In 1921, the Qing Dynasty died.

Empress Dowager Longyu signed the abdication edict on behalf of Pu Yi. It was also in this year that the major warlords rose up, divided their territories, and sought shelter in troubled times. The former Dragon City has long been renamed Tianjin Wei, and then it has been the Tianjin Concession for several decades in Ye Cao's place.

One night two years later, on the fifth floor of the inpatient department of a hospital in the Tianjin Concession, a man dressed in black entered the room with ward number 504 as usual to check on the condition of the critically ill patient.

He was accustomed to making rounds at night to protect the critically ill patient. And, he's been doing it for two whole years.

His name is Acchu. He didn't have a name, but this simple and straightforward name was given to him by the man who was now lying on a hospital bed with all kinds of tubes stuck all over his body. It was just because this man lying on the hospital bed was embroidered with the word "Chu" on his ragged clothes when he rescued him. Ah Chu was young at that time and was illiterate, but when he grew up, he heard Ye Cao jokingly mention to him that the embroidery of the word "Chu" was very beautiful, maybe he was still a noble son of a big family.

And this pale, handsome-looking man lying on the hospital bed is Ye Cao.

Two years ago, he was a well-known warlord in the Tianjin Concession. And Ye Cao himself is also arrogant, and he is unmoved in the face of various gringos. It is precisely because of his character that he is lying on the hospital bed now.

Schemes, beauties, money. What the world is fighting for has nothing to do with Ye Cao now. This is exactly what the gang of people who murdered Ye Cao wanted. Achu's understanding of Ye Cao is only superficial.

Name, age, identity. When he thought about it, he didn't even seem to know much about his background. He only knew that people who had dealt with Ye Cao said that Ye Cao was decisive in killing, ruthless in his treatment of people, and without a trace of human touch.

But Achu always felt that it must not be like this, if Ye Cao was really ruthless, how could he save him when he was almost killed. Ye Cao also taught him to hold a gun and taught him how to protect himself. Ye Cao is not only a life-saver for Achu, but also a victorious general he will follow all his life.

Ah Chu quietly walked slowly to the bedside, and carefully helped Ye Cao tuck the quilt that was almost white with Ye Cao's face. Ye Cao's coma was actually planned by the Beiyang warlords and those who wanted to deal with Ye Cao. Ye Cao was in a coma in the eyes of others, which was actually equivalent to him being dead. After all, he was judged by the foreign doctors to be in a persistent vegetative state. At that time, Achu didn't quite understand the meaning of these words, but later he slowly realized that Ye Cao had lost consciousness now, except for his own instinctive conditioning and body metabolism, he was no different from a dead person. And those who said that they wanted to follow Ye Cao also saw the wind and steered, and they all slipped away and joined the camp of others when they found an opportunity. After two years, there were fewer and fewer people left under Ye Cao's subordinates, and the rest were all sincere to him.

Ah Chu was dressed in black and stood motionless on the side of the bed, and the flickering lights in the corridor shone into the ward from time to time. Achu always felt that something was wrong with Ye Cao, who was lying on the hospital bed today. He couldn't tell what it was like, but he always felt as if he saw Ye Cao's skeletal fingers moving slightly. It's an illusion.

Achu suppressed the joy in his heart, but he didn't dare to be too sure. Everyone said that Ye Cao was no different from dead now, but he still stubbornly guarded Ye Cao every day.

He also hopes that one day his boss will suddenly wake up, and he will still be the arrogant appearance he used to be, and tell him that everything is with him.

Ye Cao couldn't open his eyes in a daze, his body seemed to be trapped, and he couldn't move. Every organ seemed to resist his actions. He could clearly feel that someone was standing next to him, whether it was dangerous or not, he couldn't discern. Ye Cao felt as if he had had a long, long dream, and he clearly remembered it clearly when he was not awake.

But the moment I moved my fingers, I suddenly couldn't remember anything.

A woman in a wedding dress and a phoenix crown suddenly flickered in his mind, and her eyes were tearful and embarrassed to pounce on him; Or in the chaotic battle, she wore a battle robe and carried a sword, and killed the backs of the Quartet; and on the bed in the palace, she was pale and covered her stomach without saying a word.

Ye Cao felt that all his dreams seemed to be about this woman, he was happy with her and sad with her.

But no matter what, Ye Cao couldn't remember who this woman was. He didn't remember her appearance, but all her demeanor seemed to be engraved in Ye Cao's heart.

It's weird.