IT IS NOT OYER YET 1

It had been eight years since Zhu Su was exiled in Yunnan. At this time he had returned to his original position as Zhou Wang, and had automatically been back to stay in his majestic palace in Kaifeng (which is known as Dragon Pavilion at this modern era). He was sitting in a gazebo, gazing at the big lake in front of him. Once in a while, water splashed on the lake, filled the emptiness with its calm splashing at this large, silent palace. And silence, brought him back to the memories of his past.

Wu Qi now returned to his original position as a government official for Marquis Xiping. Hu Nayin was back to her healing practice - the difference with the past was she became the most respected female physician in Yunnan right now. The other nine members of the Team of Wellbeing went back to their original jobs. Li Heng and Guo Songmi came back to their duties as physicians in Kaifeng Palace. They all were back to their former lives, as if there was a deliberation for them to follow their lord's way of life.

Only Liu Ku was not the same. Liu Ku followed Zhu Su to Kaifeng and became Changshi there. Nevertheless, he still maintained his weird nature. He also conducted many experiments, and most of them were weird, even terrible. His peculiar behavior began to disturb his colleagues.

"Your Highness, Liu Ku is a strange and terrible person. Letting him work here will only do harm for us!" Wang Han, Zhu Su's another Changshi, protested.

Zhu Su sighed. He had heard this kind of protest so many times, not only from Wang Han, but also from his other subordinates. And he had also given the explanations for so many times, but it seemed that his explanation was totally ignored by them. Therefore, Wang Han's protest at this time just made Zhu Su feel disgusted.

"Do I need to repeat it one more time? But I'm already tired of explaining it. Because it has been for a dozen times!" said Zhu Su, very annoyed. "He has saved the Previous Emperor."

"Yes, Your Highness... but yesterday he almost blew up this palace!..."

"But it didn't explode in the end, right?"

The words Zhu Su said in such an annoying voice immediately made Wang Han's tension rise. He stopped arguing, bowed down, then left the room.

The next day, Zhu Su heard that Wang Han acted like a crazy person; he tore off his official hats and clothes, and after that he gave up his position, thus returned to his hometown.

But Zhu Su did not try to get Wang Han to remain his job. Wang Han was a type of official who, according to Zhu Su, could not cooperate well with the others. Wang Han felt his position as Changshi was higher than the others, and by then he liked to act boastful and bossy. Now Liu Ku was also appointed as Changshi, it made him get a competitor, and this way, he could not be bossy again. As the consequence, Wang Han became uncomfortable with Liu Ku and always tried to discredit him. He created an uncomfortable atmosphere in work. Now Wang Han had gone, Zhu Su could breathe in relief again. At least negativity due to unhealthy competition in his palace could be minimized.

Zhu Su took a cup of tea served for him on a small decorated table aside, and sipped it. He apparently longed for his past life in Yunnan. Especially for the process when he was completing Xiu Zhen Fang. The time when he was having a discussion with his team members, when he was investigating the causes of illness, when he was examining the patients, when he was going to the mountains and looking for herbs... he missed all of that.

He wanted, for one more time, to have fun by studying medicine. It was also the main reason why he insisted on defending Liu Ku even though the other officials did not like him. Liu Ku often did medical research, a hobby that he also loved. Which could bring him back to his past.

But ironically, his future would be discordant with his wish. His future chose to sing a different song.

Zhu Su was wrong if he thought that he would live happily and peacefully since the competition in his palace had been minimized. His subordinates made no other problems, but it did not mean there would not be other turbulence coming to his life. In fact, there would be an impending turbulence happened soon. It was even more terrible then before. Much, much more terrible.

A turbulence which would make his life, as well as the lives of his entire family, be in hazard.

***

Far deep inside the murky, eerie wilderness.

Xie Wang was sitting on a rock, groaning in pain. Rumilie was busy treating him.

"Your Highness... I really apologize... I've tried my best... but... I am terribly sorry!..."

"What's wrong..." Clutching the hurtful part of his body, Xie Wang muttered hoarsely. Finding Rumilie made no answer, he shouted loudly, "What's wrong?!?"

"I am terribly sorry... I cannot cure your male organ..."

"S... so?!?"

"You will be impotent... Your Highness!... You will never be able to have children forever!"

He recalled the moment when the sharp rocks were slicing ​​through his genitals. The unbearable pain seemed to drive him crazy. And now, the pain increased ten-folds, due to the shame that he must endure for eternity.

"Aaaaarrrrggghhh!!!..." Xie Wang screamed so loudly. "Aaarrrgghhhh!!!..." He hit the rocks in frustration, just like a lunatic. Rumilie could only stare at him sadly.

"Zhu Su... it's all because of him. Because of him! I suffer like this, all because of him!" Xie Wang gritted his teeth, eyes glared in wrath. "I must take revenge! Must take revenge! But not in an easy way! I must use the way that hurts him for sure! Which makes him can feel the eighteenth level of hell without dying!"