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Chapter 1457 20.21 First Black Star - Where is he!?

Mainland. In the capital.

Imperial Palace, the Emperorʼs Chamber.

That day, when the sky had suddenly turned dark, the servants of the palace had to go to the chamber where the emperor resided. They knew that he had brought in Official Xu Ming who was covered with an unknown black substance spreading on his face. On their way, they saw the darkness in the sky fade and an unknown man whose face was half-covered flew out of the emperorʼs chambers.

They saw him looking down on them with that pair of inhuman crimson eyes and heard him say.

”Your Emperor is alright now as well as that warden. You can take care of them until they wake up.”

This man was Wang Xiajie, after treating the three who were afflicted by the dark elements he took his leave and returned to the borders. The mortals and officials as well as the minister present at this moment looked at the man floating in the sky.

He wasnʼt like the cultivators who needed an artifact that would allow them to fly, he was afloat alone with no support below and was stunned by such a scene.

Wang Xiajie didnʼt stay that long and left after he said his piece. What he didnʼt know was that his presence at this moment was akin to that of a God descending. Just after he took his leave, the mortals were mumbling the same words.

”God! A God had descended in the Imperial Palace!”

It was after that day that an amazing rumor was heard, which came from the place. They say that the human emperor of the current era had been blessed by a God. It took three whole days before the human emperor finally woke up. It was said that the curse on him was sealed by the god that descended on the palace that day.

When the human emperor wakes up, he looks around him with quite a blurry sense of sight, and immediately wakes up when he recalls the face of that man who appeared to save him that day.

”Where is he!? Bring him to me!!” shouted the human emperor as soon as he woke up.

He was like a ferocious beast who had finally woken up from his deep sleep. All the servants and even the royal guards were bewildered by the words their emperor had said. Who was the ʼheʼ their emperor is talking about? In the end, they can only invite the Warden God to the palace.

They were thankful that this gentle looking god possessed an approachable personality and upon their request came to meet their human emperor.

At the throne hall, the human emperor who looked pale and just woke up from deep sleep sat on his golden throne and looked at Warden Yun Ming with bloodshot eyes. No one knows if he was angry or had been crying for how long.

Warden Yun Ming clasped his hands and was about to greet the human emperor, ”Greetings to the sun of…”

”Enough! Tell me where he is?!” The human emperor asked. ”I saw him. It was definitely him. He was the one who saved both you and I. I will never mistake him for anyone!”

Warden Yun Ming observed the human emperor before him. Unlike his composure, and cold demeanor from before, he now looked like a child who finally found his favorite toy.

”Who is ʼheʼ, Your Majesty is talking about?ʼ” The warden asked.

The human emperor shouted a name. ”AʼXia! He is not dead. I saw him. AʼXia is definitely alive!”

He didnʼt even notice the playful smile that appeared at the corner of his lips, which appeared on his cold face for the first time. The ministers and the officials were stunned, but this time they werenʼt the only ones surprised, as Warden Yun Ming and Zhi Yang couldnʼt help but take another serious look at the human emperor.

If before they couldnʼt see any resemblance of Lord Hei in his being except for the similarities on his face, this time it feels as if the real Lord Hei had appeared before their eyes.

The obsession hidden within those silver irises, that playful smile at the corner of those cerise lips, as well as that pair of phoenix-shaped eyes full of slyness. No matter what angle they look, this is truly like an exact copy of Lord Hei himself.

Warden Yun Ming couldnʼt help but call the name of his master, ”Lord Hei?”

”What?”

Who would have expected that when he called this name, not only the minister and the officials inside the throne room but also the human emperor would turn to look at him bewilderedly?

The human emperor even asked, ”How did you know this emperorʼs name?”

This response shocked Warden Yun Ming and Zhi Yang even more than seeing the playful smile on the human emperorʼs face. They had an inkling of what this reaction from everyone meant. It seems like the name of the human emperor is also the same as the one in their guess. Their hearts were beating with anxiety, and the warden couldnʼt help but ask directly.

Warden Yun Ming asked, ”Pardon me for my rudeness, Your Majesty. Is your name Hei Anjing?”

”Close. Itʼs Hei Xiaojing. Itʼs been a while since Zhen called Zhenʼs name. Even Xu Ming didnʼt know my name except for some chosen old officials under my command. So, how did you know Zhenʼs name?” asked the human emperor.

Warden Yun Ming said, ”My masterʼs name is Hei Anjing. You bear a bit of his resemblance, and I called his name unconsciously. Please ignore my rudeness.”

”You donʼt seem to be lying. So do you know where he is? Iʼm talking about AʼXia, who saved us,” said the human emperor.

Warden Yun Ming said, ”I donʼt think that he is still the same person, as you remember him, but he is indeed a god like me; he is my superior as well; thus, I do not know where he is right now, and I have no authority to ask him as such.”

