When Shi Yi thinks about Xianyu, someone always comes to disturb her.

At night, the moonlight shines through the window into the house. Xie Jiu lies in bed every day and has gotten enough sleep.

He turned his head and looked at Wei Dong's sleeping face beside him. Perhaps the moon was too bright tonight.

He could clearly see Wei Dong's smooth forehead, long eyelashes, straight nose, bright red lips, and cold white skin, which made up the unique Wei Dong.

This is a stunning face!

At least that's what he thought.

Maybe, it’s just because he always treats “Xie Jiu” differently.

In this world, apart from his deceased mother, there is almost no one who can treat him as unconditionally as he does.

Wei Dong's kindness to "Xie Jiu" is only because he is "Xie Jiu" and there is no utilitarian purpose involved.

He knew that this feeling was not for himself, but for the real Xie Jiu.

So what! Xie Jiu is already dead, and I have taken his place now, so that is for myself.

Stealing this precious time is all Weidong’s kindness to “Xie Jiu”.

He enjoyed it very much and was very greedy!

If you like it, just grab it, especially since Weidong brought it to you himself.

Don't be in vain!

In my mind, Xie Jiu's face has gradually come to mind. He is indeed somewhat similar to me. He is my secret guard.

When Xie Jiu was still a teenager, he was sent to live with himself by his father.

Xie Jiu has followed me for several years, but he doesn't often appear in front of me.

After all, the secret guards are hidden in the dark.

I guess Xie Jiu is not liked by his father, or at least he is not given much attention by his father.

Otherwise, why send it to me?

Although he was a prince, he was an unpopular prince.

Being his secret guard is not promising.

As a small leader of the secret guards, Xie Jiu's father could not have been unaware of this.

As far as he knew, Father Xie Jiu had more than just this one son. It seemed that he had several, all of whom were with several of the more respected royal brothers.

When the master is favored, the status of those who serve him will naturally rise.

With a master like myself, it is very difficult for subordinates to succeed.

Then why did Xie Jiu's father give him to himself? He clearly had the power to arrange a better place for his son at that time.

Could it be that he is just like me, not liked by his father?

Also, the Xie Jiuniang mentioned by Wei Dong seemed to be a completely different person from the one he knew.

Uncle Xie Jiu’s wife doesn’t live in the village either. Who is lying here?

Or did Xie Jiu's father have a mistress outside and then gave birth to Xie Jiu? This suspicion is reasonable.

He didn't know the details of these things.

But he knew: why Xie Jiu looked like him!

Because of the ancestral rules: if a prince can live to the age of five, it basically means he can establish his throne.

At this time, a few children who look most like the prince will be selected from among the many children and trained intensively.

After adulthood, the one who looks closest will become the prince's substitute.

As for its function: Of course, it is used to protect the prince from disasters.

This was a royal privilege at that time, and even an unfavored prince was still a prince.

However, Xie Jiu had a round face when he was a child, which did not look much like himself. Why did he keep him?

His memory has not fully recovered, but he still remembers this.

The prince's stand-in is called Shadow.

The requirements for being a shadow for the prince are very strict. Not only must one look like the prince, but one must also have strong martial arts skills.

These two things are not easy to achieve.

Some of those chosen children no longer looked like the princes when they grew up, or the princes changed when they grew up, and the chosen shadows had to undergo some extraordinary adjustments.

Extraordinary measures are naturally very painful. Although I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I have heard about it in bits and pieces.

I heard that some people had experienced skin cutting and some had their bones cut. Not everyone can endure that kind of pain, and it is common for several people to die during the process.

I don’t know if Xie Jiu has ever experienced this.

I don’t think so, after all, I have my father to protect me.

Shadow usually does the work of a secret guard. Only when there is an extremely dangerous situation will he come out to replace his master and do dangerous things.

These are royal secrets that outsiders cannot possibly know.

Wei Dong must not know this, otherwise he will be heartbroken. If he knew that Xie Jiu was his shadow and was there to protect him from danger, would he kill himself?

Humph! His hands, which are so weak that they can barely even lift a chicken, are only good enough for serving others.

When I was in danger this time, everyone around me died.

Xie Jiu was the last secret guard. He did not go out on missions as his shadow, but died in the duty of a secret guard.

He died in front of him, and he watched helplessly as he succumbed to his injuries.

In order to protect himself, Xie Jiu blocked all the almost fatal injuries. He was shot with three arrows in the back and he could not remember how many times he was stabbed.

Even with such serious injuries, he did not die immediately.

He pulled himself and hid in a cave. His wounds kept bleeding, but the medicine powder they had had was long used up.

Xie Jiu sat at the entrance of the cave. Perhaps he felt that he was going to die, so he kept talking.

The secret guards are usually very quiet.

Xie Jiu said: "Master, I am about to die. Please give my consolation money to my mother. My mother has had a very hard life."

He said, "Okay."

Xie Jiu said: "Master, I don't feel any pain, I can endure the pain very well, the one next door is the one who is afraid of pain!"

He didn't know who the person next door was that Xie Jiu was talking about. Maybe he was no longer clear-headed.

Xie Jiu said, "Master, after I die, if you can get out alive, please bury my body on the highest mountain. I want to see the place where I lived when I was a child."

He said: "Okay, as long as I live, I will definitely fulfill your wish."

Xie Jiu said: "Master, my wish...cannot be fulfilled in this life, maybe in the next life. I hope to see him again in the next life."

He said, "Do you have someone you like?"

Xie Jiu smiled weakly: "I guess so! Maybe he has already forgotten me. He is so good and deserves someone better to be with him. I... am not worthy of him."

He said: "Xie Jiu, you are very good, your lover must remember you."

Xie Jiu seemed very happy. He laughed and blood flowed from his mouth, but he didn't care. He just kept smiling foolishly as if he was trapped in memories.

His eyes slowly closed, and he knew that Xie Jiu was about to leave him.

Suddenly, Xie Jiu's chest heaved violently, as if he was having a last burst of energy!

He pulled a pendant from his neck with difficulty and looked at it with nostalgia!

As if to engrave it in my heart.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but when he thought Xie Jiu was dead, he handed the black pendant to him.

Why give it to me?

Since you like it so much, it must have been given to you by your sweetheart.

But he just held it there, the blood in the wound on his arm was almost drained out, and he was still so persistent.

Helpless, just take it.

I was just about to ask him: Do you want him to give it to someone in Xie Jiu's family? Most likely his lover.

However, the moment the jade pendant was taken away, Xie Jiu's arm fell heavily and he died in front of him.

He had seen the jade pendant and it was not something precious.

However, since it was the beloved item of his loyal subordinate, he should take it back and make plans first.

He casually stuffed the jade pendant into the inner pocket of his sleeve.

If, he could still come back alive!