"... Cheng… Cheng… why are you dead?"

"You are so unfair… damn it…"

"... don't go seducing people wherever you are, do you hear me?"

"You're so beautiful… you are unquestionably going to be chased by men and women… damn it… you better wait for me and take responsibility for making me fall for you!"

"After I'm done with this life, I am going to chase you in the afterlife, you better not refuse me, you got that?"

The current Emperor that has been called a wise monarch is currently drunk and has been spilling his woe nonstop while not forgetting to badmouth a certain someone along with a threatening voice as he openly loudly shout while clutching the wine jar on his hands.

After the nonstop discussion about his romantic love life, Ren Yuan who has tried really hard to just focus diligently on his work while forgetting a certain existence couldn't help but get hit really hard by the current reality he was facing.

Shao Cheng who was watching with wide eyes while sitting in the ground seems to have forgotten to float again, remaining speechless with no words to speak off.

He doesn't know what to do and how to react at the moment.

Despite being in his thirties, he has never touched another person in this world, although this ancient world was more open about having a relationship with others, Shao Cheng has been considered about it being taken as a weakness and was something his enemies and people with hidden motive will be used against him later on, thus he never really tried to have any romantic involvement.

It was not like he was inexperienced regarding that certain aspect since, in his previous life, he has some experience, but it was only a one night stand and not a serious one.

Besides, the 'him' in this world was entirely different from his previous life, he doesn't know if his personality has been affected by his current body but he has a certain dislike in associating with other people, however, it was ironic that he has learned how to get along and socialize because of it is necessary for his future career.

That is why he has never thought of getting married, especially just having a casual affair and was more focus on working hard, after all his heart has been rather small and has only managed to get two people to become important in this new life of his.

So, seeing as his former enemy sudden confession was really so shocking that Shao Cheng doesn't know what to think and how to react toward it.

How could he? When the two of them have been fighting and against each other from the very start.

"... Your Majesty…"

Suddenly, the voice of another man filled with complicated emotions sounded out, causing Shao Cheng to stare at his younger brother that has suddenly appeared from the darkness.

"... Cai… your Third Brother is really peace of work… he is so good at using and understanding people but why is he so blind when it comes toward those two people that he treated especially great which is making me insanely jealous now that I remember about it."

Ren Yuan enchanting face twisted while those peach blossom grey eyes of his burn fiercely before it dims down when he remembers that the person he truly loves the entire time is already dead.

In the past three years, he really tried hard to forget him, but it was a completely hopeless move for him to even do.

He really has fallen hard, thoroughly hard that he can't let go of the person name 'Shao Cheng' anymore.

"But he is already dead…"

Shao Cai watched as the Monarch who has been praised as the wisest and great sovereign of all Chang History, cry out drunkenly as he mourns in sadness at the death of his most number one enemies that he had fought hard against him the entire time and also the person he foolishly loves.

He has always wonder why this man has never felt any hatred toward his Third Brother… even there was a time that he has also felt great hatred toward his Third Brother that has cared more about the other people with no blood relationship toward him and has just watched as their family falls apart while being targeted all around by the other families that were against them.

But who would have thought that this man, in the end, has surprisingly has fallen in love with his Third Brother Cheng?

Shao Cai abruptly remembers the shocking scene of this person suddenly kissing the bloodied lip of his third brother when he has only one breathe left within him, even until now, that scene he saw was something that he will never forget in his entire life.

But this person is really pitiful, not only was the man he loves has died, everyone knows that Shao Cheng only felt enmity and hatred against the rebel leader Ren Yuan, even though he has helped remove all the troublesome problem for the new Emperor but it was because Shao Cheng was only thinking about the Empire status, everyone is quite sure that there was never a positive feeling that he has toward their Emperor.

"... Cai… I will never marry in this life."

Suddenly Ren Yuan has spoken those words filled with great determination and stubbornness causing Shao Cai to widen his eyes in complete disbelief.

