Su Yinchen led Qiao You straight to the palace. After passing through the magnificent palace, they were stopped by the guards.
"Please announce that Su Yinchen has come to pay her respects to His Highness the Crown Prince," Su Yinchen said directly.
"His Highness the Crown Prince is not in the palace."
Qiao You was frantic and was about to speak up urgently, "You're talking nonsense, my brother clearly..."
Su Yinchen pulled Qiao You back and shook her head subtly.
"Inform His Majesty that Su Yinchen requests an audience."
The guard had another set of words ready: "His Majesty is unwell today and will not see anyone."
The guards glanced at Su Yinchen and Qiao You's clothes and appearance. Since they weren't famous princes or generals in the palace, they became even more unscrupulous, their eyes filled with ill intent.
Qiao You was extremely anxious. How dare this wretched guard stop him? Didn't he know who he was?
Oh, right!
Forgetting that he was no longer the only prince of the merfolk, Qiao You felt a pang of loss; he was not qualified to manage these guards…
But his disappointment only lasted for a moment. He had an older brother! His brother was the Crown Prince, the God of War of the Empire, a man of great status!
Just as Qiao You was about to speak, Su Yinchen interrupted, "Report the five words 'Su Family of Yunlai Star' to His Majesty."
He will meet with him.
The guard who had been giving him the sidelong glance was about to say something when he was interrupted by another, older guard, "Hurry up and go!"
Yunlaixing Su family?
The former Empress Qingyue came from the Su family of Yunlai Star.
They were just low-ranking guards, and no one could be offended; those who knew when to yield were the wise ones.
The young guard reluctantly went to report, while Qiao You waited anxiously. Time ticked by, and ten minutes had passed since the guard went in to report.
Su Yinchen even considered disregarding the rules and barging in.
"Your Majesty, please come in."
Upon hearing this, Qiao You immediately bypassed Su Yinchen and ran inside.
His brother had brought him to the palace before, and he remembered the way.
"Wait a minute!" Su Yinchen called out, his temper flaring up!
Qiao You braked suddenly, narrowly avoiding being forced into Helian Cheng's bedchamber by just a few seconds.
"What's wrong?" Qiao You asked, turning around.
Su Yinchen beckoned to him, "Let's go in from the back."
Helian Jue and Su Yinchen had been to all parts of the palace when they were children, and were very familiar with it, especially this palace that belonged to the emperor and empress's bedroom.
Qiao You followed Su Yinchen as they walked along the corridor, turning east and west, and even crawled through two or three holes.
"Behind this wall is Helian Cheng's bedroom," Su Yinchen whispered to Qiao You.
Qiao You gave an OK sign to indicate that he understood, placed his hand on the wall, closed his eyes, and slowly activated his senses...
This is considered an ability of their mermaid race. Qiao You carefully sensed it. Next door seemed to be an old man who was about to grow old. His mental strength was severely injured, even more so than his brother's at the beginning. If he did not receive effective treatment, he would only have a month to live at most.
Is this Helian Cheng?
Qiao You focused his mind, trying to see the person's face clearly through the layers of mist. The person kept muttering something to himself.
It's Helian Cheng!
"Shushu, it's my fault for being incompetent and causing you and Jue'er distress."
“I couldn’t even do something as simple as contacting you… I even wrote your obituary by hand.”
"Now that Jue'er has a compatible spirit pet, her severe mental injury has healed somewhat, and she will no longer suffer pain."
"I... can rest assured now."
"What's the point of this broken body stubbornly holding on?"
"When Jue'er wakes up, it will probably be more than half a month later. It will take at least a month to return from Shanchi Star to the capital star."
"At that time, Jue'er ascended the throne in a grand and glorious manner, and lived a peaceful and secure life as the Emperor of the Empire..."
"I will not let any of the Leiden family go."
...
Qiao You was confused. Helian Cheng didn't really want to harm his brother? He just wanted to protect his brother? Send his brother far away, knowing his days were numbered, and timed his death to take down the Leiden family together?
Su Yinchen stood to the side watching Qiao You, her anger at first turning into sympathy, and she was full of questions about what was going on.
Not daring to disturb them, they could only hold their breath and wait.
“Cousin, it seems we’ve misunderstood… Your Majesty.” Qiao You stammered, the title “Your Majesty” perhaps being the most appropriate.
Su Yinchen was not as surprised as Qiao You. In his memory, Helian Cheng was actually quite nice to them.
If there was any change, it was after his aunt went missing.
Qiao You relayed what he had heard to Su Yinchen.
"Tell me, where did His Majesty hide my brother?" Qiao You asked, puzzled.
Ever since Qiao You turned into a fish in front of him, Su Yinchen is no longer curious about why Qiao You could hear these conversations.
Su Yinchen shook his head; he truly didn't know.
Qiao You gave Su Yinchen a look that said, "What use are you to me?" and continued listening.
"Hey! I..."
Qiao You gave him a stern shushing gesture and glared at Su Yinchen.
Su Yinchen leaned against the wall, feeling a little bored, and began to recall the layout of the area in her mind.
If Helian Cheng really wants to defeat Helian Jue, he will definitely choose the place he is most familiar with, which is most likely to be here.
Based on Su Yinchen's understanding of Helian Jue, Helian Cheng must have been trying to appeal to his aunt's emotions, otherwise Helian Jue wouldn't have fallen for it.
The most likely scenario is that the drink was drugged, so the bodyguard would only choose the nearest location to move the person.
He knew about Shanchi Star; it was located on the very edge of the Empire and was the planet furthest from the Alliance's White Star.
Seclusion, comfort, and hiding are its best synonyms.
To secretly send someone from the palace to Shanchi Star, Helian Cheng should choose to act at night.
Helian Jue must be hiding nearby, since he is too conspicuous during the day.
Nearby? Where are there places to hide people?
Qiao You, who had been eavesdropping, got excited and slapped Su Yinchen across the face. "Brother?"
"I'm not your brother, don't call me that!" Su Yinchen quickly distanced herself, "If Helian Jue heard that, wouldn't he kill me?"
Qiao You rolled her eyes dramatically, as if to say, "You're so smug!"
"I'm going to find my brother! You wait for me here." Qiao You instructed Su Yinchen, "Oh, and cover your mouth, don't make a sound later."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yinchen watched helplessly as Qiao You disappeared right before his eyes.
Su Yinchen was so shocked that she fell flat on her backside!
Qiao You is a monster, isn't he?
"Is this teleportation or invisibility?" Su Yinchen thought of the stories her aunt had told them when they were little.
While Qiao You was sensing the movement inside the wall, he suddenly discovered that his older brother was in the manor left by Aunt Qingyue. He originally wanted to just leave, but then again, his cousin was still there!
Is he considered the older brother? He can't just leave his younger brothers without giving them an explanation, can he?
Qiao You reluctantly said something to Su Yinchen and immediately ran to find her brother.
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