CHAPTER 530: CHAPTER 529: CHECK OUT THE SECRET IN THE SECRET ROOM

"How boastful!"

Su Bai snorted coldly and flew away instantly.

Her movements were swift, and as she charged towards the man, she resembled an unsheathed sharp sword, carrying an air of absolute ferocity.

The ease in the man’s eyes vanished, and he began to calmly counter Su Bai’s every attack.

Gradually, Su Bai’s expression was no longer as relaxed as before.

Instead, there was apprehension in her eyes.

She realized that her opponent could predict her every move.

This could not be a coincidence!

"Who on earth are you!" Su Bai retreated, standing three meters away.

The man was clearly not yet satisfied with the fight, and he somewhat regretfully withdrew his moves.

"Yan Wanqing, I am your own brother."

After hearing this, Su Bai scoffed, "Running into the Imperial Palace in the middle of the night to claim relatives, you’re certainly the first, quite an eye-opener."

Yan Li’an, ridiculed, laughed, and he pulled off his mask, revealing a face nearly ninety percent similar to hers.

"Not your brother, daring to look like this?" He even dared to question him.

The moment Su Bai saw that face, she froze.

Could it be a disguise?

Yan Li’an stepped forward two steps, "If you suspect it’s a disguise, you can pull on it a bit."

Guessing her thoughts, Su Bai, with a displeased expression, did not hold back and pinched twice. The feeling was real; it indeed was not a disguise.

"Do you believe it now?" Yan Li’an crossed his arms and slightly bowed his head, "I really am your brother."

"But I am called Su Bai, not the Yan Wanqing you mentioned." Su Bai frowned, "I have been called this name since I was born."

"Do you even have memories of being born?"

"After the Su Family’s deadly fire three years ago, I lost all my memories—" Su Bai said, pausing.

Yan Li’an chuckled lightly, "You are Yan Wanqing, the Commandery Princess of Anping from Dawei, the Great Marshal of the Western Expedition, the legitimate daughter of the Duke’s mansion, and my undisputed sister. You also have two younger sisters and a brother at home; right now, everyone is waiting for you to come home."

The amount of information was indeed overwhelming.

Su Bai felt something straining to break free in her mind.

But it was quickly suppressed again.

Seeing her pained expression, Yan Li’an sighed, stepped forward, and covered her ears with both hands.

The warmth of his palms on her cheeks immediately relaxed Su Bai.

"Right now, your memory loss must be Huaxu’s doing. Unfortunately, among misfortunes, it’s a blessing that Brother can still see you alive. That is already heaven’s favor towards our Yan Family."

Huaxu was always good at erasing people’s memories.

Just like how he had lost his memories before.

Now that the old rogue was not yet dead, the grudge in Yan Li’an’s heart was hard to quell, and he vowed to not be a gentleman until he avenged both new and old wrongs.

He forcefully suppressed the murderous intent deep in his eyes and his lips curved into a gentle smile.

"Sister, don’t worry, Brother will definitely take you home." Just like before when you travelled thousands of miles to bring me home.

Su Bai’s peach blossom eyes began to harbor some doubts.

For the first time, she started to question her own memory.

She was not Su Bai; she was Yan Wanqing.

But if she wasn’t Yan Wanqing, then the man before her, who looked almost exactly like her, could not possibly be an illusion, right?

And indeed, her memory spanned only three years...

She suddenly thought of someone.

Chu Yu.

Thinking of how she sometimes stared at her with a gaze full of hatred yet sympathy.

Could it be that she knew something about her?

The siblings stood under a tree, their thoughts not on each other.

It was only after a horse snorted that Su Bai came back to her senses.

"How did you enter the palace?"

Chu Kingdom’s defenses were stringent, and with her own elaborate arrangements, even if Yan Li’an’s martial arts were superior, he could not have broken through the restrictions all the way into the deepest part of the palace.

Yan Li’an shrugged, "It was simple, I posted an imperial proclamation."

"What imperial proclamation?" Su Bai had never heard Chu Qi issuing any new imperial proclamations recently.

"To treat Chu Yu’s illness."

Hearing this, Su Bai then remembered that a few days ago, she seemed to have pushed Chu Yu down to the ground.

"Was her injury severe?" Su Bai asked somewhat unnaturally.

Yan Li’an laughed, "You pushed her, and you’re asking me?"

"Aren’t you a doctor?"

