"Shen Tingyu, you are so sad."
When memories unfold, they are always covered with a layer of gray.
No matter how hard you wave, you can't wipe it off.
"You have half the same blood as me, but you can never step into that palace. You can only be an ant in the dirty mud for the rest of your life."
The man in my memory was wearing a gorgeous robe with golden wings.
The phoenix inlaid with gems on his chest and the medal symbolizing supreme power on his shoulder all highlight his noble status.
“Indeed, you followed the protocol very well.”
"But I still don't want to let you go."
Those cold and arrogant green eyes were as bright as the brightest emerald.
But it is deeply despised by its owner, who covets the beauty of others and says to the person in front of him mercilessly, "Who made you grow such a pair of blue eyes?"
The sound of heavy objects falling in the space sounded like firecrackers.
It suddenly interrupted the fragment of memory that inadvertently emerged in Shen Tingyu's mind after he heard the name due to surprise.
He looked intently at where Xu Qingran was standing.
Only then did he realize that the cabinet he was leaning against suddenly fell over for some reason, as if the person next to him accidentally exerted too much force on it.
There wasn't much in the cabinet, just a few books and some folders scattered at people's feet.
Shen Tingyu's attention was not on those things.
He walked around the table in the room and rushed towards Xu Qingran, who was bending over with one hand on the counter against the wall, looking a little painful.
The room was lit only by a small lamp brought by Xu Qingran.
The light was a little distance away from them, and it was difficult to see Xu Qingran's expression in the trance.
Shen Tingyu held his hand and felt that it was a little cold.
He frowned, his tone serious and nervous: "What's wrong with you?"
Xu Qingran was fine.
I just felt dizzy for a moment and couldn't stand steadily.
He tried to make a fist.
No matter the physical strength, mental power or supernatural powers, it seems that there is no effect, and Xu Qingran can still knock down the whole audience with one punch.
The internal injuries caused by the big game a few days ago are also gradually recovering.
However, this sudden feeling of weakness was still reminding him of the countdown to his life.
He turned to face Shen Tingyu and said frankly: "It took a lot of effort to get here from the evil tower."
"It's normal to be injured. It's not as serious as when I rescued you that day."
That's true.
Shen Tingyu stopped talking again.
Staring at him, I wasn't in a very good mood.
Xu Qingran raised his eyes and looked at him.
Chuckling: "Oh, so Your Highness also understands the feeling of worry?"
"I thought you were heartless and heartless, so you took on such a big mission without even informing your partner."
Shen Tingyu: “…”
He had been lax these days and was still wondering why Xu Qingran didn't get angry with him.
It turned out that she wanted to wait until he recovered from his injuries before settling the score with him later.
—This would be more appropriate if there is a need for physical contact, right
Xu Qingran took in the fleeting look of guilt in Shen Tingyu's eyes.
I laughed secretly in my heart, but my face still had that cold and serious expression: "Where should we start?"
"Who are you?"
"What's your feud with Mu Ziyue?"
"Why did you insist on going on this mission without telling me?"
"Or, the old couple in West City who said they had never seen you, but you recognized them and were able to give me such a complete story?"
Xu Qingran listed them one by one.
Shen Tingyu, this bastard, took the opportunity to hug him.
By the time he had finished asking his questions, the man had already been taken to a nearby table and carried onto the table.
That table was exactly where the little lamp sat.
Xu Qingran lowered his head and looked into those blue eyes. The air suddenly became quiet.
The man raised his head, clasped his hands on both sides of his waist, and leaned forward slightly.
In a way, she inadvertently locked him in this position, preventing him from easily escaping.
"Hmm." Shen Tingyu groaned, "These things happen to be somewhat related, why not talk about them together."
His tone was careful and gentle.
Perhaps he was worried that what he was going to say next would have too much of a shock to the person in front of him.
