It doesn't matter what the lord is.

I knew this a long time ago.

This world is a cage. Unless you are born to be the master, the higher you climb, the more powerless you feel. It is the same as learning knowledge. The ignorant are the most fearless. The more you learn, the more you will find that learning is endless. It is better to turn back. So I don’t have any ambitions. I just want to enjoy this life happily. It doesn’t matter whether I am a lord or anything else.

Seeing that I didn't say anything, He Yue smiled and asked:

"Why don't you ask me what I'm doing here?"

I said:

"Didn't you just happen to see a handsome man alone by the river and couldn't help wanting to approach him and talk to him?"

He Yue poked my cheek with the branch in her hand:

"Go to hell, narcissist."

He turned his back and carefully took out a few pages of manuscript from his pocket and handed them to me. I opened them and saw that they were all very detailed domestic policies.

About Yuxi City.

He Yue stood up and said with a smile:

"The time I spent with you was short, but it was still quite happy. Just continue to be shameless. At least when I'm with you, I don't have to put on airs or say empty words. This is my advice to Yuxi City, and I give it to you. It's worth our acquaintance."

I looked at him for a moment and said:

"You don't believe I can take you away?"

He Yue smiled bitterly and said nothing.

I said:

"Isn't it just an Oiran election? Wouldn't it be fine if I win? Do you not want to go to Yuxi Castle with me, or do you think I don't have the ability to win?"

He Yue bit her lip and whispered:

"I feel that my life is not good enough. You have done enough, but in the end you missed a step. And I can only watch all this happen... Lide, it's enough. This thought is enough. If you have the chance to come to Yunhai Capital and our theater again in the future, I will treat you to a drink and sing opera for you."

He bowed to me and sang:

"The road is open to the sky, each with its own half, who will pity the lone tree at Yangguan? I wonder where the cold wine will go tonight, in the end I have a name and a share but no fate..."

He left while singing.

I frowned, not really knowing why he reacted like that.

But I eventually found out.

Because I didn't have to wait for Xiao Huang until the Oiran election started.

On the vast empty river bank, the water crashed against the shore, blowing up thousands of piles of snow.

There are birds singing and dancing on the cruise ship, but I am the only one sitting on the grass, listening to the night wind blowing past my ears.

Damn me.

Being stood up.

19. Who is the King of Crossdressers?

If you ask He Yue what it feels like to wear men's clothes, He Yue will answer that he doesn't hate it.

If you ask He Yue what it feels like to wear women's clothes, He Yue will answer the same question.

So what does He Yue hate?

The correct answer is——

I hate being laughed at for being a girl with no moral integrity when I wear men's clothes, and being laughed at for being a boy with self-degradation when I wear women's clothes.

His identity has always been an unsolved mystery.

But for him, it doesn't matter how his gender is regarded.

As long as I can get the "recognition", it will be fine.

As long as I cover my face and make up a voice, there will still be people who regard me as a friend and talk to me like a friend.

It’s a pity that He Yue hasn’t fulfilled this small request in twenty years.

When he was a child, he was sold to the Tiancheng Lord's Mansion as a girl. He understood his parents, their poverty, and that they did not eat their own children like other poor people in Tiancheng Territory, turning him into a pile of fat roast meat in the pot. Of course, it may also be because he is good-looking. If it were someone else, he would probably be dead.

But after being sold to Lord Tiancheng's mansion, he dressed himself up as a man.

It is impossible to know whether he was born a man or he just didn't want to become a bed toy for Lord Tiancheng's family.

In short, in the years that followed, He Yue always lived as a boy.

Although many people questioned his real gender, He Yue could speak in a hoarse voice, showed obvious resistance when a skirt was put on him, and often went to the men's restroom - so everyone gradually accepted the fact that "He Yue is a good-looking boy."

He Yue does look like a boy.

At that age, most girls like dolls and dresses, all kinds of jewelry and shiny things. He Yue has been constantly planning for the future of Tiancheng Territory with all her heart and soul.

The rich are as rich as oil, and the poor are as poor as to eat dirt.

This is not a metaphor or exaggeration, but a fact.

Guanyin soil, also known as kaolin, can be eaten to satisfy hunger, but it has no nutritional value. People who eat it will feel full, but they will also die from bloating. Those with children will eat their own children, and those without children will kill each other. This is not an exaggeration. Every time the smell of meat wafts from a house in the village, it means that someone has died.

Cannibalism is such a cruel reality.

Lord Tiancheng's mansion is extremely extravagant, with all kinds of beauties appearing one after another. He eats delicacies from mountains and seas, uses glass wine vessels, and wears brocade and silk. When he comes and goes, there is always a lot of attention. He lives a life in heaven, a life in the clouds.

He Yue once asked Lord Tiancheng, is this really possible?

Lord Tiancheng said, what suggestions do you have?

He Yue whispered, Reform.

That day, Lord Tiancheng laughed and patted Heyue's thin back, saying, "You don't have to go to the mine to dig coal, you are not suitable for it. Just get this thing for me, and I will support you."

He Yue was really happy at that time.

No one will die at the hands of their loved ones anymore.

No one will be sold to a brothel anymore.

There will no longer be anyone who eats dirt until his stomach bursts and vomits blood.

He Yue never thought about whether he could be happy, he just hoped that Tian Cheng would get better.

