Holding On to My Man
Chapter 57

Edited by Divetus and Evan

After leaving Qianqing Palace, Gu Bai quickly ran to the Cold Palace. This kind of place was not only deserted, but also remote. No one would see anything here, and he had no more time to go any further now.

According to Yao inheritance, his situation at the moment wasn't a normal transformation but was caused by other unexpected causes. There would be no thunderous calamities; as long as he could bear the pain of transformation into a human, he'd be fine.

While Gu Bai endured the pain of transformation, the anger and worry in Emperor Tianchen’s heart had accumulated to the very top. He asked the Imperial guards to search for him everywhere and to thoroughly investigate the day's affairs.

It hadn't been very long since the start of the morning, and it wasn’t a secret that Consort Ru had bought out the imperial chef. The matter was soon discovered. Emperor Tianchen was furious and immediately ordered people to take Consort Ru to Qianqing Palace

“Talk, what exactly did you give Bai to eat?!”

At this moment, Emperor Tianchen just wanted to cut Consort Ru into pieces.

He only made this woman a consort in order to serve as a shield from the rest of his harem. He also knew that the other side was colluding with Prince Rui in private, but he pretended not to know, waiting for the time when all these rebellions were defeated to address the matter.

But who knew that this woman was so restless. Bai was just a harmless dog who posed no threat to anyone. These people even dared to act against Bai. If Bai had any kind of accident… Emperor Tianchen didn't dare to think about it anymore. He exuded a frightening breath of danger.

“Your Majesty, th-this… this concubine… this concubine didn’t do anything. This concubine just wanted to have Your Majesty come visit this concubine's palace for a bit. This concubine just sent a bowl of soup, and it wasn't poisonous. This concubine doesn't know ah…”

Consort Ru knelt on the ground and didn't dare to deny anything. All the evidence was right in front of her. She couldn't panic, but she really hadn't done anything ah.

She had just sent a bowl that had been supplemented with a special potion that she had exchanged for from the system. It was just something to make men develop feelings. Th-th-this, how could she know that it would poison Emperor Tianchen's beloved dog?

Moreover, it was just a little beast, but Emperor Tianchen had made such a fuss. He not only ordered the Imperial Army to tear apart the palaces looking for it, but also dragged her over to interrogate her. It was really making a mountain out of a molehill!

At the thought that even her, an imperial consort, wasn't as good as a dog, Consort Ru had an impulse to vomit blood.

“Your Majesty, it’s just a little beast. 're actually treating your concubine like this, then in your heart, is this concubine not even as good as a dog…”

Pa!

Without waiting for Consort Ru to finish, Emperor Tianchen raised his hand and slapped her. His handsome face was completely ominous-looking. He stared at her and spoke in a deep voice.

“This emperor will not repeat himself again. Bai is not a beast! He is this emperor's Bai! In the future, whoever dares to say that this emperor's Bai is a beast, this emperor will send them to King Yama's palace hall to reincarnate! Su Xinru, this emperor gave you the position of consort, and now this emperor can also take it back. Guards, lock this woman in prison for your emperor. Carry out cruel torture until she confesses!”

“No, Your Majesty, you can’t do this, you can’t do this to this concubine…”

Consort Ru’s face instantly turned white. Unexpectedly, Emperor Tianchen even wanted to torture her. She really had just put in some aphrodisiacs, and it wasn't that serious. What was torture supposed to make her explain?!

She was just competing for favor by sending in soup with some drugs in it, but it actually made Emperor Tianchen angry. Furthermore, who knew how insane Emperor Tianchen was, making such a grand fuss over a dog.

The emperor issued a death order. The officers and men of the prison didn't show any mercy because of a peerless beauty in front of them. The matter had already occurred, and until now, his majesty had already cut down several people. No one dared to stick their head out at this time, since now, death was being used to extort confessions.

Su Xinru was just an ordinary white-collar worker before transmigrating. After transmigrating, she had the golden finger of the system. During palace fights, she hadn't had to use her brain at all because of her peerless beauty. Her IQ wasn't much higher than that of an ordinary person's.

After being tortured, she was thrown into a prison full of rats and cockroaches. She felt that her future was dim and couldn't help calling out for the system's help again.

“System! You come out! Come out quickly, I want to exchange for things. I want to exchange!”

After many calls like this, the system finally activated. “What does the host want to exchange?”

“What do you have that can help me? Emperor Tianchen is crazy, crazy…” Su Xinru had already panicked and didn’t know what to do.

“The host can exchange for hypnotism.”

“Hypnotism?”

