The Path of the Cannon Fodder's Counterattack

Ch-4

The Emperor!

Ling Xiao widened his eyes. Was this good luck or bad?!

What should he do now? This letter that he was holding... should he hide it or hand it over?

He stared blankly for three seconds, before Ling Xiao was able to clench his teeth and handle it in a way it would benefit him the most.

He turned around and kneeled before the Emperor, presenting the letter to him on top of his two spread out hands, "Naturally it is as it seems, presenting the letter to Your Majesty."

A brief silence arose from the other party, and Ling Xiao did not dare to lift his head to see the Emperor's expression. His two eyes could only look at the golden silk embroidery on his gown, as well as that pair of gold-gilded black boots.

Suddenly, someone took the letter out of his hands. Ling Xiao put his empty hands down and slightly glanced upwards.

The letter had been taken by a eunuch dressed in clothes decorated with red clouds. Ling Xiao knew that this man was the trusted eunuch that always followed the Emperor's heels, Steward Xu.

In his hands was also a white pigeon, causing Ling Xiao to feel cold sweat. That pigeon,  which had been just recently scared away, had actually run into the Emperor!

The Emperor reached out and took the letter that Steward Xu handed over, slightly glancing at Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao lowered his head at once, not daring to look up again.

The Emperor opened the letter, and it went deathly silent.

Ling Xiao was dripping with cold sweat, according to what he knew from his previous life, the Emperor had a very serious and strict temper. It was impossible for him to put up with this kind of matter!

As a result, the silence right now, Ling Xiao could only feel that it was even scarier.

For a long time... as if a century has just gone by, before that deep and resounding voice spoke once again.

"Cut down that useless eunuch in the back."

It was this short sentence that made Ling Xiao's complexion become even more pale. Li Yuan was almost definitely dead, but what about him?

What would happen to him?

Ling Xiao heard a response from Steward Xu and saw Steward Xu pass by him from the corner of his eye. After that, he heard Li Yuan's beg for forgiveness and then a scream.

Then, there was not even a single sound.

Ling Xiao remained kneeling on the ground, not daring to move at all.

He no longer dared to raise his head to look at the hem of the Emperor's clothes anymore, and only kept his head very low to appear obedient.

However, after a long time, there still weren't any other sounds. Just as Ling Xiao felt that something was strange, an upside-down face full of laugh lines suddenly appeared in front of him, causing him to shout loudly in fear and he fell back onto the ground on his rear end.

Steward Xu laughed: "What's wrong? So young and already can't take a fright?"

"Steward... Steward Xu..." Ling Xiao held his chest, breathing deeply, as he looked all over the place. But he could only see Steward Xu that was by him and the silhouette of the Emperor was already out of sight.

"You don't need to look anymore, His Majesty has already left." Steward Xu said, beaming.

"Left?" Ling Xiao was amazed.

Steward Xu nodded and squatted down to look him in the face: "What? You didn't want His Majesty to leave?"

Ling Xiao shook his head and then Steward Xu grimly laughed, "Seems like you're quite clever. You're new right? A newcomer, yet you immediately knew His Majesty and I, my goodness... You really are a clever youngster. I will tell you without worry that it was thanks to that clever temperament of yours that you managed to escape this time."