Chapter 520: [ You are a Dawn Person ]

Allen frowned slightly. Any men would surely panic and act like a kitten with their tails stepped on whenever they face the same situation. But Allen was different. After a few moments of surprise, his calm demeanor immediately returned. He stood up in nude and with his ‘member’ erect. Without shame, he turned at her.

“What are you doing here?”

A dangerous vibe could be heard from his voice.

Lan Ling ‘er was overwhelmed by instinctual fear and step back, wanting to run away. But under Allen’s stern and dangerous gaze, her body stays rooted. As if an invisible massive hand of Death had taken hold of her body, Lan Ling 'er felt suffocated at the same time petrified.

Damn! Misfortune! Why did she have to come at this time?!

Behind him, Laura also stood up, not caring about her bared body. Her voluptuous naked body was flushed with lust and beauty as she glared at Lan Ling ‘er, in latter's eyes she looked like the pretty but ill-tempered cat ready to fight to the death. Her gaze was extremely chilly as she glared at Lan Ling ‘er.

“… How dare you come to this place!” Laura gritted her teeth in anger. She cried, her voice full of chilly cold. “Don’t you know, no one is allowed to come into this hall?!” Laura exclaimed in anger. She knows about Lan Ling ‘er. Thus, she was not surprised that she came here. But what she was angry for was that Lan Ling ‘er had intruded into the Throne Hall that only Allen and she was allowed to come!

This is an inviolable domain that only Allen's family can walk without a problem--only when there is a formal ceremony were the members of the Dawn can be allowed to enter into this place!

“I, I… didn’t know….” Lan Ling ‘er bit her lips in fear and step back again.

That was incredibly awkward.

Lan Ling ‘er just came here for the first time and then unluckily saw the embarrassing intimacy.

She stood at the edge of a collapsed hall with a blushing face, her mouth slightly open as she didn’t know what to do.

“... Let it be,” Allen took a deep breath, sigh then he started walking towards the couch. Like a magical spectacle, every step he took, every part of his body, starting from the shoulders, was covered by a cloth and in just less than a minute, he was already dressed completely.

Plop! He sat down on the couch and look at her, who was currently shivering not from cold but from fear.

Allen's calm and indifferent attitude seemed to be more terrifying compared to his usual. Even the indifferent Laura was glaring at her as if she wanted to devour her.

"Hmph!" Laura snorted, wishing she could rip Lan Ling ‘er apart. However, unlike Allen, Laura didn’t dressed hastily and instead quietly picks up each piece of clothing that was lying on the ground. Then, she stood behind Allen, without even bothering to cover her naked body.

Glistening love juices dripped down her slender and soft inner thighs, proof of the shameful intimacy that she had just shared with Allen a few seconds ago. This should have been shameful for a woman, even someone like Lan Ling 'Er wasn't confident to appear like this in front of someone, even if it was family, so her bold behavior was incomprehensible to Lan Ling ‘er.

“Since this is your first offense, I will try to overlook this…” Allen muttered indifferently. Her elbow propped into couch's armrest and supported his chin with his fist. “... Besides, you shouldn’t have known about the rules of the Ruinos Castle yet, so this can also be said to be my mistake…”

“Master, that’s not..!”

Laura was agitated after hearing Allen’s words but the latter just stop her with a wave of his hand.

What do you mean by master’s mistake?

Is this woman courting death?

How dare she show it as if it was her master’s mistake!!?

Preposterous...!!

Although she has many grievances but she can only endure it and glared at Lan Ling ‘er instead.

“N, no… it’s my, my fault to come without warning… I….” Lan Ling ‘er gently bit her lips but when she raised her head and caught a bit of the strange smell hanging on the air, her words couldn’t help but be stuck to her throat and her face flushed.

It seems like this girl still has some conscience! Laura snorted. If she dares agree with master’s claim, she would lop off this girl’s head right here this instant! Hmph!

“Either way, this is the first and the last warning… next time, if you need anything, wait outside and don’t come in without permission… so what do you want?” Allen asked with half-lidded eyes.

"... ..." Lan Ling ‘er fidgeted, not knowing what to say first.

