It was almost midnight.
Hua Ren stopped meditating and began to get ready to go out. He had already told the guards he would not go back to the palace tonight and they trusted him enough not to question his intent. After all, the Emperor had given no explicit orders to bring him back. And although it was now known that he was an Omega, he was still the Ivory Warlord. The First General of the Celestial Kingdom. The Emperor hadn't denounced him despite knowing his true identity which only meant one thing.
The Emperor still recognized him as his trusted General so they were to act accordingly.