"Who told you I was a doctor?! Wanqing, even though I’m your brother with vast abilities, being a doctor is really not something I could do. Only Yan Xiaoliu from our Yan Family has the patience to read through those tedious medical books."

Yet another person she hadn’t heard of.

Su Bai pouted, "Then how did you treat Chu Yu?"

"My main purpose in entering the palace was to find you, not to treat someone. You’ve lost your memory, not your intelligence," Yan Li’an said without concealing the contempt in his eyes.

Su Bai’s lips twitched, and her hands involuntarily clenched tight. What was the source of this anger welling up from her chest?

She really wanted to punch the face of the person in front of her askew.

"It’s getting late, the patrolling guards will be here soon. I shouldn’t stay long. I will tell you one last time," Yan Li’an said with a look that suggested you’d be an idiot if you didn’t remember.

Su Bai took a deep breath, "Go on."

"Wanqing, you are the Empress of Dawei, and Xiao Pingfeng is your husband. The two of you haven’t divorced yet, so you can’t commit regicide against Chu Kingdom and make yourself a widow. You can’t leave your child fatherless. Chu Qi and Huaxu are dirty-hearted. Don’t get carried away thinking about shedding blood for the people of Chu Kingdom; it’s not worth it. If you have nothing else tonight, ponder over these words your brother told you, see if you can rescue your hopelessly pigheaded mind. Done speaking, I’m leaving."

Yan Li’an said all this in one breath, then pulled up his face mask and left directly.

Just then, the footsteps of the patrolling team came from beyond the wall.

"General Su, is everything alright over there?"

Separated by a wall, the leader of the patrol team asked.

While still digesting the recent conversation, Su Bai responded loudly, "Nothing’s wrong; I couldn’t sleep and was practicing martial arts."

"Alright, General Su, rest early," the leader of the patrol team left with his men.

Standing in the courtyard, Su Bai felt a sense of bewilderment.

She had always thought she was Su Bai.

But then someone came and told her she was Yan Wanqing.

She wouldn’t be sleeping tonight.

After a moment’s thought, Su Bai turned over the wall and headed straight for Princess Chu Yu’s palace.

Perhaps Chu Yu knew something.

Inside the Princess’s palace.

Chu Yu knocked over a bowl of medicine on the floor.

"It’s so bitter, is this meant for humans? Are you trying to kill me with bitterness?"

The maid was so frightened that she immediately knelt down; her knees hitting the broken porcelain but she dared not move.

"Princess, please spare me!"

Chu Yu, unable to contain her anger, said, "Get out, go brew another bowl."

The maid scrambled away.

These days, Chu Yu’s health was poor, and her temper had grown increasingly worse. The maids under her hand were often punished, each bearing bruises.

Once the maid had left.

The room was eerily quiet, with only Chu Yu left alone.

She sat up coughing, a fire burning in her heart.

"Damn Yan Wanqing, one day I’ll have you torn apart by five horses to soothe the hatred in my heart!"

No sooner had she spoken these words.

A figure walked in from behind the curtain.

Looking at Chu Yu, she said nonchalantly, "So, I truly am Yan Wanqing and not Su Bai?"

The sudden appearance startled Chu Yu so much that she opened her mouth wide; before she could scream, Su Bai covered her mouth.

Su Bai stared at her. "Don’t shout, understand?"

Chu Yu nodded her head.

Only then did Su Bai let go.

Chu Yu clenched her teeth with irritation. "Do you walk without making a sound? Coming here in the middle of the night to scare someone to death!"

"I came over while you were losing your temper," she stated matter-of-factly. "So, I truly am Yan Wanqing."

Chu Yu’s expression said it all.

No wonder, she was always dissatisfied with herself, always seeking trouble with her.

Chu Yu looked uneasy. "Have you remembered?"

Su Bai just smiled and didn’t speak.

"Do you want to know the truth?" Chu Yu suddenly had a bold idea.

Su Bai looked at her. "Tell me."

"The Emperor’s sleeping chamber has a secret room that leads directly to his study. There you will find everything you want to know," Chu Yu said, her heart filled with a sense of revenge the moment she spoke.

Did her brother not care about her?

Had all his attention been focused on Yan Wanqing?

Now let’s see how the beloved he had carefully cared for three years reacts when she discovers what’s in that secret room.

The expression on her brother’s face once the truth comes out would certainly be interesting...