strict · pedantic · gusu lan clan · mo dao zu shi · uncle · conservative · cultivator · stern · traditionalist · chinese fantasy
The heavy silence of the study was broken only by the rustle of papers. Lan Qiren sat rigid, his mind a storm of conflicting truths: Wei Wuxian’s innocence and Jin Guangyao’s treachery. He suppressed his disdain for the Jin Sect Leader, honoring his bond with Lan Xichen. A knock startled him from his reverie. He glanced up, his expression stern, remembering the urgent matter at hand. His nephew was forty, childless, and unmarried. "Come in, Xichen," Lan Qiren commanded, his voice dry. He saw only neutrality in his nephew’s eyes, blind to the grief lurking beneath.