Chapter 18 I Just Want to Go Home

The bluestone floor was uneven, and my knees could feel the piercing pain after kneeling for just a moment.

The thought of kneeling for six hours made Si Linglong feel hopeless.

Helian Yue didn't understand.

[I just...want to go home.]

Although she has no relatives in that world, she still has a home.

Her brother, the Ba, raised her from a baby to adulthood, built a home for her, and is now waiting for her to return.

But why is it so difficult to live?

A tear rolled quietly onto the bluestone slab and was evaporated by the sunlight in an instant. Si Linglong raised her hand and quickly wiped her face to prevent a second tear from falling.

After an unknown amount of time, Si Linglong suddenly heard footsteps again. She looked up subconsciously, but was dazed and thought she was dazzled.

At the other end of the palace passage, there was Helian Yue who had returned.

The handsome man had a stern face, with coldness and anger in his eyes.

Si Linglong was stunned for a moment.

[Kneeling down is not enough, you want to come back and beat me? 】

Si Linglong wondered whether she should get up and run away.

But this is the imperial palace, where can she run to?

I can't outrun this bastard.

Just as Si Linglong was trembling as she looked at Helian Yue and the silent palace maids who had come back to her, she heard Helian Yue coldly ask, "Do you know you're wrong?"

Si Linglong was stunned and nodded at him blankly.

【I was wrong! I was wrong! 】

Helian Yue looked at her pitiful expression, and the anger in his heart finally subsided a lot. He snorted coldly and said, "Get up."

Si Linglong was still in a daze, unable to believe it.

[The dog emperor just let me go like this? 】

The more Helian heard her dare to call him "Dog Emperor", he couldn't help but glare at her.

If you dare to call me the dog emperor again, I will make you kneel here for a whole day!

He regretted it.

It was clearly intended to teach her a lesson.

Clearly he had already walked far away, but I could still hear his pitiful sobbing voice, saying he wanted to go home.

Helian Yue looked at Si Linglong with a cold face, but Fu Tai on the side seemed to have seen everything. He smiled and walked forward to help Si Linglong, who was still in a daze, up.

Although Si Linglong had only been kneeling for less than two quarters of an hour, her knees still hurt when she stood up, and her feet were unsteady. Fu Tai was about to help her, but suddenly a hand reached out from the side. The big, strong palm supported her arm and held her steady.

Si Linglong looked at Helian Yue in front of her and whispered, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Helian Yue snorted coldly, turned his head and looked at Fu Tai who was smiling beside him, his handsome face suddenly darkened, "What are you looking at? Go and call for the sedan chair."

Do I need to say this in person?

Fu Tai said "oh" and hurriedly went to make arrangements.

Si Linglong was distracted by this and the sadness she had just felt kneeling alone disappeared. Instead, she couldn't help but steal a glance at the emperor next to her.

[The dog emperor...seems to be a bit hard on the outside but soft on the inside. 】

Helian Yuemu didn't look at her. He was afraid that he would lose control and beat her.

As an emperor, his heart is harder than anyone else's and has never been soft.

It's just that I don't want her to be useless now because she is still useful.

As Helian Yue thought about this, he heard someone's whispers from the side, "Could it be that the dog emperor really likes me? He doesn't want me to suffer or something?"

Helian Yue resisted the urge to glare at her.

This woman is really bold.

Believe it or not, he really asked her to kneel here for three hours!

However, it was impossible to kneel again because Fu Tai had already returned in a sedan chair.

After Si Linglong was sent back to the side hall and lay on the bed, she still couldn't help but feel angry.

After all the busy work, Bai Qianqian is still staying in the cold palace.

She can't even pull the plot back now, let alone complete the entire plot.

Especially, Bai Qianqian still had that look of wanting to destroy the bridge after crossing it, and Si Linglong felt unlucky just thinking about it.

I don't want to help her, but if I don't complete the correction task, I will have to stay here.

[If this continues, when can I go home? ]

Si Linglong roared in her heart, and then she heard the sound of electricity passing through her mind, and then a system claimed that it would no longer pay attention to her for thirty days.

It's still that emotionless mechanical sound.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the plot revision mission - helping the heroine leave the cold palace. ]

[Next, please continue to complete the rest of the novel's plot. 】

【What?】

He logged off a second after saying that, as if he was afraid that she would laugh at him for not being online for 30 days.

But Si Linglong had no intention of laughing at it; she was confused by the hint.

What does it mean that she has completed the task of revising the plot?

Isn’t Bai Qianqian still in the cold palace?

What is going on?

Si Linglong was just wondering when she saw Zhu Sha hurried in from outside, her face full of anxiety, "Something bad has happened to you, sir!"

She said, "The Emperor just suddenly issued an order to release Concubine Lian from the cold palace! He also allowed her to attend the family banquet the day after tomorrow!"

Si Linglong automatically ignored the anxiety in Zhu Sha's tone. After hearing the news, she didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Be happy, she successfully corrected the plot line.

You must be unhappy, right? The dog emperor had clearly planned to release her, but he still forced her to kneel!

【Tsk! You bastard! 】

"A-choo!" Helian Yue who was in the main hall sneezed suddenly. Fu Tai who was standing next to him suddenly became nervous. He ordered people to close the windows, add awnings, and call for a doctor.

Helian Yue waved his hands, somewhat speechless, "What a big surprise."

Fu Tai, however, looked earnest, "Your Majesty's good health is the blessing of our servants and the country."

Hearing about the blessing for the country, Helian Yue sneered in his heart.

If it was a blessing for the country, why did he die in such humiliation and the people applaud him?

It is true that he was shocked at first by the outcome Si Linglong described, but thinking back on it afterwards, he couldn't help but find it ridiculous.

If the fictional world that Si Linglong talked about was real, then wouldn't he, the emperor, be a joke?

In just a moment, Helian Yue put this feeling behind him. No matter what, he was still the king of a country, and he did not believe in the so-called fate.

He only believes in himself.

His destiny has always been in his own hands.

Over there, a palace maid came in and announced, "Your Majesty, Concubine Lian has personally brought ginseng soup and is seeking an audience outside the palace."

Hearing the word "Princess Lotus", Helian Yue frowned again and said without thinking, "No!"

It was already a great favor for him to release her from the cold palace, and this was also because of his next plan. If she dared to come to him and hate him again, Helian Yue had no confidence that he could restrain himself from strangling her to death.

Fu Tai was also puzzled by Helian Yue's attitude.

Although Concubine Lian's action today was clumsy, the Emperor let Lang Guiren go. After returning to the palace, he directly ordered the release of Concubine Lian. He thought that the Emperor was just remembering their old friendship.

Who would have thought that the Emperor would have such an attitude towards Concubine Lian.

It’s just... very mysterious.