On the Ark.

Ying Li was furious.

I'm really angry.

He was so angry that he was trembling all over.

Her brother, the third son of the Great Yan royal family, would undoubtedly have been a powerful figure in the Yan Kingdom, second only to the emperor, if not for the various events that had occurred. But now? Far from home, bearing the blood of the Great Yan royal family, he was forced to do such a thing to an old man just to survive.

What kind of thing?

Of course, it's about selling one's own body in exchange for that meager "money"!

Although the internet in the world of Terra wasn't particularly advanced, Ying Li still frequently used her phone to read novels online. As a princess of the Great Yan Kingdom, she had never quite understood why unspoken rules existed, or why people would sell their bodies and dignity for a little money.

Especially the latter, in Ying Li's view, dignity is the most important thing in the world.

Therefore, even though it hadn't reached the point of "Why don't they eat meat porridge?", Ying Li still had some doubts about this kind of plot.

Even today!

Until the character in the novel became her brother!

Ying Li then felt completely unwell.

A strong sense of honor and shame welled up in my heart.

At this moment, Ying Li had only one thought in her mind.

My Great Yan royal family has been humiliated to this extent!

Laterano... He deserves to die!

Lin Ye was initially bewildered by Ying Li's psychological changes, wondering what had gotten into this silly girl again. It wasn't until he watched the emotions in her eyes shift from anger and confusion to anger, sadness, and finally anger and hatred that Lin Ye realized for the first time how much drama could be expressed in a woman's eyes. It seems the descriptions in Mary Sue novels aren't entirely untrue after all.

But none of that mattered anymore. Even if Lin Ye was slow to react, his mind wasn't completely blank. He quickly figured out the reason and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!" Lin Ye released Ying Li's hand and said irritably, "What kind of filthy things are you thinking about all day?"

Ying Li looked coldly at Lin Ye: "Who is more despicable, me or you?"

Lin Ye sighed: "That's why I didn't want you to come along."

Originally, Lin Ye's words simply meant, "If you come along, it's easy to misunderstand, and it's hard to explain once there's a misunderstanding, it's too troublesome." However, to Ying Li, it sounded like, "Sigh, you've discovered my brother's biggest secret," which led her to think, "In order not to cause trouble for his sister, he doesn't care if he sells his body to an old man to survive."

At that moment, Ying Li felt a sting in her eyes, and tears were about to fall.

Lin Ye was even more bewildered.

For the next ten minutes, Lin Ye painstakingly explained, finally managing to get Ying Li to understand the cause and course of events.

Although still somewhat suspicious: "You really didn't sell your body to that old man?"

"Do you think I'm that kind of person?!" Lin Ye said irritably. "If you weren't my sister, I would have shoved his head into the toilet long ago if you dared to slander me like that."

As Ying Li gradually calmed down, she realized how unreliable her previous guess had been, and felt a little ashamed. However, how could a princess admit her mistake? Especially not to Lin Ye, which was even more impossible. So Ying Li chose to be stubborn: "It was clearly what you and that old man said that was too easy to misunderstand."

That statement is actually not wrong.

"What does this have to do with me?" Lin Ye rubbed his temples in annoyance. "The people around me are all like this. They can't even speak clearly. I don't know if they're doing it on purpose."

“But even if you didn’t sell your body to that old man, you still sold your labor to him,” Ying Li said again. “Give him a shoulder massage? Why should I? How could the Great Yan royal family give a shoulder massage to an outsider? That’s simply disrespecting the Great Yan royal family.”

"Can you just shut up for a second?" Lin Ye suddenly realized that having a sister like this was a real hassle. If he could, he'd give her away already. So he said irritably, "What kind of member of the Great Yan royal family am I now? Do you want me dead?"

