On the Ark.

"That's too daring," Lin Ye couldn't help but say.

“There are even bolder proposals,” Warfarin said, shrugging. “He even suggested that the royal family should set an example and that royal children should strictly abide by the laws of Yan.”

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly: "It's fortunate he's a prince, otherwise..."

“Otherwise, he would have lost his head long ago,” Warfarin said. “However, his behavior has already displeased the old emperor, so the people of Yan are spreading rumors that the emperor might let the obedient second prince inherit the throne.”

"Is it that Ying Jie?" Lin Ye thought for a moment. "I really don't know how to evaluate this eldest prince. Couldn't he wait until he ascends the throne to say something?"

“What you say makes sense. Judging from his actions, he does seem like a rigid and inflexible person,” Warfarin said. “But you also need to consider the practical aspects. The lifespan of dragons is always uncertain. Although the old emperor is much older than the eldest prince, no one can be sure that the old emperor will definitely die before the eldest prince. Moreover, according to rumors, the eldest prince’s health has never been very good.”

Lin Ye frowned slightly: "Could it be that he wants to finish everything he needs to do while he's still alive?"

"Probably."

"This……"

“A pure idealist,” Warfarin concluded.

Chapter 562 One Man and Four Women

The car stopped in front of a two-story building.

"Your Highness," the elderly man driving turned back to look at Ying Li, who was sleeping in the back seat, and said softly, "we've arrived."

Ying Li groggily opened her eyes, looking like she hadn't woken up yet: "Have we arrived yet?"

"Yes, although I didn't want to disturb you while you were resting, for your health's sake, please come inside to rest," the old man said. "After all, the weather is getting colder."

Ying Li nodded, then rubbed her slightly red eyes: "I understand, thank you for your trouble, Elder Li."

"Didn't you sleep well last night?" Old Master Li asked. "You seemed listless all day. And Your Highness, didn't you book a room at the Starlight Hotel for five days? Why did you suddenly want to change places? Are you dissatisfied with the Starlight Hotel?"

Ying Li was silent for a moment, then shook her head: "It's nothing, I just feel a little... uncomfortable staying in that place."

"Alright." Seeing that Ying Li was unwilling to say more, Old Li didn't press further and could only nod, saying, "Then you should rest well here tonight. This house was built when His Majesty came to Luocheng to escape the summer heat, and there are Imperial Guards on duty around it, so there's no need to worry about security."

Ying Li nodded, then opened the car door: "I understand. Same as always, I don't want to see anyone before the engagement ceremony."

"I understand." Old Li nodded, then suddenly noticed that the pearl bracelet on Ying Li's wrist seemed to be missing two pearls. He immediately called out to Ying Li, "Your Highness, your bracelet..."

"A bracelet?" Ying Li raised her hand slightly in confusion and looked at it, noticing the two missing pearls, but she put her hand down without paying any attention. "It probably fell somewhere. It doesn't matter. I'm going back to rest now. You should rest early too, Old Li."

Seeing that Ying Li had already said that, Old Li could only nod slightly helplessly. After saying goodnight to Ying Li, he watched her enter the villa before starting the car. At the same time, he sighed inwardly, thinking that Ying Li was indeed exhausted from the upcoming engagement ceremony; she hadn't even noticed that two pearls on her bracelet had fallen off.

That bracelet wasn't something Ying Li considered insignificant; it was a birthday gift from His Majesty the Emperor when Ying Li came of age. Ying Li might not care, but he absolutely couldn't. Putting aside the bracelet's intrinsic value—money was insignificant to royalty—if His Majesty the Emperor discovered that the princess couldn't even properly safeguard a gift he had given her, the trouble would be immense.

Therefore, even if the Fourth Princess didn't care, the old man, as her servant, couldn't possibly be indifferent; he had to find those two pearls. The old man remembered that the Fourth Princess's necklace was intact before she entered the Starlight Hotel. Now that it was incomplete, it was highly likely that Ying Li had taken it off while resting at the hotel these past two days and it had fallen off. In other words, the fallen pearls were probably still in the hotel room.

