That night, the emperor knew that this time, Jian would follow him. Jian almost never left his side, even when he wasn't there, he could sense his spying, presence, and gaze.
Is this a child's over-devotion to his parents? He didn't understand, but he shouldn't be hearing what was said tonight. So he left her in the room with the sleep spell.
He was just going to make a simple speech and come back... he didn't know that things were going to get so messy...
This would be their last meeting.
***
A few hours ago.
It was noon. Seeing the boy, who hardly touched the snacks brought in, he stood up.
"A-Are you leaving?" He quickly left the table and ran to her, grasping the corner of her dress.
"Yes, I have work to do today"
Hesitant, he asked nervously, mustering all his courage. "Can I come ?"
The Emperor looked into the boy's hopeful eyes for a while in silence.
"No" was not where a child was supposed to be.
Jian froze. Even as the emperor left, he did not make a sound. Was he exaggerating?
His hands were shaking, he felt his whole body freeze. Her eyes darkened as she stared back at that parted back.
***
"Afeng come with me"
With Afeng, he first proceeded to a room filled with guards powered by magic.
"Really, the people are experiencing signs of rebellion." Afeng sighed, throwing the papers on the table. "But it seems like the neighboring kingdoms have revolted more than the people"
"Has the law not been acted upon?" He posed another question indifferently.
"No, that will only fuel the fire!"
"Do what I say"
He tightened his lips as he stared at the emperor, what he couldn't understand was why the emperor was so insistent.
He sighed patiently and shook his head. The emperor did not even fear death, no, it would be more correct to say that he did not value his life.
"Why are you making things so difficult?"
The emperor was not stupid, but why did he insist on this?
"The ones who take the risk will have the greatest benefits. At this gamble, we're not certain to win, but isn't it fun?"
He was smiling.
"The whole kingdom is at the end of the gamble"
Moreover, in the first place was the soul of the emperor.
"So what ?"
He shrugged carelessly.
"You may be reborn, but you take all the people with you. You will live, but what about the people?" Afeng could not accept his selfishness.
"Afeng" was serious but suddenly revealed a creepy smile. "Do you think I look too weak to resurrect the entire kingdom with me?"
He was speechless. What? This was impossible.
He's out of breath. The room was suddenly quiet. "I'm going back" left the room. Watching her leave, Huajin stood up and left the room after a moment of silence.
On the other hand, the person hiding himself in a corner of the room was aiming at the emperor with bright eyes. In both hands, some kind of words were scribbled in pencil. Maybe that's why the emperor couldn't sense his presence?
This is magic from the future. It does not exist and cannot be discovered because it does not use mana.
He was quietly following after the emperor.
***
The weather is hot and sunny. The emperor, again dressed in an unpretentious and unobtrusive guise, quietly left the palace. He was traveling around.
It was quite lively. Street children were running around.
Compared to a month ago, no one seemed to be starving to death in a corner. Of course, it shouldn't have, based on modern production, he set up facilities where food is produced faster with magic. Therefore, no one would starve to death while waiting for the plants for months. With the help of magical tools, this was reduced to a small period of 1 month. There was no longer any shortage of nutrients, and the yield increased.
He nodded with satisfaction.
He stopped in the middle of the street. He couldn't understand how he felt for these people. But starting from scratch and investing all your might here was reminiscent of modern-day farm games. At that time, he chose these games.
He was more interested in development and building games than in war games.
He felt a little bit better looking at people's smiling faces. He didn't have that irritating, out-of-control anger. He experienced in his past life what kind of problem would happen when anger took over his body. The result was the collapse of an entire kingdom.
He hated the feeling of being unable to control himself, so he had to find a way to dissolve the drug in his body.
Otherwise, he would not have a long life. Even if he didn't have a long lifespan, he could still pass out by going crazy. He was disgusted with this state of affairs, which represented his weakness.
That's why he came to find her.
She had not met in her previous life, she knew of its existence from the novel. girl character; great healer who can heal everything.
She is also Lian Feng's future lover and future wife.
Stoped.
She was hesitant about whether to move forward or not.
It's a big building. Quite crowded and noisy. The majority of customers are adult men, and the employees are all women.
Predictably: a brothel.
-To be continued-