Leng Xuewu (2)

"Hehe, let's not talk about that. Let's talk about something else." Ye Lang scratched the back of his head, looking rather simple and honest.

Don't pretend. Don't think you can get away with this by playing dumb. This isn't over yet!

Everyone present thought you were honest, clumsy, or absent-minded, but being clumsy or absent-minded doesn't equate to being honest; these are two different concepts.

"Explain yourself clearly before we talk about anything else. What exactly did you go there for? Were you helping Zhao Yarou? Taking down the Greedy Wolf Legion would have been a huge help to her, but now you've even helped her create something terrifying." Ye Chengtian frowned, somewhat confused about Ye Lang's true purpose this time.

Actually, this matter was originally very simple, but coincidentally, Ye Lang seemed to be helping Zhao Yarou, which made people confused. People in later generations even thought that Ye Lang had originally gone to help Zhao Yarou, and that the two of them were originally a couple.

"What? How is my taking down the Greedy Wolf Legion helping her? Isn't it weakening her strength?" Ye Lang asked, somewhat puzzled. Clearly, he had no idea about the relationship between them.

"Although the Greedy Wolf Legion belongs to the Fifth Legion of the Soaring Sky Empire, it is a cancer in the military. Even when we were here, we wanted to eliminate it, but we never had the chance! Zhao Yarou is the same. She has long wanted to eliminate the Greedy Wolf Legion and then take over the power in the north!"

"You solved her problem all by yourself this time. Isn't that helping her?" Princess Longji said, clearly aware of all this.

"It wasn't just one person, there was also Li Yue... Actually, it was all caused by Li Yue. It was those members of the Greedy Wolf Legion who tried to assault her, which escalated the situation. It's not my fault." Ye Lang replied indifferently. Even if he was helping Zhao Yarou, he wouldn't care about this matter.

"Tell me, what exactly happened? We're still quite confused about this," Ye Chengtian asked, seizing the opportunity. This was a question that everyone wanted to know.

"It was that simple, back then..."

Ye Lang began to recount the events, and from his words, everyone learned the whole story.

"This Greedy Wolf Legion deserves its fate. Their destruction was only a matter of time. Even without you, Zhao Yarou would have found a way to infiltrate them. Given their military discipline, defeat would have been a simple matter for them."

This is everyone's conclusion on the matter. Naturally, they don't think Ye Lang did anything wrong; they just think Ye Lang's abilities seem a bit unbelievable.

They knew Ye Lang was amazing, but they didn't know he was this amazing. Not to mention Li Yue's growth, just look at that final battle, where he actually killed someone by playing the zither.

"I've heard about this, and I'm conflicted!" the Empress Dowager said.

"Grandmother, what are you conflicted about?" Princess Longji asked.

"I'm torn. Should I let Ye Lang play a piece? I know from you that he has a high level of musical knowledge, but now I'm afraid that we might lose our lives after listening to it," the Empress Dowager said, shaking her head as if she were very serious.

"No, that won't happen. If you want to hear it, I can. Of course, I won't force you if you don't like it," Ye Lang said, shaking his head. This is Sound Wave Skill, which cannot be formed without Internal Energy.

Under normal circumstances, why would Ye Lang be so bored as to use his Internal Energy to perform? That would have made him very tired.

"No, you said it yourself, you want to perform a piece!" the Empress Dowager said immediately. She was overjoyed that Ye Lang would play a piece for her.

"No problem, there's nothing else to do here anyway, it's just to celebrate Auntie's... ah, to celebrate Grandma's birthday!" Ye Lang said nonchalantly.

"Calling me Auntie is fine too, hehe." The Empress Dowager thought of Xiao Rui, who had been under Ye Lang's control before, and felt that Xiao Rui was far cuter than her other granddaughters.

Even if she eventually discovers that Xiao Rui isn't True Person, she still won't be able to forget this feeling.

That's why her feelings for Ye Lang seem a little special, a little complicated...

"Call her Grandma, she's your grandma," Long Anqi said, which meant that she acknowledged the Empress Dowager in front of Ye Lang, and that she hoped Ye Lang would acknowledge this relationship.

"Grandma..." Ye Lang called out as well.

"Yes! Yes!" The Empress Dowager nodded happily, as if she had found gold.

"Little brother, what kind of performance are you going to prepare for Grandma? Don't just do anything random; be mindful of the occasion," Ye Lanyu said. She believed in Ye Lang's abilities, but she didn't trust his ability to apply them.

She felt that Ye Lang might turn a joyous occasion into a tragic one!

"I haven't thought about it yet, we'll talk about it later."

"Why don't you go with Liu Feiyan and the others? They're here to celebrate Grandma's birthday too."

"?? They're here too? That's perfect." Ye Lang had initially thought he'd need to use his brain, but now it seemed he didn't; being with Liu Feiyan and the others was enough.

"That won't do. Liu Feiyan is Liu Feiyan, and you are you. I need you to prepare your own program. Don't even think about mixing in with other people's programs," the Empress Dowager said immediately, extinguishing Ye Lang's idea of slacking off.

"...Then I'll go find Little Five."

"What do you want from me? I don't play any instruments. I can kill someone, though," Cold-Blooded Fifth said coldly.

"..."

"Son, what is your relationship with this girl?" Ye Chengtian looked at Ye Lang. At this moment, Cold-Blooded Fifth's special nature reminded him once again that he needed to ask about this matter.

"She's my subordinate, her name is Cold-Blooded Fifth," Ye Lang said casually.

"Leng Xuewu? That's a very nice name," Ye Lanyu said.

"What's so great about that? It's just passable," Ye Lang said casually.

This is hardly acceptable; it's not even a proper name.

At this moment, Long Anqi and the others who knew Cold-Blooded Fifth's name were all thinking to themselves.

"Cold as snow, which is very much like her personality."

Ye Lang said nonchalantly, "What? She's cold-blooded... Wait, sister, what do you think her name is? What are those characters?"

"It's 'cold as snow' and 'dance'. Isn't that the correct word?" Ye Lanyu replied, looking at Ye Lang with a puzzled expression. She felt that if Ye Lang asked that question, then it was probably not the correct one.

However, Ye Lang nodded and said, "That's right, those are the three words. Sister, you're a genius! Little Five, from now on you'll be called Leng Xuewu. When you're with me, you'll be called Little Zero, Leng Xue Ling, and that Cold-Blooded Seventh, Leng Xueqi... Hmm, that's really not bad."

"..."