The old man glanced at the time.

Well, although it's getting late, this matter absolutely cannot be delayed for too long. The sooner we find it, the better. With this in mind, the old man turned the car around and drove towards the Starlight Hotel.

……

"You are..." The receptionist at the Starlight Hotel looked at the suspicious woman wearing a hood with a suspicious expression.

Jingzhe took out her identification and said briefly, "Dali Temple."

The receptionist was startled and immediately stood up straight: "Hello, sir."

"Hmm, don't be nervous. I'm here to investigate someone," Jingzhe said. "Two days ago, a client named 'Lin Li' booked the Heavenly Palace Room here, right?"

"Hmm... Let me check... That's right." The receptionist nodded and said, "It's a lady named 'Lin Li,' she works here..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jingzhe interrupted her directly: "I'm not here to investigate her."

The receptionist immediately felt wronged, thinking, "You're not here to investigate me, so why are you asking me these questions?"

Jingzhe asked, "You have two Heavenly Palaces here, both on the top floor?"

"Ah."

"Who is the person in the other Heavenly Palace, and when did they place the order?"

The receptionist looked at the registration list again and then said, "It was booked on the same day as that 'Ms. Lin Li'. The group consists of one man, four women, and a cat."

The receptionist dared not conceal anything from the officials of the Dali Temple.

“One man, four women, and one cat,” Jingzhe murmured. “One room?”

"Yes." The receptionist nodded repeatedly. "It's just one room, and there's only one person from Yan among them; the rest seem to be from Ursus."

"An Ursus person," Jingzhe asked. "Is the man Ursus person? What does he look like?"

"That's what he looks like." The receptionist raised her hand and pointed behind Jingzhe. Jingzhe was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned around and saw a man dressed even more suspiciously than her leading a little girl into the elevator.

……

"I said..." In the elevator, Lin Ye, wearing his doctoral gown, looked at Nian beside him, "Have you had a good meal today?"

Nian tilted his head and asked, "What does 'full' mean?"

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly: "Never mind, I didn't ask."

She had already eaten an incredible amount of food, yet she still felt nothing. Lin Ye had never seen such a voracious eater, especially not a "child." He wondered if she would eat even more after she recovered... Hmm, more than the food, Lin Ye felt he should be worried about whether Nian would cause him trouble after she recovered.

Lin Ye sighed softly.

On the fifth day in Yan Kingdom, Messiah was still asleep, Skadi was nowhere to be found, Warfarin was still in the library, and Ironhide had taken Grani to the Yan Kingdom's night market. So, all Lin Ye had left was Nian, a seemingly cute but actually dangerous "time bomb." Lin Ye didn't know if his animal-skill hands would work on Nian, but he hoped they would.

Upon reaching the top floor, Lin Ye took out his room key and entered the room where Ying Li had previously stayed.

After Ying Li left, the Iron-Eating Beast booked out both Heavenly Palace Rooms on the top floor, meaning Lin Ye would finally no longer have to sleep on the sofa for the rest of his days. Lin Ye was quite looking forward to experiencing the super-soft beds and massage chairs in the Heavenly Palace Rooms, so instead of going to the night market with the Iron-Eating Beast and Grani, he returned early to take a hot shower. After all, he hadn't had a proper shower since arriving in Yan Kingdom, or rather, he hadn't had a proper shower on the ship, given the number of women around him.

However, Lin Ye was unaware that not long after he entered the suite, Jingzhe took the next elevator to the top floor.

Chapter 563 Pervert Deserves to Die

Lin Ye was quite concerned about the situation in Yan Country.

Based on what I heard from Ying Li and Hua Falin, the story can be summarized as follows: the old emperor who doesn't really care about anything; the eldest prince who is in poor health but yearns for reform; the second prince who, for some unknown reason, killed his younger brother and wants to surpass his brother to become the next emperor of Yan; the unlucky third prince who was killed by the second prince for some unknown reason and who is somewhat similar to himself; and finally, the fourth princess Ying Li who was dragged into a political marriage.

