I Will Be Good People's
Episode 52

Sparks, percik.

The water splashed as a man climbed up from the river. The night of the full moon illuminated the drenched man.

"I must.... Telling him...."

The man muttered and fell unconscious. Blood flowed from his stomach.

Tak.

The falling wooden bucket made a loud sounding sound in that silent situation.

A woman in ragged camping clothes covered her mouth with very shocked hands.

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Ru Xuan's eyes twitched and opened her eyes. A bright light entered his view. He sat down from his bed.

"Ughhh!"

Ru Xuan groaned holding her stomach.

'Where is this? I have to get back.' soon.'

Ru Xuan quickly woke up even though she was in pain.

Suddenly, a woman walked in to see Ru Xuan trying to get up.

"Can't! You need to rest! Your wounds are deep!"

The woman forced the weak Ru Xuan back to lie down. Ru Xuan could see the ordinary woman's clothes on the appeal of her master's friend's tattered camping.

'The waiter? A slave?'

Those 2 words were all Ru Xuan thought of when she saw the woman who helped her.

The woman handed him a bowl of porridge and forced Ru Xuan to eat.

"My name is Su Yin. Sorry I can only give you this. As you can see, I'm just a slave here."

Ru Xuan looked at Su Yin's eyes which looked very innocent and embarrassed. He recalled that he was a slave in the Liu family before being taken by the Ling Sect as a gift from the Liu sect. He knew the feeling of being a slave being harassed where their pounds went.

However, during Ling Chyou's reign, slaves could not be less than servants. They were also human and no one could oppose it.

But now is not the time to empathize.

Ru Xuan had to go home to report to Ling Chyou without fail. What he had to report almost put his life at risk.

'This kingdom contracted with demons and dragons to harm him!'

Ru Xuan was bluffing her teeth.

Kingdom 2 is a kingdom that justifies all means. Even Dong Gak did not want to cooperate with them and preferred to go to kingdom 3.

For 10 days, Ru Xuan was forcefully kept lying down by Su Yin. As a fellow slave, Ru Xuan was unable to resist it.

Also Ru Xuan saw how Su Yin was guarding him sincerely, she could not leave him in kingdom 2 that was as trashy as that.

40% of their people became slaves simply because they could not pay very high taxes. He wanted to destroy the kingdom like that.

"Su Jin, come with me to go to the main kingdom. I am the king's subordinate. So I'm sure you'll be able to live better than here. If you have other families too, you can bring them along."

Ru Xuan honestly said that after she recovered.

"Can? You know, slaves are served worse than animals...."

Su Yin hesitated. Of course he doubted. He is not strong or talented. How does the king accept a man like him?

"The main royal king, Ling Chyou was someone who was extremely afraid of seeing a bloody battle or even a corpse in front of him. He wanted to stop the war, that was all he wanted. I was a slave too. But he treats me like a commoner."

Ru Xuan looked at him gently while thinking of the word that he and all the slaves had always kept in their minds.

"The slaves who were in the main kingdom held this word from their king. 'Remember, your apapon status, you are still human beings worthy of eating and drinking like humans.' Everyone deserves to behave like a human being. The king this time will not end like the one in history. I guarantee that."

Su Yin rounded her eyes. Just hearing he was worthy of being human, it was a huge boost for him.

But the king of the kingdom of the heavens always ends up horribly out of revenge or something like that.

'I guarantee it.'

Su Yin did not know why she wanted to trust a person she had only met for 10 days. But he wants to hope it happens. The reason the sky kingdom is so terrible, is because the king of the second generation to the next generation cannot occupy the throne even for 2 years. They always died in revenge and something like that.

"A, I'm gonna try to trust you."

Ru Xuan smiled. As a shadow bodyguard, he could easily smuggle Su Yin out with him.

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"You brought..... A boyfriend?"

Ling Chyou spoke in a confused tone with his head tilted.

"I almost died in the last 10 days. He was the slave who saved me from the brink of death. Thanks to him, I can go home and report to you."

Su Yin made a face like she was ashamed of herself. How he who looks shabby before the eyes of a king who looks luxurious and lives in a luxurious place.

Pat's.

However Ling Chyou patted Su Yin's lowered shoulders.

"Thank You. In return, thank you, you can work as a waiter and get a waiter's room. Sorry, this is all I can do. A lot of votes would be against me if I gave you the house at will."

Su Yin raised her head looking at Ling Chyou who was smiling at her.

"Sister, you serve that slave too well. Why can't you do it to Xu Pio?"

Ling Chyou gasped and glanced sharply at Xu Pio who was carrying a bucket with a cloth in his hand.

"I was nice to him too. Right, Xu Pio?"

Ling Chyou smiled as if he would stab him at any time. However it was not unusual anymore and Xu Pio was used to it. It also happened because of Zhang Quon's curse. So Zhang Quon had to calm him down so as not to have more of an effect than envy to hate.

"certain. Your Majesty is very kind to me."

Xu Pio answered as he wished.

Yet another Ling Chyou reaction. He's getting sullen.

'Ouh no.'

Sweat was running down Xu Pio's cheeks. He needs Zhang Quon now. Her feelings are already at the limit.

'Something's wrong.'

Ru Xuan could feel it. The powerful curse recalled him as a shadow bodyguard who was sensitive to things like aura.

"Your majesty, why is the curse around you strengthening?"

Ling Chyou gasped and stared intently at Ru Xuan. He could feel the anergy of flames overflowing from behind him.

"Sister...."

Bang out!

The walls were shattered and Ling Chen's eyes were cold. Ling Chyou swallowed his saliva instantly forgetting his sense of irritation. He did not dare to turn his body.

"How do you take him around first?"

