"You've always stayed in Jiangnan, how come you have time to come to the Northwest?" Ji Mo'an got up and poured Jiang Yan a cup of tea.
"What? Can't I come?" Jiang Yan asked, looking annoyed.
“Brother Jiang Yan, that’s not what I meant, haha.” Ji Mo’an said dryly. He just didn’t expect to meet Jiang Yan in the Northwest. The only topic they talked about when they met was the deceased Li Ge.
"If I hadn't come, how would I have known that someone who supposedly died decades ago was still standing here alive?" Jiang Yan said angrily. They all thought he was dead, including Li Ge, so she died with guilt towards Ji Mo'an.
But decades have passed, and he is now sitting alive and well in front of him. Fate seems to have played a cruel joke on him. Li Ge's guilt towards Ji Mo'an seems like a joke. She is the biggest fool in the world, as is Jiang Yan. They have all been manipulated by Ji Mo'an.
Ji Mo'an rubbed his hands together and said, "It's a long story." He dared not admit what happened back then, nor did he dare to face the fact that he indirectly caused Li Ge's death. Ji Mo'an was still trying his best to cover it up.
Jiang Yan, however, didn't tolerate him and interrupted Ji Mo'an directly, angrily saying, "It's a long story? Isn't it just that you've been using Li Ge from beginning to end? What's so hard about that? Or are you just afraid to face reality?" Jiang Yan's words were straightforward and truthful, hitting the most crucial point and tearing away the fig leaf that Ji Mo'an was trying to cover up for himself.
Ji Mo'an closed his eyes in anguish. He had indeed wronged Li Ge. He did not want to argue with Jiang Yan, so he nodded resignedly and confessed to Jiang Yan's accusations.
Jiang Yan looked at Ji Mo'an, who was speechless, and said coldly, "All these years, Ji Mo'an, do you have even the slightest bit of guilt towards Li Ge? She was so good, how could you bear to use her and deceive her? She thought of you until her death. Ji Mo'an, you have no heart. You don't deserve Li Ge's love." Jiang Yan said emotionally, his voice choking up as he spoke. He felt sorry for that foolish girl, Li Ge, and also felt sorry for himself.
"Yes, I really have let Li Ge down." Ji Mo'an nodded and admitted it directly.
Seeing that he showed no remorse whatsoever and simply said those words in a calm manner, Jiang Yan stood up and splashed the tea directly onto Ji Mo'an's face, shouting loudly, "Ji Mo'an, you beast, how dare you, how dare you!" Jiang Yan glared at Ji Mo'an with bloodshot eyes.
Ji Mo'an gave a mocking smile and retorted, "Why wouldn't I dare? It's Li Ge who's stupid, it's her who can't live without me, it's her who can't let go of this relationship. I loved her too, but compared to that position, she's insignificant to me."
Yes, yes, that's it. Compared to power and status, Li Ge is insignificant. Ji Mo'an kept giving himself this kind of psychological suggestion, as if the more he suggested it, the less guilty he felt.
Jiang Yan's chest heaved with rage at Ji Mo'an's heartless words. He couldn't believe Ji Mo'an could say such things. "Ji Mo'an, you have no heart. Ge'er died with guilt, saying she was the one who harmed you and wanted to atone for it. She said she was sorry, but from beginning to end, it was all your scheme. She was kept in the dark the whole time. But she still couldn't let you go. Ji Mo'an, do you know how much I envy you?" Jiang Yan pressed his hand to his chest and said, "Li Ge is the biggest fool in the world."
“She’s stupid, but you’re stupid too,” Ji Mo’an said excitedly.
"Haha ...
Jiang Yan laughed for a while, but then tears started to fall. He pulled up his sleeve to wipe his tears, exhaled a breath of stale air, and calmed himself down. He said, "Yes, you're right. Li Ge is a fool, and so am I."
They are all inferior in matters of the heart.
Ji Mo'an twirled the ring on his hand and said, "Jiang Yan, for Li Ge's sake, I will not imprison you. You can leave the city in three days." As for why three days later, it was because Gongsun Gua's illusion array would take three more days to break.
Jiang Yan seemed to have all his strength drained away. For a moment, he suddenly didn't know who to hate. Li Ge loved Ji Mo'an so much that she died of depression. Her love wasn't wrong, her persistence wasn't wrong, and she wasn't wrong either. Ji Mo'an loved the throne and, although he used Li Ge, he never truly harmed her physically. He merely abandoned her after weighing the pros and cons; he didn't seem to be wrong either.
Looking at Jiang Yan's utterly dejected expression, Ji Mo'an said abruptly, "Jiang Yan, tell me, if we're just supporting characters in a story, just insignificant people, do you want to fight for more? I'm just unwilling to accept this." He was unwilling to be just a supporting character. Why should his fate be written by others? He refused to accept it, he didn't want to be controlled by others, he didn't want to serve others, he just wanted to become a better version of himself, to pursue better things. Was he wrong?
Jiang Yan was stunned. He didn't understand what Ji Mo'an meant. He looked at Ji Mo'an in surprise. Ji Mo'an didn't answer him. Instead, he beckoned to the servants next to him, signaling them to take Jiang Yan away to rest.
Jiang Yan's mind was in turmoil. He unconsciously got up and left with the servants. As he left, he turned his head and glanced at Ji Mo'an's back. It was desolate and lonely, yet firm and majestic. At that moment, he couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. It was as if he felt that Ji Mo'an shouldn't have come to this point.
After Jiang Yan left, Ji Mo'an poured himself another cup of tea. He tilted his head back and drank it down, muttering to himself, "I did nothing wrong. I spent so much time getting rid of that damn thing. I will definitely succeed."
Originally, Ji Mo'an was living according to a predetermined path, but by chance, he glimpsed a glimpse of the truth. It turned out that the world they lived in was fake, and they were just insignificant people whose existence was only to serve one or two people.
He also saw that his elder brother, who had always been kind to him, wished he were dead, and that his lover's family were also his brother's henchmen. At that moment, he thought of ending his life, but when he saw Li Ge's heartbroken appearance before he died, he was unwilling. Why, why should he die!
He wasn't the one who should have died! Fortunately, he discovered the Gongsun hexagram, found the loophole, and was given another chance.
This time, he was no longer the Second Prince Ji Mo'an who cared for the common people; he was a demon who crawled out of hell, a vengeful Asura. If no one could save him, then he would be his own salvation.
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