ARIPOEC Chapter 30

The atmosphere in the room became tense.

As soon as Ye Mingyuan moved his arm slightly, Lin Jun took a step back as if facing a formidable enemy.

The look in his eyes as he looked at Ye Mingyuan was distant and distrustful, just like when they were arch-enemies in his previous life.

Ye Mingyuan felt a slight pain in his heart.

He lowered his head and smiled bitterly, silently taking a step back to widen the distance between them.

The trust that had been so hard to build collapsed again in an instant.

Ye Mingyuan clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh, sending waves of stinging pain.

“If it were me in my previous life, I wouldn’t have let it erupt so late.”

If he had really guided it, why would he wait until the Ye family had become a behemoth?

At that time, the Ye family even possessed the strength to claim the throne.

Lin Jun: “But you knew long ago that the Ye family had rebellious intentions.”

Ye Mingyuan was stung by the fire in his eyes, and he lowered his head, avoiding Lin Jun’s gaze.

A self-deprecating chuckle echoed in the room, “Yes, I knew it long ago.”

“So what do you want me to do? Follow in Ye Wenxing’s footsteps?”

Lin Jun was stunned by his question.

The rationality that had broken down in his mind finally gradually returned.

That’s right, what reason did he have to blame Ye Mingyuan?

He lurked in the Ye family for revenge, did so many things against his will, and finally collected so much intelligence and information, which he handed over to the empire.

If it weren’t for Ye Mingyuan, the empire might have collapsed in the first wave of offensives by the Ye family and the Zerg.

And now he was actually questioning Ye Mingyuan for not exposing the Ye family’s ambitions to the empire earlier.

Even if Ye Mingyuan had said it, what would have happened?

The Ye family could abandon even their direct son Ye Wenxing without hesitation, so how could they care about the life of an illegitimate son?

Lin Jun, whose mind had been clouded by anger, gradually calmed down.

Ye Mingyuan stood two meters away from him, his head slightly lowered, and the aura emanating from his body was cold and desolate.

Lin Jun’s heart clenched.

He took a step forward blankly: “I’m sorry…”

Ye Mingyuan raised his head to look at him, and gave him a faint smile: “You don’t have to say sorry to me, it was originally my greed. You and I are never people from the same world.”

He was a person who had fallen into darkness, and even if he had struggled out of it, his soul still carried the underlying tone of darkness.

But Lin Jun was different, he had always grown up in the light.

Fighting for his faith, for the benevolence in his heart.

And he was just looking at the light, and couldn’t help but want to reach out and touch some of it.

Lin Jun’s eyes stung slightly, and he almost wanted to drag himself from a few minutes ago out and scold him fiercely.

What the hell had he done just now!

Lin Jun took a deep breath, reached out, and hugged Ye Mingyuan tightly.

“I’m sorry, it’s my fault, I shouldn’t have brought up old things to expose your scars.”

Ye Mingyuan’s body stiffened slightly, he stretched out his hand, wanting to hug Lin Jun, but hesitated and retracted it before his fingertips touched him.

“You… don’t you care about what I did in my previous life?”

“…” Lin Jun was silent for two seconds, then raised his head: “I care.”

Ye Mingyuan had helped the Ye family and done many things against his will, and he couldn’t help but care about these things.

But he cared more about the person standing in front of him now.

“I know that wasn’t what you wanted.”

Ye Mingyuan frowned: “But…”

Before he could finish a sentence, his mouth was covered.

Lin Jun’s fingertips pressed against his lips, blocking his next words.

The air suddenly became quiet.

Lin Jun stared fixedly at the sea-blue pupils in front of him, and he heard his own voice ringing in his ears.

“Ye Mingyuan, I believe in you.”

“Your soul has never been dark, it is always bright, you must believe it.”

The sea-blue pupils in front of him gradually dilated, Lin Jun tiptoed, and the petal-like gentle feeling lightly brushed across his lips.

“Ye Mingyuan, you’re right, I’m in love with you.”

From beginning to end, he actually fell in love with Ye Mingyuan.

The Ye Mingyuan who gave up revenge on the eve of the war and resolutely perished with the elite Zerg troops.

The Ye Mingyuan who revealed his hole card to him without reservation at the garrison.

And that… Ye Mingyuan who bought a lot of books and always had them by his side.

Lin Jun had long forgotten why he was moved in the first place.

At the beginning, he clearly had the intention of using him, but in the process of getting along, he inevitably sank deeper and deeper little by little.

He actually cared about the person in front of him more than he imagined.

Ye Mingyuan’s body suddenly stiffened, and then quickly relaxed.

The hesitant palm behind him finally fell down.

The empty embrace was filled, and it seemed that even the heart was stuffed full.

Ye Mingyuan buried his head in Lin Jun’s shoulder socket, his voice low and slightly hoarse: “I love you too.”

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A few days later, Lin Yuan called again.

He agreed to Ye Mingyuan’s plan.

This time, Lin Jun didn’t rush to object, but listened carefully.

Saying that it was to induce the Ye family to rebel, it was actually better to say that it was using the emperor’s hand to weaken the Ye family’s power.

The Ye family occupied the military power of the entire Star Region, and also had a younger sister who was a imperial concubine.

It was a terrible thing for a prince to have such a strong backstage, not to mention… this prince was not the crown prince.

“The emperor is still relatively healthy now, and he may not be willing to support the crown prince so early. Letting the two fight each other is good for the emperor.”

“I will help the Ye family create a wave of momentum. The Ye family’s reputation will become greater, which will make the emperor begin to feel a sense of crisis.”

“…”

The plan soon began to be implemented. As soon as Ye Mingyuan issued a notice, all the members of the group became active.

The news spread step by step along the Star Network, and soon public opinion gradually spread.

The Ye family once again blocked the invading small wave of Zerg troops outside the border, and the incident of Ye Wenxing being attacked and missing a few months ago was brought up again.

Taking advantage of this heat, many posts sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

[Deep Dive into the Ye Family’s Life, the First Family of the Empire is Well-Deserved]

[Five Generals, One Imperial Concubine, and the Talented Second Prince, What Kind of Immortal Family Is This]

At the beginning, when such posts floated in the forum, the bigwigs of the empire didn’t pay much attention to it. The emperor even took the opportunity to greatly reward the Ye family.

But gradually, these remarks began to develop in a dangerous direction.

[I have a bold idea, I want the Second Prince to be the Crown Prince. ]

[The Ye family is too awesome, I want to join the Ye family’s army in the future. ]

[The Second Prince has such a strong backing from the Ye family, maybe he will become a prince in charge of the Star Region in the future. ]

[Will we have a prince in the Third Star Region in the future? ]

…

As the remarks fermented more and more, the one in the palace was about to sit still.

Author’s words:

The couple work together to fight monsters.