My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 162 Catching Someone

Chapter 162: Chapter 162 Catching Someone

When they returned to Li Residence, it was still early, the sun had not fully risen yet.

"Princes, Princess, Prince Chen has awakened,"

Jian Yun hurried over to report at this time.

"Then let us go see him,"

Chu Baihan quickly stepped over the threshold.

Arriving at Yan Chen’s room, Yan Chen had just risen.

Upon seeing them, his expression was somewhat unnatural.

Especially upon seeing Yan Lin, he awkwardly turned his face away.

He had always disliked his eighth brother.

Yet he had been saved by him last night.

"Eldest brother need not mind. When we return to the capital city, I will not tell anyone that I saved you," Yan Lin said calmly at this moment.

"You..."

Yan Chen was somewhat annoyed.

"Hmph, considering you helped me last night, I will not hold it against you!" he said through clenched teeth.

"Prince Chen, regarding the Siminghui, what are your thoughts?"

Chu Baihan smoothed the wrinkles on his sleeve cuffs and slowly began to inquire.

"They must not be underestimated. The few followers I chased last night were all skilled in martial arts," Yan Chen sat down and spoke gravely.

A hint of solemnity flashed through Yan Lin’s eyes.

His elder brother was extremely arrogant. For him to comment like that, they must indeed be extraordinary.

"It seems, things are becoming increasingly complicated. Disasters and calamities, can Jiangnan survive?"

Chu Baihan looked outside, his expression complex.

"Princess."

Just at that moment, Chu Baihan’s guard quickly walked in from outside.

"Subordinates as per your instructions went to investigate the secret passage. One of the paths leads to an abandoned courtyard. The other path is a dead end," the guard promptly reported.

"A dead end?" Chu Baihan furrowed his brow slightly.

In her conjecture, the other path should have led to a place of great importance to the Siminghui. Why was it a dead end?

Could it be that she had guessed wrong?

"Send someone back there to keep watch, see if any suspicious persons appear," Chu Baihan quickly ordered.

"Yes, Princess."

The guard nodded, then turned to leave.

But Chu Baihan suddenly called out to him, "Wait, just stay outside the entrance, do not go inside."

"Yes, Princess."

After the guard had left, Yan Lian was the first to become impatient, curiously asking,"Em... cough, Princess, why not let the guard go inside; wouldn’t it be easier to hide there? Could it be, you also believe in the ghost stories?"

"It’s not necessarily ghosts, but it’s most certainly sinister," Chu Baihan shook his head, his expression growing even more solemn.

"Sinister? What do you mean?" Yan Chen covered his mouth and coughed heavily, then asked weakly.

Having been injured so severely last night, his physical condition had greatly deteriorated.

"That temple and the mountain behind it greatly resemble a grave, an ominous grave," Chu Baihan spoke softly.

"Hiss..."

Yan Lian touched his own arm and realized he had goosebumps.

"Wait, wait a moment, could you not be so frightening? It’s quite terrifying," he stammered.

Yan Lin looked at Chu Baihan with an added hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Unexpectedly, you understand this."

"I understand only the basics," Chu Baihan spoke again slowly, his voice calm.

"Hasn’t Li Shang mentioned that he would resolve the matter of the severe drought? How is it going?" she continued to ask.

"Hmph, he must be afraid of us now. These past few days, he has been leaving early and returning late, but it’s unclear how things are being handled," Yan Lian muttered disdainfully.

"Prince, what should we do next?" Chu Baihan turned to Yan Chen, asking for his next plan.

Yan Chen looked slightly embarrassed.

He used to consider himself Chu Baihan’s equal, but having been rescued by her last night made him feel somewhat inferior.

"I have no plans for now. Does Princess have any ideas?" he asked quietly, his tone slightly embarrassed.

"I’ve heard that the Siminghui releases water every morning. Let’s go see, and perhaps catch a few people while we’re at it,"

Chu Baihan said calmly, clapping her hands.

...

Perhaps because it was time to distribute and collect water, the streets were relatively more crowded.

However, many people had become thin as sticks, with no life in their faces.

"Their complexions..." Yan Lian frowned.

"If you had to live in a water-deprived environment for a long while, maybe you’d look even worse than them," Chu Baihan glanced at him, then spoke softly.

Yan Lian frowned, the situation in Jiangnan was really more severe than they had imagined.

Approaching the well, they found people lined up with buckets.

"What are you doing, if you want water, prepare money and line up,"

Seeing Chu Baihan and others approaching, the members of Siminghui started to drive them away.

"We’re not here to get water," Chu Baihan spoke coldly.

"Oh, if not to get water, then what? Don’t tell me you’re here to please us guys?"

The bearded leader touched his chin, then looked at Chu Baihan with ill-intentions.

Since many women sold themselves due to not having money to buy water, he thought she had the same idea upon seeing Chu Baihan’s beauty.

"How dare you!"

Nan Xing saw this and was filled with murderous intent.

She quickly stepped forward, grabbed his wrist, and harshly broke it.

"Ouch ouch ouch..."

"You women, are you here to ruin the place? Brothers, kill them for me!"

He began calling for help.

Hearing the commotion, the burly men collecting and selling water rolled up their sleeves and strode towards them.

They raised their hands, but before they could touch Chu Baihan and the others, Ziyi and her people had knocked them to the ground.

"Take them back to the Li Residence," Yan Lin ordered coldly.

The Li Residence?

They must mean the residence of the Magistrate.

But isn’t Magistrate Li on good terms with the people from Siminghui? Why would he suddenly arrest people?

The citizens looked at each other, feeling increasingly anxious.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the water of Jiangnan originally belongs to the people. Starting today, all water will be accessible to the public, but due to scarcity, it will be rationed. Each household will be registered daily and can only collect their allotted share of water,"

Yan Lin spoke sternly, his back turned to them and his voice amplified with Inner Strength, clearly articulated so everyone could hear.

Upon hearing this, the people hesitated at first but then burst into tears of joy after they had grasped the meaning.

"Thank you, benefactor, thank you..."

Ziwu and others, following the order, immediately started breaking the locks and covers of Siminghui, and then began organizing water distribution.

Seeing this, Chu Baihan flashed a look of surprise in her eyes.

She hadn’t expected Yan Lin to have already prepared a plan.

"You have a lot of nerve, daring to arrest people from my Siminghui!" Suddenly, a short man, almost like a dwarf, ran over, angrily rebuking.