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Su Li didn't bother to pay attention to the person by her side and tried to call the system.

Maybe it would respond to her.

”Ai... Ai... Aa... Aa... Psst... Psst.”

When Su Li didn't hear any response, she felt deflated because even though she was unhappy about her soul being tied to the system, at least she could always console herself in the first world by thinking that she wasn't alone and the system would help her if she was really in a fix.

However, the continued silence on the system's part was vexing for her.

She turned towards the person by her side.

Ning Fu watched as the monarch made a few noises as if trying to gain someone's attention and then turned to face him.

The current look of the monarch – glassy eyes from the intoxication, cheeks flushed red, a slight frown on the lips and the coquettish manner seemed to be akin to a girl asking to be pampered by her beloved.

Nonetheless, neither was the monarch a female and nor was he the monarch's beloved.

Before Ning Fu could again start thinking improper thoughts, the monarch held his sleeves in his hands and pulled at his clothes – trying to gain his attention.

He gave a distracted, ”Mmm?”

”Hey! How do you try to gain the attention of someone who always ignores you?”

Ning Fu felt perplexed at the question and thought it was just drunk murmuring of the emperor so he didn't give a response immediately.

When no response was forthcoming, Su Li pulled at the clothes in her hands with all her might and since Ning Fu was already distracted, he fell back on his behind beside the already seated monarch.

At this unexpected outcome, both of them were stunned and looked at each other owlishly.

Just as Ning Fu tried to get up, Su Li hugged his arm like a child and didn't let go no matter how Ning fu coaxed her.

”Your Majesty, this lowly official needs to stand guard.”

When the other person turned his head away at his words; Ning Fu tried to extract his arm from the vice-like grip.

”Your Majesty, this isn't appropriate.”

Those words seemed to bring the monarch out of his thoughts.

”Why do you keep addressing like that?”

”Like what, Your Majesty?”

”That – that Yo — Yo”

Su Li couldn't finish her words and started hiccupping.

Ning Fu felt flustered at that and patted the monarch's back so as to ease his breathing.

Once Su Li could breathe again, she turned her angry eyes towards the other person.

”You address me as a superior but you didn't answer any of my questions. Humph! Is that how you should act towards your senior – at least, I am your senior in rank, isn't it?”

Ning Fu really hadn't thought that the monarch would be a chatty drunk.

He sighed in exasperation and wondered if he shouldn't have followed the monarch in his overconfidence because the other person kept on asking nonsensical questions.

Still, since it was the monarch who was questioning him, he couldn't ignore the other person because if the monarch recalled this night later on and realised that he hadn't answered his questions, wouldn't it be his head on the chopping board?

Trying to gather the remains of his fast diminish patience, he answered.

”Your Majesty, you are the monarch of this dynasty and this lowly one is Your Majesty's subject so it's imperative that this lowly one addresses Your Majesty as our respective positions command.”