After seeing Zuo Yi walk away until he was completely submerged in darkness, Gao Ran turned around and stepped into the relatively bright street in front of him, and went straight to the backyard of the inn, ready to go back to his room to rest.

But she didn't think about it, but when she came to the room, she was surprised to find that the candles in the room had already been lit, and when she got closer, she could clearly see the candle shadows of the three people swaying with the candlelight and the shadows swaying on the door.

Although Gao Ran didn't know who the three people who were waiting for her in her room at this time were, but just because they could sit quietly in her room so fearlessly and wait for her to return, it was not difficult for her to think that there must be someone among those three who was no less than her in the Heavenly Pavilion. Otherwise, even if they were given ten dares, they would not dare to break into her room so rashly, and dare to sit in the room so arrogantly, without fear of being discovered, and the little two innkeepers would not let them go so freely.

Therefore, in just a moment, Gao Ran had basically guessed that there might be someone inside: if it wasn't for Qiu Yueze and Li Lin coming together, then one of them would have come, but for the rest of the others, she really couldn't guess who it would be for a while?

Gao Ran adjusted his breathing slightly, and only after he had regained his emotions and was ready to deal with the comers, did he slowly push open the door.

"Uncle Li, Mr. An, and ...... Who is this?"

"You're back. Come, let me introduce to you, this is the new head of the An family, the younger sister of the previous head of the An family, An Qi. Li Lin took the initiative to introduce Gao Ran to Gao Ran on behalf of An Lu, the true identity of the only person Gao Ran didn't know.

"What?

Gao Ran was a little surprised for a while, but when he saw that the new head of the family was actually accompanied by An Lu himself, he ruled out the suspicion that she might be in the wrong position. But......

"So, what about Yu'er? How did she react to this matter? All the elders of the An family who held real power also agreed? Although in the past, it was occasionally the case that the half-sister of the previous head of the family would succeed the head of the family, but after all, doing so would involve a change in the orthodoxy of the lineage in the future, could this matter really be resolved so smoothly?"

was questioned so bluntly by Gao Ran, An Qi first glanced at Gao Ran with a little reservation, and then glanced at An Lu and Li Lin respectively, but they all just nodded at her with certainty, but they were not surprised by Gao Ran's reaction, An Qi finally asked Gao Ran directly with confidence: "I don't know what Miss Gao Er's mind is?"

When Gao Ran heard this, he suddenly realized that he had lost his words just now. Although Li Lin and An Lu have known her for a long time, An Qi and her are the first time they have met.

"Oh, don't get me wrong. I understand, since even Chief An is willing to assist you, it must be the intention of the previous head of the An family. So, I never doubt your legitimacy. And I also believe that you must have inherited the will of the previous An family master, and what you really value is to protect An Jia and let An Jia survive for a longer time, so she would rather give up her own daughter and entrust you with the position of the head of the family and the entire An family behind it. - I understand.

"However, just as I can understand the unwavering will of Mr. An and the previous head of the An family, I also understand Yu'er's temperament: although she also values the interests of the An family, she cares more about her own gains and losses than the An family—not to mention the identity of being the only orthodox heir of the An family, which she has always been proud of?!

"Now that this has changed, I'm worried that it will be very difficult for you to find out how to place Yu'er in the future...... And as a friend of hers, it now seems that even if she doesn't take the initiative to come to me for help, I'm afraid I will have to take the initiative to meet her and make my position clear to her, as we agreed at the beginning......"

"Then Miss Sophomore might as well tell us about your position first?"

As soon as An Qi's words came out, Gao Ran realized that this was the real purpose of the three of them coming together this time: to know her true position, so that she could have a rough prediction of the future relationship between Tiange and the An family - as long as Qiu Yueze still treats her so specially, Tiange will always protect her, and if she insists on parting ways with the current An family, Tiange can only draw a line with the An family, and there is no guarantee that it will never be an enemy in the future......

Moreover, since this matter actually bothered Li Lin to come in person, it was naturally instructed by Qiu Yueze. Otherwise, Li Lin would never have made this trip by himself just to learn about Gao Ran's clear attitude - no matter how much he recognized her, she would not be able to bother him to go out in person as much as Qiu Yueze. What's more, she still owes him a favor.

- These are not only clear in Gao Ran's heart, but also the An family, which has cooperated closely with Tiange in recent years, is naturally also very clear, otherwise, the two elders who are now in the An family's senior power position will not be so active in meeting her juniors with Li Lin.

But Gao Ran did not answer An Qi's question immediately, but closed his eyes, and after thinking calmly for a while, he finally opened his eyes and looked at An Qi squarely, and replied:

"Don't worry, although I am friends with Yu'er, your An family's decision on who will succeed the new head of the family is your own family matter, and I don't want to interfere or interfere.

"I know that since you have come to inquire about my attitude on this matter, it means that Yu'er really cannot accept such an arrangement from the previous head of the family, and she must have done something because of this, which is why you have to come to me before her, in case I will help her to deal with you.

"But rest assured, as long as you don't stand in my way, even if it's just a standby and don't help, I won't be against you for anyone's sake. Naturally, I will not be kind enough to help you for no reason.

"In this way, when the things I need to do in Jiaoguo are taken care of, I will leave for Yunxiang to meet Yu'er. Although I cannot promise you before I meet her that I will be her enemy or side with you in the future, at least I can assure you that I will never participate in this legitimate struggle for the throne of your family for her sake.

"I don't know if I answer like this, is the head of the An family still satisfied?"

