Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Lu Beimo picked up his cup, clinked it with his, and drank it all in one gulp.

All past events, grudges and grievances, have vanished completely in this cup of wine.

After tonight, perhaps we will never see each other again in this lifetime.

At this moment, when Lu Fengjin looked at Chu Yueli, she was the only person in his eyes.

Nothing else.

Lu Beimo made an excuse to go drink and chat with the others, leaving this little corner of the world to the two of them.

Chu Yueli felt a warm feeling in her heart as she watched his graceful departure.

This is a kind of trust, a trust that others cannot understand, only she can comprehend it.

Lu Fengjin never expected that his fourth brother would give him such an opportunity to say goodbye to Ali.

This is farewell. Today we part ways, and perhaps we will never meet again in this lifetime.

"Has the injury on your hand healed?" Chu Yueli asked, looking at his hand.

Lu Fengjin opened his palm.

A long, deep wound cut across the palm, looking as if it would completely sever the hand.

That day, she stormed into his military camp, killed Tuoba Feiyuan in front of him, and forced him to admit his mistake before fulfilling her promise to cut off her own arm. He was injured while saving her.

The wound was really deep, deep enough to see the bone. If it weren't for his high level of martial arts skills and profound internal strength, those five fingers would probably have been chopped off.

"Well, at least I have something to remember. When I see this wound in the future, I'll be able to think of you."

We're about to set off, and I have so much to say that I never dared to say before, or was unwilling to say. Now, if I don't say it now, it will be too late.

"Ah Li, I'm sorry to you, but I'm even more sorry to myself. I'm the one who regrets it now, but I know that you got everything you wanted more because you missed out on me. You are lucky."

Missing her was the greatest pain of Lu Fengjin's life.

But losing him became the luckiest thing in Ali's life.

Lu Fengjin knew that everything had changed beyond repair and there was no way to turn back the clock. Although he was annoyed and regretful, at least he could still see things clearly.

"Back then, I really loved you so much; you were more important to me than my own life."

Lu Fengjin looked up at the distant horizon. He spoke these words without any resentment, only with a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).

"Look, I've risked my life time and time again just to make you smile..."

"So the reason why Consort Rui has never liked me is because you worked too hard for me when you liked me back then."

Chu Yueli also looked into the distance. After letting go of worldly ties, she suddenly felt as if she were chatting and laughing with an old friend.

I'm not so melancholy anymore.

She laughed and said, "If I were to really be with you, I'm afraid I'd have to spend the rest of my life fighting wits with Consort Rui."

"Sorry……"

"You haven't wronged me, nor have you wronged Consort Rui. It's just that you don't know how to strike the right balance."

Prince Jin back then was indeed too crazy. As a prince with a noble status, he almost died several times for a woman.

For the young woman, it was a dreamlike romance, but for the elders, it was a nightmare.

Who would want their son to die at any moment for a girl? It's understandable that Consort Rui hated her.

"Then, what about Consort Yu? Is she good to you?" Lu Fengjin couldn't help but turn his head to look at her.

The fourth prince was willing to give everything for her, so did Consort Yu also harbor the same resentment towards her as her daughter-in-law?