Lan Zhan hurried across the cyan jade steps at the back of the imperial city and made his way briskly to the Cliff of Repentance. The two female guards at the gate bowed upon seeing him. "Greetings, Second Prince."
"Open the door," Lan Zhan said in a deep voice.
The stone door slowly opened to reveal Lan Xinyu, who was sitting idly on a stone bed, fidgeting with the Jade Pendant at her waist. Seeing her second brother return so soon, her eyes lit up and she immediately hopped off the bed. "Second Brother! Is Father going to let me out?"
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