yasinovel Chapter 373: A Dangerous Misunderstanding
Chapter 373: A Dangerous Misunderstanding
Shang Qinghua did not press the matter.
Instead, he said, "While I’m away, I leave Mingxuan in your care."
"Alright."
Li Xunhuan nodded once more.
He only knew that Shang Qinghua was the leader of The Black Archon.
He did not know that Shang Qinghua was also the ruler of both Beirong and Xieshang.
Therefore, he spoke up to confirm Shang Qinghua’s identity.
It was not because he was poorly informed.
Rather, he had simply never connected those two identities together before.
He had never imagined that Shang Qinghua was simultaneously the ruler of two nations and the leader of The Black Archon.
However, even if he had known, it would not have meant anything special to him.
What kind of person Shang Qinghua was had always been Shang Qinghua’s own business.
Given Li Xunhuan’s personality, he had never cared much about the affairs of others.
But since Yue Mingxuan was involved, he wanted a clear answer.
"What is Yue Mingxuan to you?"
"Mingxuan is my fiancée."
The words almost slipped out of Shang Qinghua’s mouth without hesitation.
Yue Mingxuan’s face flushed slightly red, yet he did not refute Shang Qinghua’s statement.
After hearing those words, Li Xunhuan’s eyes dimmed somewhat.
"So that’s how it is."
"You are a friend I definitely intend to make," Shang Qinghua said with a smile. Then he added, "However, would you be willing to continue this conversation at a teahouse?"
"A teahouse is boring. We might as well go to a tavern."
Li Xunhuan shook his head.
For some reason, he suddenly felt like drinking.
He did not understand his own emotions very well.
He had always been an extremely cold person, and no one had ever truly gotten close to him.
As a result, he had become an exceptionally indifferent man.
He could not recognize that what he felt toward Yue Mingxuan was affection.
He only knew that after hearing Shang Qinghua’s words just now, his mood had inexplicably become very heavy.
It felt as though something extremely important had been taken away from him.
From childhood until now, he had never experienced such a feeling before.
It had always been him taking things from others.
No one had ever competed with him for something he wanted.
His abilities were extraordinarily powerful, and even his fellow disciples had never dared to bully him.
In his world, only the strong survived while the weak were devoured.
He understood this clearly.
It was precisely because he understood it that he had been able to survive so well in this cruel world.
"Fine. A tavern it is."
Shang Qinghua smiled and followed Li Xunhuan toward a nearby tavern.
When Yue Mingxuan saw the two of them acting this way, he was certainly curious, but he did not follow after them.
Sometimes, some people needed their own contests and comparisons.
And those kinds of contests were probably best left without his involvement. So, he wouldn’t getting caught in the crossfire.
With that cheerful thought in mind, Yue Mingxuan returned to his room.
After returning, he prepared several portions of hangover medicine.
He knew very well that Shang Qinghua and Li Xunhuan would undoubtedly drink themselves completely drunk before coming back tonight.
Shang Qinghua was not someone who revealed his true feelings easily, but Li Xunhuan certainly was.
Yue Mingxuan had never been able to see through Shang Qinghua.
Even using mind reading on him had never produced any results.
Yue Mingxuan sighed.
After tidying everything up, he instructed Su Yin to bring him some pastries.
Although he had not exerted himself much throughout the day, he still felt somewhat hungry.
Seeing this, Su Yin went to the kitchen and brought back some snacks.
Ever since she had recklessly asked about Yue Mingxuan’s whereabouts that time, Yue Mingxuan had always maintained a faint but noticeable guard against her.
Su Yin knew this in her heart.
However, she did not know how to lower Yue Mingxuan’s defenses.
Now that Yue Mingxuan had asked her to fetch pastries, she felt extremely nervous.
If she wanted to poison him, this was undoubtedly a perfect opportunity.
However, although she knew perfectly well that the current emperor was a fake, she also knew that the emperor could not possibly ignore the adopted child he had only recently brought into the palace.
Moreover, he had even declared that he intended to elevate Yue Mingxuan to become emperor.
...
Yue Mingxuan stretched lazily and waited for Su Yin to bring the pastries.
"Su Yin?"
He felt rather curious.
Was it really necessary to take this long just to fetch some snacks?
Thinking this, he went outside to take a look.
Not looking would have been fine.
The moment he looked, he was shocked.
Su Yin was standing at the doorway.
In one hand, she held a packet of white powder.
In the other hand, she held the pastries meant for Yue Mingxuan.
From the looks of it, she was clearly preparing to poison them.
The anger in Yue Mingxuan’s heart immediately flared up.
"Why exactly are you trying to harm me?" Yue Mingxuan asked coldly.
Su Yin said nothing.
The items in her hands simply slipped from her grasp and fell to the ground.
Yue Mingxuan lost what little appetite he had left.
"Are you one of the Nine Abyssal Gate’s people?" he asked.
"Su Jin... Su Jin is my good sister!"
Su Yin cried out as tears streamed down her face.
"I heard that after following you, Su Jin ended up disfigured..."
Yue Mingxuan immediately understood.
So Su Yin’s unusual behavior during this period had been because of Su Jin.
"What exactly have you heard?" Yue Mingxuan asked.
He was actually quite curious about what information Su Yin had received.
It was obvious that none of those rumors would be favorable toward him.
Su Yin shook her head desperately and refused to speak.
Seeing this, Yue Mingxuan pulled her into the room and shut the door behind them.
Then he slid the bolt into place.
"Alright. Now it’s just the two of us. You can talk."