On the Ark.

"I am not your brother."

"Smuggling is just too dangerous. When I heard the news of your death, I was truly..." She stopped mid-sentence, turned to look at Lin Ye, and a look of disbelief flashed in her eyes. "What are you talking about?"

In order to avoid being dragged away by this princess to smuggle herself out, Lin Ye could only say, "I am not your brother, you have mistaken me for someone else."

Ying Li's mouth dropped open slightly: "What nonsense are you talking about? You don't recognize me anymore? Just because I didn't call you brother and called you by your name directly?"

“No, Your Highness.” Lin Ye took a deep breath, then looked into Ying Li’s eyes and said slowly, “You’ve mistaken me for someone else. You’ve mistaken me for someone else from the very beginning. I’m not your brother, and my name isn’t Ying Zhen. My surname is Lin, and my name is Lin Ye.”

After hearing Lin Ye's words, the light in Ying Li's eyes gradually disappeared.

……

Five minutes later, everyone came to the living room.

After all, aside from the clueless Nian, no one could be indifferent to the possibility that "Lin Ye might be a member of the Yan Kingdom's royal family." Even Skadi stood aside, her gaze constantly shifting between Lin Ye and Ying Li, not to mention the others. However, the most excited was clearly Warfarin. During the day, she had considered taking a blood sample from the Fourth Princess Ying Li, but she hadn't found a way to do it. Unexpectedly, the princess had delivered herself to her door that very evening, and might even be Lin Ye's sister, which made everyone even happier.

Of course, Warfarin, having lived for so many years, was still good at reading people and knew that now was not the time for her to speak, so she just watched this "farce" with a spectator's attitude.

Then, Lin Ye explained his identity to Ying Li. Although Ying Li listened quietly without saying a word, her gaze never left Lin Ye. After Lin Ye finished speaking, she remained silent for a long time before softly speaking.

"I see," Ying Li said. "So, I made a mistake?"

Just as Lin Ye was about to nod, he heard Warfarin's voice.

"Lin Ye, didn't you say you had amnesia?" Warfarin said. "Then how can you be sure you're not the Fourth Princess's brother?"

Lin Ye was speechless: "I did have amnesia, but it's just not true. Princess's brother left Yan Kingdom five years ago, which doesn't match my memory at all."

"What if something happened in the last two years?"

"I already told you it's impossible." That was all Lin Ye could say. He couldn't very well tell Warfarin that he hadn't lost his memory at all, but was just a transmigrator. He had directly transmigrated to Chernobog after his death, and nothing else had happened in between. It wasn't like other novels where the soul transmigrates and inherits the memories of the previous life.

As for amnesia? Don't even mention it. How could such a plot, which only appears in Mary Sue novels, possibly happen to him?

Therefore, Lin Ye insisted that he was not Ying Li's brother.

Ying Li had been observing Lin Ye all along.

Indeed, in terms of facial features, Lin Ye and Ying Zhen from five years ago are quite similar, but there are also differences. For Ying Li, the most significant difference is their aura. Lin Ye and Ying Zhen have completely different auras; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they are two different people.

but……

Ying Li said slowly, "Can I see your back?"

My back?

"Yes." Ying Li nodded and said, "My brother has a shallow scar on his back. He got it accidentally when he was playing around in the palace years ago, so..."

“I understand.” Lin Ye nodded. “This is indeed a good way to prove my identity, since I don’t have any scars on my back. I can show them to you.”

Seeing that Lin Ye had given his permission, Ying Li stood up, walked behind Lin Ye, and then pulled up his clothes.

Lin Ye was actually a little nervous, after all, a bunch of people were staring at his back, especially since Ying Li's movements were very slow, which made him feel very tormented.

"Are you done?" Lin Ye asked. "There shouldn't be anything on my back, right?"

Ying Li did not speak immediately.

Lin Ye did not have the scar Ying Li had mentioned on his back, but Ying Li was not looking for that scar; instead, she was looking for something else. Soon, she saw a very inconspicuous birthmark on Lin Ye's back.

Her eyelids twitched, and she immediately understood.

Ying Li subconsciously reached out, wanting to touch the birthmark, but when she reached halfway, she suddenly seemed to remember something and stopped in mid-air, trembling slightly.

After a long while, she withdrew her hand and then put down Lin Ye's clothes.

“You’re right,” Ying Li said softly. “You’re not my brother. I’m sorry, I just missed him so much that I forgot he’s been gone for five years.”