It may also be because it was the first time that I tried to open up my whole self in front of another person. I was like a child who was determined to share his precious toy with others. I was very careful about the things in my hands and the people waiting in front of me.
"You are right. I am indeed a child of the royal family."
Shen Tingyu raised a hand, gently pushed aside Xu Qingran's bangs, curved his eyes and added: "The child that no one wants."
Although the two eyes are curved with a smile.
There was coldness and indifference in his eyes.
No sadness.
Xu Qingran opened his eyes slightly.
My heart, which was already feeling uncomfortable, was hit even harder by these few short sentences.
Shen Tingyu was very calm.
He withdrew his hand, pulled out a photo from the compartment inside his coat and handed it to Xu Qingran.
"This is my biological mother."
Shen Tingyu said, and when Xu Qingran took the photo, he said calmly: "You should have seen her."
The old photo showed Qi Shengxue’s missing good friend, Shen Qianning.
This is a solo photo of her. The background looks like the back garden of a villa, and you can vaguely see half of the fountain sculpture. She is wearing an off-white gauze skirt, standing next to a bunch of flowers, with a proper demeanor and a gentle smile on her face as always.
She has the posture of a graceful and elegant lady from a noble family.
Xu Qingran held the photo in his hand and didn't say anything for a long time.
Although he had already connected this possibility when he had some guesses about Shen Tingyu's true life experience, when the truth was revealed in front of him, he still felt a little complicated and confused.
Shen Qianning is Shen Tingyu's biological mother.
The current head of the Shen family is actually Shen Tingyu's uncle. Both of them know this truth clearly, so even if there is no deep hatred, their relationship still seems a little strange, and they are too respectful to each other like father and son.
"As for my biological father."
Shen Tingyu was silent for a few seconds before he said, "It's Mu Mingrui."
The man on the throne.
Shen Tingyu didn't seem to want this honor very much.
Because his tone sounded quite annoyed.
Xu Qingran learned from Shen Tingyu the whole story of how Shen Qianning and Mu Mingrui met, fell in love and gave birth to him.
Shen Qianning is the youngest daughter of Grandpa Shen Tingyu.
She is very beautiful and outstanding, and is the daughter of a well-educated, well-mannered, and literary family. However, such an outstanding child has not found her soul mate match.
Occasionally there are a few people hovering around 65%, whose identities and backgrounds are too different from the Shen family.
Including his character and personality, none of them were acceptable to the Shen family, nor were they liked by Shen Qianning.
So, the marriage of this youngest daughter remained on hold.
At that time, the old master Shen was even prepared to support her for the rest of her life. He arranged several properties for her, transferred money to her bank account on a regular basis every month, and even made a will early on to ensure that even if she was alone and did not work, she would have no worries about food and clothing.
Shen Qianning and Mu Mingrui met at a banquet hosted by a prince.
Mu Mingrui, who was invited to attend as the king of a country, should have made a grand appearance.
However, that day he had a sudden inspiration, so he pretended to be unwell and did not attend the banquet. He secretly disguised himself and sneaked into the banquet, wanting to see what the officials and children of noble families under his command were doing while he was away.
See if they say anything bad about you.
Is there any big plot going on, or can we dig up some interesting and fun behind-the-scenes stories
In the end, nothing fun happened.
Instead, I met Shen Qianning, who was avoiding the crowd and studying the starry sky with an astronomical telescope in the back garden.
The two souls, which unexpectedly matched in many ways, hit it off immediately.
That's how we met.
Initially, both parties treated each other as close friends.
It was not until later that I realized the changes in the relationship. The emotions had already sprouted and grown unconsciously and there was no turning back.
Mu Mingrui revealed his identity to Shen Qianning.
The latter was hard to accept at first, after all, when the love object involves the monarch, things become much more complicated. Especially since the compatibility between the two of them had already been reported in the previous national matching, which was only a pitiful 20%.
But for them, their genuine love has gone beyond the limitations of data.