These words were all the truth, and neither the human emperor nor anyone in the hall can deny the wardenʼs words. They knew that, as officials, they donʼt have the right to question the human emperor about where he is going or what his business is unless it is necessary.

After all, everyone needs some privacy, and it is much harder to ask when the difference in standing is between a subordinate and a leader. This is a fact that one canʼt just destroy someone because of them.

The human emperor asked, ”You truly do not know where he is?”

”Yes. All I know is that he is within your territory. As for the exact location, unless the sovereign is willing to inform this subordinate, it is impossible for me to know,” Warden Yun Ming responded.

Silence descended in the throne hall as the human emperor suddenly appeared before the warden. He grabbed the neck of Yun Ming with a strength that no mortal is capable of having. Caught in surprise, Yun Ming failed to dodge this assault and tried to break free from the grip that held his neck. Sadly, this unknown source of strength of the human emperor came from the destiny of the world.

Adding to the fact that he can wield the darkness element together with the purple qi, he is like an absolute being that this world protects.

Choke!

Warden Yun Ming didnʼt panic, but the grip around his neck made him uncomfortable. He stared into the cold eyes of the enraged human emperor and said, ”Even if you kill me, the Lord will not come. All his actions depend on his moods and whims.”

The human emperor calmed down as his thoughts returned to normal from his former excited state. He let go of the neck that he held in his hand and walked back to sit on his throne. He is now back to being an emotionless, languid emperor of mortals. A pair of silver eyes filled with indifference and aloofness.

”As long as he is in my land, I will be able to find him,” the human emperor said. ”Send out a royal decree. A man named Ye Xiajie, who hides his face, must be found. If found alive, the one who gave the correct information will be rewarded. All officials within my land shall try to find this person. If found, report to the palace immediately.”

The officials and ministers kneeled before the emperor and listened to the royal decree. It was personally written by the human emperor and spread to everyone within the land where all mortals live. This is regardless of whether it was in the capital or provinces away from the mainland. The south had also received the same royal decree, and everyone almost knew about it.

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At the borderlands...

The Yamen and county magistrates were also informed and posted this decree in Xinjiang Province. So, almost everyone in various villages heard about this. At this time, Wang Xiajie, who was wearing a mask, and Uncle Shun were reading the post near the station where the Yamen stayed.

All eyes were mostly on Wang Xiajieʼs eyes, and the Yamen all stared at him as if he might possibly be the man that was specially mentioned in the human emperorʼs decree.

Because of this, Wang Xiajie and Uncle Shun were surrounded by Yemen, preventing them from leaving.

Uncle Shun said, ”Officers, you took it wrong. This is my son. He is a hunter who was recently treated by the Old Doctor in the town. His face is disfigured, so to avoid being looked at as he walks, the mask was worn by him.”

”If itʼs so, they show us your face! This is the royal decree from the capital. It is not something that can be defied,” said the county magistrate.

Uncle Shun looked at Wang Xiajie worriedly. He didnʼt want Wang Xiajie to lose confidence because of the scars on his face. It seems that the county magistrate himself wouldnʼt stop unless Wang Xiajie revealed his face, but this also means that everyone will see his wounded face, and the chances of him getting married will be almost nonexistent.

A yamen shouted, ”Remove your mask!”

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”Donʼt make us remove it for you!”

”Itʼs alright. I will be okay.” Wang Xiajie is saying these words to Uncle Shun.

Under everyoneʼs gaze. Wang Xiajie had removed the mask that covered his face. On his face is a three-long claw mark, which was obviously done by a ferocious blind bear. There had been news about this incident where a young hunter was half dead when brought over to the doctor. Though they knew that this young hunter had survived, they didnʼt expect him to be disfigured.

The three large gashes werenʼt even completely healed, and the thin scent of blood lingers in the area, making the yemen and the county magistrate frown.

HISS!

This large wound isnʼt fake and has clearly not healed yet. According to the Royal Decree, the manʼs purpose was to hide his face to hide his identity. But this young hunterʼs purpose in hiding his face was due to the wound looking so ugly that it would scare almost everyone and make children cry.

The county magistrate frowned while waving his hand. ”Hide your face! We are wrong.”

He passed a pouch of a few teals of silver as proof of apology. This young manʼs face is gone for good, and it would be hard for him to get married in the future because of a serious wound. Now that the disfigured face behind the mask has been revealed, this young manʼs future love relationship is gone for good.

”Young man, we are only doing our job. I hope you donʼt think bad of us. Take this silver and some good medicine to treat your face. If it gets even worse, you might no longer look human,” said the county magistrate.

The Yamen officials beside him had longed to put down their sticks and nod at the words of their leader. This scarred face is indeed too ugly to look at. Uncle Shun grits his teeth, but he doesnʼt fight against these people, as they are only ordinary people, while the latter are those with official standings.

Wang Xiajie put on his mask once again and accepted the pouch of silver, which was his repayment. He didnʼt mind it much, as the face that was shown to everyone was just a mere illusion to hide his real face.