The Endless Promise

16. The Shared Past 3

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In Luoyin's nineteenth year, Xu Weiyan turned fifteen.

She had just earned the title of 'White Swallow' and was making waves in the Sect.

In the past, when Luoyin was still the genius successor, Lord Zhang hadn't liked the fact that a mere orphan of unknown origins was engaged to his successor, so when Zhang Cheng became the successor, Lord Zhang had been pleased that Weiyan was now engaged to his useless son.

But all that changed the instant Weiyan made an impressive name for herself.

Suddenly, Zhang Luoyin's betrothal had been cancelled, and Xu Weiyan was engaged to his brother!

But Luoyin had always loved Xu Weiyan...

Despite his new 'status' as the Zhang family trash, Weiyan had remained polite to him, and she had become his biggest drive in life.

So deciding to fight his fate, Luoyin intended to go and beg Lord Xu to allow his engagement.

But Zhang Cheng stopped him.

"Imagine if I fed you that grass again, and made you soil yourself in front of Xu Weiyan?" Zhang Cheng threatened. "Or if I showed her the many ways you've been embarrassed in this manor. Wouldn't she realize how useless you are?!

"And besides, just think about it. What can trash like you do for a girl like Xu Weiyan? Will you bring her into this family as the wife of something that should be thrown out?!"

Luoyin didn't think he could survive if Xu Weiyan ever witnessed him soiling himself, or if she saw the many things Zhang Cheng might do to him.

But even more heartbreaking was the fact that he found some truth in Zhang Cheng's words.

Wives in most households were afforded respect based on how much her husband was respected in the first place.

Xu Weiyan was already an orphan, so if someone like him married her, she may not be bullied because of Sect Leader Xu, but the Zhang family would always look down on her.

And if anything ever happened to Sect Leader Xu, then Weiyan wouldn't have an easy life within the Zhang household.

He remembered what he had heard as a child.

Back then, his status was supposed to provide Xu Weiyan with the roots and protection she needed, but the former Zhang Luoyin felt like a mere dream.

A fraction of a dream.

Someone like him couldn't even dare to taint Xu Weiyan's name!

'Elder brother is right! There is nothing I can do for her!' Luoyin concluded, as tears ran down his face.

After that, Lord Xu had come by himself to ask Luoyin his opinion, but Luoyin had boldly stated that he no longer wanted the marriage.

In the same garden where he had made his bold declaration, less than ten years before.

And that had been the last straw.

Luoyin never spoke again from that day, and went about like a soulless puppet...

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At present, Bailong sighed.

'Such a sad Love Story...' He concluded.

He wasn't heartless enough to hate Luoyin, but why did the boy's love have to be Xu Weiyan of all people?!

'Did I offend her ancestors in the past?!' He wondered.

And also, the Spirit-Binding Oath should remove every trace of the human except their bodies and memories, but Luoyin's emotions were affecting him beyond empathy.