They couldn't ignore the emotion.
Although Shen Qianning is quiet and well-behaved, she is actually very stubborn and independent inside.
Her concept of soul mates has always been that feelings are more important than data. So even in interpersonal relationships, she has never set limits for herself, nor does she want to refer to the data given by the soul mate system. She only follows her heart.
So, even though she knew that her relationship might face many obstacles and her family and friends were strongly opposed, she still chose to go ahead without hesitation.
Such love is passionate.
But it is also like a moth flying into a flame, bringing about fatal disaster.
Xu Qingran frowned slightly and recalled: "I saw from Qi Shengxue's diary that Shen Qianning disappeared before you were born."
Everyone thought she had met with an accident.
But since Shen Tingyu was able to be born, it means that Shen Qianning was still safe at that time.
It's just that for some reason, I need to hide.
Xu Qingran pursed his lips slightly, and after a while he asked tentatively: "So... your mother is actually still alive?"
"No."
Shen Tingyu said: "She died. She probably died not long after giving birth to me."
The relationship between Shen Qianning and Mu Mingrui was still discovered by the Queen.
She did not allow the two of them to be together, and when Shen Qianning was threatened, she had already discovered that she was pregnant. In order to protect the unborn child and avoid the queen noticing and killing her, she chose to run away from home and disappear from everyone's sight.
The only person who knew her whereabouts was the current head of the Shen family, Shen Qianning's brother.
She lived her life cautiously like this and hid for a long time.
Until the night of November 11th more than 20 years ago.
It was winter, so it must have snowed heavily that day.
Shen Qianning gave birth to Shen Tingyu in the house her brother rented for her, a child who inherited her black hair color and his father's pure blue eyes.
Before Shen Qianning could hug him enough, the door of the house was suddenly broken open from the outside.
It was the Queen and her men who found her.
All the medical staff who helped Shen Qianning give birth were brutally killed.
They chased her around the house, trying to kill her and her newborn son.
Shen Qianning loves her son dearly.
Even though she was stabbed, she hid in a corner with her back to everyone, holding the child tightly in her arms.
If Shen Tingyu's uncle had not arrived in time, Shen Tingyu might have died in the winter when he was born.
He knelt down in front of Su Ya in the room and begged her to let go of Shen Tingyu, the innocent child.
He also reached an agreement with her to forever give up Shen Tingyu's identity as a royal child, and would never let Shen Tingyu's background be discovered by everyone. He would be raised as a child of the Shen family under the supervision of the palace.
Su Ya finally agreed to his request.
But it was not because she was kind, but because at that time she just needed someone who could spur Mu Ziyue on.
"Mr. Shen, remember what you said today."
Su Ya reminded: "If I find that your Shen family has transgressed any rules, don't blame me for being too cruel."
When Shen Tingyu was born, Mu Ziyue was just a teenager.
Su Ya was not very satisfied with her son's condition. She knew his character best. A child like Shen Tingyu who had such an outstanding character and perfect aristocratic bloodline would definitely become a pressure for Mu Ziyue.
The facts were just as Su Ya expected.
After Mu Ziyue knew that he had a younger brother who was a potential threat, his mentality really began to change. Especially in the following period of time, he could always find out through news what kind of achievements the child had made at a young age, and how his soul began to take shape at a young age.
Even the most powerful E-type.
This originally made Mu Ziyue, who was unable to achieve her wish, feel jealous, and her hatred reached its peak when she saw Shen Tingyu in the palace.
He started to show his talent when he was just in his early teens.
Even if he was just wearing ordinary people's clothes and walking in the palace, everyone's eyes would always subconsciously focus on him, whether they were amazed at his spiritual power or the noble temperament that emanated from his bones.
Especially his cold eyes.
He has perfectly inherited Mu Mingrui's genes, making it hard to ignore.
Mu Ziyue was extremely jealous.
Because he saw in Shen Tingyu everything that he desired but could not get.
