Ji Ling quietly returned to the Duke's Mansion. When the guard at the door saw him, he opened his mouth in shock and stammered, "Young, Young, Young Master, you're back …"
Ji Ling nodded.
The guard was extremely excited and immediately went in to report. Soon, Duke Ji Ting and Lady Marina rushed out. It had been a while since they last saw each other, and both of them seemed much more haggard.
Ji Ling stood there silently, tightly embraced by Lady Marina. His eyes were lowered, and he didn't know what to say.
He could feel her concern, but all of this didn't belong to him, because their son, the real 'Ji Ling', had died a long time ago. The one standing here now was just a mission enforcer from another world, and he would eventually leave.
But he had no choice, and he couldn't bear to tell them the truth.
After a long time, Ji Ling said in a low voice, "I'm back."
Lady Marina choked, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
Duke Ji Ting said in a low voice, "Did His Majesty bring you back?"
Ji Ling said, "Yes."
The two of them looked at Ji Ling's dejected expression and didn't have the heart to ask more. They could only watch the lonely back of their child as he left, and their hearts clenched.
… …
Ji Ling returned to his courtyard, and Wenyan wasn't waiting respectfully at the door as usual. In the past, he always felt that this sinister villain was annoying, but now he felt like something was missing, and he wasn't used to it.
Ji Ling: [System, did you say Wenyan escaped?]
System: [I don't know. It was very chaotic at the time. Maybe he escaped, maybe he didn't.]
Ji Ling paused, then silently pushed the door open and entered.
Although he hadn't been back for a long time, the house was still clean. It was obvious that someone had cleaned it every day, waiting for the owner to return. There were fresh flowers in an exquisite vase on the table.
He wondered if his parents were also waiting for him like this back home on Earth.
Ji Ling let out a sigh, opened the communication panel, and went online for a long time.
The overwhelming amount of news almost made him dizzy.
Ning Yu's identity as Gabriel was exposed, and he was wanted by the entire Empire. Anyone who could provide any clues about Gabriel would receive a sky-high reward. Everyone was shocked that the perfect and inspirational civilian idol, the Empire's hero who was hailed as the star of tomorrow, was actually the ferocious commander of the resistance army.
Jing Sui launched a surprise attack on the Sousa Galaxy, destroying Carlos' wedding. Carlos then openly declared war on Jing Sui, causing large areas of the Empire to fall into the flames of war. The conservative faction and Jing Sui's reformist faction shed all pretense of cordiality. Even some formerly neutral nobles were forced to take sides. The war was in full swing.
Even some neutral nobles were forced to take sides, and the war.
Finally, there was news about Ji Ling. It seemed like he wasn't the most important, but he was everywhere.
Some said that Ning Yu exposed his identity for Ji Ling, some said that Ka Luosi declared war against Jing Sui for Ji Ling, and some said that Jing Sui attacked the Sousa Galaxy for Ji Ling. Although there was no evidence, there were many different opinions. He was really famous in the galaxy this time … Not only was he Ka Luosi's wife in name, but he was also kidnapped by Gabriel from his wedding. Wenyan gave up his position as president and everything for him, Cold-Faced Marshal Brandon made an exception to protect him, and His Majesty still wanted to marry him as queen …
He was the Femme Fatale of a generation!
As a hedonistic son of the Empire and a C-level trash, Ji Ling's name was tied to the top nobles of every Empire. He was on the hot news again and again. Everyone wanted to know about him, digging up any clues about his past. Many people even said that they wanted to create movies and literature based on Ji Ling, telling the legendary life of the Femme Fatale … There were also countless civilians caught in the flames of war who did not hesitate to insult and attack him, thinking that he was the main culprit of the war. They all cursed him to die early, and did not hesitate to speculate on him with the worst of intentions.
When Ji Ling saw this, he turned off the internet expressionlessly and complained to the System. [What did I do? Why does it feel like I've brought disaster to the country and people?]
The System laughed dryly. [They don't know the truth. They're just talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart.]
However, this time, Ji Ling did not just laugh it off. Instead, he faintly said, [In my previous life, there was no war at this time.]
In his previous life, Jing Sui had plotted for a long time. She worked together with Brandon to assassinate Ka Luosi. Although it was still a life-and-death struggle, there was no war until he was killed.
Ji Ling didn't think too highly of himself. He didn't think that he was the one who changed everything. He had been working hard to follow the plot and didn't want to change anything … But this group of reincarnated people still messed up the world.
Many things that did not happen in his previous life had happened, such as the exposure of Ning Yu, and this war.
Sometimes, there were many reasons and factors that led to the occurrence of something. Even if he did not want to … Was he one of the reasons that led to all of this?
Ji Ling's chest felt stuffy, as if there was something heavy pressing on it. He even felt a little restless.
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