"I understand. You... come back soon."

"Will you miss me?"

As Shang Qinghua held Yue Mingxuan tightly, he asked that question.

Yue Mingxuan’s face immediately turned red like clouds illuminated by the rising sun.

The flush was bright and beautiful, making him look especially endearing.

As he blushing deeply, he nodded.

"How could I possibly not miss you!"

There was already a hint of affectionate complaint in his voice.

When Shang Qinghua saw Yue Mingxuan react this way, his mood instantly improved.

Yue Mingxuan was the person he loved and that fact filled him with happiness.

Moreover, Yue Mingxuan himself acknowledged it as well.

All that remained now was finding a way to change his master’s mind and alter The Black Archon’s stance on the matter.

...

Yue Mingxuan did his best to steady his emotions and keep himself from becoming overly agitated.

Although Su Yin’s attitude toward him was far from friendly, she was, after all, Sui He’s closest friend.

If he could persuade Su Yin to stand on his side, it would also be an excellent way to stabilize Sui He’s emotions.

During this period, he still had not found a solution for the scars on Sui He’s face, and that matter continued to trouble him deeply.

Sui He had been the servant who had stayed by his side the longest.

No matter what, Yue Mingxuan was determined to restore Sui He’s appearance.

Unfortunately, the scars on Sui He’s face were not something that could be removed easily.

Yue Mingxuan had exhausted countless methods, yet he still had no answer.

The scars were not the sort of thing that could disappear overnight.

He understood that perfectly well, but he did not know how to explain it to Su Yin.

In Su Yin’s eyes, he was the Sect Master of the Silver Needle Sect, a physician with extraordinary medical skills.

Naturally, she believed he should possess many ways to heal the injuries on Sui He’s face.

She did not understand the complexity of Sui He’s condition.

She simply assumed that Yue Mingxuan was unwilling to devote his full effort to helping Sui He recover.

"If you refuse to help Sui He..."

There was already a trace of finality in Su Yin’s voice.

It was not that Yue Mingxuan did not want to help Sui He.

The problem was that he genuinely had no solution at the moment.

He did not explain all of this to Su Yin because he was not certain whether she would believe him.

After all, Su Yin did not completely trust him.

He did not know whose words Su Yin had listened to.

Although he had once disliked Sui He, Sui He had done so much for him afterward that even if he wanted to harm her, he could never bring himself to do it.

"Su Yin, you can rest assured. Sui He is also a very important companion to me."

Yue Mingxuan tried to comfort her, though even he did not know whether those words would be enough to convince her.

"I believe you."

For the first time, the hatred in Su Yin’s eyes finally faded somewhat.

Yue Mingxuan let out a breath of relief and smiled.

"I’m glad that you’re willing to trust me."

"But you must bring Sui He back."

Yue Mingxuan guessed that this was probably Su Yin’s bottom line.

It was not that he did not want to heal Sui He.

The difficulty was simply too great.

However, bringing Sui He back was not a problem at all.

After all, the ruler of Beirong was now Shang Qinghua, and the relationship between Shang Qinghua and Yue Mingxuan could hardly be called bad.

Very soon, Sui He was brought back to Dongyue.

When Yue Mingxuan saw that Sui He had returned, he was genuinely delighted.

Sui He had been the first servant he had ever truly trusted.

Although Sui He had betrayed him once, that did not prevent him from trusting her again. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Moreover, if not for Sui He, the one bearing those scars on the face today would not have been Sui He.

It would have been him.

After finally obtaining such extraordinary beauty in this life, how could he allow it to be destroyed so easily?

Sui He was equally delighted when she saw Su Yin.

For years, she had followed Yue Mingxuan while he lived in Beirong as a hostage prince.

Later, when Yue Mingxuan left on various journeys, he often did not bring her along.

Yet she understood that her prince was no ordinary person.

Every trip he made involved considerable danger.

The reason he did not take her with him was for her own safety.

She possessed no martial arts skills.

The only thing she could do was help conceal the fact that the prince was not actually inside the palace.

Whenever she thought about everything Yin Su and the others had done for the prince, Sui He felt rather useless.

However, there were also times when she felt resentment toward the scar that marked her face.

After all, in this era, appearance was considered a girl’s entire worth.

Although Yue Mingxuan felt deeply sorry for Sui He, he truly had no way to heal her.

He was not omnipotent.

He merely happened to lead several organizations.

If he were given a choice, he would much rather be an ordinary prince and marry an ordinary person, whether a commoner or a royal, so long as it was someone he genuinely loved.

Unfortunately, that wish seemed impossible to achieve.

Right now, he desperately wanted to be with Shang Qinghua, yet he also knew that it was almost impossible.

"Have you really been opposing Master all this time?" Although Sui He was Su Yin’s good friend, hearing that Su Yin had acted against Yue Mingxuan still made her heart ache.

She was now completely loyal to Yue Mingxuan.

If Su Yin refused to join forces with Yue Mingxuan, then being caught between the two of them would be a painful position for her as well.