This forced Mu Ziyue to destroy people by any means necessary.
That’s why all the events that happened later happened.
He deliberately provoked and humiliated him when he was brought into the palace, but was beaten up for underestimating his ability.
In a rage, she and the queen put pressure on the empire and had Shen Tingyu imprisoned in the evil tower.
This marked the beginning of more than ten years of torture for Shen Tingyu.
Xu Qingran lowered his eyes.
Shen Tingyu was still looking at him. When he mentioned these things, he always smiled habitually: "Yes, not three years."
"More than ten years."
"Sixteen, or seventeen?"
Shen Tingyu was still whispering: "I don't remember."
Xu Qingran pursed her lips and slowly stroked his face with her hands.
She placed her fingers lightly on the corners of his mouth and pulled down the upturned corners of his mouth.
Shen Tingyu stopped smiling.
His eyes were slightly red, and the light in them was somewhat broken.
Ask him: "Xu Qingran, have you seen my soul memory?"
Xu Qingran did not hide anything and said frankly: "I have seen it."
"I saw some scenes that don't quite fit with the trajectory of your life in this life."
Shen Tingyu was silent.
After a long time, she called him again in a hoarse voice: "Xu Qingran."
After saying that, she suddenly reached out and hugged him tightly.
She gently pressed her head against his shoulder to prevent him from seeing the emotions in her eyes.
"I was in Tower 1 for more than ten years," he repeated lonely.
It was as if he had finally found someone he could talk to, and his tone suddenly became aggrieved.
Shen Tingyu is always praised as the person at the top of the pyramid in the E-type group.
It is considered omnipotent and is either affectionately or jokingly called a "human weapon".
I forgot unconsciously that he is also a human being.
You will also feel pain, struggle, and collapse.
Shen Tingyu was only 12 years old when he was sent to the evil tower.
For him, he had spent most of his life in the evil tower, suffering all kinds of inhuman torture. The most painful thing was that his physique was stronger than most criminals, so he could not die easily and had to go through those tortures repeatedly.
No one knows how he managed to survive during that period.
Even his own memory is vague.
The self-destructive burst of power from the spirit pool was the result of more than ten years of attempts he had made in his previous life before he finally mastered it.
At that time, his spirit had been severely broken, and he was full of hatred, and he only wanted to escape from the evil tower. So he escaped after seriously injuring the staff around him, and became a wanted criminal like Minghai, and began his life of wandering.
The Empire is full of surveillance systems.
At that time, it was impossible for him to completely escape surveillance.
But Shen Tingyu didn't know it at that time.
Because he hadn't waited long enough for the Imperial Army to show up and arrest him, he thought he had escaped from Mu Ziyue's control, until he reappeared in the Tianlong system and humiliated him as arrogantly as a cat teasing a mouse.
Only then did he realize that Mu Ziyue had always been keeping track of his whereabouts.
I just thought it was fun, so I deliberately didn't show up at the first moment, giving him hope and then extinguishing it with my own hands.
Mu Ziyue hates that Shen Tingyu is an E type.
But the bigger reason was his real background. Combining the two, Shen Tingyu was exactly the person who stepped on his weak spot.
"dross."
Xu Qingran's eyes were sinister and his fists began to itch again.
Mu Ziyue was still in his aircraft.
I hope he is still alive. Otherwise, he would not be able to bear the pain he had caused Shen Tingyu for so long without giving him enough pain, both physically and mentally.
"It doesn't matter." Shen Tingyu said.
"I will never give him such an opportunity again in this life."
Xu Qingran nodded: "You are right, he will never have such an opportunity again."
"No."
Xu Qingran replied.
Shen Tingyu thought that Mu Ziyue had not had time to arrive yet, so he let Xu Qingran escape first.
Unexpectedly, he then said: "I bullied him."
Shen Tingyu paused.
Xu Qingran continued expressionlessly: "And he blew up his evil tower."
