She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 526 - 525: If the treatment fails, behead directly

Chapter 526: Chapter 525: If the treatment fails, behead directly

Qin Wu had Yan Hongzhao observe this battle between Dawei and Chu Kingdom, to see if the so-called God of Slaughter was truly as unstoppable as rumored.

If Dawei were to win the war again, Qin Wu planned to find an excuse to provoke the border of Chu Kingdom.

Yan Hongzhao returned to the General Residence with a heavy heart, wanting to discuss with his elder brother.

However, he didn’t expect the family servant to inform him that his brother had left early in the morning and hadn’t returned yet.

"The young master took luggage when he left, and it likely wouldn’t be until three to five days that he will return home," the family servant said.

Yet his brother hadn’t mentioned this to him at all.

Could it be that some unexpected event had occurred?

"Did brother mention where he was going?"

The servant replied, "Chu Kingdom."

Hearing the words "Chu Kingdom," Yan Hongzhao fell into deep thought.

There was a secret, buried deep in their hearts for a long time.

Xiaoliu once mentioned that he had given their sister a Feign Death Pill, and that year she and his brother had broken into the Imperial Mausoleum only to find the coffin empty of all but clothes, which led them to firmly believe that their sister had not died. Moreover, Xiao Pingfeng’s constant attacks on Chu Kingdom seemed, somehow, to suggest that their sister’s disappearance might be connected to Chu Kingdom.

If he suddenly went to Chu Kingdom, could it be that there was news of their sister?

At this thought, Yan Hongzhao couldn’t help but feel some hope.

"Understood, thank you for your efforts." She stepped inside, knowing that this matter would have to wait for her brother’s news, as the Yan Family could withstand no further turmoil.

Since the news of their sister’s death had reached them, their mother had visibly aged, her hair growing noticeably greyer.

How cruel fate had been to her, having lost her husband, son, and now a daughter...

Upon entering the inner room, she saw a small child sitting on the steps, holding a fluffy rice cake and eating it.

"Xingze, why are you sitting on the ground?"

Yan Hongzhao hurried over to pick up the child.

"Nesting here, waiting for Auntie Five to have dinner." Xingze spoke with his mouth full of rice cake, his speech unclear.

Immediately, Yan Hongzhao’s heart melted completely.

The child, born of her sister and Xiao Pingfeng, had clearly inherited their fine lineage, looking exquisite and adorable with sparkling large eyes, curly eyelashes, bright and lively, his skin pale with a healthy glow, only three years old but already incredibly photogenic.

"Alright, let’s go eat." she said.

Yan Hongzhao carried Xingze to the dining room, where the servants had already laid out the food, but only Li Chengxiang and Shen Shuyun were at the table.

"My mother still doesn’t want to come out for dinner?"

Shen Shuyun sighed and shook her head, "Madame Sun said she doesn’t have much of an appetite today, so she will not join us for dinner."

The large table was left to the three sisters and a small child.

A flicker of dimness passed through Yan Hongzhao’s eyes, but she quickly concealed it.

"Then it will just be us eating. Xingze, you still need to grow, eat a bit more." She placed the child in a specialized seat beside her.

Xingze obediently picked up his chopsticks, "Eat lots, grow tall! Then rescue mother from the bad people!"

At these words, everyone in the room was suddenly at a loss for speech.

Yan Hongzhao clenched her chopsticks tightly. She looked around at the maids in the room, finally resting her gaze on the nanny.

The nanny immediately lowered her head.

After a long while, Li Chengxiang forced out a gentle smile.

"Yes, Xingze should eat more to grow tall and strong," she said as she added food to the plate in front of Xingze.

Yan Hongzhao put down her chopsticks and stared at the nanny, "Come out with me for a moment."

Li Chengxiang and Shen Shuyun watched as the nanny, head bowed, followed her out, then withdrew their gazes and exchanged a look.

It was only a matter of time before Xingze started to notice his parents’ situation and eventually, everything would have to come out.

What would happen then?

Xingze was so clever and understanding that nobody could bear to see him hurt in the slightest.

Outside.

