He was like that in his past life too, indifferent to everything and not interested in anything.

But he hasn't reached the point where he needs to leave early.

Jiang Tian is even more capable than him; she had already planned everything out long ago.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I will definitely spend my life in the palace. Your Highness, you grew up in the palace, so you should know how miserable it would be to spend your whole life in one place. I have no ability to go out, and the only reason I managed to escape is to fight for a little freedom of my own."

"Why did you pull me back?"

As the two talked, they got to the most crucial issue.

Murong Lie didn't understand why Jiang Tian wanted to leave.

Jiang Tian didn't understand why he wanted to save her.

Taking a deep breath, Murong Lie stared at Jiang Tian: "If... if there were some reason, would you not want to leave?"

“What reason could I possibly have? I have no reason not to leave. When I was a child, my family sold me to the palace. Now that I'm grown up, all I do is grovel and bow my head to others. Why should I want to stay in this kind of life?”

Her question stumped Murong Lie.

Everyone else is tamed; in their eyes, being a slave for life is also a kind of happiness.

But Jiang Tian was completely the opposite of what they were doing.

She just didn't want to be treated like a servant, bossed around and deprived of any human dignity.

Therefore, she preferred to end it all.

Murong Lie struggled to organize the words he was about to say—

"...I mean, what if I need you?"

“You have many servants; even if I am gone, there are others.”

"I can't do without you."

"Nothing is impossible."

"I only have eyes for you, no one else will do."