It was the New Year of the 331st Star Calendar, and it was snowing heavily.

Shi Xing, with his pale face wrapped in a thick plush collar, boarded the train from Ancheng to the imperial capital. There

were not many people around before the New Year, so Shi Xing chose a corner to sit down, and his cloak covered his body, completely covering him.

[Telegram from the Imperial Capital: Today, the Prince's Palace will hold a grand wedding for Lieutenant General Lu Lu. As is known to all, as the youngest son of the Prince, Lieutenant General Lu Lu's spiritual power is rated at the rare SS level...]

​​[Another newcomer, Major General Bishu, is said to have been engaged to the Lieutenant General since childhood, and his spiritual power is also as high as S level. This wedding is a strong combination of the Prince's Palace and the Senate. The two newcomers were rated by the Star Network as the most suitable newlyweds of this century... Let us connect with the frontline reporters at the Prince's Palace...]

In the empty carriage, the news broadcast on the light screen was particularly clear.

Shi Xing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he slowly raised his head. His sea-blue eyes reflected the light and shadow on the screen, and he quietly watched the report about the wedding.

The prince's residence was still the same as he remembered. The guards lined up in neat rows on the two streets in front and behind, welcoming the distinguished guests from the imperial capital who were attending the wedding in a grand manner.

The front-line reporters were at the main entrance, and people were coming and going in a lively atmosphere.

Subconsciously, Shi Xing glanced around.

There were only two or three passengers in the carriage, and there was heavy snow outside the window. The sky and the earth

were quiet as far as the eye could see. The hustle and bustle on the screen and the quiet and loneliness where Shi Xing was were like two different worlds.

A hint of irony filled his heart, and Shi Xing curled the corners of his lips, wanting to laugh, but unable to.

An hour later, the train arrived in the imperial capital.

The voice in the station kept reminding residents that it would snow heavily today, and asked them to prepare umbrellas if they were going out.

Shi Xing stood at the exit and looked at the falling snow that seemed to drown the sky and earth for a while, then he made up his mind.

He called a flying vehicle to go to the Prince's Palace.

After getting in the car, the driver said enthusiastically, "Are you going to the Prince's Palace to watch the wedding? The wedding ceremony is open to the public, and many young people are going to watch it."

"By the way, I heard that His Majesty will come in person. His Majesty has not been very active in recent years. Rumors have been spreading that His Majesty is seriously mentally disturbed and critically ill. Many people are going there today for His Majesty..."

Shi Xing smiled politely and answered in a very light voice, "I am going to the Prince's Palace."

But he was not going to watch the wedding.

He was not a guest either.

If you have to say it, it's probably an uninvited guest who ruined the party.

After all, as Lu Lu's ex-husband, no one in the Lu family probably wanted to see Shi Xing at the wedding.

The driver dropped Shi Xing off at the nearest drop-off point to the Prince's Palace. After

getting off the car and opening the protective umbrella, snowflakes fell on the transparent energy shield above his head. The cold air entered his lungs. Shi Xing suddenly bent over under the umbrella and coughed violently.

The coughing lasted for a long time. Shi Xing's chest rose and fell violently. He was hit by a wave of dizziness and powerlessness. He found a wooden bench on the street and sat down. It took a long time for him to catch his breath.

Looking at his palms without any blood, Shi Xing thought that this might be his last trip.

It would be good to put an end to the unfinished business for the last time.

After recovering some of his strength, Shi Xing stood up and walked straight to the Prince's Palace.

He didn't have an invitation, so he was stopped at the door as expected. Shi Xing calmly gave his name, and soon, a familiar face appeared at the gate of the Prince's Mansion. They looked at each other from a distance in the air. The moment he saw Shi Xing clearly, his pupils trembled.

"Shi, Doctor Shi... Shi..."

A few years have passed, and his identity has changed. The visitor changed his name several times, but he found that he couldn't find a suitable title.

"Just call me Shi Xing."

The voice was soft and gentle. As soon as he spoke and smiled, apart from the miserable face, Shi Xing seemed to be the friendly and gentle little team doctor back then.

Shi Xing didn't beat around the bush and said straight to the point, "I want to go in, and I hope the major general can let me in."

The visitor looked embarrassed.

Shi Xing promised, "I won't make any trouble. I just want to go in and take a look, maybe say a few words, and then leave."

"You know me. If I wanted to make a trouble, I would have taken it to a special court long ago, not this way."

