Crossing the Passenger Sacrifice

The hall fell into silence again.

Li Huoyue did not respond, and the emperor did not reprimand or urge him.

It was probably already dark outside, and the lights in the hall seemed even brighter.

So, the big cauldron appeared along with the cage, because it was ready to throw the time traveler in and slowly dissipate his last breath?

Li Huoyue stared at the kerosene lamp very close to the emperor, lost in thought.

After a long time, Li Huoyue said:

"Your Majesty, it is inappropriate for a commoner to kill Concubine Li."

His Majesty nodded and motioned for Li Huoyue to continue.

"First of all, I am just an ordinary citizen. Killing the imperial concubine is considered as insubordination and disloyalty.

Secondly, Concubine Li was a commoner's aunt, and killing her was considered treasonous and unfilial.

I don't want to bear the reputation of being neither loyal nor filial.

I hope Your Majesty will understand that I cannot do this, considering that I have elderly parents and young children at home."

"Nonsense! Where did you get the small one from?!"

The emperor slapped the dragon throne with a very angry look, and the sound was so loud that the kerosene lamp hanging in front of him vibrated slightly.

"You ask me to sympathize with you, but who will sympathize with me?! Time travelers must die! This is the ancestral precept! If the imperial concubine doesn't die, how can I tell the relatives of those time travelers who have been killed?! How can I tell those royal relatives?! How can I convince the people?! How can I be worthy of my ancestors?!"

Seeing that His Majesty was angry, Li Huoyue no longer felt worried or afraid. He kowtowed again obediently and said:

“I didn’t say that the time traveler must not die, but there is no need to kill the imperial concubine directly.

I believe that the Imperial Concubine is of noble status, so this time traveler must not be as ordinary as other time travelers since he chose to travel through her body.

It would be better to keep it and study it. Anyway, it is locked in an iron cage and can't reveal anything.

I don't think anyone will question your decision. Your Majesty is wise, and everything you do is naturally well thought out.

How can they be as far-sighted as His Majesty? Naturally, no one will say anything."

There was almost no waiting time before the emperor agreed: "This makes sense, but..."

And just?!

Li Huoyue spat in his heart, I have given you all the excuses, and you are still saying "just but". Where do so many justs come from? If you have the guts, say those words yourself!

"My noble concubine..." His Majesty paused and looked at the delicacies beside the iron cage, his eyes showing a complicated expression, "This time traveler, she doesn't eat, and doesn't let anyone get close to her."

Li Huoyue sighed. No wonder, even though he was not as abused as Rourou, he was also so weak.

"She is unconscious now. Can't we just go in and pry her open and feed her the liquid?" Li Huoyue asked.

She did mean well, but it sounded like she came from the Ministry of Punishment and had a grudge against the Imperial Concubine.

The emperor looked at Li Huoyue twice more, but didn't say anything directly. He just hinted: "Her surname is Li, she is your mother's cousin, and she is from your Li family. If she doesn't want people to get close to her, she has many ways to do it."

Li Huoyue understood that feelings also have system props.

"Your Majesty, you can't come closer?"

Isn't it said that it is not allowed to use props on the emperor or the prince?

The emperor slapped the throne again, "Do you want me to feed her myself? Who does she think she is? How can this be allowed!"

Li Huoyue: “…”

The words were on his lips, and Li Huoyue took them up naturally:

"Your Majesty, please give me a chance. I will definitely fulfill my mission."

No matter whether it can be successful or not, just agree to it first.

Anyway, the whole family is already on the verge of being executed, how could it get worse than this?

"Yes, yes, yes!" The emperor said yes three times in a row and seemed to be in a good mood indeed.

"Li Huoyue, although you don't have the potential to be a special inspector, I think you are sincere and want to share my worries. I have just agreed to establish the Special Inspection Office. I will appoint you as the Special Inspection Office Patrol Officer, a sixth-rank official. If you are short of manpower when capturing a time traveler, you can temporarily appoint two assistant officers."

Hey!

Li Huoyue quickly thanked him and secretly prayed that his cousin who suddenly appeared would die slowly.

After expressing his gratitude, Li Huoyue looked towards the emperor with expectation again.

"Your father..." The emperor pondered for a moment, "He is still the special inspector for now, but he will have to wait for some time. If you have made some achievements, he will naturally return."

Li Huoyue had long anticipated that his father would not be released easily.

Now all we need is for everyone to be safe, and we’ll have accomplished our mission.

Li Huoyue expressed his gratitude again.

Before she gave up chopping Xue Rourou's legs, she had already guessed that the key was in the cage at the back.

Because at the beginning, His Majesty said...

【Well, I'll let you meet someone. 】

So the original plan was to let Li Huoyue see only one person, but in the end two cages appeared.

Then the previous cage is not important.

The emperor asked her to cut off Xue Rourou's limbs, but he just wanted Li Huoyue to give up the position of special inspector voluntarily.

He never thought of agreeing to Li Huoyue.

Fortunately, her aunt suddenly showed up and showed interest in her, which made the outcome of the matter exceed Li Huoyue's expectations.

Li Huoyue had not expected that the emperor would actually delegate the authority to make independent temporary hires.

"Your father failed to complete the mission I gave him. Today was the deadline, but you are filial and filial piety is highly valued in the Southern Kingdom. I will extend the deadline a little more and let you take over this mission in your father's place. The deadline is ten days."

Li Huoyue frowned slightly. She had thought this task was strange before, but now the final date could be changed at will?

It doesn't seem to be that important or urgent.

"I... obey your command." Li Huoyue could only agree, but she was still full of doubts. She decided to take a risk and ask, "But Your Majesty, didn't you say that time travelers don't have royal blood?"

The emperor did not give any clear hints. He had achieved his goal and did not want to talk to anyone anymore.

"It's getting late. The palace will be locked. You should go back early."

Li Huoyue thought of another question and quickly stopped His Majesty who was about to slip away: "Your Majesty! Am I the one who will take Concubine Li home?"

"You wish!" The emperor turned around and angrily scolded Li Huoyue, "Concubine Li is imprisoned in the harem! If you want to ask her or send her some snacks, you can only come here by yourself."

"Your Majesty, I think this method is not very appropriate." Li Huoyue seemed to be analyzing calmly, but in fact he just wanted to reject Your Majesty's proposal.

"First of all, I am a young girl waiting to be married. There is no reason for me to run to your harem every day. If other adults knew about this, I am afraid they would drown me in spit.

Secondly, I am already an official. Although I am a woman, I cannot ignore the rules because of this. Otherwise, everyone will pass on the rules to me and I will pass them on to you. In the end, these rules are just for show, and other officials can enter your harem at will!"

His Majesty did not care about Li Huoyue’s first concern, but the second reason was indeed worth pondering.

"So what do you think?" His Majesty asked back, and then added a sentence to dispel Li Huoyue's thoughts in advance, "Anyway, it's impossible to let her leave the palace."