Shen Tingyu: “…”
Well, his boyfriend is still awesome.
Xu Qingran briefly understood the situation and continued to ask him, "Then how did you find out that you are the child of Mu Mingrui and Shen Qianning?"
"Did your uncle tell you?"
"Yes." Shen Tingyu replied, "But he told me this before he died in his previous life."
As he spoke, his thoughts became a little vague again.
The scene flashed through my memory again.
The majestic mansion collapsed after the chaos.
Shen Tingyu stepped on the rubble step by step and walked into the ruins.
The middle-aged man was found trapped under the stone slab. The stone slab with one leg pressed on the man looked at the person stepping on it indifferently, without any sympathy for his plight.
The left eye is still familiar and beautiful, the color of the deep sea.
And at the right eye, a new eye grew in the eye socket that should have been poked by Mu Ziyue, and the pupil was as red as blood.
"Ting Yu..."
After a long while, the man who was trapped under the rock finally opened his mouth and called him.
Her scattered vision focused hard on finding his figure: "It is the Empire that has wronged you. This is what they deserve."
"I, I should tell you something..."
The weak voice was intermittent.
He just stood there, staring at the person below him with indifference, his mouth opening and closing.
"Does Mu Mingrui know?"
Xu Qingran's clear and cold voice brought him back to his senses.
Shen Tingyu cheered up and answered: "Now, I know it for the time being."
In my previous life, the situation was quite complicated.
When Shen Tingyu saw Mu Mingrui, he was already bedridden, in a daze and seriously ill.
He turned his head with difficulty and looked at the person beside the bed, his voice rough and hoarse: "Child, you look so kind."
Maybe you don't even know what you are saying.
Shen Tingyu suddenly asked him in his recollection: "Have you read Qi Shengxue's diary?"
Xu Qingran was slightly startled, but his mind quickly reacted: "… Did you take the secret under the peach tree that she mentioned?"
Shen Tingyu admitted obediently: "It's me."
"The so-called secret is actually the true soul compatibility data of Mu Mingrui and Shen Qianning."
"95% is not the highest match data, but it is enough to threaten Su Ya's position."
Everyone knows that a king can have many concubines.
There can only be one queen who rules the country. In this world, who gets to sit in that position is determined by the spouse who is most compatible with the king.
Regardless of whether the data is true or not, the official match data between Su Ya and Mu Mingrui is 85%.
She is the person in the harem who is most compatible with Mu Mingrui, and no one has ever surpassed her - of course, perhaps some of them have been silenced.
When Su Ya's father was in power, the Su family could be said to be the most powerful and strongest family in the entire empire.
Even the Shen family, the Xie family, the Lin family, etc. all had to stand aside and had no power to compete with him. This led to Queen Su Ya being able to use her natal family power to cover up everything after supporting Mu Mingrui to succeed to the throne, making the palace her own.
Whoever she wants to die must die.
It is for this reason that the Shen family and Qi Shengxue were so uneasy when they discovered that Shen Qianning and Mu Mingrui were so compatible.
Shen Qianning is just a simple and simple daughter of a wealthy family.
Not to mention that the Shen family was simply reluctant to let this little daughter, whom they had doted on since childhood, enter the palace to compete with a group of people for a husband. Even if they were really willing to let her go, with her beautiful matching data, she might have been killed by Su Ya before she even entered the palace.
In order to avoid this outcome, Shen Qianning's father and brother found Qi Shengxue who was interning in the Soul Mate Research Department at the time.
Her teacher was Mr. Zheng, and she was also taught the data modification technology. After discussion, several people unanimously decided to keep the real data forever. However, once the soul system is matched, there will be data records, which can only be transferred but not erased.
Qi Shengxue moved it out separately and hid it secretly.
The main reason is that he doesn't want Su Ya to find out, and he doesn't want Shen Qianning to know either, so that she won't have any intersection with Mu Mingrui.
