Falling into the Water

"Damn it!"

In a small cabin, Luo Ji lay curled on his side on the bare planks without even a quilt beneath him, facing inward as he cursed bitterly.

Having suffered greatly from being slapped across the mouth, and then having his bedding taken away for making a fuss after being locked up, he now lay so uncomfortably on the hard boards that he could not sleep. At last, he had learned to behave himself. At the very least, he only cursed under his breath now, not daring to raise his voice again.

In Luo Ji's eyes, this was enduring humiliation and bearing a heavy burden. The resentment he had bottled up had long surpassed even what he felt when he was beaten.

Given the chance, he would probably pounce on Luo Pei at once and tear off mouthful after mouthful of his flesh before his hatred could be soothed.

"That old bastard! Once I return to the capital and see the Prince, I'll definitely lodge a complaint against you!"

"You think you've got something on me? I'll accuse you of defecting to Prince Shu and attempting rebellion!"

"A gentleman's revenge can wait ten years! I am, after all, the chief eunuch of Prince Qi's Residence, drawing salaries from both the palace and the Residence. How dare you humiliate me like this?"

"To humiliate me is to humiliate the Prince, and to humiliate His Majesty!"

As he fumed, he suddenly heard the cabin door behind him swish open. The sound was not loud, but it made Luo Ji jolt upright at once.

"Could that old bastard be nursing a grudge over my cursing and come to harm me in the dead of night?"

Thinking this, he immediately heightened his vigilance. If that was truly the case, he would shout loudly