Chapter 662 — Lan Ling Arrives, Part Two
Years of Heartflutter · Page 1 of 2
"It's Lan Ling!" Yang Ce picked up the phone, glanced at the screen, and said.
"Hurry and answer it—looks like there's news from Lan Ling's side!" Xia Xue was excited too when she saw Lan Ling's call; after all, it represented hope.
Yang Ce nodded and picked up. "Lan Ling? How did it go?"
"Yang Ce, I'm sorry. I couldn't persuade the Blue Miao Stockade to commit the whole stockade to help you... I tried my best, but there was really no way." Lan Ling sounded distressed.
"Heh, it's all right. I expected this outcome long ago." Hearing her words, Yang Ce comforted her with a certain lightness. "Didn't you already tell me before? It's fine. I understand the situation of your Blue Miao Stockade."
"Mm, but never mind that—I've come to help you! I'm almost at the Strange Miao Stockade now. Once I arrive, I'll sneak in secretly, and the moment the fighting starts, I'll help from the sidelines!" Lan Ling said.
"What? You've come? All by yourself?" Yang Ce was startled at once, and touched as well—the Blue Miao Stockade had rejected Lan Ling's proposal, yet Lan Ling had come to the Strange Miao Stockade on her own!
"Mm, just me. I told you, didn't I? I'm going to fight alongside you!" Lan Ling said firmly.
"Haha! Fighting side by side!" Her words set Yang Ce's blood racing.
Yes—the two of them had met here, and in the end, they had returned here. It began here, and here it would end! Let us fight shoulder to shoulder and destroy the Right Elder!
"How are things on your end? Nothing's stirring here yet. The Strange Miao Stockade seems to be celebrating—is it because they've caught you?" Lan Ling asked.
"I can't say for sure, but that's probably it. The Right Elder is having his meal right now; the moment he finishes, I'll notify you," Yang Ce said.
"All right, I'll wait here for your word," Lan Ling said with a nod.
Yang Ce hung up and couldn't help a bitter smile. To be honest, he hadn't wanted Lan Ling to get involved, but she had already come—and knowing Lan Ling's temperament as he did, he knew there was absolutely no chance she would turn back now. She would have to be allowed to join in.
"What's wrong? Looking all glum—don't want your little sweetheart to take a risk?" Seeing Yang Ce's expression, Xia Xue felt an inexplicable surge of anger.
"Lan Ling—she ought to wait until the Blue Miao Stockade is ready and then strike together with them. She shouldn't have come here alone." Yang Ce nodded. "She's not like us. We have no certainty of success, but this is our mission, our duty! She's different—there's no need for her to get dragged into this."
"You're worrying about her?" Xia Xue snorted.
"What, jealous?" Looking at Xia Xue's expression, Yang Ce couldn't help but ask with a smile. The two of them locked in a cage together like this reminded him of that time they had both been held captive at the Wang family base—that time, too, the two of them had been like this, doing nothing but bickering back and forth.
"Me? Why would I be jealous of you?" Xia Xue snorted back.
"Heh, actually, I care about you too, you know. When everyone collapsed earlier, you were the first one I saved." Yang Ce shrugged and explained, a little helplessly.
"Hmph. Valuing beauty over friendship!" Xia Xue flung the judgment at Yang Ce.
"Huh?" Yang Ce stared wide-eyed, caught between laughter and tears. How had he somehow become the type to value beauty over friendship? He had clearly been comforting her, and this was the evaluation he got in return!
Liu Yu, Feng Yan, and Xiao Susu were all covering their mouths and snickering on the side. Seeing the two of them like this lightened the originally tense atmosphere considerably.
"What do you mean, 'huh'? Are you a duck? Quack quack."
Xia Xue glared at Yang Ce.
"Ahem, ahem..." Yang Ce coughed awkwardly. "Consider it unsaid."
Only after the Right Elder had eaten and drunk his fill did he and Chief Ku make their way toward the Strange Miao Stockade's prison cells.