Lin Ye didn't identify with the identity of the Great Yan royal family, but Ying Li was different, so there was a fundamental difference in their thinking. However, Ying Li also knew that even if she was unwilling, she couldn't use her Yan Kingdom identity to stand up for Lin Ye. After all, as Lin Ye said, he was currently nothing in the Yan Kingdom, and she couldn't use the Yan Kingdom's power to oppress him. Relationships between nations were never as simple as in novels, so she could only endure it.

"Then do as you please." Ying Li crossed her arms, her tone still full of displeasure. "I don't think it's necessary to care about orders from small countries like this. They're not even a fraction of what Yan Country has."

...What a rich woman's comment.

The richest woman Lin Ye knew before was Swire, the kind who owned an entire commercial street in Lungmen.

But now, the title of the richest woman definitely belongs to Ying Li. What is a commercial street compared to her brother being the Emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty?

Although the Emperor of Great Yan was Lin Ye's nominal older brother, he should have been a rich man... no, a rich second-generation heir. It's a pity, fate is cruel.

Originally, Ying Li thought the topic had passed, but after some thought, she felt something was amiss.

"Wait." Ying Li grabbed Lin Ye's arm, her tone turning cold again. "For orders from this small place like Lateran, you're willing to go to an old man's room in the middle of the night to sell yourself... well, sell your labor. But my Great Yan's orders are dozens of times more than Lateran's, yet you're unwilling to go out with me."

Lin Ye's expression immediately froze, and then he chuckled awkwardly, "Aren't we siblings? Why should siblings care so much?"

"Brother and sister?" Ying Li crossed her arms and said with a half-smile, "I don't remember having a brother like you. My brother is the Emperor of Great Yan. Who are you?"

...It's unbearable.

Lin Ye felt his head throb even more.

Unexpectedly, this younger sister of mine caught me red-handed.

Yet he dared not refute it, knowing that Kal'tsit had called him last night to tell him to "treat" the princess of the Great Yan well.

How should he treat her well... Lin Ye didn't quite understand either; he just felt that this little girl was really good at causing trouble.

So, he could only say in a very helpless tone, "Okay, okay, I'll go shopping with you later, for as long as I want, alright?"

Hearing Lin Ye's words, Ying Li finally smiled with triumph.

Then the two heard another female voice.

"You're really living a leisurely life, aren't you? Have you forgotten your old love as soon as you found a new one?"

Lin Ye's body stiffened. He slowly turned around and saw Diana standing behind him.

“Mostima entrusting herself to you was really not the right choice,” Diana said calmly.

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Lin Ye was speechless.

He couldn't understand why he always seemed to meet the wrong people at the wrong time. If it was just a coincidence, then the coincidences he encountered were far too numerous. The first time he met Diana was when he was out shopping with Nian, and the second time was when he promised Ying Li to accompany her.

Alright, no need to overthink it, Lin Ye already guessed that in Diana's mind, he was just a womanizer who didn't care about Mostima at all. Although these were all misunderstandings, and in principle, Lin Ye didn't need to clarify things for Diana, he still didn't want his image in Diana's mind to worsen, so as not to delay his rescue of Mostima.

So he tried to explain, "You've misunderstood, this is me..."

Lin Ye was about to say, "This is my sister," but then he remembered that Ying Li's identity couldn't be exposed, so he could only subconsciously say, "She's someone I don't know very well."

Oh no, another one of those utterly unconvincing excuses.

Diana narrowed her eyes slightly, her expression seemingly mocking. Ying Li, on the other hand, quietly grabbed Lin Ye's waist and then twisted it hard, causing Lin Ye to grimace in pain.

The princess of the Great Yan Dynasty still has a temper.

Being called "someone I'm not very familiar with" by her most valued older brother, Ying Li would probably have exploded on the spot if she didn't know she shouldn't cause trouble for Lin Ye. But precisely because she knew she shouldn't cause trouble for Lin Ye, even though Ying Li was furious inside, she had to pretend to be indifferent on the surface, only secretly venting her emotions.

