The Whole World Knows That the Crown Prince Loves Her

After hearing what Chu Yang said, Huang Quan remained still.

Qin Qin had mentioned helping with the search a long time ago. As Chu Yang pointed out, with the power Di Qin commands, he likely found traces of her older brother a while ago. But why hadn’t he told her?

Misunderstandings often arise just like this.

You don’t say anything, so I don’t know.

I hear from someone else that you knew, but since you didn’t tell me, I won’t ask why. Instead, I’ll assume you purposely kept it from me…

Huang Quan, understanding the potential for misunderstanding, didn’t allow her thoughts to go down that path.

Qin Qin wouldn’t withhold information about her brother’s whereabouts without a good reason. He had no need to do so. If you rule out that possibility and think further, you’ll realize there must be a reason.

If there’s a reason, it doesn’t matter that she didn’t know before. Now that she does, she can just ask Qin Qin.

With this in mind, Huang Quan activated her spiritual power. It flowed through her wrist into the communication stone, activating it.

Chu Yang, watching this unfold, was stunned. “You—you don’t have spiritual power, do you?!”

What’s going on?

Did the Imperial Academy make a mistake?

Wait a minute!

Huang Quan, without spiritual power, managed to defeat a Holy Spirit Master and take first place. What would she be like with spiritual power?

She shouldn’t be a student; she should be a teacher!

With her level of ability, even the teachers at the Imperial Academy might not be a match for her!

Jing Chen was also surprised when he saw this, though he managed to hide it better than Chu Yang.

After seeing Huang Quan use spiritual power, Jing Chen realized why she didn’t seem concerned when he mentioned that alchemists needed spiritual roots.

She had spiritual roots!

But…

Jing Chen and Chu Yang had the same thoughts.

During the previous competition, Huang Quan had no spiritual energy fluctuations, which meant she truly didn’t use spiritual power during the match. If her abilities were that strong without using spiritual power, they could only be even more formidable with it. Just how powerful is she?

Why is she so powerful?

Thinking back on the investigation into the Nangong family, Jing Chen was utterly baffled.

Huang Quan had always been in the Nangong family. Before coming to participate in the competition, she hadn’t even left Tianhuang Country, and she had always been suppressed and bullied before her sudden outburst after falling into the water. How could she have such incredible strength?

Among the four of them, the only person not surprised, besides Huang Quan herself, was Nangong Mian, who already knew.

As Jing Chen and Chu Yang watched in astonishment, the communication stone on Huang Quan’s wrist fully lit up.

As soon as the communication stone was fully activated, a deep and melodious voice came through: “Quan Quan?”

Di Qin was somewhat surprised to receive Huang Quan’s call again.

After all, he had just spoken with her a little over two moments ago.

Because they had just been in contact not long ago, Qin Qin not only felt puzzled but also a bit worried. “Quan Quan, did something happen?”

“Qin Qin…”

Huang Quan called out to him, then continued, “I learned some information about my older brother from Young Master Chu.”

“Young Master Chu?” Qin Qin asked, puzzled. “Chu Yang?”

“Yes,” Huang Quan replied, “it’s him.”

Qin Qin asked, “How does he know about my brother?”

Hearing Di Qin’s question, Chu Yang immediately spoke up, explaining the entire sequence of events to him. After finishing, Chu Yang added, “It really was just a coincidence.”

“I never imagined something like this would happen.”

After hearing Chu Yang’s explanation, Di Qin called out, “Quan Quan.”

“Yes,” Huang Quan responded, “I’m here.”

Di Qin said, “Quan Quan, I did indeed find traces of our brother and, as you said, I didn’t tell you.”

Huang Quan asked, “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Di Qin replied, “Quan Quan, the Dark Night Division discovered traces of our elder brother a long time ago, but after investigating for a long time, they could only trace him to Shangyu Country. After that, his trail disappeared.”

“I didn’t tell you because I was afraid that if you waited too long without finding any new clues, it would only make you feel worse.”

And indeed, the Dark Night Division had not found any new leads since then.

“Quan Quan…” Di Qin said softly, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have kept it from you.”

“You were just trying to spare me the pain of hoping only to be disappointed again,” Huang Quan said, not blaming Di Qin. There was nothing to blame him for in this situation. Even if Qin Qin had told her when he first found out, it would have been too late.

After all, her brother had appeared there three years ago.

After exchanging a few more words, Di Qin said, “Quan Quan, the Dark Night Division found out that before our brother disappeared, he entered Yunluo Mountain.”

“His trail was completely lost after he entered Yunluo Mountain.”

Yunluo Mountain…

Huang Quan pondered for a moment and asked, “Qin Qin, what kind of place is Yunluo Mountain?”

Di Qin explained, “Yunluo Mountain is just a mountain, but due to its environment, it is home to many rare herbs. People regularly travel through the mountain to collect these herbs.”

“The Dark Night Division questioned many of these herbalists, and only one person claimed to have seen our brother. He said our brother was heading deeper into the mountain, but beyond that, there were no other clues.”

“After that, no one saw our brother again.”

The Dark Night Division had done their best to investigate, but the place where the trail went cold was too peculiar. They searched the mountain for a long time and questioned many people, but they found no new leads.

Now they are looking into other possibilities, but… disguises, changes in bone structure, and masks—there are too many ways to alter someone’s appearance, making the search extremely difficult.

“Qin Qin,” Huang Quan said, “Back then, our elder brother and second brother left home together. They are twins, and at that time, they went out to gather information about our parents. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn’t separate. But when Chu Lang saw our elder brother, he was alone. Moreover, the Dark Night Division only found traces of our elder brother. What about our second brother?”

“When the Dark Night Division was investigating, did they find out where the second brother separated from the elder brother?”

“The Dark Night Division hasn’t found any clues about the second brother,” Di Qin said, his tone somewhat heavy. “Quan Quan, based on what the Dark Night Division has discovered, the elder brother and second brother left Tianhuang together and went to Shangyu Country. After entering Shangyu Country, the elder brother was seen alone, with no further sightings of the second brother.”

“The Dark Night Division dispatched people to search for traces of the second brother in Shangyu Country, but they found nothing. It was as if the second brother vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.”

“How could this be?” Nangong Mian anxiously asked, “Could something have happened to the second brother?”

“Probably not,” Di Qin replied. “The elder brother and second brother stayed in a city in Shangyu Country for two days. After that, the elder brother left alone and headed toward Yunluo Mountain, with no further sightings of the second brother.”

“Although the second brother didn’t reappear, the fact that the elder brother went straight to Yunluo Mountain suggests that the second brother was not in any immediate danger at the time,” Di Qin explained. “If something had happened to the second brother, the elder brother would have brought him back to Tianhuang, instead of heading straight to Yunluo Mountain and eventually disappearing there.”

After hearing Di Qin’s words, the anxious Nangong Mian calmed down.

“It’s good that nothing happened.”

Di Qin continued, “Given the current situation, the second brother will be even harder to find than the elder brother.”

End of the chapter. Happy reading!