Who knows, fate is inevitable.
Things still developed in the way they least wanted to see.
Xu Qingran recalled that the night he found the diary was the day Shen Tingyu came to find him.
Suddenly he was shocked and angry: "... Shen Tingyu, you lied to me?"
"You said you missed me and wanted to celebrate my birthday before March 18th... So the reason you came to Bishui Villa was to take something away?"
Xu Qingran was a little angry.
Shen Tingyu hurriedly explained: "I took it away ten years ago."
Then he added: "I really went to Bishui that day because I wanted to see you."
Shen Tingyu had seen that diary in his previous life.
So after being reborn in this life, not long after coming out of the evil tower, he found an opportunity to enter the Bishui Villa, which had been uninhabited for many years, and took away Qi Shengxue's so-called "secret".
Afterwards, he found an opportunity to bring it to Mu Mingrui and told him these things.
He told Mu Mingrui about his life story, Shen Qianning’s tragic experience, their true compatibility, and… the fact that the Queen and Mu Ziyue had been drugging him for years.
"… Is Mu Mingrui's health so bad because he was poisoned?"
Xu Qingran was surprised.
"Yes." Shen Tingyu said, "Perhaps it is because of the presence of Shen Qianning and me that Queen Su Ya feels uneasy."
"She wants to ensure Mu Ziyue's succession. In addition, the palace has been under her control for many years. As Mu Ziyue grows older, Mu Mingrui's existence becomes less and less important."
"You know they're always researching weird drugs in Tower 1."
"It's not difficult to customize a chronic poison for Mu Mingrui."
Xu Qingran recalled the medicines that the servants gave to Mu Mingrui when he entered the palace that day.
It is said that it was the queen's instruction.
And that day, Mu Mingrui's reaction was also quite interesting.
The way he refused with annoyance made it seem like he knew there was something wrong with the medicine.
Xu Qingran lowered his eyes and thought for a moment: "Since you reminded Mu Mingrui so early, why is his health still so bad now?"
"I heard from Mu Ziyu that he has fallen into a coma and may only wake up for a short while in ten days or half a month."
Shen Tingyu did not reply immediately.
Ten years ago.
He went to the palace to meet Mu Mingrui and told him everything.
Mu Mingrui's reaction was very calm after listening to this.
There was no joy in learning the degree of compatibility, no surprise in discovering that he and his lover had a son, no sorrow for Shen Qianning's death, and no anger at Su Ya and Mu Ziyue's actions.
I just asked him a very realistic question: "What do you want from me?"
Throne? Succession
Status, power, or money
Faced with the coldness of the royal family, Shen Tingyu didn't feel much.
Since Mu Mingrui had spoken, he stated his request directly: "I am not interested in your magnificent cage made of gold and silver. I just want you to provide me with 'convenience' for the sake of my mother."
Mu Mingrui raised his eyes and looked.
Shen Tingyu continued calmly: "What you want is nothing more than to protect the royal succession and the Kaian Empire."
"If I can do this with my personal ability, then I hope that Your Majesty can give me some convenience in matters that do not seriously violate the laws of the empire." The tone was respectful yet distant, without any deliberate attempt to get close, nor did he pursue anything more.
It seemed as if he was simply here to report some truths that needed to be told and to negotiate.
After Shen Tingyu finished talking to Mu Mingrui, he left the palace.
Since then, he has indeed made great achievements in the Golden Wing Camp. Mu Mingrui did not break his promise and always showed more "favoritism" in matters and decisions related to him. In the eyes of others, it was just like the attitude of a monarch appreciating a capable general of the empire.
Only people like Su Ya and Mu Ziyue can see some clues.
But none of them broke that window, and they maintained the false royal relationship in this strange and slightly morbid atmosphere.
As for why Mu Mingrui knew that Su Ya fed him poison but still did not refuse.
