Hope, Lan Jingman

After Yue Manlan managed to leave the dungeon, where she had been thinking about how to plead with the Clan Master for mercy, she couldn't help but feel anxious.

While others might still have a chance of being pardoned, what about her and Lan Jingkuang?

"Jingkuang, what should we do?" Yue Manlan looked at Lan Jingkuang in a state of confusion. Lan Jingkuang had always been her pillar of support.

Already troubled to the extreme, Lan Jingkuang's face showed a strong displeasure upon hearing Yue Manlan's words.

"If it weren't for your repeated assurances that Lan Yunxiao and the others were dead, and that I didn't need to investigate further, how could we have ended up in this situation?"

Now, he regretted that decision the most.

Back then, he had found Lan Yunxiao and his companion's deaths suspicious and wanted to thoroughly investigate, but in the end, he trusted Yue Manlan's words and let his guard down, leading to the tragedy they faced today.

If not for that, he would be enjoying great success today.

Hearing Lan Jingkuang's reproachful tone, Yue Manlan couldn't help but tremble, her face turning pale.

"I... I didn't expect things to turn out like this. If I had known, I wouldn't have said those things!"

"I didn't expect, I never expect anything from you! You never have a moment of insight!" Lan Jingkuang couldn't hold back his anger. He despised seeing Yue Manlan's indecisive appearance the most.

Yue Manlan lowered her head, her hands tightly intertwined together. Faced with Lan Jingkuang's anger, she didn't dare say another word.

Indeed, it was her fault in this matter. She already deeply regretted it, but regret alone was useless.

She hated herself, hated that her momentary negligence ruined Lan Qingyan's future.

After a while, Lan Jingkuang finally spoke slowly, "As long as Qingyan still possesses the Rainbow Divine Pearl, there's still a chance."

Upon hearing this, Yue Manlan's eyes brightened, and she hurriedly asked, "Is it true? Is there still a glimmer of hope?"

Lan Jingkuang nodded, "Right now, we are the ones imprisoned while Qingyan is still free. It proves her identity as the inheritor of the Rainbow Divine Pearl, which holds some weight. If Qingyan can make a strong appeal on our behalf, perhaps there's still a chance."

"That's right, Qingyan is safe for now." Yue Manlan murmured to herself, "Each successor of the Rainbow Divine Pearl should be the Clan Master of the Lan family. Even if Baili Hongzhuang and the others have appeared, theoretically, it shouldn't change anything."

Yue Manlan clasped her hands together, pacing in place, trying to convince herself.

They were currently only imprisoned, and the exact punishment hadn't been decided yet, so they still had a glimmer of hope.

In contrast to the hopeful expectations of Lan Jingkuang and the others, Yue Siqing's face was ashen.

She thought she would never see Mu Jinse again in her lifetime, but she hadn't expected that when they met again, Mu Jinse would appear in such a state, giving her a tremendous blow.

In the past few decades, he had always been the victor. Who could have imagined such a dramatic reversal?

Just the thought of Situ Yan and Mu Jinse living happily together in the future made her heart burn with jealousy.

So now, not only were Situ Yan and Mu Jinse reunited, but even their daughter and son-in-law were by their side. How could this be possible?

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