Care for a Drink?

The Third Prince, Zong Luo, and the Prince of Beining, Yu Beizhou, spent their whole lives trying to kill each other. They were bitter rivals, irreconcilable enemies, seemingly destined to fight to the death. But fate had other plans. When the imperial decree arrived, Zong Luo laughed three times, let his black hair fall loose, closed his eyes, and slit his own throat beneath the city gate. When he opened his eyes again, he was reborn. After being reborn, Zong Luo went right back to fighting Yu Beizhou. His sworn enemy was beautiful, bold, and carefree. Only when he looked at Zong Luo did a faint glimmer appear in his unfathomably deep eyes. “Senior Brother.” Yu Beizhou gripped his sword in both hands, pressed his brow affectionately against Zong Luo’s, and sighed softly. “We meet again.” That night, Zong Luo had a dream. He dreamed that after he died, Yu Beizhou stitched up his unclaimed corpse and kept it in an ice coffin for nine years. Wealth and glory, dominion over the land, a legacy for all eternity: Yu Beizhou claimed everything Zong Luo had refused. But no one knew that every day after court, the tyrant dismissed his attendants and walked alone into the cold bedchamber. “Senior Brother, it’s been nine years.” You’re still so cold. I can never warm you up. “I hate you so much.” He held the corpse and murmured to himself. - Hate is the most passionate form of love. [The published edition has the same title as the Jinjiang version~] Theme: Do not let pride grow unchecked, do not give in to desire, do not let ambition become excessive, and do not take pleasure to extremes.