"Maybe he wants to atone for his sins." Shen Tingyu chuckled.
There was no emotion in his laughter as usual.
After hearing what Shen Tingyu said, Mu Mingrui would send someone to investigate secretly even if he didn't believe it.
Or maybe it was even a result he could predict without having to check.
After meeting Shen Tingyu, he didn't show any reaction on the surface, but that didn't mean he was calm inside.
Whether it was Su Ya, who he needed to thank for supporting him in the battle for the throne, or Shen Qianning, whom he owed the most and loved the most, from his position, he had no way of blaming anyone for anything. He could only choose to escape and give up.
Especially in this palace, he no longer has the final say.
It doesn't matter to him how he lives. Whether he dies early or late, the result is the same.
Today's topic has been particularly heavy throughout our conversation.
Xu Qingran suddenly remembered that he was inexplicably called into the palace before.
Considering Shen Tingyu's unspeakable identity, he hesitated and asked, "... Mu Mingrui also knows about the two of us?"
“It has not been explicitly stated.”
Shen Tingyu added: "But for you, I went to the palace to see him several times."
No matter what, Mu Mingrui is the king of a country.
Those little tricks can't be hidden from him.
Xu Qingran: “…”
He said that the process and atmosphere of entering the palace that day, including Mu Mingrui's own attitude, were so strange.
It turns out there is another reason.
So when Mu Mingrui said he wanted to see him, did he really mean it literally
Does this count as meeting the parents
On second thought, since Mu Mingrui treated Shen Tingyu so well and was so tolerant of him because of him, in a sense, Shen Tingyu also occupied a certain position in his heart.
How could you really not want a child with your most beloved person
But because of my status and position, I am destined to not be able to love him openly.
Xu Qingran did not sympathize with Mu Mingrui.
Obviously, Shen Tingyu suffered more pain than he should have suffered because of his incompetence.
"By doing this now, have you violated Su Ya's bottom line?" Xu Qingran asked.
He remembered that Shen Tingyu said that she threatened his uncle with the entire Shen family.
"Previous lives are definitely trickier."
Shen Tingyu seemed to have made some preparations before deciding to do this: "In this life, her Su family is no longer the only family in the empire. She no longer has the ability to cover the sky with one hand."
"And now the Shen family is not something she can touch just because she wants to."
Shen Tingyu brought with him the memories of his previous life, and after his rebirth he secretly changed the trajectory of the Shen family's operations.
After he left the evil tower, he killed many enemies of the Shen family, causing other "brothers and sisters" to run to the current head of the Shen family, who was Shen Tingyu's nominal father, to ask for an explanation. This forced the head of the Shen family to tell the truth about Shen Qianning and the threat from Su Ya.
After that, Shen Tingyu talked to the head of the Shen family alone again.
He knew what would be important to the empire in the future, and gave the head of the Shen family some advice, and soon he had a firm grip on the military and weapons trade here in Jinyi. At the same time, including the military-related research department under the Shen family, all those recruited by them would develop or research something crucial for them.
Those people were the ones named by Shen Tingyu for the Shen family.
The Shen family was quite obedient and just followed the instructions, including making connections in the business sector, etc. In this way, the Shen family's position became more and more indestructible in silence.
At the same time, Shen Tingyu interfered in the internal struggle of the Su family.
The Su family was indeed very powerful, but the internal harmony was not that great. Su Ya and her father's lineage were too brutal, so naturally there would be people in the family who were dissatisfied. This group of people was led by Su Wenming and Su Wenxu's father. Shen Tingyu provided them with some help based on some information he had obtained in his previous life.
Later, Suya's father's power was weakened.
The Su family was also split due to internal strife. At least its influence on the entire Golden Wing Camp was no longer as strong as before.
"So, it's not that easy for Su Ya to bring down the Shen family now."