The major general had a complicated expression. After a long while, he seemed to comfort him, "Doctor Shi, since it has come to this, why bother?"

Why embarrass everyone?

Why do we have to uncover the last layer of fig leaf?

Shi Xing smiled again, but the smile did not reach his eyes, and murmured, "Yeah, why bother..."

"Maybe I have to use these eyes to confirm it myself before I will give up."

Shi Xing raised his head, his face so pale that it blended into the snow scene behind him, but his eyes were particularly firm, "Thank you, major general."

Shi Xing was finally let into the prince's mansion.

Even fearing that he might be recognized and stopped, the person sent him all the way to the lounge where Lu Lu was before leaving with peace of mind.

Shi Xing glanced at the communicator and saw that there was only half an hour left before the wedding.

Reaching out to hold his cloak, Shi Xing thought carefully. The last time the two of them contacted was about seven or eight months ago. At that time, he could hardly get out of bed. Lu Lu asked him to rest well and said that he would definitely find a way to treat him.

The promises of the past were still fresh in his ears. After a few months of confusion, Shi Xing got the news that the other party had remarried.

Shi Xing didn't believe it, so he came.

He had no regrets before coming here, but when the time came to meet, he was still a little nervous.

Even though he had already made plans for the worst.

Take a deep breath, exhale, take a deep breath...

Just when Shi Xing was sure that he could still hold on and was about to move his feet, a familiar figure passed by him before him, knocked on the door with brisk steps, and

said, "Alu..." in a friendly way.

Shi Xing recognized him, it was the other protagonist of today's wedding, Bishu.

Shi Xing's heart skipped a beat.

The next moment, the door was opened from the inside, and the face of his long-lost lover appeared in Shi Xing's sight. He nodded at Bishu with a dazzling smile and called her, "Xiaoshu".

It was as friendly as the word "Alu".

A sharp ringing in his ears came.

The following scenes became a silent film in Shi Xing's eyes. He saw Bishu talking to Lu Lu's ear with a bright smile, and Lu Lu listened quietly. Although his expression was not so happy that he could not show it on his face, the faint smile in the corners of his eyebrows and eyes could not be said to be forced...

Bishu talked and Lu Lu listened.

After Bishu finished speaking, Lu Lu nodded.

Bishu stuck out his tongue playfully, and Lu Lu reached out and tapped the other's forehead.

Bishu covered his forehead and acted coquettishly, and Lu Lu rubbed his head as if to soothe him...

Enough.

Shi Xing closed his eyes suddenly.

It's enough.

——Lu Lu did it voluntarily.

After confirming this, all he wanted to know on this trip was now clear, and there was no more doubt.

The ringing in his ears continued, and his heartbeat jumped out with his emotions. The fingers on Shi Xing's side twitched uncontrollably. He opened his eyes again, forced himself not to look, and turned away.

Instead of returning from the main gate, Shi Xing chose to leave the Central Park adjacent to the Prince's Mansion. Before

leaving the Prince's Mansion, Shi Xing asked the servant to pass a box to Lu Lu.

It was a special gift from Lu Lu. No matter where he was over the years, Shi Xing always carried it with him, but now... there was no need.

After stepping out of the Prince's Mansion with suppressed emotions, Shi Xing couldn't help but run.

It was as if he wanted to put everything that made him suffer behind him.

The cold air entered his lungs and Shi Xing coughed a few more times, but he didn't want to stop. He wanted to be willful one last time.

According to his current physical condition, he couldn't leave Ancheng, let alone go all the way from Ancheng to the imperial capital and then to the Prince's Mansion.

He... absorbed a large amount of crystal energy regardless of the doctor's instructions.

But he can no longer digest them completely. This action is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. Shi Xing is not sure if he can stand up again after today.

While he can still run, Shi Xing doesn't want to leave any regrets.

In fact, he and Lu Lu have come to this day, and there are many cracks. Everything can't go back.

Shi Xing knows it all.

No one knows it better than him.

But, but...

until the last moment, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes or heard it with his own ears, Shi Xing would always feel a little bit of luck.

The choice he firmly believed in at the time, the friendship of nearly ten years, it would be fine if others ridiculed him, but if even he could easily deny it, how would he feel?

The Central Park covered with heavy snow was left with only pure white, and the sunlight shone on the snow, reflecting so brightly that Shi Xing couldn't see.

