The Imperial College's

Eps. 23: Begin Again

“Automatic detection is on.”

“Refrancing starts.”

“Decription completed.”

That familiar distinctive voice was buzzing in his ears. Huang Yunxi slowly opened her eyes. The surrounding scenery was the same as before, when he first opened his eyes after a fire broke out in the central building of the app. He woke up on a soft transparent bed. His head was a little throbbing and his cheeks were a little sore.

“System?”

In an instant, he had already recognized this place. Huang Yunxi knew that he was in the central control room of the system. He could not yet remember well why he had gotten here.

“Host! You're sober!”

“Why am I here?” huang Yunxi asked.

A round object floated in the air, double-edged, had a nose and mouth but no hair. At first glance, the floating thing was like a sweet pear. Huang Yunxi reached out to the object, then prepared to eat it. However, the round object sounded until Huang Yunxi threw it forward.

“Host, it's me!”

“You are a system?”

“Ya!”

Huang Yunxi immediately laughed out loud to the point of almost choking. It is not unexpected that the annoying system that often leaves it turns out to be shaped like a cooking pear. Very cute and delicious if eaten. The system frowned when her employer mocked her. If not for the incident, he would not have a very ugly form like this.

“What happened? Why am I here?” huang Yunxi asked with a serious look.

“You are dead.”

“I'm dead? How can?”

“Host, you died from a poisoned arrow that scratched your face. The central system is forced to do a re-scan and clean up all the toxins that are in you. Now, you're clean.”

“Wait, if I die, what about myself in Dong Hua?”

“You just calm down. Your life chance is left one more time. Because of the automatic re-scan, you have to go back to the game world and continue your role.”

Die off? So, he died once? Oh naw. Huang Yunxi had not even completed her great mission but already had to lose one life. The system says that if he has to come back, it means that in the world he still has a chance to live even if only once. The central system was really stingy, they only gave him two lives and one was already lost. If Huang Yunxi were to die again, he could be completely wiped out.

Huang Yunxi then recalled the night events of the lantern festival. The arrow that passed by and scratched his face was indeed poisonous. That was why his blood turned black just before he was unconscious. Apparently, other than Consort Di, there were others who wanted to harm him as well. Huang Yunxi had enemies everywhere. Later, he had to be even more careful.

It was fortunate that just then Yuwen Yue pulled him away. If the man had not come, he might have become a carcass that was never found. I don't know what happened after that, he doesn't know. Huang Yunji and his father may be crying.

“Host, you must return. You don't have much time,” as long as the system is without load.

Huang Yunxi was being expelled. Had the round creature not been a system, Huang Yunxi would have cut it into small pieces and mixed it with chili powder and sugar and ate it.

“Do I have to restart from the initial round?” huang Yunxi asked.

“No. You just have to wake up while your body is being cremated.”

“What? The cremation? Just be right!”

“Hey, the poison in your body has no cure. The people of your kingdom will not be able to cure him. So, host, you're good at finding excuses when people ask you why you're cured.”

System is very chatty. Just this time Huang Yunxi heard the longest sentence of the system. Her round shape was adorable that she wanted to take home, but definitely would not be able to.

With the help and guidance of the system, Huang Yunxi re-entered the door of light just like when she first entered the world of her games. A familiar feeling re-spreaded his entire body. Yeah, this is what it felt like the first time he came in here.

...***...

The atmosphere in Liuli Palace was dominated by deep sadness. Everyone gathered to see the body of the owner of the palace lying on a soft bed with tears streaming down. They not only cried, but also shouted until the atmosphere became more miserable.

It had been two days, Princess Xiyue was unconscious. Dozens of great healers all over Dong Hua kingdom came to try their luck treating the princess, hoping that the girl who became their master could wake up and they could be employed in the palace. However, none of them had the ability. They surrendered because the poison that attacked the princess was really rare.

How sad and angry Emperor Huang Yun Yi was when the physician said that his only daughter was no longer helped. The Emperor really did not believe that his daughter died that easily. Disappointed and unwilling to lose so deeply in his chest. Her unfilial daughter had left when Huang Yunxi had just made her proud.

As a father, he felt like a failure. He was a Great Emperor, but could not even save his own daughter. He ignored his dignity and cried like a man who lost his lover in front of many people. Emperor Huang Yun Yi could not help the grief of losing his only daughter. Now he understands how painful it is to lose someone he loves for the second time. The pain of losing the First Queen was already very severe, now she had to suffer a similar loss back.

Huang Yunji don't ask again. Ever since last night, she had been crying and crying. Her eyes even swell up from crying too much. In front of her brother, she was just a spoiled little brother and never grew up. Even if he was a Crown Prince, his title was not important when his own brother could not see him anymore.

He loved Huang Yunxi the most. To him, Huang Yunxi was his mother's successor. Their very close relationship as siblings moved everyone. In this world, there was no better relationship than a harmonious relationship between brother and sister in the royal family. Seeing Huang Yunxi not waking up as well, her heart was torn to shreds.

Only one human seemed to shed no tears. Yuwen Yue, that man since yesterday was more silent than talking. Yuwen Yue had always been by Huang Yunxi's side the entire time. He did not even go to the Royal Academy and chose to settle in the Liuli Palace. Her expressionless cold face looked even more pitiful than a cold face anywhere in the world.

