"Have you ever thought about leaving the empire and seeing the outside world?"
"My family won't let me."
When this matter was mentioned, Nalan Yanran suddenly became as deflated as a balloon.
"Family members..."
Yun Yun felt a little sad.
Sometimes she also wanted to travel around the outside world, to travel around the northwest continent, and to Zhongzhou.
But she couldn't abandon the entire sect.
Yunshan didn't have much time left, so he hastily handed over the sect and went into seclusion in the mountains. To this day, no one knows whether he is alive or dead.
How is she going to...
You must learn to calm down, turn a blind eye to the wonderful world, learn to be kind, and shave off all those youthful and childish things... If a bird is caged for too long, it will not be able to fly.
Yun Yun glanced at Nalan Yanran again and couldn't help but look at him.
This girl was even more stubborn than she was before, much more stubborn. Only then did she realize how annoying she was before.
"If it were you, you should be able to fly..."
"Ah? I'm just a Dou Zhi Qi, how can I fly?"
"Birds are watching in the bird's nest. The little birds can indeed fly out and go wherever they want to go." Yun Yun said unclearly and reached out to touch her head. Nalan Yanran did not resist much.
She didn't understand what the elder sister said, but she could feel that she was suddenly a little depressed, so it would be nice to comfort her.
"Want to go for a walk?" Yun Yun suddenly asked.
"Now?"
"Yes, right now."
Yun Yun smiled and stood up: "Aren't you paying close attention to the disciple-taking ceremony? Then come closer and take a look. Or, do you want to go somewhere else?"
"Isn't this too bad?"
Seeing that Nalan Yanran was somewhat moved, the maid was numb: "Miss!" If anything happened, she would not be able to escape the blame.
"Don't worry!" Nalan Yanran waved her hand nonchalantly, "I won't run too far, just wait here!"
"Isn't the sect leader coming yet?" Nalan Yanran sat on the steps, swaying back and forth with his face against the sword.
Although there was someone to chat with, she still felt a little bored waiting.
"If you're tired, just sit down and take a rest." Yun Yun smiled.
"Ah? Won't the Sect Master be angry?"
"No."
"That's good~" Nalan Yanran sat down as expected, "It's very cold and a little hard. Why does the Sect Master like this kind of seat?"
"The Sect Master doesn't like it either~"
"Then why not change it?"
"Would you abandon your home and go on a journey?"
"There's no connection between the two..." Nalan Yanran complained.
"Then let me ask you this in a different way." Yun Yun took off her hood, revealing the hairpin she had just put on her head. Her expression was a little serious. "Will you abandon the Nalan family?"
Nalan Yanran was asked so suddenly that he didn't know what to do for a moment: "What?"
"Once you join the Yunlan Sect, you will be a member of the Yunlan Sect from now on."
"But I am the daughter of the Nalan family." Nalan Yanran frowned.
Yun Yun said to herself: "From now on, I will change my surname to 'Yun'..."
"Why? So many people don't have to change!"
"Yes, but you need it." Yun Yun's expression was very serious.
Nalan Yanran stared at her quietly without saying a word, as if she were thinking or observing.
Yun Yun waited for a long time, and Nalan Yanran said, "Your clothes are very beautiful."
"I can give it to you if you like it."
There was another silence.
"Are you the leader of the Yunlan Sect?"
"That's right."
"My name is Nalan Yanran. I am the daughter of the Nalan family and a disciple of the Yunlan Sect. Is there anything wrong?"
"I was born to my father and grew up in Nalan. Why do I have to change my surname?" Nalan Yanran stood up angrily and took the position of the sect leader.
"So you're giving up on your goal?" Yun Yun asked a question that struck her soul.
Nalan Yanran was a little flustered, but in the end, she slowly lowered her head and bit her lip, stubbornly saying, "Birds always recognize their nests!"
The last sound echoed in the empty hall for a long time.
Gradually, a few low sobs were heard, but then quickly stopped.
Afraid of being discovered.
Yun Yun walked up the steps and sat on the stone seat: "Isn't it uncomfortable to endure it?"
"What's it to you!?" Nalan Yanran wiped his face.
"Don't you want to fight for the best? Now it's right in front of you, are you willing to give it up like this?"
Yun Yun patted her back and motioned her to sit down: "You have to remember that all choices have a price tag. The world is not your wishful thinking."
"You have to learn to compromise instead of acting on your temper."
It seemed like she was speaking to Nalan Yanran, but also like she was speaking to herself.
"Master!"
Nalan Yanran suddenly raised her head, her red eyes revealing her stubbornness: "But if I really give up the Nalan family... wouldn't the Yunlan Sect be the same?!"
"You..." Yun Yun's pupils shrank, and her lips moved, but no sound came out.
"Oh"
Nalan Yanran wiped her face and smiled: "I like better ones - within my reach."
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