Three days later, at the location of the Talented Women Finals, the competition is underway!
But the most anticipated people—Ye Lang and Zhen Xiaoyan—have not yet appeared!
"I say, the competition is about to start, why hasn't that kid arrived yet? This time he's not going to declare Zhena Xiaoyan the flower ranking directly, saying that if she doesn't get it, he'll just take out the original one." Seeing that Ye Lang hadn't appeared, the judges on the scene, who were the elders of these talented women, began to speculate and become somewhat confused.
"According to what he said last time, it's very likely to be like this..."
"It shouldn't be possible, the Ye family wouldn't allow him to act arbitrarily!" one person decisively stated.
"The question is, will this kid listen? If he does, what can the Ye family do to him later? Based on past experience, the Ye family will only cover for him, at most they'll give him a small punishment!"
"..."
"Why is this, he's come inside for no reason, what's he doing sticking his nose in, doesn't this Zhen Xiaoyan look very fat and ugly? Why would he help such a person?" Many people at the scene still don’t understand this. Why would Ye Lang help Zhen Xiaoyan?
Zhen Xiaoyan has no family background, no figure, and no looks. Such a person, who doesn’t seem to have any intersection with the Thirteenth Young Master of the Ye family, has been so lucky to receive his help.
In fact, among these people, most of them are thinking that if their own daughter (or granddaughter) was chosen by Ye Lang and received his help, it might be better than becoming the flower ranking of the Talented Women.
At this moment, everyone nearby had their eyes fixed on the pitiful head of the Sha family. Originally, he was not very strong here, and now, he was even weaker, being ostracized and resented by others.
The head of the Sha family was also in a rage. Although he understood that this matter could not be blamed on Sha Lan, it had put many of his relationships in a deadlock. This was definitely fatal for those struggling in the noble circle!
Before, he had shouted at Sha Lan at home, asking why she didn't keep Ye Lang, a profligate son, and why she didn't understand the principle of making the best of opportunities. Instead, she was preempted by Zhen Xiaoyan!
Although Mo Ya was not bad, he was still far inferior to Ye Lang. If Sha Lan was doing this for love, that would be one thing, but if it was for relationships and interests, the loss would indeed be heavy!
Regardless of how this ended, even if Sha Lan obtained the "courtesan", she would not feel good. As for Zhen Xiaoyan, she didn't care. Whether she won or lost, she wouldn't lose out.
As Ye Lang put it, if you're barefoot, why fear someone wearing shoes?
And now the problem was, why had Ye Lang not appeared yet? If a few more participants came out, the entire competition would be over, and even if he had great power, he would not be able to change the already established fact!
Was it possible, as they guessed, that he wanted to directly take the "courtesan" and then let Zhen Xiaoyan replace her?
The more it came to the end, the more this guess seemed natural, because after all the talented women had performed, Ye Lang still had not arrived...
"Fool, idiot, fool... why hasn't he appeared yet?" Ye Lan Yu murmured, looking at the entrance, her worry evident in her expression.
"Ye Lan Yu, don't worry! Since he said he would come, then he will. Although he is a bit foolish and silly, he has never broken his promises!" Seventh Princess comforted Ye Lan Yu.
"I know, that's why I'm worried. I'm afraid something might happen to him..." Ye Lan Yu expressed her concern.
"..." Seventh Princess fell silent. She had also considered this, but she optimistically believed that in the Xiang Kong Empire, no one would dare to touch a hair on Ye Lang's head.
"Hey, that woman... Seventh Princess, is that the same woman as last time?" Suddenly, Ye Lan Yu pointed to a specific area, which seemed to be a VIP seating area, and in the middle there appeared to be a familiar figure.
"Oh... her, yes, she's the woman from three days ago, but she seems very different today! Huh, Ye Lan Yu, where are you going?" Seventh Princess suddenly noticed that Ye Lan Yu had already jumped out, paying no mind to appearances, and jumped directly from the middle of the stage.
She hesitated for a moment, then chose a stunning action and followed Ye Lan Yu, both of them using their own magical powers to leap, displaying astonishing control and strength.
"What are these two girls doing, jumping around without regard for appearances? There are a lot of people watching right now. If your daughter behaves like this, how could my daughter also follow suit?" the Emperor said to Ye Chengtian from the presiding platform.
"Yeah, what's happening? Normally, they wouldn't behave like this. Something must have happened. Could there be news?"
"There should be, it seems that they are going to find someone..."
"It's more than seems, it's definite. They've already caught someone! And what did you just say, what about my daughter behaving like this?"
"Cough, cough..."
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"Princess, Miss Ye, we meet again! But, could you please relax a little?" The young girl caught by Ye Lan Yu spoke politely.
"Tell me, where did my brother go?" Ye Lan Yu asked straight to the point.
The girl smiled helplessly and said, "I don't know either. I was just looking for him, and I know you might be suspicious. All I can tell you is, three days ago, Thirteen Young Master was with me, but in the three days since, I don't know where he went."
"Three days ago, he..." When Ye Lan Yu wanted to ask further, a person suddenly appeared and interrupted her.
"Princess, Miss Ye Lan Yu, the Emperor wants you to come over, and bring this young lady with you. He has some questions to ask!" The newcomer was a royal guard, bearing the Emperor's command.
As soon as the Emperor noticed Ye Lan Yu and her actions, he had already ordered someone to let the two of them pass. On the one hand, he feared they would do something surprising, and on the other hand, he also wanted to know the identity of this mysterious girl.
The Emperor and Ye Chengtian had both tried to investigate, but they could not find the girl's identity, which surprised them. In this imperial city, they had not expected to find someone whom they couldn't identify.