In Another World, Everyone Want to Kill Me!-Chapter 218: The Return

Seeing the person before him lower his head slightly and revealing a trace of shyness he had never seen before, Shang Qinghua’s heart stirred.

For a moment, he almost wanted to lower his head as he once had in the past and gently nip at Yue Mingxuan’s earlobe.

But when he remembered his current identity, he forcibly suppressed the impulse and said, "I’ll escort you only this far. Follow this path forward, and you’ll reach the main road."

Hearing this, Yue Mingxuan understood that the other party was deliberately avoiding the question he had asked earlier.

He sensible enough not to press further, so he performed a polite bow and said, "Regardless of whether you acted at someone else’s request or for some other reason, it was you who personally saved me. I acknowledge this favor. Great kindness needs no words of thanks, if there is ever anything you need my help with in the future, just come and find me."

Shang Qinghua nodded and said nothing more.

Yue Mingxuan followed the direction Shang Qinghua had indicated and continued walking.

Before long, he reached the main road.

At this moment, although he was still dressed in fine robes, after these past days, he no longer carried even a trace of his former splendor.

The road looked wide enough, yet after waiting for quite some time, he did not see a single person pass by. Then again, it was the middle of the night, how could there be anyone around?

With a helpless sigh, he thought to himself: no carriage, but at least he still had two legs.

So, walk it was.

By the time he reached the gates of the imperial city, the sky had already begun to grow faintly bright.

Yue Mingxuan rub his sore and aching legsswore and to himself that from now on, if he could sit, he would never stand; if he could lie down, he would never sit, this entire night had truly been far too hard on his legs.

Yue Mingxuan’s safe return became yet another piece of news spreading through the Beirong Imperial City.

As the central figure of this incident, he was naturally invited once again to the Imperial Study.

"Yue Mingxuan, oh Yue Mingxuan, just what kind of people have you offended? In less than half a year, you’ve been kidnapped twice already," the Emperor said as soon as he saw him.

Hearing the teasing tone in the Emperor’s voice, Yue Mingxuan replied with a bitter expression, "In reply to Your Majesty, Mingxuan does not know either. However, this time, Mingxuan learned that the place where I was held was called Green Willow Manor."

A trace of gloom immediately flashed through the Emperor’s eyes.

These details had already been fully reported to him by the shadow guards after Yue Mingxuan’s return.

That Green Willow Manor, within one hour after Yue Mingxuan was rescued had been burned to the ground, reduced to scorched earth, leaving not a single clue behind.

"Beirong no longer has a Green Willow Manor," the Emperor said.

Yue Mingxuan opened his mouth wide in shock.

Even if it was to vent anger on his behalf, the Emperor’s actions were far too swift, weren’t they?

"Your Majesty is truly decisive and resolute, the number one sagely ruler under heaven," he said.

Saying a few extra flattering words was, of course, never harmful.

Although the Emperor knew perfectly well that Yue Mingxuan was putting a tall hat on him, being praised like this still made him feel quite pleased.

"Hmph, it seems this ordeal wasn’t endured in vain. At least now you know how to flatter me," he said. Then, his tone suddenly shifted and turning stern. "Do you know that in order to find you, the Imperial Guard of the entire capital has been dispatched at least four times over the past few days? The whole imperial city was thrown into chaos, people were panicking everywhere. I have never seen such a worry inducing prince as you!"

Seeing that the Emperor was angry, Yue Mingxuan did not dare to say much. He merely lowered his head and muttered softly, "It’s not like I wanted them to imprison me. I wanted to escape too."

The Imperial Study was extremely quiet and the Emperor naturally heard Yue Mingxuan’s muttering.

Although he knew that Yue Mingxuan was speaking the truth, he still felt somewhat displeased.

"Yue Mingxuan, is this how you answer my question?"

Although Yue Mingxuan felt dissatisfied in his heart, he still knelt down helplessly.

"Mingxuan does not dare."

Seeing that Yue Mingxuan’s attitude in admitting fault was fairly acceptable, the Emperor’s tone softened somewhat.

"What do you mean you don’t dare? I think there’s nothing you don’t dare to do! The books that the Imperial Consort Zhou ordered you to copy, you haven’t finished copying them yet, have you? Copy them once more."

Hearing the Emperor say this, Yue Mingxuan’s expression instantly turned ugly.

He was clearly the victim here, how did it turn into him being punished to copy books again?

"Your Majesty, Mingxuan feels this is unfair."

Seeing that Yue Mingxuan actually dared to speak up and contradict him, the Emperor was so angered that he laughed instead.

"Oh? Then tell me, where exactly is it unfair?"

Seeing that the Emperor had truly grown angry, Yue Mingxuan’s thoughts spun rapidly before he said, "Your Majesty punishing Mingxuan by making him copy books, isn’t that the same punishment as the Imperial Consort Zhou’s? Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, everything about you is one of a kind. Naturally, even your punishments should be different from those of others."

He could only hope that the great art of flattery would work at this moment, otherwise, he would truly be finished.

The Emperor glanced at Yue Mingxuan.

Although he was still somewhat angry, it was far less than the thunderous fury from earlier.

"Then in your opinion, how should I punish you?"

"Your Majesty might as well bestow the death penalty upon me, but allow me to choose my own manner of death. Would that be acceptable?"