Wang Ye opened the door and pushed his way in.
I saw Dr. Gude standing in the room to greet him.
Dr. Gude had green hair and gold-rimmed glasses.
He looked surprised when he saw Teacher Wang.
At a glance, he recognized Mirai.
Kunal cleverly followed the king.
Slaves had no status, so no one would care about her.
When Guna saw the king step forward, Dr. Gude dropped to one knee.
"I didn't know my son-in-law would be coming. My welcome has fallen short."
Though doctors held a noble profession, they were still commoners.
How could one not pay respects to royalty?
The divorce between the king and Bai Mengling had not yet been made public. Wang Ye had no choice but to accept Gude's greeting as his husband.
Wang Zhen also extended his illusory hand.
After Gude rose, Wang Ye did not greet him. Instead, he smiled and asked, "I heard from my staff that you have something I want?"
"No, I don't."
Hearing the king's ambiguous words, Gude frowned slightly.
"What do you mean?"
Wang Ye knew that his reputation in the imperial city was terrible.
And it was all entirely unearned.
Therefore, he no longer tried to make a fool of himself. "I know you've recently been searching for a rare medicinal herb."
Surprise flashed through Gude's eyes. He thought his search for the herb had been extremely secretive.
No one knew about it except himself and that mysterious lady.
Yet the man before him was the nation's infamous king of freeloaders.
How did he know?
Moreover, why would a royal like Wang Ye get involved in this matter?
Gude was bewildered.
"You mean... you have that precious herb?"
"No," Wang Ye answered almost immediately.
Gude became even more confused.
No, that meant something.
Still, he