All Those Years In Search Of You

"Shen Ling, I have not but little time left. You cannot keep yourself chained to me forever. Set yourself free an-"

"Master, once the time comes for your path to end, I too shall end my mine! I dare not live without you! I serve no purpose without your orders!"

"Then as my final command to you, I want you to live as you please. I free you from my grasps and grant you the freedom that you deserve."

As the young master's words ended, so did his life. There he left a young boy, bearing the name of Shen Ling, kneeling upon his bed, eyes overflowing with crystal tears.

"No! You mustn't leave me like this! Master Zhong, please!"
The boy stood up and unsheathed his saber, ready to take his own life for the sake of being with the young master. His tears trickled down his cheeks and onto the blade that he once wielded alongside his master.

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Transmitted into the future, Shen Ling refuses to give up all hopes of finding the person he once loved. The only person that saw him not as a lowly commoner but as a priceless treasure.
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'What is the purpose of a priceless treasure if not in the hands of it's owner? It simply becomes nothing. For it is priceless and cannot be offered to another.'