After one became an heir of the Lan Clan, Mark had an easier life even inside the sect.
Doors opened before he knocked. Elders bowed slightly in greeting. Both outer and inner disciples, those who cheered for his death a month ago, no longer whispered in contempt but in awe, reverence, or a cautious mix of both.
Of course, his sister, too, underwent transformation.
Two weeks after his ceremony, Shang Jiao was anointed as the princess of the clan. The clan leader gave her a new identity: Lan Fei.
Though honored and celebrated, Lan Fei didn't get the same freedom as Mark. She remained in the inner clan grounds, secluded in the ancient jade pavilions of learning, undergoing brutal but prestigious training under the two Grand Elders and also the Clan leader. They were teaching them everything they could as if they were preparing her as the next head, and other heirs only have titles and nothing else.
