This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

At this moment, Xiao Xingchen was completely devoid of his former spoiled nature. He didn't even notice that as his bones shattered and flesh was torn apart, a bright light was flashing in the center of his pupils, like a star exploding in the endless depths of space, releasing its last glimmer.

"At fifteen, I entered the capital and was granted the title of Prince Kao Shan, enjoying the utmost favor and wealth. Apart from the chair beneath your buttocks, you gave me everything you could, even bestowing upon me your favorite daughter."

Xiao Xingchen looked to the side and realized that the Eldest Princess had appeared behind him at some point, listening intently to their conversation.

"Although I have never set foot in the Princess's residence in the past ten years and have never known what she looks like, I know that this princess is definitely a woman of heaven. How could someone like me be worthy of her?"

“Good, continue,” Emperor Wu nodded.

"At fifteen, it is the time when one's outlook on life and the world is formed. Yet you sent Chuhe here at this time, ostensibly to protect me, but in reality you are spoiling me. You want to see a spoiled and unreasonable member of the Xiao family, and even more so, you want to see a legitimate son of the Xiao family who is despised by the world. Isn't that your ultimate goal?"

Emperor Wu nodded.

"It seems you're not entirely stupid, but it's a pity you realized it too late. Raising a sword is also raising a person, except that I'm raising the most powerful and vicious sword, and the most wicked and useless person. No one in this world can understand my good intentions, but I never expected that in the end, it would be you, this piece of trash, who spoke to my heart. It seems you're not as useless as I thought."

"No, Xiao Jianren is indeed a waste, but I am not,"

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course, Xiao Jianxian is renowned, but he has also committed a grave offense: his achievements overshadow the ruler. No emperor would tolerate such a thing, not even if the person is a close relative. I don't think you did anything wrong in this regard. From your perspective, you did the right thing by going to great lengths to eliminate the Xiao family. If it were me, I would have done the same."

"I never expected that the one who understands me best would be a piece of trash like you," Emperor Wu said with a look of appreciation.

“Raising a sword? You’re exploiting the Akatsuki bloodline, nurturing a useless piece of trash. You’re tarnishing the Akatsuki’s reputation. In your world’s terms, you’re depleting the Akatsuki’s fortune. As one thing rises, the other falls; the Akatsuki’s fortune dissipates, and the Great Qian’s fortune naturally rises. In my hometown, Akatsuki Sword Benevolence has another name: the National Fortune Balancer.” Akatsuki Xingchen had forgotten the pain. As his pupils brightened, his thinking ability seemed to increase tenfold; the cause and effect instantly connected.

"National Fate Balancer, that's a good name, I like it. Any more?" Emperor Wu's lips curled into a smile.

"And then there's this princess," Xiao Xingchen said, glancing to the side.

"Me?" The eldest princess was taken aback.

"Yes, a princess being made a king is also a manifestation of her high merit overshadowing the ruler. Your fortune is at its peak, while mine is wicked and lowly. Bestowing you into marriage with me is nothing more than using me to deplete your fortune. I can guarantee that after the Xiao family is destroyed, your princess's mansion will be the next to be wiped out."

"Impossible! You piece of trash, you're about to die and you still want to sow discord between us?"

"Sowing discord? For the sake of you being my wife in name only, I'll give you a piece of advice: Emperors have no kinship. Don't gamble with that soft spot in your heart, or you'll die a more miserable death than I have. Don't you agree, Emperor Wu?"

The eldest princess stared at the two of them with a grim expression, her body trembling slightly. Clearly, Xiao Xingchen had touched a nerve.

"It seems I was wrong. How could the descendant of Xiao Jianxian be a good-for-nothing? Based on your words, I'm even more convinced that what that person said was true. Even if you haven't achieved the sword-wielding goal, I must send you to your death as soon as possible." At this moment, the Martial Emperor's killing intent was undisguised.

"That person? Who is it?" Xiao Xingchen's eyes flickered. This person was the culprit behind his current predicament, the one who had made the Martial Emperor change his mind and vow to kill him.

The eldest princess was also suddenly jolted awake. She and Mr. Mu had just analyzed the situation yesterday, and today this unexpected incident occurred. It turned out that someone really had changed Emperor Wu's mind.

"Do you think I would tell you?"

“Tell me, and I’ll tell you a secret too,” Xiao Xingchen said solemnly.

"Your secret?" Emperor Wu asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, I can tell you, I am not from your world, my name is Xiao Xingchen,"

"Dawn Star?" Upon hearing this, the Martial Emperor's expression changed for the first time, then a ruthless glint appeared in his eyes.

"Fine, fine, the heavens have not lied to me. Dawn Star, now it's all aligned. Go to hell!"

The situation suddenly changed. The Martial Emperor, who was chatting with Xiao Xingchen just a moment ago, suddenly made a move, which left Xiao Xingchen bewildered. Had he said something wrong?

Emperor Wu grabbed the blood-stained sword from behind his back, straining to pull it from Xiao Jianren's back.

Xiao Xingchen felt his eight extraordinary meridians being pulled apart. As the sword was withdrawn, his entire body began to contract. He felt as if his life was being pulled out along with the sword; it wasn't just the sword being pulled out, but his life force being drained.

"Damn it, you wait, if I don't die, I'll definitely kill you."

Cursing was his last act of defiance; the inhuman pain gradually blurred his consciousness, and countless memories flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern.

My parents worked tirelessly, sweating profusely, to support my schooling.

The joy of receiving a university acceptance letter

On the eve of the exam, the brothers worked together to cheat.

At the farewell dinner, everyone hugged each other and cried.

...

It was like a movie replay, with scenes from my life playing out one after another, all the way back to when I could remember things.

When I was a child, my family lived in the countryside, the kind of place where you had to walk an hour just to buy a bag of salt. One stormy night, a fortune teller suddenly appeared in our sparsely populated village. This fortune teller wasn't blind, nor was he an old man, but a young man.

The young man stayed at Xiao Xingchen's house, and Xiao Xingchen was immediately captivated by him. His eyes were deep, as if they held a whole world within them.

"From now on, your name will be Xiao Xingchen, which means 'breaking the dawn star',"

"then who are you?"

"Me? I am a celestial being from heaven,"

He clearly remembered that when this so-called immortal brother touched his forehead, he felt something enter his mind. Until the moment Emperor Wu pulled the blood sword from his back, this thing exploded, and golden characters evolved in his mind.

"A grand dream of a thousand autumns has come to nothing; tonight, in what year will the stars fall?"

A blend of reality and dreams, bizarre and absurd encounters, like a dream.

On this day, Xiao Xingchen experienced too many things, which can be described as ups and downs. In the darkness, he seemed to have firmly grasped something.