The Empress Dowager and others waited outside. After a long time, Princess Longji came out and led Ye Lang to a table. She placed Ye Lang on the table and then lay down on the table, watching Ye Lang's angry expression.
"Alright, alright, don't be angry anymore. I won't lock you up next time. At most, I'll let you see my alluring body!" Princess Longji laughed.
"What's so captivating about it? I don't see it that way," Ye Lang replied, puzzled.
"... You're still young, you don't know how to appreciate things!" Princess Longji teased Ye Lang gently. She found Ye Lang's current state quite novel and amusing!
"You... Long Ji, could it be that you and him..." The Empress Dowager frowned. Even if she was his cousin, there should be some boundaries, not to mention that it was still unknown whether this was true or not.
"What are you thinking? He was still a child then, and I bathed him!" Princess Longji blushed, understanding what everyone meant, and immediately explained.
"Long Ji, who exactly is he?" Vermilion Bird Emperor asked, a question that everyone present wanted to know.
"He is my cousin!" Princess Longji said.
"... Why didn't we know about your cousin?"
"You don't know, and I didn't know either. All I can say is that he is the Thirteenth Young Master of the Ye Clan. You should understand, right?" Princess Longji frowned, seemingly unwilling to explain the matter clearly.
"..."
After hearing Princess Longji's words, Vermilion Bird Emperor and Empress Dowager fell silent, staring at Ye Lang for a long time without being able to speak, their expressions becoming very complicated.
"Who is it? Who is it? Does the Thirteenth Young Master of the Ye Clan have anything to do with us?" The Little Princess looked at Ye Lang curiously, wanting to reach out and touch Ye Lang, but was ruthlessly rejected by Ye Lang!
Ye Lang directly controlled the Puppet Girl to pull the Little Princess away, and then said, "Don't bother me, stay away from me!!"
"You little rascal..." Princess Longji wanted to say something more, but then she remembered that the Little Princess had said that the Puppet Girl had bullied her, and she realized that there was quite a bit of friction between the two of them.
At this moment, Princess Longji had no time to mediate. She simply smiled and asked Ye Lang, "You little rascal, why did you suddenly come here? Why didn't you tell me? Didn't I tell you to come find me? Are you asking for trouble now? Have you forgotten what I told you?!"
"No!" Ye Lang shook his head. This seemed to please Princess Longji, but his next words made Princess Longji very unhappy—
"I've even forgotten about you!"
"..."
Princess Longji was silent for a moment, then reached out and gently pinched Ye Lang's face. She didn't mean to be gentle because she felt sorry for Ye Lang; it was because even a gentle Ye Lang would hurt him deeply at this moment!
"Ah, it hurts..." Ye Lang in pain, struggling desperately.
"Let's see if you dare forget me again!!" Princess Longji released her hand and said with a light hum.
"Even if I remember, it's useless, since you didn't tell me where you are!" Ye Lang said innocently.
"I didn't tell you, but I did give you a sign. As long as you show it, someone will bring you to me!" Princess Longji said irritably.
"Is that really okay? It's just a broken jade pendant, isn't it?" Ye Lang said, taking out the broken jade pendant and looking at it. He didn't see anything good about it.
This jade pendant? Could it be... Long Ji? You actually gave him this jade pendant!
"What broken jade token! This jade token is a symbol of my identity. With it, you are me, and you can mobilize any of my forces," Princess Longji said.
Even Princess Longji's closest relatives did not receive this jade pendant, which greatly surprised many people present. The Royal Faction even had designs on Ye Lang.
Ye Lang, however, remained unmoved and said nonchalantly, "As expected, it's a useless jade token. What use is it to me? Now that I have you, why would I need to mobilize your forces?"
Yes, Ye Lang believed that since his cousin was still alive, he could borrow her things just the same way!
"You silly little thing, really..." Princess Longji tapped Ye Lang, a little helpless, but she smiled inwardly, because that was exactly what she liked about this silly little thing.
At this point, it seems obvious which cousin Princess Longji is to Ye Lang!
She was Ye Lang's cousin, whose name Ye Lang didn't even know, who would come to see him every few years. He never expected that she would be Princess Longji of the Vermilion Bird Empire!
No wonder she always comes to the Xiangkong Empire with her face covered, looking mysterious. If her identity were known, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble, and most importantly, it might also cause trouble for Long Anqi.
Given her status, it would have been absolutely foolish for her to travel alone to the Xiangkong Empire, but she chose to be foolish, and not just once.
This was simply because she wanted to see the person she loved most and couldn't let go of— Ye Lang!
Before, she might not have known that the person she cared about most was Ye Lang, but just now, at the critical moment of life and death, she let go of everything—her parents, brothers, friends, power, and even the whole world—but she couldn't let go of Ye Lang!
In her final moments, she wanted to tap Ye Lang's silly little head one last time...
Perhaps it was because Heaven knew she couldn't let go that it dragged Ye Lang into it inexplicably, and that she called out the code name she used to address Ye Lang at the end, which suddenly woke Ye Lang from his drunkenness and saved him!
At that time, Ye Lang was still drunk, chatting with the girl in his dream. According to past experience, he would hardly wake up, even if someone shouted.
Although Princess Longji's shouts were loud, they were far from enough to wake Ye Lang up!
Perhaps Ye Lang sensed the danger to Princess Longji, which is why he suddenly woke up!
At times like this, Ye Lang would become very calm, his reflexes would be on full display, and he would instantly control the Puppet Girl, driving her to Puppet Girl maximum speed to rescue Princess Longji!
Princess Longji's injury ignited a fury in Ye Lang's heart, an emotion he rarely displayed. In that moment, he thought of nothing but killing the assassins who had injured his cousin.
At this point, even a Martial Saint would be reduced to ashes by him!
Because of this, all those who had surrounded and killed Princess Longji were already dead. Cold-Blooded Seventh was also glad that he knew Ye Lang beforehand and that Ye Lang had not seen him attack Princess Longji. Fortunately, she used a hidden weapon, which was an attack from a distance.
Otherwise, Ye Lang would have killed her without hesitation!
"You little rascal, forget all that, what are you doing here?" Princess Longji said.
"Oh, right, I'm here to kill Princess Longji!!"
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