Consort Ru’s eyes brightened. She had always thought that the system could only change her appearance. Unexpectedly, she could also exchange for hypnotism. If she had hypnotism, she could hypnotize these Imperial guards to let her out, and even hypnotize Emperor Tianchen to make her empress.

It was such a good thing, yet the system only took it out now. If it had been taken out earlier, why would she go around such a big circle to complete the task!

Thinking to this point, Consort Ru was a little angry. “System, why didn't you tell me earlier that I could exchange for hypnotism!”

“Hypnotism is worth 50 years of your lifespan.” The system didn’t keep explaining.

“50 years of my lifespan? So much…”

Su Xinru was shocked. Even with modern people, if they lived for 80 years, that counted as living for a long time. Most ancient people didn't live long for various reasons. She was now more than 20 years old, so how long could she live without 50 years of her lifespan?

But… Looking at her fingers that were broken and bloody, Su Xinru hesitated for a moment before nodding.

“Well, 50 years is 50 years. I’ll exchange for it!”

If she didn't, she would die in prison right now. At most, she would have to do several more tasks and then exchange for her years back.

…

On the other hand, after a whole day of transformation, Gu Bai had finally become a human.

However, because he hadn't cultivated himself, but had caused the transformation by accident, the transformation wasn't completely successful. His face and four paws had all turned into that of a human being's, but two dog ears still remained. Wasn't this just throwing people into a pit?!

Gu Bai tugged at his two dog ears and was very distressed. Although many people tried this cute look in modern times, in ancient times, they could only wait to be caught and burned by people as monsters. Even if Emperor Tianchen wasn't afraid, he couldn't stay with Emperor Tianchen with this appearance for a lifetime.

The cultivation of Yao was slow. If he wanted to shrink his ears, besides running back to the mountains and forests to patiently absorb spirit cultivation, he could only be like Su Xinru’s system in devouring Emperor Tianchen's dragon qi and going astray.

It was impossible for him to patiently cultivate right now, as he didn't have that kind of time. It was even more impossible for him to absorb Emperor Tianchen's dragon qi.

After thinking about it back and forth, Gu Bai had no solution. He saw the loud bustle outside of the Cold Palace, as well as the movements of the Imperial Army, and thought of the frantic expression on that man's face when he had left. He hurriedly left the Cold Palace under the cover of the night and sneaked into the emperor’s Qianqing Palace to see him.

It was late at night, but the whole palace hadn't had a rest.

The Imperial guards were still looking for the most valuable dog in the world, while Emperor Tianchen was waiting in Qianqing Palace, his heart burning with anxiety.

“Your Majesty, take a rest first ba. The Imperial guards are already looking. As long as Bai hasn't left Your Majesty's grounds, he will definitely be found…”

The eunuch’s chief inspector was nearby to advise the emperor. At the moment, no one dared to call Gu Bai "that dog" anymore. Today, Emperor Tianchen was so angry that he looked terrifying. To provoke Emperor Tianchen at this time was to seek death.

“Bai would not leave this emperor!”

When Emperor Tianchen interrupted the eunuch, his face became extremely gloomy.

He would never believe that Bai would leave him. Something must have happened to Bai, as he wouldn't have run away by himself. Bai was no ordinary puppy; normally, that little fellow was so sticky to him, so he would definitely come back. Something must have happened!

When he thought of this, Emperor Tianchen, who had just managed to calm down a bit, grew impatient again.

“It's been this long, and you still haven't found him. What’s the use of this emperor supporting all of you?! Go out for this emperor and look for him. Even if you have to lift the entire palace up for this emperor, you must find him!"

“Yes, Your Majesty…”

The old eunuch didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he left immediately.

When he left, Emperor Tianchen got up from the Dragon Throne and walked around Qianqing Palace. He looked worried. He wanted to go out to search for Bai himself, but he was afraid that Gu Bai would run back and miss him. He was full of anxiety and entangled emotions.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty…”

At this time, the clear voice of a youth had suddenly sounded in the hall.

Although the voice was very strange, Emperor Tianchen felt a very familiar feeling from it and was very excited when he heard the voice. He quickly turned to find the source of the voice.

Soon, Emperor Tianchen found his target.

He saw a young man hiding behind a mountain and river map screen in Qianqing Palace. His body was hidden behind the screen, and only his small head was shown. His face was very beautiful, and his round and clear eyes looked very clever.

Due to wearing a black hooded cape, the face of the other side looked even smaller and more delicate in the dark night.

“Who are you?”

Emperor Tianchen didn’t call for his Imperial guards. He stared at the young man in front of him, his voice a little uncertain and hoarse.

