677: My Very Own Savior

My Very Own Savior

"Amazing…? Ha!" The former Crown Prince looked as if he had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world. His gaze toward Lu Yizhou was tinged with deep mockery, even though his words were clearly intended for Zeke to hear. "This man… who is the very person who has killed Father and Mother?"0

In his arms, Lu Yizhou sensed Zeke's body stiffen imperceptibly.

He could not help but screw his eyes shut. His complexion, which was already pale due to the blood loss, became even more pallid, making him look as if he was going to collapse anytime soon. 

What the former Crown Prince said was a fact. He had already killed every member of the royalty to avenge his family, his destroyed planet as well as everyone who resided in it who were brutally killed just because of the King's unreasonable paranoia, and he could not bring himself to regret it. He had lived all his life fueled just by this hatred alone. However… it was an undeniable fact that those people he had tortured with his own hands were related by blood to his lover.

After he discovered this fact, there were a few times where he laid wide awake at night and wondered if… if that day, Zeke was also present in the Imperial Palace, would he become another victim to Lu Yizhou's savagery? Would Lu Yizhou have killed him, without knowing that this person would someday become his other half, his one and only, his salvation amidst this repulsive world?

No matter how long he pondered on it, he could not come to a conclusion. Or to be exact, he was… terribly afraid; afraid that the answer would haunt him for the rest of his life; afraid to admit that yes… he had been one short step away from killing his most important person with his own hands…

Lu Yizhou did not intend to hide it from Zeke at all. He was going to seek a suitable timing to break the news to him, giving him enough time to digest the information and also… to decide what he wanted to do to Lu Yizhou – the person who had purged his entire family.

Yet just now, the former Crown Prince had just unmasked one of Lu Yizhou's greatest fears with such ease and momentum. He did it so suddenly that Lu Yizhou was not given any time to prepare!

And at long last… Zeke knew. He finally knew that Lu Yizhou was the villain who had destroyed his grandiose life, status, and position, reducing him into a mere fugitive who could not even walk under the light of the day. The more Lu Yizhou thought about it, the deeper his heart sank. He could only brace himself and wait for Zeke's answer. Even though it would end up breaking their relationship apart, even though Zeke would end up looking at him with the same malicious gaze as the former Crown Prince…

Lu Yizhou had no one to blame as he had brought it upon himself.

"So what?"

Zeke's voice was quiet, yet it traveled loud and clear to the ears of everyone's present. Lu Yizhou snapped his eyes open and stared at the man in his arms in disbelief, only to find that the other person's gaze had been on him from the start. 

There was none of the hatred and resentment he had been expecting. Those eyes were just as mesmerizing as ever, sparkling akin to the first ray of sunlight filtered in amidst the lush autumn leaves, filled with nothing but intense love and adoration. "To everyone else, he may be a villain. But to me… he is a savior. My very own savior."

Lu Yizhou's breath hitched on his throat. A flicker of flame was ignited within the depth of his freezing heart, which immediately combusted into an blazing inferno that seemed to scorch him inside out. Intense emotions swirled in his heart and it continued to expand until Lu Yizhou felt a rush of dizziness up his head from the tempest of delight Zeke's confession had brought him. 

His lips parted, yet it took him a while before he managed to ask, "You… already knew?" 

Zeke did not reveal any shock or surprise whatsoever when the former Crown Prince divulged this piece of news to him. The only possibility Lu Yizhou could think of was that he already found out about this early on. He had found out, yet he still treated Lu Yizhou the same. Just how and… why?

Zeke was amused at the thick confusion and bewilderment he found in Lu Yizhou's face. It was not everyday he could catch this person off guard and not the other way around. He enjoyed it much more than he expected. "Why shouldn't I know?" He tapped the tip of Lu Yizhou's nose playfully, his golden eyes shimmering in mirth. "At that time, I was with you, silly."

Lu Yizhou was dumbfounded. Zeke was… with him? During the royal assasination? Impossible! He had already checked every crook and cranny of the Imperial Palace so that he would not let any rat run loose. Only after he had confirmed that the palace was filled with nothing but dead bodies did he finally leave. There was no way he could have missed someone, especially such a big living person like Zeke!

However, Zeke clearly did not have any intention to clear his confusion. He shifted his gaze back to the former Crown Prince and arched a perfect brow at him. "So, what kind of tricks do you still have up your sleeves, brother? You have spent your whole life scheming against me and you have never succeeded once. Give up. If you let go of your hatred, maybe you will be able to live peacefully and happily for a couple more years."

Zeke was actually very sincere in his suggestion. Alas, when it landed on the former Crown Prince's ears, it sounded like Zeke was deliberately rubbing salt on his wounds, even making sure to stomp and trample on it with the sole of his feet! He immediately exploded in rage and bellowed out loud, "How dare you!!"

Lu Yizhou had been prepared. When he saw the former Crown Prince turn his head and open his mouth as if he was going to give a command, he instantly grabbed the cannon by his feet, clicked on the activation button, propped it on his shoulder and aimed it at the villa a few distance away! The series of movements were completed in less than three seconds. Moreover, he was doing it only with his right hand whereas his left arm was still hooked around Zeke's waist protectively. 

"Go and—" The Crown Prince had just yelled out those two words when the crystal ball was ejected from the cannon and headed straight to the target!

Zeke was a beat too slow to react. When he finally realized what Lu Yizhou was doing, the powerful recoil of the cannon had sent them flying a few meters across the ground!

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