As Shen Tingyu spoke, he subconsciously rubbed Xu Qingran's waist, caressing it gently with his fingertips: "Besides, I now have you to help me repair my spiritual pool. As long as this biggest threat is eliminated, Mu Ziyue will no longer be able to threaten me."
Don’t talk about Mu Ziyue.
Even if it was Su Ya, he could kill her.
Xu Qingran said silently: "Don't worry, even if it is not repaired, he can't threaten you now."
Shen Tingyu looked at him again.
Xu Qingran remained calm and told Shen Tingyu in simple terms what he had done to Mu Ziyue and how he was now tied up and thrown in his aircraft.
Shen Tingyu: “…”
The general's thoughts froze for a few seconds.
Xu Qingran coughed a few times and changed the subject: "So, are you reborn?"
Rebirth.
What a magical word.
Shen Tingyu pondered: "If there must be a suitable name to describe it, I think it should be this, right?"
Death in previous life.
In the blink of an eye, I returned to many years ago when I first entered the evil tower.
"You went back to the year when you were captured and imprisoned in the Evil Tower at the age of 12?" Xu Qingran was somewhat surprised. "Then why did you choose to leave the Evil Tower in that way three years later?"
He also thought that Shen Tingyu corrected his life trajectory from that time because he was reborn in that year.
Shen Tingyu let him go and stood up again: "Refine your mind and think about the future."
Of course, at the age of 12, he also had the right to go crazy. But at that time, he had just entered the evil tower, and his soul was still very new. If he damaged his spirit pool in that way, the risk would be higher. So he consciously locked himself in the evil tower for three years, so that he would not relax because he had the opportunity to be reborn.
Xu Qingran laughed when he heard this.
It is a very suitable choice for a silent lunatic.
"and after?"
Xu Qingran asked him again.
What happened to the empire
How did the feud between Mu Ziyue and Shen Tingyu end
"Later." Shen Tingyu fell into memory again, "Later, the devil army broke through the defense of the territory line and the public area."
"Invaded the Kaian Empire."
“A lot of people died.”
Xu Qingran subconsciously asked: "Are you dead too?"
Shen Tingyu couldn't help but smile at him.
In a gentle tone, he said, "If I hadn't died, how could I have experienced rebirth?"
Xu Qingran was silent.
Shen Tingyu pinched his waist again, looked up and asked him: "Do you want to know how I died?"
"That's great. It can also answer your previous question about the devil."
Xu Qingran was slightly stunned, still thinking about his words.
Suddenly, a hand was placed on the back of his head, and it gently pressed his head down until he could kiss him smoothly.
In the darkness, Shen Tingyu's eyes glowed slightly.
During his close contact with him, Xu Qingran read fragments of memory from his soul.
The war was raging.
Looking around, the devil's army is all over the land of the empire.
Even the most luxurious palace on the Queen's Planet was occupied by all kinds of devils, who climbed to the top of the building and made sharp noises like insects.
It was like a cry of victory.
Amidst the chaos, a familiar figure was walking towards the palace.
He was wearing solid-colored clothes that did not belong to any camp, and he walked through the fire and chaos step by step.
The raging swarm of demons did not attack.
Even when he passed by, they took the initiative to clear the way for him.
Xu Qingran was looking at it in astonishment.
The walking figure suddenly stopped, turned around, and seemed to meet his eyes across the void.
He saw the man's appearance clearly.
Although the hairstyle and appearance are slightly different, that is Shen Tingyu.
In surprise, the person who should have only existed in memories raised his eyes in his direction.
There is endless sadness in those eyes, one blue and one red.
"sorry."
"I was in so much pain at the time that I didn't make it."
I don’t know what kind of magical operation it is, but the present Shen Tingyu can not only actively show him the fragments of soul memory, but can even take over the control of him in the memory.
She gave him a very faint smile.
It felt a little indifferent, yet a little bitter, as if it was a memory that he was trying very hard to bring up again.
"I sold myself to the devil."
(End of this chapter)