"...Little brother, do you believe me?" Princess Longji asked.
"Of course I believe you!!" Ye Lang said.
"Then I'll tell you, she's your maternal grandmother!" Princess Longji said.
"No!" Ye Lang immediately shook his head.
"... Do you believe me or not?!"
"Believe!"
"Then she's my maternal grandmother!"
"No!"
No matter what Princess Longji said, Ye Lang always gave the same answer: he believed her but did not acknowledge that the Empress Dowager was his maternal grandmother.
"You little brat, are you asking for a beating? You won't listen to anything I say, and you even said you believed me!!" Princess Longji glared angrily at Ye Lang.
"I believe you, but she really isn't!" Ye Lang said.
"Since you trust me, then you should!"
"Why? I believe you. Is there something between you and her?"
"You..."
"Whatever you say, if my mom didn't say anything, then it's not true. I'll go back and ask her first!"
Princess Longji was at her wit's end. She knew that no matter what she said now, Ye Lang would not admit it. She understood Ye Lang's personality quite well; although he was a bit absent-minded, he was very principled in some matters.
She seemed to sense that Ye Lang's refusal to admit it was entirely due to Long Anqi. Since Long Anqi had never mentioned this matter, never told Ye Lang or his siblings who their maternal grandmother was, and never talked about Long Anqi's family affairs, it meant that she did not want to have any connection with her family.
Then Ye Lang and the others must respect Long Anqi's decision!
From childhood to adulthood, Long Anqi had never returned to her parents' home once, and apart from Princess Longji, no one from her family had ever visited, not even exchanging letters. The problem was quite obvious!
Ye Lanyu and the others were so smart that they realized there was a problem here long ago, but they didn't bother to ask about it. Ye Lang, on the other hand, was so confused that he didn't even notice the problem!
Unexpectedly, although Ye Lang was confused, he was very clear about this point, even more so than Ye Lanyu and the others!
If Ye Lanyu and the others were present at this moment, and heard Princess Longji say this, they would also acknowledge the Empress Dowager as their maternal grandmother and call her "Grandma," unlike Ye Lang!
This perhaps also illustrates that Ye Lang's principles are firmer than anyone else's!
"Forget it, I'm ignoring you. Let Auntie handle this!" Long Ji said. It was obvious that Long Anqi was the one who needed to resolve the matter.
The problems between the mother and daughter are something they need to resolve themselves!
"Sigh, it seems it's time for me to go find An Qi. We haven't seen each other for so many years! Now that she has left the Xiangkong Empire, the problem should be gone!" The Empress Dowager sighed, also thinking about her own problem.
This problem has actually been bothering her for a very long time. She has tried to solve it more than once or twice, but she has never had the opportunity!
"Little brother, when are you going back to see your aunt?" Princess Longji asked.
"I don't know!" Ye Lang shook his head and said.
"How could you not know?" Princess Longji asked curiously, while the Empress Dowager and the others were also puzzled.
"I'm traveling across the continent this time, and I don't know when I'll be going back," Ye Lang replied.
Princess Longji seemed pleased upon hearing this, though it was unclear what made her happy. However, her words quickly provided the answer—
"So you came to see me in Suzaku after you started your travels. Looks like I haven't spoiled you for nothing!"
"No, I was originally going to see Tiger Girl!" Ye Lang shook his head and answered honestly, shattering Princess Longji's joy.
"... Hmph, I knew you weren't that obedient... Wait, you said you were going to see Taiya, but I remember Taiya is from the Tiger Tribe, which is in the north. How did you end up here? Could it be that you, you little rascal, got lost again?" Princess Longji said to Ye Lang. She just wanted to confirm that Ye Lang was basically certain that he was lost.
Nonsense! If we hadn't gotten lost, how could we have ended up here in the opposite direction?!
"No, I'm not lost, but I followed the wrong mercenary group. I thought those people were Anna's people," Ye Lang shook his head and replied.
This is almost as bad as getting lost, it's even worse! How could you mistake a person for someone else?!
"You really make me worry. You should hurry up and find Taiya. With her taking care of you, this kind of problem won't happen!" Princess Longji said helplessly.
At this time, the Empress Dowager and others also gained a better understanding of Ye Lang, knowing that in addition to being absent-minded, he also had a problem getting lost.
"Yes, I'm going to take me to the Holy City soon, and then we'll go to the tribe!" Ye Lang nodded and said.
"What?! You want to leave right now? No way!! You have to stay here with me for at least a few days, seven... no, ten days at the very least!!" Princess Longji said, snatching Ye Lang the Empress Dowager's hands and addressing him.
"No way, I'm running out of time. If I miss the Ranking Tournament, my sister will scold me!" Ye Lang said, shaking his head.
"Ranking Tournament? You mean the competition between the continental academies? You're going to participate too?" Princess Longji was somewhat surprised that Ye Lang would participate in this competition; normally, he would only go to watch.
Ye Lang nodded and replied, "Yes, I went on behalf of the Ye Family Academy. To promote the reputation of our Ye Family Academy, my sister, Little Seven, and Zhen Xiaoyan all went!"
"Oh, in that case, you should be careful. I might go and check on things too!" Princess Longji said, though she wasn't sure if she would have the time.
"Okay, you guys hurry up and talk, stop talking to me, I want to leave as soon as possible!" Ye Lang said to Princess Longji, urging them to get down to business and stop bothering him.
Ye Lang believed that the Vermilion Bird Emperor's decision to keep someone there must be a reason, and it couldn't be just to establish a kinship with him. Well, he still thought it was a case of trying to establish a kinship!
"I'm not here to talk to Long Ji, I'm here to talk to you about this!" The Vermilion Bird Emperor looked at Ye Lang and spoke slowly, seemingly a little embarrassed, but he had no choice but to speak.
"What is it?" Ye Lang asked curiously. Why would he ask him instead of Princess Longji?
"Have you forgotten why you came here?" Vermilion Bird Emperor asked.
"I know, I came to kill... my cousin, what are you doing?" Ye Lang saw Princess Longji waving her hand in front of him. "I came to kill my cousin, but it's alright now!"
"Bang!" Princess Longji flicked Ye Lang, sending Ye Lang several times once again.