RongCheng pulled his hand back, grinding his voice, saying: "You still dare to speak!? That transformation and corruption of character is the very foul nature of yourself!"
In former years Shang Yuan had also once been subjected to his violence; did he turn out like him? Still daring to shift blame onto him or what? Merely that, half of what Yan Si spoke was the truth, and he could not completely brush him off either; RongCheng said: "Taking into mind your saving us multiple times, the death penalty can be pardoned, yet you cannot continue remaining inside the palace; in a few days I will send someone to bring you away."
"Bring me away?" Just listening through, Yan Si felt inside his head immensely panicked and terrified: "You… you wish to bring me where?"
RongCheng in a cold voice said: "I shall bring you to reside inside a suburban villa in Liang Province. At that place you take care of affairs by yourself; if you wish, you can bring Mao Zi and Xiao Yi together along."
"Liang Province? Take care of affairs by myself?" That place was exceedingly far away from the capital city, requiring many days of continuous horse-carriage travel. The person arranging to bring Yan Si away also meant that from now on he wished not to look upon his face further…
And as well, how familiar were those six words "take care of affairs by yourself"? Thinking toward it, Yan Si suddenly burst into laughter while tears flowed and fell pitter-patter: "I granted the person entire whole of my soul and physical body, turned out to solely be trash inside the eyes of the person… Your Highness still decides to cast me away? Because I transformed, corrupted, and altered quality, therefore your promise also instantly altered; turned out cutting blood to swear an oath to unite in brotherly affection, the feelings were fragile to such a degree..."
Even one's biological parents, one's nourishing master could cruelly cast away, then how much the less a newly met adopted brother… He was solely cared for and concerned about when obedient and pure inside the eyes of RongCheng; he had to be thus before he would keep true to the promise of protecting him, otherwise any wrong action whatsoever would instantly be purged by him straight away.
Yan Si bitterly said: "Very well then — Poisoning you was my fault; from the bottom of my heart I apologize to you!"
Speaking so, Yan Si performed three kowtows toward RongCheng, saying: "Exalted Prince, the humble entity knows his fault already —"
The first fault was precisely believing his words that he could protect him at this treacherous imperial palace.
The second fault was precisely blindly believing in affection, yearning for him so as to continuously step into the quagmire of sin and guilt, regarding not his own trash status, where originally nothing could hold back that small shred of fragile affection.
"Grateful for your grace of not killing; I shall follow the person to depart!" In truth, he knew RongCheng was not wrong, solely that because he was excessively greedy and attached to him, he voluntarily offered entirely everything; he could not blame him at all.
Yan Si knew not how tomorrow his very self would live when the entire world had collapsed into ruins, no longer possessing even a small shred of existence willpower remaining.
Silently looking following the back silhouette of Yan Si departing, RongCheng knew not what he ought to speak… solely that the domain of his heart was bitterly aching… nevertheless, he knew his very self could not continue further, thereupon striving to suppress it down, having no choice but to leave him be.
Half of what Yan Si spoke was the truth: It was precisely his very self who firmly pulled him back from the cavern and promised to protect him, and also precisely his very self who, in a certain aspect, enjoyed the physical dedication and offering of his body… Now it was also he who spoke of him as base, wretched, and filthy, therefore wishing to decisively cast the person away, as though that lotus flower, because of being dyed black and no longer possessing value, was thereupon cast away without a shred of lingering pity or sorrow.
Yet he was a human being possessing emotions. A person who had once lived like unknowing grass and trees because of being dragged back to this place, taught to know all sorts of things; precisely because of knowing excessively much, the suffering and pain turned all the deeper and heavier.
Yan Si tramped forlornly walking back home, the domain of his heart completely paralyzed; inside his head were solely entire wholes of the bitter and harsh words of RongCheng, sensing his very self truly was a foul entity, deserving to be cast away.
Throughout one long night Yan Si could in no way close his eyes; he regretted immensely, solely wishing to turn back to the brotherly affection of former times, yet by what means could it be done further?
Right now he no longer dared to dream or ponder, because RongCheng had completely severed affection, knowing clearly his very self was a cast-away entity… yet he still wished to cling on; solely requiring to be permitted to stay at this place, at least there was still an opportunity to catch sight of the person.
Yan Si knew his very self was an infatuated, base, and humble entity; regardless of the person coldly driving him away, he still strived to find a method to cling remaining at this place, ignoring every single disdain and contempt, rather acting as trash beside the person than facing permanent separation.
After wringing dry his intellect to think, Yan Si still had been unable to find the best method; up to the very end, he again all of a sudden remembered toward one person…
Precisely Shang Yuan! Solely requiring words the person spoke, then RongCheng definitely would listen and follow; thinking toward his condition at present, he could solely look toward and await his tolerance and broad-mindedness.
Deciding thus, Yan Si sought every single method to hope to meet Shang Yuan, furthermore making an appointment along with him at a hidden corner behind the lotus pond.
In truth, Shang Yuan originally possessed no reason to arrive to meet Yan Si, yet in the final analysis he nevertheless decided to arrive, purely to see what tricks he wished to play, that was all.
The moment Yan Si arrived, he already caught sight of the person waiting ready at that place; his heart all of a sudden beat in continuous turns.
Shang Yuan stood with his face turned looking toward the direction of the lotus pond; he remained silent in deep thought across a short moment and then decided to step forward beside his side, softly calling: "Second brother."
Suddenly hearing Yan Si call himself, Shang Yuan turned back to look upon him, in a cold voice asking: "Do you still consider me as second brother ah?"