After hearing the whole story, Hu Yang was dumbfounded.
At that moment, he was inside the Red Pavilion. The heavily made-up woman before him was Shangguan Yanyan, his longtime lover whom he had visited for over a decade.
Yet he was merely an unremarkable guard of the Star King Residence.
"Damn! The third floor changed my identity outright and made me start over?"
Hu Yang mulled it over repeatedly. After sorting things out, he decided to return to the residence first. He bid Shangguan Yanyan farewell and left while supporting himself against the wall.
Watching Hu Yang's retreating figure, Shangguan Yanyan rolled her eyes and slipped back into the Red Pavilion.
After asking around for the location of the Star King Residence, Hu Yang headed there with trembling legs.
Before long, he arrived at a grand mansion of blue bricks and red tiles. Eight young guards clad in blue armor stood at its entrance.
Seeing Hu Yang return with unsteady legs, the eight guards began teasing him.
"Yo! Old Hu, what happened to you? How did Shangguan Yanyan ever let you come back?"
"Hahaha..."
Hu Yang rolled his eyes, ignored them, and staggered into the residence.
The moment he entered, a maid dressed in light gauze ran up to him.
"Master Hu, the Royal Consort is looking for you! Come with me." She grabbed Hu Yang and pulled him away.
"The Royal Consort? What does she want with me?" Hu Yang was puzzled. According to Shangguan Yanyan, he was only an ordinary guard in the Star King Residence. How could he have any entanglement with the Royal Consort?
Before long, they arrived at an antique inner chamber.
"Reporting to Your Highness, Guard Hu has arrived!" The maid bowed toward the screen.
"Mm, you may leave." A clear, pleasant voice came