Lan Yan turned to look at Jun Yelan, smiling, "Jun Yelan, let's celebrate." She left the room and soon returned with several plates of small dishes and wine.
Jun Yelan was a bit stunned, not understanding what Lan Yan was doing. "What are you celebrating?"
"Many things," Lan Yan poured two cups of wine, her face beaming. "As soon as I arrived here, I met you and you protected me. And your injury has healed, and my performance tonight went smoothly."
She placed one of the cups in front of Jun Yelan, "Let's look forward to tomorrow together."
Originally, she was filled with worry because she couldn't contact the system, but with Jun Yelan by her side, she seemed to fear nothing. Jun Yelan must be her lucky star.
Jun Yelan looked at Lan Yan's bright eyes, somewhat taken aback. Where did she come from to have such a disposition that made it so easy to be captivated by her?
Thinking this, he looked at the swirling wine in front of him and downed it in one go.
"Good tolerance for alcohol," Lan Yan poured another cup for Jun Yelan before picking up her own. She took a small sip and coughed violently, "It's so spicy."
A slight curve appeared at the corner of Jun Yelan's lips. He snatched the wine cup from her hand, "If you can't drink, don't."
"I'll just have a little," Lan Yan tugged at Jun Yelan's sleeve, pursing her lips.
Jun Yelan sighed helplessly looking at her like this. He poured the wine from her cup into his own, leaving a little at the bottom, and handed it back to Lan Yan. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Lan Yan held the wine cup with both hands, her cheeks flushed and her eyes unfocused. "Strange, why do I see two of myself in the wine cup?" She lowered her head, her forehead bumping against the cup. "My head hurts."
Jun Yelan quickly took away the wine cup and supported Lan Yan by the shoulders, saying, "You're drunk." He hadn't expected Lan Yan to be so easily affected by alcohol; she turned out like this after just one sip.
"I haven't drunk yet," Lan Yan shook her head, feeling like Jun Yelan had also turned into two. She reached out, pinched his face, and laughed, "This is better."
Jun Yelan's pupils constricted. Seeing Lan Yan swaying and unable to let go, he could only let her pinch his face. The usual Lan Yan was full of slyness, but now she had become much bolder.
Lan Yan cupped Jun Yelan's face with both hands and said with a silly smile, "You're really good-looking, the best-looking person I've ever seen." She leaned closer, scrutinizing Jun Yelan's features.
His brows were chiseled, his eyes slightly upturned, his nose high, and his lips thin.
She leaned closer, her fingers slowly moving from his cheek towards his lips.
Jun Yelan's body stiffened. For a moment, he didn't know whether to dodge, only able to watch Lan Yan draw nearer.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, "Miss Lan, this is Mama Liang, are you in?"
Jun Yelan looked at the dazed Lan Yan in front of him, took her hand, and hid in the wardrobe in the corner. He looked at the situation outside through the crack in the wardrobe door.
The door was pushed open, and Mama Liang looked at the empty room, puzzled. "Strange, where did this person go?" She had no choice but to leave, closing the door behind her.
Jun Yelan was just breathing a sigh of relief when he saw that Lan Yan, at some point, had already thrown herself into his arms. The tips of his ears turned red. He pushed Lan Yan away and called out, "Lan Yan, wake up."
Lan Yan clung tightly to Jun Yelan, shaking her head. "Mine, mine." She only felt that this embrace was so familiar and so warm, and she couldn't help but droop her eyelids.
Jun Yelan couldn't hear Lan Yan's murmuring. He could only push open the wardrobe door and, in this posture, carry Lan Yan out. He placed Lan Yan on the bed and murmured, "Don't drink next time."
With that, he sat on the floor by the bed, holding the sword that had been placed aside earlier, and then closed his eyes.
Lan Yan was already fast asleep. After a long while, a buzzing sound from the system came into her mind.
"Host, I've finally managed to contact you," the system exclaimed impatiently. It was all because the Great Lord's fragments were becoming more powerful, to the point where they could completely interfere with him. It was a pity that the fragments hadn't formed a whole; lacking rationality, they acted purely on instinct.
He had to ensure the mission proceeded smoothly, otherwise, both the host and the Great Lord would be in danger.
Lan Yan drowsily heard a voice. Upon remembering it was the system, she angrily said, "Stupid system, you finally showed up. It's been so hard for me, doing the missions without knowing anything."
The system replied, "Host, you seem to be doing well. You've adapted to the original host's identity and found the mission target."
"I really don't know if you're praising me or mocking me," Lan Yan didn't believe the system was being so kind.
The system: "...Host, in any case, I must remind you that the Jun Yelan of this world obeys the instructions of the Assassin's Pavilion and cannot easily leave this place, and his body is constantly subjected to high-intensity training by the Pavilion."
He didn't want Jun Yelan to die before the mission was completed.
"And the original host you..."
Seeing the system go offline again, Lan Yan was speechless. What a mess this was. She finally understood. Now, she had to help Jun Yelan recover his health and find an opportunity for him to leave the Assassin's Pavilion.
She remembered how Jun Yelan had endured his arm injury without a word; it must have been because he was used to it. Jun Yelan had been in the Assassin's Pavilion for many years and had gradually forgotten about pain, forgotten how to live.
She wanted Jun Yelan to remember again, to live as a flesh-and-blood person. She opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Jun Yelan.
Jun Yelan was now fast asleep, his long eyelashes no longer trembling.
Lan Yan sat up, covered him with her own blanket, and murmured, "Jun Yelan, it's okay. From now on, I'll share your hardships with you."
She lay down on her side again, looking at Jun Yelan's reliable back, and closed her eyes.
After she fell asleep, Jun Yelan's eyelashes trembled, and he woke up. He had always been a light sleeper, and he had already woken up when he heard Lan Yan getting up.
He had also heard that sentence. He turned his head to look at Lan Yan's sleeping face and murmured, "I don't know why you said that. But you saved me, and I will protect you and not let you suffer."
He pulled the blanket up a bit, covering it to Lan Yan's neck. He didn't even realize that a faint curve would often appear at the corner of his mouth when he did these things.
The next morning, sunlight streamed in through the window, bathing the two people by the bed.
Lan Yan got up, stretched, and smiled at Jun Yelan beside her, "Good morning."
Seeing Lan Yan so cheerful, Jun Yelan's expression softened, and he nodded. As usual, he got up and went to the window, not wanting to disturb Lan Yan as she changed.
After Lan Yan changed, she walked to the door and called out, "Jun Yelan, wait for me to come back obediently." She opened the door and went out, her lips curved upwards. After last night, she felt that her relationship with Jun Yelan was getting better and better.
Jun Yelan watched Lan Yan leave, clenching his fist. If this continued, he would be reluctant to leave.