He was once the invincible General Zhenbei, the last bloodline of the Xie family, and a young hero respected by thousands of people. One night, he opened the gate of Qingmingguan with his own hands and let the enemy troops into the city. Eighty thousand soldiers and civilians perished in the sea of fire. He is a treasonous criminal reviled by the world, and a stain that will never be erased from the history books.
No one knew that before opening the city, he alone modified the ancient seal and exchanged his honor and disgrace for three years of respite for the world.
No one knew that before he was taken to the execution ground, he was kidnapped by the enemy and tortured for three years - his right hand was crippled and he was left to survive in the bitter cold.
No one knew that when he finally escaped back to his hometown, what awaited him was the cold eyes and ridicule of those closest to him in the past.
"Xie Wujiu, you are no longer a general."
Wei Changce was the young soldier he picked up from the dead, the lieutenant he single-handedly promoted, and the person he trusted most. Fourteen years of following and admiration shattered into pieces in front of the "truth". He hated Xie Wujiu for betraying him, and even more hated himself for actually caring.
But when the truth is peeled off layer by layer——
When the secret order comes to light again, when my uncle says "I just don't want to be a shadow" before he dies, when the secret of the seal is revealed——
Only then did he discover that Xie Wujiu was not a traitor.
He is the most tragic hero whose "sacrifice" was designed by others.
And he himself was the one who stabbed the hero's heart with his own hands.
I promised you this life together, but I personally pushed you into the abyss.
When I finally understand your silence, will you still be willing to look back at me?
Intention: The cruelest thing in the world is not that you have failed the world. But you thought you were saving the world, but in the end you discovered that even your sacrifice was designed by others. Regarding silence and telling - some people don't explain, not because they have nothing to say, but because no one believes them if they say it. Regarding sacrifice and being sacrificed - active sacrifice and passive being sacrificed, there are ten thousand wounds in between. About trust and disillusionment - when faith collapses, do you choose to hate him or save him. About having nowhere to return - the world is too big to accommodate a person who wants to atone for his sins. Regarding obsession and letting go - some people can't let go, not because it doesn't hurt enough, but because that person is worth it.