Ji Ling went back to the duke's mansion without making a sound. The guard at the door saw him, opened his mouth in surprise, and stammered, "Young, Master, you are back..."

Ji Ling nodded.

The guard was so excited that he immediately went in to report, and soon Grand Duke Ji Ting and Madam Marina rushed out.

Ji Ling stood there silently, hugged tightly by Mrs. Marina, and lowered her eyes, not knowing what to say.

He could feel the other party's concern, but all of this didn't belong to him, because their son, the real 'Ji Ling' had long since died, and now the only one standing here is a missionary from another world. will also leave.

But he couldn't help it, and couldn't bear to tell the truth.

After a long time, Ji Ling whispered, "I'm back."

Mrs. Marina choked and said, "Just come back, just come back."

Grand Duke Ji Ting said solemnly, "Did His Majesty bring you back?"

Ji Ling said, "Yes."

Seeing Ji Ling's dejected appearance, the two couldn't bear to ask any more questions.

………………

Ji Ling returned to his courtyard, and there was no Wen Yan waiting there respectfully as usual at the door. Before, he always thought this sinister villain was annoying, but now he feels like something is missing and he is not used to it.

Ji Ling: [System, do you think Wen Yan escaped? 】

System: [I don't know, it was very chaotic at the time, maybe it escaped, maybe not. 】

Ji Ling paused and silently pushed the door in.

Although he hadn't come back for a long time, the house was still clean, apparently cleaned every day, waiting for the master's return at any time, and the exquisite vase on the table was still filled with fresh flowers.

don't know if his parents are also waiting for him in the earth's home.

Ji Ling let out a sigh of relief, opened the communication panel, and looked online after a long absence.

At this sight, all kinds of overwhelming news made him almost dazzled.

Ning Yu's identity as Gabriel was exposed, and he was wanted by the entire empire. Anyone who provided clues to Gabriel would receive a sky-high bounty. Everyone was shocked that the impeccable inspirational civilian idol, known as the rising star of the empire, turned out to be the ruthless rebel commander.

Jing Sui raided the Sosa galaxy and destroyed Carlos' wedding. Then Carlos declared war on Jing Sui, and the empire fell into war. Conservatives and Jing Sui's reformers tore their faces, even some former neutral nobles. , also began to be forced to stand in line, and the war was in full swing.

Grand Duke Ji Ting chose to stand on Jing Sui's side.

Finally, Ji Ling's news, interspersed in these major events, seems not to be the most important, but he is everywhere.

Some people say that Ning Yu revealed his identity because of Ji Ling, some people say that Carlos declared war on Jing Sui because of Ji Ling, and some people say that Jing Sui raided the Sosa galaxy because of Ji Ling. Although there is no evidence, there are different opinions. He is really popular this time. Interstellar... He is not only Carlos's nominal wife, but also robbed from the wedding by Gabriel, Wen Yan gave up the position of the speaker and everything for him, and the cold-faced Marshal Brandon made an exception to protect him, and His Majesty even still wanted to To marry him as queen...

It's like a generation of blue-faced disasters!

As an imperial dude and a C-level trash, Ji Ling's name is tied to the top dignitaries in every empire, and it has been on the hot news again and again. Everyone wants to know his news, dig out his past and any There are clues, and many people even expressed that they want to create films and literary works based on Ji Ling, telling the legendary life of a generation of disaster... There are also countless civilians caught in the war who spared no effort to insult and attack him, believing that he caused the war. The culprit cursed him to die early, and did not hesitate to speculate on him with the greatest malice.

Ji Ling saw that he turned off the network expressionlessly, and complained to the system: [What the hell have I done, why do I feel like it will bring disaster to the country and the people? 】

The system laughed dryly: [They don't know the truth, they are talking nonsense, don't take it to heart. 】

But this time, Ji Ling did not smile, but said lightly: [At this time in the last life, there was no war. 】

In the last life, Jing Sui had been plotting for a long time. He joined Brandon to assassinate Carlos. Although he was still alive and kicking, there was no war until he took the lunch.

Ji Ling didn't think too much of himself and thought that he had changed everything. He had been working hard on the plot and didn't want to change... But this group of reborn people still made a mess of the world on their own.

Many things that didn't happen in the last life happened, such as Ning Yu's exposure, such as this war.

Sometimes something happens for many reasons, many factors. Although I don't want to... But is I also one of the reasons for all this development?

Ji Ling felt stuffy in his heart, as if there was something heavy pressing on his heart, and he was even a little irritable.

He just turned 18 last year and is preparing to study at university. He has not even tried to provoke the burden of life. He is still shrouded in the wings of his parents, but in this world, his every move is about others. life and death. Even if he told himself time and time again that it was fake, fake...

just games.

But why can fake things be so realistic?

…………

Ji Ling stayed at home like this, quietly and undisturbed.

He also stopped pretending.

It is actually very tiring to pretend to be a completely different person from yourself and do things that you don't want to do against your will, but when he first came to this world, he was careful not to make mistakes, as if he came to A lonely child in an unfamiliar world, for fear of making a mistake, he is helpless and dazed, but he can't talk to anyone.

