“Now that you mention it...” the Captain said, looking very pleased with himself. He took out a peach and helped himself to a bite. He was about to continue eating when he noticed the Heir Apparent looking at him. He blinked a few times, took out a pear, and offered it to the Heir Apparent. “You should eat, Grandpa.”6

The Heir Apparent looked at him expressionlessly.1

The Captain plastered a smile onto his face, put the pear away, then cleared his throat. “Now that you mention it, the old man was the one who sought me out. It was back when I was wearing diapers and used to play outside in the mud with the neighbor girl. I had a good thing going, but the old man showed up and messed it all up. He checked my bones and said that we were connected by destiny. And then he just outright kidnapped me. As for little Ah Qing, he sought out Master. Very different from me.” [1]13

The Heir Apparent glanced at the Captain. He understood everything. The brat had obviously sought out his Master, and was accepted due to his extreme shamelessness. The Heir Apparent was about to inform the Captain of his conclusions when something else caught his attention. He looked back at Xu Qing off in the distance.10

The Captain noticed the same thing.0

Xu Qing stood in the darkness and green wind, looking at the lifespan flower in front of him....15