The Unknown Beauty 178 Help! 2

"Can we really not go with you?" said Wu Lang, concern for what could happen to Lin Yu Yan.

It is the next morning already and it's time for Lin Yu Yan to meet up with the Quan family. She was just about to leave with Silver and Han Bingwen when she was stopped by the others.

"I'll be fine. After all, I survived this long," said Lin Yu Yan, sighing, hard to believe she actually lived this long. "Plus, I don't know what will happen today and I need you all to keep a lookout."

"Why?" This time it was Wu long Long. She thought all night as to why Lin Yu Yan would do this in the first place. "I don't understand… Why are you doing this in the first place?"

"Eh?" said Lin Yu Yan. She wasn't expecting such question to be asked, especially when she is already close to solving the case. More like waiting for the culprit to mess up.

"Why did you help these people be free?" asked Wu Long Long. Last night, Lin Yu Yan, with the help of others, made enough pancakes for the people they saved to eat and many of them felt grateful. Same with the Xie Rong and and the others in the past, she gave them money to find new clothes and get whatever necessities they need.

"Well… Uh…" Lin Yu Yan thought for a bit and really didn't know how to answer that. "That's a good question… Why did I do that?"

Lin Yu Yan wasn't sure either why she did it. The questions made the others also think why she was doing it. Wei Ru remember thinking like that back when her first met Lin Yu Yan, thinking she may have hidden secrets against them but in reality, she was the nicest person he has ever met.

"Maybe because I did it before?" said Lin Yu Yan, still thinking of an answer.

"Maybe," replied Han Bingwen. "But I think because it's your nature. You can't help it. You just casually help others."

He understood because he wants to know everything about Lin Yu Yan. He never understood why he always wanted to stick with her and it was simple answer, He loves her. Just like Lin Yu Yan, She just helps people. There shouldn't be a reason but it's human nature to question anything.

Everyone else nodded their heads in agreement.

"I sometimes think you are too nice at times. Like the time you let the man with the mole and the fat@ss go free," said Xie Rong, scuffing.

"Right? Geez. Thinking about them just makes me mad," said Wei Ru. Everyone else nodded their heads in agreement. The only ones confused are Wu Long Long and Quan Yi Ying.

"Really? I feel like I have done so many bad deeds to consider myself nice…" said Lin Yu Yan.

"They deserved it for what they did to all of us," said Chu Yang.

"The slave traders? The fat one, brother of Min Fu-Han?" asked Wu Long Long.

"Yeah," answered Lin Yu Yan.

"... T-They are brother!?!?" yelled Wu Lang. "No way!!"

"I recognized him when I saw him," said Lin Yu Yan. "He surprisingly answered me."

A lot of them couldn't believe it. Especially Wu Lang and Meiying, who met Min Fu-Han before the fat man (slave trader).

"Anyway, I have to go… Prepare for the inevitable," said Lin Yu Yan leaving with Han Bingwen and Silver.

"Oh, before you go," said Meiying, walking up to Lin Yu Yan and whispers something in to her ear.

"Keep me updated," said Lin Yu Yan.

Silver, Han Bingwen and Lin Yu Yan walks away back to the place Quan Xue has told Lin Yu Yan to meet. When they arrived, Quan Xue, Quan Wei-Kang, and Quan Jian Min were waiting. Lin Yu Yan walks up and greets them with a smile. The others were surprise to see that it was just Han Bingwen and the little boy with white hair Lin Yu Yan has taken with.

"Shall we get going?" said Lin Yu Yan asking them to follow up.

Quan Xue leads them to the location. They walk slowly not speaking to each other. Quan Wei-Kang kept looking at Lin Yu Yan.

'... Am I really going to do this?' thought Quan Wei-Kang. 'Is she going to help my father?'

They walk, getting closer to the location.

"By the way, where are we going?" asked Lin Yu Yan.

"We are going to the Chu Palace. My father and the other ministers have a meeting in a few minutes. That is where we will officially announce our take over," said Quan Jian Min.

The other two were quiet, not sure if they should ask Lin Yu Yan to change her decision to help their father with this rebellion. Quan Jian Min explains what will happen as the other two was still hesitating to speak.

Lin Yu Yan notice their hesitation and stares. She was going to ask them first but it seems they wanted to tell her anyway so she said nothing. The closer they get to the palace the more anxious the two gets but they still say nothing.

Han Bingwen noticed Quan Jian Min looking at Lin Yu Yan as well and it sending him red flags, so he stood behind the two to make sure Lin Yu Yan is safe. Quan Jian Min notice Han Bingwen behind and felt his hatred leaking out if him so he moved a few feet away from Lin Yu Yan.

They reach the palace and the guards show them the way to the entrance.

'Guess he's done for,' thought Lin Yu Yan, still waiting for an answer while entering the meeting the Chu Emperor has set up.

Minister Quan noticed Lin Yu Yan entering the meeting and excitedly goes and introduces her to everyone.

"If you don't know already, this is Lady Lin's daughter," said Minister Quan.

He then introduces her to the Chu emperor.

"It seems you have meet her before, you honor," said Minister Quan.

"Yes. It's nice to see you again, Lin Yu Yan," said the Chu Emperor.

"It's nice to see you again," said Lin Yu Yan, when in reality, it's her first time actually speaking to him. She goes ahead and introduces the two who accompanied her.

"This is Han Bingwen and my little brother, Lin Silver."

"Nice to meet you."

Everyone was surprised she would call the little white hair boy her brother. They already knew he was different but they are unable to read his spiritual energy to tell what or who he is. Same goes with Lin Yu Yan and Han Bingwen.

"I'm sorry coming in unnoticed. Am I interrupting something?" said Lin Yu Yan.

"We are just about to finish-" said the Chu Emperor just to be cut off with a loud boom.

"What was that?" asked Silver.

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Kenzhi was the last one to get up and walks casually and yawning to get something to eat.

"Morning everyone," said Kenzhi with a sleepy face.

"Morning," said Wei Ru.

"You got back pretty late," said Wu Lang.

"Yeah, it took me a while to place the seal tags around the palace in inconspicuous places…" said Kenzhi. Then he goes quiet and said nothing else.

"What is it?" asked Chu Yang.

"Well… I notice a hallway… deep in the palace…. and it looks very suspicious," said Kenzhi. "But I wasn't able to go through because there was a barrier just like at Sister Yu Yan's home and it would have detected me."

"Huh… the emperor must be hiding something," said Wu Long Long.

Kenzhi was confused and looked up to see who that voice belonged to. Wu Lang went ahead and introduces his sister to Kenzhi.

And then a loud sound was heard and the house was shaking, making all the people lose their footing.

Chapter end