Extraction (1)

Lin Yu Yan has returned home to find that everyone was in the planning room and was discussing something important.

"What's going on?" asked Lin Yu Yan.

Everyone turned to face the voice and sees Lin Yu Yan at the entrance of the planning room. Wang Haocun was going to say something but notice Han Bingwen and Lin Yu Yan were holding hands made him stop and stare.

Everyone just watched in surprised to see that they were holding hands. Lin Yu Yan notice their stares but casually let Han Bingwen's hand go as she walked up to Wang Haocun and asked the question again.

"What's going on?"

"We met the fat man and the man with the mole who held us as slaves. They are the people behind this! We were able to listen to their plans and they have said my father has planned to sell all the citizens in Wang to be slaves!" said Wang Haocun.

"So it was true," Lin Yu Yan figured it would happen.

"Wait... you already knew?" asked Jin Baoyu.

"I had thoughts of it. All the events and situations did lead to an event of selling citizens to the slave traders but I needed concrete evidence," said Lin Yu Yan. "Soon, the slave traders are going to take them away. Because I bought all of you from their section, they don't have any more slaves to sell. They probably heard some information about the current situation the Emperor was having and took the chance to convince the emperor to sell the Wang citizens."

"I have to stop that!" said Wang Haocun.

"Yes, YOU do. They have lost so many of their people tonight from the attack, they could rush the slave extraction and the finalized price. Be ready at any time because I'm relying on you to save the empire," said Lin Yu Yan.

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A few days have passed since the Emperor's banquet and enemies have not come after Lin Yu Yan yet. She expected the Lu family or the slave traders to do something and caused havoc but it's been actually peaceful.

Lin Yu Yan still prefers to go outside with her veil because fewer people stare at her face. Everyone knows Lin Yu Yan is the unknown beauty but she feels more comfortable this way.

Many of the citizens who befriended her and have always been kind towards her have not changed the way they think about her which makes her happy they didn't. Nothing much has changed except when the princesses and the princes from the other empires are always in the city trying to find Lin Yu Yan to hang out with her.

Lin Yu Yan was too busy to hang out with them trying to perfect her plans but she made some time for them.

Of course, Han Bingwen would join because he does not trust her being alone with the princes. Weirdly enough, Lin Yu Yan became good friends with everyone. She didn't want to be connected anymore with any royals because of complicated situations like in the Wang Empire but being with them made her feel like her she was in her previous life again.

The Wang guards have been more aggressive towards the citizens demanding them to pay taxes, sucking all the money they can off of the citizens.

"Tsk," said a man, clicking his tongue. He wiped off the blood from his mouth which he got from being punched by the guards for not having money to pay for taxes. "Let's do it tonight!"

"I agree," said the man next to him, helping him up. "This has gone too far."

Lin Yu Yan who was listening to the conversation was surprised. 'Do what tonight?'

Teo Wing and Shing Lijuang were done paying for their items when they came across Lin Yu Yan thinking about something.

"Is something the matter?" asked Shing Lijuang.

"No, it's nothing. Anyway, where did your brothers go?" Lin Yu Yan asked.

"They saw something interesting up ahead and went to get to check it out," said Teo Wing.

They walked up the street to see their path has been blocked out by a crowd. Meiying, Li Dan E and Chu Yang were already in the area and Lin Yu yan stood next to them, trying not to make it obvious she knows them in front of the princesses.

Lin Yu Yan whispers, "What happened?"

"Some of the guards have beaten up a man and taken his family away for not being able to pay the amount they owe," said Meiying.

"Go help the man, are the others after his family?" asked Lin Yu Yan.

"Yes," said Chu Yang. "They left as soon as the guards' attention was only on the family. The man's family will be safe at home base soon."

"We're just waiting for the crowd to die down and the man to leave the scene," said Li Dan E.

"Are the guards among General Lu's?" asked Lin Yu Yan.

"Actually... they are," said Meiying.

"It seems they have started their hunt," said Lin Yu Yan.