Chapter 4043 — The Disappearance of the Young Junior Sister
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The root of this whole mess lay with that little creature. If it hadn't slipped out to steal a drink, Shangguan Lan'er would never have rashly followed it out. Otherwise, had she stayed within the heavily guarded bounds of the Chongtian Pavilion, these two masked men alone would never have had the chance to abduct her.
Still, recalling how the little thing had gone berserk after drinking spirit wine last time—that miraculous display—Shangguan Lan'er felt rather confident at heart. It had even bitten off Xu Lingchong's family jewels. Dealing with these two masked men, who didn't look especially strong, ought to be no problem at all, right?
One of the masked men glanced at her and said in a hoarse voice, clearly deliberately disguised: "Isn't it obvious? Kidnapping you, of course. Kidnapping a precious young lady like you—is that so strange?"
"Pfft. Kidnap me? Do you really think you'd dare go demand a ransom from my grandfather?" Shangguan Lan'er curled her lip in disdain. Even if her own strength was lacking, she could tell these two weren't crazily powerful. To try to lock horns with her grandfather Shangguan Tianxia was simply impossible.
"Who told you kidnapping is always about ransom? Hmph, spoiled young ladies like you are so ignorant!" the masked man retorted mockingly.
Shangguan Lan'er was instantly taken aback. Then the other masked man spoke—in a woman's voice that sounded rather familiar: "With that great obstacle Xu Lingchong out of the way, the leader can smoothly rise to the top this time and become Shangguan Tianxia's son-in-law before long!"
The male masked man shot her a glare, glanced cautiously at Shangguan Lan'er, then turned and snapped, "Don't talk nonsense!"
The female masked man was unperturbed. "What's there to be afraid of? Once the rice is cooked, do we really need to worry this little girl won't accept it? We're only doing this because we've no other choice. Otherwise, given how things stand between the leader and her—not bad, true—it's still far from enough to win Shangguan Tianxia's approval. His status just won't do, after all. Just a newcomer from the Yingxin Pavilion—he can't reach that high!"
As the two masked figures spoke, they kept watch on Shangguan Lan'er's expression—only to find that this little girl showed none of the puzzlement or sudden realization they had expected. Instead, she was looking at the two of them as though they were lunatics.
Were these two brain-damaged? What kind of garbled nonsense were they even spouting?
Shangguan Lan'er paid their words no mind at all. She merely stole a glance at the little curly-furred bear, discovered the little creature was snoring like thunder, and rolled her eyes in exasperation. Sleeping at a time like this—the little thing really couldn't be counted on!
Shangguan Lan'er was speechless, but the two masked men were even more speechless than she was. They had racked their brains to come up with that little speech and deliberately said it to her face—only for the girl to pay it no attention whatsoever. What could anyone do?
Who knew whether to call Shangguan Lan'er thick-skinned beyond measure or simply not very bright? Words with such an obvious pointed meaning—how could she hear them and have no reaction at all?
The two masked men exchanged a silent look, at a loss. They couldn't very well repeat the whole thing to her face again—that really would make them look insane.
And so they waited until the sun sank in the west. The two masked men went out to rest and eat, and another masked man came in to take their place. R1152