11.3 – [ The capital has fallen, and the Emperor's whereabouts are unknown. ]

translator: xiin

editors: alamerysl & BlueBug U5pNGb

It was night time and everything should have been quiet, but a low groan suddenly echoed in the room, followed by the m.u.f.fled sound of something hitting the ground. The person lying in bed immediately sat up, startled by the slight noise, and lit the candles on the table with a wave of their hand. The movement was swift, making the person who had just fallen into the room widen their eyes, their gaze turning dark.

“Who is it?” The movements from person on the floor stilled because of the voice the bed, and the sharp blade held in their hand remained there instead of flying out. Following that thin voice, someone climbed out of bed.

The man had been badly injured and managed to hold on until he made it to the house. He thought n.o.body would be there as usual, but unexpectedly, he b.u.mped into house's owner, and his strength was no lower than his own.

But to his surprise, the person who put on a coat and got up to slowly walk towards him was actually a little ger. The ger was beautiful, and his appearance was bright in the candlelight. Because he just woke up, his eyes were still sleepy. That pair of fox eyes were still half-closed and misty, and the mole that identified him as a ger in the corner of his eye looked like a brushstroke. When the ger, who was as beautiful as a painting, moved, he appeared even more vivid, and made the man's lower body half-heartedly want to react. yYIntc

The other half of him was already unconscious due to the severity of his injuries.

The man lay motionless, and could only look on as the young ger glanced over him. He did not seem to be in a panic at all despite the fact that someone had rushed into the room in the middle of the night. He idly lit another candle and extinguished the one on the table. Then, he brought the candlestick with him as he walked towards the man on the floor.

The light that the candle in his hand let off was much dimmer than the previous one. The man was surprised, but soon he understood his intentions.

Since he was hiding in this house in order to escape pursuit, it was best to take precautions and ensure the candlelight from inside would not be noticed. The man didn't know why, but his tense nerves suddenly relaxed slightly. PIYWaU

The ger brought the candle with him and crouched down in front of the man. The candlelight swept across his face, and the ger raised his eyebrows and asked, "Six Leaf Gate's primary enforcer?"

The man frowned. “You recognize me?” He wanted to defend himself, but his wounds made it so that he was unable to move at all.

The ger did not answer him, and only brought the candle closer to carefully look him up and down. He then asked critically, "How many people were you surrounded by, to end up wounded like this?"

The man pressed his lips together. He did not answer this time, but the little ger seemed to be able to read his mind. He continued for him, "The Xian Prince took over the palace today. Did you rush to the palace because you heard the news?" W1STKC

“Who are you?!”

“Who were you trying to save? If it was Deng s.h.i.+, he has already been escorted away. Relax, nothing happened to him. If you wanted to save the Emperor, then there's nothing to worry about." The man remained lying on the ground. He was becoming weaker due to his wounds, but he was still conscious at the moment. When he heard the ger in front of him say those words, he realized even more clearly that this person was not ordinary. The ger then pinched his chin, and forced him to raise his gaze. His voice was slow and steady as he asked, "Speak. Who are you loyal to?"

The man spat out a mouthful of blood and coolly answered, “Of course I'm loyal to the current Emperor." He knew that if he said something wrong, his next step would be death, but now that he has arrived at this point, the only thing he could do was remain firm in his beliefs.