, she wouldn't be his weakness."Qianting Xuan, give me half a year. If I'm still alive in six months...""You must live!" he forcefully interrupted her."Don't interrupt me. In six months, if I'm unharm..."Senior brother, what's wrong What happened" Xiao Yuge knew something must have happened. Otherwise, with Senior Brother's resilience, he wouldn't be like this.
He He stroked his lips and glanced back at her, as if he didn't want to see someone. After making sure only Xiao Yuge was there, he walked out and silently sat down beside the stone table in the courtyard.
"Senior Brother, weren't you going to see Master Uncle and your father What on earth happened" Xiao Yuge saw him like this, her heart was pounding with worry.
"Junior Sister, don't ask..." It seemed that He Ming didn't want to say more, and his mood appeared very troubled.
"Senior brother, I consider you as my own brother. I can tell you anything because I believe you will stand by me and help me find a solution. Do you know what happened Yue'er came to me and cried for a long time, her voice hoarse from crying. Qingni told me privately that she hadn't eaten a single bite all day, and no matter how I tried to persuade her, nothing worked. What exactly happened Tell me, so we can solve it together."
As expected, hearing that Princess Silvermoon hadn't eaten anything all day, He Ming was visibly worried: "Little junior sister, she listened to your advice, why don't you try to persuade her"
“How can I persuade you I don't even know what happened between you two You suddenly want to break up with her, and now she’s heartbroken. I estimate that in a couple of days, Your Majesty will send her back to Tianzhu. At that time, you won't even be able to see her. Do you really want to regret this for the rest of your life”
"I..." Hè Míng pursed her lips, her eyes filled with pain and helplessness: "She and I are destined not to be together..."
"Why is it impossible" Xiao Yu Ge's brows furrowed even tighter: "From the very beginning until now, Qian Ting Xuan and I have been considered impossible by everyone. But he and I have never given up because, I feel like this is between us, and no one else has the right to interfere. Why can't you be the same"
"I am far more complex than you are to the king..." He-Ming wanted to speak but stopped himself.
"Senior brother, you have never been one to give up easily. I don't believe you don't care about Yue'er, unless there is an insurmountable feud between you..."
"I..." He cried out, striking the stone table with a fist. "There's an unbridgeable chasm of blood feud between us!"
"What are you saying" This gave Xiao Yuge a bad feeling: "Senior Brother, did Master tell you something" Otherwise, how could Senior Brother be so out of character.
"Little junior sister, it wasn't until yesterday that I realized I wasn't the son of some wandering doctor at all. My name is OuYang Ming, and my father was once the king of Yun Luo."
"Cloud Lotus Country" Xiao Yuge frowned, she had never heard of such a country before.
“That was once a vassal state of the Chi Yan Kingdom. Twenty years ago, the previous emperor of Chi Yan ordered the annihilation of Yun Luo Country, killing my father. My guards fought desperately to protect my mother and me as we fled. On our way, we encountered our master, who saved us. From then on, we have lived in hiding...” He Ming closed his eyes painfully.
"You mean to say that Ah Yue's father is the one who destroyed your country and killed your father" Xiao Yuge was also dumbfounded. Even storybooks wouldn't dare write something like this, yet they had actually stumbled upon it.
"There's a gulf of national hatred between us. How can I possibly marry the daughter of my enemy" Crane Ming gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
“Senior brother, all of this is the fault of the old emperor of Chiyan Country. Besides, twenty years ago, Yue'er wasn't even born yet. You can't blame her for everything that happened.” Xiao Yuge also knew how difficult it was to bear hatred in one’s heart, but she still gave a rational opinion.
“I know all of this has nothing to do with her, but I can’t convince myself to marry the daughter of my enemy. If Father and Mother were looking down on us from heaven, they would also blame me…” He Ming was also in great pain. If he had known his own past earlier, he might not have fallen for Ah Yue, and he wouldn't be so heartbroken now.
"Brother, I know the taste of hatred in your heart. What I want to say is, no matter what you do now, even if you destroy the entire Chi Yan Nation, your country, your father and mother will never come back. Are you going to bear this national hatred for a lifetime"
"Little sister, you go tell her, in this lifetime, she and I are destined not to be together. Let her forget me..." Hè Míng said, then turned his face away. Perhaps his heart was bleeding too.
My first love was a woman, but I never expected to fall for the daughter of my enemy. Such pain, how could anyone else possibly understand
“You know Ah Yue’s temperament better than I do. If you’ve truly made up your mind to give up, then go tell her yourself and let her get over it. Otherwise, both of you will suffer.” Xiao Yuge was also quite helpless. She had originally thought that her senior brother and Ah Yue were a perfect match, but she never expected his sudden background revelation to be so outrageous. It’s truly fate playing tricks on people.
"I..." Hehe felt deeply conflicted, he didn't dare to face Yue. He was afraid that once he saw her, he couldn't control his feelings, but the little junior sister was right, this matter always had to be explained.
"Senior brother, I'll go persuade her to eat something. But, have you thought about going to talk to her clearly Even if it's a breakup, it should be clean and decisive. You are my senior brother, Ah Yue is my friend, and I don't want to see either of you in so much pain."
Xiao Yuge finished her song, let out a soft sigh, and turned to leave, leaving He Ming alone, filled with pain, sitting there.
Xiao Yu Ge returned to the main courtyard. Qian Ting Xuan immediately greeted her, rushing over and pulling her to a table: "I've prepared some snacks for you, eat quickly."
Facing the delicious snacks, Xiao Yu Ge had no appetite whatsoever. She glanced at them but didn't intend to take any.
"What's wrong" Qian Tingxuan saw that something was amiss with her: "Did something happen to He Ming I've felt off about him all day."
Xiao Yu Ge nodded and pursed her lips.
"What's wrong Tell me." Qian Tingxuan patiently sat beside her.
After finishing, he was also taken aback: “I never expected that He's had such a background... I heard from my uncle when I was little that Yunluo Country was a vassal state of Chiyan Country, but later for some reason, Chiyan Country suddenly attacked and destroyed Yunluo Country in one fell swoop, completely incorporating it into Chiyan Country.”
"Qian Tingxuan, seeing Senior Brother and Yue'er in such pain also makes me heartbroken. Senior Brother is such a good person, and Yue'er is so kind. They should have been a match made in heaven, but fate has played such a cruel trick on them."
"Fool, in the grand scheme of things, everything is destined by fate. Rest assured, He Crane doesn't let hatred control him easily; he will think things through and decide what to do."
Qianting Xuan gently stroked her head with tenderness: "Even though you're already going through so much hardship, you still can't bear to see others suffer. Only a fool like you would be this kind."can't bear to part with you..." She leaned in and kissed the corner of his lips quickly, then nestled against his chest, closing her eyes and casting aside all her worries. Tomorrow's troubles could w...