Just as Cheng Xiao Kui was pondering the emperor's face, she couldn't help but feel sleepy. Her eyelids kept drooping and eventually closed.
She didn't know how long she had slept, but when she woke up again, the room was still pitch black.
She rubbed her eyes and sat up.
When she woke up this time, she felt that the effects of the sedative drug that had been left in her body had completely worn off.
Her mind was completely clear.
Footsteps and the sound of a small cart wheel approached from outside the door.
The sound stopped when it reached her doorway.
Her door was pushed open from the outside, and a man stood in the doorway and said, "Miss Cheng, here is your lunch."
Cheng Xiao Kui asked, "Is there a light in this room? There isn't even a light. How am I supposed to eat in this dark room?"
The man reached out and pressed a switch on the wall, and the fluorescent lights on the ceiling snapped on.
Cheng Xiaokui was somewhat surprised; the design here was quite advanced.
In those days, almost every household used light cords instead of push-button switches.
Her eyes hadn't seen light for so long, and the sudden appearance of light made them feel uncomfortable.
She rubbed her eyes and it took a while for them to adjust to the light.
At this moment, the man had already pushed the cart in, and all the food was placed on the table.
He said respectfully, "Miss Cheng, please have a meal. Is there anything else you need?"
Cheng Xiao Kui glanced at the various dishes laid out on the table, all prepared according to her earlier request.
She said, "I have no other requests. Does Si Muyang have food? Have you given him any food?"
The man said, "Comrade Si can't eat right now, but His Majesty gave him intravenous nutrition, so he's not lacking in nutrients."
After he finished speaking, he pulled the trolley out of the room and locked the door behind him.
Cheng Xiao Kui sat in the chair looking at the delicious food in front of her, but all she could think about was Si Mu Yang.
She recalled what the emperor had said to her: it was difficult for them to bring Si Muyang out of the military, but they couldn't stop Si Muyang from walking out on his own!
The only reason she could think of for Si Muyang to come out on his own was that the Emperor had used her to threaten him!
Aside from using her to threaten Si Muyang, there's no way Si Muyang would obediently listen to the emperor and come out on his own!
Even if there were delicacies right in front of her, she wouldn't have the appetite to eat them.
However, in order to have some energy, she still picked up her chopsticks.
She ate braised pork and prawns like they were made of wax, but she devoured the entire table of food in no time.
A moment later, the man who had delivered her the food returned and put all the bowls and chopsticks on the trolley.
Cheng Xiao Kui asked, "Can I go out for a walk? This room is so small. It's quite boring staying in the room."
The man said, "His Majesty has decreed that you may walk within the area he has designated."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiao Kui happily stood up and said, "Then take me there."
The man said, "Miss Cheng, please come with me."
Cheng Xiao Kui followed the man out of the room. The man led Cheng Xiao Kui on a stroll in the corridor and then around to the back of the corridor.
There were rooms here, but when Cheng Xiaokui reached out to try to open the doors, she couldn't open any of them.
The man said, "Miss Cheng, you don't need to try. All the rooms here are locked."
Cheng Xiao Kui asked, "Is this a basement? There isn't a single window in the entire corridor. Am I only supposed to be able to move around in the corridor?"
Without sunshine, fresh air, flowers, and trees, people would suffocate sooner or later!
The man said, "Well... you can only move around in the corridor now. You can't go anywhere else, and you can't go see Comrade Si either."
Cheng Xiaokui said, "That means my activity is limited to this floor. I can neither go up to the horizon nor go down to see Si Muyang."
The man said, "That's pretty much it. But you can tell me what you want to eat or drink."
Cheng Xiao Kui walked a few steps with her hands behind her back and said, "Do you have any soda? I want to drink Arctic Ocean soda!"
The man said, "Okay, I'll go get it for you right now."
He pushed the cart away from Cheng Xiaokui and walked straight down the corridor.
Cheng Xiao Kui stood at the other end of the corridor, watching the man walk into a room with double doors.
I guess that place is the kitchen, specifically for cooking for her.
She waited for a while, and then saw the man walk over with a bottle of Arctic Ocean soda.
"Miss Cheng, here is your Arctic Ocean soda."
Cheng Xiao Kui took the soda, sucked on the straw, and drank the delicious soda. The icy cold soda felt very refreshing.
She walked around in circles in the corridor, mentally constructing a model of the place.
This place must be quite large; at least, as far as she knew, there were two basement levels.
As for the part above ground, she didn't know, but it must be quite a large area.
The emperor should usually be in an above-ground building. She walked to the stairwell, glanced up, and then looked down.
There are iron gates both upstairs and downstairs.
You need a key to go upstairs, and the same goes for going downstairs.
She asked, "What's your name? Were you specially assigned by His Majesty to be by my side to take care of my daily life?"
The man said, "Yes. My name is Night Owl."
Cheng Xiao Kui was sipping her soda through the straw when she heard the words "night owl," and she paused for a moment.
However, a second later, she returned to normal and continued sipping the soda from the straw.
She said, "Your name is Night Owl? Why did you choose such an awful name? Night owls only come into the house when they have something to do."
The man chuckled and said, "The names were all given by His Majesty. They're all two-character names, with the second character being 'cat.' Now, all that's left for me is 'Night Cat.'"
Cheng Xiao Kui's hair drooped slightly as she kept her gaze in check.
The second character is a cat's name, so it seems the ruler has quite a few cats under his command.
She asked, "Does he really like cats? He even named both of you with the second character of 'cat' in your names."
The night owl said, "His Majesty said that cats have nine lives, so if we call ourselves cats, we can live longer."
"Miss Cheng, as Deadpools, we've already done our best just to stay alive."
Cheng Xiao Kui nodded slightly. Putting aside the question of whether they were friend or foe, she knew that Ye Mao was right.
As Deadpools, they fight tooth and nail just to stay alive!
She said, "It's so boring here, there's no entertainment at all. If it's like this every day, I think I'll die of boredom."
Night Owl said, "I can inform His Majesty on your behalf. Just tell me what you want."
Cheng Xiaokui's gaze shifted, and she said, "Let him take me out for a walk!"
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