Ruan He, accompanied by his granddaughter, arrived at the neighboring manor in a menacing manner, only to be informed that His Majesty had departed.
The entire manor only had one steward.
He came from the palace, responsible for His Majesty's daily life.
Ruan He blurted out, "Did he intentionally run away?"
Almo, the steward, remained silent.
Is it not true that he thought this?
Yesterday, after His Majesty returned, he ran away. He even asked where His Majesty was going. How did he respond at the time?
"Fearing that Ruan's family would come to settle scores with me and take my belongings, I decided to leave for a while."
Now, Ruan's family has truly arrived. His Majesty still has a strong sense of self-awareness.
Ruan Shu touched the bracelet on her wrist. "Then what should I do with this?"
The steward followed her gaze and, upon seeing the bracelet, his pupils dilated, and he even took a deep breath.
"Is this... a gift from His Majesty to you?"
Ruan Shu nodded. "I intended to return it to him."
Who knew he ran away.
The steward remained silent.
He knew His Majesty was capricious, but he did not expect him to be to this extent, casually giving away the bracelet passed down to the next generation.
"Then we can only wait for His Majesty to come back to discuss it."
The steward of Almo's household had a polite smile on his face. As soon as Ruan's grandfather and granddaughter left, he promptly sent messages to His Majesty and the former Emperor.
The message to Almo was to inquire about why he did this. The message to the previous Emperor was to lodge a complaint.
Goodness, His Majesty was really being reckless this time!
Text: ### After returning home, Ruan Shu messaged Almo, and she quickly received a video call from him. ###
As soon as the call connected, her grandfather's resentful face appeared, his gaze fixed on a particular person.
Almo chuckled. "Ruan Elder, I hope you're well."
Ruan He went straight to the point. "When does His Majesty intend to come and retrieve your belongings?"
Almo played dumb. "What belongings of mine?" Once I have given them away, they are no longer mine.
He said it with an air of righteousness and stubbornness, which enraged Ruan He.
"Your Majesty, that is one of the treasures passed down by your dragon clan to the next generation." You gave it to Shu Shu so casually. If the former Emperor finds out, he won't hesitate to pursue and punish you!
"Ruan Elder, don't worry." As you said, it was passed down to the next generation. At my current age, there's no distinction between being a member of the dragon clan and being underage. I don't even know when the next generation will come. Furthermore, the bracelet serves no purpose to me at this point. It's better to let Shu Shu use it. It even has my dragon scale, a small auspicious charm. Shu Shu is very fragile and lacks the ability to protect herself. If something happens to her, I can sense it.
Ruan Shu remained silent.
Why are you speaking like that? Why are you betraying me?
Ruan He had to admit that he made a good point... not!
"Shu Shu has me, her father, and brother." No need...
"Oh, I'm sorry, Ruan Elder." My father is calling me. I'll find you later to play with the little auspicious charm.
With that, he left.
Ruan He was infuriated.
The last such incident nearly drove him to an early grave.
This is His Majesty, the most distinguished figure in the Star Beast Empire, a genius monarch. Stay calm, stay calm.
"Handing over this country to him is a disaster waiting to happen!"
Ruan He pounded the table.
Ruan Shu: ...Didn't you promise not to get angry?
"Grandfather, don't be angry." "I'll give it back to Almo when he comes back."
Ruan Shu soothingly comforted him.
Ruan He suddenly thought of something and sat down calmly.
"It's okay." "There's someone else to educate him for me now."
Hehe... he had truly seen the trouble this Majesty caused when he was young, getting half of the star domain chased by the previous Emperor.
Ruan Shu didn't understand, but that didn't stop her from patting her grandpa's back and shoulders, resembling a diligent little bee.
Ruan He: The well-behaved granddaughter is the best after all!
Meanwhile, on the other side, Almo was on his spaceflight ship, just receiving a video call from his father, who was roaring like a storm.
"Almo, you brat, have you grown some guts!" Playing such a disrespectful trick on your ancestors! Giving the holy light bracelet to a child you've only known for a short time. Believe me, I'll break your legs!!"!"
The roaring voice was intermittently mixed with the angry roar of a dragon, shaking the spaceflight ship that had been flying steadily.
Almo remained expressionless as he cleaned his ear, obviously very accustomed to this situation.
"Hurry up and get the bracelet back for me." If you truly desire to have a child, seek out a woman to conceive with. As an emperor, you are unrestrained and show no respect. It's killing me. "You want to infuriate me so I will leave all my valuable gems to you, right!"
Almo coldly sneered. "Oh, dear former Majesty, you finally contacted me. I thought you got lost in a wormhole." Turns out, you still remember that you have a son!
The previous Emperor Reynold, who abdicated the throne to his son when he turned a hundred and then went traveling with his wife, could only gasp at this unexpected accusation.
Almo continued provocatively, "You're truly something. You blacklisted me, and now, just for the sake of a mere bracelet, you have resurrected my account from the 'garbage dump'." "You're really causing me a lot of inconvenience."
Reynold retorted, "But regardless, you cannot simply give away the Holy Light Bracelet." If the elders of the dragon clan find out, you'll be in trouble!
Almo sneered, unafraid. "What do I fear?" I am currently the only young member in the dragon clan. We'll see then who they'll target, me or the one who's supposed to be a father!
Reynold felt truly embarrassed when reminded that the dragon clan, which had only birthed one dragon egg in over ten thousand years, regarded his son with special care, offering many of their treasures when he hatched.
If they found out that he took the throne with his new bride, abdicating to a dragon who is only a hundred years old, and all the trouble his son has caused, those angry elders would undoubtedly direct their fury at him, the father.
However, knowing this did not diminish the shame of being pointed out by his son.
"You wait and see, if they don't deal with you, I'll deal with you myself!"
Before he could finish speaking, Reynold was struck by a flying fan.
"Reynold, can't you act more like a father?" Your son is still young!
Upon seeing the new person, Reynold's expression became sheepish and somewhat pleasant.
"Wife, I don't want to scold him." "It's just that the brat is so outrageous, giving away the Holy Light Bracelet!"
Dressed in a red dress and still charming, the great beauty appeared in Almo's video call.
"Baby, have you missed your mommy?" "Oh, my, you look like you've lost weight."
Almo remained expressionless. "Well, I have to deal with a lot of things every day."
Upon hearing this remark, the couple both felt guilty.
The spouse then appeared, saying, "Children, can't you make your mommy happy?" "Goodness, look at how much you've lost."
Almo remained expressionless. "Yes, I have to handle so many things each day."
This made the couple feel guilty.