Semua Bab The Return of the Emperor: Bab 11 - Bab 13

The Next DayPerhaps he was dreaming, possibly hallucinating. What if he was drugged?All of these possibilities raced through Zane's mind as he regained consciousness, blinking his eyes open in the hope of getting back to his senses and, most likely, home.But as soon as he opened his eyes, he found his legs and hands tied to the four corners of the bed, preventing him from moving. Next to him on the same bed slept the same blue hanbok guy who had knocked him off earlier.The boy appeared to be young, no older than twenty. Zane wondered if he'd seen the guy before, or if he was one of Lorenzo’s men. But again, he seemed too young to be a member of some mafia gang."Hey, kid!" he yelled, startling the hanbok guy awake."Whooo did you just referred to as a kid?" the guy replied, rubbing his sleepy eyes."You, who else is here?" Zane rolled his eyes."Mr-," the boy retorted as he shifted into a seated posture, "I'm the royal physician here, you mustn't-”"Yeah! As if," Zane mocked, refus

Zane's consciousness drifted in and out, his mind swimming through layers of disjointed dreams before he was abruptly pulled into reality. His eyelids felt like lead, resisting his efforts to open them. The first thing he registered was the realization that he was back in the year 1025, the Kangyu Dynasty. The scent of medicinal herbs lingered in the air, mingling with the faint aroma of polished wood and incense.The second was the way a sword was unceremoniously shoved against his throat.Zane's breath hitched.It wasn’t exactly the warm welcome he had imagined upon meeting the legendary King Yu in the flesh.And yet, there he was, hovering over Zane like some kind of vengeful deity, eyes narrowed with unfiltered disdain. He had never imagined in his entire life that he'd ever get to see his idol up close, the man whose very existence had shaped history, the man he had worshipped, the—"Who are you?" he demanded, voice sharp like the edge of the blade he weilded.Zane panicked at th