(IND - ENG) - Ancient Love, The Present Time - The End

(ENG) Chapter Eighteen

On Sunday morning, as usual, if doesn't had any schedule, Kong will goes to his study room after breakfast and enjoy his weekend alone at his own world, pouring of his imagination out of his head on the canvas.

He really love painting since childhood, and his family knows that and fully supporting his dream and life that he choose to be, they never forced him to do the family business.

Kong is always spoiled by his parents, especially his mother who always treats him like a baby. So he thought, it would be impossible if his parents were not his biological parents.

That morning, Kong stood in front of the shelf staring at his family's photo before starting to paint.

"Do you miss them?" suddenly Arthit startled him from behind.

"I'm gonna miss them forever..."

"You won't."

"Are you going to say, time will make me forget them?"

"No..." replied Arthit. "You will not miss them forever, but sometime..."

Kong surprised by Arthit's word and raised his eyebrow. "Isn't that the same? Sometime...but for the rest of life...."

"People always thought that they couldn't live without the person they love, in fact, when the person they love still around, they don't pay much attention toward them, and they started to miss them, after they've gone, don't you think that's ridiculous?"

"Aw, you're damn right." Kong was stunned instantly, then was thinking of something. "You don't have anyone you care so much in the past? Don't you miss someone in your life?" he asked Arthit.

"I never care about anything...only loyal to His Majesty..." answer Arthit. "And I missed my sword..."

Kong rolled his eyes lazily, and changed the topic.

"By the way, what was the spy doing? Who did you spy on?"

Arthit glared at him for a while before tell his story. "I raised at Wei Yang Palace till age 14, then His Majesty commanded me to serve under Commander Cao Cao. So, I left to battlefield since then and never return to the palace ever again."

"You mean, you spied on Cao Cao or help him?"

Arthit nodded. "I am not a fool, Cao Cao tried to influence His Majesty and pretended to protect him, in fact, he only controlled and manipulated His Majesty to realize his own dream to unite the world under his commandership and reign."

"Did His Majesty know about this?"

"Of course, that's why he dispatched me to spy on Cao Cao..."

"So, what did you do?"

"One day, I took part in Cheng Dong and Liu Bei Conspiracy to killed Cao Cao, but failed..."

"Let me guess, then Cao Cao want to kill you for had betrayed him?"

"No, instead he more trusted me than before, because I perfectly hide my fox tail..." Arthit said proudly. "After Liu Bei freed himself from Cao Cao's control, built troops, became warlord, and declared war against Cao Cao, I then offered to be a spy, and quietly helped Liu Bei to win battle after battle against Cao Cao's forces..."

"Wait, wait, I learned the history, and I thought Liu Bei won because he got a help from the great tactician named Zhu Ge Liang..."

"Of course, he played an important role for that." Arthit grinned and continue. "They fight their war under the sun, while I fight mine under the shade..."

Kong was dumbfound and don't believe what Arthit just said.

"So, that's mean...actually you are the true hero behind the victory of defeating Cao Cao's forces?"