……

……

Author's note: I had a stiff neck last night and I'm not feeling very well today, so I'll just post 5,000 words for now.

By the way, the new illustrations are almost finished, and I've taken a look—they're absolutely stunning! However, they won't be released anytime soon to steal Ying Li's thunder; they might be in the next volume, or perhaps in the two-million-word epic. Let's look forward to it!

Chapter 555 Your blood is just as alluring as his.

When Ying Li admitted that she had mistaken him for someone else, Lin Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that at least the misunderstanding hadn't gotten any worse. However, after he finished dressing, he turned around and saw a hint of sadness in Ying Li's eyes, and he felt a little uneasy again. In the end, he could only glare at the Iron-Eating Beast again to ease the awkwardness.

"You damned national treasure, it's all your fault for turning on the lights randomly."

The Iron-Eating Beast looked completely innocent: "How was I supposed to know you were doing this kind of thing so late at night?"

"What kind of misleading statement is this? It makes it sound like I'm doing something perverted."

"That's why I don't know."

Lin Ye and the Iron-Eating Beast were arguing in a low voice, but their minds weren't really on the argument itself; they were focused on Ying Li beside them. Ying Li's identity was far too special. If it had been an ordinary person who had the misunderstanding with Lin Ye tonight, instead of Ying Li, everyone would have just gathered together, laughed, and comforted each other, and that would have been the end of it.

However, Ying Li is no ordinary person; she is the fourth princess of Yan Kingdom, a true member of the royal family, which makes things much more complicated.

After all, everyone knows who Ying Jie, the person Ying Li mentioned earlier, is.

It seems I've learned something quite incredible.

This was a shared thought between Lin Ye and the Iron-Eating Beast. Even the lawless Iron-Eating Beast would cower like an ostrich in such a situation, only regretting why it had impulsively turned on that light. If it hadn't turned on that light, none of this would have happened.

Compared to Lin Ye and the Iron-Eating Beast, Warfarin didn't care as much. After all, she was a vampire who had lived for hundreds of years. Apart from Messiah and Nian, who were beyond the comprehension of ordinary beings, what else hadn't she seen? So she raised an eyebrow and then asked Ying Li directly, "According to what you just said, you have an older brother named Ying Zhen who looks a lot like Lin Ye. If I remember correctly, he is probably the Third Prince who is rumored to have died young."

Ying Li turned to Warfarin: "What do you want to say?"

“Ying Jie is the second prince, and Ying Zhen is the third prince,” Hua Falin said slowly. “Then why did the second prince want to kill the third prince? The third prince shouldn’t pose any threat to the second prince.”

Ying Li's eyes turned dangerous: "Do you know what you're asking about?"

"Of course I know," Warfarin said nonchalantly. "Isn't it just a royal secret? These kinds of things happen all the time, no matter the dynasty. The most ruthless are the imperial families; it's all about killing each other, isn't it?"

"Insolence!" Ying Li said sharply, "How dare you slander the Yan Kingdom's royal family? Do you want to live too long?"

Warfarin rested her chin on her hands and said calmly, "Princess, your status cannot intimidate me. In all my years, there are few beings in this world who command my respect, but the royal families of various countries are definitely not among them, not even the oldest royal family of Yan. And this is not slander on my part; you just said these things yourself."

Warfarin's words left Ying Li feeling somewhat powerless. After all, under normal circumstances, no one would dare to be so presumptuous towards her, a princess. She had also never seen anyone dare to disregard the Yan Kingdom's royal family like this. However, she wasn't too puzzled, because having read extensively since childhood, she had already guessed the other party's identity.

“You are the Blood Demon of the West, right?” Ying Li looked at Warfarin and said slowly, “I can understand that immortal beings do not value life as much as ordinary people, but you certainly don’t want to lose your life here because of meddling in other people’s business.”

Warfarin smiled: "Little princess, you are indeed much smarter than your brother."

Lin Ye glared at Warfarin.

Ying Li then said, "He is not my brother. I made a mistake."

“That’s your business. What I want to say is that I don’t really care about the affairs of the imperial family,” Warfarin said. “It’s just that this matter is connected to something I’m interested in. That’s why I wanted to ask. Of course, you don’t have to answer me. Just consider the following my guess.”

Ying Li narrowed her eyes slightly: "What do you want to say?"

“What I want to say is…” Warfarin suddenly placed her hands on the table, supporting herself, and slowly approached Ying Li.

