Mu Yuancheng had a long dream.

In the dream, there are two children who look exactly the same, one born in a remote and poor border mountain village, and the other born in a bustling and prosperous capital aristocratic home.

At a young age, he had to help his family work, go to the fields, herd cattle, chop firewood, and burn fire. The farmer could not afford to support his schooling, and he often couldn't even eat enough.

A person who lives a pampered life, loves his parents, and group of servants, reads and practices, plays the piano and plays chess, and wants everything at your fingertips and is worry-free.

Finally, a farmer became a farmer like his father, working in carpentry to support his family during the slack season.

One of them became a general like his father, brave and good at fighting, and gained both fame and fortune.

Their life trajectory is like two parallel lines that will never intersect, but are forcibly overlapped and merged together by fate.

That was Mu Yuancheng's misplaced life. He was unwilling to think deep down, but he couldn't help but wonder, what would he look like if he hadn't exchanged with Yuan Qiu?

Mu Yuancheng thought he was dead, but he woke up from his dream and felt his body shaking. His vague consciousness told him that he seemed to be in a moving carriage.

Mu Yuancheng slowly opened his eyes and saw the gorgeous roof. He smelled a scent of plum blossoms in the air, which made him feel strange and familiar. A girl who always looked at him quietly and gently appeared in his mind. It was the girl he once liked, and there was a faint scent of plum blossoms on her body...

A cold and delicate face came into view, and memories were like tides. Mu Yuancheng remembered July 15, the chaotic and bloody battle in the heavy rain, the father and son supported each other and ran for life, and the resolute choice to give Mu Zhenxuan the only way to live, the rushing river water, the moment when he wanted to commit suicide but failed...

It was this woman. Mu Yuancheng recognized that in that killing game, she was the person led by Xi Liao, and Yin He called her the Ninth Princess.

Mu Yuancheng was thinking of a ninth princess not long ago, but now he is extremely disgusted with this one in front of him.

"I finally woke up." Ji Yuexuan looked blank, "Do you still want to commit suicide?"

Mu Yuancheng closed his eyes and refused to answer.

It was because he heard Mu Zhenxuan's words that he said that if he was captured by the Western Liao people, in order to avoid being humiliated, he would definitely choose to stop himself in order to avoid being humiliated.

So, at that time, Mu Yuancheng had no time to think too much. He was going to stab his sword into his chest and end his life. He didn't want to give the Western Liao people a chance to threaten Rong Lan.

But when he opened his eyes again and realized that when he was alive, Mu Yuancheng, who calmed down, also realized that he was wrong.

He didn't want to die, he couldn't die, because his mother was waiting for him to come home, and he promised. Rong Lan told him more than once that she only hoped that he would live safely, and everything else was not important. What kind of national hatred and family hatred, she just hoped that her son would live well.

At this moment, Mu Yuancheng was very awake. He was extremely glad that he was still alive, otherwise he would not have imagined how sad Rong Lan would be to learn about his death.

But at the moment, Mu Yuancheng knew nothing about his situation. He chose to remain silent, waiting for Ji Yuexuan to show her trump card first and then decide what to do.

"My name is Ji Yuexuan, the ninth princess of the Western Liao Kingdom. Actually, I was the eighth princess. Thank you to your Mu family for arresting me as a prince who was wandering among the people, making me the ninth brother. I like this number." Ji Yuexuan closed the book in her hand and looked at Mu Yuancheng with a weak expression. "I know you are not the biological son of Mu Zhenxuan and Rong Lan, and you should know it very well. I didn't feel moved at all when I saw you working so hard to save Mu Zhenxuan, but I just thought it was ridiculous."

Seeing Mu Yuancheng unmoved, Ji Yuexuan continued to say to herself, "You don't think Mu Zhenxuan really treats you as his own son, right? If that were the one who lives in Yuzhou City now, you, not him."

Mu Yuancheng's heart moved, Mu Zhenxuan survived, great!

"He was shot by me, but there was no other injury. If he wanted you to live at that time, you would definitely be the one who drifted along the river." Ji Yuexuan said coldly.

Mu Yuancheng didn't care about Ji Yuexuan's provocation. It was his own choice to save Mu Zhenxuan. He doesn't regret it now. He will still do that if he does it again.

"Oh yes, I should tell you that you are dead in the eyes of the world." Ji Yuexuan said, "I found a body that is the same as you and hung it on the gate tower of Liangzhou City. Now it should be burned out of recognition in public. What do you think your good parents will feel?"

Mu Yuancheng suddenly opened his eyes, "What are you going to do?"

Seeing Mu Yuancheng reacting, Ji Yuexuan seemed to be pleased, and a strange curve appeared on the corner of her lips. "I have always heard that Mu Yuancheng, one of the Gemini stars in Dongming, is unparalleled in wisdom. You might as well guess what I want to do?"

Mu Yuancheng was silent again.