"You cant your majesty! Even if you don't love another person again, but don't forget about the next heir needed for the future of the Chang Empire!"

Although it was cruel for him to say this however as the Emperor of the Chang Empire, Ren Yuan needed to find a woman to give birth to his son which will become the next Emperor in order to continue their legacy and for the future of their Empire.

"I will only love one person in my entire life, even if he is gone… I will never marry another person, much less touch her."

With Ren Yuan's voice filled with strong conviction, and seeing the hard glint on his peach blossom grey eyes, Shao Cai knew that he will never be capable to change this man's decision, after all, base from this man personality no one else can affect his determination.

Well, Shao Cheng will be able to do it though from what he is currently comprehending.

"Besides, I have never wanted to be the Emperor in the first place, in the past, I was just forced to do it while it was also my promise to my parent that has passed away, it was one of their wishes and was something that I can only fulfill for having the trouble of taking care of me for a long time."

What?

Shao Cheng that has been listening to the entire time couldn't help but widen his sapphire eyes once again, because he was sure that Ren Yuan wanted to rebel because he was an ambitious man.

And besides, what is the meaning of his other words? Shao Cheng felt so dizzy despite being a spirit from all the shocking and confusing information that he is currently hearing.

"Besides… there is you, Shao Cai, you and your son also have the right to become the Emperor of this Chang Empire, after all, your great-great-grandmother has been an Imperial Princess which has the bloodline of the Royal Chang family."

Hearing the words of the identity of Shao Cheng great-great-grandmother, he felt so numb from another bombing information that is he is currently hearing, never in his entire life has he ever known this important information!

Shao Cai wanted to argue and wanted to change the Emperor's decision however, in the end, he couldn't help but close his mouth tight before taking a deep breath.

"... Leave me be… I want to be alone… after tonight, besides the suggestion of marrying and my would-be child being the next in line for the throne, I will properly perform my duty as the Emperor of this Empire… after all, I won't have any face to show to your Third Brother if I saw him in the afterlife again. Wouldn't he refuse to take responsibility if he learns about it?"

Let me swallow at this heavy emotion and I'll return back to normal soon.

After all, I still have a promise to a very important person to achieve.

Soon, Shao Cai has silently left, giving the space that the usually proud man has secretly beg despite not showing any emotion on his attractive handsome face.

After a few minutes of finally getting his bearing back, Shao Cheng couldn't help but slowly float toward the drunk Ren Yuan and sitting in front of him with complicated sapphire eyes.

Does this man really love him? Even now, it sounds so unbelievable but the words he heard and the scene before his very eyes are all been true the entire time.

Damn it, Shao Cheng massages his forehead while gazing deeply at the person before him.

Isn't he already dead? So why should he think about this question right now? Isn't it ok to just ignore it? After all, what can a dead man do to the sudden confession of his former greatest enemy?

Besides, how will a person react toward this sudden shocking confession?

".... damn it… Ren Yuan, even in death, you won't feel good without giving me trouble and problem to think right?"

"And what the fuck is me taking responsibility that you have been talking about? I am a straight man!" … well, he is quite sure about it?

It is not that he is against male lovers but in the past and the previous life, he was completely sure that he has always been attracted to a woman and never a man.

Never in his entire life was there any man that made him charm and attract to the point of wanting to sleep with them.

Shao Cheng couldn't help but raise his hand to poke the forehead of the drunk man with an irritated expression on his usually gentle and calm beautiful face even though he knew that it was pointless move of his, however, this man has always been the only one who is capable to even break the skillful fake mask that he masters from the past few years of interacting with different people.

However, when he was an inch away from touching the man skin with his transparent finger, everything around them seemed to change in an entirely different picture, suddenly his entire vision was filled with a purple fog which seemed to have a life of its own as it move in a way that felt like it was a living entity.

"What the…?"

Before he can finish swearing again, its really been years since he last has done it, when those purple fog twirl and spin around before rushing toward his figure causing his sapphire eyes to widen in shock.