Lin Ye was very grateful that Ying Li didn't undermine him.

But in order not to further provoke Ying Li, Lin Ye immediately changed the subject: "What are you doing here?"

Diana replied calmly, "Why can't I be here?"

"This isn't the Lateran elders' place..." Lin Ye thought of something, looked at Diana, and asked with some surprise, "Are you also an Lateran elder?"

“Of course… no.” Diana shook her head and said, “You don’t need to delve into my identity. I’ve already told you everything I can.”

"How is Mostima?"

Diana sneered, "Haven't you already seen her?"

Lin Ye was taken aback: "How did you know?"

“Mostima never deliberately hides anything,” Diana said. “Or rather, even if she wanted to, she couldn’t.”

Lin Ye frowned slightly: "You mean, Mostima has been under your surveillance all along?"

“Otherwise, do you think Laterano would allow her to run around like that?” Diana said calmly. “But don’t worry, the Elder Council doesn’t know about your meeting with Laterano that night, because I was the one monitoring her. But if there’s a next time, I can’t say for sure.”

After saying that, Diana prepared to leave.

Lin Ye instinctively grabbed her hand.

"You still haven't told me what to do."

Diana stopped and glanced at Lin Ye's hand. Only then did Lin Ye realize his impulsiveness and quickly let go.

“If you want the Elders to know that you and I are related, then go all out,” Diana said coldly.

Lin Ye said with a hint of helplessness, "It's my fault, but I just wanted to know what to do. Although I've met Mostima, she won't tell me anything."

“You’ve known Mostima for a while now. If she weren’t like that, there would be no need for me to contact you.” Diana twisted her wrist and then said, “To be honest, the problem of hatred is almost unsolvable in Laterano, let alone for an outsider like you. So if you don’t know what you can do, just stay by her side.”

"Stay by her side?" Lin Ye asked, somewhat puzzled. "Is that all?"

"Yes, at least it will prevent her from dying too lonely." Diana said this and then left.

It was another cryptic and ambiguous statement.

Hearing this, Lin Ye really wanted to grab Diana and beat her up.

Why can't you just say things clearly and directly? What's the point of beating around the bush?

Thinking this, Lin Ye couldn't help but miss Skadi. Skadi's straightforward personality was truly rare among women.

If Skadi were here.

"What's the deal with that woman?" Just as Lin Ye was thinking about Skadi, Ying Li spoke up, her tone full of displeasure. "And who is this Mostima she mentioned to you?"

Well, it's not just Diana who's in trouble, but also the little princess beside her... no, the little darling.

Ying Li was indeed very unhappy. As a princess of the Great Yan Kingdom, she was practically second only to the emperor. However, since arriving in Lateran, she had suffered several setbacks, and these setbacks were often insurmountable, as she had to consider Lin Ye's status. Otherwise, anyone who dared to disrespect her would not only face the extermination of their entire family, but would also be easily arrested and given a lesson.

Lin Ye sighed and said, "My purpose in coming to Lateran is not just for the orders."

Originally, he hadn't planned to tell Ying Li, because there was no need. But since Ying Li had already asked, there was no point in hiding it anymore. Lin Ye also wanted to get some advice from her. After all, Ying Li had been a princess for over twenty years, and she certainly knew more about power and politics than he, a complete novice.

And you also need to understand women better than him.

After listening to Lin Ye's description, Ying Li frowned. She looked at Lin Ye with a strange look in her eyes: "Why do you always encounter such strange things?"

Lin Ye shrugged: "Is it my fault?"

Ying Li stroked her chin thoughtfully for a moment, then murmured, "Could it be that what the Imperial Observatory said back then was true? Because of the bloodline of the First Emperor, so that he could live his whole life..."

"That's enough, that's enough." Lin Ye pressed down on Ying Li's shoulder. "Don't bring the First Emperor's rhetoric here. People here believe in God."

Ying Li glanced at Lin Ye: "So you want a solution?"