Ling Chyou said that and Ru Xuan nodded then carried Su Yin away. It was somewhat dangerous for an ordinary person like Su Yin to be exposed for too long to the overflowing energy of fire.

"Ling Chen, please. Your brother might just....."

Zing.

"You hid it from me, didn't you."

Ling Chen looked like he was betrayed.

"You're more on my brother's side than I am?"

Xu Pio fell silent and retreated.

"Sister! We're family! Why do you always keep something from me!?"

Ling Chen raised his voice with red eyes.

"You also hid you in the bullies for 3 years in a dream."

Ling Chyou turned around and fought back.

"But I always tell you my condition!"

Ling Chen replied.

"I've always asked you to help me with problems like I promised."

Ling Chyou did not step back.

"You promised to tell me your condition when you were injured! Did you break that promise!?"

Ling Chen also did not want to back down.

"You promised not to cause trouble but you instead made me have to manage my matters with the young master of the cloud sect!"

They stared at each other sharply. Ling Chen's eyes started to shed tears. She couldn't accept how her brother was so adamant about not telling her about her condition when she was his sister. His family!

"Sister! Why do you always serve me differently!? Do you really think I'm your sister!?"

Ling Chen bowed and there was no reply from Ling Chyou.

'A, is brother really right.....'

Ling Chen could not exhaust his thoughts. He was so scared to think about it. He hoped to get a slap in his face when he said that. Like most of the novels he had heard from Yin Mei.

He did not dare to raise his head.

"Ling Chen, raise your head."

He heard Xu Pio's words which gently held his shoulder.

With a moment of courage, he lifted his head. She expected to see her brother's cold gaze or something like that.

Yet he gasped and lost his word and felt like time was at a standstill.

Tears flowed in Ling Chyou's eyes. She had never seen her sister fill in with such an expression in her entire life. He looks like he's been hit hard.

Ling Chyou closed his eyes and slowly opened his eyes again. Then he smiled.

"If you want to know, then I'll tell you. But don't regret it. What you said, I don't want to hear. I'm a stubborn man too."

Ling Chyou smiled gently. 'I don't want to hear it.' The word pierced him even though Ling Chyou spoke with a gentle smile as usual despite looking pitiful with tears in his eyes.

"I'll die if I hate someone. Zhang Quon's curse will make me die because it involves hatred. Also Xu Pio's got here which I envy. From envy, it can develop into hate."

Ling Chen was shocked to hear that.

"I won't break up with Zhang Quon or keep Xu Pio away because you like him. That's the decision I made. I won't listen to what pound you reserved for me for this matter."

Ling Chyou said that and walked away. He was not someone who would persuade his sister when they were so stubborn. They should be aware that they cannot enter into their family matters for something that is privacy or something that they do not want to get the opinion of others.

Sometimes, everyone needs to follow their will from making the easy choices others suggest.

Sometimes, the road that is on the wall and has to climb it is the shortest path of the easy but winding road.

Ling Chen had to know how to accept the decisions of others. Even if he was a pushy nobleman, he should know how to retreat. Otherwise, he would only be a burden on the approaching battlefield. The one who only knows to advance on the battlefield without a plan, will die quickly.

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"Xu Pio, am I overreacting? I just want to know my brother's condition. Why does he always choose the hard way from the easy way?"

Ling Chen who was seen would repeat the second round to cry in his room.

"What's your solution is to tell her to split up? Even if it was you, would you do that?"

Xu Pio asked gently as he gently stroked Ling Chen's shoulder.

"No. Can still make blood contracts. If Zhang Quon were to cheat behind him, he would lose half of his strength and would be transferred to the contact owner. The second time he will lose all his strength. The third time he will die. Isn't that the easy way?"

Xu Pio was silent for a moment. He did not expect Ling Chen to think of such a solution.

"Your brother probably thinks you want him to break up with Zhang Quon and keep them away. You don't look very fond of him, that's why..."

Ling Chen was silent for a moment.

"I don't like it. He was always everyone's focus! Why should I like the person who takes all the attention away from me!?"

Xu Pio was silent again.

"But I won't propose a break up for a solution. My sister loved him very much. How can I get them to break up when my brother loves him and is willing to die for him. I can't."

Xu Pio smiled hearing that. He slowly and gently kissed Ling Chen's cheek.

"Oh, don't be sad. I'm sure your brother will forgive you if you apologize sincerely."

Ling Chen just nodded slowly. He was quite relieved that he had Xu Pio by his side. At least someone would listen to him carefully. Another friend of hers would probably blame her for being rude. So he was really very relieved.

"Thank you."

The word came out making Xu Pio slightly round his eyes. Yet he smiled looking at Ling Chen who was asleep leaning on him.

"Great dream."

Xu Pio said that and kissed Ling Chen's lips without his knowledge.

"Sorry, I took your first kiss."

Xu Pio gently laid Ling Chen on the bed. Then his usually calm eyes became cold.

"Something seems like someone wants to have a bad dream."

Xu Pio said that. The struggle of Ling Chen and his brother will spread widely to make the king ashamed and weaken the image of the king. All those eyewitnesses, he had to give them nightmares so they wouldn't spread.

Xu Pio walked out of the room and Zhang Quon leaned against the wall as if waiting for him to come out.

"As usual."

Xu Pio nodded. They had been working together since Xu Pio first came. Zhang Quon used Xu Pio's dream elimen to haunt enemies or eyes in dreams with him. It was better than killing them when Ling Chyou hated bloody things so much.

Xu Pio did anything if it was to Ling Chen's desire as well as Ling Chen's self-esteem. So this is a win win situation.

"Let's start."

Xu Pio walked over and Zhang Quon followed him from behind.

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...**Connected**...