“It’s me, Your Majesty, I’m Bai, your little puppy, woof, woof…”

Gu Bai was sure that there was no one else in the hall, so he ran up to Emperor Tianchen. In order to prove that he was telling the truth, he had specifically figured out how to let out a few barks. Anyway, he was already a dog, so these two barks weren't that bad.

“You really are this emperor's Bai.”

The last two familiar barks broke the defense of Emperor Tianchen. He was a little happy and also full of disbelief.

He had long known that Bai wasn't an ordinary puppy. As a Yao, he might become a human some day. However, he hadn't expected to see the appearance of Gu Bai's human form so soon. It looked exactly like what he imagined!

Just after the cloak on Gu Bai’s body was untied, Emperor Tianchen saw the two dog ears on his head, and then all the anxieties in his heart disappeared. He couldn’t help laughing.

These dog ears on Gu Bai were exactly the same ones from his appearance when he was a puppy. No matter how someone could fake it, these dog ears were something that couldn't be faked. Cute and tight, this was indeed his Bai.

“I’m still a young Yao, so I don’t have enough transformational ability. This time it was an accident, and I can’t put my ears away…”

Gu Bai discovered that Emperor Tianchen was smiling, and immediately his two dog ears drooped and pulled down. He grumbled his grievances and looked upset. Before the next task, he had to first ask what the task object was!

Seeing that his two fluffy dog ears had drooped down, Emperor Tianchen felt that his heart was beating faster.

As he cuddled Gu Bai in his arms and comforted him, the soft body of the youth made his heart beat wildly in his chest. The feeling of holding a man versus the feeling of holding a dog were absolutely two different things.

He couldn’t help but bow his head to kiss Gu Bai. Gu Bai also raised his face to let him get close. He already originally liked men. His body was shaped like a dog's, and he had been born with the character of a dog, so his mood couldn’t be concealed at all.

The man’s aura made him feel very safe. He squinted his eyes comfortably and could only let out a groan. Even when he became a man, he was still like a dog.

Gu Bai’s cooperation made Emperor Tianchen almost unable to help himself. Towards Gu Bai's puppy appearance, he already wanted to care and dote on him. For the dog who had already turned into a human, he had a kind of ** feeling in addition to his love.

Although the youth’s appearance wasn't unique, if the other party just moved a little bit, then he could burn away all his reason.

It took Emperor Tianchen a lot of effort to restrain himself. He hugged Gu Bai and sat on the Dragon Throne. He continued to kiss him on the cheek and forehead and asked about the previous matter. He couldn’t forget the horror of seeing Gu Bai covered with blood at that time.

Gu Bai didn’t conceal his origin and the plots of Consort Ru.

“…Your Majesty, Su Xinru is an evil woman. She has something called a system. You can understand it as a Yao. It wants to absorb your dragon qi, because your dragon qi is a great supplement for some Yao to grow their cultivation…”

After hearing this, Emperor Tianchen’s face darkened a bit. After making sure that nothing bad had happened to Gui Bai, he let out a breath.

Most of these things he knew, but he could never have imagined Su Xinru's system. Staring at the young man who was worried about him, he felt that his heart was full of growing happiness that he couldn't express.

Bai was so worried about him, always doing this for him, but was it right for him… Emperor Tianchen couldn't stop the speculation in his heart.

Gu Bai was very happy to see that Emperor Tianchen didn’t mind his identity as a Yao at all. Although he knew that this man was interested in him, after all, the environment he grew up in was ancient. It was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't be conflicted, so he was relieved.

At this time, the main hall door was knocked on, and an Imperial guard in a prison uniform rushed in.

“Informing Your Majesty that Her Highness Consort Ru has escaped. Your subordinates also don’t know what’s going on. A lot of soldiers were sent to guard her, but who would expect that Consort Ru used some kind of magic and escaped without any major issues…”

At the moment when the Imperial guard came in, Gu Bai turned into a white dog and hid under Emperor Tianchen's clothes. When he heard this, he didn’t need to guess that Su Xinru had escaped with the help of that system.

Thinking of this, he quickly grabbed Emperor Tianchen's clothes and pulled on them. After Emperor Tianchen asked the Imperial guard to leave, he transformed into his half-Yao, half-human shape again. He whispered a few words into Emperor Tianchen's ear.

“Since their goal is me, they'll come back sooner or later. I'll give them an opportunity…”

Emperor Tianchen gently hugged the person in front of him, while his eyes were shining with a murky light. The dragon has scales, and Bai is his!