Even if you occasionally want to help others, you have to disguise it with a vicious appearance, for fear of being discovered.

But after being reborn, he gradually discovered that...

Even if he doesn't pretend to be so careful, doesn't deliberately pretend to be malicious, or even indulges himself to act recklessly... no one has ever suspected him or accused him. In fact, he has done a lot of things that are not in line with the human design, but everyone takes it for granted, as if he should be like this in the first place, and the vicious is the false appearance.

This time, Ji Ling was at a loss. Do these people love his disguise or the real appearance under his disguise?

In their eyes, what kind of person are they?

………………

Although Ji Ling neither went out nor responded to anyone's news, the news of Ji Ling's return still spread.

His Majesty went on an expedition and rescued Ji Ling from Gabriel!

The protagonist of the gossip center finally returned to Dixing. The nobles on Dixing were all curious and wanted to know what Ji Ling's attitude was. Although the war is raging outside, and the common people are not living, but this does not seem to have any impact on the comfortable and depraved Emperor Star. The place is still singing and dancing, and no one is worried about the safety here. Even if the sky is falling outside, what does it have to do with them?

Compared with the war outside, they were obviously more interested in Ji Ling, who provoked Jing Sui and Carlos to fight.

A few days later, Ji Ling welcomed the first group of visitors.

Deng Dong, Rhodes and several other dudes who used to have a good relationship with Ji Ling came to visit.

Ji Ling could have refused, but after a moment of contemplation, he still let people in, received them in his garden, and arranged for servants to bring food and wine to entertain his friends.

System: [I thought you didn't like this kind of entertainment. 】

Ji Ling: [You don't know, this is called once and for all. 】

system:【? 】

Everyone was sitting in the garden, laughing and making a fuss, talking about some interesting things that happened to Emperor Xing when Ji Ling was away, watching Ji Ling's face carefully, holding back the curiosity, but not knowing how to ask .

Ji Ling was not in a hurry, just pretended not to notice their thoughts, and sat there in a leisurely manner.

Deng Dong looked at the blond boy on the chair. The boy's beautiful face was delicate and fair. The whole person was bathed in the sun. The ends of his hair and eyelashes seemed to have a golden glow. Some are different.

He has always been a poor man, so he couldn't help it, and asked curiously, "Ji Shao, are you really married to Grand Duke Carlos?"

There was silence in the field, and with Deng Dong's words, it seemed that the chatterbox was completely opened.

Everyone asked their curiosity.

"Ji Shao, is Ning Yu really Gabriel? He, did he torture you by taking you? I heard that Gabriel hates nobles the most..."

"Ji Shao, Your Excellency Wen Yan didn't come back with you?"

"Ji Shao, what do you think of the fact that Archduke Carlos fought for you?"

"Fortunately, you're all right. Those untouchables are so hateful. Don't worry, Ji Shao. Sooner or later, His Majesty will kill those rebels to vent his anger for you!"

Ji Ling raised his brows slightly and chuckled, "It's alright."

The noble who said that sentence was stunned for a moment, and looked at Ji Ling puzzled, as if he didn't realize what Ji Ling was talking about and what sentence he was replying to.

Ji Ling said lightly: "I was indeed captured by Gabriel, but he didn't torture me, and he didn't hate the nobles so much. Everything he did was to gain benefits for the common people. The rebels are not as bad as you think. Unbearable, I think if Your Majesty is a wise man, he will not kill the rebels."

Everyone looked at Ji Ling blankly, as if in a dream, what did they hear?

Not only did Ji Ling not curse with anger, but he was actually speaking for Gabriel and those pariahs?

Is this still the arrogant and playful aristocrat? Wouldn't he be brainwashed after being caught once! What the hell happened to him? !

The scene was very embarrassing.

In order to resolve the embarrassment, Ross laughed dryly and changed the subject: "By the way, I heard that Your Majesty rescued you personally. It seems that His Majesty really cares about you!"

Ji Ling said, "Really? After I came back, he never came to see me once."

Ross was stunned.

They looked at Ji Ling's light and lonely face, and it seemed that they didn't care about everything...

Has Your Majesty really been here? He rescued Ji Ling so aggressively, would he be able to resist not seeing Ji Ling?

Deng Dong said hesitantly, "Maybe it's because Your Majesty is too busy?"

Ji Ling laughed at himself: "I don't know if he is busy or not, after all, he has never been in contact."

Everyone was silent again, and looked at Ji Ling with a confused expression. Not only did Ji Ling not meet with His Majesty, but he didn't even have any contact?

how can that be possible?

Doesn't His Majesty like Ji Ling the most? At first, it was for him and Archduke Carlos, and now he even declared war directly.

Ji Ling lowered his eyes, tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair, and raised the corners of his mouth: "How can people's hearts stay the same."

The field was silent again.

After a while, everyone stood up in embarrassment and said, "Ji Shao is right, I, I remembered that I have something to do later, so I left first."