Yan Hongzhao stood tall, her hands behind her back.

The nanny stood with her head down behind her.

After a long pause, Yan Hongzhao finally spoke in a hoarse voice, "Who taught Xingze to say that?"

The Yan Family was rather unique in Qin State, so generally, to protect Xingze, they wouldn’t let him play with other children his age, but rather with Yan Zizhuo.

Later, when Yan Zizhuo started school, Xingze had played at home.

One could say that he had never entertained the concept of parents, before this moment.

The nanny bowed her head, her hands twisting a cloth.

"Yes, yes, the young master."

"Still not telling the truth!" Yan Hongzhao raised his voice.

The nanny immediately knelt on the ground: "It is really the young master, General! Before the young master left, he specifically instructed the young lord to be obedient at home, to eat well, and then when he grows up, he could rescue, rescue the young lady from the clutches of the villains..."

The nanny had merely listened from around the corner.

She was indeed very innocent.

"Really?" Yan Hongzhao looked at the nanny doubtfully.

The nanny was a thoroughly trusted individual, having cared for Yan Xingze these past three years as if he were her own, protectively and meticulously.

She never had any bad habits, so everyone was very reassured about her.

The nanny nodded vigorously: "Replying to the General, it’s absolutely true. If you do not believe, you can ask the young lord again. Little children never lie."

If this statement had indeed been spoken by my older brother to Yan Xingze.

Then it would be all the more intriguing.

Yan Hongzhao gently pinched his right thumb and forefinger together: "This matter, this General has taken note of, you were alarmed for nothing, do not spread word of this matter outside."

Still, it would be better to wait until things were truly settled before telling everyone else.

It was still unknown where my older brother was at this time.

Meanwhile.

Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road.

A row of reddish-brown tall horses, facing the setting sun, galloped away without turning back; on the horseback, a youth in white clothes, his expression more solemn than ever before.

He had received a message.

The recent emergence of a martial arts goddess in Chu Kingdom, whose martial arts stances and movements were identical to those of Song Huaxu, and this person was a woman.

Song Huaxu had long since died.

If there was another person with such skills, it could only be his younger sister, Yan Wanqing.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to go see for himself.

Just like how years ago, Yan Wanqing had found him, he too must bring his younger sister back home.

Chu Kingdom was at war.

Along the way, Yan Li’an, braving the elements and rushing both night and day, ultimately managed to reach the gates of Chu Kingdom within three days.

The city gates were tightly guarded.

It was not easy to enter the palace by ordinary means.

Yan Li’an stared at the scorching sun and spotted the Imperial Edict on the wall.

Upon seeing that it would grant him entry into the palace, he didn’t even look twice but tore down the Imperial Edict immediately.

Instantly, soldiers took him into the Imperial Palace.

"Do you really have the ability to cure the princess’s chronic illness?" The eunuch who led him into the palace asked repeatedly.

Yan Li’an, growing impatient, lifted the Imperial Edict in his hand: "Would I dare accept it without the capability?"

The eunuch thought about it and agreed.

"If the treatment fails, it’s off with your head."

Yan Li’an remained silent, following the eunuch deeper into the palace.

The Imperial Palace of Chu Kingdom had many slender beauties, each graceful and charming; one must say that the Emperor of Chu knew how to indulge.

As the eunuch led Yan Li’an through the garden, a figure clad in a dusty gray robe but with white hair swept across a corner of the corridor.

Yan Li’an swiftly turned around, but the person had disappeared.

"Who was that?" He felt uneasy.

The eunuch glared at him: "Don’t ask what you shouldn’t know, be a commoner and carefully mind your head while in the palace!"

Yan Li’an bowed his head; he could not have been mistaken.

That was Song Huaxu.

But Song Huaxu was already dead, wasn’t he?

How could he appear in the Imperial Palace of Chu Kingdom... what on earth was going on?!

And with Song Huaxu present, why would the princess still need a folk doctor to treat any chronic illness?

With too many questions preying on his mind, Yan Li’an’s eyes grew increasingly deep. Now that he was inside, he could only react to the moves as they came.