When they saw me return, both my grandfather and father were overjoyed and wanted to throw a grand banquet in celebration, but I stopped them in the end.
I had not forgotten that the Hall of Souls' influence had also spread into the Nalan Empire. Back then, Old Crow had been in charge of this region. Now that Old Crow had earned merit and been promoted back to the Central Plains, becoming the master of a branch hall, who knew whether the Hall of Souls had sent a new Protector to take his place?
I had secretly left the Great Love Alliance this time. If the Hall of Souls learned that I had appeared in the Nalan Empire, there might be all kinds of complications in the Central Plains...
My father and grandfather could only give up reluctantly on the lavish celebration, though they still had a table full of fine food and wine brought in. They sang and drank with me, talking through the entire night.
Early the next morning, when I woke up, I saw a figure standing by my bed. It was clearly a woman!
That scared the hell out of me. I hurriedly grabbed the blanket and covered myself. "Who are you?! I wasn't drunk last night, and I didn't do anything. Don't you dare pin this on me!"
"Pfft..."
A soft laugh rang out. The figure slowly turned around, revealing a breathtaking face. The girlish immaturity had faded from her features, leaving her even more exquisitely beautiful.
It was none other than my cousin, Nalan Yanran!
She rolled her eyes at me and covered her mouth as she laughed. "Little Yezi, why are you so nervous? You don't look like a Dou Zong ancestor at all."
I let out a long breath and tossed the