Nineteen years ago, after he killed Lin Zhisheng in front of the palace, he naively thought that he could take care of Ying'er himself from then on.
To his surprise, when he arrived at the General's Mansion, the once grand mansion was now engulfed in flames.
He rushed in without a second thought and finally saw the figure he had always longed to hold in his arms.
"Ying'er!"
"Don't come any closer!"
Upon hearing this, he instinctively paused in his steps, which were about to rush over.
The voice was filled with hatred, making it seem so unfamiliar to him.
"Ying'er?"
"Don't call me that! It disgusts me! The general has been kind to you and has long seen through your wrongdoing, but he never expected you to do something so ungrateful and heartless!"
“Prince Yu and General Lin have been kind to me, but loyalty and righteousness have always been difficult to reconcile. I struggled with this for a long time before I told the Emperor about Prince Yu’s treasonous act!”
"Shut up! I won't believe your nonsense! His Highness Prince Yu would never commit treason, and the General would never help His Highness Prince Yu in a rebellion! As for your despicable thoughts, others may not know, but I do!"
As he spoke, the figure began to retreat step by step.
"Ying'er, no! It's dangerous behind!"
But then the figure gave a sorrowful smile, "Qiao Xiuyuan, even in death, I will not let you have a complete me!"
After saying that, the figure rushed into the sea of fire without hesitation.
"don't want!"
Qiao Xiuyuan shouted out, and then felt a metallic taste rise in his throat.
"puff!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood.
It was this mouthful of blood that gradually brought Qiao Xiuyuan back to his senses from his past memories.
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