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I thought of so many ways to write a farewell at the end, but in the end I couldn't distill everything about them. It all came out like rambling, dull and heavy, so I decided to let it go.
Thank you to all the readers who followed, favorited, sent nutrient solutions, and left comments. I finished writing this amid repeated agony, and you were an indispensable part of every word I wrote. There's a long road ahead. Until we meet again, I'll keep you in my thoughts. Thank you!
Lan Cheng had loved reading since childhood. Clever and kind, he was the family's pride and joy.
Then he ran into Lan Qing at a brothel, and his lifelong good reputation was ruined. From then on, Lan Qing had a weapon to tease him with. Lan Qing had always been quick-witted and eloquent, and Lan Cheng could never get the better of him. All he could do was suffer losses.
At least he had his eldest sister, Lan Qin, who always took his side.
Lan Qing often complained that their eldest sister, Lan Qin, favored Lan Cheng, never considering that he himself was notorious for his carousing and debauchery throughout Nanling.
So whenever Lan Qing egged Lan Cheng into doing something bad, Lan Qing was the one who got punished, whether Lan Cheng had been willing or not. But Lan Qing always found a way to get even with Lan Cheng. Lan Cheng was naturally well-behaved, and aside from sulking, he had no way to fight back.
But they all grew up.
Just when Lan Cheng thought things would go on as usual, their eldest sister was forced into marriage.
When he returned from the capital after taking the imperial examinations, the first time he saw his father was at the execution grounds.
Lan Qing had become a wanted criminal, too.
Desperate to learn what had happened, Lan Cheng was like a headless fly. The moment he found Lan Qing, he grabbed him and asked what was going on, only to be knocked to the ground with a heavy punch. The icy words pierced his heart: "It's all your fault. You got Father killed. Get lost! I never want to see you again!"
This sudden pain left Lan Cheng utterly drained. His father's earnest advice from the time he had left to take the imperial examinations was still vivid in his mind. Now, as he left Nanling, all that remained was his own wretched self and a broken heart.
But he couldn't give up. He still had to uncover the real reason his father had died and find out what had happened.
Yet every step he took seemed to be part of a trap laid in secret, waiting for Lan Cheng to walk further and further into the game.
Message: We live in the present, and each of us has a mission to fulfill
