Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Impersonating Supervisor Lin

On the way back, Han Li discreetly asked about some of Old Lin’s personal affairs, so Yu An wouldn’t be quickly exposed while impersonating him.

When they arrived at the small courtyard, he poured Old Lin a glass of water.

After talking so much on the way, combined with the dry weather, Old Lin was parched. He picked up the glass and immediately took a drink.

"It’s sweet?"

Han Li smiled. "I added some honey."

Old Lin nodded. Just as he was about to say something, his vision suddenly went black, and he collapsed heavily onto the table, unconscious.

Only then did Yu An emerge from the kitchen. She took out her cosmetics and began to do her makeup, using Old Lin as a model and trying to make the resemblance as close as possible.

After she finished her makeup, she even deliberately took a few bites of some extremely spicy food to make her voice hoarse.

Afterward, Ao Wu brought out the shaved ice he had prepared earlier. He didn’t hand her the carrying pole until after they had left the city and were near the mine.

"An’an, protect yourself. If you’re in danger, launch the signal flare anytime. I’ll come for you."

Ao Wu was like a father letting his child go out alone for the first time, giving her one earnest instruction after another.

"I know," Yu An said, waving her hand. "You should hurry and find a place to hide. I’m leaving."

It was her first time here, so she walked slowly, balancing the carrying pole. Just as she neared the mining area, someone stopped her.

Yu An’s heart tightened, but then she heard a guard say, "Supervisor Lin, back with more shaved ice?"

Another man walked up and peeked at her load. "Whoa, that’s a lot. I waited in line yesterday and couldn’t even get one. The crowd was huge. Supervisor Lin, how did you manage to buy so much?"

Yu An answered in her forced hoarse voice, "I’m practically family with the person selling it. If you guys want some, I can give you a discount."

"That’s great! But... what happened to your voice?"

The man asked suspiciously, "It doesn’t sound like you at all."

"Ah," Yu An said calmly. "You can thank my nephew for that. He insisted I stay for dinner before I left. The food was great, but way too spicy. It’s made my throat sore."

"I see."

They each bought a cup of shaved ice, and only then was Yu An able to move on.

Once inside, she had no idea where to go, so she pretended the pole was very heavy and walked slowly.

There was a small plaza inside the mining area. This was where Old Lin had sold his shaved ice before. In fact, he had told the friends who helped him sell last time that he’d need their help again.

So, they had been waiting at the small plaza since early morning. Seeing "Old Lin" arrive, they rushed forward to greet him.

"Old Lin, where are you going? Come on over! We can sell right here. A few of us guys already saved a good spot for you."

One man said eagerly, "That must be heavy. Here, let me take the pole."

Yu An smoothly handed it over, then made idle chitchat with them in her hoarse voice.

They were also curious about what had happened to "Old Lin’s" voice, but Yu An fobbed them off with the same excuse she’d used earlier.

However, these men were much more familiar with Old Lin than the guards at the gate. A few of them were good friends with him and felt her voice didn’t sound like it was hoarse from spicy food.

’If you listen closely, it almost sounds a bit like a female’s voice, doesn’t it?’

With this in mind, they voiced their suspicions.

Yu An’s expression flickered. "So you were thinking the same thing! I thought so too. Now that you mention it, it does sound uncannily like one."

As she said this, she even put on a falsetto and sang a couple of lines.

Everyone present roared with laughter, and the matter was glossed over just like that.

Feng Xuan and the others, who hauled ore up from the Underground Mine, didn’t get to rest after surfacing. They had to transport ore every single day.

Only after finishing their quota for the day did Feng Xuan and Ao Er emerge. When they heard Old Lin was selling shaved ice again, they headed straight for the small plaza.

When the figure of "Old Lin" came into view, Feng Xuan froze.

His breathing grew hurried. A suspicion took root in his mind.

To confirm his suspicion, he strode over. One look up close was all it took to confirm what he was thinking.

’Old Lin was actually Yu An in disguise!’

As he approached, Yu An spotted him too. Her eyes lit up, and she whispered to her "friends," "That kid over there owes me some money. Can you guys take over selling for a minute? I’m going to collect my debt."

"Sure thing. Go on."

Yu An stood up and walked over to Feng Xuan. When she was in front of him, she put on a displeased expression. "Hey, kid. When are you planning to pay back the money you owe me?"

Feng Xuan immediately played along. "Supervisor Lin, I have the money ready, I just forgot to bring it. Why don’t you wait here while I go back and grab it?"

Yu An waved a hand. "I’ll go with you, just in case your forgetful self doesn’t bring the full amount."

Feng Xuan agreed with feigned reverence.

Ao Er was utterly baffled and followed behind them in confusion.

’Why does Feng Xuan seem so emotional when he looks at Supervisor Lin?’ he wondered.

When they got back to their quarters, Feng Xuan pulled her straight into a hug, startling Ao Er!

"An’an," Feng Xuan said emotionally, "what are you doing here?!"

"To rescue you, of course," Yu An said, no longer forcing her voice to be hoarse. She beamed. "Feng Xuan, I finally found you!"

Feng Xuan had gotten much thinner. It made sense. In a place like the mines, with so much hard physical labor, it would be impossible to gain weight even if you ate meat every day.

Yu An’s heart ached as she caressed his cheek. "You’re too thin. Even Little Fu looks plumper than you. I’ll have to fatten you up properly when we get back."

Feng Xuan held her tight, refusing to let go. Hearing the unfamiliar name, he asked in confusion, "Who’s Little Fu?"

"She’s my zaizai with Ao Wu—a little girl zaizai, by the way. And there’s also my Little Wolf zaizai with Han Li. They’ve both hatched..."

Before Feng Xuan could say a word, Ao Er interjected in shock, "What? Xiao Wu has a zaizai?!"

Yu An jumped, startled by his booming voice. She asked uncertainly, "Feng Xuan, he is...?"

"An’an, let me introduce you."

Feng Xuan said, "This is Ao Wu’s second older brother, Ao Er. I ran into him when I first got to the Underground Mine..."

After his explanation, Yu An understood.

Ao Er was her second brother.

"Second Brother," she said directly. "Let me introduce myself. I’m Yu An."

Ao Er nodded. "A pleasure to meet you, sister-in-law..."

Yu An blinked and continued, "I’m also your younger sister. My Female Mother is Yu Huang."

Ao Er didn’t process that for a second. He replied reflexively, "Oh, you’re my sister... wait, wait, wait, you’re my little sister?!"

His eyes widened in disbelief. "Little Sister, are you really my little sister?" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Yu An smiled and nodded. "I’ll explain everything in detail when we get back. For now, get into my space. We can talk more once we’re out of here."

After she spoke, she pulled both men into her space. Ao Er was still dazed; in the blink of an eye, his entire environment had changed.

Inside the space, Mo Yan and Han Li, who had been ready to fight at a moment’s notice, saw Feng Xuan and knew Yu An had succeeded.

"Feng Xuan, this is..."

Before Feng Xuan could speak, the scene before his eyes changed again, and he and Ao Er were back outside the space.

Before he could ask, Yu An said hurriedly, "Someone just called for me to assemble. It seems the miners have to gather too. I don’t know what’s happening. We’ll have to play along for now. We can get out when no one’s paying attention to us."

Feng Xuan and Ao Er agreed. Yu An went out first. A moment later, someone came to call them out to assemble.

"Hurry up, hurry up! The Alliance Hierarch is here!"