The System Make Me Near With The Emperor
Chapter 44

Northern General Wu Zhantian was locked up in an underground prison and heavily guarded. But that guard could still be penetrated by someone sneaking in.

The sound of iron clanking resuscitated Wu Zhantian from his reverie. He thought he would see someone who wanted to interrogate him again, but he never expected that it was that person.

"General Wu, you look pathetic."

"You-" before Wu Zhantian could speak, the man standing in front of him took out a dagger and cut off his tongue.

"I won't let you talk."

Wu Zhantian's gaze seemed to say 'Why are you here?'

That person understood the meaning of his gaze. "I'm here because of luck."

"You Palace people are completely useless until they get caught by the Southern Kingdom."

Wu Zhantian's eyes bulged, making his vitreous humor turn red. He opened his lips to speak, but what came out of his mouth was a splash of blood.

That person gracefully wiped the bloodstains on his shirt. He said while breathing. "That's it. I'm here to kill you." The dagger he held then he went to the left abdomen of Wu Zhantian. The sound of chains holding Wu Zhantian's legs and hands echoed within the cell as he fluttered like a water-deprived fish.

Wu Zhantian stopped moving. The man then pulled out a run and casually he threw it on the floor.

He walked out of the prison past the guards he drugged. Then after getting out of there, he went into a room and picked up an object.

***

Not far after Xie Hongyi left, the system finally showed its tail. "We made it out?"

Xie Hongyi could not bear to roll his eyes. "Why did you just come out now?"

The system answered timidly. "I'm afraid to see the doll."

Xie Hongyi's lips showed a thin line. He just found out that the system is a coward.

Xie Hongyi walked out of the forest while carrying an unconscious assassin by dragging him.

He then saw Dugu An's group outside the forest.

It was getting dark when Xie Hongyi boarded the carriage to continue on the journey. This carriage was bought by Dugu An and in exchange Xie Hongyi gave the unconscious assassin to them.

Not long after, they finally arrived. When they entered, there was a noise in the Xie Family Hall. Some appear to be in a heated debate.

"I should have disagreed when you raised him as a child. Look, what he did to our family. The ungrateful child!"

"That's right. I'm asking for damages for my finger. Otherwise, I will take this matter to court."

"Chairman, please calm yourself."

Xie Hongyi stood in front of the door, raising his eyebrows. He was interested in the words he first heard. Who is the adopted child?

"Miss, aren't you in?" Xie Hongyi hinted Yi'er to shut up.

"After all, Xu Hongyu is my sister. With that I apologize on his behalf." Xie Hongyi heard Xie Heiyang's voice.

Another voice came and immediately uttered some scathing words. "Huh just a foster child taken off the streets, worth to be said to be your sister?"

"What do the elders mean?" Xie Hongyi suddenly spoke in a slightly loud voice.

The hall became quiet.

An elder said while holding his beard. "Don't you know from the beginning that you're just a pick-me-up kid?"

"Uncle!" The figure of the middle-aged man on the other side shouted.

"That's the undeniable truth. Junping, you shouldn't protest."

Xie Junping then did not refute him. He looked at Xie Hongyi with a difficult to interpret gaze. "Hong'er, what exactly happened in Pavilion Seven this afternoon?" Although he had heard the story from the officer who had his finger cut off, he also wanted to hear the story of Xie Hongyi's version.

The officer's face turned pale. After she found out that the woman was the daughter of the Xie family, she immediately went to the Xie residence and demanded that the Xie Family give her justice. He made the Xie Family believe that Xie Hongyi had done a random act by only telling him the part of his fingers that was cut. She did not expect that Xie Hongyi came to the Xie family and told her what had really happened.

"Uncle, according to the story, Hong'er is innocent. He also saved someone's life."

The elder's face flushed. The Xie family was a medical family, so when one of them failed to save someone, their prestige would definitely drop in society. They were the type of people who upheld self-esteem, so it was better to get rid of the person who made them lose face before this news spread.

The elder shouted. "You! I'm sorry to believe you. Now go! I don't want to see your face anymore."

