1389 Reliable?
Li Lanfeng’s smile broke a little when he noticed that Ling Lan’s expression was still frosty. He conceded in the end “Fine, it’s my fault. I’m willing to make up for my mistake. I’ll take care of all your meals from now on, is that alright?”
“At least, you’re smart when it comes to appeasing me,” Ling Lan replied in satisfaction. If Li Lanfeng didn’t dare to admit his mistake, she would definitely drag him to the training room next door and teach him a good lesson.
Her att.i.tude must be too good recently. All of them were starting to rebel.
Li Lanfeng laughed softly when he heard this. He carried a pile of plates and chopsticks and left Ling Lan’s room.
The moment he stepped out of the door, Li Lanfeng’s smile curled up even higher. He appeared a little arrogant.
His immaculate scheme allowed his plan of pursuit to finally go on full gear. First, he gave Han Xuya and Luo Chao some work to do so they didn’t have to stay with Ling Lan all the time. Now, without them constantly reminding him that Ling Lan had two fiancées, he would be able to imprint himself deeper into Ling Lan’s heart without interruption.
He now had more time to spend with Ling Lan with him being in charge of Ling Lan’s three meals.
Li Lanfeng never thought of just making breakfast and lunch for Ling Lan. He was so greedy that he wanted to take care of her dinner too. He wanted Ling Lan to fall in love with his cooking. It would be the best if Ling Lan got addicted to his cooking. That way, Ling Lan wouldn’t be able to leave him for his entire life.
Since he had already decided to chase a husband that had a difficulty grade of SSS+, Li Lanfeng knew that he had to use all kinds of methods while using a multi-p.r.o.nged approach to break down the defenses in Ling Lan’s heart.
Li Lanfeng never thought that he would fail. To win or die trying. He would either live a loving life with Ling Lan or die.
Ling Lan didn’t know that the strategist she trusted the most actually had such ‘evil thoughts’ towards her. She didn’t have much experience with romantic relations.h.i.+ps, so she didn’t notice the ‘bad intentions’ behind Li Lanfeng’s current actions.
After half a year of reorganisation, Ling Lan finally took control of most of Lord Gen’s territory. She took care of all those people and factions that had evil underlying intentions. Of course, this kind of reorganisation resulted in a series of bloodbath.
The people that acted were mostly Luo Lang, Zhao Jun, Tang Ningyu, and Mu Chaoran. Their methods when executing these bloodbaths were merciless and vicious. Soon, their feared name started to spread across the Lawless Lands, and soon they were deemed as the Four Heavenly Kings.
No one knew the names of these executioners, so they were given t.i.tles that used their individual unique appearance to differentiate them.
They were: Pretty Heavenly King (Luo Lang), Violent Heavenly King (Zhao Jun), Cold Heavenly King (Tang Ningyu), and Smiling Heavenly King (Mu Chaoran).
All the leaders of the various factions in the Lawless Lands knew about the Four Heavenly Kings. They were Lord Gen’s most trusted confidants. Although there were ten guardians at the rainbow palace, they belonged to the previous Lord Gen, so they obviously would need some time to win over the trust of the new Lord Gen. The only guardian that the current Lord Gen trusted more was Ji Ming. Even Yu Shangfei, who accepted the new Lord Gen right at the start, lost to Ji Ming in terms of the trust given to them by Lord Gen.
Everyone thought that Yu Shangfei would be unwilling to accept this unfair treatment and would argue for his fair share of trust, but unexpectedly, Yu Shangfei voluntarily took a step back and listened to Ji Ming like a subordinate would. The other guardians of the rainbow palace were extremely astounded when they saw such a scene. It should be known that when they were still following the previous Lord Gen, Yu Shangfei was the right hand man while Ji Ming was more on the sidelines.
They didn’t know that the reason Yu Shangfei suppressed his unhappiness was because he didn’t have any confidence to outperform Ji Ming. Who told him to turn his coat on Ling Lan so early on. Although the new Lord Gen had told him to redeem himself by good service and didn’t really punish him, the initial wrong move caused him to lose Ling Lan’s trust. If he wanted to turn the tides around, he needed to perform well in the future.
During such a situation where his position was unstable, how would he dare to create any trouble? He had to tuck his tail between his legs and keep a low profile.
The old and new of the rainbow palace had a harmonious relations.h.i.+p with each other. Surprisingly, they actually didn’t engage in internal strife, and it was all because the new Lord Gen didn’t discriminate against the followers of the previous Lord Gen. Although he didn’t really trust them, he still allowed them to remain in their positions while building a few new powerful teams to let his close confidants be the leaders.
When distributing miscellaneous missions, he still used the old guards. When he needed to strike hard and suppress those restless factions, he would use his confidants.
Since the Four Heavenly Kings were really young, everyone including the other 12 Lords, were waiting to see them make a laughing stock out of themselves. They wanted to see Ling Lan failing and embarra.s.sing himself. However, although these four young men were young, their strength were on par with t.i.tled domain realm formidable warriors like them. Not only did they complete the missions Ling Lan a.s.signed to them, they also earned a feared name for themselves.
The people that didn’t take the new Lord Gen to heart didn’t dare to underestimate him anymore after seeing the performance of these four young men.
But, in the Lawless Lands, peace was only temporary, and soon, Ling Lan and her men welcomed their first problem.
“Are you saying that the goods that we transported back this time were s.n.a.t.c.hed by Lord Li’s men?” Ling Lan was shocked when she heard the emergency report by Ji Ming.
Ji Ming nodded. “Based on the timeline, it’s time for a battle royale.”
Hearing the term, Ling Lan remembered the information she tidied up a few days ago. She raised her eyebrows and said, “A scuffle every three months, a battle every six months, and battle royale every year?”
“Yes. In the past few months, because of your new position, our people suppressed themselves very much. Hence, the scuffle didn’t happen…” Ji Ming replied.
“So, will it be a battle or battle royale?” Ling Lan needed to ask clearly. There was a difference between a battle and battle royale. If she didn’t know which one it was, she might make the wrong decision.
“Based on their movements, it should be a battle royale. However, you just succeeded the throne, so I don’t know what the other lords are thinking.” Ji Ming wasn’t very clear on the procedures when it came to the matters of a new lord, since there had not been a change in the 13 Lords since he came here.
“A battle is a fight with one party, while battle royale is an all for nothing brawl with everyone involved.” Ling Lan knocked on the handle of the ice throne and quickly started thinking of a solution.
“Let’s discuss our plans on the basis that it will be a battle royale.” At this moment, a gentle voice suggested behind her. It was Li Lanfeng who came in to send her lunch.
“Okay, let’s do that.” Ling Lan felt that this was the safer option. She nodded and said with a cold expression, “Ji Ming, immediately bring four guardians and the battle teams under them to the battlefield at the borders. Let them enjoy a good fight with Lord Li’s men.”
“Yes, Lord Gen,” Ji Ming said excitedly. Without a doubt, this order meant that Lord Gen trusted him completely. Lord Gen gave him the right to command all the battle teams. Only a confidant could do this.
Li Lanfeng looked at Ji Ming’s back as he left the palace happily. Then, he retracted his gaze and turned to look at Ling Lan. He asked, “Is he reliable?”
Li Lanfeng left the Lawless Lands for a long time so he didn’t have a clear understanding of the old guards like Ji Ming and Yu Shangfei. Plus, Li Lanfeng was also a very suspicious person. Besides Ling Lan, he would suspect anyone else, much less trust them.
“You can give him about 60% of your trust. That’s enough,” Ling Lan replied indifferently.
This was Ling Lan. She never totally trusted anyone. She just knew how to put them to good use.