"I went into this alley, there was a sign that said something about a mercenary group, and there was an arrow. I thought it belonged to Anna, so I went with them."
"Needless to say, you only realized you'd joined the wrong mercenary group after arriving at someone else's destination, didn't you?" The Seventh Princess knew Ye Lang's personality very well and said with absolute certainty.
"... Yes. At that time, I was almost ready to enter the Vermilion Bird Empire," Ye Lang replied somewhat embarrassedly.
Ye Lanyu shook her head and asked, "You little scatterbrain, tell me, is this mercenary group all women?"
"No! They're all men!" Ye Lang shook his head.
"You know perfectly well that Anna Mercenary Group is all women, how come you haven't noticed?" Ye Lanyu asked irritably. How could he have gotten the Anna Mercenary Group's characteristics wrong?
"How would I know? They're a newly formed mercenary group. I thought Anna had just recruited them..." Ye Lang replied weakly.
"Given Anna's personality, she would never accept a man. She's only slightly more normal with you. She's never given other men, not even Uncle Ye and the others, a kind look. Be careful next time, don't make the wrong choice again!" The Seventh Princess said softly, looking Ye Lang over to see if he had lost weight or suffered any hardships.
Thankfully, none of them were there!
Like the Seventh Princess, Ye Lanyu also examined Ye Lang thoroughly, while Zhen Xiaoyan secretly sized him up as well.
"Ye Lang, have you missed me during this time?" Although the Seventh Princess had many questions to ask at this moment, this was the question she wanted to ask the most.
"Let me think..." Ye Lang pondered, trying to recall whether he had ever thought about the Seventh Princess.
"..." The Seventh Princess's forehead creased with annoyance. Did she really need to think about this question?
"You little rascal, all you do is have fun outside, don't you ever think about your wife? You have no conscience, and I think about you every day!!" The Seventh Princess grabbed Ye Lang's hand and pinched it...
"Ah, yes, I did. I was just thinking about it a few times. Also, you're my fiancée, not my wife. Oh, right, we even talked about getting a divorce before!" Ye Lang shook his hand, trying to escape his fate of being abused, but he still couldn't escape it.
"Get rid of me? You won't get rid of me. In a while, I'll talk to Aunt An Qi and get our marriage arranged!" The Seventh Princess tapped Ye Lang. She figured she was already set on marrying Ye Lang for life. Although she didn't have those feelings for Ye Lang yet, she knew they could be cultivated over time.
"Fine, let's do it. You'd be a good wife!" Ye Lang said blankly. Clearly, he didn't really understand the implications. He figured he might as well marry her; he wouldn't lose out anyway.
"Okay, it's settled then!"
"Do you think I'm invisible? I haven't even agreed yet! Little Seven, if you want to become my sister-in-law, you'd better serve me well, otherwise, don't even think about entering the Ye Clan!" Ye Lanyu suddenly appeared, adding another obstacle to the marriage.
The Seventh Princess remained silent. She knew that Ye Lang listened to Ye Lanyu the most. Even if Long Anqi agreed, it wouldn't work without Ye Lanyu's consent.
However, asking her to beg Ye Lanyu would be just as difficult!
"Then let's not get married yet. Once you're married off, we can do whatever we want!" the Seventh Princess said disdainfully. How long can you, as her older sister, control him? Once he's married off, will you still have time to control him?
"If my brother won't marry me, I won't marry him either. I'll wear you down!" Ye Lanyu said disdainfully.
"..." Zhen Xiaoyan was speechless, secretly sighing that Ye Lanyu was too ruthless. Battle Qi could fight to this extent. If one day the two of them really became a family, she wondered what it would be like.
No, they are already considered family, even if they don't admit it verbally, they already are.
Zhen Xiaoyan was a little envious. She envied that they had grown up together since childhood. Although they bickered, they cared about each other. What she envied most was that they could grow up with Ye Lang!
An enviable childhood sweetheart relationship, inseparable childhood friends...
"Ye Lanyu, let's duel!!"
"Let's duel then! I'm not afraid of you!!"
The two girls started entangled again, seemingly wanting to start a fight once more. Of course, if they did start this time...
Seeing this, Ye Lang did not stop it. Everyone else was used to it; he had grown up with them since childhood, so how could he not know about the struggle between the two?
So Ye Lang grabbed Zhen Xiaoyan and ran inside, saying, "Fatty, I missed you so much! Come on, let's go inside!"
Zhen Xiaoyan blushed, then said irritably, "You just want what I made, don't you!"
"Mmm!!" Ye Lang nodded. "I miss your food the most, but sometimes I also think of you!"
"..." Zhen Xiaoyan was speechless, but she was satisfied with this. It was enough for her to think about it occasionally, since she was no one to him.
"Stop!!"
Seeing Ye Lang pull Zhen Xiaoyan away, Ye Lanyu and the Seventh Princess immediately stopped fighting and called out to Ye Lang. They had just seen Ye Lang and were surprised that he had disappeared from their sight so quickly.
"What are you doing? Keep going. Given your condition, I'll have Fatty save some dinner for you." Ye Lang replied without turning his head.
"No wonder Little Seven said you have no conscience. It's been so long since we last met, don't you have anything to say to me?" Ye Lanyu said irritably.
"Yes, I do, but I'm busy right now. I have patients inside, and there are people waiting outside." Ye Lang's words reminded Ye Lanyu and the others that he was now Divine Physician and had just been treating patients inside.
"Oh, right, I have a patient here, could you take a look?" Ye Lanyu suddenly remembered the purpose of their visit.
Chen Pi was very cooperative and immediately carried his mother over, looking at Ye Lang with anticipation.
"Who?" Ye Lang didn't see Chen Pi, because at this moment, Chen Pi was not only surrounded by her and her son, but also by other people who were also looking forward to it.
If people could see the Divine Physician, they would naturally come forward to seek treatment; this is something anyone would do!
"Divine Physician, please take a look at me, I feel terrible..."
"Divine Physician..."
Immediately, the scene erupted in chaos as everyone tried to get close to Ye Lang. If it weren't for the Knights of Light blocking his way, Ye Lang's clothes would have been torn to shreds long ago...
The Seventh Princess looked at Ye Lang, then at the Knights of Light, feeling somewhat confused. She didn't understand why these Knights of Light were so respectful to Ye Lang. They were usually so proud and would never treat anyone outside the Holy Church like this.