Yuwen Yue did not want to talk. He is also not heartbroken to see the state of his future wife. Yuwen Yue simply did not know how to reveal it. To him, this kind of Huang Yunxi was more annoying. It is better for the girl to get up, talk rudely, fight with him and be troublemakers until she can punish him. It was truly a thousand times better than seeing him as still as a rock.

He took care of Huang Yunxi alone day and night. Sleep only for a moment, that's if you can. The rest, Yuwen Yue remained awake watching over Huang Yunxi's state. So when Physician Xue declared that the girl had died, her silence became even worse than usual. He won't speak a word. Yuwen Yue was not even willing to move from the side of Huang Yunxi's bed.

Huang Yunxi's body was about to be moved to be cleansed and self-sufficient. However, Yuwen Yue blocked the servants who were about to work until Huang Yunji was forced to pull him out of Liuli Palace. There was no point in obstructing the work of others, her brother's life would never return.

However, deep down in Yuwen Yue's heart, he believed that the girl must have woken up again. Huang Yunxi was not a weak girl who could die so easily. She is a strong girl who is second to none. Yuwen Yue was a thousand percent sure that Huang Yunxi would come to her senses, it was just that she needed some time. He did not die, but only fell asleep for a while because he was too tired.

“He will wake.”

Only three words came out of his mouth. Beside him, Huang Yunji continued to cry while looking at him with a glare. Then, the drums of mourning marks from the palace rang many times. His wasp echoed throughout the entire land of Dong Hua. The old men, nobles, aristocrats, county officials even until ordinary merchants and beggars bowed their heads. This was the second time they had heard such a loud drumbeat after the news of the First Queen's death.

Huang Yunxi's body, which had been cleaned and dressed, was about to be cremated. His body was moved into a teak wooden chest that was so beautiful. White cloths all over the palace fluttered. An atmosphere of grief enveloped the entire sky above Dong Hua. In the hall of Liuli Palace, Huang Yunxi's body was buried before the funeral. Emperor Huang Yun Yi, Huang Yunji, the princes, the princesses, some concubines, the high officials and some imperial elders had already changed their clothes in mourning clothes. Only Yuwen Yue was dressed as usual.

The incense stick was already lit and the smoke was already billowing. The monks offered prayers in the rain of tears. The smell of flowers came out of nowhere. The atmosphere is mixed between pain and service. In a moment, the chest would be closed and Huang Yunxi's body would actually be buried.

Just as the monks finished reciting the last verse of their prayers, a beautiful white hoofed hand crept out from inside the coffin. The eyes of the monks widened, as did the eyes of the people in the hall. They were even more shocked when the slithering hands slowly raised the head and shoulders of a woman who was clearly praying.

“Ha...Ghost!”

“Ghost!”

“Please! Princess Xiyue is a ghost!”

“No! Don't chase me!”

Some people ran out of the hall of Liuli Palace. They all ran to their homes and hid. Yuwen Yue, Huang Yunji and Emperor Huang Yun Yi. They remained silent in the hall, digesting for a moment something that had happened.

Not too long later, a beautiful white silky-clad female figure with long hair was standing inside the teak crate. The woman seemed to stretch her stiff joints without caring about the reactions of those who were looking at her with a look of disbelief.

“What ghost! I'm not dead yet and I've been cremated. Aah, how long have I been asleep?”

That woman was indeed Huang Yunxi. He has returned. System right, he appeared when his body was about to be cremated. The calculation is accurate. Fortunately it was just right, if it was a little late, Huang Yunxi might be thrown into another world and become another figure.

“Hey, can you have a little expression? Your future wife just woke up but your face is like wood!” huang Yunxi exclaimed at Yuwen Yue who was looking at her meaningfully.

Not long after, Yuwen Yue ran to where she was standing. Without a cue or saying a word, Yuwen Yue directly hugged Huang Yunxi tightly. The man's sharp clear eyes closed for a moment, permeating the fragrance of flowers from Huang Yunxi's clean shoulders. Allegedly right. Confidence proved. Huang Yunxi did not die, she had already returned.

“Teacher, if you don't let me go, two more seconds I'm really dead.”

Yuwen Yue reflexively released her embrace. Seeing Huang Yunxi speaking disrespectfully to him, Yuwen Yue was completely certain that the girl was cured. The proof, he could stand up and make everyone run away. He returned when his body was about to be cremated. Huang Yunxi is really back.

The Emperor and Huang Yunji could not help but cry. The lost confidence is back. The two then hugged Huang Yunxi alternately. People who are thought to be dead are living healthy lives. Finally, the Emperor and Huang Yunji did not lose their loved ones.

“My daughter, you survived!”

“Sister! I thought you were completely gone!”

Huang Yunxi smiled. It turned out that, in this world, there were many people who were crying over his disappearance and were dissolved in grief because of his death. This signifies that he is a very meaningful person, not useless as people talk about. In fact, even a person like Yuwen Yue was left speechless. The system command gave him a great hope.

...***...

...No, Yunxi is not dead. He only lost one life. The intruder was caught, right? The dalang was revealed, right? Stay tuned, see you in the next episode!...