Distracted, she almost missed bobbing a quick thanks for Lan Wangji's praise, but his calm words brought her back to the moment. "You mean this guy really is the patriarch of Yiling?"
He wasn't that old. But doubt wouldn't get her any closer to her goal, so she visibly put the matter to one side. The important thing was that both had their benefits, and they clearly weren't phrasing it as a test. The Lan were a well-known and well-respected clan, with several family members aboard, but...
"Never mind all of that. Wouldn't it be bad if your name ended with you? I can be a Wei, it isn't as though you aren't a part of the Lan clan. If you take teacher's name one day, I can change too!"
Maybe she liked the idea of having a name people feared, okay?
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Distracted, she almost missed bobbing a quick thanks for Lan Wangji's praise, but his calm words brought her back to the moment. "You mean this guy really is the patriarch of Yiling?"
He wasn't that old. But doubt wouldn't get her any closer to her goal, so she visibly put the matter to one side. The important thing was that both had their benefits, and they clearly weren't phrasing it as a test. The Lan were a well-known and well-respected clan, with several family members aboard, but...
"Never mind all of that. Wouldn't it be bad if your name ended with you? I can be a Wei, it isn't as though you aren't a part of the Lan clan. If you take teacher's name one day, I can change too!"
Maybe she liked the idea of having a name people feared, okay?