My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 167: Something’s Wrong with the Sky of Jiangnan

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: Something’s Wrong with the Sky of Jiangnan

Seeing the furious approach of the commoners, Li Shang began to panic.

He quickly hid behind Chu Baihan and then said loudly, "Everyone, don’t be angry, Princess Nan Xing will be able to perform the rainmaking successfully tonight. By then, water will be available for all, and there will be no need to fuss over trivial wins and losses, right?"

"Who told you that this Princess will definitely succeed in rainmaking tonight?"

Chu Baihan turned around, her eyes coldly fixed on Li Shang.

"This, this is just this official’s guess." Li Shang’s eyes dodged as he stuttered his response.

"In the eyes of this Princess, you are not guessing at all. Who instructed you to act this way?" The coldness in Chu Baihan’s voice intensified.

"Tonight, the unrest among the people seems a bit peculiar," Yan Lin spoke gravely at this moment.

He and Chu Baihan shared the same feeling—

Someone must be instructing them from behind the scenes.

"Take him down for questioning," Yan Lin signaled Ziwu with a look.

"Yes, Prince," Ziwu quickly nodded, then dragged Li Shang away.

Chu Baihan knew that saying anything now would only incite rage among the commoners.

So she walked up the mountain expressionlessly, followed by Nan Xing and the others.

The commoners followed behind with torches in hand.

When she turned her head, she could still see the bright flames illuminating their faces, and their sullen gazes were clear to see.

"In my view, it’s these people who are truly bewitched," said Yan Lian, who was startled by the look in the commoners’ eyes. He touched his own arm and spoke nervously.

"Ziyi, send someone to protect the two little ones at the mansion. Also, send more Hidden Guards to follow. Tonight will not be peaceful," Yan Lin gripped the sword at his waist and ordered sternly.

"Yes, my lord."

Yan Lin remained close to Chu Baihan all the while and said in a deep voice, "Tonight, just try your best. Should it fail, I will shoulder it."

Hearing his words, Chu Baihan’s steps faltered slightly.

Looking away, she whispered, "You also be careful."

As they were about to reach the mountain’s peak, Chu Baihan suddenly stopped.

She turned to look at the commoners, then spoke in a calm voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, I cannot guarantee success tonight. But I will surely do my utmost. You all should stop here."

After all, what she was about to undertake could be shocking and unacceptable.

Her master once warned her never to reveal those things in public, as they would not be tolerated by conventional society.

This time, if it were not to save the dying Jiangnan, she would never have acted.

Therefore, to minimize the danger, she had to stop these commoners from watching.

"Princess Nan Xing, what do you mean by this? Isn’t it just performing rainmaking? What is there that we can’t see?"

"Exactly, don’t tell us you are planning to do something disrespectful to the gods behind our backs!"

"..."

The commoners started to become aggressive again.

"How dare you! She is the Senior Princess of Nanduan Kingdom, here to help the Southwest, and yet you press her with such tone?" Yan Lian exploded with anger, scolding loudly.

"Prince, we mean no disrespect to the Princess. We just want her to disclose the details of her rainmaking," they said.

"Yes, who knows whether Jiangnan’s plight has anything to do with the Princess?"

"Now that you mention it, Yan Country has not had such strange occurrences for many years, but since Nanduan Kingdom waged war against us a few months ago, Jiangnan has been amiss. Could it be Nanduan Kingdom causing trouble..."

"..."

The commoners whispered mysteriously amongst themselves.

Their voices were low, yet clear enough for Chu Baihan and the others to hear.

At that moment, Yan Lin drew his sword.

Pointing the blade towards the crowd, he said indifferently, "Should anyone dare to make further slander, I will not be lenient!"

"That’s right, I will also not be lenient."

Just then, Yan Chen arrived with a troop of men, surrounding the commoners.

"Eighth brother, the Hidden Guards you asked me to bring, I’ve brought them all. Whatever you want to do, just do it," Yan Chen turned to look at Yan Lin, speaking in a grudging tone.

He was willing to do these things for Yan Lin simply because Yan had saved his life last night.

"Off you go."

Yan Lin whispered to Chu Baihan as he gave her a reassuring look.

In an instant, Chu Baihan’s heart calmed down.

"Alright," she nodded.

Soon, she headed towards the mountain summit, accompanied solely by Nan Xing.

The spectators could only watch their figures disappear until they were out of sight.

"Do you think the Royal Princess will succeed?"

"She’s offended the divine spirits now; I’m afraid a simple act of kneeling and pleading won’t suffice for forgiveness."

"I reckon this rain-seeking is doomed."

The commoners began to murmur once again.

At that moment, something caught their eyes.

They couldn’t even see how Yan Lin had moved when suddenly they were splattered with fresh blood.

On closer inspection, they found the ground covered in bloodstains.

"Ah, murder!"

They screamed, their faces pale, all of them stepping back, but the Hidden Guards brought by Yan Chen had already surrounded them; they were now trapped with no way out.

"I refrained from pressuring her earlier, hence I tolerated you," Yan Lin said icily. "From now on, if you dare to slander her, this will be your end."

With that, the commoners shook uncontrollably, not daring to make any further noise.

At this moment, Yan Lian stepped forward, flipping over a body to carefully examine it.

"Eighth Brother, as you suspected, these men’s fingers have calluses, and their bodies bear wounds; they don’t seem like ordinary folk but rather skilled assassins," he quickly reported back to Yan Lin.

There was no great shock on Yan Lin’s face.

After all, these were the individuals who had been the loudest, seemingly intentionally inciting the emotions of the commoners.

"Find out who’s behind them," Yan Lin ordered coldly.

"Yes, my lord."

At this point, the commoners began to faintly realize that they might have been manipulated.

Chu Baihan was unaware of what had transpired here; she and Nan Xing had already reached the top of the mountain.

"Nan Xing, take out the items," she said softly.

"Yes, Princess."

After Nan Xing took out the items, she looked puzzled because she really couldn’t understand what they were.

"It’s fortunate that my master left some things in Jiangnan, otherwise this Princess wouldn’t have been able to create such objects," Chu Baihan shook her head, her tone complex.

"If today is successful, destroy these items immediately," Chu Baihan continued to instruct Nan Xing.

Her master had said that if things not meant for this era were seen by people, they could potentially cause catastrophic effects.

"Yes, Princess."

As everyone waited in anticipation, suddenly, a thick plume of smoke shot up into the sky at an astonishing speed.

Then came a second plume...

The sound was also incredibly loud.

Chu Baihan stood on the mountaintop, waiting for a long time, but there was no response.

"Princess, should we try again?" Nan Xing’s hand had gone numb, but thankfully she was sustained by her Inner Strength; she asked quietly.

"How can there be no response? It’s been so long; there shouldn’t be a complete lack of rain," Chu Baihan said, shaking her head and muttering non-stop.

She stood on the highest rock, surveying the entirety of Jiangnan...

The sky was overcast, the city’s end towers vanishing into the distance.

"Nan Xing, don’t you find the sky odd?" Chu Baihan suddenly asked.

"Not at all. The sky is clear." Nan Xing looked up, quickly turning back.

The sky was clear, the moon shone bright, and the stars filled the entire sky; wasn’t it very nice?

"Do you know that on a full moon night, the brighter the moonlight, the dimmer the stars. Conversely, the more dazzling the stars, the dimmer the moon," Chu Baihan said, shaking her head and speaking in a muffled voice.

Nan Xing furrowed her brow, pondered for a moment, and then smacked her forehead, "I remember now, indeed, that’s true."

"So, there’s something wrong with the sky over Jiangnan!" Chu Baihan exclaimed sharply!