Well, let's also include Hao Guangzhuqing, the seemingly elegant crown prince of the Eastern Kingdom, who actually uses imperial power to exploit the people for exorbitant profits.

This is a historical drama with so many elements it's practically overflowing.

No, it should be called a palace intrigue drama?

That doesn't seem right either.

It's like something out of a third-rate novel written by a shameless author; it doesn't seem like reality at all.

But once you figure it out, it seems quite interesting.

While waiting for the bathtub to fill with water, Lin Ye sat in the living room, lost in thought.

There was another point he had always wanted to know but couldn't figure out: why did the Second Prince kill the Third Prince? And after he killed the Third Prince, didn't the Emperor and the First Prince react at all? Even the Fourth Princess knew that the Third Prince was killed by the Second Prince, so why...? Hmm? The bathtub seemed to be full.

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Ye rushed to the bathroom, turned off the tap, and then felt something was wrong.

Damn, why is it all cold water?!

Lin Ye's face was ashen. Because he had been thinking about Yan Kingdom while filling the tub, he hadn't noticed that he had used cold water, so the tub was now full of cold water. Although it wasn't impossible to take a cold bath in this weather, a bath without hot water was completely soulless. However, emptying the tub and filling it with hot water was a hassle, and Lin Ye never valued waste.

So after a moment's thought, he immediately came up with a solution.

He led Nian into the bathroom, then pointed to the water in the bathtub and asked, "Do you have any way to heat up this water?"

Nian tilted his head.

……

chapped.

The suite door was slowly opened, and Jingzhe, wearing a hood, walked into the suite and then put away the room card given to her by the front desk.

To be honest, Jingzhe hadn't expected her target to be found so easily. Although she hadn't seen his face yet, his height and build basically matched the information provided by the Surveillance Department. The receptionist had also told her that the person was someone whose racial characteristics were indiscernible. So, it was practically a done deal.

All that's left is to confirm the identity after we catch the person.

As for how to confirm it?

Jingzhe took off the staff she was carrying on her back, and several arcs of electricity danced on the staff.

She is the most skilled interrogator in the Dali Temple, bar none.

Holding her staff, she slowly made her way deeper into the suite, without making a sound. While searching for her target, she also observed the details of the room to deduce what kind of person they were. Although the Dali Temple hadn't explicitly revealed the target's identity, she had already guessed roughly what it was.

The fact that they booked the entire rooftop of the Starlight Hotel demonstrates their considerable wealth.

They were either merchants or from prominent families.

With five women of different ethnicities by his side, including a little girl, he was most likely a merchant with a chaotic private life. Having spent so many years at the Dali Temple, Jingzhe had seen all sorts of prisoners and was no stranger to this kind of situation. Fortunately, the women weren't in the room, so she didn't need to think too much when she made her move.

As for the little girl, she must be his daughter. We should still be careful; it wouldn't be good if the child got hurt.

Jingzhe thought to herself, and then noticed the bathroom.

The bathroom door was locked, and the bathroom heater was on, so someone was obviously there.

As Jingzhe approached the bathroom, she saw two blurry shadows through the glass door.

Then I heard a man's voice.

"Not enough, not enough. Faster, faster, it'll be done soon." The man's voice was full of anticipation.

The Awakening of Insects paused, its brows furrowing slightly.

"Is that enough?" came the girl's clear voice. "Isn't it ready yet?"

"Not yet, just a little bit more, keep going."

"Oh."

"Okay, okay, stop blowing!" the man said. "I already said okay, so please stop blowing. You almost hurt me."

"sorry."

"Oh, it's alright, it's alright, it's my first time after all," the man said. "Remember not to use too much force next time, or I'll be gone."

Hearing the conversation in the bathroom, Jingzhe's eyelids twitched.

I underestimated him, I really underestimated him. I thought he was just a merchant with a chaotic private life, but it turns out he's a pervert. And being a pervert is bad enough, but to do something like this to a little girl is just too much.