, "Shut up, you vile fiend—"

He knew Xie Jianjia’s character. Seeing the Xie Family imprisoned because of her, she was surely filled with immense guilt and self-blame.

If there was a way to clear the Xie Family’s name and bring them justice, she would definitely be willing to do it.

But she knew full well that the entire Xie Family had been framed and slandered by the Prime Minister, which was how they had ended up in this predicament.

If she so easily agreed to Jiang Lan’s proposal, wouldn’t all the Xie Family’s previous perseverance and effort be for nothing?

And he didn’t want to see Xie Jianjia do something that went against her principles.

"Jian Jia, don’t listen to this fiend’s tricks! Once you enter the Prime Minister’s Mansion, do you really think you can get out unscathed?"

"It’s impossible..."

Xie Qing and Xie Yunshuang were also infuriated by Jiang Lan’s words. They shouted out in anger, telling Xie Jianjia not to make a humiliating compromise, that the Xie Family would not let a woman sacrifice herself to save them.

Seeing this, Jiang Lan grew even more amused. ’The entire Xie Family is completely wrapped around Xie Jianjia’s finger.’

’If this were Su Qinghan’s Su Family, they would have used every trick in the book to make her agree by now. Tsk, tsk...’

Meanwhile, Xie Jianjia seemed to be trapped in a state of conflict and silence.

"Jian Jia, whatever you do, don’t believe this fiend’s words..."

Seeing this, Xiao Teng grew anxious and quickly spoke to Xie Jianjia in her cell.

Xie Jianjia glanced at him, as if wanting to say something.

Jiang Lan’s brow furrowed slightly, a hint of displeasure on his face. He looked at Xiao Teng and said, "Xiao Teng, what is the meaning of this?"

"I am discussing matters with Miss Xie. What business is it of yours?"

"Are you trying to stop Miss Xie from saving her entire family? I am merely asking her to enter my mansion for three days. After three days, I will let her leave freely."

"She will still be your fiancée then. As for your engagement and all that, I will not interfere."

"Or could it be that after three days, you won’t like Miss Xie anymore? That you’ll be unwilling to accept her?"

"You..."

Hearing this, Xiao Teng’s face turned pale, and his fists clenched so tightly they audibly creaked. A murderous rage surged through him.

He wished he could strike now and make Jiang Lan pay a heavy price for his words.

’Let Xie Jianjia leave after three days? And she would still be his fiancée afterward?’

’What would happen during those three days? Anyone with half a brain could figure it out.’

’By then, he would be utterly and publicly shamed.’

’And what did Jiang Lan take Xie Jianjia for? Some object to be used for three days and then returned to him?’

"If you can’t accept it, fine. After three days, if you know what’s good for you, you’ll annul the engagement with Miss Xie yourself. It might be a more dignified way out..." Jiang Lan said casually.

"You fiend, you’ve gone too far! I can’t take this anymore..."

Xiao Teng’s face was ashen with fury. Spiritual Energy surged around him, and a radiant glow enveloped his fists as he prepared to strike and teach Jiang Lan a lesson.

"Brother Xiao Teng, stop!"

"This is the Observatory..."

Seeing this, Xie Jianjia, who had been silent all this time, suddenly cried out to stop him.

Hearing her, Xiao Teng gritted his teeth and lowered his fists, forcibly suppressing his blazing anger. His face, however, was still livid with rage.

He was, after all, still a young man in his early twenties. Even if his Qi Cultivation was usually good, how could he endure such humiliation from Jiang Lan, especially in front of the woman he loved?

However, he did not act rashly. Attacking someone in the Observatory would not only violate the iron laws of Great Xia but would also be interpreted as a jailbreak attempt. The consequences were more than he could currently bear.

Jiang Lan tsked, seemingly disappointed that Xiao Teng hadn’t attacked.

"Young Master Jiang, you need not say more. Jian Jia is not a fickle woman. In this life, I have chosen Brother Xiao Teng, and I will never do anything to betray him."

"As for the Xie Family’s affairs, Jian Jia will find a way herself. I won’t trouble Young Master Jiang to worry about it."

Xie Jianjia said, her tone still cold, but now laced with a hint of anger and disgust.

Hearing this, the look on Xiao Teng’s face immediately softened, and a wave of emotion washed over him because of her words.

To hear her say with her own mouth that she had chosen only him in this life made him feel that everything he had done these past few days was worth it.

For her, he would walk through fire, climb a mountain of blades, and plunge into a sea of fire. So what if he had to?

"Since you put it that way, I won’t try to persuade you any further, Miss Xie."

"However, the day after tomorrow, in the morning, your cultivation will be crippled. You’ll be turned into a commoner, and the Immortal Phoenix True Blood in your body will be wasted."

"I have a Rejuvenating Turtle Breath Pill here. If you take it, you can deceive the people from the Immortal Suppression Bureau."

"I hope you will preserve that drop of Immortal Phoenix True Blood for me. I will come to retrieve it personally in due time."

Jiang Lan smiled nonchalantly. He reached into his robes, took out a White Jade Bottle, and placed it on the empty ground outside Xie Jianjia’s Profound Iron Fence, just within her reach.

The Observatory was responsible for imprisonment and custody, while the crippling of one’s cultivation and demotion to commoner status was handled by the Immortal Suppression Bureau.

Jiang Lan understood Xie Jianjia very well. He knew her true origins, so he was certain that what she valued most right now was her cultivation and strength.

This was also her greatest worry. It would not be easy to hide anything from the Immortal Suppression Bureau...

As for this Rejuvenating Turtle Breath Pill, Jiang Lan had actually obtained it in the Purple Mist True Monarch’s Cave Mansion.

At the time, he hadn’t known the specific effects of the Elixir Pills inside, so he used his Divine Sense to record their shape, color, scent, and other aspects, then used a Communication Token to ask Xiao Yingyue, who had returned to Medicine King Valley.

A few days later, Xiao Yingyue sent him a message with all the information she had found.

Jiang Lan had his father move against the Xie Family ahead of schedule precisely because he had long since calculated that this day would come.