139 Side Story: The Seventh Adviser (1)

It was around 7xx, in unnamed small village, a young man died before he had the chance to explore the world. He was known as the smartest young man in the village, the brightest one among the youths in his age, and the one who had the highest possibility to be able to serve the king.

However, that night he drew his last breath with feeling sadness and disappointed. He watched as his family cried before his rigid body. His watched their expressions one by one, and found out his own brother was sneering at him; not at his rigid body, but at him.

"Too bad, lil bro" He mouthed that words without showing an ounce of sadness in his face. Instead, only a victorious expression was shown in his face.

But of course, he knew his brother was such a good actor. Right after he said that, his brother put on a sad expression as he tried to appease his mother.

He even shed some tears.