Chapter 273: The More Lovers, the More Impressive
J-join them?!
Lan Ying’s words shocked Yu An far more than the sight of them both appearing at once.
What an outrageous thing to say!
’And Lan Ying... seriously, how could he just say something like that so casually!’
Seeing Yu An staring blankly, looking completely thunderstruck, Lan Yin gave a helpless smile. "Alright, alright, I’ll stop teasing you."
He pulled the clothes from the bed, his fishtail transforming back into a pair of legs. He got dressed, then pulled Yu An down to sit beside him on the edge of the bed.
"An’an, I have something to tell you."
Lan Yin hesitated, as if he was having trouble finding the words. But when he met Yu An’s questioning gaze, he finally began to speak.
"An’an, as you can see, Lan Ying and I are in separate bodies right now. But it’s only temporary. Once we leave here, we’ll have to share a body again."
"We probably can’t leave with you," Lan Ying added. "An’an, after we entered this Illusion Realm, our little trick was discovered by the temple. We have to go back immediately."
"The temple?"
Yu An froze. A moment later, a stone statue of a Merfolk materialized on the previously empty ground. The whole scene felt strangely familiar!
She blurted out, "You’re just like Mo Yan, from the Upper Divine Hall? You came to the Beastman World to follow the Phoenix, who was brought here by the Heaven and Earth Stone to undergo a trial?"
Lan Yin and Lan Ying exchanged a look, both falling silent.
’Just like Mo Yan?’
Hearing Yu An’s words, they suddenly remembered that among the Five Great Divine Palaces that guarded the Heaven and Earth Stone, one was indeed protected by the Serpent Clan.
’Could the Guardian of that temple be Mo Yan?!’
Well, once they exchanged information, it was confirmed.
"So," Lan Ying said, a hint of grievance in his voice, "An’an, back then it wasn’t just me and Lan Yin you were involved with. You got involved with that damn snake, too, didn’t you!"
After entering the Illusion Realm and regaining their memories, the two recalled the events of their past lives. As Guardians, they couldn’t take a single step outside the temple. Yu An had been the one to walk into their world, and she had made both of them fall for her at the same time.
When the Heaven and Earth Stone brought them to the Beastman World for their trial, they had decisively chosen to follow her. Unfortunately, the temple could not be left unguarded.
They racked their brains and came up with a brilliant idea: as the only twins among the Guardians of the Five Great Divine Palaces, one of them could stay behind in the temple.
So, when Lan Yin was out controlling their body, Lan Ying would appear in the temple, and vice versa.
To them, the temple was a dull and dreary prison, a place where they never saw the light of day. As a result, the two of them constantly fought for control of their body.
After hearing the whole story, Yu An had only one question. "Wait, let me ask you something. Besides Mo Yan and you two, who are the other Guardians of the Five Great Divine Palaces?"
Hearing the number five gave her a bad feeling.
"Besides us, there’s a dumb tiger, a silly wolf, and..."
Lan Ying frowned slightly. "We’re not too sure about the last one."
Lan Yin guessed, "An’an, if the tiger is Feng Xuan and the wolf is Han Li, then the last one has to be Ao Wu, right?"
Come to think of it, they had never heard who the Guardian of the fifth temple was, so they couldn’t be sure if it was Ao Wu.
"All four of them match up, so I think it has to be Ao Wu."
Lan Ying thought for a moment. "So, you’re saying that besides the two of us, An’an, you went after the other four, too?"
Yu An rubbed the tip of her nose, feeling a little awkward. But on second thought, ’So what?’
She put her hands on her hips and declared proudly, "That’s a testament to my skill! Besides, as the old saying goes, the more lovers, the more magnificent!"
Lan Yin: "..."
Lan Ying: "..."
Getting back on topic, Yu An coolly agreed to their departure.
"Go on, go on. Just like with Mo Yan, wait for me. I’ll come find you."
Just as with Mo Yan, it was Lan Yin and Lan Ying who were reluctant to part, not her. They sat on either side of Yu An, holding her hands, their attachment clear in their touch.
Both of them had excellent eyesight, and they immediately spotted the necklace around Yu An’s neck.
The Ink Serpent Necklace. One look was all it took to know it was from Mo Yan.
’We have to give her a gift, too!’
They both sized Yu An up from head to toe. Just as she was starting to feel creeped out by their intense stares, they finally decided on a gift.
’Hmm, An’an’s ears are bare. And she has two of them. It’s perfect. We can each give her one stud earring.’
This was Lan Yin’s idea. He often read books on jewelry design in Yu An’s Space, and stud earrings were an accessory he had seen in them.
"Stud earrings? But I don’t have my ears pierced."
Yu An touched her earlobes. ’I actually had them pierced in the post-apocalyptic world, but I lost the piercings when I came back here.’
’But I have the tools!’
She took out her ear-piercing kit, and the three of them huddled together to examine it.
In the end, all three of them got their ears pierced. Lan Yin and Lan Ying each created a pair of stud earrings, giving one to Yu An and keeping the other for himself.
On Yu An’s earlobes now sat a water-blue pearl stud and a blood-red pearl stud. They actually looked quite good.
"Oh, right," she suddenly remembered. "I’ll bring Zaizai out so you can see them one last time. Mo Yan left so suddenly earlier that he didn’t even get to say goodbye to them."
"Don’t," Lan Yin said, placing a hand over hers. "An’an, it’s better if we don’t. Xiao Yu won’t care whether I’m here or not anyway."
Lan Ying wholeheartedly agreed.
He would much rather spend a little more time with Yu An than say goodbye to Zaizai.
Yu An couldn’t help but laugh. "How could that be? Xiao Yu adores you both."
’Even though they say they don’t care, I know the Zaizai are very fond of their Beast Fathers.’
’Of course, not as much as they love me, their Female Mother!’
But since neither of them wanted to say goodbye to Zaizai, Yu An let it go.
One on each side, they firmly possessed her left and right hands. Thinking they would have to leave soon, Yu An let them get away with their little antics.
As the three of them talked, Lan Yin would occasionally steal a kiss, while Lan Ying would suddenly give her a light nip. Yu An felt like a ragdoll at their mercy.
These little antics continued for a long time. Yu An glanced at the time—an entire hour had passed, and the two of them still hadn’t left!
"Stop nipping me! When on earth are you two going to leave? It’s been a whole hour!"
Annoyed, Yu An pushed their heads away and gave each of them a light slap. ’You’re Merfolk, why are you acting like puppies!’
However, the slaps only earned her two pairs of mesmerized eyes.
"An’an, this cheek wants one too~"
Yu An was speechless. "Answer my question!"
"So fierce," Lan Ying muttered. "It should be soon, I think."
Lan Yin then added plaintively, "An’an, you really want us to leave that badly? You’re not going to miss us at all."
What could Yu An do in the face of their accusations?
She could only let them continue their little antics.
But simple antics no longer seemed to be enough for them. They exchanged a look, and their fingers nonchalantly grazed her waist.
Yu An jerked away as if shocked. "That tickles..."
"Sweet Female Master, indulge us one last time before we leave."
Lan Yin wrapped himself around her, breathing against her ear.
Lan Ying moved behind her, wrapping his arms around her shoulders.
A request like this before parting was one Yu An could grant. But there were two of them now, and they both had... *ahem*. Adding it all together...
It was very simple arithmetic, and Yu An did the math easily.
Would her poor back even survive?!