My name is Cheng Muyun, okay?
Actually, I'm not sure myself. I've been Cheng Muyun for over twenty years, but I've been Mr. Zhou for over forty years.
From Political Commissar Zhou, Regiment Commander Zhou, Division Commander Zhou, to General Zhou.
It seems I spent more time as Mr. Zhou than as Cheng Muyun.
If she hadn't called my name every day, I probably would have forgotten that I am Cheng Muyun—that ruthless killer in history.
However, I was very lucky to meet her, who was as bright and radiant as the sun.
The first time we met was on an ordinary spring day. I was fulfilling a vow for my mother when I met her at Huian Temple in Dongzhou.
She was a woman with a tragic fate, practicing as a substitute for others in a temple.
I am a young marshal who lost his elder brother and has no heart for training troops.
That was arguably the most disheartening period of my life. My mother ordered me to fulfill a vow, which was actually to cleanse me of the resentment I carried.
I sat quietly in the meditation room for two hours, but I couldn't calm my mind. The anger and anxiety in my mind kept pounding at me, reminding me of my incompetence in the face of those in power.
That's when she barged in.
I still remember her; she was wearing a drab blue linen robe and nimbly slipped under the altar.
After the people chasing her left, she peeked out from under the cloth, and her clear, water-like eyes instantly washed away the vexation in my heart.
Her posture was bold and unrestrained, without a trace of feminine shyness or reserve, no different from a soldier in a military camp, yet she felt an instant sense of familiarity to me.
I thought he had deliberately arranged this by his opponent, so I was not polite to her at all. I never thought of showing any mercy to a woman as flamboyant as her.
It wasn't until she uttered those words that I realized she was the child betrothed to me by my elders.
I let her go, investigated her, and learned about her hardships.
That night, all night long, my mind was filled with her clear, watery eyes.
When I arrived at her home, as I expected, she was taken back, because a true heiress would not marry a capricious young marshal.
As a substitute, she couldn't resist, so I succeeded.
Honestly, I dare not presume to say whether I love her or not, nor would I dare to bind her with a woman's chastity, but I can be certain that with every glance I take at her, my love grows wildly.
Originally, I came here to seize their family's Dongxing Nanlu route and, incidentally, to break off the engagement, since I didn't want to marry a young lady I'd never met.
But things changed later. I felt that if I didn't take her away, she would either waste her life in the temple or be sold off by the Xu family to some old landlord.
She's so beautiful, I can't bear to part with her. I cherish her and want to bring her out so she can see the world and know how women in Xinhai City live for themselves.
Even if she doesn't like me in the end, I can just let her go then.
I, Cheng Muyun, will never force her.
But she really opened my eyes. She didn't need me to broaden her horizons; the impact she had on me was enough to shock me.
She sang songs I couldn't understand and danced dances I'd never seen before. The guests all found her extremely annoying, but I was the only one who thought she was really interesting.
Like a little bird with wings covered in luster, chirping and chattering, it is quite adorable.
But I found that she didn't seem to want to marry me. Her strange behavior and vulgar language were meant to make my mother hate her and make people think that she was not good enough for me.
However, I could still see her inherent upbringing, the confidence and pride hidden beneath her madness, and her innate intelligence and composure.
So, she planned this all along; she didn't want to marry me from the bottom of her heart. I was very sad about it, but even so, I didn't want to force her.
Because of her intelligence and soft heart, I found the ledgers that controlled the various big shots in Xinhai City, and I also found out the cause of my beloved elder brother's death.
Therefore, I saw the true colors of those who held positions without doing their jobs, and for the first time, I had the idea of no longer being loyal to this puppet regime.
But what should I do? I don't know.
It was she who told me.
In the library of Aurora University, I taught her to read, and she taught me how to be a person.
It was then that I realized there was a kind of regime in this world that was admired by those in power—an ideal world of great harmony.
However, having seen through the corruption and darkness of the cyclical nature of regimes, I do not believe that true harmony will ever exist in the world.
She could tell I wasn't interested, so she was very unhappy.
I truly realized she was a fighter when she participated in the march.
She waved flags, shouted from the railings, and weaved through the streets and alleys. For the first time, I saw the power of faith on a person's face; she was truly unwavering in her belief in her path.
And so, my heart began to flutter.
Later, after many hardships, I finally won her heart, and we became husband and wife.
But I have to add something: I'm not the kind of man who doesn't cherish what he has. I love her to the point of madness.
We went through some things, and my reputation got worse and worse. She said she came from a hundred years in the future and that I would become a serial killer, be despised by the world, and die a miserable death.
I took it as just a story she made up to flatter me.
Even for her sake, I would never become a serial killer, because she gives me enough love for this world.
However, as things were confirmed one by one, I was still able to hold on because she was still alive.
But she died too.
As expected, I really did become a serial killer. My reputation turned to dust, all my joy vanished, and my pride and ambition flowed away with the river.
I don't care; if the person I love is in hell, I will run towards hell.
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