Chapter 79: Chapter 65: Bearing It With You

Yu Lan was simply too dazzling at this moment.

Just by standing there, she seemed to radiate a brilliant light. One could search the entire universe and never find a more magnificent female. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The three men looked on, their hearts stirred and utterly smitten.

The sight only fueled Louisa’s fury. For a moment, she could no longer maintain her gentle, kind facade, her true colors breaking through.

"Hmph. Still trying to twist words when you’re at death’s door."

"Guards! Take her away."

With a flick of her sleeve, Louisa directly signaled the Royal Guard behind her to make the arrest.

’Since Yu Lan herself is willing to come along, Huo Zhanting and the others probably won’t try to stop me.’

"Hold on."

It was Su Xingye who spoke.

Su Xingye strode forward, positioning himself in front of Yu Lan and blocking the Royal Guard members who were about to clap her in irons.

His expression was glacial, and a vicious glint flashed through his emerald eyes.

"Right now, Lanlan’s guilt is just speculation. There’s no need to go straight for the restraints, is there?"

"Put those things away."

Su Xingye roared.

At the same time, intimidating glares from both Huo Zhanting and Shen Zueran shot toward them.

The two guards who were about to chain Yu Lan were shaken to their core. Their legs gave out, and they nearly collapsed to their knees.

’They really shouldn’t have brought out restraints for Yu Lan.’

’Setting aside her status as a Princess, even the most basic privilege afforded to a female included exemption from restraints.’

’They had only done it on Louisa’s orders, daring to do so only because they thought Yu Lan had no one backing her.’

’But who would have thought that Marshal Huo, Major General Su, and even the normally cold, rational, and emotionless Dean Shen would now be standing up for Yu Lan!’

Watching this scene from the side, Louisa’s heart sank.

Just then, Shen Zueran raised his gaze, his dark eyes looking directly at Louisa.

His gaze seemed to see through everything, and it startled Louisa so much her heart skipped a beat.

’I shouldn’t have been so impulsive. But I had no choice. I really had no other choice.’

’It was all because Shen Zueran had something on me. I didn’t want the truth about me ordering a male to destroy Li Yucheng’s Human-shaped Recovery Potion and frame Yu Lan to come out, so my only option was a preemptive strike.’

’And it looks like I’ve succeeded.’

’As long as I can finish Yu Lan off with this, it won’t matter if the truth comes out later. There’s nothing to be afraid of. Nothing at all.’

Louisa’s heart pounded in her chest.

But when Su Xingye, having just roared at the Royal Guard, turned to look at Yu Lan, his gaze instantly softened.

"Lanlan, you don’t mind if I come with you, do you?"

"Huh?"

Yu Lan froze, tilting her head up to stare blankly at Su Xingye.

"What do you mean?"

The moment Yu Lan had made her decision, Su Xingye had made his own.

’They could never accept leaving Yu Lan alone in a prison, not knowing what she might have to face.’

’In that case, it would be better if he went with her.’

Su Xingye took Yu Lan’s hand. He turned his head, a cool, wild smile playing on his lips as he looked at her.

The defiant, unrestrained aura of youth radiated from him.

"It means that if you’re going to prison, then we’re going with you."

"After all, you are our Female Master."

Huo Zhanting, every bit the gentleman, took Yu Lan’s other hand and pressed a scorching kiss to the back of the beautiful female’s hand.

It was just like the feelings the three men before her held.

Scorching, passionate, like a raging volcano that would never be extinguished.

"We’ll face this together."

Shen Zueran’s usually calm and restrained dark eyes softened as he looked at Yu Lan, stating it as if it were a simple fact.

The men’s determination to go with Yu Lan was absolute.

The members of the Royal Guard who had come to make the arrest were collectively dumbfounded.

’HAHAHAHAHA.’

’This is insane, insane, insane.’

’The whole world has gone mad.’

’Who the hell would dare to arrest the Imperial Marshal, the Genius Lieutenant General, and the Director of the Science Research Institute all at the same time and throw them in prison?’

’Not to mention, the innate spiritual power of these three was top-tier; they were rare 3S-level males.’

’And then there was the Huo Family backing Huo Zhanting, and the Shen Family backing Shen Zueran.’

’Those two families were hardly nobodies.’

’If they had known, they never would have taken this assignment today.’

Looking at the three males who were stubbornly insisting on accompanying them, the Royal Guard members were crying a river of tears on the inside.

They were supposed to be the ones making the arrest, yet they were more nervous and terrified than the people they were taking to prison.

Only Louisa’s eyes flickered as she watched the scene, glad she had kept an ace up her sleeve.

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「At the same time.」

「The Li Family Estate.」