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Xiao Yi died, and everything could be blamed on him. But as long as Xiao Yi was alive, he dared not act recklessly. He feared that Xiao Yi would side with Yuwen Hao and undermine him.
This heavy snowfall was the first of the year in the capital, lasting for a day and a night without any sign of stopping. Xiao Yi brewed a pot of wine by the stove, enjoying the snow while reminiscing with me about old times.
"Luo Yu loved sweets when he was young. Every time I brought him back to the manor, the cook would prepare many snacks for us three to share."
"I also loved sweets as a child and would always snatch their portions. My father and the cook would scold me, but Luo Yu would secretly hide his share for me."
"Luo Yu was very well-behaved as a child and never caused trouble, but he developed a stutter, speaking in fits and starts."
"I had a bad temper since I was little. Hearing him speak made me anxious, and I would always urge him on."
"Luo Yu's temperament was shaped by my scolding. When I called him stupid, he would get angry and fight with me."
"After we fought, it was as if nothing had happened. He would hug my neck and we would sneak out together to look for bird nests."
At this point, Xiao Yi sighed. "Later on, Luo Yu changed."
"When he was eight years old, father Luo died in battle, and Uncle Luo Che also fell on the battlefield."
"The Luo Family Army was besieged by the enemy, with no reinforcements coming to the city. The citizens and soldiers united against the enemy, killing horses for food and subsisting on tree bark and grass roots."
"Ten days later, reinforcements arrived, but the city was already filled with corpses."
"Since then, Luo Yu changed."
"He said that all beings suffer while only he remains carefree."
"He claimed that human life is worthless, less than grass or weeds."
"I couldn't argue with him; it made me so angry that I wanted to hit him. But he coldly asked me if one day I faced such circumstances, would I be like him."
"I..."
Xiao Yi sighed again and downed his cup of wine in one go. I listened quietly, feeling a bit unsettled inside.
"Xiao Yi, you are right," said Luo Yu, who was kind in his youth. It was the chaos of war that shaped his paranoid and ruthless nature.
"So, you are willing to endure him time and again?" Xiao Yi smiled and looked out into the courtyard.
"You've come," I turned to see Luo Yu approaching with an umbrella, walking through the snow.
"Xiao Yi, you owe me two things."
"Back then, you didn't rescue me in time; that's what you owe me."
"You plotted treason and caused the Luo family to be slaughtered; that's also what you owe me."
"I acknowledge both of these debts."
"But you should also acknowledge yours."
Luo Yu's gaze shifted slightly as he stepped forward and sat across from Xiao Yi by the fire.
"What do you want me to acknowledge?"
Xiao Yi poured a cup of wine and handed it to Luo Yu.
"Naturally, I want you to acknowledge your crimes today."
Luo Yu scoffed, raising the cup and downing it in one gulp.
"Xiao Yi, do you want to seize this world?"
Xiao Yi shook his head.
"I do not."
"There are already suitable candidates for this world."
Luo Yu frowned.
"You are talking nonsense."
"How could Yuwen Hao have such abilities? How does he deserve..."
Xiao Yi chuckled lightly and reached out to pat Luo Yu's cheek.
"Fool."
"To this day, you are still a complete mess."
"Luo Yu, you are wrong."
Luo Yu's eyes turned red, and in a frenzy, he picked up a wine glass and smashed it against Xiao Yi.
"Xiao Yi!"
"Are you dead? Do you know how much pain I am in?"
"I wish... I wish I could kill Yuwen Hao, kill everyone!"
"Your death has left me feeling as if my life has been taken away, my heart ripped out!"
"Xiao Yi, why won't you let me kill Yuwen Hao?"
Xiao Yi sighed softly and brushed off the wine stains on his clothes.
"When have I ever stopped you from killing Yuwen Hao?"
"During the Dongyang incident, you secretly assisted me and saved me. Did you think I didn't know?"
Luo Yu was taken aback, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.
"You... you knew?"
Xiao Yi nodded.
"I know."
"Luo Yu, I do not wish for you to become emperor."
"I also hope that you no longer hate Yuwen Hao."
"What I have lost is not the throne."
"But rather, I never wanted that position in the first place."
"As for you, I never thought of letting you sit in that position."
"Luo Yu, it's time to let go."
Luo Yu's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth as he looked at Xiao Yi, remaining silent.
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