Then the officer was dragged out by several guards. After the matter was finally resolved, the elders left the hall speechless.

While the hall was quiet and left only three people inside, Xie Hongyi took advantage of this opportunity to ask. "Gege, is it true that I'm a foster child?"

Xie Heiyang and Xie Hunping frowned, so that looks could kill flies.

***

With gontai steps, Xie Hongyi looked dazed as he exited the hall. He continued walking regardless of his servant's call.

"Let her alone." Xie Heiyang said to Yi'er who kept calling out Xie Hongyi's name. He looked at Xie Hongyi's back in silence.

Xie Hongyi was completely dumbfounded by the truth he had just come to know.

"Congratulations for discovering the hidden plot. 500 points have been added to your account. Congrats! You have opened the senior host achievement, bonus: 100 points." The sound of the system resuscitated Xie Hongyi from the daydream.

"Congratulations for having completed the mission of finding the truth about the skin mask.100 points have been added. Congratulations on completing a side mission, bonus point 50."

Xie Hongyi did not pay much attention to the system. He leaped onto the perimeter wall, then left the Xie family residence.

Xie Hongyi walked into a restaurant, ordered some tea and some food.

He sat pensively at the dining table, completely unaware of the true plot.

He was actually not the real 'Xie Hongyi. The owner of this body was named Xu Hongyu, the Xie family's adopted son. She was adopted when she was 4 years old. At the time when Xie's family was about to hand over the real Xie Hongyi to become a concubine, Xie Hongyi died from an illness he had been suffering from since birth.

The elders of the Xie family forced Xu Hongyu to take his place. Xu Hongyu had no other choice because the elder had brought up the services of caring for Xu Hongyu. Xu Hongyu felt guilty towards Xie Hongyi, so he made a commemorative tablet stone for her of 4 pieces and told someone to place it in a different place. Now he knew why there was a stone tablet bearing the name Xie Hongyi in the forest at the time of the Autumn Hunt.

And the reason why he wears a skin mask is to hide his true look. In the past, she was almost raped because of the beauty of her face. Xie Junping was worried that the incident would repeat itself, which was why he told his sister to make a skin mask for Xu Hongyu.

Suddenly his head hurt. He groaned while holding his head with two hands. Some scenes appeared like a movie roll playing in his mind.

Starting from his childhood. He is seen playing with a beautiful little girl and calling her Jie-jie. In some memories, appeared the figures of Xie Heiyang, Xie Junping and Xie Hunping. When she was 16 years old, her Jie-jie died and she grieved for a few days.

In one of his memories, he saw himself standing in the hall of the Xie family. In front of him were some elders who were staring at him glaring.

"No, I don't want to be a concubine." He heard her voice as if she was crying.

"You must obey our orders. This could be considered a favor because we allowed you to stay in the Xie family."

"Uncle I beg you, Xie Hongyi is my brother. I can't take her husband."

"What are you complaining about? Xie Hongyi is dead!"

Xie Hongyi saw himself crying even louder.

The elders made their decision by utilizing Xie Junping who was not in the residence. They wanted one of the Xie family members to become the Imperial family with the aim of gaining the support of the Palace. They were also not afraid of the fact that they had deceived the Palace because the people did not know that Xu Hongyu was a child adopted by the Xie family, either, and it was Xie Hongyi who never came out of the residence because of his weak body that no one knew what he looked like.

There was nothing Xu Hongyu could do other than obey their orders. At night a he was sent to the palace, Xu Hongyu made a stone tablet commemorating Xie Hongyi's death while crying. "I'm sorry Jie-jie."

After the show ended, Xie Hongyi asked the system. "What system is going on?"

The system sits at a table while eating sweets. "You've reached the level you're allowed to see the memory of the owner of the body."

Apparently so. Xie Hongyi chose to remain as Xie Hongyi. After all, it was his name in his first life. Xie Hongyi was about to raise his teacup, before his eyes accidentally saw someone who looked familiar.

The man walked into the restaurant and entered a room. Xie got up to his feet and intended to follow the man, but his hand was blocked by someone. Then he heard a man talking. "Miss, wait."