On the Ark.

Ying Li said, "How perfunctory! Don't you have any expectations for your own sister?"

Lin Ye said, "Perhaps we haven't thought of that yet."

"Then you'd better think about it carefully."

"Why is it just me who thinks about it?" Lin Ye said. "Then what kind of older brother do you expect?"

Ying Li smiled, then pointed to her eyes and said, "The brother I've been longing for is already in my eyes."

Ying Li's eyes reflected Lin Ye's slightly astonished face.

So you can say it like that?

I've learned something new.

Lin Ye memorized this method, thinking that he could use it to tell others in the future... Hmm, this must be what a scumbag thinks, right?

Ying Li added, "You've already attended my engagement ceremony."

"Huh?" Lin Ye was taken aback. "Didn't you cancel your engagement ceremony?"

“You’re the one who destroyed it,” Ying Li said. “But no matter what, it used to exist.”

I don't quite understand what you mean.

"It's simple, you've already come to my engagement ceremony," Ying Li said with a smile. "When can I attend your wedding?"

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly: "Isn't this topic jumping a bit too fast?"

"Really? Maybe it's because I think that's how siblings should be, able to talk about anything and have no secrets from each other." Ying Li said softly, "When I was very young, I wondered if you would be very reluctant to part with me on my wedding day? I thought you would, because I thought that if you married another woman, I would be very sad, so sad that I would cry."

Lin Ye scratched his head: "Is that so?"

Ying Li looked at Lin Ye and sighed softly, "So why is it that only you have lost your memory? It's so unfair."

Lin Ye was speechless: "You talk like this is some kind of good thing."

“This is a bad thing for you, but it’s a worse thing for me.” Ying Li shook her head. “We’ve gotten a bit off-topic.”

"Yes."

So when do you plan to get married?

"Aren't you just going further off track?"

“You attended my engagement ceremony, and I’m going to your wedding, isn’t that a good thing?” Ying Li said. “Don’t you like Miss Skadi?”

“I already told you, it’s not about this…” Lin Ye frowned, sensing that things weren’t so simple. “Wait, what does this have to do with Skadi?! Are you trying to trick me into revealing information?”

Ying Li shrugged: "If you think so, then so be it."

After they finished speaking, they smiled at each other, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

Lin Ye understood his younger sister better now. Although she was a princess of Yan Kingdom, she had a lively personality, just like an ordinary girl full of energy. This made Lin Ye feel that if he had a younger sister in his previous life, she would probably be like Ying Li. This was really good, but the thought of her leaving him again soon made Lin Ye feel a little lost.

Perhaps sensing Lin Ye's disappointment, Ying Li steered the conversation back to Skadi: "Brother, you like Miss Skadi, right?"

Why do you say that?

“Because Miss Skadi is perfect,” Ying Li said. “She’s beautiful, powerful, and gentle.”

Skadi is very gentle...

Lin Ye thought to himself, this must be his younger sister. In his memory, no one except himself had ever said that Skadi was gentle. Of course, this was also because Skadi rarely showed her gentle side to others, even when she first met Lin Ye. But Ying Li seemed to be an exception. A week ago, after Skadi noticed Ying Li's disappointment, she went to comfort her immediately, treating her even better than she treated herself.

This made Lin Ye feel a little jealous.

Hmm? Why would he be jealous?

Ah, I've gone off on a tangent.

Lin Ye coughed twice and said in a serious tone, "Don't try to play matchmaker for me, okay? What if Skadi hears us?"

"Do you think Miss Skadi doesn't like you?"

"This kind of thing... sigh, I already told you not to make wild guesses," Lin Ye said. "Can we change the subject?"

"Then tell me first, is Miss Skadi my sister-in-law?"

"Of course not."

Ying Li nodded, then suddenly took out Lin Ye's wallet, unfolded it, and showed it to Lin Ye: "Is this my sister-in-law?"

The wallet naturally contained photos of Lin Ye and Mostima.

Lin Ye was shocked: "When did you take it? Give it back to me right now."

"Tell me first, is that right?"

"Of course not."

"None of these?" Ying Li said quietly. "Brother, your life is really colorful."

Chapter 592 Sequel

Casual chatting is probably the most ordinary thing between a brother and sister. However, this ordinary thing seemed very precious between Lin Ye and Ying Li, and the two chatted like this for several hours. It wasn't until Lin Ye, whose injuries had not fully healed, showed a tired expression that Ying Li took the initiative to end the conversation.

She told Lin Ye to rest well, and then left the RV they were in. It was already late at night, and when Ying Li got out of the car, she looked up and saw a sky full of stars. It was a rare clear sky recently, and Ying Li was so mesmerized that she was captivated by it until a clear, cool female voice sounded beside her: "Your Highness."

Ying Li turned her head and saw Chen standing next to her, then smiled and said, "You're here."

Chen nodded.

"How did it go?" Ying Li asked.

"What do you mean?" Chen asked, "Yan Kingdom's reaction, or the royal family's reaction?"

