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(Adapted from webnovel of the same name by Zhou Munan)

(Great Journey of Teenagers Chapter of Bloodshed in Tianqi)

(Episode 22)

(Turning my head, I see the dreary beaten track. Let me go back!)

(Impervious to wind, rain or shine, I'll have my will.)

(- Calming the Wave, Listen Not to the Rain Beating Against the Trees by Su Shi)

Stop waiting.

Your men won't come.

Let us put an end

to our business right now.

Who are you?

Why do you protect such a scum?

I'm his daughter!

Master

has a daughter?

Huh?

Isn't he...?

Could he grow a new one by reaching the peak

of the Modesty Technique?

Why is it her?

Are you familiar with her?

Kind of.

She tried to kill me before.

I traveled outside

before entering the palace.

Wow!

The old man didn't waste time

when he was intact.

My biological parents died when I was a child.

It was my adopted father who took me in

and brought me up.

Do you think you can stop me?

Even if I die,

I'll keep my adopted father safe.

Sweet child, I didn't raise you in vain.

Distract them for me then.

Xiao Chuhe, die!

All your clan

shall die terribly.

Even if I become a fierce ghost...

The strike you used to finish Zhuo Qing

was not bad.

Stop being sarcastic.

Without you,

how could I have defeated him?

Well, it's been a while.

But you are still

so romantic.

You...

Xiao Chuhe!

Romantic my ass.

Don't be mad.

It was just a joke to liven things up.

Tell me the truth,

when I entered the city,

were you nervous

for a moment?

Nervous?

I was almost scared to death.

It concerned the whole of Tianqi after all.

What are you talking about?

Would I massacre all the people here?

You would never do such a brutal thing,

but any one of the other lords outside

could become Emperor

as long as they were from Xiaos.

If they take this chance to attack,

I'm not sure what they will do.

That's why I made this example

so they wouldn't dare to do that.

Lingchen.

I thank you on behalf of Tianqi.

Since this thing is over,

would you retreat?

We

can't retreat now.

(Langya) Xiao Chuhe.

Your business is finished,

but mine...

Lingchen.

Your business

shall be finished by me.

It's been kept to me for so many years,

and it's time to end it now.

Who let you read it?

I will

read it in person.

The rebellion of King Langya

in the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Mingde

was misjudged by me.

Father.

His Majesty has issued a self-convicting edict.

What is this self-convicting edict?

When an Emperor is too weak,

a natural disaster occurs,

or the throne is at stake,

an Emperor will issue a self-convicting edict

only under one of these three extreme circumstances

to reflect on himself and explain it to the country.

Father...

King Langya, Xiao Ruofeng,

thought for his country and people,

but I listened to the slanderous talk

and killed my dear brother wrongly.

I feel so ashamed of it.

Now the villain is executed

and King Langya's name is cleared,

I grant a posthumous title Da to him

and worship him in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

My successors in the following generations

shall worship him three times a day

till they pass away.

(Langya)

(Langya)

My father was a forthright man.

Since his name is cleared today,

I'm supposed to be glad as his son.

But my hatred is still lingering

because this moment came too late.

How many people can reunite with their families

after years of being outside?

It's rare to have a meal with the people closest

to me.

Lingchen.

Since you are eating with us,

that means your hatred

is relieved more or less.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Don't call me that.

Call me Uncle.

I

dare not.

You dare,

but you just don't want to.

I know

though I issued the self-convicting edict,

you still can't get over it.

It was all caused by you, Father.

Right.

My brother Ruofeng

shed his blood to keep this land safe

and made many military achievements as well as his name in Beili.

Because of that,

the late Emperor gave the throne to Ruofeng.

But his master was Li Changsheng,

whose friends were not in the Court,

so he never cared about the Court.

Therefore,

I took the throne.

It must be hard for you.

Xiao Lingchen.

Lingchen.

I owed your father my life.