His vision was blocked, and the various scenes in the prince's mansion came to him again.

Crush Shi Xing's last bit of luck.

As he told his acquaintances, after confirming it himself, he had to give up.

"Who is it?"

"Stop!"

"Don't move."

Suddenly, scolding and several high-level mental powers exploded at the same time.

Shi Xing was startled by the shouting. When he looked up, he realized that a group of soldiers were standing in front of him, and he... rushed straight towards them...

He could have stopped, but he was swept by several high-level mental powers at the same time, and his body was almost out of control in an instant. Shi Xing rushed towards the person sitting in the middle without saying anything.

As soon as he approached, he felt an almost terrifying mental power.

Danger!

With a shudder in his heart, just when Shi Xing accepted that he would be knocked out by this force, the sense of oppression that could not be avoided receded like a tide.

Before falling, Shi Xing caught a glimpse of the other party raising his hand behind him...

The impact made people dizzy.

For a few breaths, Shi Xing could neither hear nor see.

When he regained consciousness, his body was coughing violently and uncontrollably, and the scene in front of him was distorted...

His health was too poor.

He... was about to die.

When the coughing subsided a little, Shi Xing realized that the other party had let him fall on him, and one hand reached out to grab his right arm, preventing him from falling completely while maintaining the last bit of polite distance between the two.

He was suddenly patted on the back twice in a soothing manner, and a deep male voice asked hesitantly, "Are you okay?"

Covering his mouth and trying to control himself, Shi Xing

's voice was hoarse, "I'm fine." But there was silence in response.

Shi Xing thought that his words were probably not convincing.

Fortunately, the other party was not entangled, "Can you get up by yourself?"

Shi Xing raised his head and met a pair of smoky gray eyes. A

very special look.

The man nearby had deep facial features and an outstanding temperament. When he looked at people quietly, he was intimidating without being angry.

It was clearly his eyelashes that were staring at Shi Xing, but Shi Xing felt that he was being looked down upon by this gaze.

Thinking of that powerful mental power, Shi Xing's heart tightened, and he guessed that he might have bumped into a big shot of the empire. His back stiffened, and he hurriedly got up without caring about his hands and feet.

The man helped him again.

The hand he stretched out had distinct joints, and there was a small red mole on the outside of the little finger.

When Shi Xing stood up straight, standing among a group of orderly soldiers, the silent intimidation brought by the strict discipline became stronger.

Shi Xing also felt more and more that the other party was superior in status and position.

"I'm sorry to bump into you, I didn't mean it." Shi Xing apologized.

"Blue Star?" The man tapped the handrail with his long fingers. "Did you have a quarrel with your guardian?"

Realizing that the other party had mistakenly thought that he was still in the process of maturing, Shi Xing was speechless.

Not knowing what to say, Shi Xing turned to ask for the way out.

The man said nothing, and the follower beside him pointed out the direction for Shi Xing and separated from him without a word.

After thanking him again, Shi Xing said goodbye.

Seeing that Shi Xing did not want to answer his questions, the man stopped asking and nodded calmly as a farewell.

Such a condescending action seemed particularly normal when done by him, as if it was supposed to be that way.

Shi Xing walked for a while and was caught up by his followers who stuffed a crystal into his hand.

"Your Highness asked me to give this to you. No matter what, I hope you can return to your guardian as soon as possible."

The Blue Star people are precious to the empire, and their growth is difficult, so the military is very friendly to them.

It is a high-grade crystal with rich energy.

Holding it, Shi Xing felt the long-lost kindness.

At a distance that was not too far, the man sitting there had his shoulders straight, and the expression on his face could not be seen clearly.

Regardless of whether the other party could hear him or not, Shi Xing whispered, "Thank you."

When Shi Xing's figure disappeared in the snow, an officer said to the man, "Your Highness, the wedding has been postponed."

The man raised his eyebrows.

"Something happened with Lieutenant General Lu Lu. It seems that he is looking for someone in the Prince's Mansion."

"Also, Dean Xue sent several more messages, saying that the snow is too heavy today and strongly requests you to return to the aircraft to rest."

If Shi Xing had paid more attention before leaving, he would have found that the man's face was not much better than his.

It was the same lifeless pale.

Shi Xing returned to Ancheng that day, but did not make it home.

Falling in the snow, before his pupils shrank, Shi Xing vaguely saw a crystal snowflake falling into his eyes.

He seemed to float with the snowflakes in the sky.