"I really don't want you to get caught up in this war!" A sigh drifted away with the breeze.
After a long moment, once Ye Luotian had left, Ye Lanshan slowly lifted her head, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
She rubbed her brow, rose, and walked to the door, murmuring to herself, "Ye Lanshan, what secrets are you hiding?"
The sunlight bathed her, making her look like an immortal about to ascend to heaven.
The two figures in black and white were stunned at the sight of Ye Lanshan, but the thought that such a beauty would soon become their mistress's captive filled them with regret.
What a pity. We really don't want to catch you, but our mistress's methods are too terrifying. We have no choice.
"Come out. If you want to kill me, why skulk in the shadows?" Ye Lanshan's clear, cold voice reached the ears of the black-and-white duo.
They both jolted in surprise. How did she find us? We were hidden so well.
"Blazing Flames," Ye Lanshan said, losing patience waiting for them to emerge on their own, so she forced them out.
Seeing Ye Lanshan directly unleash her mystic technique to drive them to their deaths, the black-and-white duo stopped hiding.
"Water Veiling the Cloud Dragon," a dragon formed from misty water shot toward her, appearing soft and cloud-like with little lethality, but its true power was not to be underestimated.
"Earth Spikes," sharp, blade-like spikes erupted from the ground, coordinating with the "Water Veiling the Cloud Dragon" to attack Ye Lanshan.
"Wings of Carnage," Ye Lanshan used her ultimate move, dodging the earth spikes and blocking the water dragon with her wings.
To quickly subdue Ye Lanshan, the black-and-white duo immediately unleashed their own ultimate techniques.
"Roaring Waves"
"Earth Dust"
Let's see how you dodge this. These two mystic techniques, in terms of rank, were top-tier. No matter how clever Ye Lanshan was, she had only been with the Ye family for a year or two.
What could she have learned in that time?
Just as the black-and-white duo expected Ye Lanshan's mystic power to falter and her to fall, she unleashed two more techniques.
"Dancing Flame Tongue"
"Rainfall Cleansing Dust"
She was a dual mystic power user! The black-and-white duo stepped back in shock, exchanging a stunned glance. The intelligence report hadn't mentioned that Ye Lanshan was a dual mystic power user.
Moreover, the rank of these techniques was no lower than their own ultimate moves, perhaps even slightly superior.
"This time, you're much more open than before," Ye Lanshan chuckled lightly. "What, finally decided to stop hiding?"
Hearing this, the black-and-white duo was baffled. More open than before? They had only tailed her once and hadn't even attempted to assassinate her. What "before" was she talking about?
"Is the Sun family finally ready to make a move?" Ye Lanshan adjusted her clothes and asked casually, "I'm curious—the Sun family and my Ye family have no grievances. Why do you want to kill me?"
So she mistook us for the Sun family? The black-and-white duo breathed a sigh of relief inside.
"Because you're in someone's way, so you have to die," Black said without blinking, fabricating a lie on the spot.
"I'm in the Sun family's way? I'd like to ask whose path I'm blocking," Ye Lanshan examined her fingers, so pure and flawless. What a shame—such beautiful hands would soon be stained with blood.
"The Empress's path, of course," Black lied effortlessly, not even needing a draft.
"That's a joke. I don't even know the Empress. How could I block her path? If you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for using other measures," Ye Lanshan's eyes flickered with impatience, as if she had grown tired of this interrogation.
White felt the atmosphere turn icy and blurted out, "We're telling the truth! The Sun family plans to usurp the throne, and you—and the entire Ye family—will be their obstacle. That's why they sent us to eliminate you in advance."
Though it was a random lie, it inadvertently hit on the Sun family's true intentions.
Back when Xiao Li had ordered her assassination, it was because he saw Ye Lanshan as a major obstacle to their rebellion. At first, Xiao Li hadn't planned to kill her, but since he couldn't win her over, elimination was the only option.
Ye Lanshan looked at the trembling duo; they didn't seem to be lying. And the Sun family's relentless attempts on her life could only be explained by this reason.
"Flame Blade," now that she had the information she wanted, Ye Lanshan naturally had to silence them.
"Water Ring"
"Earth Shield"
Just as Ye Lanshan moved to kill them, the black-and-white duo had already prepared an escape plan.
As expected, Ye Lanshan couldn't break through their defenses immediately.
"Go!" Knowing they were no match for Ye Lanshan, the duo threw a smoke bomb to the ground while she was still reacting, and fled through the thick haze.
"Cough, cough. I didn't expect to see a smoke bomb here," Ye Lanshan muttered to herself after the smoke cleared.
Fearing Ye Lanshan would give chase, the black-and-white duo ran toward the most remote areas, not daring to rest for a moment.
But Ye Lanshan didn't pursue. Now that she knew why the Sun family wanted her dead, she didn't care about their fates.
"Grandfather, the Sun family is planning a rebellion." Ye Lanshan directly informed Ye Luotian, signaling she wanted nothing more to do with it.
Ye Luotian pondered for a moment and said, "Mm, I understand. I'll handle this. You stay in the Ye mansion and focus on studying formations. Don't go anywhere."
"I know. I'll study formations diligently." Even without Ye Luotian's urging, she would learn them well, as the formations in this book were far superior to what she had studied before.
"Good, good." Ye Luotian seemed to finally relax, his whole demeanor easing.
"Grandfather, are you that afraid of me leaving the mansion?" Ye Lanshan looked at him helplessly. Did he really think staying inside would keep her safe?
If the Holy Land wanted to capture her, they'd come for her even if she never left.
"It's not about you leaving. Sigh, you'll understand later." Ye Luotian wasn't actually worried about her leaving, but about her encountering someone.
"Fine, Grandfather, I get it. There's nothing going on lately anyway, so staying or going doesn't matter." Ye Lanshan, annoyed by his evasiveness, ran a hand through her hair in frustration.
Meanwhile, after fleeing to a rundown temple, the black-and-white duo finally relaxed when they realized Ye Lanshan hadn't followed.
"Ye Lanshan is too strong. We can't complete the mission. How do we explain this to the mistress?" White, being a woman, trembled at the thought of Lü Qinse's methods.
"What else can we do? We'll have to tell the truth." Black, irritated by the faulty intelligence, spoke harshly.