"It's okay to tell you. You will be given to my father as a gift. I believe that the woman my father is thinking about, that is, your mother, will come to him on his own initiative. Rong Lan should be willing to do anything for you, right? What do you say?" Ji Yuexuan kept staring at Mu Yuancheng's reaction when she said this.

But Mu Yuancheng suddenly laughed at himself, "Your Highness the Ninth Princess of Western Liao, you are so naive."

Ji Yuexuan narrowed her eyes slightly, "Mu Yuancheng, what do you mean?"

"Since you know that I am just a farmer's son and have been exchanged with Mu Zhenxuan and Rong Lan's biological daughter, why do you think that they still treat me as their own son?" Mu Yuancheng held his arms and sat up slowly.

They were in the same large carriage, the road was not very smooth, and there were no people around them, so they should be in the wilderness.

"Oh? Then why are you still the prince of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?" Ji Yuexuan asked back.

"Because they have no other sons, Mu Zhenxuan doesn't want to be known about not having a son, which is a shame for the Mu family. Therefore, before they gave birth to their own son, I will take over that position and repay them for raising them. In order to keep me, my biological parents are willing to hang them. The reason why my younger brother stayed in the Mu family was because Mu Yuanqiu liked him. After all, they were originally a sibling." Mu Yuancheng said lightly.

"Is that true? Since that's the case, why are you willing to save Mu Zhenxuan?" Ji Yuexuan's eyes were full of suspicion.

Mu Yuancheng lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly, "It was he who asked me to do that. He said that it was time for the Mu family to repay me for raising me. I was obviously not wrong, but I became the culprit of the separation from my own flesh and blood in their eyes. I was so fed up with those cold eyes and didn't want to owe them anything anymore. At that time, I felt that I had died and was relieved."

Ji Yuexuan sneered, "Mu Yuancheng, stop having sex. I really don't think Mu Zhenxuan treats you as his own son, but Rong Lan will really treat you like that? I don't believe it!"

"Do you believe it or not?" Mu Yuancheng's eyes were indifferent. "Since the woman I like married my brother, my heart has long been dead."

Ji Yuexuan was stunned for a moment, "You mean, the Ninth Princess of Dongming Kingdom? Is that your sweetheart?"

"I always thought that she would be my wife, but when I became the son of a farmer, nothing could be possible. I had begged my mother and hoped that she would help me. I had only that wish, but she told me that she could do nothing. What I couldn't stand the most was that it was Gu Feng, my best brother, who got her. But it seemed that it was natural. Gu Feng's identity was more noble than me, and I was not worthy of it." Mu Yuancheng said, and his voice laughed in a low voice.

"This is my life. What Rong Lan cares about the most now is her lost daughter. She said she really wanted to treat me like she used to, but when she saw me, she would think of what her daughter had lost. They said that with my background, I have already obtained a lot of things that should not belong to me, so don't ask for anything anymore. In fact, they are not wrong at all, but they just don't treat me as a son, and don't beat me and scold me. What else can I ask for? After all, I owe them."

Ji Yuexuan looked at Mu Yuancheng, thinking about something.

"If you want to kill and cut, you will listen to the master." Mu Yuancheng closed his eyes again, "But if you plan to use me to deal with Mu Zhenxuan and Rong Lan? Save it. Just as you are extravagant and tell the world that I am dead. When you want me to be resurrected as a bargaining chip, some people will never recognize my identity."

"Is that? Then what is this?" Ji Yuexuan had an extra jade pendant in her hand, shaking it gently. The front was in the shape of a rose flower, and the back was engraved with the word "cheng", which was exquisite and small. "As far as I know, Rong Lan likes rose flower, is this what she gave to you?"

Mu Yuancheng opened his eyes with a sad look, "Yes. This is the birthday gift I received two years ago. It was carved by my mother and kept wearing it close to her body. But in the end, things changed. I was still illusory, maybe in a few days, they would accept me from my heart again. Therefore, I was obedient and willing to do everything that satisfies them, and accept the fact that the woman I like married others. However, when Mu Zhenxuan asked me to give up my life to save him, I knew that everything was my delusion, and the false could not be true after all."

Ji Yuexuan held the jade pendant and snorted, "What's going on with your hidden weapon ring? Don't tell me that you bought it yourself for such a treasure."

"Thank you by a friend." Mu Yuancheng looked at the silver ring that had fallen into Ji Yuexuan's hand, and his expression was faint.

"What friend?" Ji Yuexuan asked.

"Does this have anything to do with you?" Mu Yuancheng said coldly.

Ji Yuexuan sneered, "Recognize your identity, now I can kill you with my fingers! No matter what I ask, if you honestly explain it, this will determine whether you can survive!"

"What's the difference between living and dead? In this world, no one really cares about my life or death." Mu Yuancheng sneered.

"You were abandoned in Dongming, but you may not have no chance in Western Liao." Ji Yuexuan looked at Mu Yuancheng with deep eyes.

