The Human Emperor (1-200)

C184: Zhang Munian's Secret!

“Zhang Munian pays respect to gongzi. Gongzi, thank you for saving my life.”

Upon seeing Wang Chong, Zhang Munian immediately bowed respectfully.

“It’s you!”

A look of delight flashed across Wang Chong’s face. Meng Long had only informed him that there was an acquaintance of his who had been waiting outside for a very long time.

“Mister, come in and take a seat.”

Even if Zhang Munian didn’t come to pay him a visit, Wang Chong would have gone to look for him. It wasn’t to demand repayment for his favor but for another matter.

Zhang Munian’s visit had saved Wang Chong a lot of trouble.

Wang Chong led Zhang Munian to the lounge and instructed the maids to serve a cup of tea before taking a seat.

“Gongzi, I apologize for not being able to congratulate you on your release yesterday. I intended to pay you a visit yesterday, but upon seeing the nobles who came knocking, I dared not be impudent. Thus, I chose to pay you a visit today instead.”

Zhang Munian said.

“Haha, so mister was here yesterday. If you had reported your arrival, I would have surely welcomed you in personally.”

Wang Chong’s eyes lit up upon hearing Zhang Munian’s words.

“May I know where mister is staying at the moment?”

“This… In a tunnel near the maple tree in the city’s west.”

Zhang Munian did not expect Wang Chong to ask such a question. Thus, he hesitated for a moment before answering softly.

“What?”

Wang Chong was taken aback. Didn’t this mean that Zhang Munian had been roaming around aimlessly in the past three months? “Didn’t Gao gonggong give you some silver?”

“He didn’t Rather, it was an Imperial Army member under him that gave me some loose change.”

Zhang Munian said.

Wang Chong was taken aback. On top of possessing great power, the emperor’s trust and favor, Gao gonggong was also extremely affluent. Wang Chong thought that the other party would at least give Zhang Munian some silver taels upon his release for his livelihood.

“A busy person like him probably has many things to tend to. Given that person’s standing, it isn’t surprising for him to overlook such an insignificant matter. He probably thought that Zhang Munian is an old acquaintance of mine and that I have already made arrangements for him. ——I was negligent.”

It didn’t take long for Wang Chong to make sense of the matter.

Given that person’s identity, standing, and influence, he wouldn’t fuss over a few hundred gold taels. It was more likely that he had overlooked or misunderstood the matter.

“Then, what future plans does mister has?”

Wang Chong asked.

Zhang Munian fell silent. He found Wang Chong’s question extremely hard to answer. After all, what kind of future could a prisoner who was just freed from the imperial prison possibly have?

Initially, Zhang Munian intended to return to his hometown. However, putting aside the long distance and his lack of money, even if he did return, given his current reputation, would the villagers accept him?

Besides, what was he going to do for a living?

“I haven’t thought that far yet. I’ll count my steps as I take them.”