Chapter 883: Rules Are Meant to Be Broken

He knew that Lady Lan had a son, who lived in Xi Ji Shengyu and was named Fu Hanxiu, but he had never met him and didn't care about his own wife or other men's children.

Now upon seeing him, he was greatly surprised; Fu Hanxiu was nothing like he had imagined.

This person's appearance was naturally fine, but what shocked him was his demeanor, which was in no way inferior to the flamboyant figures he had encountered among the top sects and families of Xuyu.

This person, just what is his background?

Lan Chuzhuang forcibly suppressed his thoughts, deciding to wait until after today's Heaven-Reaching Grand Assembly, then investigate Fu Hanxiu properly again.

Ye Qingran stood up and, from the Wine House of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, looked down upon Lan Chuzhuang and his wife below.

"Not going down."

Ye Qingran refused without a second thought.

Just because Lady Lan tells them to go down, they have to go down? Who does she think she is?

Lady Lan's face darkened; she was about to speak when Lan Chuzhuang stopped her.

"Why are you stopping me?"

Lan Chuzhuang frowned, "Watch your surroundings; later the Divine Envoy of the Divine Hall will come, and it would be bad if he saw you."

Lady Lan gritted her teeth, "Are we really just going to let them behave so recklessly?"

"Leave it to me." Lan Chuzhuang adjusted his expression, his tone gentle: "Hanxiu, if there's anything, we'll talk later; you all come down from the Heaven-Reaching Tower first."

"Lan Family Head, I think we've made ourselves quite clear—we're not coming down!"

"Ye Qingran, what gives you the right to speak here?" Lady Lan shouted.

"Miss, the Heaven-Reaching Grand Assembly is about to start; if you continue to be obstinate, delaying the auspicious time, can you bear the consequences?"

Lan Chuzhuang said in a deep voice.

Inside the Heaven-Reaching Tower, some family members began to echo, merely reminding Ye Qingran to know her place, or telling her group to be sensible and get lost quickly.

Ye Qingran leaned on the railing, glanced into the distance, and chuckled: "Lan Family Head, that's really funny. How have we delayed the auspicious time? Go ahead and start; or are you saying the Heaven-Reaching Grand Assembly can't begin unless the Lan family stands on this Heaven-Reaching Tower?"

That sentence not only left the Lan family speechless, but many people on the Heaven-Reaching Road also suddenly understood.

The Lan family seemingly doesn't need to stand on the Heaven-Reaching Tower; the Heaven-Reaching Grand Assembly can proceed as usual!

So why, before, did they have the Lan family members go up to the ninth floor of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, looking down on everyone like emperors?

Lan Chuzhuang's face finally turned grim; he hadn't expected Ye Qingran to be so difficult to deal with.

"If that's the case, then don't blame the Lan family for being impolite."

Ye Qingran shrugged, "What a nice show of courtesy before force, Lan Family Head—bring it on."

The Lan family sent another wave charging forward, but they couldn't even touch Ye Qingran and her companions, let alone drive them out of the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

Hua Luo was in a good mood today.

He ran a hand through his lustrous black hair and finally wasn't so depressed.

Great, he finally stopped losing hair.

Well, the next time he sees that young lady, he'll definitely thank her properly.

He walked up to the Heaven-Reaching Tower, saw a commotion ahead, and upon closer look realized someone had started a conflict.

"What's going on? Why are they fighting?"

Upon hearing that Hua Luo had arrived, Lan Chuzhuang's expression changed instantly.

"Divine Consciousness Sir!"

"It's like this: these people insist on occupying the ninth floor of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, preventing our Heaven-Reaching Grand Assembly from continuing."

Hua Luo blinked and asked, "Do we really have to go to the upper assembly to continue?"

That question left Lan Chuzhuang speechless.

"Divine Envoy, this is a rule passed down from our ancestors!"

Hua Luo nodded, looked up, and said, "Huh? Is it you?"

Ye Qingran blinked and said, "You know me?"

No way—she changed clothes yesterday, wore a veil, and spoke in a falsetto; Hua Luo doesn't seem that sharp, so how could he recognize her?

"Aren't you that divine doctor from yesterday?" Hua Luo wore an expression of 'I saw through you long ago.' "Oh, I remember your aura."

Ye Qingran: "......"

She must be a dog's offspring, right?

"Heh, you're really impressive!"

Hua Luo gave an embarrassed smile, "Actually, I should thank you—you cured my hair loss!"

What?

Everyone was dumbfounded.

How could a Divine Envoy have hair-loss troubles?

Isn't that something only ordinary people suffer from?

"You're welcome. This is what I should do. As you know, I'm just a helpful good person." Having been recognized, Ye Qingran had no choice but to admit it openly.

Hua Luo nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Ye Qingran's words. She really is a good person.

"Divine Envoy, do you know each other?"

Lan Chuzhuang's eyes kept flickering.

"Yes." Hua Luo nodded, "But you don't need to worry—I won't turn a blind eye just because she helped me."

Lan Chuzhuang let out a sigh of relief.

"Miss, the Lan Family Head also said that holding the Heaven-Reaching Grand Assembly upstairs is an ancestral rule; would you please come down first so they can finish the assembly?"

After hearing that, the Lan family members looked at Ye Qingran and her companions with eyes full of contempt.

The Divine Envoys have spoken, yet they don't believe Ye Qingran and her group would dare not listen.

You should know, behind the divine envoy stands the whole temple; even in Xuyu they are a powerful presence!

"Rules, aren't they meant to be broken?" Ye Qingran said lightly. "Besides, their rule makes no sense at all—why does holding a grand gathering require being on Tongtian Lou? Is there something special about this place? Or does the Lan family just enjoy the feeling of looking down on all mountains?"

Everyone on Tongtian Lu knows that Tongtian Lou has nothing special about it.

The Lan family likes to sit at the highest point during the Tongtian Grand Gathering, looking down on all beings, just to show off their family status.

"Lan Family Head, does Tongtian Lou have anything special?" Hua Luo asked, looking at Lan Chuzhuang.

"This..." Lan Chuzhuang couldn't answer this question.

Tongtian Lou is just a building—nothing more than the most luxurious building on Tongtian Lu, that's all!

"Divine Envoy, it's like this—we are also showing respect to the guides of Xuyu, that's why..."

Lan Chuzhuang wanted to forcefully explain, but before he could finish, Hua Luo cut him off.

"If that's what you think, then there's no need—those guides don't care about these things at all."

Lan Chuzhuang choked up instantly.

"Did you hear that? Lan Family Head, the Divine Envoy said it—you're the same wherever you are, and you won't anger the guides, so just stay downstairs!"

Lan Chuzhuang and Lady Lan felt as if they had eaten a fly, their faces grim to the extreme.

Every year, the Lan family's Tongtian Grand Gathering takes place in the best spot on the ninth floor; this year they can't even get onto the ninth floor, let alone enter Tongtian Lou?

How unreasonable!

"Ye Qingran, don't go too far!"

Lan Ling Wang's face was just as grim.

He had been looking forward to the annual Tongtian Grand Gathering the most, yet Ye Qingran and her group ruined his mood—how could he not be angry?

"Divine Envoy, the view up there is nice, perfect for drinking while facing the wind—would you like to come up and have a drink with us?"

Hua Luo pondered for a moment, then nodded.

He felt he should indeed raise a cup to the girl who cured his hair, as a token of thanks.

Thus, under everyone's gaze, Hua Luo walked toward Tongtian Lou and went up to the ninth floor.