Chapter 767 - War or Brothel? (1/2)

Zhao Ming was lying on the bed with both of her hands placed on her abdomen gently, her forehead was covered in a cold sweat and her lips were quivering as she was experiencing the hell in her dream once again in her sleep.

The bloodied dream of standing in the middle of the battlefield while looking at the people, slashing each other with the sharpened swords, the very same nightmare has become a routine for her since Ji Cheng has left for the war.

Whenever she closes her eyes to sleep, she always sees the same dream, again and again, making her experience the ruthlessness of the battlefield every time.

Ji Cheng who was sitting beside her on a stool noticed her frowning deep in her sleep and was shivering in her sleep. Her pale face and the murmurs in her sleep were enough for him to know that she was having a nightmare.

” Zhao Ming! Zhao Ming!” he called her out by shaking her arms and patting her cheeks to wake her up from this dream.

” JI CHENG!!” her eyes snapped open, as she woke up with a gasp from the nightmare and stared at the canopy of the bed above her. Her chest heaved as he panted while recalling the fear that she just experienced.

” So..it was a dream.” she sighed in relief thinking about the fear that she has felt back then. She woke up from the dream when Ji Cheng was in front of her and was about to be stabbed with the enemy's sword.

Thank God!! It was a dream.

As she was still suffering the after-effects of the dream, a hand reached out to her to caress her face which startled her. However, when she saw Ji Cheng sitting on a stool, looking at her with worried expressions, her eyes welled up.

For a moment, she thought that his return was just a dream, but it was not. He is finally back!!

She tried to sit up but due to weakness, she couldn't sit up without his support. He helped her to sit against the wall of the bed and supported her back with a pillow.

” Ji...Cheng..”

She looked at him hesitantly and called out his name in a low voice but her voice choked and her eyes were glistening with tears.

Ji Cheng sighed seeing her crying like a baby and wiped her tears with a thumb from the corner of her eyes, ” Shh. Relax. I am here, don't be scared anymore. Hmm”

After sobbing for a good time, she finally calmed down and nodded while wiping her tears with her sleeves.

He held her hand and rubbed the back of her hand tenderly, while looking into her eyes, assuring her with his soothing gaze.

”How long has it been since I was sleeping? Where is everyone?” She asked when she remembered that it was the occasion of his return and she fainted at the crucial moment. The return of the Emperor from a war is a congratulatory event, not only for the royals or nobles but for the commoners as well.

He should be with everyone as they fulfilled the congratulatory rituals but he was here, sitting beside her.

” It's not that long. You were unconscious for only a few hours.” He said, which caused her to gasp in shock.

” Few hours? Oh My, it has already turned dark.” her mouth opened in shock when she saw the darkness outside the window.

” Did I mess up again? I ruined your grand welcome, isn't it?” she asked in a low-hesitating voice. She was feeling guilty that she snatched the special moment from him. She doesn't remember much after she fell unconscious, but she remembers him calling her name before she lost her consciousness.

He raised his brows seeing her hesitant and nervous appearance. Something was strange.

He frowned and pinched her chin while looking at her suspiciously. He turned her face to the left and then to the right while checking her out.

” What are you doing?” Zhao Ming asked in confusion seeing him acting strangely.