In Another World, Everyone Want to Kill Me!-Chapter 305: A Vow for the Future

When the finances had been in Rong Qinglei’s hands, Beirong had flourished in peace and prosperity.

If he made the wrong decision now, Beirong might collapse into ruin almost overnight.

Naturally, this gave him an enormous headache.

"Yue Mingxuan, Yue Mingxuan... Of all times to run into trouble, why did it have to be now?" the Emperor muttered in frustration, as he unable to make a decision.

But those matters were ultimately the Emperor’s concern.

Meanwhile, Yue Mingxuan remained asleep in Shang Qinghua’s arms and resting peacefully.

When Yue Mingxuan finally woke and saw Shang Qinghua’s face before him, he let out a quiet sigh.

"You shouldn’t have come," he said.

"If I hadn’t come, was I supposed to just watch you torture yourself like this?" Shang Qinghua replied. "Rong Qinglei’s death doesn’t have much to do with you. Don’t take all the blame onto yourself. Do you really think you’re that important?"

"But he... If it weren’t for me, he wouldn’t have died." Yue Mingxuan shook his head, his expression grave and heavy.

All this time he had been unwilling to face that reality.

He had tried to numb himself by training relentlessly. Yet Shang Qinghua had now forced him to confront the memories of that day, and he simply could not bear it.

"If it hadn’t been for you, he would have died long ago," Shang Qinghua said with a cold snort. "You performed heart surgery on him and gave him several more years of life. Without you, he would never have experienced the simple pleasures of an ordinary person."

"But—"

"There’s no ’but.’ Do you think the struggle for the Beirong throne is fought only by those princes themselves?" Shang Qinghua said coldly. "Rong Qinglei was born without a mother. From the very beginning, he was already at a disadvantage compared to the others."

"You mean—"

"You’ve lived such a carefree life and know nothing about these matters. How could you possibly know that Rong Qinglei had already been plotted against before and nearly assassinated?" Shang Qinghua’s bewitching eyes fixed on Yue Mingxuan. "He had long since given up any hope of continuing to live."

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Shang Qinghua shook his head. "As for who wanted to kill him back then, even I’m not certain. I only know that someone attempted to assassinate him, but my people intercepted the attack. By that time, he had already abandoned the will to live. I think if you hadn’t appeared, Beirong would no longer have a Prince Qing today. You performed the heart surgery on him and allowed him to live like a normal person again. He was already extremely grateful for that. In a way, the life he had was practically saved by you."

"No... Gongsun Xing helped a great deal that time too..." Yue Mingxuan could not help thinking about that set of surgical knives again.

Although they had been forged from refined steel and would not rust, they had not been used for quite some time.

He could not continue sinking into despair like this forever.

At last he pulled himself together and said, "I understand now. I will avenge him, but I won’t push myself to such extremes again." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Seeing that his "pet" had finally regained some vitality, Shang Qinghua let out a quiet breath of relief. "If that’s the case, then start by giving me a back massage."

Yue Mingxuan naturally grumbled while pounding his back for him.

Shang Qinghua merely smiled and said nothing about how he had nearly triggered the cold poison within his body while rushing here to see him.

Perhaps because he knew he was somewhat in the wrong, Yue Mingxuan rarely complained this time.

Shang Qinghua was quite satisfied with his pet’s behavior and leaned his head lightly against Yue Mingxuan.

Perhaps he was simply too tired.

Before long, Shang Qinghua had already fallen asleep.

Yue Mingxuan spent quite some effort carrying him over to the bed.

By the time he finished, he himself was exhausted.

Looking at Shang Qinghua’s handsome face, he softly whispered, "Good night," before collapsing onto the bed and falling asleep as well.

Now that he had made up his mind to step out from the shadow hanging over him, he meant to keep that promise.

He would no longer resist or withdraw.

But the matter of avenging Rong Qinglei was something he would never forget.

Rong Qinglei’s death was like a knife driven sharply into his heart.

Although it would not greatly change his personality, it was something he could never erase from his mind.

It was Rong Zishen who had killed Rong Qinglei.

No matter what, Yue Mingxuan could no longer live the way he had before.

His true nature might not change because of this incident, but he could no longer remain so naïve as to believe that although this place was cruel, people would not truly die.

This place was far more terrifying than a jungle filled with venomous snakes.

He could not predict what others might do next.

Nor could he know whether he himself would still be able to survive safely.

If he wanted to continue living well, he had to make himself stronger.

Although he could not keep training the Flying Opera Group’s martial arts with the same madness as before, he had to become more serious.

He needed to learn more, protect himself, and ensure that he could live well in this era and his heart could no longer remain as soft as it once had been.

When the moment came that required cruelty, he would have to harden himself and act without hesitation.

As he curled in Shang Qinghua’s arms, Yue Mingxuan thought about all of this.

Shang Qinghua, whether asleep or not, suddenly wrapped a large arm around him and pulled him into his embrace.

It was the first time Yue Mingxuan felt that Shang Qinghua’s embrace was so warm that he did not want to leave it.

Before long, with his mind still filled with a jumble of thoughts and he drifted into a deep sleep.