Ying Li instinctively wanted to back away, but felt that retreating would be beneath the dignity of the Yan Kingdom's royal family, so she forced herself not to move, looking coldly at Warfarin, whose lips were almost touching her cheek.

“It’s not uncommon for princes to kill each other in royal families around the world, and if that were all, I wouldn’t care,” Warfarin said softly, in a voice only the two of them could hear. “Generally speaking, princes fight for the ultimate throne. So the question is, for the second prince, is he more of a threat than the eldest prince, or the third prince, who is not favored by the emperor?”

Ying Li didn't speak, even though her heart was pounding, she tried to remain calm.

"Furthermore, the Third Prince should have always stayed in the palace, that is, always by the side of the Yan Emperor. So how did the Second Prince get rid of the Third Prince right under the Emperor's nose? And compared to the Second Prince, who only controlled a small part of the Censorate, the current Emperor is the real emperor with real power. Did he not have any intention of investigating the death of his third son? Or was it all with his tacit approval?"

Ying Li finally broke her silence and said in an extremely cold voice, "Do you know? Just for your words right now, I can make one phone call and have all of you dragged straight to the execution ground. Do you think you can bear the charge of sowing discord among the royal family?"

Warfarin blinked: "Then go ahead and hit me."

“You…” Ying Li felt somewhat powerless. She bit her lip, wanting to say something, but was interrupted again by Warfarin.

"Speaking of which, a sister who is willing to sacrifice herself to protect her brother is really quite adorable," Warfarin said with a light laugh.

Ying Li's eyes turned cold again: "Can't you understand human language? I told you, he's not my brother, my brother is already..."

“I am the Blood Demon,” Warfarin said softly. “I can smell blood.”

Ying Li was stunned.

“So in my opinion,” Warfarin suddenly opened her mouth and gently bit Ying Li’s earlobe, “your blood is just as alluring as his, like… siblings.”

Chapter 556 Do you need me to lend you a shoulder to lean on?

When Lin Ye saw Warfarin suddenly lean close to Ying Li's ear and whisper something, he felt completely uneasy.

Warfarin, what are you doing!

That's a princess, for crying out loud!

Get away from her right now!

Lin Ye really wanted to yell at Warfarin like that, after all, he wasn't imprisoned for "molesting a member of the royal family." Especially when he thought about how Warfarin was still thinking about how to draw blood from the princess during the day, his unease intensified, fearing that Warfarin might bite Ying Li, which would be even more hilarious.

So he had to cough twice before saying, "Well, Warfarin, it's already so late. I think it's time for Her Highness to go back and rest. It wouldn't be good to disturb Her Highness's rest, would it? Hehehehe."

The implication is clear: if you don't let go of the princess soon, you're just waiting for this!

Whether she understood Lin Ye's meaning or not, Warfarin slowly moved away from Ying Li, a meaningful smile on her face. In contrast, Ying Li bit her lip, her expression complex. Seeing this, Lin Ye couldn't help but lean down and whisper in Warfarin's ear, "What exactly did you say to Her Highness the Princess?"

Warfarin glanced at Lin Ye and said, "It's just a private matter between girls."

"Come on, what does the word 'girl' have to do with you?"

"What do you know? At my age, I'm still considered a young girl even among the Blood Demon Clan. If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all," Warfarin said. "If you say another word, I'll devour this princess right now, and I won't take any responsibility for her."

Lin Ye was speechless, because he felt that Warfarin was really capable of doing such a thing, so he could only obediently shut up.

Seeing Lin Ye's discomfiture, Warfarin revealed a smug smile.

Ying Li gradually calmed down. After glancing at Warfarin, she slowly stood up and said, "Then I should go back and rest. I won't disturb you any longer."

"Oh, Your Highness, are you going back?" Grani, who had been sitting quietly waiting for the story, said after a long silence. "But you haven't finished telling what happened earlier... Waaah!"

Before Grani could finish speaking, his mouth was covered by the Iron-Eating Beast.

"Hahaha, Your Highness should go back and rest too." The Iron-Eating Beast chuckled awkwardly.

The Iron-Eating Beast, which was usually lawless and even dared to kick the Nian Beast, was quite timid in front of the real royal princess. This made Lin Ye feel a little more at ease, until the Iron-Eating Beast said its next sentence.

"Um, could you take a picture with me?" The Iron-Eating Beast timidly took out its camera. "If it's convenient, could you also sign it for me?"

Lin Ye was furious. He thought to himself, "What the hell is this?! They still want to take a photo together?!"