Chapter 139: The Brothel and the Teahouse (3)

Speaking of this, the Ye family had very cleverly handed the Alchemy Academy of Ye Family Academy over to Ye Lang. What would be the point of having such an alchemical genius if they did not make use of him? That would be a terrible waste!

As for Ye Lang, he merely planned a few things—the design of the alchemy laboratories, the preparation of alchemy textbooks, lists of alchemical materials, and so on—before tossing everything back to Seventh Brother to handle. Then he went off to amuse himself at his teahouse.

At the same time, because of Ye Lang’s reputation among the imperial alchemists, some of them abandoned their exalted positions and came here to help him manage the Alchemy Academy, as well as to study alchemy alongside him.

Ye Lang’s alchemy made them feel as though a new path appeared every day, pushing the art of alchemy to ever greater heights.

Since everyone knew about Ye Lang’s alchemical abilities, they naturally refused to let him off the hook. He was assigned to participate in the academy rankings as well as the alchemy competition. As far as the alchemy competition was concerned, everyone felt that victory was already firmly in their grasp.

Ye Lang agreed to participate. However, although he had agreed, he refused to train. Whenever the competition began, he would simply show up and wander around for a while.

No one objected to this. After all, no one could teach Ye Lang anything about alchemy. Even the imperial alchemists were incapable of doing so…

Back to the scene—

“I know that, but why are you still here?” Ye Lan Yu asked, slightly annoyed.

If Ye Lang had truly forgotten, then he certainly deserved a scolding. But that was not the situation at all.

“Aren’t you leaving tomorrow? Did you change it to today?” Ye Lang asked in confusion. “Why didn’t anyone tell me?”

“No, we’re still leaving tomorrow!” Ye Lan Yu replied.

“Then I’ll keep singing!” Ye Lang answered at once. Since nothing had changed, there was no problem. They could keep dancing, and he could keep singing…

“Ye Lang!” Ye Lan Yu called out through clenched teeth. The look on her face made it obvious that she was furious.

“What is it?” Ye Lang asked. He did not want Ye Lan Yu to be angry, but he could not understand why she was upset. He was completely bewildered.

“We’re leaving tomorrow, and today all you care about is singing your opera here? Don’t you have anything to say?” Ye Lan Yu looked at Ye Lang, her eyes clearly conveying a message: she had already made herself perfectly clear, and now he had better figure out what to do.

Ye Lang straightened up. Under everyone’s expectant gazes, he said very seriously, “Sister, Little Seven, Fatty, go in peace. I’ll miss you!”

Thud!

Thud!

…

The Seventh Princess and Ye Lan Yu each struck Ye Lang on the head at the same time, while Zhen Xiaoyan merely watched from the side, seeming to feel a little sorry for him.

“What do you think we’re going to do, go and die?” Ye Lan Yu pinched Ye Lang’s cheek. “Tell me, are you hoping we’ll die so no one will bother you anymore?”

“No. If you died, I’d be sad,” Ye Lang replied.

Although it sounded like an ordinary statement, it stirred something inexplicable in the hearts of the three girls. Looking at Ye Lang’s slightly foolish face, Ye Lan Yu smiled, kissed him, and said, “You silly boy! I won’t die before you. If I died, I wouldn’t be able to look after you anymore!”

“Impossible. You’re older than me, so you’ll definitely die before I do!” Ye Lang shook his head.

“…”

“Forget it. I’m not discussing this with you. Come shopping with your sister!” Ye Lan Yu pulled Ye Lang along, preparing to leave.

“No!” Ye Lang refused out of habit, then quickly retreated a long way.

“…”

Helpless, Ye Lan Yu could only coax him. “Be good. This time, your sister won’t force you to do anything. You only need to come along with me.”

“I don’t want to go. I’m going to rehearse with Liu Feiyan. Su San…” Ye Lang began to sing.

“You’re not going anywhere! Can’t you rehearse at some other time, you little rascal? In the past, when your cousin was leaving, you even gave yourself time off specially to accompany her shopping and have fun. Now that I’m leaving, you act as though you don’t care at all!” Ye Lan Yu was displeased. She was jealous.

“How can you compare the two? She’s different. I only see her once every few years, while I see you every day. Even if you leave this time, we’ll see each other again in six months at most.” Ye Lang could not understand why there was anything to compare.

“Six months? Are you planning to come and find us early? Didn’t you say you would only arrive after playing until the very end?” Ye Lan Yu pressed him.

According to the dates of the competition, there were still roughly nine months to go. In other words, Ye Lang intended to arrive three months early.

“Is that not allowed? Then forget it. I was originally planning to go over there and have some fun first. I’ll just stick to the original plan instead.” Ye Lang sounded a little disappointed, as though he thought Ye Lan Yu did not want him to come early.

“Who said it wasn’t allowed? Of course it is. Remember, you have to come early. We’ll be waiting for you in the Holy City!” Ye Lan Yu said immediately, the smile at the corners of her eyes utterly captivating.

It was the most genuine and joyful smile imaginable!

“Mm! As long as I don’t get lost, I’ll arrive in six months…” Ye Lang nodded and answered with great seriousness.

“…”

Getting lost…

That was a serious problem. If this scatterbrain lost his way, there was no telling whether he would arrive even ten years later. The matter had to be dealt with!

And so, the three girls began discussing the problem right there.

Chattering away, they spoke so rapidly that Ye Lang could not make out what they were saying. He took the opportunity to try to escape. However, before he had even taken a single step, he realized that Ye Lan Yu had grabbed him by the collar.

Trying to escape? Not a chance!

Ye Lan Yu shot Ye Lang a sideways glance, signaling him to stay put, then continued discussing the matter with the other two girls.

“Good. That’s what we’ll do! To prevent you from getting lost, we’ve decided to take you with us. We’ll undergo our training, while you can go out and play!” Ye Lan Yu proposed a plan she had mentioned before.

Since she had brought it up previously but it had not become the final arrangement, it had naturally been rejected by someone!

“Hehe, no! I refuse to go with you women. It’ll be too troublesome!” Ye Lang stated his reason plainly and decisively.

Naturally, Ye Lan Yu and the Seventh Princess were furious. They tried every method they could think of, but none of them could change Ye Lang’s mind.

In Ye Lang’s mind, women were practically synonymous with trouble!

“We won’t interfere with you. Even if we wanted to, we couldn’t. You only need to follow our route and meet up with us every few days,” Ye Lan Yu said.

In truth, the plan was quite feasible. Ye Lang could travel wherever he wanted while remaining under Ye Lan Yu’s supervision. If there were no other considerations, he would not have minded. He did not want to be separated from Ye Lan Yu for too long, either.

In fact, he was still very attached to his sister.

The problem was that he had to find Tiger Girl first. Their routes were completely different, so they could not travel together.

“No. I’m going to find Tiger Girl!” Ye Lang said bluntly.

To be continued…