"... ...?" Allen sigh and then wave his hand, in an instant, a chair slowly materializes in front of Lan Ling ‘er. Allen then turned at Laura and said, “Laura, bring us some snacks and drinks first… thank you,” He smiled.

Laura nodded and bowed at Allen. She glared at Lan Ling ‘er for a second before turning around.

“Don’t mind her, Laura is just too stern in terms of my safety…” Allen smiled faintly as he noticed Lan Ling ‘er’s fear. “In the Ruinos Castle, there’s no one who can rush here and attack me, however, you and the others were different. All of you were given a pass to enter and exit casually… but, for my safety, Laura didn’t want anyone to enter this hall, library or my personal bedroom. I can tell her not to but she was stubborn in this aspect, so I hope you don’t blame her,”

“No, no, it’s, it’s actually also my fault… coming without permission… I,” Lan Ling ‘er felt she would not be able to hold up for much longer. She was utterly unable to talk to Allen one-on-one right now …

Her eyes drifted here and drifted there but just dared not look at him.

"...I'm sorry..."

“It’s fine… I don’t mind. Just bear it in mind, next time… besides; I believe you wouldn’t come here in your free will if it wasn’t something important… so, what do you need?”

“Control the winds by trimming your sails…” Lan Ling ‘er muttered as she took a deep breath and sat down on the chair. She stared at Allen with a very complicated gaze. Turning into the important topic, she calmed herself down and focused her attention at hand.

“…?”

“I heard such sayings before… the Divine Martial Continent currently isn’t as tranquil in the surface, you should have realized that…”

Allen’s eyes glanced over to the other side of the collapsed wall, looking through the peaceful clear blue sky.

Silence fell immediately.

Would he not know it…? Even the wind was crying…

“… …”

Allen didn’t say anything but anyone can see the aloof and detachment flashing across his gaze. It’s as if, what Lan Ling ‘er said was a long distance away from him. His eyes were bright and beautiful, the ruby-like pupils exuded danger and at the same time attraction that many people, men or women would surely find themselves subconsciously attracted.

Because she was not directly facing him, the angle she was at made the upward slant of the outer corner of his eyes even more obvious.

So… beautiful.

Looking at those eyes, she felt somewhat flustered.

"……"

Lan Ling ‘er forced herself not to get distracted. Truthfully, up until now, whether it was sleep or cultivation, she hadn’t been well lately. Partly, because of the Divine Martial Continent’s strange situation—the brewing storm of blood, but also because of Allen’s hold on her, such as her life—this caused her some feeling of strong depression, which never lifted.

Because of worry to her life, in each passing day turned worse day by day rather than better. As if a guillotine was hanging above her neck wherever she goes, a heavy sadness had come to live with her which she could not philosophize away nor laugh at in her usual manner.

Thus, Lan Ling ‘er decided to pay a visit, wanting to lighten her worries and ease her anxiety. But who would expect she would come in a bad moment…?

Now, all the words that she had already prepared beforehand, lost in a void, never to recover again.

Allen pulled back his gaze and turned at Lan Ling ‘er’s direction. His eyes fixed on her for a couple of seconds before he suddenly broke into a smile.

“So? What do you want to say by telling me this?” His tone speaks for himself.

No matter what happened, he wouldn't care about it... as long as it doesn't concern him the least bit.

The Divine Martial Continent has its rules and law--someone like him who was considered an outsider didn't have the right to interfere even if the continent was destroyed in front of him. He would not bat an eyelid to it.

“… …”

“If you want me to mix in this muddied water, that perhaps can only depend on the circumstances… Divine Martial Continent, I don’t have any interest.” Allen muttered strongly. “What is happening right now, what would happen in the future, all of it our out of my concern. Is that the answer you’re looking for?”

“Kind of…” Lan Ling ‘er nodded her head. “Actually, I came here because I want to tell you if ever you are to interfere in this war, my clansmen, both the Murong and Lan family stands in your way, please, let them off lightly… I will do anything you want, as long as you spare them…” Her voice was full of resignation.

Allen frowned. “Lan Ling ‘er… that I can’t promise…” His voice turned cold.

“…?!” Lan Ling ‘er’s eyes widened and her eyes darkened.

