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

At that time, Weidong did not fall behind in his studies just because he had a playmate.

On the contrary, Wei Dong was obviously happier and more cheerful, so the strict Master Wei showed the greatest tolerance towards the existence of Xie Jiu, a primary school scumbag.

With the tacit consent of the two adults, the two children spent a happy childhood...

Weidong saw a small object on the table. It was the whistle that Xie Jiu often blew when he was a child. It was probably made of cow horn. It was not big and covered with dust.

If Wei Dong wasn't so familiar with this thing, it would probably have been buried in the dust.

Even though its original appearance could no longer be seen, Wei Dong still knew its true identity based on just a few outlines.

Wei Dong stretched out his clean fingers and picked up the whistle without any disgust. He put his mouth close to the dusty whistle and blew hard. The dust was blown away, revealing the original appearance of the whistle.

It was indeed the whistle that Xie Jiu often held to his lips and blew when he was a child.

He carefully wiped the dust off it with his sleeve. This small object accompanied them throughout their childhood until they grew up and threw it aside.

He held it tightly in his hand, as if he had found something very important.

Some lost things can be found, but what about lost people...can they still be found?

Wei Dong carefully examined every inch of the room with his eyes, as if he wanted to remember them all in his heart.

It seemed like a long time had passed, yet it also seemed like only a moment had passed. He walked out feeling lost.

King Dongshan stood in the yard without moving. He just looked at Weidong with an indelible sadness in his eyes. Weidong looked at him without saying a word.

The two stood there, only a few steps away from each other, but neither of them spoke.

They looked at each other silently, and there seemed to be an invisible force colliding where their eyes met.

As time passed, the air around them seemed to freeze, with only the breeze gently blowing through their hair and clothes.

Their eyes revealed complex emotions including confusion, expectation, and a hint of subtle nervousness.

Wei Dong didn't say anything. He walked out and passed by King Dongshan without stopping. He just walked out alone.

Xie Jiu raised his head and looked at the palm-sized piece of sky in the courtyard.

His Adam's apple moved twice, as if he wanted to swallow all the bitterness into his stomach.

Although Wei Dong said nothing, it seemed as if he had said everything.

Xie Jiu's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and there was no sign of hope.

The neighing of a horse outside the yard brought Xie Jiu back to his senses. He walked out of the dilapidated yard in a few steps, mounted his horse and quickly fled.

This place has nothing to do with him. He shouldn't have followed here. Why should he bring humiliation upon himself?

He is the King of Dongshan and has his own pride. Even though he has been another person for so long, his deep-rooted identity is still that of a prince.

In the past, he always avoided this question. He always thought that as long as he didn't say it, Weidong would never know.

He was wrong. Although no one knew where he revealed the flaw, wasn't this bound to happen sooner or later?

What is fake will always be fake.

No matter how real it is, it is not real.

Maybe it's because since I entered the customs, I haven't done anything special to cover up the people around me.

Just like Wei Dong said, they are not from the same class and the gap between them is too big, so there will be many corresponding flaws.

He allowed this to happen, perhaps because he was unwilling to be another person's substitute.

He hoped that Weidong would accept him and the different Xie Jiu little by little, and after getting used to it, maybe he would be able to accept King Dongshan.

He overestimated his position in Weidong's heart.

If he were not Xie Jiu, Weidong would take back all his feelings for him.

Why?

It was obviously me who had been with him for so long.

Thinking of the strange look Weidong had given him just now, he felt extremely uncomfortable. King Dongshan whipped his horse hard a few times and galloped away to a far place.

He wants to leave all his troubles behind.

It’s just Weidong!

He, the King of Dongshan, can take it and let it go!

King Dongshan galloped on his horse. The injustice and unwillingness in his chest overwhelmed his reason. He just left without leaving a single word.

Wei Dong returned to the inn where he had stayed before. When it was getting dark, Xie Jiu still hadn't returned. He couldn't help but look outside the door, then looked away as if nothing had happened.

Weidong was sitting in the room reading a book, but he hadn't turned the page for an hour.

The third watch gong sounded, Wei Dong put down the book, rubbed his stiff arms, stood up to wash up, Xie Jiu handed him a cotton towel, he stretched out his hand to take it, but it was empty...

Weidong paused, Xie hadn’t come back for a long time.

In the past, he always stayed by her side and was unwilling to leave for a moment.

I don't know when he got used to having him around all the time.

No! He might not be Xie Jiu...

He could never forget that night when he saw Xie Jiu hadn't returned home for a long time, so he went out to look for him.

When he turned the corner, he saw Xie Jiu standing with his back to him. His figure was as straight as a pine tree. Beside him stood a man in black, who lowered his head slightly and said something to him. The man's attitude was respectful and fearful.

Xie Jiu had one hand behind his back, with the other hand hanging naturally. His back revealed a sense of majesty and confidence, and he stood there with his back straight.

His eyes are deep and sharp, as if he can see through everything; his temperament is elegant and luxurious, and he exudes a powerful aura.

At this moment, Xie Jiu is no longer that ordinary person. His aura has completely turned into that of a completely different person.

And this person is not Xie Jiu!

This realization made Wei Dong's brain go blank for a moment. He... was not Xie Jiu, so where was Xie Jiu?

He turned stiffly and instinctively went back into the house. By the time he sat back in the chair at the desk, his inner clothes were already soaked with cold sweat.

Beads of sweat flowed down his forehead one by one, and one of them happened to fall into his eyes, making his eyes red. He felt so helpless.

He didn't know why this happened.

The person next to him is obviously Xie Jiu, and he has the jade pendant as proof.

Yes! Yin-Yang fish jade pendant.

Wei Dong, as if he wanted to prove something, anxiously and hurriedly opened his collar, and with trembling hands touched the jade pendant he had worn for many years.

He took it off carefully, placed it in the palm of his hand and rubbed it with his fingers. His piece was white, and the one Xie Jiu was wearing around his neck was black.

Looking back, he was able to recognize Xie Jiu based on this jade pendant.

He had put the two jade pendants together before, and yes, it was Xie Jiu's.

So what went wrong?

Xie Jiu’s appearance…should be correct.

Although we haven't seen each other for a few years, it's normal for Xie Jiu's appearance to have changed a little, not to mention that he still looks 60% to 70% of his past appearance.