Ji He's birth had been orchestrated single-handedly by the Marriage Department Feng Qi had established.
There had been several variables along the way, but under the Marriage Department's arrangements, they had always found a way to steer the deviating course back onto the right track.
On the previous timeline, Ji He's series of reform policies had granted Star City several centuries of stable development and ushered in an era of rapid growth.
Feng Qi thought highly of his abilities.
But he could not guarantee that the Ji He born this time would be as outstanding as he had been on the previous timeline. Everything would require further observation and understanding.
He would devote resources to nurturing Ji He and see whether Ji He on this sacrifice timeline could shine as brilliantly as he had on the previous timeline.
The year after Ji He was born.
Feng Qi brought Xiao You to an old residence in Star City East.
Pushing open the courtyard gate, he found weeds growing everywhere inside. Clearly, no one had tended to the place for a long time.
Crossing the courtyard, Feng Qi pushed open the old house's door. Before him was a first-floor living room covered in dust and cobwebs.
On a gray, faded sofa sat a figure holding a sword.
He blended into his surroundings like a sculpture, almost devoid of any trace of life.
The one sitting there was Lü Yue.
Lü Yue's white hair had lost all its luster and draped over his shoulders like weeds. His body was gaunt, his skin had turned brown, and his face was covered in wrinkles carved by time. The flame of his life was like a dying candle in the wind, as though it could go out at any moment.
The fact that he had lasted