Does it make a difference?

“Yes,” Chen said. “In the ten or so hours after you left Los Angeles, the tsunami receded and the earthquake stopped. Because of the timely evacuation and the fact that the earthquake was very limited in scope, there were almost no casualties among the people of Los Angeles. The only losses were the damage to some facilities along the coast and the energy losses incurred during the relocation of the North and East districts.”

"That's a good thing." Ying Li breathed a slight sigh of relief. "For a natural disaster of that magnitude to occur without any casualties is practically a miracle, isn't it?"

“Yes, the people of Los Angeles call this successful evacuation a miracle and a testament to the royal family’s excellent leadership,” Chen said. “Especially His Highness the Second Prince.”

Ying Li was taken aback: "Ying Jie?"

“Yes.” Chen nodded, then said softly, “An hour ago, the royal family issued a statement saying that His Highness the Second Prince had unfortunately died while directing the evacuation.”

"Unfortunately killed?" Ying Li frowned slightly, then murmured, "Why did this happen?"

Chen shook his head and said, "I'm not too sure either, but the memorial documents have already been issued, and the people of Luo City are currently mourning His Highness the Second Prince."

Ying Li hadn't expected things to turn out this way, so she asked, "What about me?"

"It is said that His Majesty has sent people to look for you," Chen said. "They have classified you as missing."

“Missing…” Ying Li said softly, “If only they would define me as dead, it wouldn’t matter what reason they use.”

Chen was silent for a moment, then asked, "Your Highness, do you not want to go back?"

Ying Li shook her head and said, "No, I will go back, but it will be in a few days."

"In a few days?"

“Yes.” Ying Li looked up again at the stars in the night sky and said softly, “Sometimes, I also want to be willful.”

Chen understood Ying Li's feelings and nodded gently.

"You can come find me then," Ying Li said with a smile to Chen.

Chen was somewhat surprised: "Me?"

"Yes, aren't you a policeman from Longmen?" Ying Li said playfully. "Then you can come find me and say that I've been kidnapped by thugs, and then you'll rescue me from them. That way, I'll have an excuse to leave the city, and you'll become the great hero who saved the princess."

Chen hadn't expected Ying Li to make such an unconventional suggestion, which made her feel a little uncomfortable for a moment.

However, seeing Ying Li's smiling face, she felt a rare sense of peace.

Is it because her brother is around? She's a completely different person compared to a few days ago.

Chen thought to himself, then smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, Your Highness."

……

Los Angeles, City Hall.

"Your Highness!"

The serving officials of Los Angeles bowed in unison to the middle-aged man who was walking into the city hall.

Because the middle-aged man was none other than Yingren, the eldest prince of the Yan Kingdom.

"My esteemed ministers, you have worked hard." Ying Ren accepted the report handed to him by the guard and said, "I have already read the detailed report on my way here. It can be said that it is thanks to all of you present that Luo City remained steadfast in the face of natural disaster. On behalf of the people of Luo City, I thank you all."

As he spoke, Yingren bowed slightly to the officials of all ranks present, which immediately elicited expressions of gratitude from them, who were filled with trepidation.

“This is what you deserve,” Yingren said. “Also, is the Director of the Imperial Observatory here?”

The Imperial Observatory Director, whose name was called, stepped forward with a trembling expression: "Your Highness, this sinner..."

“You are not a sinner,” Ying Ren said gently. “It was thanks to the predictions of your Imperial Observatory that a series of disaster avoidance actions were taken. In that sense, you should be a great contributor. However, it would be even better if you could predict the time earlier next time, wouldn’t you say?”

The Director of the Imperial Observatory repeatedly agreed.

"Alright, that's enough for now," Yingren said with a smile. "My father sent me here to handle the affairs of Luocheng, but I don't think there's much to handle, because everyone here has already done a great job. All I have to do is run errands and tell my father about everyone's achievements. It's not a difficult task."

Hearing Yingren say this, the officials finally felt relieved and then took their leave one after another.

Only the chief inspector of the Dali Temple's supervisory office remained.

After everyone had left, Ying Ren looked at the chief inspector and asked bluntly, "Has Ying Jie's body been found?"

The inspector general shook his head.

“Then let’s not look for him anymore,” Yingren said calmly. “Just like I told Father before, let’s consider him as someone who fell into the sea with the Deer-Lu Sword.”

The inspector general nodded: "As you wish."

Yingren sighed softly: "My younger brother could have lived a carefree life as a prince, but he was consumed by jealousy and ended up like this. In the end, he died at Yingzhen's hands. It was his fate."

The chief inspector said, "I never imagined that His Highness Yingzhen was that powerful."

“After all, he was the one who drew the Lulu Sword,” Ying Ren asked. “Were the surveillance videos destroyed?”

"As you instructed, they have all been destroyed," the Inspector General said. "Besides you and me, no one else knows that Prince Yingjie was killed by Prince Yingzhen... except perhaps Wei Yanwu of Longmen."