The Prodigal Son

"Well……"

Just as Huang Dengxing was lost in thought, Empress Wu suddenly let out a faint groan.

Huang Dengxing knew that Empress Dowager Wu was about to wake up, so he quickly reached out and gently patted her cheek, softly calling, "Liu'er, Liu'er..."

Under the constant calling of Huang Dengxing, Empress Wu finally awoke slowly.

Empress Dowager Wu subconsciously touched her throbbing neck and asked groggily, "Where are we?"

"Yuwang Mountain."

Huang Dengxing answered softly.

Yuwang Mountain?

Empress Wu suddenly remembered what had happened before she was knocked unconscious, and quickly sat up and looked around.

However, she looked around but couldn't find Yu Wu anywhere.

"Where is Wu'er?"

Empress Dowager Wu grabbed Huang Dengxing, anxiously asking, "Tell me, where has Wu'er gone?"

Huang Dengxing, feeling guilty, dared not meet Empress Wu's gaze. He turned his face away and said softly, "The Chu army was numerous and powerful. I only had time to rescue you..."

What?

Upon hearing Huang Dengxing's words, Empress Wu's expression changed drastically.

The next moment, Empress Wu lunged at Huang Dengxing like a madwoman, grabbing his clothes and hitting him violently. "You're a grandmaster! You could have saved Wu'er, why didn't you save him too? Why? Why..."

Empress Wu screamed hysterically, tears streaming down her face like a burst dam.

She knew that the camp was in complete chaos.

Faced with the overwhelming number of Chu troops, Yu Wu had virtually no chance of escape.

She knew all too well what would happen to Yu Wu once he fell into the hands of the Chu army.

"Did you do this on purpose?"

Empress Wu's eyes turned ferocious, filled with intense hatred.

"Didn't you secretly wish he were dead?"

"He is Yu Yong's son, your enemy, so you see him as a thorn in your side, which is why you deliberately didn't save him, right?"

Why are you so selfish?

"You only thought about saving me, only about your own obsession; you never considered my feelings!"

"Wu'er is a piece of my flesh! How could you be so heartless?"

The immense grief and despair nearly drove Empress Wu to madness.

Her punches, initially an act of venting, transformed into extreme hatred. Each blow was delivered with all her might, as if she wanted to smash Huang Dengxing to death to vent her anger.

Feeling the undisguised hatred in her eyes, feeling the sharp pain in his chest, and recalling his more than twenty years of forbearance and sacrifice, Huang Dengxing's pent-up resentment, grievances and anger, which had been suppressed for half his life, completely erupted at this moment!

"Why? You're asking me why?!"

He suddenly pressed down on her hand, enduring the excruciating pain of his waist wound tearing open, and forcefully turned his body to the side, tearing open the strip of cloth around his waist.

The moment the blood-stained strip of cloth was torn open, the deep, still bleeding wound was clearly revealed to Empress Wu.

Huang Dengxing pointed to his wound, his eyes bloodshot, and roared, "Why didn't you ask me if I was tired, if I was in pain, or how badly I was hurt?"

"Do you want me to trade my life for the life of that scoundrel Yu Yong's son before you're happy?"

"What am I to you?"

"Am I merely a tool for you to help your son seize the throne?"

The long-suppressed frustration and repression finally erupted at this moment.

Huang Dengxing couldn't understand why he had done so much for her, why he was even willing to risk his life for her!

Now, she's treating me like this just because I didn't rescue Yu Wu, that bastard?

Amidst Huang Dengxing's furious roars, Empress Wu finally regained some of her senses.

Seeing the shocking wound on Huang Dengxing's waist, Empress Dowager Wu felt a sudden tremor in her heart.

"What happened? How did you get like this?"

Empress Dowager Wu's voice trembled with tears, the hatred on her face gradually fading, replaced by guilt and heartache in her eyes.

She still has a fondness for the yellow light.

For so many years, she has tried her best to avoid serving the emperor. If she really can't avoid it, she closes her eyes and imagines that the man on top of her is Huang Dengxing.

Seeing how badly injured Huang was, she couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart.

"I was ambushed by that scoundrel Liang Jingzhe."

Huang Dengxing clenched his fists, his anger flaring up again, but his tone softened, his voice carrying a hint of weariness and grievance, "I was already seriously injured in the battle with Ning Huang, and then I was ambushed by that scoundrel Liang Jingzhe. It was already difficult enough to rescue you with my crippled body, I really have no strength left to rescue Wu'er as well..."

He truly no longer had the ability to save Yu Wu.

Of course, he really didn't want to save Yu Wu!

"I……"

Empress Wu choked up, not knowing what to say for a moment, only tears kept flowing out.

Seeing Empress Wu, her face streaked with tears, Huang Dengxing gently took her hand and said softly, "Liu'er, you know I never care about fame or fortune! All I care about is you! From now on, let's ignore the troubles outside and spend the rest of our lives peacefully in these mountains, okay?"

He's already sixty years old!

His life is already stretched out before him.

For him, titles like Grandmaster and Divine General were merely empty names.

He only wanted to stay with the woman he loved until the day he died, undisturbed by anyone.

Empress Wu raised her tear-filled eyes and looked at the deep affection and expectation in his eyes. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed it back.

Huang Dengxing's heart clenched painfully, and he asked in a trembling voice, "You don't want to?"

"I do! I've waited for you all these years, how could I not?"

Empress Dowager Wu's tears welled up again, and she cried out in anguish, "But I... I can't let go of Wu'er!"

"So, you want me to risk my life again to rescue your son, is that right?" Huang Dengxing seemed to understand her thoughts and gave a desolate smile.

In the end, I'm still not as important as that bastard child!

All my efforts over the years seem to have become a joke.

"No, that's not it!"

Empress Dowager Wu shook her head frantically, bursting into tears, "Fourth Brother, let's not talk about this anymore! You should rest first, I'll go get you some water!"

As she spoke, Empress Dowager Wu wiped away her tears and stood up.

However, Huang Dengxing pulled her into his arms.

Huang Dengxing gently stroked Empress Wu's cheek and said softly, "I'm fine, just stay with me..."

Empress Dowager Wu raised her reddened eyes and glanced at him, suppressing her grief, she slowly rested her head on Huang Dengxing's chest, and choked out, "Fourth Brother, I'm sorry!"

The cry of "Fourth Brother" melted Huang Dengxing's heart.

His nickname was "Si Lang".

Fourth Brother!

This is a nickname that belongs exclusively to her.

All his tenderness was reserved for her alone.

Don't talk nonsense.

Huang Dengxing gently shook his head, "I'm sorry, I was so useless back then..."

If he was a grandmaster back then, even if Yu Yong was the emperor, how could he dare to steal his woman?

Empress Dowager Wu remained silent, simply leaning quietly against his chest, letting her tears stream down her face...