The war continued and we emerged victorious, but Zhu Cong Long was left with no desire to live. He was so shaken that he couldn’t even talk about his trauma… he simply lost all courage to live, and even refused all medical treatment; he wouldn’t drink or eat, and it seemed that he would die soon. Tang Wan Li was looking after him at the time, and Old Tang kept telling him, ‘you saved my life; if you die, then I won’t live in this world either.’ Tang Wan Li stopped eating in protest, but Zhu Cong Long remained indifferent to his hunger strike for the initial three days, and his condition continued to worsen. Then, Tang Wan Li took out a blade and started cutting himself in front of Zhu Cong Long’s eyes; he kept saying, ‘I will kill myself in front of you before I watch you die’…….”
Jun Mo Xie and Jun Wu Yi glanced at each other with dismal in their hearts. The tragic atmosphere of that moment from the past had left their hearts gloomy, but they were still very fascinated with the strength of their previous generation’s brotherhood.
“Soon, Tang Wan Li had cut-off almost thirty pieces of flesh from his own body….. then, suddenly Zhu Cong Long broke into tears, and started eating his food. But Tang Wan Li fell down…. The condition of his injuries was far worse than the General’s…..”
Jun Zhan Tian continued: “At the end of the war, the prince ascended to the throne as the new Emperor. Tang Wan Li was given the status of nobility, and Zhu Cong Long volunteered to become a palace eunuch. He changed his name to Zhu Zhu Zhu and dedicated his life for safeguarding the Emperor in secrecy. The general Zhu, who died in the battle protecting the prince, is still alive in the man named Zhu Zhu Zhu!”
“No one has ever been able to find out that Zhu Zhu Zhu and General Zhu Cong Long is the same person since he changed his appearance…….”
The entire room had gone silent by the time this secret was fully revealed. The breathtaking tale of their unshakeable friendship and brotherhood seemed to have taken control of Jun Zhan Tian’s heart!
No wonder grandfather said that any other man’s boy would have been killed on the spot!
Just as Jun Zhan Tian finished, a servant came in to inform: A regiment from the Tang Family has arrived at the door asking for the master of the house…. They are carrying an injured and half-dead Tang Yuan with them……
Grandfather Jun started to panic: has my grandson been exposed? They have come to our doorstep!
They walked out nervously, and were informed that Tang Yuan had been excommunicated from the Tang Family, but the womenfolk of the Tang Family didn’t wish to leave him out in the open, which is why they wish for him to stay with the Jun Family for now……
The womenfolk of the Tang Family were afraid that the Jun Family might refuse fatty Tang since his reputation was very degenerate. But Grandfather Jun straightaway nodded in approval and had him carried away to Jun Mo Xie’s courtyard. Feeling guilty, the Tang Family’s representatives promptly bowed their heads in courtesy and the quickly left, believing that fatty Tang was at the reason behind the mishap…..
“Third young master……this is all because of you…. You almost got me killed.” Tang Yuan stated as he lay on the bed upon his stomach, after the two of them had been left alone. Zhu Zhu Zhu’s palm had damaged his buttocks to such an extent that the fatty would have no option but to sleep on his stomach for a long while.
“You you you, you never told me that the pill would give me gas…….!” Tang Yuan gnashed his teeth grimly: “You sent me into the palace after giving me a laxative! I realized that something was wrong, and even though I tried to restrain myself, but once the Old Eunuch put those sticks up my butt, I…..I was unable to restrain myself any longer and ended up…….”
“Stop it!” it appeared as if Jun Mo Xie would end up vomiting… blood: “I only gave you a mild laxative, so how did this happen?!”
“I did as you said…. I ate a belly-full before going to the palace, and then ate that pill before seeing the Old Eunuch, but then……. This happened……” Tang Yuan strained his voice hard as he tearfully condemned and accused Jun Mo Xie.
“What?” Jun Mo Xie finally understood where things went wrong, “You ate food in the morning? Didn’t I specifically tell you not to eat anything under any circumstances? And you still ate a ‘belly-full’? That obviously acted as a catalyst, and made the laxative even more potent…. Why would you do such a thing?”
“Ah?” Tang Yuan immediately remembered Jun Mo Xie’s exact words, and then started shaking: “I did the exact opposite…..”
“Okay, but either way you still got what you wished for since your purpose was still accomplish. But what about this issue?” Jun Mo Xie asked disdainfully: “According to my original plan, you would have gotten out of the palace looking a lot better than this……” Jun Mo Xie retched loudly: “You should be glad that I’m letting you live!”
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