"What does it mean?" Mu Yuancheng frowned.

"Answer my question first. Who gave this ring to you?" Ji Yuexuan insisted on getting the answer because she had long seen that this hidden weapon ring was not simple and was definitely not something that ordinary people could have.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter to tell you." Mu Yuancheng's expressionless face, "My friend is named Qingsu, you may have heard of it."

Ji Yuexuan's eyes shrank, "The owner of Qingming Tower!"

"In the past, he mentioned dismissing the killer in Qingming Tower. I don't know much about how much is left. I met by chance and played a game. I won. He lost this ring to me." Mu Yuancheng looked calm and said nonsense...

The relationship between him and Mu Zhenxuan and Rong Lan has not changed, at least that's what he thinks.

It was because of his identity that he did not marry Jun Lingyue, but he had never fought for it himself, so he chose to give up and accept reality from the beginning. He knew that if he really asked Rong Lan to help him, Rong Lan would definitely find a way to satisfy his wish. He just didn't want to make his mother embarrassed.

The jade pendant was given by Rong Lan, but not the year before, but this year, just last month.

The ring was lent to him by his second sister Mu Yuanqiu, not by Qing Su. Qing Su's true identity is Su Mo, and he has never won a game with Su Mo.

Everything is a lie.

Mu Yuancheng is making up an impeccable story. In this story, his relationship with his relatives and friends is three points true and seven points false, and this is his first step to change his situation.

But of course, Ji Yuexuan could not know the truth, and Mu Yuancheng's words sounded flawless.

When Ji Yuexuan suspected that the relationship between him and Mu Zhenxuan and Rong Lan was changed as Mu Yuancheng told, Mu Yuancheng mentioned Jun Lingyue and Gu Feng at the right time, saying that Jun Lingyue was his sweetheart, but because of his identity, he missed his love. Now Jun Lingyue has married Gu Feng, which just proves his words.

Ji Yuexuan knew that Rong Lan liked roses. If Mu Yuancheng said that the jade pendant was not given by Rong Lan, it must have been a lie. But when Mu Yuancheng woke up, he realized that all the things on his body had been taken away. He was not panicked about it, and he just lied that it was a birthday gift he received two years ago. His life experience was not exposed at that time, and he still had expectations afterwards, so it was reasonable to carry it with him.

Ji Yuexuan looked at the rings and jade pendants in her hand and fell into deep thought.

Her original plan for Mu Yuancheng was that he was treated as his own son by Rong Lan, which was crucial to Rong Lan.

But if this premise does not exist, the plan will naturally change...

"Mu Yuancheng, do you know the outcome of lying to me?" Ji Yuexuan looked at Mu Yuancheng coldly.

Mu Yuancheng smiled and said, "Oh, I was lying just now, don't believe me."

After the words came, Ji Yuexuan raised her hand and slapped Mu Yuancheng hard, "Don't talk to me with that attitude!"

Mu Yuancheng's mouth was bleeding, but he was still laughing, "Why didn't you kill me yet? What are you waiting for?"

"Do you want to die?" Ji Yuexuan snorted coldly.

Mu Yuancheng closed his eyes again and murmured, "I just couldn't imagine why I still have to live. My existence is a huge joke..."

Ji Yuexuan didn't say anything anymore, and she still had some doubts in her heart, suspected that Mu Yuancheng was playing the show, but she couldn't see anything wrong. Even what Mu Yuancheng said was more in line with common sense than what she originally thought.

That night, Ji Yuexuan met Ji Fengyuan.

Ji Fengyuan guessed that Mu Yuancheng was still alive, but Ji Yuexuan did not let him see anyone, and he was very content with nothing, doing nothing and asking nothing.

"Tell me everything you know about Mu Yuancheng." Ji Yuexuan said in an orderly tone.

Ji Fengyuan was stunned for a moment, "Mu Yuancheng? I am just his captive, there is no intersection between them. I know, you should know everything."

"What you see, how did Mu Zhenxuan and Rong Lan treat him?" Ji Yuexuan asked.

Ji Fengyuan frowned, "I have never seen Rong Lan appear with him. As for Mu Zhenxuan, he looks like a father and son with a good relationship."

"The relationship is very good?" Ji Yuexuan sneered, "It's Mu Zhenxuan that is hypocritical enough." From the beginning, Ji Yuexuan thought that Mu Zhenxuan escaped and Mu Yuancheng stayed, and that Mu Zhenxuan did not regard Mu Yuancheng as his son at all. Mu Yuancheng's own statement was completely consistent with this point.

There was no more information from Ji Fengyuan, but Ji Yuexuan already had a new plan and her vision for Mu Yuancheng was different from before.

Mu Yuancheng guessed that he was being sent to the Western Liao Emperor Capital, and he was likely to meet Rong Lan's biggest enemy, the current Western Liao Emperor.
To be continued...