In fact, Li Feng also told him something else.

When the man who was still in his prime leaned on the bed, he suddenly gave off the aura of a sun about to set. Li Feng asked without warning, "What did the former emperor say to you before his passing?"

The former emperor had said a lot, in fact, all of it was still vivid in Gu Yun's memory even now. Listening to Li Feng's question, he pondered a little and picked out the safest sentence as his answer, "The Emperor told me, 'Everything good will turn bad when there is too much, we must learn to cherish our good fortune and know how to advance and retreat properly'."

Li Feng was somewhat stunned, he turned his head to watch the light of dawn before it came to life, repeating the words 'Every good thing will turn bad' several times, then completely changed the subject: "...A Min had told me about his childhood abuse by the barbarian woman. Does Uncle know of this?"

Even if Gu Yun used all his focus, he was still momentarily confused, not understanding what Li Feng meant.

At that time, just outside the window, a bird accidentally trampled a tree branch. Frightened, it fluttered its wings and flew to the sky. Li Feng was awakened by the movement. The blank but tired expression on his face suddenly dispersed. He looked back at Gu Yun, there seemed to be a lot of words contained in his eyes, but at last, he did not say anything, waving his hand to dismiss him.

Shen Yi sighed, "The monarch's heart is hard to measure, the people's heart is hard to measure."

Gu Yun came back to his senses and said, "Tired."

"Isn't it," Shen Yi said sympathetically. "There are people who were completely lawless, fishing in troubled waters... It was much better to fight at the frontier gates — in fact, the period of time when I was a mechanic in Ling Shu Institute, it was truly the most worry-free. Zi Xi, sometimes I think that the capital is just like the Cave of Silken Web*. There are dangers everywhere.

"How about we both abandon all of this heavy burden and find a place to open a small shop, do some business together. We can't die of hunger, and we don't have to assess anyone's face either. Selling something... um, We can sell tools and oils for mechanics. What do you say?"

*from Journey to the West, a lair of seductive spider spirits

"Are you crazy?" Gu Yun gave him a despicable glare. "Making yourself oily all day and serving a bunch of equally oily and smelly customers — I won't do it. If we're selling something, I want to sell makeup, it's better to see beautiful people coming and going everyday."

When Shen Yi heard this, his proper heart overflowed once again. He laughed and teased, "Does His Highness Yan Wang know you have such a big ambition?"