This was his third time entering the palace, and Gu Junwen was already somewhat familiar with the routine.

It was nothing more than announcing the imperial decree - kowtowing to express gratitude - receiving official uniform, official seal and other identification documents - leaving the hall - and practicing Tai Chi with a group of old men.

Everything went according to plan, everything was normal.

Before his face was about to freeze from smiling, Gu Junwen finally got rid of the flattery and praise from Lord Zhang, Lord Li, Lord Wang and other lords.

Rubbing her stiff face, Gu Junwen let out a long sigh. She quietly pinched a corner of her sleeve to take a look.

Fortunately, I was just scratched by a passionate adult and got bruises, but my skin wasn't broken.

She just didn't understand. It was just a sinecure, so weren't these old gentlemen being a little too enthusiastic?

"Who are you?" The little girl's clear voice interrupted Gu Junwen's wandering thoughts.

Gu Junwen was startled and looked up.

A little girl in pure white fox fur and lake green cotton skirt stood in front of her, holding a half-eaten ice cream in her hand, her eyes widened with shock.

"Sorry, sorry, I took the wrong road." Gu Junwen always remembered that he was a man, so he turned around subconsciously, apologized repeatedly, and walked away.

“Stop right there!” When the girl saw Gu Junwen was about to leave, she stamped her feet and lifted her skirt to chase after him, “Stop right there.”

"Miss, men and women should not touch each other. Please respect yourself." Gu Junwen kept talking and his feet were moving even faster.

"Stop right there!" The little girl was anxious and started to protect herself. "Be careful or my mother will catch you and beat you with a stick."

Hearing this, Gu Junwen ran even faster than before.

It sounds like she can't afford any of the charges of a foreign man breaking into the harem and being beaten with a stick.

"Stop! Who is you doing sneaking around there?" The patrol soldier's angry shout stopped Gu Junwen again.

"Catch him!" The little princess chased after him angrily, holding up her skirt.

"Princess Wuyou is safe and sound." The guard reported dutifully, "We have just captured a thief. We will take our leave now."

"Wait!" Princess Wuyou Ye Tan raised her little face with a dangerous smile on her lips, "This little thief just bumped into me, so I'll give him a good beating."

"The princess is so kind." The guard called his classmates and soon they were ready.

"No, I just, I saw her eating a popsicle. I didn't take the wrong road, ah." Gu Junwen kept twisting his body, but was held down tightly by the two guards' iron-clawed hands.

The two guards' thoughts came over at once.

Guard A sighed, "This kid is unlucky. He ran into the arrogant Princess Wuyou. It's enough for him to bear."

Guard B was full of pity: "Fool, the princess wants to kill you, does she need a reason? Why are you yelling? I will use more force later so that you will suffer less."

This was to beat her to death. But she did nothing wrong. She just accidentally saw Princess Wuyou secretly eating ice cream.

The princess ran out of the harem and when she met this "foreign man" by chance, he wanted to kill her.

The imperial power is supreme, so it can disregard life and do whatever it wants.

Gu Junwen knew that this was ridiculous, but this was the law of this ridiculous world.

From the seven skeletons in the smoke yard, to the case files that had been sealed for six years and could not be accessed, to Chen Youzhi's suicide for no apparent reason.

These people were clearly alive, but they were wiped out in an instant like ants, without even a chance to clear their names.

The board was lifted high and then dropped heavily.

Gu Junwen bit the corner of her clothes to suppress her groans. She wanted to live, she wanted to find out the truth, and she hated the imperial power in this world that was above justice and fairness.

Her hips and legs were numb from the pain, and her head was buzzing. In front of her was a white light and Princess Wuyou's smug smile.

The world distorted before her eyes, and all kinds of bizarre sounds intertwined in her ears.

It was fine to just let it go, she was a little tired.

She had clearly chosen to be humble and obedient, but she was still being questioned and monitored. She wanted to choose to resist, but she knew that the laws of this world were destined to restrict her hands and feet.

She was consciously decadent, numb and happy.

She lay flat and stayed out of trouble, but her identity and situation meant that trouble would always follow her and find her.

"Why isn't he awake yet?" It sounded like Ye Nanyi's voice asking for a beating.

"Woo woo, sir." This hearty and unrestrained cry made one know it was Shen Anan as soon as he heard it.

And Qin Yanzhou and Lin Lin, she is still alive, and she has returned to the human world.

"Young Master, Young Master." Shen Anan's voice became clearer and clearer. Gu Junwen tried hard to adapt to the strong light and opened his eyes.

"Host, you finally woke up. A whole day and a night have passed." System 101 was extremely enthusiastic and wanted to give him a bear hug as soon as he came up.

Gu Junwen stepped back in disgust, but she had just woken up and had not yet fully regained control of her body, so she lost her balance.

There was a bang when the bedpost hit the ground, and then there was another chaos.

Half an hour later, Gu Junwen, with a white band on her head, finally leaned on the soft pillow, accepted Shen Anan's service, and lived her ideal salted fish life.

"So, sir, it's all because of a popsicle." Shen Anan stirred the medicine with a spoon, making a loud noise, as if this could vent her anger.

"Yeah. It shows that everyone in Kyoto is the boss. If you can't afford to provoke them, you can at least avoid them." Gu Junwen closed his eyes, seemingly calm, his hands covered by the quilt, his ten fingers clenched into fists.

She had never suffered such humiliation in her life.

"Didn't you know this and make the choice a long time ago?" Ye Nanyi came in uninvited and pushed the door open.

"Major General Gu." Lin Lin saluted Gu Junwen and smiled friendly at Shen Anan, only to receive a big eye roll from the latter.

"What choice did I make?" Gu Junwen's headache and buttocks pain suddenly disappeared. He gritted his teeth and tried to sit up.

"It's natural to choose to come to this place. Once you enter Kyoto, you should accept its darkness." Ye Nanyi walked to her bedside and looked at her as if he was talking about an ordinary little thing.

"So you want me to degenerate and go along with the bad people?" Gu Junwen's pupils dilated subconsciously, his brows furrowed, and his teeth bit his lips tightly.

"I believe Young General Gu has also read "On the Love of Lotus." Ye Nan signaled everyone to leave so that he could leisurely tuck in the corner of the quilt for Gu Junwen.

"Kyoto is a big melting pot, but also a mirror. It allows you to see the prosperity of the world, and it also allows you to see the cruel rules of the game in this world." There was a gleam in Ye Nanyi's eyes.

"You must make a choice before you decide to sacrifice your soul and conscience." Ye Nan left, leaving Gu Junwen with an even greater headache.

"Tongtong, who inspired this male protagonist? He suddenly became so artistic."

System 101 searched for a long time with its brain filled with knowledge and program data, but found nothing.

"But host, I can determine that this Ye Nanyi has a story." System 101 said in a serious tone.

"Nonsense!" Gu Junwen put his five fingers together and pinched his eyebrows.

Wanting to be a salted fish, wanting to be alive, and wanting to live well, is it so difficult?