Jiujiu held her chin with one hand and looked at the clear sky. There were a few scattered white clouds, bright twinkling stars, and a waning moon.
"Chu Hai, do you want to die?"
"No." Chu Hai sat beside Jiujiu. "But it's too painful to live."
"Then why don't you make friends?" Jiujiu looked sideways at Chu Hai. "It's inevitable for a person to be lonely. But if you have friends, will it become the happiness of two people?"
When she talked about finding friends, Chu Hai was silent for a moment. Then he put the bottle of wine that he took from Jiujiu's hand to his mouth and took a sip.
After drinking a mouthful of wine, Chu Hai's eyes instantly lit up. However, his expression became distant and long.
He used to have friends.
When did he become unwilling to make friends?
It was when he watched his friends die in front of him and couldn't do anything about it. It was when his so-called friends found out that he could live forever and wanted to kill him and use his body to refine the so-called elixir of immortality.
Chu Hai still remembered the bone-piercing cold when the knife slid down his neck.
That was the first time Chu Hai was so close to death. It was also the first time he felt that living was actually a kind of pain.
"Sometimes, it's already wrong for you to not die."
It was a sentence that came out of nowhere.
Jiujiu understood.
Thinking of the greed of human nature, Jiujiu patted Chu Hai's shoulder. "You must have suffered all these years."
"When you're strong enough, you won't suffer."
When a person who wasn't strong enough died, he was like a villager who had a treasure. Everyone wanted to get a share of it.
But when you use strength that is on par with them, everyone will only revere you.
Just like the Emperor's unconditional trust in him.
Why?
Because he was strong enough.
After that, neither Jiujiu nor Chu Hai spoke.
During the Spring Festival, Jiujiu and the other two didn't need to visit relatives. The three of them just ate, drank, and slept in the house. Their days were very comfortable.
When spring came and the flowers bloomed, Jiujiu went to the Imperial Palace to find Wang Yiqiu.
It had been almost half a year since the last time they met.
Wang Yiqiu had grown by half a head.
She was about the same height as Jiujiu before, but now she was half a head taller than Jiujiu.
Wang Yiqiu's fair and tender face had obviously turned wheat-colored because he had started to learn equestrian archery. His eyes were also more determined than before.
Wang Yiqiu was like a puppy who had seen a bone when he saw Jiujiu. He ran excitedly toward Jiujiu.
"Jiujiu, you're here." Wang Yiqiu rubbed his hands excitedly. He was like a child whose wish had come true.
"The weather is warm, so I came. How have you been recently?"
"Pretty good." Wang Yiqiu said to Jiujiu as he walked into the inner palace. "The teachers all like me. Imperial Father likes me too. He even said that he'll make me the Crown Prince in a few years."
"You're the true Son of Heaven that my master talks about. If you're not the Crown Prince, who is? Oh right, how's your relationship with your fourth brother?"
"Fourth Brother is very kind when dealing with people."
Hearing Wang Yiqiu praise the Fourth Prince for being kind, Jiujiu instantly laughed out loud. Jiujiu habitually pinched Wang Yiqiu's cheek. "Your fourth brother isn't just a voice actor. He even tried to seduce me a while ago."
"Seduce you?"
The word 'seduce' made Wang Yiqiu's cheeks instantly turn red.
However, when he remembered that the Fourth Prince was trying to seduce Jiujiu, Wang Yiqiu hurriedly said to Jiujiu, "Jiujiu, don't be fooled by him. Who in Shenjing doesn't know that he's a couple with Prime Minister Su's legitimate daughter, Miss Su?"
Jiujiu unhappily patted Wang Yiqiu's head. "Am I that stupid in your mind? Do you think I can't even see that? "
Although he said that, Wang Yiqiu still couldn't help but worry about Jiujiu. "My fourth brother is very good-looking. Even Imperial Father often says that he's a talent that can be molded. What if, what if you fall in love with him after being together for a long time?"
"I won't fall in love with him."
"Why not?"
"He won't help me kill the Imperial Noble Concubine." Jiujiu pinched Wang Yiqiu's cheek. Seeing Wang Yiqiu's little face scrunch up because of her strength, she smiled and said, "Moreover, if he's really willing to kill the Imperial Noble Concubine for me, will a person who can even kill his own mother treat me well?"
Hearing Jiujiu promise that she wouldn't fall in love with the Fourth Prince, Wang Yiqiu finally relaxed. He looked at Jiujiu and asked, "Then what about me? Will you like me?"
"If I don't like you, why should I treat you well? Don't worry. As long as I'm alive, the position of Crown Prince will be yours. "
Hearing Jiujiu promise him the position of Crown Prince, Wang Yiqiu couldn't help but ask, "Jiujiu, why are you so good to me?"
"Because you're very similar to a friend of mine."
The Eighth Prince's experience was simply a replica of Erya's, except for his different identity.
She felt sorry for Erya. Moreover, Wang Yiqiu was well-behaved and sensible. He would definitely be a wise emperor in the future. Whether it was for Erya or for the future of the country, she was willing to treat Wang Yiqiu well.
Hearing Jiujiu say that he was very similar to her friend, Wang Yiqiu couldn't help but ask, "Then let's be good friends forever."
'Forever.'
It was a lifetime for the top lip to touch the bottom lip, but in reality, it was very difficult.
Jiujiu smiled and said, "Little Qiu, a lifetime is too long. People's hearts are fickle. Before death, no one dares to say that they will be friends forever. I can only say that we are good friends now, but who knows what will happen in the future?
Don't you think so? "
Wang Yiqiu didn't expect that Jiujiu wouldn't directly agree to be his friend forever. Instead, he said such words. His happy expression instantly froze on his face.
Wang Yiqiu thought that Jiujiu didn't believe him, so he quickly said, "Jiujiu, I will be your good friend forever."
Jiujiu said, "I won't."
Jiujiu looked at Wang Yiqiu's naive eyes and said with a smile, "I will kill whoever stands in my way."
Jiujiu's words were like a basin of ice water splashed over Wang Yiqiu's face. His heart instantly turned cold.
Wang Yiqiu couldn't help but look at Jiujiu and ask, "Does that include me?"
Jiujiu nodded. "Yes, little fool."
Wang Yiqiu looked at Jiujiu with a hurt expression. He couldn't help but ask, "But, but aren't we friends?"
"You are going to be an emperor. How can you still be so naive?" Jiujiu sighed deeply. "It's true that we are friends, but who knows what will happen in the future? Who knows, you might betray me for other reasons in the future."
Jiujiu touched Wang Yiqiu's shocked face. "Remember, don't say 'forever' when you don't have a lifetime. People will laugh at you."
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