Now,

let me

eat with you using my life.

Hua Jin said

my illness couldn't be eradicated.

So there are only two options for me.

One is lying in bed

to live three more years.

The other is to do things like a healthy man,

but I can only do it for six hours.

Now you can see

what my choice is.

Father.

I hate to live pathetically

and leave this world like rotten meat in the end.

I want to use the rest of my time

to finish my will.

Your will?

It is to have this meal with you.

Having dinner with my family

is a thing I haven't experienced for too long.

Certainly,

the priority is to finish what I have to say.

Back then,

there were two Dragon-sealed Rolls.

One was destroyed by me,

and the other

was kept by Zhuo Qing.

He and many other senior courtiers incited Ruofeng to rise.

All the people

with armies were eager for action.

Since our country was about

to be ruined,

Ruofeng

chose to slander himself to protect the people of our country.

He took the wrong crime of rebellion

and faced death with courage.

In that case,

those treacherous people were shocked,

and our country restored peace for so many years.

Father,

why didn't you make it public earlier?

I wanted to.

I was going to announce it

on the very day it happened.

But

those traitors who craved the throne

would rebel in the name of clearing Ruofeng's name.

Then

Ruofeng's death

would be pointless.

I have to, however, admit

that I was also greedy.

When I

saw that throne,

I felt like being bewitched

and just wanted to sit on it.

It's understandable.

It was hard for anyone

to make an absolute right choice

under that circumstance.

It was hard indeed,

but

the ruler of a country

should be able to take more stress than ordinary people can.

Chuhe is partially right.

When a farmer faces a natural disaster,

when a businessman encounters a robber,

or even a child is bullied by his peers,

their stress is not necessarily

less than mine.

Lingchen.

Beili is prosperous now.

So do you think I'm a good Emperor?

Besides,

no matter who is enthroned,

you will do your best to assist him

to make Beili peaceful and flourishing.

However,

your father died because of me,

so you couldn't come around emotionally.

Right?

Then,

Lingchen,

is it possible

that you can still forgive me in your life?

Good.

It makes me feel better more or less,

or I'll be more embarrassed.

Since

you are going to leave,

shouldn't you

confirm the crown prince to safeguard Beili's peace?

So,

what's your suggestion?

Me?

I think

you shall give the throne

to the one you hate.

Well said.

But how could there

be a father who hates his child?

If it's really hard to make the decision,

let their warriors fight each other.

The winner will be enthroned.

What a stupid idea.

It's not choosing a fighter.

For all my life,

I've been bothered by those vain things

and have never savored good food.

During my last time,

I just want to have a good meal with my family.

So you will worry

about who shall become the Emperor.

Many people say

that one sees things through

when he is dying.

It seems to be true.

If only I could apprehend it earlier.

My children.

As an old man passing away,

I'm giving you my sincere suggestion.

When it comes to one thing,

even if everyone wants you to do it,

as long as you feel a bit uneasy,

don't do it.

True right or wrong

can't be distinguished by your brain

but by your heart.

Do not handle it like me

and go

to see my family with shame

in the other world finally.

I will keep your suggestion

in my mind.

Ruofeng.

Let me propose one last toast

to you in this world.

Then I'm going to see you.

To King Langya Xiao Ruofeng.

To King Langya Xiao Ruofeng.

To my father Xiao Ruofeng.

To my dear brother Ruofeng.

Also to my uncle Xiao Ruojin.

(In the 23rd year of the reign of Emperor Mingde, Emperor Mingde passed away.)

(Xiao Lingchen inherited the title of King Langya and was made Xuanwu General.)

(Besides, the regulation that eunuchs should spend the rest of their lives)

(in the former master's grave was abolished.)

Father.

How is my riding?

You've learned to ride in one day.

This vast world

is for you to ride freely.

Chuhe.

You are alone

on the way to the future.

Father.

I'm not a skilled rider yet.

What way

shall I take now?