She bit her lips, her small fists clenched.

“Don’t think too much,” Allen sighs. Seeing her reaction, somehow his heart softened, “What I said a while ago was real, for this continent, I don’t have any interest. I only came here because of accident. I stayed because I have some things I want to learn and see… However, who knows what will the future lies for me."

"... ??"

"That is something I can’t ignore. If your family, stands in my way, I won't show mercy. This is not a game where everybody would be a winner in the end or that of a game between father and his son. Sacrifices would turn up, whether I like it or not. The only thing that I can do, is to make sure that these sacrifices are not mine to make..." Allen's eyes narrowed. "Lan Ling 'er, tell me… what are your family, no, you...what are you trying to do?”

“… …” Lan Ling ‘er bit her lips in bitterness. It can't be said that she hadn't expected Allen's answer.

Allen's conduct and decision, who is she to influence it?

She doesn’t have any value for Allen, nor in relation to him. What Allen wanted to do, she wouldn’t be able to do anything about it.

After a few minutes, she finally sighs and yielded, “The Jade Emperor is ruthless to an entire degree… one can even be said that he was the personification of a Killing Monarch—one that had lost the correct stance of a ruler…” Lan Ling 'er started.

Although the current Jade Emperor was normally a magnanimous emperor, who treated his subjects and people so well that he was often called the Virtuous Jade Emperor among Jade Emperors within the History of the Divine Martial Continent by the others, this did not mean that he would not kill people. In fact, at this moment, the best description for the current Emperor was that, he had a heart like that of a tiger and a wolf — he killed countless people and meted out all sorts of tortures to his enemies.

Because of this, all the people knew that among all the emperors of the entire history of the Divine Martial Continent, the current Jade Emperor was the emperor who had killed the most people during his reign as a monarch.

Those who goes against him, those who tried to scheme against him, all were persecuted, chased, and killed along with their entire clan. Not one was spared; all was uprooted till the last weed.

It was cruel, a very definition of Tyranny…!

“… Most of the Imperial Clan harbors enmity and dissatisfaction against the current Jade Emperor and his rule and some secretly started to amass a rebel force to impeach him. This oppression can no longer be suppressed. The Current situation of the Divine Martial Continent could be said to be the calm before the storm…”

"... ..."

“I… I don’t hope for you to aid us, since the Si Family, your disciple Si Mulan’s very own Clan, although making their stance as neutral, but in fact, quite inclined towards the current government. If we challenge the authority, they would surely take their side…”

"Is that why you and Si Mulan always at each other's throat...?" Allen asked softly.

Lan Ling 'er smiled bitterly. "Perhaps... though, our families have always been rivals in the first place."

“… …” Allen listened carefully. “… How large is this conflict…no, rebellion…? How many clans will participate…?”

“That’s…” Lan Ling ‘er gently bit her lips but she didn’t answer. She can't answer--Allen's stance in this conflict was still a mystery for her. And if Allen proved to be an enemy, Lan Ling 'er would surely cause the family alliance to their dooms. Even if she died, she can't allow that...!

“...Oh well, not like I’m interested…" Allen shrugged. He understands her worries. Even still, "However, Lan Ling ‘er… have you forgotten who you belong to?”

“What?!” Lan Ling ‘er’s body shivered. She raised her head and stared at Allen in surprise.

Was she mistaken?

Was Allen really here because of the Jade Emperor…?

Lan Ling 'er felt kind of betrayed or disappointed in Allen's words, giving her some kind of misunderstanding.

Though, that is not what Allen meant.

Did he want me to change sides? But Lan Ling ‘er didn't know that, no, her messy and tired mind trembled from the slightest stimulus, drawing to premature conclusions. Helplessness covered her mind. However, when she was about to say something, Allen’s voice rang out; “Lan Ling ‘er… you are a Dawn person, although an outsider still… but, since you are my servant, you are an official member of the Dawn… And as a Dawn person, you are not allowed to interfere in this kind of conflict, unless it was necessary…!”

Allen’s tone was irascibly patient.

However, to other people's ears, this was a blatant threat… an order, Lan Ling ‘er knew.

But how can she just accept it?

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