CH 578

578: Confession

The high priest laughed. He was in a very good mood.

Ming Xi didn’t have the heart to drive him away since it looked like the high priest had healed him. He couldn’t very well turn his back on the old man as soon as he recovered.

“The girl who was by my side, where is she?” Ming Xi frowned when he thought about recent events and found Feng Wu not by his side.

“Do not worry, Your Highness Ming Xi. Miss Feng Wu is eating in the garden with the empress.” The high priest laughed.

Ming Xi heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing the words. He stepped out of the tub and put on his shoes before walking out of the room.

“Your Royal Highness, please wait! Your body is still healing, please don’t run around so much!” The high priest chased after Ming Xi. His old legs were still nimble and he shouted as he chased, attracting the attention of the surrounding maids and guards, who gave both sidelong glances.

Ming Xi pretended no to hear and kept onwards to the garden without pausing.

As he reached the pavilion where people liked to rest, he saw his mother sitting with Feng Wu around a table filled with delicious, exquisite food.

The Moon empress helped Feng Wu pick up vegetables, while Feng Wu focused on eating. The two, one feeding, one eating happily, were cooperating very well.

Ming Xi was instantly hit with ten thousand points of damage. Were they taking him seriously at all? While he was being treated in the tub, the two women he loved most were enjoying a leisurely get together.

“Ming Xi!” His mother noticed him first. Upon seeing her son properly walking, the joy that filled her face was also evident in her voice.

Feng Wu stopped eating and turned her head to look. Her eyes lit up when Ming Xi’s beautiful figure came into view. She immediately got up and flew into Ming Xi’s arms like a happy bird, wrapping him in a tight hug. There was a trace of obvious joy on her normally expressionless face.

The force of her hug knocked Ming Xi back a couple of steps. He had just recovered and his consciousness was awake, but his strength wasn’t all there yet. To fully recover his essence and vitality, he would have to take medicinal tonics for several days.

He immediately stabilized his body so he wouldn’t make a fool of himself in front of everyone.

“Be careful!” Watching as Ming Xi nearly topple over made the empress worried.

“It’s OK.” Ming Xi smiled and shook his head slightly in his mother’s direction. “Don’t worry, I’m fine.” He lowered his eyes and gazed at the top of Feng Wu’s head. His eyes became as gentle as water.

“Does it hurt?” Feng Wu asked.

“No, it’s just I don’t have much strength right now. A few days of rest and I will be good as new.”

“Don’t be afraid! If you have no strength, I’ll carry you on my back. I have a lot of strength!” Feng Wu said earnestly as she looked up at him with her big black eyes.

“Uh. . . that’s OK.” Ming Xi coughed lightly, feeling a little helpless.

As they were talking, the empress had walked over and was pulling them toward the pavilion where the meal was set.

“Ming Xi, eat a little. This chicken soup is made from spirit ingredients. It is very nourishing. Drink more.” The empress pulled the two of them down to sit. A clever little maid immediately served Ming Xi the soup.

Ming Xi, sitting between his mother and Feng Wu, took a sip. The soup was indeed made with extremely precious and rare spirit fruits and snow chicken. It was absolutely delicious. A comfortable feeling pervaded his body as the soup slid down his throat and warmed up his dantian.

“This is not bad.” Ming Xi appreciated it with a smile.

“Of course it’s good. Imperial Mother personally picked the snow chicken for you. And Xiao Wu donated the spiritual fruit. The fruits Xiao Wu brought are all treasures and extremely valuable. You should thank her well. Only Xiao Wu could have done it.” The Moon empress liked Feng Wu very much. She saw so many people with hidden motives come and go and it had been a long time since she saw someone so clean and pure.

“You’re welcome.” Feng Wu said expressionlessly.

Ming Xi had a gentle smile on his face as he stroked Feng Wu’s head.

This was the happy scene the high priest saw upon finally catching up the Ming Xi: a family of three happily sitting, eating, and chatting together. Forget it. He wouldn’t disturb their family reunion. He would just go home and read a book.

The High priest stroked his beard before sighing and turning around to leave.

After the lovely lunch, the Moon empress took Feng Wu to rest while Ming Xi went to the emperor’s study to account for his actions.

It was unavoidable, and sooner or later, he would have to confess.

“Tell me how you got yourself into this.” The emperor put down the half read official documents and looked at his youngest son helplessly. He was proud of his son but also frustrated.

Ming Xi had no choice but to reveal everything that happened after he entered the Duke of Blue Moon’s territory. He was like this because he wasn’t strong enough to use his powers to the limit in his present stage, so his body was injured and he suffered serious physical repercussions. If it weren’t for the protection of the divine blood, it would not have resulted in just exhaustion and falling into a coma, he would have directly used all his life force and died.

The emperor didn’t know what to say after hearing the story. He originally though the Duke of Blue Moon had attacked Ming Xi, but it turned out Ming Xi’s injuries were self inflicted.

This child, if he couldn’t deal with the duke, why couldn’t he have come to his father for help? Why did he have to be so brave? Didn’t he know his safety was related to the future of the entire kingdom? He really didn’t know how to properly cherish himself.

The emperor had no idea Ming Xi had tried so hard to find the duke’s location. The only thing he knew was that something had happened to Ming Xi’s sweetheart, that she had fallen into a dangerous situation. That was why Ming Xi was in such a hurry to rescue her. That child had even borrowed his ancestral sword. Had he known, he would never have agreed to let Ming Xi go alone.

The duke was an ancient monster. Who knew how long he’d existed? Was a person like that someon Ming Xi could handle alone?

The emperor was so angry with Ming Xi. He gave his son a stern lecture before letting him return to his room to rest. He felt so helpless. Did his son’s IQ drop after falling in love?

Obviously, Ming Xi was very smart before. But now he was like a fool, insisting on rushing forward even though he knew he wasn’t invincible. If the duke hadn’t given the kingdom face, he doubted Ming Xi would have returned from Blue Moon.

Under the care of the empress and Feng Wu, who brought him soup and tonics every day, Ming Xi’s body recovered perfectly without any residual effects.

Even his hand injury was nearly fully healed. As long as he didn’t use the injured hand to do any difficult martial arts or move physical objects, he would fully recover after resting for another half month at most.