All of Great Liang thought of him as this Fourth Highness, except for himself.

Chang Geng always felt that his identity was quite insulting. If he really was a prince, whether he was a purebred or hybrid, either way - should the true dragon bloodline be there to shelter him?

How did it turn out like this?

But then again, whether he belonged to the royal family or that of a beggar's, he had no say in this matter.

Ge Pang Xiao was observing and noticed that Chang Geng's mood was not very good, he immediately smiled and said: "Don't worry, big brother, I will always follow you, if you are a general, I will be your bodyguard; if you are a magistrate, I will be your assistant; If you are an emperor, I will be your eunuch- ... Ah!"

Chang Geng covered his mouth and glared: "How can you speak of such nonsense? You don't want to live anymore?"

Ge Pang Xiao's small pair of mung beans' eyes went left and right.

Chang Geng's darkened mood suddenly improved a lot. Even the little boy of a butcher's family was unaffected. If he continued to wallow in anxiety, wouldn't that mean he was completely incompetent?

Chang Geng thought: "I should just run for my life then, as there is utterly no burden. I should run deep into a mountain's forest and be a hunter. No one could ever find me again."

However, if he decided to run, he must first leave Shiliu... Gu Yun behind. As he started to entertain this idea, his insides started to hurt too much as if they were being cut into pieces; he had no choice but to temporarily set these thoughts aside. But as soon as he did, going with the flow, Gu Yun was already escorting him on their way back to the capital.

Ge Pang Xiao already made up his mind about following him. The boy who grew up in the countryside had chosen the path of the capital thousands of miles away. Buy one, get one free — the next day as they were about to set off, Chang Geng found himself looking at Cao Niangzi, who was now donned in men's attire, but no matter how one looked at it, he still resembled a crossdressing female.

Cao Niangzi mustered up his courage, trying to add force to his voice: "Big brother Chang Geng, you saved my life in the river that day. My father said that as a man, one must not be ungrateful: I must repay you with my life."

Upon hearing the 'as a man' part, Chang Geng already had goosebumps. After hearing 'repay you with my life', he suddenly felt his stomach ache. He replied dryly: "It's not necessary."

Cao Niangzi's ears were bright red, he shyly said: "I... I just want to go to the capital with you, to stay beside and serve you."