I thought that Ji Ling might become the queen after returning, so they came over to hug their thighs. Who would have thought that His Majesty would not like Ji Ling anymore? Judging by His Majesty's indifferent attitude, Ji Ling is clearly out of favor, right? I don't know what happened to him after he was captured by those pariahs and filthy rebels. Either he was brainwashed or played with, maybe... His Majesty must have discovered something, so he doesn't like him anymore.

What kind of person do you want as your majesty? Why do you have to be obsessed with Ji Ling? It's normal to fall out of favor.

Tsk tsk tsk, His Majesty didn't like Ji Ling at all before, but everyone was surprised when he suddenly liked it, but now it seems that it was just a whim...

Ji Ling looked indifferently as people said goodbye and left one by one, raised the corners of his mouth with a smile, self-deprecating that he could be professional!

Looking back, seeing that Deng Dong and Ross were still at the end, he smiled and said, "Aren't you going?"

Ross was silent for a moment and said, "Well, it doesn't matter if Your Majesty really doesn't like you anymore..."

Deng Dong: "The big deal is that it is the same as before."

Ji Ling finally showed a look of surprise. He never regarded them as friends before, he just pulled them out when he needed to go through the plot, and he couldn't chat with these lawless dudes, but he didn't expect the truth to be seen in adversity. , to have two real friends, it can be regarded as an unexpected joy.

Ji Ling paused, then rolled his eyes and smiled: "Well."

He sent all the guests away, slowly returned to his room, smiled and said to the system: [Look, I promise no one will disturb me recently. 】

system:【……】

Those people care about the hot Ji Ling, not Ji Ling, who has fallen out of favor and was neglected by His Majesty. Presumably these people will bring the news out soon, which will save themselves a lot of trouble, as to whether there will be unpleasant rumors. The rumor Ji Ling didn't care at all, this was not his world.

He prefers this kind of ease to being roasted on the fire.

Because being held up to the sky is easier to attract people's attention, being envied, envied, hated, and being watched all the time...

And once it falls into the quagmire, people probably forget it soon after stepping on it a few times.

Ji Ling leisurely passed a few days, and then looked at the news on the Internet. Sure enough, many people said that Ji Ling had fallen out of favor. Many, even full of foul language.

I thought it would last like this for a while before the popularity would drop, but to Ji Ling's surprise, these remarks soon disappeared.

The Internet gradually calmed down, and fewer and fewer people were talking about Ji Ling, as if someone was invisibly controlling public opinion, deliberately making everything invisible, and gradually Ji Ling seemed to be a taboo that could not be mentioned.

Ji Ling said meaningfully to the system: [I thought someone really let it go...]

System: [What? 】

Ji Ling sighed, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

Although he is really dull in some aspects and has no emotional experience, he is not so dull that he really doesn't know anything.

couldn't believe it at first that Jing Sui liked him, but then...? Probably don't want to believe it.

What is the need to believe in feelings that are destined to be unanswerable?

………………

A few days later, that night, Ji Ling lay on the roof watching the stars.

Suddenly, I heard the excited voice of the system in my ears: [The result is out! 】

Ji Ling said: [What result? 】

The system said in a hurry: [It is the mistake of our Time and Space Administration to let you travel through an unfinished text. We let you travel through without determining whether there is an abnormality in this world, and express to the accident committee you encountered. I'm very sorry, as compensation, the committee has agreed to bring you back home directly! 】

Ji Ling's calm face finally showed a surprised look: [Go home directly? 】

The system said firmly: [Yes. 】

Ji Ling said blankly: [You never told me before that you could go home directly, you only said that you would apply for a change of task for me. 】

The system said embarrassedly: [The first application I submitted was indeed to change the task, but at the same time I submitted another application for compensation... I'm not sure if it can be approved, the possibility is very small, I don't want to disappoint you , so I didn't say it at first. 】

Ji Ling blinked slightly, he finally got the result he dreamed of, but probably because he waited too long, he was not as excited as he thought, but his eyes seemed a little sore.

He took a deep breath and said: [How should I leave? 】

The system said: [It's very simple, as long as you get away from death, I will take you back to your world. 】

Ji Ling murmured: [It's as simple as that...]

The system said: [Yes. 】

The system was very happy for the host, he knew how much the host wanted to go home, but at this moment he suddenly heard Ji Ling say: [If I die, what will happen to this world? 】

The system was a little surprised, but still replied: [This world will be temporarily put on hold because it is an abnormal world. After the committee has developed a new solution, it may be formatted and restarted, or it may be sealed, or choose other It is possible for the host to perform other tasks... but these have nothing to do with you, you don't need to worry about any problems. 】

Yeah, he's leaving.

None of this has anything to do with him...

Ji Ling sat up from the roof, jumped down and went back to the room, took out a fruit-cutting knife from the drawer, stretched out his wrist and gestured, the sharp blade stuck to the fair skin, You can faintly see the blue blood vessels under the skin...

His right hand gripped the hilt so hard that his knuckles turned white.

You don't need to think so much, and you don't need to hesitate. You just need to hit the knife and you can go home...

This should be a very simple thing, and it is something he has been looking forward to for a long time.

But why did it come to this moment, but he hesitated?