Xu Zang smiled bitterly: "If the Crown Prince hadn't been so young, I would have left the palace long ago."
If he hadn't been the crown prince, Yi Mu wouldn't have had to enter the palace with him, and all the subsequent events wouldn't have happened.
But there are no "what ifs" in this world; everything is fate.
Jieyu walked to his side, but he had nothing to say to comfort him; anything he said would be futile.
When Yi Mu died, Xu Zang was deeply affected and became a walking corpse.
He slept in the wine cellar, soaking himself in the wine vats that could relieve all sorrows, falling asleep in the morning light, and waking up in the middle of the night, either still able to move or a stinking corpse.
Yang San couldn't persuade him and was exhausted. In desperation, he sought out Jie Yu.
Jieyu brought with him another jade pendant that Yimu had left with him many years ago.
This was left with Yi Mu many years ago, who said that if anything happened to him, he should give the jade pendant to Xu Zang.
That was a jade pendant that could command the entire Yizi Trading Company; one piece was white, and the other was black.
Jieyu told Xuzang that Yimu left both jade pendants to him in the hope that he would do what an emperor should do.
With his elite army and two-thirds of the world's wealth, he will surely lead the Xu Kingdom to a more prosperous future.
Xu Zang was thus pulled back to the human world by the two things left behind by Yi Mu, and he began to formally acknowledge his identity and become a good emperor.
The people called him the Heavenly Lord, meaning a god descended from heaven to lead people towards the light.
But Xu Zang knew that if it weren't for Yi Mu, he would have abandoned his people long ago, and perhaps one day he would get drunk and never wake up again.
Jieyu advised Xu Zang, "You can't live alone for the rest of your life. There are so many women in the world. Even if you don't like women from prestigious families, you can marry any woman you like. With your current prestige, those officials won't dare to say anything."
Over the years, Jieyu had been urging Xuzang to try loving others, because he didn't want to see Xuzang grow old alone and destitute.
Wealth and glory are fleeting; having someone by your side is what truly matters.
Xu Zang shook his head, stood up, and looked at the setting sun outside the window.
"Senior brother, I will only love one person in my life."
My heart is so small; once it's filled with one person, there's no room for anything else.
More than ten years ago, Xu Zang stepped out of the carriage, feeling uneasy about the unknown mountains, but his eyes immediately met a pair of gentle, warm eyes.
Such gentle eyes, such a beautiful person, she smiled slightly at him.
It captured my heart at first sight and became an obsession.
It's impossible to forget; I'll never forget it in this lifetime.
A small border town in the Western Liang Kingdom.
Yang San prescribed medicine for the child with an upset stomach and received homemade cheese from the child's mother, along with repeated thanks.
He waved his hand and said with a smile that he was just an ordinary doctor and did not deserve the title of "living bodhisattva".
As the sun began to set, Yang San closed his shop, stretched, and headed home.
Raya was waiting for him ahead, carrying two large paper bags containing sliced braised beef and lamb legs.
Upon seeing her, Yang San quickened his pace, and before he even reached her, he had already burst into laughter.
“The princess waits for me here every day, just like a wife waiting for her husband to come home.”
Two blushes appeared on Raya's pretty face, and without saying a word, she raised her foot and kicked him.
"You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. I was just going to see the Iberian Shepherd, on the way! On the way, don't you understand?"
Yang San grinned wickedly, "Yi Mu is about to leave Xiliang, you won't have another chance."
Raya was taken aback and asked him, "Why did you leave when you were doing so well here?"
Yang San shook his head; he didn't know what Yi Mu was thinking either.
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