Those desolate scenes, those scenes filled with corpses, will never appear again.

But He Yue investigated and finally found out that the root of Tiancheng's problem lies with Lord Tiancheng himself.

A young man who likes to eat human flesh, and a young man who likes to play with women.

These two people almost divided up two-thirds of Tiancheng.

So after hesitating for a long time, He Yue finally said it.

That day, Lord Tiancheng listened to it with a smile and then slapped him in the face.

"Saying all this, is it useful? My son should enjoy wealth and glory, and our family should enjoy wealth and glory! We are the lords, and the entire territory belongs to us, do you understand? Ah? You are targeting me, who gave you the courage, who gave you the confidence? I asked you to reform, so that you can figure out how to get the money from the old nobles, and how to stop those people from making trouble! Who asked you to meddle in our family's affairs, you should weigh yourself, open your dog eyes and see if you are worthy!"

He Yue gritted his teeth and stood up, with his hands hanging down, saying:

"If Tiancheng wants to continue, it can only..."

Lord Tiancheng did not finish.

He kicked He Yue in the stomach, kicked him more than ten steps away, and yelled:

"Do you really take yourself seriously? How dare you talk back at me?"

He Yue remained silent.

The old butler next to Lord Tiancheng said gloatingly:

"He Yue, look at you. Our lord is so good to you, but you don't think about how to repay him, and you're still thinking about taking money out of our lord's wallet. Tsk tsk, you really raised an ungrateful person."

He Yue said in a hoarse voice:

"I just want Tiancheng to continue to survive."

"You're just exaggerating! Do you really take yourself seriously? Haha, stay here, you're so audacious!"

Lord Tiancheng pointed at the tip of his nose:

"I'm telling you, He Yue, no one will ever accept your theories because they're just bullshit. Your head is filled with shit, do you understand what I mean?"

The butler echoed:

"He Yue, are you acting like this? Look around you, the country is peaceful and the people are doing well, there is no such thing as life or death?"

He Yue opened his mouth.

He ended up saying nothing.

Lord Tiancheng smiled and said:

"Performing an opera. That reminds me. He Yue, you should start performing an opera from today. I have no interest in men, but there must be someone who is interested. You, tell everyone you meet about your theory and see if anyone is willing to buy you, see if anyone is willing to want you!"

Lord Tiancheng left after saying this.

The talkative butler quickly ran out and told the two sons of Lord Tiancheng about the matter.

"A servant is plotting against you, young master" - this news reached their ears, and the two talented young masters were not vegetarians. After whipping He Yue with a salt water whip, they threw her into the theater and sold her for 9,999 gold coins. Not only that, He Yue's identity as a man was also deliberately publicized, so that the guys who originally wanted to buy her because of her beauty stopped in their tracks.

How long has it been?

She sang a song as mournful and sad as a woman's and looked at the teasing eyes of the audience below.

Living like a monkey in a zoo, being fed like an object of entertainment.

When Bai Feng appeared, He Yue was extremely happy.

If it's that Yunhai Baifeng, he can definitely take me away.

But all he saw in Bai Feng's eyes was hesitation.

At that moment, he understood that they were two different people after all. One was a nationally renowned gentleman, and the other was a self-degrading cross-dresser. With such a huge gap, how could Bai Feng take him away? Unless Bai Feng intended to break up with Tiancheng Territory, it would be impossible. Because the price was too heavy.

Damaged reputation, alienation from peers, natural hatred...these factors are all very real.

The same is true for Lied.

When He Yue heard Bai Feng talking about Li De just now, she also fantasized that he would take her away.

Because Bai Feng smiled and said to He Yue:

"That Lid is also very strange. In fact, it is no secret that there is a half-demon magician in Yuxi City, but no one dares to use him. Everyone thinks that the demons are a group of barbaric monsters. Recruiting a half-demon magician, not to mention how much damage it will cause to your reputation, you must always be on guard against her stabbing you in the back. I don't know if the mayor of Yuxi City is too reckless or really tolerant. In any case, he is not easy to deal with."

He Yue had thought about this when Bai Feng said this.

If he could also take me away... Yuxi City should be most in need of talents. Otherwise, Lid would not have risked his life to come to Yunhai.

But he is different from Bai Feng.

Bai Feng could buy it if he wanted to, but he had too many concerns.

Lid has few concerns, but no money.

Moreover, even if he could afford it, would Lid be willing to spend 10,000 gold coins to buy someone? At a time when Yuxi City needed money the most?

That's impossible...

That day, He Yue had his last conversation with Bai Feng before he met Li De.

Bai Feng said:

"Speaking of which, my sister met Li De yesterday. You know my sister's personality. She has always loved to stand up for the weak. She disguised herself as an ordinary girl to lure criminals. When she was about to kill those guys who were endangering public order, Li De came out to save the beauty. He also tricked my sister into participating in the Oiran election... If he wins, he can choose any item in the auction. I guess he will choose you in the end."

He Yue's heart skipped a beat.

Bai Feng raised his head, and for the first time the smile disappeared from his face.

"And I really don't want to see that happen. You understand?"

He Yue tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes.

He smiled at Bai Feng and said:

"I see."

Bai Feng wanted to say something, but Lid happened to come. He said hello and left.