One Last Bit of Rambling, Ahem

I suddenly felt like rambling a little.

Some readers think Lan Su got off too easily. Actually, it was probably because he did not get enough page time.

Because of Lan Xiao Qi's appearance, Lan Su's entire life had been a complete tragedy. (This is not an attempt to whitewash Lan Su; it is just an explanation of this character.)

Lan Su had never been obsessed with his own life or death. His original storyline was that of a wise ruler who cared for the world. He only wanted to live because he was repeatedly tormented by "Cang Qi's tragic death" and no longer believed anyone else could protect Cang Qi properly.

In this storyline, a wise ruler slaughtering his own people for selfish reasons was a tragedy.

A White Whale suffering retaliation for selfish reasons and losing his tail forever was a tragedy.

He had originally wanted to live well and love Cang Qi, but after losing both legs and going to Calamity Planet, he kept rejecting Cang Qi's declarations of love. That was also a tragedy.

Later, Yu Tu's appearance gave him wicked thoughts again, so he accepted Cang Qi.

But the battle on Freedom Star awakened him. After that, Lan Su and Cang Qi seemed sweet together, but for Lan Su, every day was a countdown.

It was not only a countdown to death, but also a countdown until the truth came out. It was actually a very painful process.

In the end, refusing to see Cang Qi was truly more painful and tormenting for him than death.

Lan Su had indeed never feared his own death.

But from the moment he chose to massacre the Yu Clan, he had been standing in the whirlpool of tragedy.

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