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The general turned mad due to his(pos.) Highness. The other person wanted to forcefully break apart his foundation, and completely destroy him- hence, he told him the entire truth, without any fear at all.

He had trusted the other person like so, that he’d even place his life in his hands, but the other person had cast him aside just like an old shoe without any hesitation whatsoever.

After giving him a beating, he was then imprisoned inside the jail cell in complete darkness[1].

He laid down on warm beds before, and also laid in puddles of mud too. Only this bed of straw was the most hardest to endure for him, because this was all that his(pos.) Highness gave him.

As he looked up, Xu Hao Ran could not help but sneer at his own wishful thinking.

“Do you want to take vengeance?”

Within the duskiness, Chang Ge was much like an evil spirit that would bewitch people’s hearts. Xu Hao Ran had never seen this side of Master before, but he had to say- he most certainly had the resources to make other people moved.

With merely a twinkle and smile[2], every word and phrase was filled with temptation, “With him having treated your sincere heart like this, do you not want to take vengeance?”

“As long as it allows him to remember you, whether it is love or hate, wouldn’t it be okay?”

It was as though he was looking at a stranger. Xu Hao Ran had never been moved by a suggestion like so, and even wanted to immediately put it into practice.

“As long as in his heart, the person he remembers is you, wouldn’t that be complete?”

“Do you want to do it? If you do, then I would be willing to aid you.”

When he lifted his head to look and saw that the person was smiling, Xu Hao Ran had also smiled, but that smile was identical to how Zhou Jun Yan previously smiled, “Okay, much thanks then, Master.”

Chang Ge also did not waste much effort- he only helped the other person regain his influence back, but everything had exceeded his expectations, and even could be said it went better than he expected.

Xu Hao Ran brought his former subordinates and went from the south and fled towards the north, and mercilessly beheaded all the princes he was on good terms with under his blade, and at last raised an army for becoming king.

Previously, he used three years time to suppress the borderlands. Much later, he again used the same time to make his way attacking towards the capital.

When he saw his(pos.) Highness again after three years, the other person did not change much, and only seemed to look a bit haggard. He was sitting up on the top, just like the beginning, as if those events never happened in the first place. He smiled and extended his greeting, “Brother Hao Ran, long time no see.”

It had indeed been a long time since they last saw each other. His(pos.) Highness did not change, but he changed. He no longer was that Grand General that everyone would look up to, and could no longer able to maintain his heart of pure innocence.

What pure innocence- he never had such a thing, did he not previously bear jealously towards the other person just because his Highness liked Master?

“Your Highness, long time no see.”

The winner would be king, and the loser would be the enemy. His(pos.) Highness did not oppose much and accepted the destiny of a king being forced to abdicate, but he could not. Just as he told Master, after having been treated like this, how could he be content?

He broke Zhou Jun Yan’s legs with force, and shut him in the cage he especially made for him.

Every night, the other person would curse him, tell him how he couldn’t wait for him to die, and also beg him to just give him a quick death, but how could he do as his(pos.) Highness wished?

He was happy[3] like this, but once the Highness fell asleep, when he looked at the other person’s sleeping face outside the cage, he also felt empty.

In Xu Hao Ran’s memories, only the little Highness would stay by his side, would sweetly call out to him Big Brother Hao Ran, and would also sweetly smile towards himself. So since when did he start bearing a unlawful heart against his little Highness?

He also did not remember, but perhaps it was at every step of the little Highness’ plotting, or perhaps it was when the other person warmly smiled towards him, that he fell[4].

However, he had displayed it so obviously, yet his little Highness still bore a face of ignorance. At that time, he thought, perhaps it was because the Highness liked Master far too much, that he could not look at anyone else.

Xu Hao Ran deceived himself like this, up until when even everyone wanted tell him the truth, and make him unable to live inside his lies anymore.

He started to gradually warp. Just like his(pos.) Highness, in his heart, he would curse countless times for his Master to go die, even if the other person was helping himself; even along with the passage of time, he especially made a cage for the little Highness, so that the other person would not leave himself.

But even so, he did not think to torment his little Highness. He was content with only being able to see the other person every day.

But, the other person was far too misbehaving. With a pair of legs, they could find ways to escape from the cage, and would even want to escape from his side.

That day, he met with the other person’s frightened eyes, managed a smile, pulled a black cloth to cover the other person’s eyes, and used his right hand to gently caress from the other person’s calf to the ankle area.

“Why is your Highness this disobedient? This subject had clearly said before- if you only obediently stay by my side, I would not do anything to you.”

“Your Highness is just like me- if there was a sliver of a chance, you would counter the other person without the slightest hesitation. Back then your Highness was also concerned, that you would then scheme so much to let this subject die, right?”

“However, Your Highness, you gave this subject this chance, but this subject won’t give you this kind of opportunity.”

With this, a clear and melodious sound[5] resounded. Zhou Jun Yan’s cry of pain did not excite even a tiny bit of Xu Hao Ran’s heart of pity. He did not hesitate to twist apart the other person’s leg, and lovingly kissed the other person’s pallid white lips, “It’ll be alright once your Highness endures it. It will also let you remember better, what you should do, and what you should not.”

When he noticed the other person’s quivering body, he smiled, as though whispering[6] between lovers, “Your Highness, don’t be afraid of me.”

Don’t be afraid of me, I am the person that loves you the most in this world, after all.

The leg that had not received treatment for a long time had already started to deform, but Xu Hao Ran did not mind. Against the other person’s loathing gaze, he only lightly laughed, “It’s not a problem, it’s enough if your Highness’ eyes can only see this subject.”

Yes, if his Highness’ eyes only had him, it would be enough.

But every time he met with his Highness’ gaze, his heart would seem to be seized along with it. He continuously told himself, this was good. Right now, his Highness was by his side. He should be content……

But he wasn’t. The human nature was one of greed. He even thought that if his Highness belonged to himself, his eyes would look at himself, his heart would think of himself, and even if he missed someone, it should be himself.

He went to beg Master, beg the person he detested the most, who was also yet the person who also helped him the most.

The matter of bone engraving was something unheard of before. He was hesitant at that time, but Master said, after the little Highness’ bones were engraved, he would forget the past. Whether it was love or hate, it would depend on his luck.

He thought, if the little Highness could forgot those annoying things, he had confidence he could treat the other person very well, exalt the other person at every moment, and have the other person placed at the tip of his heart.

If it was like this, would the little Highness that forgot the past events, look at even a little bit of his good side, and like him?

Xu Hao Ran forgot- even if he was any more nicer to his little Highness in the past, the other person would still not spare a glance, and take his sincerity as a joke. Even if they did not have memories any more, the person’s nature would by no means change, then what use was it?

[1] Refer back to … Doctor/Demon (9) where the same expression is used.

[2] Or, with the most slightest facial expression

[3] 痛快 has two meanings- one of which is to be happy/delighted, as Xu Hao Ran is. The other means to be direct/straightforward, which is used just in the line above when Zhou Jun Yan asked for it (in that context, a quick death).

[4] 沦陷- or, decline to a unhealthy/undesirable state. More commonly used in describing territory, to fall to enemy occupation.

[5] 清脆(悦耳) Crystal clear, and crisp. The term is defined as a clear sound that is pleasant to the ears.

[6] 呢喃细语 – A quiet song, like a swallow’s call.

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