Lan Xuanhe sat upright on the blue-gold throne, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest, his knuckles pale.
He stared at the few dead leaves drifting down outside the hall, the chill in his eyes colder than the frost-jade pillars within.
He had never expected Lan Shi'er to strike back—or rather, he had not expected her retaliation to come so quickly and so decisively.
Others outside did not know the truth behind the investigation of the Luo Family, but he did.
He had only just ordered his people to support the Luo Family against the Dragon Family, yet before long, Lan Shi'er had led people to arrest members of the Luo Family.
Clearly, Lan Shi'er was returning the blow.
Lan Xuanhe had thought Lan Shi'er would only dare oppose them after she had grown stronger. Yet she had begun her counterattack the moment she became a God King.
"Wouldn't it be better to obediently remain a princess, live out your life in peace, and serve the Lan Clan with loyalty and filial devotion? Why insist on stepping onto this Road of No Return?"
Lan Xuanhe's gaze was icy, devoid of even the slightest affection between relatives.
To people like them, everything was about profit. So-called family was merely a special community of shared interests. They upheld the Lan Clan's status together and obtained more resources.
Now, Lan Shi'er's emergence and rise threatened their interests, yet they had no desire to give her more resources.
"Old Ancestor, what should we do now? Should we step in and help the Luo Family explain themselves?"
The trusted subordinate kneeling before Lan Xuanhe asked.
Lan Xuanhe shook his head. "There's no need. Joining forces with the Wildsea Royal Clan to besiege a League hero is a grave crime. Even if it is all false, they