There was a spaceship there specifically sent to take her to the Night Kingdom.
It was said that only six such spaceships existed across the entire continent—one each for the Night Kingdom, the Moon Kingdom, and the Star Kingdom, one for the Holy Land, one for the Xuanling Academy, and one whose whereabouts were unknown.
Ye Lanshan listened to Ye Luotian’s explanation and asked, “Why haven’t I heard of this Holy Land before?”
“Oh, the Holy Land has always been very mysterious,” Ye Luotian explained. “The Holy Land is the domain of the gods, so not many people know about it. Alright, time’s up. You should get on board now. If you face any grievances there, be sure to tell your grandfather, and I’ll teach them a lesson.”
“Mm, I understand. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.” Ye Lanshan turned to Ye Yuan and said, “Proceed with the plan as discussed. You must protect the Ye family.”
Ye Yuan said solemnly, “Rest assured, Miss. I will definitely protect the Ye family.”
“Lanshan, don’t worry. That Prince An can’t harm me,” Ye Luotian said dismissively. “You don’t need to concern yourself with matters here. Just live well over there. Alright, hurry up and go.”
Ye Lanshan felt her grandfather was acting strangely today. Maybe it was because she was leaving that he was like this. She shook her head and didn’t dwell on it.
Ye Luotian kept watching the ascending spaceship until it was completely out of sight before he withdrew his gaze.
“Cough, cough.” As soon as Ye Lanshan was far away, Ye Luotian couldn’t hold back any longer and coughed up blood.
“Patriarch, should I invite Elder Lin to take a look at you?” Ye Yuan looked at Ye Luotian with some concern, ready to go fetch Elder Lin, the most renowned alchemist in the imperial capital.
“No need. I know my own body. It’s nothing serious.” Ye Luotian used his spiritual power to burn the bloodstained handkerchief and slowly walked back toward the Ye residence.
Ye Yuan followed behind Ye Luotian, head lowered, his expression unreadable as if lost in thought.
“The scenery here is really beautiful,” Ye Lanshan said, gazing downward.
“It’s beautiful here, but also very dangerous,” said Guangming, who was responsible for escorting her, as he also looked down.
“What do you mean?” Guangming had piqued Ye Lanshan’s curiosity about this place.
Guangming explained, “Below is the Sunset Mountain Range. It’s said that a divine beast might be living there.”
Hearing this, Ye Lanshan’s eyes lit up. “What kind of divine beast?”
“Legend has it that a phoenix wreathed in flames once fell here. In folklore, a phoenix is reborn from fire, but the people here never saw it fly again after witnessing its fall. At first, everyone thought the phoenix might have died.”
“So the people nearby all went into the mountain range to search for the phoenix, hoping to gain something from it. But unexpectedly, everyone who went never returned. People began to speculate that the divine beast hadn’t died but had settled in the mountains. Fearing the beast’s revenge, no one has ever ventured into that mountain range again.”
“So that’s how it is.” A divine beast, huh? Maybe I can come check it out someday. Ye Lanshan narrowed her eyes, gleaming with cunning, and began scheming in her mind. If there was a phoenix here, then there must be Phoenix Perch Flowers. With those flowers, Ye Yu’s meridians could definitely be healed.
In the Nightless City of the Night Kingdom, Bai Yan was leaning against the city wall, waiting for the spaceship to land.
“Since you’re here, follow me,” Bai Yan said coldly after Ye Lanshan descended, then turned and walked away.
“What kind of attitude is that?” Guangming was very displeased with Bai Yan’s dismissiveness.
“I recognize you. You’re the guard by Ye Yutian’s side,” Ye Lanshan said calmly. She circled around Bai Yan, scrutinizing him carefully.
“What are you doing?” Bai Yan felt goosebumps from her staring.
Ye Lanshan smiled sweetly. “Nothing, nothing. Just lead the way.”
How can I get out of this marriage without causing a war between the two countries?
After all, I don’t want to be killed by the Heavenly Dao or become an enemy who incites war between nations. Sigh, I really miss the days when no one dared to mess with me.
“We’ve arrived at the Night Residence.” A cold voice interrupted her thoughts.
“So this is the Night Residence?” Ye Lanshan looked at it with some disdain. It was either bare land or extremely dull buildings.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk. The scenery at your Night Residence is truly unique—not even a single tree,” Ye Lanshan couldn’t help but complain.
Bai Yan ignored her complaints and directly led her to the main hall. “Wait here for a moment. The Night King will be here shortly.”
Ye Lanshan sat on a chair, pondering how to get the Night King to call off the marriage, when she heard a muffled groan from behind the main hall.
Someone was there. Following the sound, Ye Lanshan arrived at a secret chamber behind the main hall, where she saw a person soaking in a pool of blood.
Due to the dim light, she couldn’t make out who it was. She moved closer for a better look and saw many moving bumps protruding from a pale face—not just on the face, but also on the arms.
“Someone here actually knows the art of voodoo,” Ye Lanshan exclaimed, startling Ye Yutian, who was struggling in pain.
Ye Yutian grabbed Ye Lanshan by the neck, intending to strangle her, but as soon as he seized her throat, he passed out.
“Hey, Ye Yutian, are you okay?” Ye Lanshan shook the unconscious Ye Yutian, but after a long while, he still showed no response.
He’s not dead, is he? Ye Lanshan felt a bit guilty, after all, his condition was her fault.
She took his pulse and breathed a sigh of relief. Good, he still has a pulse. He must have fainted from the voodoo flare-up combined with rage.
Sigh, what a hassle. Lucky for you, you ran into me—I do have some knowledge of voodoo.
She took out a set of silver needles from her spatial storage and slowly inserted them into his body.
“Phew… finally suppressed it.” Ye Lanshan wiped the sweat from her forehead, wondering who hated him enough to cast such a vicious voodoo curse.
Just as she relaxed, Ye Yutian opened his eyes.
Ye Lanshan immediately threatened coldly, “I advise you not to move, or the consequences will be on you.”
Ye Yutian looked at the blackened needles on his body and asked coldly, “What is this?”
Ye Lanshan replied while pulling out the silver needles, “These are called silver needles. They can seal your acupoints and suppress your voodoo.”
Ye Yutian’s eyes darkened as he grabbed Ye Lanshan’s arm. “You know about this voodoo. Who exactly are you?”
Ye Lanshan found it strange. “I’m Ye Lanshan. Who do you think I am?”
“How would a young lady from a noble family know about voodoo?” Ye Yutian’s grip on her arm tightened, as if he would crush it.
“Hey, you’re hurting me.” Ye Lanshan broke free from his grasp and said angrily, “I never expected the esteemed Night King to be so lacking in manners, treating his savior like this.”
Ye Yutian stared at her coldly, his gaze as if it could freeze her to death.
Ye Lanshan rubbed her arms. “You don’t need to look at me like that. And whether I know these things or not is none of your business.”