Ye Yuan was naked. "Teacher Qian Renxue, isn't this inappropriate?"
Qian Renxue's face flushed. "It's fine. As long as our consciences are clear, there's nothing to fear."
"Let me check A-Yuan's body..."
Ye Yuan said, "Does checking the body require kissing?"
"Stop, stop! Why are you taking off your clothes!?"
At that moment, Ye Yuan somewhat regretted taking her as his teacher.
Three months ago.
Star Luo Empire.
"Ye Yuan, hurry up. Mubai is about to be punished." Zhu Zhuqing pulled a knight's arm as she rushed toward the main hall of the imperial palace.
Her expression was flustered, unlike her usual calm demeanor.
Ye Yuan had never seen such an expression in all his time with Zhu Zhuqing.
"Sigh..."
He let out a long sigh, his heart filled with bitterness and desolation.
He muttered inwardly, This is the last time I will help you...
Ye Yuan had transmigrated to Douluo World and was accidentally saved by Zhu Zhuqing.
Afterward, Ye Yuan cultivated diligently and became the Royal Knight Commander of the Star Luo Empire.
He held Zhu Zhuqing in the palm of his hand and obeyed her every command.
Ye Yuan allowed himself to be dragged by Zhu Zhuqing all the way to the main hall of the imperial palace.
Entering the main hall, ministers and royal nobles stood all around, whispering among themselves.
That was because the current events concerned an alliance between the Star Luo imperial family and the nobility.
A blond man knelt in the center of the main hall, his face free of tension, showing only arrogance and dissatisfaction.
The emperor of the Star Luo Empire sat upon the towering throne with a solemn expression.
"Dai Mubai! Do you know your crimes?!"
"You say it's one thing that you usually go look for courtesies outside, but now you actually went and..."
Last night, unable to bear his loneliness, Dai Mubai wanted to go outside to relax.
After drinking a little wine with a few bad company friends, on the way back he spotted an extremely pretty woman.
Seeing her voluptuous breasts and slender waist, Dai Mubai conceived evil intentions and forcibly took the woman.
Not long after, the woman was discovered by her own family, who then reported the matter to the Royal Enforcement Squad.
It was only then that Dai Mubai learned he had actually provoked the daughter of Duke Zhang!
Unlike the Heaven Dou Empire, the noble factions in this empire held formidable power.
If the imperial family wished to govern and rule the country normally, they could not do without the support of the nobility.
Even the imperial throne required a joint election by the nobility and the pope.
The emperor of the Star Luo Empire knew he had to handle this properly this time, or else the stability of the relationship between the imperial family and the nobility would be shaken.
Dai Mubai raised his head and roared, "I already said, it wasn't me!"
He was not afraid because he had not let Zhang's daughter see his face at the time.
The reason they caught him was simply because the woman had seen the back of him as he left, along with the betrayal of his bad company friends.
Now he only needed to deny it, and things would still turn around. He was waiting—waiting for Zhu Zhuqing to fetch that bootlicker, Ye Yuan.
Anyway, that bootlicker obeyed his fiancée's every command, and his build happened to be about the same as his own.
"With behavior like yours, how can you face the Zhu Family!? How can you face Zhu Zhuqing!?"
"Humph!"
"Men, drag him down and strip him of his status as a commoner!"
He had to give the Zhang Family and Zhu Zhuqing's family an explanation. One must know that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had been betrothed since childhood.
Dai Mubai's pupils constricted; this time, he was truly terrified.
Damn it, why aren't they here yet!?
He had no desire to become a commoner. The mere identity alone disgusted him!
Just as the soldiers reached Dai Mubai's side, a female voice rang out.
"Wait!"
"Wait!"
The crowd saw a woman with a voluptuous figure and tight black clothing appear.
It was none other than Zhu Zhuqing, who had rushed over in a hurry, with Ye Yuan being pulled along behind her.
"Mubai is wronged! The real culprit is the Knight Commander!"
The gaze of the entire audience shifted to the two of them. Ye Yuan instantly became the target of public criticism.
The emperor of the Star Luo Empire looked at Zhu Zhuqing below the platform.
He said, "Zhuqing, do not make a scene. He is the Royal Knight Commander, after all. Do not make excuses for this bastard."
On the surface, the emperor of the Star Luo Empire was smoothing things over for Ye Yuan, but in reality, he wanted the Knight Commander before him to take the blame.
Zhu Zhuqing felt somewhat nervous and urgent, suddenly unable to speak.
She turned her head to look at Ye Yuan. "Ye Yuan, say something!"
Ye Yuan felt somewhat dazed at the moment.
He could not help but think of the past with Zhu Zhuqing.