An Qi was a little surprised but a little relieved to look deeply at Gao Ran, who was sitting opposite her, and then looked at An Lu and Li Lin who were sitting on either side of her, but saw that they were not surprised by Gao Ran's statement, but nodded at her with a very positive attitude, An Qi finally put her mind at ease: "Okay, since this is the case, then we might as well make an agreement: as long as the head of the An family is not out of place, then please ask Tiange and Miss Gao 2 to make all kinds of statements about the An family in the future, all of which are subject to mine." How?"

"That's nature. This time, it was Li Lin who responded before Gao Ran.

Gao Ran had no choice but to follow him, and also echoed: "Naturally, the head of the An family can rest assured." ”

——

After the important matter was negotiated, Li Lin and Gao Ran sent An Qi and An Lu out together, and called Xiao Er to lead them to the upper room that had been prepared for them to rest.

After seeing them go away, Li Lin turned around and sat down again. When Gao Ran saw it, he naturally hurriedly closed the door with interest, and quickly returned to Li Lin's side, and sat down next to him.

"Gao Ran, although the Pavilion Master is far away in Yunxiang and can't know about your current actions in time, I can see it clearly!

"Uncle Li, don't worry, listen to me carefully with you first, if you are still angry after listening to my explanation, then you can just punish me. I will definitely be willing to accept the punishment, and I will never report to Qiu Yueze behind your back......"

"You...... Naughty!" Li Lin naturally knew that Gao Ran was joking with him when he said this, but he still made him angry or scolded.

"Okay, Uncle Li, I'm not joking, you listen to me slowly...... I know that in fact, as early as when you were preparing to build this inn, you worked the previous banana emperor. I also know that since you came here in person, you have finally allowed Tiange to start killing this branch of the Banana Country...... Far away, just since the inn officially opened, it should have helped the former Jiaohuang secretly get rid of a lot of the important chips he held in his eyes?—— I know that this must have been Qiu Yueze instructed you to do this.

"But the problem is that Qiu Yueze is far away in Yunxiang, and he doesn't fully understand the reality of the Banana Country now. It is true that on the surface, it is indeed that the previous Jiaohuang is more advantageous, and choosing to win him over is indeed more conducive to the development and growth of Tiange in the Banana Country in the future...... But even if it is the Heavenly Pavilion, there is still important information that is difficult for you to obtain, and it is precisely because of the lack of this part of the information that you can't see that the general trend of the Banana Emperor has actually gone!

"And what I've done in the past few months is not only for myself, but also to help Tiange complete that crucial transition ahead of schedule, and help Tiange choose the right ally to avoid being implicated by the previous Banana Emperor......

"What?!"

While Li Lin was shocked, he also remembered the information about the new movements of the major factions in the Banana Kingdom Imperial Court that had suddenly appeared in the alliance between the two factions due to the special succession change between the new family head and the An family. At that time, he only thought that the new information was just a record of some minor changes as usual, so he thought about putting it aside for the time being and looking at it later......

And now being reminded by Gao Ran, Li Lin realized that he may have missed a very important intelligence report due to a moment of negligence!

"What you just said may have been reported to me...... But I haven't had time to take care of it lately, so I've neglected it...... Tell me carefully, what the hell is going on, what important information did Tiange miss before?"

"Uncle Li, don't worry, you listen to me slowly......

"Actually, in this matter, you can't really blame Tiange for negligence, because the missing part of Tiange, in addition to being deliberately covered up by Gao Liwen's forces, which increases the difficulty of Tiange's investigation, there is also a part about the inside of the Medical Valley, which is naturally a category that Tiange is more difficult to reach. Therefore, this omission really can't blame Tiange for being unfavorable.

"And the reason why I chose to assist Ji Muqing is not only because in the long run, he is indeed more suitable to become a long-term ally with Tiange than the previous Jiaohuang, but also because he is the successor to the throne that my second uncle personally ordered and must be assisted by me......"

"Your second uncle?"

"Hmm. Don't hide it from Uncle Li, the first time I met these two uncles was after I went to the Medical Valley. At that time, I was forced to fall into an isolated and helpless situation, so I had to agree to the different requests of the previous Gu Master and the Second Uncle: I wanted to keep the Medical Valley, so as to prevent the Medical Valley from forming a bitter enmity with the Banana Imperial Court because of my Second Uncle's personal grievances, and then even the entire division was forced to fall into the revenge of the injustice that was difficult to end; Alas—anyway, I can't help myself......"

"Oh—I remember! I don't have all the information, but I know what happened...... Your second uncle, the second sister of the 'Medical Saint'...... Then she should be the only county lord who survived the massacre of the clan extermination that year, but was exiled outside the borders of Jiao Country - Ye Yu!"

"That's right, it's her!"

"Hmm...... I get it. Although it is true that these things you did were not your intention, you analyzed it well: if Ye Yu deliberately wanted to kill the Jiaohuang Emperor, and Yigu connived at her to do so, then even without your help to deal with the aftermath, the Jiaohuang Emperor would be gone, and he would inevitably suffer doom - the person targeted by Yigu was Tiange, and it would be difficult to keep ......"

"So, Uncle Li doesn't blame me?"

"Hmph, you're smart!" Facing Gao Ran's pretending to be stupid and cute in front of him at a very good time, Li Lin couldn't be fierce even if he was angry.

"Hehe, how dare I...... However, Uncle Li, since you don't care about the arrangements I made before, there is something right now, and I want to tell you about it first......

"What?"

Although both of them seemed to relax casually at this time, they both knew in their hearts that the seriousness of what was going to be discussed next was no less serious than what had happened before.