Chapter 4 — I Am The Real Princess, My Brother Is The Fake

You keep causing trouble with me over and over again, do you really think I'm someone who can be easily bullied?" He was like a mad dog whose tail had been stepped on, screaming and rushing forward.

“The new princess doesn't need a sister like you who crawled out of the mud!

Your existence is a disgrace to the royal family!

“Are you afraid that I will humiliate you, or are you afraid that I will destroy your dream of taking over the entire throne?”

I leaned over to avoid his claws and smiled coldly.

“No one in the world knows your thoughts!

You're just afraid of me, my sister suddenly appearing, blocking your way to monopolize the kingship!

“The princess is afraid of you?”

He screamed awkwardly, but didn't dare meet my eyes and kept backing away.

"Don't forget, I am the High Priest, you must also respect me and respect me." I remind.

“Ridiculous! When the princess ascends the throne, I will dismiss you as High Priest."

“Brother, first we must ascend the throne.”

Bach Viet gritted his teeth and raised his hand to attack me. Once again repelled by the golden light on his body. Although the origin of the golden light on his body was unknown, he was still strong enough to deal with them.

“You wait! The elders will absolutely not let a wild species like you taint the royal bloodline!”

After speaking, Bach Viet angrily walked away with his shaggy tail. I saw that he was annoying, so I waved my hand to create a barrier. But just after closing his eyes for a moment, the barrier was destroyed by a powerful stream of spiritual energy.

8

I held back my anger and walked out. Only saw Black Lake and the judicial elder standing in front of the palace. Spiritual energy swirled around his body as if it wanted to swallow him. Using the fox's tail, if you think about it, you will know that it is the idiot Bach Viet who invited the rescue soldiers.

“The two elders have come, do you want to seek justice on my brother's behalf?”

“The divine tree appears, indicating that there is a fake royal bloodline.” Elder Black Fox took a step forward, his face serious.

“I heard that on the way back, the third princess encountered a robber.

Fleeed alone into the forest, and finally Elder Pham found you in the cave. Is this true?”

“This is true.”

“If so, who knows if you will take that opportunity to impersonate the real third princess and enter the palace in disguise!”

The judicial elder smiled coldly and continued, his tail sweeping the ground, making a rustling sound.

“We came today to test your blood bones - if it is indeed fake, immediately remove your spiritual power and throw it into Han Dam to suffer hundreds of years of cold and suffering!”

I looked at his excited expression as if he was about to be executed, and suddenly burst out laughing.

“Is Elder Pham's order still there? 'The order has been issued, everyone above and below Thanh Khau must obey'.

Currently I am the third princess and the High Priest. During the day you are disrespectful to me, and at night you even barge into my palace. Judicial elder, is this what you mean by 'respecting the king'? The judicial elder's face immediately turned black as the bottom of a pot, and the white feathers on his tail stood up.

“Are you suggesting we resist and disobey?” Black Lake asked.

“Don't dare.” I straightened my back, my momentum was not inferior.

“The king has recognized me, if you don't believe it, just wait for him to return.

Three days later, you will verify for yourself, it's not your turn to point fingers here.

“Verified?”

The judicial elder suddenly roared.

“The king has long been blinded by guilt! In the eyes of others What are the royal rules?

Without investigating your background, without testing your identity, you dare to award the position of High Priest! What does a wild species that grew up with people repairing broken things know about ritual sacrifices?” He stared intently at the bronze mirror in my hand, as if he saw something unclean.

“I must make people see your true face!

A filthy vulgar person like you is definitely an impostor!”

“So what do you want?” I suppressed my anger and asked.

“Testing blood bones with the prince.” Elder Black Lake said, "If it's really the same bloodline, the lotus pond will emit golden light."

“Okay.”

“But I want Elder Pham to appear.”

At this time, we can only rely on Elder Pham to avoid them from playing tricks.

“The elders have gone out to work, so we can take you there.” The judicial elder said.

My heart sank — they were well prepared.

“The lotus pond is a sacred object in the clan, it has never been out of place for many years.

You are really a princess, so why hesitate to appear? Black Lake seemed much calmer than the judicial elder. Looks like we have to go on this trip no matter what.

“I'll follow you. If you dare to slander me, just wait until father comes back to punish you."

I want to see what tricks they plan to play!

9

Beside the lotus pond, the green stone slab was wet with morning dew and was unusually slippery. The elders stood in a circle like a city wall, their eyes simultaneously focused on me. Bach Viet walked next to me, his tail held high. His proud eyes almost overflowed.

"Hmph, if you don't react in a while, let's see if you still have the face to stay in Thanh Khau."

He lowered his voice, his tone was as firm as a needle piercing his body. I didn't pay attention to him, just stared at the white lotus flowers floating quietly on the lake. At the bottom of this lake are buried the remains of many generations of royal families. Legend has it that brothers and sisters with the same bloodline step into the lake at the same time, the lotus will emit golden light, and the lake water will boil like molten metal. This is Thanh Khau's oldest method of examining the body, and has never been wrong. The judicial elder took a step forward, his voice echoing on the quiet shore of the lake.

“Princess Ly, Prince Viet, if they are indeed siblings, then let the lotus pond testify.”

His words seemed righteous, but the end of the sound contained a provocative tone that was hard to detect. Bach Viet stepped into the water first, giving me a challenging glance. I took a deep breath, lifted my skirt and walked into the lake.

“I told you she was a fake, look at the lake, there's no movement at all—”

Before the words finished, Bach Viet burst out laughing.

“See? Even the lotus pond won't acknowledge you..."

I look at the calm surface of the lake, the white lotus still floating without movement. Don't say golden light, there aren't even ripples.