Back then, Zhu Zhuqing had said to him, "Ye Yuan, when I become empress in the future, I will let you be my very own knight."
"Ye Yuan, will you help me comb my hair?"
"Ye Yuan, you are so gentle."
"Ye Yuan, will you protect me forever?"
"Ye Yuan, will you marry me when we grow up..."
At the time, Ye Yuan had replied, "I will, I will, just wait for me!"
Afterward, he worked hard to become stronger, eventually becoming a royal knight.
Moreover, at his current age, he had already become a thirty-rank Soul Master!
One had to be aware that reaching this level of strength at his age meant achieving Title Douluo was an absolute certainty.
Furthermore, over these years he had also cultivated quite a few geniuses.
He had invented numerous Soul Tools.
This caused the empire's strength to advance by leaps and bounds.
Even ordinary people could exchange a few blows with Soul Masters by relying on Soul Tools.
Yet, simply because of his past promise to Zhu Zhuqing that he would "protect her forever" and out of gratitude for saving his life, he had chosen not to stir up waves across the two great empires, remaining unknown and obscure.
In truth, he really had believed back then that he would end up with Zhu Zhuqing, growing old together with her in this world.
However, when a certain man arrived, everything changed.
An imperial marriage alliance with the nobility.
Dai Mubai came to Zhu Zhuqing's side.
He could not figure out what was so good about Dai Mubai.
Compared to himself, aside from possessing a royal identity, Dai Mubai practically had no redeeming qualities.
Yet Zhu Zhuqing gradually grew distant from him.
Every time Dai Mubai caused trouble, he ran to Zhu Zhuqing.
And Zhu Zhuqing would then come to him to take the blame.
Over these years, his reputation within the empire had grown increasingly foul.
Ye Yuan stared blankly at Zhu Zhuqing.
"Zhuqing, this is a capital offense."
"Even though I once saved the life of the Head of the Zhang Family, I might still not escape death."
The reason Zhu Zhuqing thought of Ye Yuan in the first place was because Ye Yuan had previously saved the life of the Head of the Zhang Family by chance.
"Besides, this is a crime he committed of his own accord."
"Why should I take the fall?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing instantly felt somewhat displeased.
Normally, whenever she said anything, Ye Yuan would never refuse.
Yet this time, he actually dared to question her.
"Ye Yuan, Mubai could never do such a thing!"
"Even if he has some bad habits usually."
A sour feeling churned in Ye Yuan's heart.
His relationship with Zhu Zhuqing, lasting over a decade, could not even compare to the three months Dai Mubai had spent with her.
This situation was unlike any before.
This meant death!
Reluctant to give up, Ye Yuan asked, "This is a capital offense. Do you really want me to take the blame?"
Zhu Zhuqing urged hastily, "Hurry up, Brother Mubai's knees are almost hurting from kneeling!"
"Heh..." Ye Yuan let out a helpless, bitter laugh.
"Let's just consider this me fulfilling my past promise to you..." he slowly said.
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes turned red with anxiety.
"What promise? Hurry up and save Mubai!"
"Just treat it as repaying the debt when I saved your life back then!"
The last shred of Ye Yuan's hope was also shattered.
He could not help but bitterly mock himself in his heart: Ye Yuan, oh Ye Yuan, she has long since forgotten even her past promises.
Only you are still quietly giving of yourself.
And now, she even wants your life to trade for a Dai Mubai she has known for a mere three months.
Why? Why can't I change all of this no matter how hard I try?
He knew that in the original world without him, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai were meant to be a pair.
Yet he had thought that, relying on his own efforts and his sincere feelings for Zhu Zhuqing, he could alter the original course of history.
It seemed, however, that he had been far too naive.
He walked to Zhu Zhuqing's side and whispered, "Zhu Zhuqing, this is the last time I will help you."
Ye Yuan took a deep breath. "From this moment on, I, Ye Yuan, owe you nothing!"
With that, he walked to the center and knelt down.
He placed the sword and helmet from his waist onto the ground.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
The emperor of the Star Luo Empire nodded.
He was the emperor of the empire.
Could he possibly not know whether his own son had done this deed or not?
Now that someone had stepped forward to take the blame, nothing could be better.
The emperor of the Star Luo Empire said, "Tell me, what is the meaning of all this?"
Ye Yuan bowed deeply, touching his forehead to the ground before the emperor of the Star Luo Empire.
This kowtow severed the bonds of monarch and subject between him and the emperor of the Star Luo Empire.
From now on, he would no longer serve the empire.
His eye sockets were already somewhat moist at this point.
He raised his head and stared fixedly at the emperor of the empire.
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